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AS SUBMITTED TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 18, 1996
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
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FORM S-1
Registration Statement Under
The Securities Act of 1933
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EURONET SERVICES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 6099 APPLIED FOR
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
ZSIGMOND TER 10
H-1023 Budapest
Hungary
011-361-335-1224
(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)
CT CORPORATION SYSTEM
1633 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
(212) 664-7666
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
JAMES M. BARTOS, ESQ. CARTER STRONG, ESQ.
Shearman & Sterling Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn
199 Bishopsgate 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
London EC2M 3TY England Washington, D.C. 20036
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, please check the following box. [ ]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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TITLE OF EACH CLASS PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
OF SECURITIES TO BE AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
REGISTERED REGISTERED(1) PER SHARE(2) OFFERING PRICE(2) REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share........ 6,095,000 $14 $85,330,000 $25,857.58
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(1) Includes an additional 795,000 shares of Common Stock which the Underwriters
(as defined in the Prospectus included herein) have the option to purchase
pursuant to a 30-day over-allotment option. The amount of shares of Common
Stock registered also includes any shares initially offered or sold outside
the United States that are thereafter sold or resold in the United States.
Offers and sales of shares outside the United States are being made pursuant
to Regulation S and are not covered by this Registration Statement.
(2) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, solely for purposes of computing the amount of the registration
fee.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR
MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR
THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE
SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS
OF ANY SUCH STATE.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED , 1997
EURONET [LOGO]
5,300,000 SHARES
COMMON STOCK
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Of the shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock (the "Common Stock") being
offered in the Offering, 3,088,028 shares are being offered by Euronet Services
Inc. ("Euronet" or the "Company") and 2,211,972 Shares are being offered by
certain shareholders of the Company (the "Selling Shareholders"). See "Principal
and Selling Shareholders". The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from
the sale of the Shares by the Selling Shareholders. A portion of the Shares
offered hereby are being offered outside the United States.
Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for the Shares. It
is currently expected that the initial public offering price per share in the
Offering will be between $12 and $14. See "Underwriting" for a discussion of the
factors considered in determining the initial public offering price.
THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE
"RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 6 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN RISKS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE OFFERING.
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Application will be made to have the Common Stock listed on the Nasdaq National
Market under the symbol "EEFT".
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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PROCEEDS TO
INITIAL PUBLIC UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO THE SELLING
OFFERING PRICE DISCOUNT(1) THE COMPANY(2) SHAREHOLDERS(2)
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Per share...................... $ $ $ $
Total(3)....................... $ $ $ $
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(1) The Company and the Selling Shareholders have agreed to indemnify the
Underwriters (as defined in "Underwriting") against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. See
"Underwriting".
(2) Before deducting estimated expenses of $ , of which $ and
$ are payable by the Company and the Selling Shareholders,
respectively, in connection with the Offering. See "Underwriting".
(3) The Company has granted to the Underwriters an option exercisable for 30
days from the date of this Prospectus to purchase, or procure purchasers
for, up to an additional 795,000 Shares of Common Stock at the initial
public offering price per share, less the underwriting discount, solely to
cover over-allotments, if any. If such option is exercised in full, the
total initial public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds to
the Company will be $ , $ and $ , respectively. See
"Underwriting".
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The Shares offered hereby are offered severally by the Underwriters, as
specified herein, subject to receipt and acceptance by them and subject to their
right to reject any order in whole or in part. It is expected that delivery of
the Shares offered hereby will be made at the offices of ING Baring (U.S.)
Securities, Inc., on or about , 1997.
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ING BARINGS
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The date of this Prospectus is , 1997
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No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction by the Company, the
Selling Shareholders or by any Underwriter that would permit a public offering
of the Shares or possession or distribution of a prospectus in any jurisdiction
where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States.
Persons into whose possession this Prospectus comes are advised by the Company,
the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters to inform themselves about, and to
observe any restrictions as to, the offering of the Shares and the distribution
of this Prospectus.
Offers and sales of shares of Common Stock outside the United States are
being made pursuant to Regulation S and such shares are not being registered
under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") for the
purpose of sales outside the United States. A registration statement under the
Securities Act is in effect for offers and sales in the United States of shares
of Common Stock that were initially offered or sold outside the United States.
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The Euronet logo is a trademark of the Company. Except as otherwise
specified, all information in this Prospectus assumes that the Underwriter's
over-allotment option is not exercised.
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Unless the context otherwise indicates, references herein to Euronet or the
Company include Euronet Services Inc. and its subsidiaries and their respective
predecessor companies. References to "dollar" and "$" are to United States
dollars, and the terms "United States" and "U.S." mean the United States of
America, its states, its territories, its possessions and all areas subject to
its jurisdiction.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement (herein, together with all amendments,
exhibits and schedules thereto, referred to as the "Registration Statement")
under the Securities Act, with respect to the securities offered hereby. This
Prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement, does not contain all
the information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which
are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. For
further information with respect to the Company and the Shares, reference is
hereby made to the Registration Statement. Statements contained in this
Prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to
herein are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, reference is made to
the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, each such statement being qualified in all respects by
such reference.
As a result of the Offering, the Company will become subject to the
reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith, will file reports and other
information with the Commission. The Registration Statement, including the
exhibits and schedules thereto, and reports and other information filed by the
Company with the Commission can be inspected without charge and copied, upon
payment of prescribed rates, at the public reference facilities maintained by
the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and
at the regional offices of the Commission located at 7 World Trade Center, 13th
Floor, New York, New York 10048 and the Northwest Atrium Center, 500 West
Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511. Copies of such
material and any part thereof will also be available by mail from the Public
Reference Section of the Commission, at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549, at prescribed rates.
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING, ING BARING (U.S.) SECURITIES INC. AND ITS
AFFILIATES, ON BEHALF OF THE UNDERWRITERS, MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS
WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE SHARES AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT
WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY BE
EFFECTED ON THE NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET OR OTHERWISE. SUCH STABILIZING, IF
COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed
information and the consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in
this Prospectus. Except as otherwise indicated herein, all information in this
Prospectus has been adjusted to give effect to the reorganization of the
Company, which is subject to and effective upon the execution of the
underwriting agreement to be executed in connection with the Offering, pursuant
to which (i) 9,585,569 shares of Common Stock will be issued to the shareholders
of Euronet Holding N.V. in exchange for all of the Common Shares of Euronet
Holding N.V., (ii) options to acquire 3,113,355 shares of Common Stock will be
granted to the holders of options to acquire 3,113,355 Common Shares of Euronet
Holding N.V. in exchange for all of such options and (iii) awards with respect
to 800,520 shares of Common Stock will be issued to the holders of awards with
respect to 800,520 preferred shares of Euronet Holding N.V. in exchange for all
such awards (the "Reorganization"). Euronet Holding N.V. will be dissolved
following the Reorganization. See "Certain Transactions."
THE COMPANY
Euronet operates the only independent, non-bank owned automatic teller
machine ("ATM") network in Central Europe, as a service provider to banks and
other financial institutions. The Company was established in 1994 and currently
operates a network of 175 state-of-the-art ATMs, 130 of which are located in
Hungary and 35 of which are located in Poland. Through agreements and
relationships with local banks and international card issuers and ATM networks
such as American Express, VISA, Plus, Mastercard, Europay and Cirrus (together
"International Card Organizations") Euronet's ATMs are able to process ATM
transactions for holders of credit and debit cards issued by or bearing the logo
of such banks and International Card Organizations. The Company receives a fee
from the card issuing banks or International Card Organizations for all ATM
transactions processed on its ATMs. The Company also offers outsourced ATM
management services to local banks that own proprietary ATM networks for which
the Company also receives fees on a per transaction basis as well as a monthly
basis.
The Company believes that the services it provides permit it to capitalize
on the trends developing in the Central European banking market. Bank account
usage and credit and debit card issuance are increasing in Central Europe as the
demand for banking services continues to grow in the region. Connecting to the
Company's ATM network enables banks to offer their customers the convenience of
cash withdrawal and balance inquiry services in numerous off-site locations
without incurring additional branch operational costs such as personnel costs.
In addition, the Company believes that the services it offers are attractive to
domestic banks in the increasingly competitive banking market in Central Europe
because such banks can generally connect to Euronet's network with less labor
and expense than building their own networks. In addition, banks can outsource
the management of their proprietary ATM networks to the Company. These services
allow banks to provide ATM access to their customers, expanding the range of
banking services they offer. "Western" banks entering the Central European
market are already accustomed to the concept of shared ATM networks and have
begun to connect to Euronet's ATM network.
Euronet's ATMs currently accept over 90% of the domestic credit and debit
cards issued in Hungary and 25% of the credit and debit cards issued in Poland.
In addition, all major international credit and debit cards, including those
bearing the VISA, Plus, Europay, Mastercard and Cirrus logos and American
Express cards, may be used at Euronet's ATMs located in Hungary and all VISA,
Plus and American Express cards may be used at Euronet's ATMs located in Poland.
The Company's strategy, for the short term, is to become the leading
low-cost ATM service provider in Central Europe meeting western standards of
reliability and customer service and, for the medium term, to become a leading
provider of a broader range of electronic fund transfer services in the region.
The key elements of Euronet's strategy are to expand its ATM network in Hungary,
Poland and other Central European markets; continue to form strategic
relationships with banks and International Card Organizations; expand the range
of services offered beyond the basic cash withdrawal function, such as point of
sale authorization and bill paying; and expand ATM network management services.
The Company's principal executive offices are located at Zsigmond ter 10,
H-1023 Budapest, Hungary, and its telephone number at such address is
011-361-335-1224.
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THE OFFERING
TOTAL SHARES OFFERED IN THE
OFFERING(1).............. 5,300,000 Shares
SHARES TO BE OFFERED BY THE
COMPANY.................. 3,088,028 Shares
SHARES TO BE OFFERED BY THE
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS..... 2,211,972 Shares
SHARES TO BE OUTSTANDING
AFTER THE OFFERING(1)(2)... 13,729,560 Shares
OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION...... In connection with the Offering, the Company will
grant to the Underwriters an option exercisable for
30 days from the date of this Prospectus to
purchase up to 795,000 additional Shares, solely to
cover over-allotments, if any, at the initial
public offering price. See "Underwriting."
USE OF PROCEEDS............ Assuming an offering price of $13 per Share (the
midpoint of the range on the cover page of this
Prospectus) and no exercise of the over-allotment
option granted to the Underwriters, the net
proceeds to the Company and the Selling
Shareholders from the Offering, after deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions and
estimated offering expenses, are estimated to be
approximately $36.9 million and $26.8 million,
respectively. The Company will not receive any of
the proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the
Selling Shareholders. Approximately 80% to 90% of
the proceeds to the Company will be used to
implement the Company's strategy of expanding its
independent ATM network in Hungary, Poland, Germany
and other Central European markets. The remainder
of the net proceeds to be received by the Company
will be used for general corporate purposes,
including possible acquisitions and joint ventures
consistent with its strategic goals. See "Use of
Proceeds."
DIVIDENDS.................. The Company currently intends to retain all future
earnings, if any, to fund the development and
growth of its business. Consequently, the Company
does not anticipate paying dividends on the Shares
in the foreseeable future. See "Dividend Policy."
PROPOSED LISTING........... Application will be made to have the Shares listed
on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"EEFT."
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(1) Does not include up to 795,000 shares of Common Stock that may be offered
pursuant to the exercise by the Underwriters of the over-allotment option
granted by the Company to the Underwriters. See "Underwriting."
(2) Does not include 2,857,911 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the Company's stock option plans.
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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The summary consolidated financial data set forth below with respect to the
Company's statement of operations data for the period from June 22, 1994
(inception) to December 31, 1994, the year ended December 31, 1995 and for the
nine months ended September 30, 1996 and with respect to the balance sheet data
as of December 31, 1994 and 1995 and September 30, 1996 have been derived from,
and are qualified by reference to, the audited consolidated financial statements
of the Company and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus (the
"Consolidated Financial Statements"), prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP,
which have been audited by KPMG Polska Sp. z o.o., independent public
accountants. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30,
1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results for any future period or for
the full year ending December 31, 1996. The summary consolidated financial data
with respect to the Company's statement of operations data for the nine months
ended September 30, 1995 have been derived from the Company's unaudited
consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which
in the opinion of the Company, include all adjustments, consisting solely of
normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the information
contained therein. The Company believes that the period-to-period comparisons of
its financial results are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied
upon as an indication of future performance. The following information should be
read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.
PERIOD FROM
JUNE 22, 1994
NINE MONTHS ENDED (INCEPTION)
SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED TO
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1996 1995 1995 1994
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(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenues................................... $ 638 $ 9 $ 62 $ --
Loss before income taxes................... (2,774) (1,401) (2,089) (228)
Net loss................................... (2,555) (1,300) (1,941) (228)
Pro forma net loss per share............... (0.19)
Pro forma number of shares
Outstanding(1).......................... 13,109,320
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(1) See Note 2(k) to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included
elsewhere in this Prospectus for an explanation of the pro forma number of
shares outstanding used in determining pro forma net loss per share.
AS OF DECEMBER
AS OF 31,
SEPTEMBER 30, -----------------
1996 1995 1994
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(IN THOUSANDS)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents................................. $ 776 $ 411 $2,036
Working capital........................................... (370) 526 2,071
Total assets.............................................. 7,432 4,519 2,527
Capital lease obligations, less current portion........... 2,363 1,119 --
Total shareholders' equity................................ 2,542 2,097 2,422
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RISK FACTORS
The Shares involve a high degree of risk. Accordingly, prospective
purchasers of shares of Common Stock should consider carefully all of the
information set forth in this Prospectus and, in particular, the risks described
below, prior to making any investment decision.
LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY; HISTORY OF AND ANTICIPATED FUTURE OPERATING LOSSES
AND NEGATIVE CASH FLOW
The Company has had a limited operating history. For the period from June
22, 1994 (inception) to December 31, 1994, the year ended December 31, 1995 and
the nine months ended September 30, 1996, the Company had net losses of
approximately $228,000, $1.9 million and $2.6 million, respectively, resulting
in an aggregate net loss of $4.7 million as of September 30, 1996. The Company
expects to continue to generate losses from operating activities while it
concentrates on the development and expansion of its ATM network business. As a
result of the Company's strategy of continuing expansion and increasing its
market share, the Company's net losses are expected to increase over the near
term. There can be no assurance that the Company will achieve or sustain
profitability or generate significant revenues in the future or have sufficient
resources at any time to pay cash dividends on the Shares. See "Consolidated
Financial Statements" including the notes thereto, and "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
The development and expansion of the Company's ATM network and its ATM
management services operations in Hungary, Poland, Germany and other Central
European markets, and the resulting operating losses will require substantial
additional cash from outside sources. The Company anticipates that its
substantial cash requirements will continue into the foreseeable future. Based
on the Company's plans with respect to the installation of ATMs and the
provision of ATM management services in Hungary, Poland, Germany and other
Central European markets in the near to medium term, and the Company's
requirements with respect to related infrastructure and operational costs,
management believes the net proceeds from the Offering and funds expected to be
available through financing arrangements will provide sufficient funds necessary
for the Company to expand its business as currently planned. There can be no
assurance, however, that additional financing will not be required or will be
available to the Company or, if available, that it can be obtained on terms
acceptable to the Company. Failure to obtain such financing could result in the
delay or abandonment of some or all of the Company's acquisition, development
and expansion plans and expenditures, which could have a material adverse effect
on its business prospects and the value of the Shares and limit the Company's
ability to pay cash dividends on the Shares. See "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Liquidity and
Capital Resources."
RISKS RELATED TO RAPID EXPANSION OF BUSINESS
The continued rapid expansion and development of the Company's business
will depend on various factors including the increasing demand for ATM services
in the Company's current target markets, the ability to locate appropriate sites
and obtain necessary approvals for the installation of ATMs, the ability to
install ATMs in an efficient and timely manner, the expansion of the Company's
business into new countries as currently planned, entering into additional card
acceptance agreements with banks, the ability to obtain sufficient numbers of
ATMs on a timely basis and the availability of financing for such expansion. In
addition, such expansion may involve acquisitions which, if made, could divert
the resources and management time of the Company and require integration with
the Company's existing networks and services. The Company's ability to manage
effectively its rapid expansion will require it to continue to implement and
improve its operating, financial and accounting systems and to expand, train and
manage its employee base. The inability to manage effectively its planned
expansion could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
growth, financial condition and results of operations. See "Business --
Strategy."
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DEPENDENCE ON RELATIONSHIPS WITH BANKS AND INTERNATIONAL CARD ORGANIZATIONS
The Company's future growth depends on its ability to sign card acceptance
agreements with banks and International Card Organizations which allow the
Company's ATMs to accept credit and debit cards issued by such banks and
International Card Organizations as well as the renewal of such card acceptance
agreements, which generally provide for a two to five year term. The Company's
card acceptance agreements with banks generally include renewal clauses, but
provide that either party may elect not to renew an agreement upon completion of
its term. Banks may elect not to renew contracts for reasons unrelated to the
Company and its performance. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to continue to sign or maintain such agreements on terms and conditions
acceptable to the Company or that International Card Organizations will continue
to permit Euronet's ATMs to accept their credit and debit cards. The inability
to continue to sign or maintain such agreements or to continue to accept the
credit and debit cards of local banks and International Card Organizations at
its ATMs in the future could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, growth, financial condition and results of operations. See "Business
- -- Agreements with Card Issuers and International Card Organizations."
DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL
The Company is dependent upon the services of certain of its executive
officers for the management of the Company and the implementation of its
strategy. Euronet's strategy and its implementation depend in large part on the
founders of the Company, in particular Michael Brown and Daniel Henry, and their
continued involvement in the Company in the future. The success of the Company
also depends in part upon its ability to hire and retain highly skilled and
qualified operating, marketing, financial and technical personnel. The
competition for qualified personnel in Central Europe is intense and,
accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue
to hire or retain the required personnel. Although the Company's officers and
certain of its 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, these contracts do not guarantee that these individuals will
continue their employment with the Company. The loss of certain key personnel
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, growth,
financial condition and results of operations. See "Management."
DEPENDENCE ON ATM TRANSACTION FEES
Transaction fees from banks and International Card Organizations for
transactions processed on the Company's ATMs have historically accounted for
substantially all of the Company's revenues. The Company expects that revenues
from ATM transaction fees will continue to account for a substantial majority of
its revenues for the foreseeable future. Consequently, the Company's future
operating results are almost entirely dependent on the increased issuance of
credit and debit cards, increased market acceptance of Euronet's services in its
target markets, the maintenance of the level of transaction fees received by the
Company, installation by the Company of larger numbers of ATMs and continued
usage of the Company's ATMs by credit and debit cardholders. A decline in usage
of Euronet's ATMs by ATM cardholders or in the levels of fees received by
Euronet in connection with such usage would have a material adverse impact on
the Company's business, growth financial condition and results of operations.
COMPETITION
There are currently no other independent, non-bank owned ATM networks in
Central Europe. Principal competitors of the Company include ATM networks owned
by banks and regional networks consisting of consortiums of local banks.
Competitive factors in the Company's business include network availability and
response time, price, ATM location and access to other networks. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully in the future or
that competition will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, growth, financial condition and results of operations. In addition,
there can be no assurance that Euronet's competitors will not introduce or
expand alternate methods of electronic funds transfer in the future which could
lead to a decline in the usage of Euronet's ATMs. See "Business -- Competition."
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HOLDING COMPANY STRUCTURE RISKS
The Company conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries.
Accordingly, the primary internal source of the Company's cash is dividends and
other distributions from its subsidiaries. Each of these subsidiaries was formed
under the laws of, and has its operations in, a country other than the United
States. In addition, each of the Company's operating subsidiaries receives its
revenues in the local currency of the jurisdiction in which it is situated. As a
consequence, the Company's ability to obtain dividends or other distributions is
subject to, among other things, restrictions on dividends under applicable local
laws and foreign currency exchange regulations of the jurisdictions in which its
subsidiaries operate. See "-- Inflation; Exchange Rate and Currency Risk." The
subsidiaries' ability to make distributions to the Company are also subject to
their having sufficient funds from their operations legally available for the
payment thereof which are not needed to fund their operations, obligations or
other business plans and, in some cases, obtaining the approval of the other
partners, stockholders or creditors of these entities. The laws under which the
Company's operating subsidiaries are organized provide generally that dividends
may be declared by the shareholders out of yearly profits subject to the
maintenance of registered capital and required reserves and after the recovery
of accumulated losses. If the Company's subsidiaries are unable to make
distributions to the Company, the Company's growth may be inhibited after the
proceeds of the Offering are exhausted unless the Company is able to obtain
additional debt or equity financing. See "-- Political, Economic and Legal
Risks." The Company may not be able to obtain debt financing if its subsidiaries
cannot make distributions to service the debt financing or obtain upstream
guarantees from its subsidiaries with respect to such debt financing. Because
the Company is the sole shareholder of each of its subsidiaries, the Company's
claims as such will generally rank junior to all other creditors of and
claimants against its subsidiaries. In the event of a subsidiary's liquidation,
there may not be assets sufficient for the Company to recoup its investment
therein.
POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS
The Company's principal operating subsidiaries currently operate in Hungary
and Poland. These and other countries in Central Europe have undergone
significant political and economic change in recent years. Changes in political,
economic, social and other developments in such countries may in the future have
a material adverse effect on the Company's business. In particular, changes in
laws or regulations (or in the interpretation of existing laws or regulations),
whether caused by change in the government of such countries or otherwise, could
materially adversely affect the Company's business, growth, financial condition
and results of operations. Currently there are no limitations on the
repatriation of profits from Poland or Hungary, but there can be no assurance
that foreign exchange control restrictions, taxes or limitations will not be
imposed or increased in the future with regard to repatriation of earnings and
investments from Poland and Hungary. If such exchange control restrictions,
taxes or limitations are imposed, the ability of the Company to receive
dividends or other payments from its subsidiaries could be reduced, which may
have a material adverse effect on the Company. See "Business -- Government
Regulation."
Annual inflation and interest rates in Hungary, Poland and other countries
in Central Europe have been much higher than those in Western Europe. Exchange
rate policies have not always allowed for the free conversion of currencies at
the market rate. Fluctuations of inflation, interest and exchange rates could
have an adverse effect on the Company's business and the market value of the
Shares.
Corporate, contract, property, insolvency, competition, securities and
other laws and regulations in Hungary, Poland and other countries in Central
Europe have been, and continue to be, substantially revised during 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 those laws and regulations in a reasonably
timely manner, if at all. In addition, transmittal of data by electronic means
and telecommunications is subject to specific regulation in most Central
European countries. Although such regulations have not had a material impact on
the Company's business to date, there can be no assurance that any changes in
such regulation, including taxation or limitations on transfers of data across
national borders, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, growth, financial condition and results of operations.
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Poland and Hungary generally are considered by international investors to
be emerging markets. There can be no assurance that political, economic, social
and other developments in other emerging markets will not have an adverse effect
on the market value and liquidity of the Shares.
INFLATION; EXCHANGE RATE AND CURRENCY RISK
Although the transaction fees charged by the Company are denominated in
U.S. dollars or inflation adjusted, the Company generally receives payment in
local currency, primarily Hungarian forints and Polish zlotys. Since the fall of
Communist rule, both Hungary and Poland have experienced high levels of
inflation and significant fluctuation in the exchange rate for their currencies.
The Polish government has adopted policies that slowed the annual rate of
inflation from approximately 600% in 1990 to approximately 22% in 1995. In
addition, the exchange rate for the zloty has stabilized and the rate of
devaluation of the zloty has decreased since 1991. However, in Hungary in recent
years, the forint has continued to depreciate, principally by way of
devaluation, against the major currencies of the OECD and has limited
convertibility to other currencies. Significant amounts of the Company's
expenditures, including for the acquisition of ATMs and executive salaries are
made in U.S. dollars or are denominated in U.S. dollars. The Company attempts to
match any assets denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars with
liabilities denominated in the same currencies. Nonetheless inflation and
currency exchange fluctuations have had, and may continue to have, an effect on
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP
After completion of the Offering, directors, officers and certain
significant shareholders of the Company will own beneficially in the aggregate
approximately 61% of the outstanding Shares. Such concentration of ownership may
have the effect of delaying or preventing transactions involving an actual or
potential change in control of the Company, including transactions in which
holders of Shares might receive a premium for their Shares over prevailing
market prices. See "Principal and Selling Shareholders" and "Description of
Capital Stock."
ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS
Certain provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation (the
"Certificate of Incorporation") and By-Laws (the "By-Laws") and of Delaware law
could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could delay or impede a
change in control of the Company. These provisions, among other things: (i)
classify the Company's Board of Directors into three classes serving staggered
three-year terms; (ii) permit the Board of Directors, without further
stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock; and (iii) prohibit the Company
from engaging in a business combination (as such term is defined in the Delaware
law) with interested shareholders, except under certain circumstances. Such
provisions could diminish the opportunities for a stockholder to participate in
tender offers, including tender offers at a price above the then current market
value of the Common Stock. The issuance of preferred stock could also adversely
affect the voting power of the holders of Common Stock. The Company has no
present plans to issue any preferred stock. See "Description of Capital Stock --
Certain Provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws"
and "-- Preferred Stock."
DILUTION TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS
Investors subscribing for Shares in the Offering will incur immediate and
substantial dilution in net tangible book value per Share of $10.12 (assuming no
exercise of the over-allotment option and an initial public offering price equal
to $13 per Share (the midpoint of the range specified on the cover page of this
Prospectus)). See "Dilution."
ABSENCE OF PRIOR PUBLIC TRADING MARKET FOR THE SHARES
Prior to the Offering, there has been no public trading market for the
Shares. Application will be made to list the Shares on the Nasdaq National
Market in the United States. There can be no assurance that the market price of
the Shares will not decline below the initial public offering price, which was
determined by negotiation among the Company and representatives of the
Underwriters. See "Underwriting" for a description of the factors
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considered in determining the initial public offering price of the Shares. The
trading prices of the Shares may be subject to wide fluctuations in response to
many factors, including actual or anticipated period-to-period fluctuations in
the Company's operating results, changes in currency exchange rates and other
external factors, including general economic conditions in Poland, Hungary and
the Company's other markets or other events or factors. In addition, the
international stock markets have from time to time experienced extreme price and
volume fluctuations which have particularly affected the market prices for early
high-growth phase companies such as the Company. These broad market fluctuations
may adversely affect the market prices of the Shares.
POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECT OF SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Sales of substantial numbers of Shares following the Offering, or the
perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price
of the Shares. The Company and its directors, officers and certain other
shareholders have agreed not to offer for sale, sell or otherwise dispose of (or
enter into any transaction which is designed to, or could be expected to, result
in the disposition by any person of), directly or indirectly, any Shares, with
certain limited exceptions, for a period of 180 days after the date of this
Prospectus without the prior written consent of ING Barings on behalf of the
Underwriters. Presently, 9,585,569 Shares, and 8,429,560 Shares after giving
effect to the Offering (assuming the Underwriters' over-allotment option is not
exercised), held by the Company's existing shareholders are "restricted
securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Of such
Shares, after giving effect to the Offering (assuming the Underwriters'
over-allotment option is not exercised), 434,217 Shares will be eligible for
resale under Rule 144 immediately following the expiration of the 180-day
lock-up period described above, 6,863,709 Shares, 466,669 Shares and 664,965
Shares will not be eligible for resale under Rule 144 until March 27, 1998,
October 14, 1998 and February [20], 1999, respectively. Such Shares may be
resold only in compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities
Act or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. In addition, Michael Brown and the
other existing shareholders of the Company were granted rights entitling them,
under specified circumstances, to cause the Company to register for sale all or
part of their shares of Common Stock and to include such shares in any
registered public offerings of shares of Common Stock by the Company. See
"Description of Share Capital -- Registration Rights", "Shares Eligible for
Future Sale" and "Underwriting." In addition, of the 2,857,911 options to
purchase Shares outstanding, 2,018,494 are currently exercisable. Any Shares
issued on the exercise of these options would be available for sale subject to
Rule 701 or another exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act (including Regulation S under the Securities Act) following the
expiration of the 180-day lock-up period described above. Furthermore, the
Company intends to register under the Securities Act, as soon as practicable
following the Offering, approximately 3,094,511 shares of Common Stock reserved
for issuance to its employees and directors under its employee benefits plans.
See "Management."
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Assuming an offering price of $13 per Share (the midpoint of the range on
the cover page of this Prospectus) and no exercise of the over-allotment option
granted to the Underwriters, the net proceeds to the Company from the sale of
the Shares being offered by the Company hereby, after deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, are estimated to be
approximately $36.9 million. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the
sale of the Shares by the Selling Shareholders.
The Company intends to use approximately 80% to 90% of the proceeds to
cover expenditures relating to the expansion and operation of its ATM network
and the provision of ATM management services in Hungary and Poland, as well as
in Germany and other central European countries. The primary costs incurred to
build and operate the Company's ATM network include installation of ATMs,
customs, duties, lease payments of ATMs, computer and network equipment,
telecommunications, salaries, ATM maintenance and service fees, insurance, and
other related items. Approximately 10% to 20% of the proceeds will be reserved
for possible acquisition and joint venture opportunities consistent with the
Company's strategy of expanding its ATM network and other businesses. The
Company regularly explores acquisition and joint venture opportunities, although
it currently has no agreements or understandings to enter into any such
transactions. Pending utilization of the net proceeds from the Offering, the
Company intends to invest such proceeds in short-term investment grade
interest-bearing securities.
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DILUTION
The Company's consolidated net tangible book value as of September 30, 1996
was $2.5 million. "Consolidated net tangible book value" is the consolidated
book value of tangible assets less total liabilities. Investors subscribing for
Shares in the Offering will incur immediate and substantial dilution in net
tangible book value per Share of $10.12 (assuming an initial public offering
price of $13 per Share, the midpoint of the range specified on the cover page of
this Prospectus).
The following table illustrates the effect of the Offering on consolidated
net tangible book value:
PER SHARE
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Initial public offering price............................................. $13.00
Pro forma consolidated net tangible book value before the Offering(1)... $ 0.68
Increase in consolidated net tangible book value attributable to new
investors............................................................ $ 3.20
Pro forma consolidated net tangible book value after the Offering......... $ 3.88
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Dilution to new investors purchasing Shares(2)............................ $ 9.12
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(1) Pro forma consolidated net tangible book value before the Offering per Share
is determined by dividing the Company's consolidated net tangible book value
at September 30, 1996 by the number of Shares then outstanding.
(2) Dilution, for this purpose, represents the difference between the initial
public offering price per Share in the Offering and the pro forma
consolidated net tangible book value per Share at September 30, 1996 after
giving effect to the Offering.
The following table sets forth on a pro forma basis as of September 30,
1996 the number of Shares issued by the Company, the total cash consideration
paid to the Company, and the average price per Share paid by existing
shareholders and by new investors purchasing the Shares offered by the Company
hereby at an assumed initial public offering price of $13 per Share, the
midpoint of the range specified on the cover page of this Prospectus:
SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL CONSIDERATION
------------------- -------------------- AVERAGE PRICE
NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT PER SHARE
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Existing shareholders(1)(2).............. 10,641,532 77.5% $11,685,802 22.5% $ 1.10
New investors(1)......................... 3,088,028 22.5% $40,144,364 77.5% $ 13.00
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Total(2)............................... 13,729,560 100.0% $51,830,166 100.0%
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(1) Sales by Selling Shareholders of 2,211,972 Shares will reduce the number of
Shares held by existing shareholders to 8,429,560, or 61%, and will increase
the number of Shares held by new investors to 5,300,000 or 39%, of the total
number of Shares outstanding after the Offering. See "Principal and Selling
Shareholders." Includes 255,444 Shares to be issued upon the exercise of
options in connection with the Offering and 800,520 Shares to be awarded in
connection with the Offering. See "Management -- Stock Option Plans" and
"Certain Transactions."
(2) Excludes 2,857,911 Shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options
to be outstanding upon completion of the Offering (of which options
2,018,494 will then be exercisable) at a weighted average exercise price of
$1.77 per Share. See "Management -- Stock Option Plans."
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DIVIDEND POLICY
The Company currently intends to retain all future earnings to fund the
development and growth of its business. Consequently, the Company does not
anticipate paying dividends on the Shares in the foreseeable future. See
"Description of Capital Stock -- Common Stock" and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
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CAPITALIZATION
The table below sets forth the cash and cash equivalents, short-term debt
(including the current portion of long-term debt) and the capitalization of the
Company on a consolidated basis at September 30, 1996 (i) on a historical basis
for the Company's predecessor Euronet Holding N.V., (ii) on a pro forma basis
giving effect to the Reorganization as if it had occurred on such date and (iii)
as adjusted to reflect the completion of the Offering (assuming no exercise of
the over-allotment option granted to the Underwriters and an offering price of
$13 per share (the midpoint of the range on the cover page of this Prospectus))
and the receipt of the estimated net proceeds therefrom. See "Use of Proceeds"
and "Description of Capital Stock."
AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
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PRO PRO FORMA
HISTORICAL FORMA AS ADJUSTED
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Cash and cash equivalents................................. $ 776 $ 4,776 $41,734
Short-term borrowings (including current portion of
long-term debt)(1)...................................... 1,038 1,038 570
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Capital lease obligations, excluding current portion(2)... 2,363 2,363 2,363
Other long-term liabilities............................... 60 60 60
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Total long-term liabilities............................. 2,423 2,423 2,423
Shareholders' equity
Common stock(3),
$0.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized;
9,585,569 shares issued and outstanding pro forma
and 13,729,560 shares issued and outstanding as pro
forma adjusted..................................... 130 96 137
Additional paid in capital.............................. 6,612 5,699 43,084
Subscription receivable................................. (3,000) -- --
Accumulated losses(4)................................... (1,942) -- --
Restricted reserve(5)................................... 742 742 742
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Total shareholders' equity................................ 2,542 6,537 43,963
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Total capitalization...................................... 4,965 8,960 43,386
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(1) See Notes 7, 8 and 13 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements
included elsewhere in this Prospectus.
(2) See Note 8 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included
elsewhere in this Prospectus.
(3) At September 30, 1996, the historical capital stock of Euronet Holding N.V.
consisted of Common Shares, $0.01 par value; 5,600,000 shares authorized;
499,100 shares issued and outstanding; Series A Convertible Preferred
Shares, $0.01 par value; 5,600,000 shares authorized; 4,419,800 shares
issued and outstanding; and Series B Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.01 par
value; 6,300,000 shares authorized; 4,200,000 shares issued and outstanding.
(4) Accumulated losses of Euronet Holding N.V. have been reclassified as
additional paid in capital in connection with the Reorganization.
(5) See Note 4 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included
elsewhere in this Prospectus.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected consolidated financial data set forth below with respect to
the Company's statement of operations data for the period from June 22, 1994
(inception) to December 31, 1994, the year ended December 31, 1995 and for the
nine months ended September 30, 1996 and with respect to the balance sheet data
as of December 31, 1994 and 1995 and September 30, 1996 have been derived from,
and are qualified by reference to, the audited Consolidated Financial Statements
of the Company and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus,
prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which have been audited by KPMG Polska
Sp. z o.o., independent public accountants. The results of operations for the
nine months ended September 30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the
results for any future period or for the full year ending December 31, 1996. The
selected consolidated financial data with respect to the Company's statement of
operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 have been derived from
the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements, prepared in
accordance with U.S. GAAP, which in the opinion of the Company, include all
adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to
present fairly the information contained therein. The Company believes that the
period-to-period comparisons of its financial results are not necessarily
meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.
The following information should be read in conjunction with "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"
appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.
PERIOD FROM
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 22, 1994
SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED (INCEPTION) TO
----------------------- DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995 1995 1994
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(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenues:
Transaction fees.............................. $ 577 $ 9 $ 62 $ --
Other......................................... 61 -- -- --
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Total revenues............................. 638 9 62 --
Expenses:
ATM operating costs........................... 941 227 510 41
Professional fees............................. 828 262 394 64
Salaries...................................... 716 241 452 49
Foreign exchange loss......................... 88 168 158 2
Other......................................... 775 539 656 84
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Total expenses............................. 3,348 1,437 2,170 240
Operating Loss.................................. (2,710) (1,428) (2,108) (240)
Other income/expenses:
Interest income............................... 177 107 126 12
Interest expense.............................. (241) (80) (107) --
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Loss before income taxes........................ (2,774) (1,401) (2,089) (228)
Deferred tax benefit(1)......................... 219 101 148 --
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Net loss........................................ (2,555) (1,300) (1,941) (228)
Pro forma loss per share........................ (0.19)
Pro forma number of shares outstanding(2)....... 13,109,320
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AS OF AS OF DECEMBER 31,
SEPTEMBER 30, ------------------
1996 1995 1994
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(IN THOUSANDS)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents.................................... $ 776 $ 411 $ 2,036
Working capital.............................................. (370) 526 2,071
Total assets................................................. 7,432 4,519 2,527
Capital lease obligations, less current portion.............. 2,363 1,119 --
Total shareholders' equity................................... 2,542 2,097 2,422
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(1) See Note 9 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included
elsewhere in this Prospectus.
(2) See Note 2(k) to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included
elsewhere in this Prospectus for an explanation of the pro forma number of
shares outstanding used in determining pro forma net loss per share.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
OVERVIEW
The Company was formed and established its first office in Budapest in June
1994. In May 1995, the Company opened its second office, in Warsaw. To date,
Euronet has devoted substantially all of its resources to establishing its ATM
network in Hungary and Poland through the acquisition and installation of ATMs
and computers and software for its transaction processing center pursuant to
capital leases and through the marketing of its services to local banks as well
as International Card Organizations. Euronet installed its first ATM in Hungary
in June 1995, and at the end of 1995, the Company had 53 ATMs installed. An
additional 46 ATMs were installed during the first nine months of 1996 in
Hungary and Poland and today the Company's ATM network consists of 165 ATMs.
With the expansion of operations, the Company has increased the number of its
employees in Hungary from nine as of December 31, 1994 to 27 as of December 31,
1995 and 36 as of September 30, 1996. In Poland, the Company increased the
number of its employees from three as of September 30, 1995 to four as of
December 31, 1995 and 18 as of September 30, 1996. The Company's expansion of
its network infrastructure and administrative and marketing capabilities has
resulted in increased expenditures. Further planned expansion will continue to
result in substantial increases in general operating expenses as well as
expenses related to the acquisition and installation of ATMs.
The Company has derived substantially all of its revenues from ATM
transaction fees since inception. Euronet receives a fee from the card issuing
banks or International Card Organizations for ATM transactions processed on its
ATMs. As the Company continues to focus on expanding its network and installing
additional ATMs, the Company expects that transaction fees will continue to
account for a substantial majority of its revenues for the foreseeable future.
The Company recently began to sell advertising on its network by putting
clients' advertisements on its ATMs. Although revenues from advertising have
been insignificant to date, Euronet believes that advertising revenues will
increase as it expands its network and continues to market this service. The
Company also intends to begin generating revenues in May 1997 from ATM network
management services that it offers to banks that own proprietary ATM networks.
It is expected that revenues per transaction generated by the Company's ATM
management services contracts generally will be lower than those generated by
Acceptance Agreements. Due to lower costs resulting from not having to bear the
expense of purchasing, installing and depreciating ATMs, the Company believes
that it nonetheless should obtain margins on providing such services similar to
those obtained in operating its own ATM network where the Company bears the
costs associated with acquiring and installing the ATMs. See "Business -- Other
Services."
The Company was in its "start-up" phase, without significant operations or
significant revenues, in all periods under discussion. In addition, the period
from June 22, 1994 (inception) to December 31, 1994 does not represent a full
year of operations. As a result, a comparison of the Company's results of
operations between such periods is not necessarily meaningful.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 COMPARED TO THE PERIOD
FROM JUNE 22, 1994 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 1994
Revenues. Total revenues increased to $638,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 1996 from $9,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1995.
This increase was due primarily to the significant increase in transaction fees
resulting from the increase in transaction volume attributable to additional
network connections to credit and debit card issuers and an increase in the
number of ATMs operated by the Company during the nine months ended September
30, 1996. Transaction fee revenue represented approximately 90% of total
revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and increased to $577,000
from $9,000 for the same period in 1995.
Transaction fees charged by the Company vary for the three types of
transactions that can currently be processed on the Company's ATMs: cash
withdrawals, balance inquiries and transactions not completed because
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authorization is not given by the relevant Card Issuer. Approximately 87% of
transaction fees in the nine months ended September 30, 1996 were attributable
to cash withdrawals, and 13% were attributable to balance inquiries and
transactions not completed because authorization is not given by the relevant
Card Issuer. Transaction fees for cash withdrawals are generally in excess of
$1.00 per transaction while transaction fees for the other two types of
transactions are generally substantially less.
Other revenues of $61,000 for the first nine months of 1996 consisted
primarily of advertising revenue.
The Company generated revenues of $62,000 during the year ended December
31, 1995 and the Company generated no revenues during the period from June 22,
1994 (inception) through December 31, 1994. The Company had no ATMs installed
until June 1995 and it had 53 ATMs installed at the end of 1995. Revenues in the
year ended December 31, 1995 consisted entirely of transaction fees.
Operating expenses. Total expenses increased by $1.9 million to $3.3
million for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 from $1.4 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1995. This increase was due primarily to costs
associated with the installation of significant numbers of ATMs during the
period and expansion of the Company's operations during the period.
Total expenses increased by $1.9 million to $2.2 million for the year ended
December 31, 1995 from $240,000 for the period from June 22, 1994 (inception)
through December 31, 1994. This increase was due primarily to costs associated
with the installation of significant numbers of ATMs during the period and
significant expansion of the Company's operations during the period, including
the installation of additional ATMs.
ATM operating costs, which consist primarily of ATM site rentals,
depreciation of ATMs and costs associated with installing and maintaining ATMs
and providing telecommunications and cash delivery services to ATMs increased
$714,000 to $941,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 from $227,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 1995. The percentage of ATM operating
costs to total expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 grew to 28%
as compared to 16% for the same period in 1995. The increase in ATM operating
costs was primarily attributable to costs associated with operating the
increased number of ATMs in the network during the period. The number of ATMs
installed increased from 16 to 99 from September 30, 1995 to September 30, 1996.
ATM operating costs increased $469,000 to $510,000 for the year ended
December 31, 1995 from $41,000 for the period from June 22, 1994 (inception)
through December 31, 1994. The increase in ATM operating costs was primarily
attributable to the installation of 53 ATMs during 1995.
Professional fees increased $566,000 to $828,000 for nine months ended
September 30, 1996 from $262,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1995.
This increase was due primarily to legal fees incurred during the nine months
ended September 30, 1996 attributable to the interim reorganization of the
Company into a Netherlands Antilles Company and the expansion of the Company's
operations into Poland. In connection with the Offering, the Company was
reorganized as a Delaware corporation.
Professional fees for the year ended December 31, 1995 increased to
$394,000 from $64,000 for the period from June 22, 1994 (inception) through
December 31, 1994. The increase in 1995 was due primarily to legal fees
attributable to the execution of an agreement with the Company's investors
providing for additional investments by investors in the Company, the
acquisition of SatComNet Kft., a shell entity with minimal operations, and
additional card acceptance agreements.
Salaries increased $475,000 to $716,000 in the nine months ended September
30, 1996 from $241,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 1995. The increase
reflected the increase in the number of employees in the Company, especially in
Poland where the number of employees increased from three to 18 from September
30, 1995 to September 30, 1996. In Hungary, the Company increased the number of
employees to 36 at September 30, 1996 compared to 25 employees at September 30,
1995.
Salaries increased to $452,000 in the year ended December 31, 1995 from
$49,000 in the period from June 22, 1994 (inception) through December 31, 1994.
The increase reflected the significant increase in the number of employees in
the Company during 1995.
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The Company had foreign exchange losses of $88,000, $168,000, $158,000, and
$2,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, the year ended
December 31, 1995, and for the period from June 22, 1994 (inception) through
December 31, 1994, respectively. Exchange gains and losses resulting from
remeasurement of assets and liabilities are recognized in income when they
occur. See Note 2(c) of the Consolidated Financial Statements. A substantial
portion of assets and liabilities of the Company are denominated in U.S.
dollars, including, for instance, shareholders' equity and capital lease
obligations. Additionally, it is the Company's policy to attempt to match local
currency receivables and payables. Hence, the amount of unmatched assets and
liabilities giving rise to foreign exchange gains and losses is relatively
limited, consisting mostly of cash and cash equivalents.
Other expenses, which includes general and administrative expenses other
than salaries, such as office rent, utilities, travel expenses and lease
restructuring costs, increased $236,000 to $775,000 in the nine months ended
September 30, 1996 from $539,000 for the same period in 1995. This increase was
due primarily to the growth of operations in both Hungary and Poland.
Other expenses increased to $656,000 in the year ended December 31, 1995
from $84,000 for the period from June 22, 1994 (inception) through December 31,
1994. This increase was due primarily to expansion of the Company's operations
during 1995.
Other expenses for the year ended December 31, 1995 and for the nine months
ended September 30, 1996 include $76,000 and $133,000, respectively, of expenses
which the Company has recorded as charges for penalties relating to the late
payments of customs duties and Hungarian value added taxes in connection with
the restructuring of its ATM leases in Hungary. Prior to this restructuring,
such leases were structured as operating leases for Hungarian accounting
purposes (although treated as capital leases for U.S. GAAP purposes), and its
ATMs have therefore been imported under a temporary import scheme. The ATMs are
subject to a "re-export" requirement and this has the effect of postponing
payment of customs duties. The Company has decided to restructure such lease
arrangements as capital leases for Hungarian accounting purposes, and the
Company recorded the related penalties as other expenses. Customs duties have
been capitalized as part of the cost of the ATMs under capital lease and
depreciated over the useful lives of the ATMs.
Other income/expense. Interest income increased $70,000 to $177,000 for
the nine months ended September 30, 1996 from $107,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 1995. The increase was due to larger amounts held in interest
bearing accounts during the nine months ended September 30, 1996, including
restricted cash held as security for certain of the Company's vendors, banks
supplying cash to Euronet's ATMs and certain other parties. See "-- Liquidity
and Capital Resources".
Interest expense relating principally to capital leases of ATMs and
Euronet's computer systems increased $161,000 to $241,000 in the nine months
ended September 30, 1996 from $80,000 in the nine months ended September 30,
1995. This increase was due primarily to the increase of capital lease
obligations outstanding during the period.
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 1995 increased $114,000 to
$126,000 from $12,000 for the period from June 22, 1994 (inception) through
December 31, 1994. This increase reflected larger amounts held in interest
bearing accounts during the period.
Interest expense increased to $107,000 in the year ended December 31, 1995
from none in the period from June 22, 1994 (inception) through December 31,
1994. This increase was due primarily to the installation of the Company's first
ATMs during 1995 and the associated capital lease interest costs.
Net loss. The Company's net loss increased $1.3 million to $2.6 million
during the nine months ended September 30, 1996 from $1.3 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 1995 as a result of the factors discussed.
The Company's net loss increased to $1.9 million during the year ended
December 31, 1995 from $228,000 for the period from June 22, 1994 (inception)
through December 31, 1994 as a result of the factors discussed.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Since its inception, the Company has sustained negative cash flows from
operations and has financed its operations and capital expenditures primarily
through private placements of equity securities and through equipment lease
financing. The net proceeds of such transactions, together with revenues from
operations and interest income have been used to fund aggregate net losses of
approximately $4.7 million and investments in property, plant and equipment. The
Company had cash and cash equivalents of $776,000 and working capital of
$(370,000) at September 30, 1996. The Company also had $783,000 of restricted
cash held as security with respect to cash provided by banks participating in
Euronet's ATM network, to cover guarantees to a customer, as deposits with
customs officials and as deposits relating to ATM equipment leases.
The Company leases the majority of its ATMs under two principal capital
lease arrangements that expire in July 1999 and January 2001, respectively. The
leases bear interest at 15% and 11%, respectively. As of September 30, 1996 the
Company owed approximately $2.9 million under such capital lease arrangements.
The amount owed by the Company under such lease agreements is expected to
increase significantly as the Company continues to lease increased numbers of
ATMs in pursuit of its business strategy.
The Company expects that its capital requirements will increase in the
future as it pursues its strategy of expanding its network and increasing the
number of ATMs installed. The Company anticipates that its capital expenditures
for the 12 months ending December 31, 1997 will total approximately $9 million,
primarily in connection with the acquisition of ATMs pursuant to capital leases,
including initial down payments and scheduled capital lease payments, and
related installation costs. Aggregate capital expenditures for 1997 and 1998 for
such purposes are expected to reach approximately $30 million. These
requirements contemplate both planned expansion in Hungary and Poland and
expected expansion in Germany and certain other Central European markets.
Acquisitions of related businesses in Central Europe in furtherance of the
Company's strategy would require additional capital expenditures.
The Company anticipates that the estimated net proceeds of the Offering and
the interest earned thereon, together with its existing capital resources and
anticipated cash flow from planned operations, will be adequate to satisfy its
capital requirements, capital lease payment obligations and other requirements,
including possible acquisitions, until the Company begins to generate sufficient
cash flows to fund its operations. There can be no assurance, however, that the
Company will achieve or sustain profitability or generate significant revenues
in the future. It is possible that the Company may seek additional equity or
debt financing in the future.
INFLATION
Since the fall of Communist rule, both Hungary and Poland have experienced
high levels of inflation and significant fluctuation in the exchange rate for
their currencies. In particular, the Hungarian forint has continued to
depreciate, principally by way of devaluation, against the major currencies of
the OECD in recent years and has limited ability to convert to other currencies.
Although revenues generally are received by the Company in local currency,
primarily Hungarian forints and Polish zlotys, the Company's Acceptance
Agreements and agreements relating to the provision of ATM management services
generally provide for fees denominated in U.S. dollars or that are inflation
adjusted. A significant portion of the Company's expenditures, including costs
associated with the acquisition of ATMs and executive salaries, are made in or
are denominated in U.S. dollars. A substantial portion of the assets and
liabilities of the Company are also denominated in U.S. dollars, including
shareholders' equity and capital lease obligations. The Company attempts to
match local currency receivables and payables. Hence, the amount of unmatched
assets and liabilities giving rise to foreign exchange gains and losses is
relatively limited, consisting mostly of cash and cash equivalents. Nonetheless,
to the extent that inflation exceeds the devaluation of local currencies, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company may be affected by
inflation in the countries where its operations are located.
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BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
Euronet operates the only independent, non-bank owned automatic teller
machine ("ATM") network in Central Europe, as a service provider to banks and
other financial institutions. The Company was established in 1994 currently
operates a network of 165 state of the art ATMs, 130 of which are located in
Hungary and 35 of which are located in Poland. Through agreements and
relationships with local banks and international card issuers and ATM networks
such as American Express, VISA, Plus, Mastercard, Europay and Cirrus (together
"International Card Organizations") Euronet's ATMs are able to process ATM
transactions for holders of credit and debit cards issued by or bearing the logo
of such banks and International Card Organizations. The Company receives a fee
from the card issuing banks or International Card Organizations for all ATM
transactions processed on its ATMs. The Company also offers outsourced ATM
management services to local banks that own proprietary ATM networks for which
the Company also receives fees on a per transaction basis as well as on a
monthly basis.
The Company believes that the services it provides permit it to capitalize
on the trends developing in the Central European banking market. Bank account
usage and credit and debit card issuance are increasing in Central Europe as the
demand for banking services continues to grow in the region. Connecting to the
Company's ATM network enables banks to offer their customers the convenience of
cash withdrawal and balance inquiry services in numerous off-site locations
without incurring additional branch operational costs. In addition, the Company
believes that the services it offers are attractive to domestic banks in the
increasingly competitive banking market in Central Europe because such banks can
generally connect to Euronet's network with less labor and expense than building
their own networks. In addition, banks can outsource the management of their
proprietary ATM networks to the Company. These services allow banks to provide
ATM access to their customers, expanding the range of banking services they
offer. "Western" banks entering the Central European market are already
accustomed to the concept of shared ATM networks and have also begun to connect
to Euronet's ATM network.
Euronet's ATM machines currently accept over 90% of the domestic credit and
debit cards issued in Hungary and 25% of the credit and debit cards issued in
Poland. In addition, all major international credit and debit cards, including
those bearing the VISA, Plus, Europay, Mastercard and Cirrus logos and American
Express cards, may be used at Euronet's ATMs located in Hungary and all VISA,
Plus and American Express cards may be used at Euronet's ATMs located in Poland.
HISTORY
The predecessor of Euronet was founded in 1994 by Michael Brown and Daniel
Henry in Budapest. Mr. Brown previously founded Innovative Software and,
subsequent to its merger with Informix Software Inc. (Informix), served as
President of Informix. Mr. Brown currently serves as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. In February 1995, the Company became the first
independent ATM network in Europe to be approved by VISA International to
process ATM transactions for VISA/Plus credit and debit cards. In May 1995, the
Company established its second office, in Warsaw. To date the Company has
invested approximately $6.5 million in operational and capital expenditures to
establish its independent ATM network. Euronet's first ATM was installed in
Hungary in June 1995 and its ATM network today consists of 165 ATMs. The Company
currently employs 55 employees in Hungary, Poland and Germany. Euronet's annual
revenues have grown from none for the period from June 22, 1994 (inception) to
December 31, 1994 to $62,000 in 1995 and $638,000 in the first nine months of
1996.
In March 1996, the predecessor of the Company was reorganized as a holding
company, Euronet Holding N.V., in the Netherlands Antilles. Euronet Services
Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in December 1996 and, conditional upon the
execution of the underwriting agreement to be executed in connection with the
Offering, (i) 9,585,569 shares of its Common Stock will be issued to the
shareholders of Euronet Holding N.V. in exchange for all of the Common Shares of
Euronet Holding N.V., (ii) options to acquire 3,113,355 shares of its Common
Stock will be granted to the holders of options to acquire 3,113,355 Common
Shares of Euronet Holding N.V. in exchange for all of such options and (iii)
awards with respect to 800,520 shares of its Common Stock will be issued to the
holders of awards with respect to 800,520 preferred
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shares of Euronet Holding N.V. in exchange for all such awards. Euronet Holding
N.V. will be dissolved following the Reorganization.
STRATEGY
The Company's strategy, for the short term, is to become the leading
low-cost ATM service provider in Central Europe meeting western standards of
reliability and customer service and, for the medium term, to become a leading
provider of a broader range of electronic fund transfer services in the region.
The key elements of Euronet's strategy are as follows:
Expanding its ATM Network in Hungary, Poland and other Central European
Markets. Euronet plans to increase substantially the number of ATMs it operates
and services in Hungary, Poland and other countries in Central Europe, including
Germany, over the next five years. Toward this goal, Euronet currently has
agreements with IBM World Trade Corporation ("IBM") (the supplier of Diebold
ATMs in Europe) and NCR Corporation ("NCR") under which IBM and NCR will provide
up to 800 ATMs for installation by Euronet in the region over the next two
years. In addition, the Company has entered into agreements providing for 50
additional sites for Euronet ATMs in Poland and Hungary and the Company has
identified or is currently in negotiations for approximately 100 new ATM sites
in Poland, 40 new ATM sites in Hungary and 60 new ATM sites in Germany.
The Company's current goal is to have in operation, or to provide ATM
network management services with respect to, between 2,500 to 3,000 ATMs in
Central Europe by the end of the year 2000. Thereafter, the Company currently
intends to continue to increase the number of ATMs in its network and to
increase the number of ATMs with respect to which it provides ATM network
management services for the foreseeable future. The Company's ability to achieve
these goals will depend on various factors including the increased demand for
ATM services in the Company's current target markets, the ability to locate
appropriate sites and obtain necessary approvals for the installation of ATMs,
the ability to install ATMs in an efficient and timely manner, the expansion of
the Company's business into new countries as currently planned, entering into
additional Acceptance Agreements with banks, the ability to obtain sufficient
numbers of ATMs on a timely basis and the availability of financing for such
expansion.
Forming Strategic Relationships with Banks and International Card
Organizations. It is the Company's goal to be able to accept all credit and
debit cards issued in its markets at its ATMs. The Company has entered into
agreements with most of the banks in Hungary that issue credit and debit cards
and Euronet's ATMs are able to accept over 90% of all credit and debit cards
issued by Hungarian banks. The Company is attempting to follow this pattern in
Poland. Since the establishment of operations in Poland in May 1995, Euronet has
entered into agreements to accept credit and debit cards issued by Wielkopolski
Bank Kredytowy S.A., Bank Depozytowo-Kredytowy w Lublinie S.A. and Bank
Wspoffipracy Regionalnej S.A. Krakow which, together with all domestically
issued VISA cards, allows the Company's ATMs to accept approximately 25% of all
credit and debit cards issued by Polish banks. The Company is actively pursuing
contracts to accept credit and debit cards from all other major banks in Poland,
and will do the same in each market it decides to enter.
The Company's ATMs are able to accept American Express cards and all credit
and debit cards bearing the VISA/Plus logos in Hungary and Poland and all credit
and debit cards bearing the Europay/Mastercard/Cirrus logos in Hungary. The
Company believes that, in addition to providing transaction revenues, acceptance
by such large international ATM card issuers and ATM transaction authorization
centers gives the Company credibility with local banks as it enters new markets.
Therefore, the Company will continue to pursue relationships with such entities
in each market it enters.
Expanding the Range of Services Offered. The Company plans to take
advantage of the various distribution possibilities of ATMs and credit and debit
cards beyond basic cash withdrawal and balance inquiry functions by providing
innovative services through ATMs and other methods of electronic funds transfer
as new technology develops and the demand for such services grows in its
markets. The Company is in the unique position of having connections to the
transaction authorization centers of banks that have issued over 90% of credit
and debt cards in Hungary. In the future, these connections could allow the
Company to act as a central "switch" or connection whereby point of sale
authorization can be given for purchases made with credit and debit cards at
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locations. As the Company develops its business in Poland and connects more
Polish banks to its network, this capability may also develop in Poland.
Euronet also plans to introduce payment processing capabilities on its ATMs
which will allow ATM card holders to pay bills at ATMs. The Company is currently
working to develop an ATM bill paying system that will be made available to
utilities and other service providers for bills that have traditionally required
payment in person at a post office or other central location. Depending on
demand, the Company may also introduce other ATM services currently available in
other markets, including the ability to check stock or mutual fund account
balances and purchase items such as stamps, theatre tickets and travellers
checks at its ATM machines.
The Company's ATMs are modular and upgradeable so they can be adapted for
use with new technologies including computer chip "smart cards" and "electronic
purses". Such devices are electronic debit cards that can be used to withdraw
cash from ATMs and can be "charged up" with electronic funds at an ATM through a
connection with the cardholder's bank via Euronet's network and used to purchase
goods from retail locations.
In addition, the Company plans to continue to sell advertising on its ATMs
allowing clients to put advertisements on the ATM's videoscreens, on receipts
issued by the ATMs and on coupons dispensed with cash from the ATMs.
Expanding ATM Network Management Services. The Company also offers
full-service ATM network management services to banks that own proprietary ATM
networks. Because of the economies of scale involved, the Company can purchase
ATMs, computer equipment, maintenance, telecommunications services, and can
contract with third parties for cash delivery services, less expensively than
most banks in Central Europe. By acquiring these services and this equipment
less expensively, and by running a focused operation, the Company can provide
out-sourced ATM services in most cases less expensively than banks can perform
the same functions internally. In December 1996, the Company signed an agreement
with Budapest Bank to manage its network of over 120 ATMs in Hungary.
THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN FINANCIAL SERVICES MARKET
The economies of the Central European countries, including Hungary and
Poland, are essentially cash based because efficient electronic funds transfer,
ATM services and check cashing and clearing facilities have not yet developed.
Most employees in these countries have historically been paid in cash and most
purchases and bills have been paid for in cash. As a result, bank account usage
has been relatively low in Central Europe compared to Western Europe and the
United States, and the banking industry in Central Europe is less developed than
in Western Europe and the United States. The Central European banking industry
has generally been characterized by low levels of customer service, limited
opening hours and long waits to complete simple transactions. Electronic
banking, including electronic funds transfer, ATM and point of sale services
have recently been introduced in the region, but are still in the early stages
of development.
In recent years bank account usage in Central Europe has grown
substantially as a result of several factors. Legislation recently passed in
Hungary requires that all civil servants receive their salary via direct deposit
to bank accounts or in cash by mail in order to reduce administrative costs
associated with a cash-based payroll system. Many private companies in Hungary
and Poland have also begun issuing their payroll by direct deposit to bank
accounts. As a result, many people who ordinarily would not have bank accounts
have been forced to open accounts to access their salary. Given the nature of
the banking system in these countries, ATMs are the most convenient method for
such employees to access their salary. The Company expects that continued
utilization of the bank transfer method of administering payroll will lead to
increased bank account usage and increased demand for ATM services in Central
Europe.
In addition, the retail banking industry in Central Europe has become
increasingly competitive in recent years partly because foreign banks have been
permitted to establish branches or invest in local banks in the region. Many
banks in Central Europe have begun to implement strategies for serving and
attracting a larger portion of the retail market in this competitive
environment. Electronic banking is one of the obvious extensions of customer
service options available to increase customer service and enhance customer
loyalty. The Company
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believes that as banks in Central Europe increase customer and electronic
banking services, bank account usage and credit and debit card issuance and
usage will increase.
In Hungary, the Company estimates that as of December 31, 1996
approximately 22% of the population had bank accounts which represents an
increase from an estimated 8% of the population at the same time in 1995. The
first ATM card was issued in Hungary in 1989 and as of December 31, 1996, the
Company estimates that there were approximately 1.1 million debit and credit
cards issued in Hungary, which reflects an increase of more than 50% over the
estimated number of credit and debit cards issued as of the same time in 1995.
The Company believes that there were approximately 1,080 ATM machines installed
in Hungary as of December 31, 1996, 130 of which were owned by the Company. The
Company estimates that, based on industry sources, the average number of ATM
transactions per machine on a nationwide basis per month in Hungary in 1996 was
approximately 1,200.
The Polish banking industry is in the very beginning stages of advanced
retail customer service, credit and debit card issuance and electronic banking
services. According to industry sources, it is estimated that approximately 15%
of the population have bank accounts. The Company believes that the market for
retail banking services in Poland is developing rapidly. The Company estimates
that there are currently more than 800,000 international and domestic credit and
debit cards and approximately 450 ATMs in Poland compared to less than 200,000
total credit and debit cards issued and less than 250 ATMs operating one year
ago.
An important factor affecting the increase in bank account usage and credit
and debit card issuance in Central Europe is the growth in the issuance of VISA
and Europay credit and debit cards tied to local bank accounts. The banks in
Hungary and Poland originally issued VISA and Europay cards only to their best
customers at relatively unfavorable terms which often included a high deposit of
hard currency earning little or no interest, high percentage charges per
transaction and high annual fees. Competitive pressure has led to more favorable
terms and the issuance of VISA, Europay and proprietary cards to maintain and
attract customers. As of December 1996, there were approximately 125,000 VISA
cards issued in Poland, compared with less than 10,000 VISA cards in 1992. As of
March 31, 1996, there were approximately 110,000 VISA cards issued in Hungary,
representing an increase of 40% from 80,000 VISA cards as from December 31,
1995. The first Europay card was issued in Poland in 1995 and as of December
1996, there were approximately 200,000 Europay cards issued in Poland. As of
March 31, 1996, there was approximately 336,000 Europay cards issued in Hungary
which represents an increase of 12% from 300,000 Europay cards as of December
31, 1995.
The German ATM market, the Company's next target market for the provision
of ATM management services, is more developed than the Company's other markets.
As of December 31, 1996 the Company estimates that, based on industry sources,
there were approximately 38,000 ATMs and 70 million credit and debit cards
issued in Germany. The Company believes, however, that the ATM market in the
former East Germany is less developed and Euronet intends to focus its ATM
strategy in Germany on this region. Under German law, ATMs are subject to
essentially the same licensing requirements as bank branches and may only be
operated by licensed financial institutions. The Company intends to be a service
provider to banks and it does not anticipate that it will be subject to German
financial institution licensing requirements. As a result of an agreement
between certain card issuing banks in Germany, all ATMs in Germany can accept
virtually all credit and debit cards issued by German financial institutions. An
agreement to provide ATM management services to one bank in Germany will
therefore result in ATMs managed by Euronet being able to accept virtually all
credit and debit cards issued by German financial institutions.
The ATM market is still in its early stages of development in Central
Europe. Based on examples of growth of ATM markets in other countries, the
Company believes that the Central European market should continue to develop
rapidly. For example, Portugal, which is one of the most recently developed ATM
markets in Europe, has seen substantial growth in its ATM market since ATMs and
credit and debit cards were first introduced in 1985. By 1996 there were
approximately 5 million credit and debit cards issued in Portugal which has a
population of approximately 10 million people. In addition, the number of ATMs
in use in Portugal has grown to over 3,000 at the end of 1995. These ATMs
processed approximately 200 million ATM transactions in 1995.
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THE EURONET NETWORK
GENERAL
The Company currently operates ATMs in Hungary and Poland and plans to
extend its network and its ATM management services operations to Germany, the
Czech Republic and other countries in Central Europe. Euronet's ATM network
offers banks an opportunity to provide state-of-the-art electronic financial
services and access to an ATM network to their customers at a considerably lower
cost than installing proprietary ATMs. Connecting to Euronet's ATM network also
augments the number of ATMs available to customers of banks that already
maintain their own ATM networks. The technology utilized to build Euronet's ATM
network is designed to be readily accessible and easy to use.
The Company currently has 130 ATMs installed in Hungary, primarily in the
country's six largest cities. Euronet has entered into agreements ("Acceptance
Agreements") with most major banks in Hungary that issue ATM cards allowing all
credit and debit cards issued by such banks to be accepted at Euronet's ATMs. In
addition, the Company has entered into agreements with American Express and
sponsor banks that are members of VISA International and
Europay/Mastercard/Cirrus allowing cards issued by American Express and those
cards bearing the VISA, Plus, Europay, Mastercard and Cirrus logos to be used at
Euronet's ATMs in Hungary. As a result of these agreements, Euronet's ATMs in
Hungary accept over 90% of the domestic debit and credit cards issued in Hungary
and all major international credit and debit cards.
Euronet currently has 35 ATMs installed in Poland. Euronet has executed
Acceptance Agreements with Polish banks accounting for approximately 25% of the
credit and debit cards issued by Polish banks. The Company has also entered into
agreements with American Express and a sponsor bank affiliated with VISA
International allowing all cards issued by American Express and all credit and
debit cards bearing the VISA and Plus logos to be used at Euronet's ATMs in
Poland. The Company intends to pursue a strategy similar to that employed in
Hungary in order to reach agreements allowing all credit and debit cards issued
in Poland to be used at Euronet's ATMs.
In a typical ATM transaction processed by the Company, a debit or credit
cardholder inserts a credit or debit card into an ATM to withdraw funds or
obtain a balance inquiry. The transaction is routed from the ATM to Euronet's
central authorization and processing center (the "Processing Center"). The
Company's Processing Center computers then identify the card issuing banks or
International Card Organizations (the "Card Issuers") by the bank identification
number contained within the card's magnetic strip. The transaction is then
switched to the Card Issuer or its designated processor for authorization. Once
authorization is received, the authorization message is routed back to the ATM
and the transaction is completed.
[DIAGRAM OF TYPICAL ATM TRANSACTION]
For banks that do not maintain on-line account balance information for
their cardholders, the Company stores such banks' cardholders' account
information on its Processing Center computers and authorizes transactions on
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behalf of such banks. The Company transmits records of all transactions
processed in this manner to such banks which then update their own cardholder
account records.
Authorization of ATM transactions processed on Euronet's ATMs is the
responsibility of the Card Issuer. Euronet is not liable for dispensing cash in
error if it receives a proper authorization message from a Card Issuer. Euronet
receives payment from the issuer of the credit or debit card used in a
transaction for processing the transaction, including for transactions that are
not completed because authorization is not given by the relevant Card Issuer.
The fees charged by Euronet to the Card Issuers are independent of any fees
charged by the Card Issuers to cardholders in connection with the ATM
transactions. The Company does not charge the cardholders a fee for using its
ATMs. In many cases the fee charged by a Card Issuer to a cardholder in
connection with a transaction processed at Euronet's ATMs is less than the fee
charged by Euronet to the Card Issuer.
The average number of transactions processed each month at Euronet's ATMs
in Hungary in the last three months of 1996 has increased approximately 25% per
month. In the last three months of 1996, Euronet's ATMs in Hungary averaged
1,716 transactions per ATM per month (1,162 of which were cash withdrawals).
ATM Location
The Company believes that one of the most important factors in determining
the success of an ATM network is the location of the ATMs. While most ATMs owned
by Central European banks are located on the premises of the banks or its
branches or on premises of large employers paying their employees by direct
deposit, all of Euronet's ATMs are located in non-bank sites. The Company's
strategy in pursuing sites for its ATMs is to concentrate on locations that will
provide high visibility and high cardholder utilization. As part of its
strategy, the Company identifies the major high pedestrian traffic regions and
locations where people need access to cash and find it convenient to stop for
cash. Key target locations for Euronet's ATMs include major shopping malls and
intersections; smaller shopping areas or intersections offering grocery stores
and supermarkets and services where people routinely shop; transportation hubs
such as city bus and tram/subway stops, rail and bus stations, airports, and gas
stations; and the tourist and entertainment centers such as historical sections
of cities, cinemas, and recreational facilities.
Research conducted in the United States indicates that once a cardholder
establishes a habitual pattern of using a particular ATM, there must be
significant problems with a location, such as a machine frequently being out of
service, to change the pattern of usage of a cardholder. It is the Company's
goal to be the first and the fastest to secure key real estate locations and
become the habitual ATM location of card users in its markets.
In Hungary, the Company has obtained agreements to install ATMs at several
outlets of Julius Meinl, a large grocery chain in Hungary, several McDonald's
restaurants, several ARAL, OMV and Shell gas stations, Tesco supermarkets, Ikea
as well as other major retail sites in Budapest, Debrecen, Kaposvar, Gyor and
Szekesfehervar. In Poland, the Company has signed contracts to place ATMs in
many key locations including McDonald's restaurants, British Petroleum, Shell
and ARAL gas stations, Marriott Hotels, Office Depot, Makro Cash and Carry and
Ikea stores, Casinos Poland, and other hotel and retail outlets in the Polish
cities of Warsaw, Szczecin, Gdansk, Poznan, Lodz, Lublin, Krakow, Katowice,
Wroclaw and Czestochowa. It is the Company's strategy to expand its
relationships with such large multinational companies to obtain additional sites
for ATMs in other markets. Before expanding to Poland, Euronet had placed ATMs
at Shell, McDonald's and ARAL locations in Hungary. The Company recently
installed ATMs in the new 450,000 square foot Duna Plaza shopping mall in
Budapest and in the new 600,000 square foot Polus Centre shopping mall in
Budapest.
The Company's agreements for the location of ATMs generally provide for the
location of one or more ATMs inside or adjacent to the premises of the site
provider at minimal rental rates. In Hungary, the agreements generally provide
for an indefinite term. In Poland, the agreements generally provide for a three
to five year term and are renewable for additional three to five year terms. In
some cases, the site providers pay the Company a rental fee for the ATM in
recognition of the benefits that an ATM can bring to a retail outlet. The
Company's leases for ATM sites generally can only be terminated by a site
provider if the Company defaults on its obligations. To date, none of the
Company's leases have been terminated by site providers. The Company can
generally terminate its leases for ATM sites in Poland if transaction volumes at
a site are unacceptable to the Company and can generally terminate its leases
for ATM sites in Hungary for any reason.
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Agreements with Card Issuers and International Card Organizations
The Company's Acceptance Agreements with banks generally provide that all
credit and debit cards issued by the banks may be used at all ATM machines
operated by Euronet. The Acceptance Agreements also generally allow Euronet to
receive transaction authorization directly from the card issuing bank or
International Card Organization. Acceptance Agreements generally provide for a
term of three to five years and are generally automatically renewed unless
notice is given by either party prior to the termination date. The Company
generally is able to connect any bank to its network within 30 to 90 days of
signing an Acceptance Agreement.
In addition to the Acceptance Agreements with local banks, Euronet has
entered into Acceptance Agreements with American Express providing for the
acceptance of all credit and debit cards issued by American Express at all of
Euronet's ATMs in Hungary and Poland. Through agreements with local sponsor
banks in Hungary and Poland, Euronet is able to accept all credit and debit
cards bearing the VISA, Plus, Mastercard, Europay and Cirrus logos at its ATM in
Hungary and all credit and debit cards bearing the VISA and Plus logos at its
ATMs in Poland. These arrangements permit Euronet's ATMs to accept credit and
debit cards issued by domestic and foreign financial institutions bearing the
relevant logos. Euronet has a gateway to the central authorization centers for
VISA/Plus and Mastercard/Europay/Cirrus through local bank sponsors in Hungary
and Poland and has direct access to American Express authorization centers.
Prior to being permitted to accept VISA/Plus, Mastercard/Europay/Cirrus and
American Express cards at its ATMs, the Company was required to demonstrate that
it met all standards set by International Card Organizations to process
transactions for such International Card Organizations.
Banks that execute Acceptance Agreements agree to participate in Euronet's
ATM cash supply system. According to this system the banks provide all of the
cash needed to operate the network. Each bank provides its pro rata share of
cash dispensed to cardholders from Euronet's ATMs each day based upon daily
transaction reports generated by Euronet. Cash provided by the banks is
deposited by a third party security company in Euronet's ATMs generally once or
twice a week depending on need. Each banking day, card issuing banks connected
to the Euronet network provide cash to the Company's settlement agent based upon
the prior day's transaction reports. The cash remains the property of the banks
until it is dispensed to cardholders. The Company maintains insurance with
respect to the cash while it is held in its ATMs.
The ATM transaction fees charged by Euronet under the Acceptance Agreements
vary depending on the type of transaction executed (cash withdrawals; balance
inquiries; and transactions not completed because authorization is not given by
the relevant Card Issuer) and the quantity of transactions attributable to a
particular Card Issuer. The transaction fee charged to Card Issuers for cash
withdrawals is in excess of $1.00 per transaction while transaction fees for the
other two types of transactions that can currently be processed on Euronet's
ATMs are generally substantially less. Under the terms of the Acceptance
Agreements, Euronet charges ATM transaction fees to the card issuing banks. Card
issuing banks generally agree not to charge their cardholders more for using
Euronet's ATMs than the banks' own ATMs and generally charge lower fees or no
fees at all for cardholders that use Euronet's ATMs. The Acceptance Agreements
generally provide for payment in local currency but transaction fees are
denominated in U.S. dollars or inflation adjusted. Transaction fees are billed
on terms no longer than one month. It is expected that the Company's agreement
with its sponsor bank in Germany to manage and install ATMs for the sponsor bank
will provide for fees similar to those paid with respect to Acceptance
Agreements. The Company's agreements to provide ATM management services, other
than in Germany, will provide for monthly management fees plus fees payable for
each transaction.
The tables below indicate the banks that have Acceptance Agreements with
the Company.
BANKS IN HUNGARY
Orszagos Takarekpenztar es Kereskedelmi Bank Rt. Magyar Kulkereskedelmi Bank Rt. (MKB)
(OTP)
Budapest Fejlesztesi es Hitelbank Rt. (Budapest Bank) Mezobank Rt.
Citibank Budapest Rt. Postabank es Takarekpenztar Rt.
Creditanstalt Rt. Deutsche Bank Rt.
Inter-Europa Bank Rt.
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BANKS IN POLAND
Bank Depozytowo-Kredytowy w Lublinie S.A.
Wielkopolskie Bank Kreditowy S.A.
Bank Wspoffipracy Regionalnej S.A. Krakow
The banks in Hungary that have signed Acceptance Agreements have issued an
aggregate of approximately 800,000 credit and debit cards. The banks in Poland
that have signed Acceptance Agreements, have issued an aggregate of 124,000
credit and debit cards. Through the Company's arrangements with sponsor banks in
Hungary and Poland, Euronet's ATMs are able to accept all VISA/Plus and
Europay/Mastercard/Cirrus cards in Hungary and all VISA/Plus cards in Poland
regardless of whether the card issuing bank is connected to the Euronet network.
ATM Network Technology
The Company uses IBM/Diebold and NCR ATMs. The wide range of advanced
technology available from IBM/Diebold and NCR provides Euronet customers with
state-of-the-art-electronics features and reliability through sophisticated
diagnostics and self-testing routines. The different machine types can perform
basic functions, such as dispensing cash and displaying account information, as
well as provide revenue opportunities for advertising and selling products
through use of color monitor graphics, receipt message printing, and coupon
dispensing. The Company's ATMs are modular and upgradeable so that they can be
adapted to provide additional services in response to changing technology and
consumer demand. In many respects, Euronet's ATMs are more technologically
advanced and more adaptable than many older ATMs in use in more developed ATM
markets. This allows the Company to modify its ATMs to provide new services
without replacing its existing network infrastructure.
Strong back office central processing support is a critical factor in the
successful operation of an ATM network. Each of Euronet's ATMs is connected to
Euronet's Processing Center through land-based and satellite telecommunications.
Because the Company strives to ensure western levels of reliability for its
network, it currently relies primarily on satellite telecommunications for ATM
connections to its Processing Center. As the reliability of land based
telecommunications improves, the Company may rely more heavily on them because
they are generally less expensive than satellite telecommunications. The
Processing Center, which is located in Euronet's Budapest office, is staffed 24
hours a day, seven days a week and consists of two IBM AS400 computers which run
the Arksys Gold Net ATM Software package. This software is a state-of-the-art
software package that conforms to all relevant industry standards and has been
installed in 64 countries worldwide. The Processing Center's computers operate
Euronet's ATMs and interface with the local bank and international transaction
authorization centers.
The Processing Center has full uninterruptable power supply systems with
battery and diesel power back-up to service the network in case of a power
failure. The Processing Center's data back-up systems would prevent the loss of
transaction records due to power failure. The Company's agreements with its
satellite providers provide for certain assurances with respect to the repair of
satellite malfunction to ensure continuous reliable communications for the
network. The satellite provider for the Processing Center guarantees
uninterrupted service for 99% of the time. Before the end of the first quarter
of 1997, the Company plans to establish an off-site disaster recovery back up
system in Budapest to provide protection against both natural and man-made
disasters. In 1996, Euronet's network operated uninterrupted for 99% of the time
excluding scheduled system back-up and maintenance periods.
Euronet has entered into multi-country purchasing agreements with IBM and
NCR providing for the supply of up to 800 ATMs to Euronet over the next two
years. The Company generally finances the acquisition of ATM machines through
capital leases.
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ATM NETWORK MANAGEMENT SERVICES
The Company recently began offering complete ATM network management
services to banks that own proprietary ATM networks. These services include: ATM
terminal driving, real-time transaction authorization, advanced monitoring,
network gateway access, network switching, 24 hour customer services,
maintenance services and settlement and reporting.
These services can be offered by Euronet to banks at a savings over
managing their own network due to the Company's economies of scale. Since the
Company has already contracted for many of these services and provides the
services as part of its own operation, this allows the potential for additional
revenue with lower incremental cost since Euronet has already invested in the
necessary infrastructure.
The ATM network management services provided by the Company will include
management of an existing network of ATMs or a newly purchased ATM network. This
includes 24 hour monitoring of those ATMs from its Processing Center of each
individual ATM's status and cash condition, coordinating the cash delivery and
management of cash levels in the ATM and automatic dispatch for necessary
service calls. Euronet will also be able to provide these managed ATMs access to
those international cards and networks that are connected to the Euronet
network.
In December 1996, the Company signed an agreement with Budapest Bank to
manage its ATM network in Hungary. This contract is expected to be implemented
by May of 1997. Further, the Company is currently negotiating with a bank in
Germany to provide installation and management services to expand the bank's
existing ATM network in Germany in non-bank branch locations.
OTHER SERVICES
Euronet is currently working toward offering on-line point of sale
authorization for purchases made at retail outlets with credit and debit cards.
Purchases made with cards issued by banks that have executed Acceptance
Agreements and cards connected to international ATM networks that are connected
to the Euronet ATM network would be able to be authorized through Euronet's
Processing Center, generating additional transaction fees.
Euronet also plans to introduce payment processing capabilities on its ATMs
which would allow ATM card holders to pay utility bills, check stock and mutual
fund account balances and purchase stamps, theatre tickets, travellers checks
and other items at its ATM machines. The Company is currently working to develop
an ATM bill paying system that would be made available to utilities and other
service providers for bills that have traditionally required payment in person
at a post office or other central locations. In addition, the Company's ATMs are
upgradeable so that they can be updated to be used with new technologies
including computer chip "smart cards" which are electronic debit cards which can
be used to withdraw cash from ATMs as well as being "charged up" with electronic
funds at an ATM through a connection with the cardholder's bank and used to
purchase goods from retail locations.
In May 1996, the Company began to sell advertising on its network.
Advertising clients can put their advertisements on the video screens of
Euronet's ATMs, on the receipts issued by the ATMs and on coupons dispensed with
cash from the ATMs. Advertising revenues currently average approximately $200 to
$250 per month for ATM carrying advertising.
COMPETITION
Competitive factors in the Company's business are network availability and
response time, price, ATM location and access to other networks. Principal
competitors of the Company include ATM networks owned by banks and regional
networks consisting of consortiums of banks.
EMPLOYEES
The Company's business is highly automated and it out-sources many of its
internal functions such as ATM maintenance and repair and security. As a result,
the Company's labor requirements are relatively low. As of December 31, 1996,
the Company and its subsidiaries had approximately 60 full-time employees, 37 of
which
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were located in its Budapest office, 21 in its Warsaw office and 1 in its
Frankfurt office. None of the Company's or its subsidiaries' employees are
currently represented by a union. The Company has never experienced any work
stoppages or strikes.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
The Company has received interpretative letters from the Hungarian Bank
Supervisory Board and the Polish National Bank to the effect that the business
activities of the Company in those jurisdictions, as described in the
Prospectus, do not constitute "financial activities" subject to licensing. Any
expansion of the activity of the Company into areas which are qualified as
"financial activity" under local legislation may subject the Company to
licensing, and the Company may be required to comply with various conditions in
order to obtain such licenses. Moreover, the interpretations of bank regulatory
authorities as to the activity of the Company as currently conducted might
change in the future. The Company monitors its business for compliance with
applicable laws or regulations regarding financial activities.
Under German law ATMs are subject to essentially the same licensing
requirements as bank branches and may only be operated by licensed financial
institutions. The Company intends to be a service provider to banks and it does
not anticipate that it will be subject to German financial institution licensing
requirements. There can be no assurance that the Company will not become subject
to additional regulation in Germany or other countries in which it conducts its
business.
PROPERTY
The Company's executive offices and Processing Center are located in
approximately 2,800 square feet of office space in Budapest. The Company also
maintains a 2,760 square foot office in Warsaw. All of the Company's facilities
are leased. The Company's office leases provide for initial terms of 24 to 60
months.
TRADEMARKS
The Company has filed applications for registration of certain of its
trademarks including the names "Euronet" and "Bankomat" and the blue diamond
logo in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Sweden, France and the
United Kingdom. Such applications have not yet been granted.
LITIGATION
The Company is not currently involved in any material legal proceedings
and, to the Company's knowledge, no litigation is currently threatened against
it.
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MANAGEMENT
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES
The table sets forth certain information concerning the directors,
executive officers and other key employees of the Company:
NAME AGE POSITION
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DIRECTORS
Michael J. Brown(1).............. 40 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Daniel R. Henry.................. 31 Director, Chief Operating Officer
Thomas A. McDonnell(1)(2)........ 51 Director
Nicholas B. Callinan(1)(2)....... 50 Director
Steven J. Buckley(1)(2).......... 41 Director
Eriberto R. Scocimara............ 60 Director
Andrzej Olechowski............... 49 Director
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Dennis H. Depenbusch............. 33 Vice President -- Poland
Bruce S. Colwill................. 31 Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Jeffrey B. Newman(3)............. 42 Vice President and General Counsel
Johannes Seeger.................. 59 Vice President -- Germany
OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES
Istvan Alpek..................... 30 Finance Manager -- Hungary
Jan Kaczmarek(3)................. 48 Operations Manager -- Poland
Peter Nagy....................... 36 Business Development Manager -- Hungary
Krzysztof Kulig.................. 25 Business Development Manager -- Poland
Matthew Lanford.................. 30 Systems Manager -- Hungary
Joanna Zaczek.................... 43 Systems Manager -- Poland
Gabriella Temesi................. 27 Real Estate Manager -- Hungary
Nancy Niehoff.................... 50 Real Estate Manager -- Poland
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(1) Member of the Compensation Committee
(2) Member of the Audit Committee
(3) Effective January 1997
Directors
MICHAEL J. BROWN is one of the founders of the Company and has served as
its Chief Executive Officer since 1994. In 1979 Mr. Brown founded Innovative
Software, a computer software company that was merged with Informix in 1988.
During this period, Innovative Software conducted three public offerings of its
shares. Mr. Brown served as President of Informix from 1988 to 1990. Annual
revenues of Informix had grown to $170 million by the time Mr. Brown left
Informix in 1990. In 1993 Mr. Brown was a founding investor of Visual Tools,
Inc., a company that writes and markets component software for the growing
Visual Basic and Visual C++ developer market. Visual Tools, Inc. was acquired by
Sybase Software in February 1996. Mr. Brown received a B.S. in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Missouri -- Columbia in 1979 and a M.S. in
Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Missouri -- Kansas City in
1996. Mr. Brown has been a Director of the Company since its incorporation in
December 1996 and he previously served on the boards of Euronet's predecessor
companies. His term as Director of the Company will expire in 2000. Mr. Brown is
married to the sister of Mr. Henry's wife.
DANIEL R. HENRY founded the Company with Michael Brown in 1994 and is
serving as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Henry is based in
Budapest, Hungary where he operates and oversees the daily operations of the
Company's Hungary operations and the supervision of the Company's Poland
operations. Mr. Henry also is responsible for the expansion of the Company into
other countries and the development of new
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markets. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Henry was a commercial real estate
broker for five years in the Kansas City metropolitan area where he specialized
in the development and leasing of premiere office properties. Mr. Henry received
a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Missouri -- Columbia in
1988. Mr. Henry has been a Director of the Company since its incorporation in
December 1996 and he previously served on the boards of Euronet's predecessor
companies. His term as Director of the Company will expire in 1998. Mr. Henry is
married to the sister of Mr. Brown's wife.
THOMAS A. MCDONNELL has been a Director of the Company since its
incorporation in December 1996 and he previously served on the boards of
Euronet's predecessor companies. From 1973 to September 1995 he served as
Treasurer of DST Systems, Inc. Since October 1984 he has served as Chief
Executive Officer and since January 1973 (except for a 30 month period from
October 1984 to April 1987) he has served as President of such company. From
February 1987 to October 1995 he served as Executive Vice President and from
1983 to November 1995 he served as a director of Kansas City Southern
Industries. From December 1989 to October 1995, he served as a director of The
Kansas City Southern Railway Company. From 1985 to November 1995, he also served
as a director of Janus Capital Corporation. From October 1994 to April 1995 he
served as President and from 1992 to September 1995 as director of Berger
Associates, Inc. He is currently a director of Informix, BHA Group, Inc.,
Nellcor-Puritan Bennett Corporation, First of Michigan Capital Corporation, BFDS
and Janus Capital Corporation. Mr. McDonnell has a B.S. in Accounting from
Rockhurst College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Finance. Mr.
McDonnell's term as Director of the Company will expire in 2000.
NICHOLAS B. CALLINAN has been a Director of the Company since its
incorporation in December 1996 and he previously served on the boards of
Euronet's predecessor companies. Since 1983 he has served as Senior Vice
President and Managing Director for Central and Eastern Europe of Advent
International Corporation, the ultimate general partner of private equity funds
which are a shareholder of the Company. From 1983 to 1993, he was founder and
Chief Executive Officer of Western Pacific Management & Investment Company,
which later became the Advent Group of Companies. Mr. Callinan has a B.E. in
Civil Engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Melbourne. Mr. Callinan's
term as Director of the Company will expire in 1998.
STEVEN J. BUCKLEY has been a Director of the Company since its
incorporation in December 1996 and he previously served on the boards of
Euronet's predecessor companies. In June 1990 he was a co-founder of Poland
Partners L.P., a venture capital fund for investment in Poland and since April
1994 he has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Poland Partners
Management Company, the advisor of such fund. From June 1990 to April 1994, he
was a founder and director of Company Assistance Ltd., a business advisory firm
in Poland. He has a B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University and an
M.B.A. from Harvard University. Mr. Buckley's term as Director of the Company
will expire in 1999.
ERIBERTO R. SCOCIMARA has been a Director of the Company since its
incorporation in December 1996 and he previously served on the boards of
Euronet's predecessor companies. Since April 1994 Mr. Scocimara has served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund,
a private company that is funded by the U.S. government and invests in Hungary
and is also a shareholder of the Company. Since 1990 he has been a partner of
The Contrarian Group, an investment and management company based in California.
Mr. Scocimara is currently a director of the Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund,
Carlisle Companies, Harrow Industries, Inc., Roper Industries, Quaker Fabrics
and several privately-owned companies. He has a Licence de Science Econonomique
from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and an M.B.A. from Harvard
University. His term as a Director of the Company will expire in 1999.
ANDRZEJ OLECHOWSKI has served as a Director of the Company since its
incorporation in December 1996. He has held several senior positions with the
Polish government: from 1993 to 1995 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and in
1992 he was Minister of Finance. From 1992 to 1993 and again in 1995 he served
as economic advisor to President Walesa. From 1991 to 1992 he was Secretary of
State in the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and from 1989 to 1991 was
Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Poland. At present Dr. Olechowski is
Chairman of Central Europe Trust, Poland, a consulting firm. Since 1994, he has
served as Chairman of the City Council in Wilanow, a district of Warsaw. His
memberships include a number of public policy initiatives: International
Advisory Boards of Creditanstalt, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, International
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Finance Corporation, Textron and boards of various charitable and educational
foundations. He received a Ph.D. in Economics in 1979 from the Central School of
Planning and Statistics in Warsaw. His term as Director of the Company will
expire in 2000.
Executive Officers
DENNIS H. DEPENBUSCH has been Vice President of the Company's Poland office
since its inception in May 1995. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Depenbusch was Director
of Project Finance with RMC in Lawrence, Kansas, where he structured various
financing and acquisition strategies for housing projects. From 1990 to 1992,
Mr. Depenbusch was a Senior Financial Analyst and Market Research Analyst for
Payless ShoeSource. Mr. Depenbusch received a B.S. in Business Administration in
1985 and an M.B.A. in Finance in 1989 from the University of Kansas.
BRUCE S. COLWILL has been Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
Officer of Euronet since May 1996. Mr. Colwill was employed as Assistant
Controller and Financial Controller for PepsiCo Trading Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw,
Poland from 1994 to 1996. From 1989 to 1994, he was employed as a Manager and
Senior Accountant with KPMG in both Poland and Canada in the audit function. Mr.
Colwill obtained his Canadian Chartered Accountants Designation in 1992. He
received a B.B.A. in Accounting from Simon Fraser University in Canada in 1989.
JEFFREY B. NEWMAN joined the Company as Vice President and General Counsel
on January 31, 1997. Prior to this he practiced law in Paris with the law firm
of Salans Hertzfeld & Heilbronn and then with the Washington, D.C. based law
firm of Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, of which he was a partner since 1993.
He established the Budapest office of Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn in 1991
and has resided in Budapest since that time. He is a member of the Virginia,
District of Colombia and Paris bars. He received a B.A. in Political Science and
French from Ohio University and law degrees from Ohio State University and the
University of Paris.
JOHANNES SEEGER joined Euronet in June 1996 as Vice President -- Germany.
Mr. Seeger has almost 20 years experience as a senior engineer and manager. From
1984 to 1991, he worked as senior manager of EFT, ATM and POS systems for GZS
GmbH and was responsible for employees, cash-management, security, service, and
technology. From 1991 to 1996, he worked with PostBank GmbH, a German company,
in the development of payment systems. Mr. Seeger graduated as a technical
engineer from the Cologne Technical Polytechnic.
Other Key Employees
ISTVAN ALPEK has been Finance Manager -- Hungary since August 1995 and is
responsible for the management of the financial and administrative activity of
the Company's Hungarian operations. He is also temporarily serving as Operations
Manager until that position is permanently filled. From 1993 to 1995, he was
Business Finance Manager at Digital Equipment Corporation Ltd. in Budapest,
where his responsibilities included management of budgeting, planning,
forecasting and reporting. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Alpek was the Finance Manager
at Du Pont Co., Hungary. He graduated in 1989 from the College for Foreign Trade
of Budapest and is currently enrolled in the M.B.A. course at Pittsburgh
University.
JAN KACZMAREK became Operations Manager -- Poland in January 1997. Mr.
Kaczmarek is responsible for maintaining the daily operations of the network in
Poland. This includes liaising with security companies and banks in relation to
cash supply and ensuring high availability of the network. From 1994 to 1996,
Mr. Kaczmarek was information technology executive for PTK Centertel in Warsaw,
Poland, where he was responsible for all aspects of information technology and
computing. Prior to this Mr. Kaczmarek was employed by CSC Computer Sciences
Ltd. in Poland and Brussels where he was responsible for the provision of
administrative and billing services as well as the supply for Polish clients and
customer service information technology functions. Mr. Kaczmarek received an
M.A. in Systems Management from Lancaster University in 1972, a B.S. in Chemical
Engineering from the University of Surrey in 1971, and a diploma in
Organizational Development from IOD Leuven Belgium in 1993.
PETER NAGY was appointed Business Development Manager of the Company in
February 1995. Dr. Nagy is responsible for acquiring and negotiating contracts,
managing and servicing key accounts, and participates in
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marketing and public relation issues. From 1988 to 1995, Dr. Nagy worked as a
consultant in Washington, D.C. on Hungarian-American business relations for the
Bridgevest, Inc. and Merit, Inc. international consulting firms. He earned a law
degree in 1986 from Janus Pannonius University of Pecs, Hungary and attended
undergraduate studies in Sales and Marketing at the University of New York.
KRZYSZTOF KULIG was appointed Business Development Manager for the
Company's Poland operations in September 1995. His primary responsibility is
marketing Euronet's services to the Polish banking community. This includes
acquiring and negotiating contracts, managing and servicing key accounts and
participating in marketing and public retail issues. From 1994 to 1995, Mr.
Kulig was Brand and Export Manager for Pollena-Ewa S.A. in Poland. Mr. Kulig has
an M.A. in International Trade and Finance from the University of Lodz, Poland
in 1995, and a Diploma in Economics from the University of Kent. Mr. Kulig is
currently enrolled in the M.B.A. program at the University of Calgary, Canada.
MATTHEW LANFORD was appointed Systems Manager for Euronet in August 1996.
He is responsible for systems design and development and ensuring that Euronet's
technology is up-to-date and capable of supporting the rapid expansion of the
Company. From 1989 to 1995, he worked as a programmer, project supervisor and
lead programmer/analyst for Arksys, Inc. the supplier of the ITM/400 software on
the AS/400 where he designed the network processing software currently being
used by the Company. From February 1995 to August 1996, he worked as lead
programmer/analyst for Associates Bancorp, Inc., a division of The Associates,
an international consumer/commercial finance organization. Mr. Lanford has a
B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
JOHANNA ZACZEK was appointed Systems Manager for the Company's Poland
operations in February 1996. Her primary task is managing the information
systems within the Polish office, maintaining the ATM network and creating and
maintaining technical connections to the Polish banks. From 1986 to 1996, Ms.
Zaczek worked at Zurich Re (UK) Ltd. where her most recent positions were
corporate analyst and information technology consultant. Ms. Zaczek holds a
Masters degree in Electronics from Warsaw Polytechnic University and a diploma
in Computer Science from the London Polytechnic.
GABRIELLA TEMESI joined Euronet in September 1994 and has been Real Estate
Manager for the Company's Hungary operations since 1995. She is responsible for
securing ATM locations, site contract negotiations and acquiring site
permissions for installation. From 1991 to 1992, she worked for Westbrook
Associates and from 1992 to 1994 for Healy & Baker International, where she was
responsible for various commercial real estate transactions such as acquiring
sites for retailers and offices. Ms. Temesi received her certification from the
Education Center for Foreign Trade and obtained a state brokerage and appraisal
license in 1993.
NANCY NIEHOFF was appointed Real Estate Manager for the Company's Poland
operations in August 1995. Her primary responsibility is the acquisition of
sites for new ATM locations. From 1985 to 1995, Ms. Niehoff was Real Estate
Manager for the CB Commercial Real Estate Group in both New York City and
Cincinnati, Ohio, where she managed properties and coordinated new business
development and managed properties in receivership. Ms. Niehoff holds a B.S. in
Nursing from the University of Cincinnati and has Certified Property Manager
candidate status with the Institute of Real Estate Management.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table shows, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996,
compensation awarded or paid by the Company to its Chief Executive Officer (the
only employee of the Company whose annual salary and bonus for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1996 equaled or exceeded $100,000):
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
ANNUAL COMPENSATION
------------------------------ LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
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OTHER SECURITIES
($) BONUS ANNUAL UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
SALARY ----- COMPENSATION OPTIONS COMPENSATION
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION PERIOD ------- ------------ ------------ ------------
- ----------------------------------- ------ ($) ($) ($) (#) ($)
Michael J. Brown................... 1996 100,000 0 0 1,149,890 0
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
The following table provides certain information concerning each grant of
options to purchase the Company's Shares made during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996 to its Chief Executive Officer:
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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POTENTIAL
REALIZABLE
VALUE AT ASSUMED
ANNUAL RATES OF
STOCK
NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL PRICE APPRECIATION
SECURITIES OPTIONS EXERCISE FOR
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO PRICE PER OPTION TERM(3)
OPTIONS GRANTED EMPLOYEES IN SHARE EXPIRATION -------------------
NAME (#)(1)(2) FISCAL YEAR ($/SH) DATE 5% ($) 10% ($)
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Michael J. Brown......... 1,149,890 50.5 2.14 Oct. 14, 2006 1,549,622 3,927,048
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(1) Such options were awarded in accordance with the provisions of a
shareholder's agreement dated February 15, 1996, as amended October 14, 1996
(see "-- Stock Option Plans"). These options are subject to the provisions
of the Euronet Long-Term Incentive Stock Option Plan adopted by the Company
on August 13, 1996. Mr. Brown's options will fully vest and become
exercisable upon the occurrence of the Offering.
(2) Each share in Euronet Holding N.V. was exchanged for one share of Common
Stock in the Company pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, dated
December 17, 1996, among Euronet Services Inc., Euronet Holding N.V. and all
of the shareholders and optionholders of Euronet Holding N.V.
(3) Potential realizable value is based on the assumption that the shares
appreciate at the annual rates shown (compounded annually) from the date of
grant until the expiration of the option term. Those numbers are calculated
based upon the requirements promulgated by the Commission and do not reflect
any estimate by the Company of future Share price increases.
AGGREGATE OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND
FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the stock
options held as of December 31, 1996 by the Chief Executive Officer.
NUMBER OF SECURITIES
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
SHARES OPTIONS IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
ACQUIRED ON AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 ($) AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 ($)(1)
EXERCISE VALUE --------------------------- ---------------------------
NAME (#) REALIZED ($) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Michael J. Brown............ 0 0 0 1,149,890 0 12,487,805
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(1) Based upon the initial public offering price of $13 per Share minus the
applicable exercise price.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
The Company does not currently pay fees to its directors for attendance at
meetings. Following completion of the Offering, the Company intends to pay each
outside director a fee consistent with that paid by similar companies for
attendance at meetings, together with reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with the directors' attendance at such meetings. No
additional compensation will be paid for committee meetings held on the same day
as a Board of Directors' meeting. Officers of the Company who are also directors
will receive no additional compensation for serving as directors.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
Mr. Brown serves as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of
the Board of the Company pursuant to an employment agreement dated December 17,
1996. Under the terms of his agreement, Mr. Brown is entitled to an annual
salary of $100,000, subject to annual review and adjustments by the Board of
Directors, and is reimbursed for all reasonable and proper business expenses
incurred by him in the performance of his duties under the agreement. The terms
of the agreement also provide that Mr. Brown will be entitled to fringe benefits
and perquisites comparable to those provided to any or all of the Company's
senior officers. The term of the agreement expires in December 1999. The term of
the agreement, however, will be automatically extended on the same terms and
conditions for successive periods of one year each unless declined by either
party for any reason. In the event that Mr. Brown's employment with the Company
is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined in the agreement), or if Mr.
Brown voluntarily terminates employment with the Company, he will be entitled to
receive all compensation, benefits and reimbursable expenses accrued as of the
date of such termination. In the event that Mr. Brown's employment with the
Company is terminated by reason of death or Disability (as defined in the
agreement), he (or his designated beneficiary) will be paid his annual salary at
the rate then in effect for an additional one-year period. The agreement also
contains certain non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure covenants.
The Company has also entered into employment agreements with Mr. Henry, Mr.
Depenbusch and Mr. Colwill which expire in December 1999. Certain other key
employees also have employment agreements.
STOCK OPTION PLANS
Milestone Options. In accordance with the Shareholders' Agreement, dated
February 15, 1996, as amended October 14, 1996 (the "Shareholders' Agreement"),
the Company has reserved a total of 2,050,405 shares of Common Stock for
issuance pursuant to Milestone Options granted under the Shareholders' Agreement
to Mr. Brown and Mr. Henry, as well as certain other key employees of the
Company. The Milestone Options are subject to the provisions of the Euronet
Long-Term Incentive Stock Option Plan. See "-- The Long-Term Incentive Plan."
The Milestone Options granted to Mr. Brown, Mr. Henry and Mr. Depenbusch have an
exercise price equal to $2.14 per share and vest and become exercisable upon the
earlier of October 14, 2006, or the date on which any one or more of the three
performance goals described in the Shareholders' Agreement is attained.
One-third of the Milestone Options vest upon the occurrence of each milestone.
Upon the effectiveness of the Offering, Milestone Options granted to Mr. Brown,
Mr. Henry and Mr. Depenbusch will fully vest and become exercisable. Milestone
Options allocated at Mr. Brown's discretion to other management and key
employees also have an exercise price of $2.14 per share, but are conditioned
upon the completion of an initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock
on or before June 30, 1997, and will vest in three equal installments of 33% of
the grant beginning on the date of the Closing of the Offering, with the second
and third portions vesting on the first and second anniversaries of the
Offering, respectively. In the event that an initial public offering of the
Company's common stock does not occur on or before June 30, 1997, the Milestone
Options allocated to management and key employees (other than Mr. Brown, Mr.
Henry and Mr. Depenbusch) will expire and again be available for reallocation at
Mr. Brown's discretion. See "Certain Transactions."
The Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Euronet Long-Term Incentive Stock Option
Plan (the "Plan") was adopted by the Company on August 13, 1996. Pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan, employees and consultants of the Company may be offered
the opportunity to acquire shares of Common Stock by the grant of non-qualified
stock options ("Options"). A total of 1,299,550 shares of Common Stock have been
reserved for Options under
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the Plan. Options to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company may be
granted to eligible employees and consultants, as determined by the Board of
Directors, in amounts reflecting the employee's or consultant's employment
responsibilities and level of performance. The Options vest in five equal annual
installments of 20% of the grant, and have a term of ten years. The exercise
price per share of Common Stock purchased on exercise of Options is the fair
market value of the Common Stock at the date of grant. Once vested, the Options
may be exercised in whole or part. The Plan also incorporates various prior
grants of Milestone Options under Shareholders' Agreement. In addition to
Milestone Options, as of the date of this Prospectus, non-qualified stock
options have been granted to certain employees of the Company, including Options
to acquire 440,440 shares to Mr. Henry, Options to acquire 287,000 shares to Mr.
Depenbusch as well as Options to acquire 335,510 shares to other key employees.
Determination of Option Exercise Price. The Company has granted the
options described above at an exercise price based on the fair market value of
the underlying shares of Common Stock. Fair market value has been determined by
reference to the per share price at which the most recent sale of Common Stock
was made by the Company to investors. With respect to the Milestone Options,
fair market value was determined to be $2.14 as of the time they were granted on
October 14, 1996 based on the per share price at which certain shareholders of
the Company concurrently committed to make the first $1 million tranche of a
total $3 million investment in the Company. See "Certain Transactions --
Formation of Euronet Holding N.V."
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Audit Committee. The Directors have established an Audit Committee of
independent Directors. The Audit Committee will make recommendations concerning
the engagement of independent accountants, review with the independent
accountants the plans and results of the audit engagement, approve professional
services provided by the independent accountants, review the independence of the
independent accountants, consider the range of the audit and non-audit fees and
review the adequacy of the Company's internal accounting controls. In addition,
the Audit Committee will be responsible for reviewing and overseeing
transactions between the Company and related parties or affiliated companies.
Thomas A. McDonnell, Steven J. Buckley and Nicholas B. Callinan are members of
the Audit Committee.
Compensation Committee. The Directors have established a Compensation
Committee with a majority of independent Directors, which will make
determinations with respect to salaries and bonuses payable to the Company's
Executive Officers and will administer the Company's Stock Option Plan. Michael
J. Brown, Thomas A. McDonnell, Steven J. Buckley and Nicholas B. Callinan will
be members of the Compensation Committee.
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
FINANCINGS
Between June 22, 1994 and the present, the Company and its existing
shareholders have engaged in several transactions to provide the Company
(including its predecessors and operating subsidiaries) with the necessary
financing. These transactions are summarized below. For the convenience of the
reader all amounts of capital contributions made in Hungarian forints have been
translated into U.S. dollars at the official middle rate established by the
National Bank of Hungary on the date such capital contributions were made and
all amounts of capital contributions made in Polish zlotys have been translated
into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate quoted by the National Bank of Poland at
noon on the date such capital contributions were made.
Formation of the Company. Bank Access 24 Kft. ("Bank 24"), the predecessor
of the Hungarian operating subsidiary of the Company, was established on June
22, 1994 by Michael Brown and Daniel Henry, both of whom are Directors of the
Company. Mr. Brown received a 90% equity interest in Bank 24 in consideration
for a contribution of $9,000 and Mr. Henry received a 10% interest in
consideration of a contribution of $1,000.
Original Joint Venture Agreement. On July 19, 1994 a Joint Venture
Agreement (the "Original JVA") was entered into by Mr. Brown and DST Systems,
Inc., Euroventures (Hungary) B.V. ("Euroventures"), Mark Callegari, Larry Maddox
and Lawrence Schwartz. The Original JVA provided that the parties to the
Original JVA would contribute capital to Bank 24 in exchange for ownership
interests in Bank 24 in the following amounts:
CAPITAL PERCENTAGE
SHAREHOLDER CONTRIBUTION OWNERSHIP
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Michael Brown........................................................ $ 990,000 42.74%(1)
DST Systems, Inc..................................................... $1,000,000 34.72%
Euroventures......................................................... $ 300,000 10.42%
Mark Callegari....................................................... $ 200,000 6.93%
Lawrence Schwartz.................................................... $ 50,000 1.74%
Larry Maddox......................................................... $ 100,000 3.74%
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(1) Includes his original $9,000 interest as well as the $1,000 interest
transferred by Mr. Henry and the founders interest described below.
Pursuant to the Original JVA, Mr. Henry transferred his 10% interest in
Bank 24 to Mr. Brown for a purchase price equal to $1,000. At the time of the
Original JVA Mr. Brown was granted an additional 8% equity interest in Bank 24
free of charge.
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Capital Increase and Amendment of Original JVA. On February 20, 1995, the
Original JVA was amended by an Amended and Restated Joint Venture Agreement (the
"Amended JVA") under which a new shareholder, the Hungarian-American Enterprise
Fund ("HAEF"), and Euroventures agreed to purchase from a third party 100% of
the equity interests in SatComNet Kft., which is now a subsidiary of the Company
("SatComNet"). HAEF acquired an 89% interest in SatComNet for a purchase price
of $439,000 and Euroventures purchased an 11% interest in SatComNet for $52,000.
Under the Amended JVA, HAEF also agreed to contribute $611,000 to Bank 24,
Euroventures agreed to contribute $148,000 and a new shareholder, Hi-Care Trade
and Development Company ("Hi-Care") agreed to contribute $197,000. The
shareholders of SatComNet and Bank 24 exchanged their interests held in such
companies to create identical ownership of the two companies, as follows:
PERCENTAGE
SHAREHOLDER OWNERSHIP
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Michael Brown................................................................... 30.29%
DST Systems, Inc................................................................ 22.49%
HAEF............................................................................ 23.61%
Euroventures.................................................................... 11.24%
Hi-Care......................................................................... 4.50%
Mark Callegari.................................................................. 4.50%
Larry Maddox.................................................................... 2.25%
Lawrence Schwartz............................................................... 1.12%
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TOTAL........................................................................... 100%
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Bank 24 was then transformed into an "Rt.", a different form of Hungarian
corporate entity.
Under the Amended JVA, Mr. Henry was granted an option to purchase up to 6%
of the shares of each of Bank 24 and SatComNet for a total purchase price of
$246,000.
Hi-Care entered into a lease with Bank 24 effective as of September 10,
1994 for the Company's current offices in Budapest. The entire amount
contributed to the capital of Bank 24 by Hi-Care under the Amended JVA was
immediately paid out to Hi-Care as a payment under such lease.
Loans from Mr. Michael J. Brown. Mr. Brown established the Company's
Polish operating subsidiary, Bankomat 24 Sp. z o.o. ("Bankomat"), on August 8,
1995. Upon its formation, Mr. Brown contributed $2,000 to Bankomat and was the
sole interest holder of Bankomat. A capital increase in the amount of $61,000
was made on December 7, 1995. On August 31, 1995, Mr. Brown agreed to make
revolving loans in the amount $125,000 to Bankomat at a rate of interest of 10%
per year. The amount of such loans was increased to $195,000 as of May 21, 1996.
As of September 30, 1996 $262,000 was outstanding under such loans and other
loans made by Mr. Brown to the Company consisting of $67,000 in loans at an
interest rate of 10% relating to the establishment of Bankomat. A portion of the
proceeds of the Offering will be used to repay these loans.
Formation of Euronet Holding N.V. On February 15, 1996 the shareholders in
Bank 24 and SatComNet and Hi-Care (the "Original Investors") terminated the
Amended JVA and entered into the Shareholders' Agreement reorganizing the
ownership of Bank 24, SatComNet and Bankomat. Under the Shareholders' Agreement,
the Original Investors contributed all of their shares and interests in Bank 24,
SatComNet and Bankomat to Euronet Holding N.V., which was established on March
27, 1996 as a holding company. In addition, four new shareholders made cash
contributions to the capital of Euronet Holding N.V in exchange for Common
Shares of Euronet Holding N.V., as follows:
NUMBER OF
COMMON SHARES
CONTRIBUTION OF EURONET
NEW SHAREHOLDERS COMMITMENT HOLDING N.V.
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Advent Private Equity Fund CELP.................................. $ 1,250,000 12,500
Hungarian Private Equity Fund.................................... $ 500,000 5,000
Poland Investment Fund........................................... $ 1,250,000 12,500
Poland Partners L.P.............................................. $ 3,000,000 30,000
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Concurrently with these transactions, Euroventures purchased the shares and
interests of Hi-Care in Bank 24 and SatComNet.
The Shareholders' Agreement provided that the Original Investors and
management of Euronet Holding N.V. would be granted certain awards of preferred
shares, and in the case of Mr. Brown, Common Shares, of Euronet Holding N.V. in
consideration of the payment of the par value ($0.01) of such shares if certain
goals ("Milestones") were attained by the Company (the "Milestone Awards").
Specifically, the following Original Investors were to receive the following
amounts of preferred shares or Common Shares of Euronet Holding N.V.:
NUMBER OF SHARES
ORIGINAL INVESTOR OR MANAGEMENT MEMBER TO BE AWARDED
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Michael Brown........................................................... up to 1,117,620
DST Systems, Inc. ...................................................... up to 258,300
HAEF.................................................................... up to 271,110
Euroventures............................................................ up to 180,810
Mark Callegari.......................................................... up to 51,597
Larry Maddox............................................................ up to 25,802
Lawrence Schwartz....................................................... up to 12,901
Daniel Henry............................................................ up to 593,670
Pursuant to the Shareholders' Agreement Euronet Holding N.V. was entitled
to call a "standby round" of investment from DST Systems, Inc., Poland Partners
L.P., Hungarian Private Equity Fund and the Advent Private Equity Fund CELP of
up to $3,000,000 in the aggregate from such shareholders at a per share price of
$2.14 for one tranche and $10.00 per share for a second tranche subject to
certain conditions. The first tranche of this standby round was called on
November 26, 1996 and 466,669 Series B convertible preferred shares of Euronet
Holding N.V. were issued in exchange for $1 million. The Company's right to call
the remainder of the standby round commitment will terminate on the termination
of the Shareholders' Agreement which will occur on the execution of the
underwriting agreement to be executed in connection with this Offering
In addition, the Shareholders' Agreement provided that Mr. Brown would be
reimbursed by the shareholders for up to $100,000 for expenses incurred from
December 1994 to May 1995, and by the Company for expenses incurred from June 1,
1995 to March 27, 1996 relating to the establishment of Bankomat. On October 11,
1996, Euronet Holding N.V. adopted a revision to its Articles of Association
effecting a ten for one stock split.
On October 14, 1996, the Shareholders' Agreement was amended (the "First
Amendment") and the Milestone Award arrangements were modified to provide for
two different types of grants:
(i) Milestone Awards of preferred shares of Euronet Holding N.V. in
exchange for payment of par value ($0.01), to all Original Investors
except Mr. Brown,
(ii) Options to purchase Common Shares of Euronet Holding N.V. to Mr.
Brown, and options to purchase preferred shares of Euronet Holding N.V.
to Mr. Henry, Mr. Depenbusch and certain other employees of the group at
a purchase price of $2.14 per share ("Milestone Options"). The number of
shares of Euronet Holding N.V. subject to these option arrangements was
increased as compared with the amounts that were to be awarded under the
Shareholders Agreement to take into account the fact that consideration
was now to be paid for such shares. The following numbers of Milestone
Options were granted to directors and officers of the Company: Michael
Brown (1,149,890 Common Shares of Euronet Holding N.V.); Daniel Henry
(599,340 preferred shares of Euronet Holding N.V.); and Dennis
Depenbusch (226,450 preferred shares of Euronet Holding N.V.).
All Milestone Awards of Common Shares of Euronet Holding N.V. will be made
effective as of the closing of the Offering and all Milestone Options will
become vested upon the closing of the Offering, with the exception of 49,819
Options to certain key employees which will vest equally over two years
following the Offering. See "Management -- Stock Option Plans."
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The Reorganization. In December 1996, the Company, shareholders and
optionholders of Euronet Holding N.V. entered into an Exchange Agreement
pursuant to which (i) 9,585,569 shares of Common Stock will be issued to the
shareholders of Euronet Holding N.V. in exchange for all of the Common Shares of
Euronet Holding N.V., (ii) options to acquire 3,113,355 shares of Common Stock
will be granted to the holders of options to acquire 3,113,355 Common Shares of
Euronet Holding N.V. in exchange for all of such options and (iii) awards with
respect to 800,520 shares of Common Stock will be issued to the holders of
awards with respect to 800,520 preferred shares of Euronet Holding N.V. in
exchange for all such awards. Such exchange is subject to and will be effective
upon the execution of the underwriting agreement to be executed in connection
with the Offering. Euronet Holding N.V. will be dissolved following the
Reorganization. In connection with the Reorganization, the Shareholders'
Agreement will be terminated.
ATM PURCHASE OPTION
On March 10, 1995 Bank 24 entered into a Master Rental Agreement with HFT
Corporation ("HFT") pursuant to which HFT agreed to lease ATM machines to Bank
24 pursuant to operating leases which are treated, for U.S. GAAP purposes only,
as capital leases. On the same date, HFT granted an option to purchase the ATM
machines which were the subject of this Master Rental Agreement to Windham
Technologies, a company controlled by Michael Brown and Mark Callegari. On March
25, 1995, Windham Technologies executed a unilateral undertaking (the
"Undertaking") to sell such machines to Bank 24 for a purchase price which was
equal to the price paid by Windham, plus an "indemnification amount", as defined
in such undertaking. All ATMs operated by the Company are subject to this
arrangement. As indicated in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations", the Company intends to restructure these
arrangements as capital leases under Hungarian law and has recorded an accrual
in this respect.
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PRINCIPAL AND SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the
beneficial ownership of the Company's Shares as of January 1, 1997, and after
giving effect to the Offering by (i) each shareholder known by the Company to
own beneficially more than 5% of the Shares, (ii) all Directors and Executive
Officers of the Company as a group and (iii) each Selling Shareholder.
SHARES SHARES
BENEFICIALLY SHARES TO BE BENEFICIALLY
OWNED PRIOR TO SOLD IN THE OWNED AFTER
THE OFFERING OFFERING THE OFFERING(1)
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NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
SHAREHOLDERS SHARES(2) % SHARES(1) SHARES(2) %
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Michael J. Brown(3)........................ 3,562,440 33.48% 354,515 3,132,347 22.81%
Daniel R. Henry(4)......................... 775,600 7.29% 77,567 698,033 5.08%
Dennis Depenbusch(5)....................... 283,850 2.67% 28,385 255,465 1.86%
Peter Nagy(6).............................. 21,980 * -- 21,980 *
Nicholas B. Callinan(7).................... 7,648 * 1,750 5,898 *
DST Systems, Inc........................... 1,414,077 13.29% -- 1,178,797 8.59%
Euroventures............................... 935,409 8.79% 233,852 512,908 5.11%
Mark R. Callegari.......................... 267,260 2.51% 66,800 153,404 1.12%
Larry Maddox............................... 133,630 1.26% 33,400 76,702 *
Lawrence Schwartz.......................... 66,710 * 16,700 38,277 *
HAEF....................................... 1,402,975 13.18% 350,752 798,702 5.82%
Poland Partners L.P........................ 2,294,446 21.56% 525,000 1,769,446 12.89%
Advent Partners L.P........................ 38,241 * 8,750 29,491 *
Advent Private Equity Fund -- CELP......... 917,777 8.62% 210,000 707,777 5.16%
Poland Investment Fund L.P................. 956,018 8.98% 218,750 737,268 5.37%
Hungarian Private Equity Fund.............. 382,410 3.59% 87,500 294,910 2.15%
All Directors and Executive Officers as a
group (4 persons)........................ 4,628,890 43.50 460,454 4,091,095 29.80%
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* The percentage of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned does not exceed
one percent of the outstanding Shares.
(1) Assumes no exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment option. Also
reflects transfers of existing shares of Common Stock among certain
shareholders at the time of the Offering.
(2) Based on 10,641,532 Shares outstanding prior to the Offering and 13,729,560
Shares outstanding after the Offering. Calculations of percentage of
beneficial ownership assume the exercise by only the respective named
stockholder of all options for the purchase of Shares held by such
stockholder which are exercisable within 60 days of January 1, 1997
(3) Includes an aggregate of 1,985,340 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
to options (including Milestone Options) exercisable within 60 days of
January 1, 1997. Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Brown prior to Offering
include 835,380 Shares that Mr. Brown has the right to acquire from existing
shareholders of the Company pursuant to an option agreement. Shares
beneficially owned by Mr. Brown after the Offering include 759,872 Shares
acquired by Mr. Brown pursuant to such option agreement.
(4) Includes an aggregate of 775,600 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to
options (including Milestone Options) exercisable within 60 days of January
1, 1997.
(5) Includes an aggregate of 283,850 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to
options (including Milestone Options) exercisable within 60 days of January
1, 1997.
(6) Includes an aggregate of 21,980 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to
options exercisable within 60 days of January 1, 1997.
(7) Mr. Callinan's shares are held indirectly through his interest in Advent
Partners L.P.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
GENERAL
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 30 million shares
of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share and 10 million shares of Preferred
Stock, par value $0.01 per share. The following summary description of the
capital stock of the Company does not purport to be complete and is subject to
the detailed provisions of, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, copies of which have been filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part, and
to the applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (the "DGCL").
COMMON STOCK
The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of
record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Subject to the
rights of any holders of Preferred Stock, holders of Common Stock are entitled
to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors
out of funds legally available. See "Dividend Policy". In the event of a
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, holders of the Common
Stock are entitled to share ratably in the distribution of all assets remaining
after payment of liabilities, subject to the rights of any holders of Preferred
Stock. The holders of Common Stock have no preemptive rights to subscribe for
additional shares of the Company and no right to convert their Common Stock into
any other securities. In addition, there are no redemption or sinking fund
provisions applicable to the Common Stock. All the outstanding shares of Common
Stock are, and the Common Stock offered hereby will be, fully paid and
nonassessable.
PREFERRED STOCK
The Board of Directors is authorized, without further action by the
stockholders, to issue any or all shares of authorized Preferred Stock as a
class without series or in one or more series and to fix the rights,
preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights,
conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences
and the number of shares constituting any series. The issuance of Preferred
Stock could adversely affect the voting power of holders of Common Stock and
could have the effect of delaying, deferring or impeding a change in control of
the Company. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company has not authorized
the issuance of any Preferred Stock and there are no plans, agreements or
understandings for the issuance of any shares of Preferred Stock.
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS
Certain provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the
Company summarized below may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may
delay, defer or make more difficult a takeover attempt that a stockholder might
consider in its best interest. See "Risk Factors -- Anti-takeover Provisions."
Set forth below is a description of certain provisions of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws.
The Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Board of Directors of
the Company be divided into three classes of directors serving staggered
three-year terms. The classes of directors will be as nearly equal in number as
possible. Accordingly, approximately one-third of the company's Board of
Directors will be elected each year. See "Management -- Directors, Executive
Officers and Other Key Employees." The Certificate of Incorporation provides
that the number of directors will be determined by the Board of Directors.
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director of the
Company shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages
for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any
breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of laws, (iii) in respect of certain unlawful
dividend payments or stock redemptions or repurchases pursuant to Section 174 of
the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit. The effect of these provisions is to eliminate the rights of
the Company and its stockholders (through stockholders' derivative suits on
behalf of the Company) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director (including
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breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior), except in the situations
described above. These provisions will not limit the liability of directors
under federal securities laws.
SECTION 203 OF DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits certain transactions between a Delaware
corporation and an "interested stockholder," which is defined as a person who,
together with any affiliates or associates of such person, beneficially owns,
directly or indirectly, 15% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a
Delaware corporation. This provision prohibits certain business combinations
(defined broadly to include mergers, consolidations, sales or other dispositions
of assets having an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the consolidated assets
of the corporation, and certain transactions that would increase the interested
stockholder's proportionate share ownership in the corporation) between an
interested stockholder and a corporation for a period of three years after the
date the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless (i)
the business combination is approved by the corporation's board of directors
prior to the date the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder,
(ii) the interested stockholder acquired at least 85% of the voting stock of the
corporation (other than stock held by directors who are also officers or by
certain employee stock plans) in the transaction in which it becomes an
interested stockholder or (iii) the business combination is approved by a
majority of the board of directors and by the affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of the
outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Pursuant to an agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement") dated March
13, 1996, among Euronet Holding N.V. (the predecessor to the Company) and the
following shareholders: Advent Private Equity Fund CELP, Poland Investment Fund,
the Hungarian Private Equity Fund L.P., Poland Partners L.P., Michael J. Brown,
Larry Maddox, Mark Callegari, Lawrence Schwartz, DST Systems, Inc., Euroventures
and HAEF (each a "Holder" and collectively the "Holders"), the Holders and all
other shareholders were granted certain rights with respect to the registration
of their shares of Common Stock under the Securities Act.
Under the terms of such agreement, which apply by succession to the
Company, Holders of no less than 12% of the shares of Common Stock of the
Company can demand that the Company effect up to four registrations of the
Common Stock under the Securities Act with respect to all or any portion of
their shares provided that each demand relates to a registration of at least $4
million worth of Common Stock. The Company can delay such a demand for a period
not in excess of 120 days, and not more than once in any 12 month period, if at
the time of such demand the Company is in the process of preparing a
registration statement for a public offering (other than a registration
statement solely to implement an employee benefit plan or a transaction to which
Rule 145 of the Securities Act is applicable) which is filed and becomes
effective within 90 days after such demand.
In addition, if the Company at any time initiates a registration under the
Securities Act (other than a registration effected solely to implement an
employee benefit plan or a transaction to which Rule 145 of the Securities Act
is applicable), all shareholders are entitled to notice of such registrations
and to include their shares of Common Stock in such registration subject to
certain limitations.
After the Company has qualified for use of Form S-3, all shareholders will
have the right to request an unlimited number of registrations on Form S-3 (but
the Holders as a group may not make more than two such requests in any given 12
month period and not more than four in the aggregate), provided that the
aggregate offering price of such shareholder's shares of Common Stock exceeds
$500,000 and the Company has initiated a proposed registration. The Company can
delay such a request for a period not in excess of 120 days if at the time of
such request the Company is in the process of preparing a registration statement
for a public offering (other than a registration statement solely to implement
an employee benefit plan or a transaction to which Rule 145 of the Securities
Act is applicable) which is filed and becomes effective within 90 days after
such request.
In all cases the registration rights are subject to certain conditions and
limitations, including the right of the underwriters of an offering to limit the
number of shareholders shares to be included in such registration. The Company
is required to bear the expenses of all such registrations, except for
underwriters' fees, discounts and
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commissions. Registration rights are assignable to any assignee of at least 50%
of shares conveyed who agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the
Registration Rights Agreement within ten days of such assignment.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock is -- .
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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS OF SHARES
The following is a general discussion of certain United States federal tax
considerations applicable to the ownership and disposition of Shares by
"Non-U.S. Holders." In general, a "Non-U.S. Holder" is a beneficial owner of
Shares other than: (i) a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a
corporation or partnership created or organized in the United States or under
the laws of the United States or of any state or (iii) an estate or trust, the
income of which is includable in gross income for United States federal income
tax purposes regardless of its source. The term "Non-U.S. Holder" does not
include individuals who were United States citizens within the ten-year period
immediately preceding the date of this Prospectus and whose loss of United
States citizenship had as one of its principal purposes the avoidance of United
States taxes. This discussion is based on current law, which is subject to
change and is for general information only. This discussion does not address
aspects of United States federal taxation other than income and estate taxation
and does not address all aspects of income and estate taxation, nor does it
consider any specific facts or circumstances that may apply to a particular
Non-U.S. Holder. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX
ADVISERS REGARDING THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-UNITED STATES
INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF HOLDING AND DISPOSING OF SHARES.
DIVIDENDS
The Company does not anticipate paying cash dividends on the Shares in the
foreseeable future. The Company may in the future consider paying cash dividends
on the Shares. However, the Board of Directors of the Company has made no
decision with respect to the payment of any such dividends, including the timing
and amount of any such dividend. See "Dividend Policy." If dividends are paid on
the Shares, these payments will be treated as a dividend for United States
federal income tax purposes to the extent of the Company's current or
accumulated earnings and profits for such tax purposes. The portion of a payment
that exceeds such earnings and profits will be treated as a return of capital to
the extent of each Non-U.S. Holder's tax basis in the Shares. The portion of a
payment that exceeds such earnings and profits and tax basis will be treated as
a gain from the sale or other disposition of the Shares to the extent of such
excess, with the tax consequences described below under "-- Sale of Common
Stock."
In general, any dividends (i.e., distributions to the extent of current or
accumulated earnings and profits for United States federal income tax purposes)
paid to a Non-U.S. Holder of Shares will be subject to United States withholding
tax at a 30% rate (or a lower rate prescribed by an applicable tax treaty)
unless the dividends are either (i) effectively connected with a trade or
business carried on by the Non-U.S. Holder within the United States or (ii) if
certain income tax treaties apply, attributable to a permanent establishment in
the United States maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder. For purposes of determining
whether tax is to be withheld at a 30% rate or at a lower rate as prescribed by
an applicable tax treaty, the Company ordinarily will presume that dividends
paid to an address in a foreign country are paid to a resident of such country
absent knowledge that such presumption is not warranted. However, under United
States Treasury regulations proposed in 1984 that have not been finally adopted,
to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty, a Non-U.S. Holder of Shares
would be required to file certain information forms with the payor of the
dividends. Dividends effectively connected with such a United States trade or
business or attributable to such a United States permanent establishment
generally will not be subject to withholding tax (if the Non-U.S. Holder files
certain forms, including IRS Form 4224, with the payor of the dividend) and
generally will be subject to United States federal tax on a net income basis, in
the same manner as if the Non-U.S. Holder were resident of the United States. In
the case of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation, dividend income so
connected or attributable may also be subject to the branch profits tax (which
is generally imposed on a foreign corporation on the repatriation from the
United States of its effectively connected earnings and profits subject to
certain adjustments) at a 30% rate (or lower rate prescribed by an applicable
income tax treaty).
A Non-U.S. Holder that is eligible for a reduced rate of United States
withholding tax pursuant to an income tax treaty may obtain a refund of any
excess amounts currently withheld by filing an appropriate claim for refund with
the IRS.
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SALE OF COMMON STOCK
In general, a Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to United States federal
income tax on any gain recognized upon the disposition of Shares unless: (i) the
gain is effectively connected with a trade or business carried on by the
Non-U.S. Holder within the United States or, alternatively, if certain tax
treaties apply, attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States
maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder (and in either such case, the branch profits
tax may also apply if the Non-U.S. Holder is a corporation), (ii) in the case of
a Non-U.S. Holder who is a nonresident alien individual and holds Shares as a
capital asset, such individual is present in the United States for 183 days or
more in the taxable year of disposition, and either (a) such individual has a
"tax home" (as defined for United States federal income tax purposes) in the
United States or (b) the gain is attributable to an office or other fixed place
of business maintained by such individual in the United States, (iii) the
Non-U.S. Holder is subject to tax pursuant to the provisions of the United
States tax law applicable to certain United States expatriates or (iv) the
Company is or has been a United States real property holding corporation (a
"USRPHC") for United States federal income tax purposes (which the Company does
not believe that it is or is likely to become) at any time within the shorter of
the five-year period preceding such disposition or such Non-U.S. Holder's
holding period. If the Company were or were to become a USRPHC, gains realized
upon a disposition of Shares by a Non-U.S. Holder that did not directly or
indirectly own more than 5% of the Shares during the shorter of the periods
described above generally would not be subject to United States federal income
tax so long as the Shares were "regularly traded" on an established securities
market.
ESTATE TAX
Shares owned or treated as owned by an individual who is not a citizen or
resident (as defined for United States federal estate tax purposes) of the
United States at the time of death will be includable in the individual's gross
estate for United States federal estate tax purposes unless an applicable estate
tax treaty provides otherwise, and therefore may be subject to United States
federal estate tax.
BACKUP WITHHOLDING, INFORMATION REPORTING AND OTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The Company must report annually to the IRS and to each Non-U.S. Holder the
amount of dividends paid to, and the tax withheld with respect to, each Non-U.S.
Holder. These reporting requirements apply regardless of whether withholding was
reduced or eliminated by an applicable tax treaty. Copies of this information
also may be made available under the provisions of a specific treaty or
agreement with the tax authorities in the country in which the Non-U.S. Holder
resides or is established.
United States backup withholding (which generally is imposed at the rate of
31% on certain payments to persons that fail to furnish the information required
under the United States information reporting requirements) and information
reporting generally will not apply to dividends paid on Shares to a Non-U.S.
Holder at an address outside the United States.
The payment of proceeds from the disposition of Shares to or through a
United States office of a broker will be subject to information reporting and
United States backup withholding unless the owner, under penalties of perjury,
certifies among other things, its status as a Non-U.S. Holder, or otherwise
establishes an exemption. The payment of proceeds from the disposition of Shares
or through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker generally will not be subject
to backup withholding and information reporting, except as noted below. In the
case of proceeds from the disposition of Shares paid to or through a non-United
States office of a broker that is: (i) a United States person, (ii) a
"controlled foreign corporation" for United States federal income tax purposes
or (iii) a foreign person 50% or more of whose gross income for a specified
three-year period is effectively connected with a United States trade or
business, (a) backup withholding will not apply unless such broker has actual
knowledge that the owner is not a Non-U.S. Holder and (b) information reporting
will apply unless the broker has documentary evidence in its files that the
owner is a Non-U.S. Holder (and the broker has no actual knowledge to the
contrary).
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the
backup withholding rules from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder will be refunded or
credited against the Non-U.S. Holder's United States federal income tax
liability, if any, provided that the required information is furnished to the
IRS.
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Upon completion of the Offering, assuming an offering price of $13 per
Share (the midpoint of the range on the cover page of this Prospectus)
13,729,560 Shares will be in issue (assuming no exercise of the Underwriters'
over-allotment option). The Shares offered hereby will be freely tradeable
(other than by an "affiliate" of the Company as defined under the Securities
Act) in the public market without restriction under the Securities Act. The
remaining 8,429,560 outstanding Shares were issued by the Company in reliance on
exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and are
"restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
Of such Shares, after giving effect to the Offering (assuming the Underwriters'
over-allotment option is not exercised), 434,217 Shares will be eligible for
resale under Rule 144 immediately following the expiration of the 180-day
lock-up period described under "Underwriting", 6,863,709 Shares, 466,669 Shares
and 664,965 Shares will not be eligible for resale under Rule 144 until March
27, 1998 and October 14, 1998 and February [20], 1999, respectively. Such Shares
may be resold only in compliance with the registration requirements of the
Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. In addition, Michael Brown
and the other existing shareholders of the Company were granted rights entitling
them, under specified circumstances, to cause the Company to register for sale
all or part of their shares of Common Stock and to include such shares in any
registered public offerings of shares of Common Stock by the Company. See
"Description of Capital Stock -- Registration Rights" and "Underwriting". In
addition, of the 2,857,911 options to purchase Shares outstanding, 2,018,494 are
currently exercisable. Any Shares issued on the exercise of these options would
be available for sale subject to Rule 701 or another exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act (including Regulation S under
the Securities Act) following the expiration of the 180-day lock-up period
described above. Furthermore, the Company intends to register under the
Securities Act, as soon as practicable following the Offering, approximately
3,094,511 Shares reserved for issuance to its employees and directors under its
employee benefits plans. See "Management."
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, if a minimum of two
years has elapsed since the later of the date of acquisition of the securities
from the issuer or from an affiliate of the issuer, a person (or persons whose
Shares are aggregated), including persons who may be deemed "affiliates" of the
Company, as that term is defined in the Securities Act ("Affiliates"), would be
entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of Shares that does not
exceed the greater of (i) 1% of the then outstanding Shares (137,296 Shares
immediately after consummation of the Offering, or 145,246 Shares if the
over-allotment option is exercised in full) and (ii) the average weekly trading
volume during the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice of the
sale is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").
Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to certain provisions as to the manner of
sale, notice requirements and the availability of current public information
about the Company. In addition, under Rule 144(k), if a period of at least three
years has elapsed since the later of (i) the date restricted securities were
acquired from the Company and (ii) the date they were acquired from an Affiliate
of the Company, a shareholder who is not an Affiliate of the Company at the time
of sale and has not been an Affiliate for at least three months prior to the
sale would be entitled to sell Shares in the public market immediately without
compliance with the foregoing requirements under Rule 144. Rule 144 does not
require the same person to have held the securities for the applicable periods.
The Company and its Directors, Officers and certain other shareholders have
agreed not to offer for sale, sell or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any
transaction which is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the
disposition by any person of), directly or indirectly, any Shares, with certain
limited exceptions, for a period of 180 days after the date of this Prospectus
without the prior written consent of ING Barings on behalf of the Underwriters.
Prior to the Offering, there has been no market for the Shares and no
prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, that sales of the Shares or the
availability of such Shares for sale will have on the market price prevailing
from time to time. Sales of the Shares in the public market or the perception
that such sales may occur may have an adverse impact on such market prices.
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UNDERWRITING
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement
(the "Underwriting Agreement") between the Company and the Underwriters named
below (the "Underwriters") the Company has agreed to sell to each of the
Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters, for whom ING Barings is acting as
representative (the "Representative"), has severally agreed to purchase from the
Company, the number of Shares (collectively, the "Shares") set forth opposite
its name below:
NUMBER
UNDERWRITER OF SHARES
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ING Barings.....................................................................
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Total......................................................................
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In the Underwriting Agreement, the several Underwriters have agreed,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all of the
Shares if any such Shares are purchased. In the event of a default by any
Underwriter, the Underwriting Agreement provides that in certain circumstances,
purchase commitments of the nondefaulting Underwriters may be increased or the
Underwriting Agreement may be terminated. The Company has been advised by the
Representative that the several Underwriters propose initially to offer the
Shares to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page
hereof, and to certain dealers at such price less a concession not in excess of
$ per Share. The Underwriters may allow and such dealers may reallow a
concession not in excess of $ per Share to other dealers. After the
initial public offering, the public offering price and such concessions may be
changed.
A portion of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby are being offered
outside the United States. Offers and sales of shares of Common Stock outside
the United States are being made pursuant to Regulation S and such shares are
not being registered under the Securities Act for the purpose of sales outside
the United States. A registration statement under the Securities Act is in
effect for offers and sales in the United States of shares of Common Stock that
were initially offered or sold outside the United States. All sales of Shares on
behalf of ING Barings in the United States will be conducted by its affiliate
ING Baring (U.S.), Inc.
The Company has granted to the Underwriters an option to purchase
collectively up to 795,000 additional Shares exercisable for 30 days after the
date hereof, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering
price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus less the underwriting
commissions. To the extent that the Underwriters exercise such option, each such
Underwriter will be obligated, subject to certain conditions, to purchase
approximately the same percentage of such Shares that the number of Shares set
forth next to such Underwriter's name in the preceding table in the Prospectus
relating to the Offering bears to the total number of all such Shares to be
purchased and offered by the Underwriters.
Prior to the Offering, there has been no established market in the United
States or elsewhere for the Shares. The public offering price will be determined
by the Company in consultation with the Underwriters. It is expected that the
price determination will take several factors into account, including an
assessment of the Company's results of operations, the future prospects of the
Company and the prevailing market and economic conditions at the time of the
Offering.
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Subject to certain exceptions, the Company and shareholders of the Company
holding in the aggregate 8,159,206 Shares and holders of options to purchase
2,041,830 Shares have agreed that they will not directly or indirectly offer or
sell any Shares (or securities convertible into any Shares), other than in the
Offering, for a period of 180 days after the commencement of the Offering
without the prior written consent of the Representative.
Application will be made to have the Common Stock approved for listing on
the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "EEFT".
The Underwriters do not intend to confirm sales to any accounts over which
they exercise discretionary authority.
The Underwriting Agreement provides that the Company and the Selling
Shareholders will indemnify the Underwriters against certain civil liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act.
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VALIDITY OF SECURITIES
The validity of the Shares offered hereby will be passed upon for the
Company by Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn and for the Underwriters by Shearman
& Sterling.
EXPERTS
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the period from
June 22, 1994 (inception) to December 31, 1994, the year ended December 31, 1995
and for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and as of December 31, 1994 and
1995 and September 30, 1996, included in this Prospectus have been audited by
KPMG Polska Sp. z o.o., independent public accountants, as indicated in their
report with respect thereto, and are included herein in reliance upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said
reports.
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ANNEX A
COUNTRY INFORMATION: HUNGARY AND POLAND
The economic political and statistical information provided in this section
is based on secondary sources available to the Company. The information included
in this section does not purport to cover all aspects of the issues and matters
discussed herein and should not be construed as doing so.
THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY
The following economic and exchange control information regarding the
Republic of Hungary has been extracted from official publications of the
National Bank of Hungary (the "NBH"), the Hungarian Ministry of Industry and the
Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
GENERAL
The Republic of Hungary, which lies in Central Europe, covers an area of
approximately 93,000 square kilometers. The population of Hungary, as estimated
by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, was 10.2 million as of January 1,
1996, compared with 10.7 million in 1980. Approximately 62% of the total
population lives in urban areas, and approximately 2.0 million people live in
the capital, Budapest, which is Hungary's political, administrative, cultural
and commercial center.
In April 1996, Hungary joined the OECD. It has been an associate member of
the European Union since December 1991. It is a member, together with Poland,
the Czech Republic and Slovakia, of the Central European Free Trade Association.
GOVERNMENT
During the late 1980s, the political system in Hungary underwent dramatic
changes. In 1989 non-communist political parties were established and initial
steps were taken toward the first free elections in the country since 1947. On
October 23, 1989, the country's name was changed from "The Hungarian People's
Republic" to the "Republic of Hungary" and the constitution was substantially
amended. Under its new constitution, Hungary instituted a multiparty democratic
government. In March and April 1990, the 386 members of Hungary's unicameral
parliament were elected by popular vote for a term of four years. In 1994 the
Hungarian Socialist Party joined with the Free Democrats to defeat the
centre-right coalition government that had initiated reforms in 1989 and to form
a coalition government with a 72% majority in parliament. Gyula Horn was elected
Prime Minister. The next scheduled general election is in 1998. Parliament is
the supreme legislative body of the Hungarian government (the "Government"). The
President of Hungary, the Prime Minister, the members of the Constitutional
Court, the president and vice-presidents of the State Audit Office, the
president of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General are elected by a vote of
Parliament.
ECONOMY
Since 1989, steps have been taken to accelerate the development of a market
economy in Hungary. However, Hungary was not able to insulate itself from the
downturn in economic activity that affected all of Central and Eastern Europe
after the dissolution of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance ("COMECON"),
an economic and trade organization sponsored by the former Soviet Union that
included many formerly communist countries. GDP declined between 1990 and 1993.
The fall in GDP during this period was mainly attributable to structural reform,
the collapse in trade with the former COMECON countries and their lack of
convertible currencies to pay for Hungarian exports, the embargo on trade with
Yugoslavia and Bosnia and the recession in Eastern Europe. In 1994, however, GDP
increased by 2.9%.
In 1995, key economic indicators reflected mixed economic performance. The
central budget deficit (excluding social security funds) stood at Hungarian
forints ("HUF") 160.6 billion for 1995 and the current account deficit for 1995
was $2.48 billion. The rate of inflation (as measured by increases in consumer
prices)
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increased to 28.2% in 1995 although unemployment fell during that period.
Exports in 1995 were valued at HUF 1,622.0 billion. The trade deficit in 1995
was HUF 314.4 (US$ 2.56) billion and GDP increased by 1.5%.
On March 12, 1995, the Hungarian government announced important economic
and monetary policy reforms. These measures were intended to reduce government
expenditures, narrow the foreign trade deficit, stabilize inflation, lower the
rate of domestic consumption, stimulate domestic savings and promote corporate
business activity.
The measures included a 9% devaluation of the forint and the introduction
of a "crawling peg" devaluation scheme, leading to an aggregate devaluation of
approximately 29% in 1995. A temporary 8% supplementary duty was imposed on
imports, excluding primary energy imports, investment goods and components for
export products. The mandatory conversion of export revenues of businesses into
forints was abolished. The measures also included reductions in certain social
welfare benefits and salary ceilings in public sector jobs.
The transition to a market-oriented economy in Hungary has had a
significant impact on prices, wages and employment. By the end of 1990, the
prices of over 90% of goods and services were free from regulation. Prices rose
rapidly during late 1990 and early 1991 and consumer prices increased by 35% in
1991. The rate of inflation began to moderate during the latter half of 1991 and
continued to subside in 1992 with the increase in consumer prices averaging 23%
for the year. The rate of inflation, as measured by increases in consumer
prices, remained fairly constant in 1993 at 22.5% and then declined to 18.8% in
1994. During 1995, the annual rate of inflation increased with consumer prices
increasing by 28.2%. In 1995, price increases included a 50% rise in energy
prices and a 31.1% rise in food prices.
From 1990 to 1993, nominal wages increased, although at a slower rate than
the increase in consumer prices over the same period. As a result, real wages in
each year declined. In 1994, however, the increase in nominal wages exceeded the
increase in consumer prices, causing real wages to grow. The monthly average
nominal wage (before taxes) in Hungary in 1995 was HUF 38,900, 16.9% higher than
in 1994.
The unemployment rate in Hungary at December 31, 1992, was 13.2% with over
663,000 registered as unemployed. The number of registered unemployed at
December 31, 1993 was 632,000, which represented an unemployment rate of 12.6%.
Since 1993, unemployment has continued to decline. At December 31, 1994 the
number of registered unemployed was 520,000, which represented an unemployment
rate of 10.9%. At the end of 1995, the number of registered unemployed was
496,000 which represented an unemployment rate of 10.4%.
EXCHANGE CONTROL
Legislation was enacted in late 1995 by the Hungarian parliament to further
liberalize foreign exchange for commercial transactions (Foreign Exchange Act,
Law XCV 1995). This came into effect on January 1, 1996 and meets the
requirements of both the International Monetary Fund (Section VIII) and the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on convertibility of
current items.
Pursuant to the Foreign Exchange Act, the forint is freely convertible
except for capital movements and related transactions, which are controlled by
the Hungarian Government through the NBH.
Certain currency-related bank activities, other than those which involve
foreign trade transactions, require the permission of the NBH. These include,
without limitation:
- transfer of credit abroad;
- monetary exchange, whether into convertible currency or into HUF where
payment is by convertible currency, or any other possession of
convertible currency;
- purchase, gift or other contracts related to domestic properties between
Hungarian and foreign parties or by Hungarian parties for the benefit of
foreign parties; and
- the write-off of debt in convertible-currency.
However, an important area exempt by statute from the general requirement
of exchange control licensing is investment, including investment by an
investment company in shares in Hungary by foreign parties.
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Currently, companies not established in duty-free zones may only maintain
local currency books. However, a Hungarian company, which is either partly or
wholly foreign-owned, may keep the cash portion of the foreign partners' capital
contribution in a separate convertible-currency bank account. The
convertible-currency account may also be used pay expenses abroad.
Pursuant to this legislation, a Hungarian business may purchase convertible
foreign currency to effect payments in connection with its business activities.
Prior consent need not be obtained and there is no limit to the amount of
foreign currency which may be purchased or received by that business in
connection with those business activities. Any convertible foreign currency must
either be remitted to a beneficiary abroad or back to Hungary to be deposited in
a convertible foreign currency account with an authorized Hungarian financial
institution. This account may be used both for payments out in the relevant
foreign currency or for conversion into forints.
Since April 1995, Hungarian companies have been able to deposit income from
foreign trace contracts and foreign exchange loans in their hard currency
account and to make payments from these accounts (similarly in hard currency) in
respect of foreign trade contracts, interest or principal on foreign exchange
loans or, with permission from the NBH, for other purposes. Hungarian companies
may not conduct trade amongst themselves in a foreign currency. Money in a
convertible currency may be converted into forints or other convertible
currencies.
POLAND
GENERAL
Poland is the largest economy in Central Europe. The country has a
population of 38.5 million people. Poland occupies 313,000 square kilometers and
is strategically located just south of the Baltic Sea with Germany to the West,
the Czech and Slovak Republics to the South and Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and
Lithuania to the East. The country is divided into 99 counties and Warsaw, the
capital, is the country's commercial and political center.
In November 1996, Poland joined the OECD. It is an associate member of the
European Union and hopes to be a full member by the year 2000. It is a member,
together with Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, of the Central European
Free Trade Area.
GOVERNMENT
In 1952 Poland adopted a constitution that institutionalized a system of de
facto one-party rule by the Polish United Workers' Party (the "Polish Communist
Party"). Government policy during this period was guided by a program of
nationalization of industry, expropriation of large land holdings, central
planning of the economy and the suppression of political dissent. Frequent
political and economic crises occurred in the 1960s and 1970s.
Solidarity, the first independent trade union in the Soviet bloc, was
formed in 1980 and soon consolidated a growing popular discontent with the
communist government. In April 1989, the communist government and the democratic
opposition led by Solidarity agreed to a power-sharing arrangement and in June
1989 competitive elections to a bicameral Parliament were held. The overwhelming
victory of Solidarity candidates in these elections for available seats in the
Parliament signaled the end of the political monopoly of the Polish Communist
Party. In May 1990, local elections were held in which Solidarity achieved a
similar victory. In November 1990, Lech Walesa, who had played an historic role
in the information and leadership of Solidarity, was elected President. In the
first completely free parliamentary elections in 1991, 23 parties were elected
to parliament with the largest party not having more than 14% of the seats.
There were five governments between 1989 and 1993 and, following a change in the
electoral procedure prior to the second general election in 1993, the national
reform parties centered around the Union Democrats, a Solidarity-splinter group,
were defeated. The three governments since then, including the current one under
Prime Minister Cimoszewicz, have been based on the ex-communist Social Democrats
(SLD) and the Polish Peasant Party (PSL).
After Walesa's defeat in the presidential elections in November 1995,
Aleksander Kwasniewski from the SLD became the new President. The next
parliamentary election is scheduled to be held late in 1997.
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The present constitutional framework (the "Constitution") establishes
Poland as a democratic republic with a bicameral Parliament, a President as
head-of-state, a Council of Ministers and an independent judicial system. Under
the Constitution, a bicameral Parliament comprised of upper chamber (the
"Senate") and a lower chamber (the "Sejm") is elected by general election for a
four-year term. All legislation must be approved by the Sejm and the Senate and
signed by the President. Rejection of a bill by the Senate or by the President,
however, can be overruled by a two-thirds majority in the Sejm. The President
(with the approval of the Senate) or the Sejm may call a referendum on matters
of extreme importance to the country. Judicial authority is vested in the
Supreme Court, appellate, regional and lower courts. A separate Constitutional
Tribunal has jurisdiction over all matters relating to the interpretation of the
provisions of the Constitution.
Since 1992, a special commission of the Parliament has been empowered by
law to draft a new constitution. This commission is currently considering a
number of proposals that vary widely in their approach to the separation of
governmental powers and social and economic rights. No date has been set for
adoption of a new constitution.
ECONOMY
Since the fall of the Communist government in 1989, Poland has embarked on
a program of economic reform based on the transition to a market economy and
private ownership. Existing privileges and subsidies were taken away from state
owned enterprises, creating competitive opportunities for other economic
entities. The tax system was reformed to provide equal tax treatment of all
economic entities.
Poland's transition to an open market, with reduced subsidies, devaluation
of the Polish zloty ("PLN") to encourage exports and moderation of trade
barriers, initially resulted in very high rates of inflation, which have since
moderated somewhat. In a period of just over two years, the annual inflation
rate, which exceeded 300% in 1989 and approached 600% in 1990, was reduced to
approximately 70% in 1991, primarily through the introduction of a tight
monetary policy with the cooperation of the International Monetary Fund.
According to the Polish Central Office for Statistics, the rate of annual
inflation as at March 1996, was 20.4%. In addition, Poland continues to have
significant foreign debt. Efforts to curb inflation have had a recessionary
effect during the early 1990s, which was compounded by the introduction of a
large quantity of imported products with which domestic industry had difficulty
competing. However, GDP growth for 1994 was 5.2% and was 7% for 1995.
Unemployment stood at 14.3% in June 1996.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Poland was the first country in Central Europe to introduce the internal
convertibility of its currency. Under an amendment to the Foreign Exchange Law
introduced in December 1995, businesses are entitled to hold cash in both a PLN
account and a foreign currency in a Polish bank. Transactions with foreign
entities must be made in a foreign convertible currency. The average rate of
exchange is set by the National Bank of Poland ("NBP") on the basis of a basket
of hard currencies. Commercial banks set their own rates of exchange.
Residents of Poland are free to keep, buy and sell foreign currency. There
are many private exchange counters all over the country. The rate of exchange
offered by private exchange counters varies but remains close to the NBP rate.
Businesses are obliged to obtain a foreign exchange permit from the NBP in
order to open an account abroad unless amounts deposited in such accounts are to
be used for the payment of services rendered pursuant to contracts concluded
with foreign entities. Hard currency loans for the purchase of goods or services
abroad from foreign banks do not require foreign exchange permits from the NBP
any longer, unless the term of such loan is longer than one year or its
conditions are less favorable than those commonly applied in international
financial markets. Also, hard currency credits from the World Bank, the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the European Investment Bank
secured by Polish government guarantees and destined for financial or domestic
investments are permitted.
From February 1, 1996 companies with foreign participation are free to
contract hard currency loans from their shareholders. The above activities,
however, should be reported to the NBP.
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
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Independent Auditors' Report........................................................... F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1996, and December 31, 1995 and 1994... F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1996,
year ended December 31, 1995 and for the period from June 22, 1994 through December
31, 1994............................................................................. F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the nine months ended
September 30, 1996, year ended December 31, 1995 and for the period from June 22,
1994 through December 31, 1994....................................................... F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1996,
year ended December 31, 1995 and for the period from June 22, 1994 through December
31, 1994............................................................................. F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................................. F-7
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
EURONET HOLDING N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Euronet
Holding N.V. and Subsidiaries (Euronet N.V.) as of September 30, 1996, and
December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the nine months
ended September 30, 1996, year ended December 31, 1995 and for the period from
June 22, 1994 through December 31, 1994. These consolidated financial statements
are the responsibility of Euronet N.V.'s management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Euronet
Holding N.V. and Subsidiaries at September 30, 1996, and December 31, 1995 and
1994, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the nine
months ended September 30, 1996, year ended December 31, 1995 and for the period
from June 22, 1994 through December 31, 1994 in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
KPMG Polska Sp. z o.o.
Warsaw, Poland
December 17, 1996
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31,
SEPTEMBER 30, ------------------
1996 1995 1994
------------- ------- -------
(IN THOUSANDS)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents................................... $ 776 $ 411 $ 2,036
Restricted cash (note 5).................................... 783 952 --
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $nil in 1996, 1995 and 1994.................. 90 33 --
Investment securities (market value of $175,100) (note 7)... 206 -- --
Prepaid expenses and other current assets................... 242 433 140
------- ------- -------
Total current assets................................... 2,097 1,829 2,176
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost (note 6):
Equipment -- Automatic teller machines...................... 4,511 2,385 262
Office equipment............................................ 391 168 91
Computers................................................... 260 -- --
Software.................................................... 321 103 3
------- ------- -------
5,483 2,656 356
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization.............. (531) (138) (5)
------- ------- -------
Net property, plant, and equipment..................... 4,952 2,518 351
Loan receivable, excluding current portion (note 13).......... 16 24 --
Deferred income taxes (note 9)................................ 367 148 --
------- ------- -------
Total assets........................................... $ 7,432 $ 4,519 $ 2,527
======= ======= =======
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable...................................... $ 514 364 76
Short term borrowings (note 7).............................. 206 -- --
Current installments of obligations under capital leases
(note 8)................................................. 570 264 --
Note payable -- shareholder (note 13)....................... 262 161 --
Accrued expenses............................................ 915 514 29
------- ------- -------
Total current liabilities.............................. 2,467 1,303 105
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current
installments (note 8)....................................... 2,363 1,119 --
Other long-term liabilities................................... 60 -- --
------- ------- -------
Total liabilities...................................... $ 4,890 $ 2,422 $ 105
------- ------- -------
Shareholders' equity:
Series A convertible preferred shares, $0.01 par value.
Authorized 5,600,000 shares; issued and outstanding
4,419,800 shares (note 3)................................ 63 -- --
Series B convertible preferred shares, $0.01 par value.
Authorized 6,300,000 shares; issued and outstanding
4,200,000 shares (note 3)................................ 60 -- --
Common shares of Euronet N.V., $0.01 par value. Authorized
5,600,000 shares; issued and outstanding 499,100 shares
(note 3)................................................. 7 -- --
Common shares of operating companies (note 3)............... -- 3,716 2,650
Additional paid in capital.................................. 6,612 550 --
Subscription receivable..................................... (3,000) -- --
Accumulated losses.......................................... (1,942) (2,819) (457)
Restricted reserve (note 4)................................. 742 650 229
------- ------- -------
Total shareholders' equity............................. 2,542 2,097 2,422
------- ------- -------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity............. $ 7,432 $ 4,519 $ 2,527
======= ======= =======
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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EURONET HOLDING N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD
NINE MONTHS FROM JUNE 22,
ENDED YEAR ENDED 1994 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995 1994
------------- ------------ --------------
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
Revenues:
Transaction fees.................................... $ 577 $ 62 $ --
Other............................................... 61 -- --
---------- ------ ------
Total revenues................................. 638 62 --
Operating expenses:
ATM operating costs................................. 941 510 41
Professional fees................................... 828 394 64
Salaries............................................ 716 452 49
Foreign exchange loss............................... 88 158 2
Other............................................... 775 656 84
---------- ------ ------
Total operating expenses....................... 3,348 2,170 240
---------- ------ ------
Operating loss................................. (2,710) (2,108) (240)
Other income/expense:
Interest income..................................... 177 126 12
Interest expense.................................... (241) (107) --
---------- ------ ------
(64) 19 12
---------- ------ ------
Loss before income taxes....................... (2,774) (2,089) (228)
Deferred tax benefit (note 9)....................... 219 148 --
---------- ------ ------
Net loss....................................... $ (2,555) $ (1,941) $ (228)
========== ====== ======
Pro-forma loss per common share....................... $ (0.19)
==========
Pro-forma number of common shares..................... 13,109,320
==========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
PREFERRED PREFERRED ADDITIONAL
COMMON SHARES SHARES PAID IN SUBSCRIPTION RESTRICTED ACCUMULATED
SHARES SERIES A SERIES B CAPITAL RECEIVABLE RESERVE LOSSES TOTAL
------ --------- --------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Capital
contributions....... 2,650 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,650
Current period loss... -- -- -- -- -- -- (228) (228)
Transfer to restricted
reserve............. -- -- -- -- -- 229 (229) --
----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ----- ------ ------
Balance December 31,
1994................ 2,650 -- -- -- -- 229 (457) 2,422
Capital
contributions....... 1,066 -- -- 550 -- -- -- 1,616
Current year loss..... -- -- -- -- -- -- (1,941) (1,941)
Transfer to restricted
reserve............. -- -- -- -- -- 421 (421) --
----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ----- ------ ------
Balance December 31,
1995................ 3,716 -- -- 550 -- 650 (2,819) 2,097
Net loss up to March
27, 1996............ -- -- -- -- -- -- (657) (657)
Transfer to restricted
reserve............. -- -- -- -- -- 48 (48) --
Formation of holding
company............. (3,709) 63 -- 122 -- -- 3,524 --
Capital
contribution........ -- -- 60 5,940 (3,000) -- -- 3,000
Net loss from March
28, 1996 through
September 30,
1996................ -- -- -- -- -- -- (1,898) (1,898)
Transfer to restricted
reserve............. -- -- -- -- -- 44 (44) --
----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ----- ------ ------
Balance September 30,
1996................ 7 63 60 6,612 (3,000) 742 (1,942) 2,542
===== ===== ===== ===== ====== ===== ====== ======
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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EURONET HOLDING N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD
NINE MONTHS FROM JUNE 22,
ENDED YEAR ENDED 1994 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995 1994
------------- ------------ --------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Net loss.............................................. $(2,555) $ (1,941) $ (228)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used
in operating activities:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment....... 393 133 5
Deferred income taxes............................... (219) (148) --
Decrease/(increase) in restricted cash.............. 169 (952) --
Increase in trade accounts receivable............... (57) (33) --
Increase in trade accounts payable.................. 150 288 76
Decrease/(increase) in prepaid expenses and other
current assets................................... 191 (293) (140)
Increase in accrued expenses and other long-term
liabilities...................................... 461 485 29
------- ------- -------
Net cash used in operating activities.......... (1,467) (2,461) (258)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Fixed asset purchases............................... (320) (394) (356)
Purchase of investment securities................... (206) -- --
Net decrease (increase) in loan receivable.......... 8 (24) --
------- ------- -------
Net cash used in investing activities.......... (518) (418) (356)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital contributions............................... 3,000 1,616 2,650
Repayment of obligations under capital leases....... (957) (523) --
Proceeds from bank borrowings....................... 206 -- --
Proceeds from loan from shareholder................. 101 161 --
------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by financing activities...... 2,350 1,254 2,650
------- ------- -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents......................................... 365 (1,625) 2,036
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period...... 411 2,036 --
======= ======= =======
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period............ $ 776 $ 411 $ 2,036
======= ======= =======
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid during year........................... $ 227 $ 107 $ --
======= ======= =======
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Capital lease obligations of $1,984 and $1,906 during the nine-month period
ended September 30, 1996 and the year ended December 31, 1995, respectively,
were incurred when Euronet N.V. entered into leases for new automatic teller
machines.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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EURONET HOLDING N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) ORGANIZATION AND FORMATION OF HOLDING COMPANY
Euronet Holding N.V. and Subsidiaries (Euronet N.V.) is an independent
shared automatic teller machine (ATM) network and service provider to banks and
financial institutions. Euronet N.V. serves a number of banks in Poland and
Hungary by providing ATMs that accept cards with international logos such as
VISA, American Express and Mastercard and proprietary bank cards issued by
member banks.
Euronet Holding N.V. is a limited liability company registered in the
Netherlands Antilles, incorporated on March 11, 1996. It was formed as a holding
company for the purpose of acquiring 100% ownership interest in the following
three operating entities: Euronet-Bank 24 Rt, (Bank24), SatComNet Kft,
(SatComNet), both incorporated in Hungary and Bankomat 24/Euronet Sp. z o.o.
(Bankomat), incorporated in Poland. The acquisition of these shares by the
Euronet N.V. took place on March 27, 1996.
Bank 24 and Bankomat were legally established on June 22, 1994 and August
8, 1995 respectively; SatComNet was acquired by an investor group on February
20, 1995. Bank 24 and SatComNet were, before the formation of Euronet N.V.,
owned by the same shareholder group. Bankomat was, before the formation of
Euronet N.V., owned by Michael Brown, Chairman of Euronet N.V. and a major
shareholder of Bank24 and SatComNet. The acquisition of the three operating
entities has been accounted for as a combination of entities under common
control using an accounting method similar to the pooling of interests method
for the following periods: June 22, 1994 through December 31, 1994; the year
ended December 31, 1995 and the nine month period ended September 30, 1996.
Euronet Services Inc. was established as a Delaware corporation on December
13, 1996 which will succeed Euronet N.V. as the holding company. It is intended
that (i) the holders of all of the preferred shares of Euronet N.V. will convert
all of such preferred shares into Common Shares of Euronet N.V. and (ii) Euronet
N.V. will effect a seven-for-one stock split of all outstanding common shares of
Euronet N.V.
On December 17, 1996, Euronet Services Inc. and the shareholders and
optionholders of Euronet N.V. entered into an Exchange Agreement pursuant to
which (i) 9,585,569 shares of Common Stock will be issued to the shareholders of
Euronet N.V. in exchange for all the common shares of Euronet N.V. (ii) options
to acquire 3,113,355 shares of Common Stock will be granted to the holders of
options to acquire 3,113,355 Common Shares of Euronet N.V. in exchange for all
of such options and (iii) awards with respect to 800,520 shares of Common Stock
of Euronet Services Inc. will be issued to the holders of awards with respect to
800,520 preferred shares of Euronet N.V. in exchange for all such awards (the
"Reorganization"). Euronet N.V. will be dissolved following the Reorganization.
The Reorganization is subject to and will be effective upon the execution of an
underwriting agreement in connection with an initial public offering of the
Common Stock of Euronet Services Inc.
(2) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES
(a) Basis of presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
The financial statements for 1994, 1995 and for the period from January 1,
1996 through March 27, 1996 have been presented as if the operating entities had
been combined from their respective dates of incorporation/acquisition.
Subsequent to March 27, 1996, the consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Euronet N.V. and its subsidiaries.
All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated
in the consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
(b) Transfer of non monetary assets
The transfer of the share holdings held by the shareholders in Bank 24,
SatComNet and Bankomat in exchange for shares in Euronet Holding N.V. have been
recorded at the underlying net equity of the operating entities. The transfer of
assets by shareholders have been recorded at the transferors' historical cost
basis.
(c) Foreign currency translation
The accounts of Euronet N.V. are recorded using U.S. dollars as the
functional currency which represents the currency of the primary economic
environments in which Euronet N.V. operates. Euronet N.V. applies Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 52 relative to the translation of foreign
currency financial statements into U.S. dollars and accounting for foreign
currency transactions. Under this statement, monetary assets and liabilities are
translated at current exchange rates and non monetary assets, liabilities and
shareholders' equity are recorded at historical exchange rates. Exchange gains
and losses resulting from remeasurement of assets and liabilities are recognized
in income when they occur.
Gains and losses resulting from the translation of foreign currency
transactions are included in the income statement when they occur.
(d) Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant, and equipment are stated at cost. Equipment under capital
leases are stated at the lesser of fair value of the leased equipment and the
present value of future minimum lease payments.
Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the assets. Equipment held under capital leases and leasehold
improvements are amortized straight line over their estimated useful lives.
Depreciation rates are as follows:
Automatic teller machines.................................. 7 years
Computers.................................................. 3 years
Software................................................... 3 years
Vehicles & Equipment....................................... 5 years
(e) Impairment of long-lived assets
Euronet N.V. assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets (mainly
property, plant and equipment) by determining whether the carrying value of the
fixed assets can be recovered over the remaining lives through projected
undiscounted future operating cash flows. If an impairment in value is estimated
to have occurred, the assets carrying value is reduced to its estimated fair
value. The assessment of the recoverability of long-lived assets will be
impacted if estimated future operating cash flows are not achieved.
(f) Income taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and
operating loss carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in
which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The
effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is
recognized in the income in the period that includes the enactment date.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Valuation allowances for deferred tax assets have been established on the
basis of Euronet N.V.'s estimate of taxable income for future periods.
(g) Risks and uncertainties
Euronet N.V. operates in one business segment through operations in Hungary
and Poland. Euronet N.V., at this time, is dependent on a limited group of
customers and network services are limited to those areas where ATMs have been
installed.
Management of Euronet N.V. has made a number of estimates and assumptions
related to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
(h) Revenue recognition
Euronet N.V. recognizes revenue at the point at which the service is
performed.
(i) Cash equivalents
For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, Euronet N.V. considers all
highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three
months or less to be cash equivalents.
(j) Investment securities
Investment securities at September 30, 1996 consist of Hungarian government
bonds which Euronet N.V. has classified as held-to-maturity (gross unrealised
losses are approximately $31,000). Held-to-maturity securities are those
securities in which Euronet N.V. has the ability and intent to hold the security
to maturity. The held-to-maturity investment securities are recorded at
amortized cost, adjusted for the amortization or accretion of premium and
discounts. A decline in the market value of any held-to-maturity security below
cost that is deemed other than temporary results in a reduction in the carrying
amount to fair value. The impairment is charged to earnings and a new cost basis
for the security is established. Premium and discounts are amortized or accreted
over the life of term of the related held-to-maturity security as an adjustment
to yield using the effective interest method.
(k) Pro-forma loss per share
As the historical capital structure of Euronet N.V. is not indicative of
the continuing capital structure, the historical loss per share has been
replaced by a pro-forma loss per share computation. The pro-forma loss per share
has been calculated by dividing the net loss by the pro-forma number of shares
amounting to 13,109,320. The pro-forma number of shares reflects the sum of (1)
10,641,532 common shares issued and outstanding of the new holding company,
Euronet Services Inc., (2) 1,519,002 shares issuable (using the treasury stock
method) under Euronet N.V.'s milestone stock option program, and (3) 948,786
shares issuable (using the treasury stock method) under Euronet N.V.'s stock
compensation plan.
(3) CAPITAL STOCK
Euronet Holding N.V. was established on the basis of the Articles of
Incorporation dated March 11, 1996.
Euronet N.V. registered a ten for one stock split on October 11, 1996. The
par value changed from $1.00 to $0.10 for all preferred and common shares
authorized and issued as a result of the stock split. Upon formation of Euronet
Inc., Euronet N.V.'s preferred and common shares authorized and issued will
reflect a further stock split of seven for one and the par value will change
from $0.10 to $0.01. All references in the financial statements to the number of
shares and per share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the
increased number of preferred and common shares outstanding.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
On September 26, 1996, Euronet N.V. called $2 million of the subscription
receivable which was received subsequent to September 30, 1996. On December 11,
1996, the remaining $1 million of subscription receivable was called.
In accordance with the Articles of Association of Euronet Holding N.V.,
holders of series B convertible preferred shares are entitled to priority
earnings' distribution, to the extent possible, as determined by a fixed
formula. Profits available for distribution after this deduction are then
allocated to both holders of series A and B convertible preferred shares, to the
extent possible, as determined by a fixed formula. Common shareholders are
entitled to a fixed dividend of $0.80 per common shares, to the extent possible,
after the second priority earnings' distribution. The remaining profits
available for distribution, to the extent possible, shall be allocated to all
shareholders on a pro rata basis.
In the event of liquidation of Euronet N.V., holders of series B
convertible preferred shares shall be entitled to receive, to the extent
possible, in priority to any distribution to the holders of series A and common
shares, a distribution determined in accordance with a fixed formula. From the
net assets that remain after this payment the holders of series A and B
convertible preferred shares shall be entitled to receive, to the extent
possible, in priority to any distribution to the holders of common shares, a
distribution determined in accordance with a fixed formula. The balance that
remains shall be distributed among the holders of common shares pro rata based
on their respective ownership of common shares.
Holders of convertible preferred shares may have their shares converted
into common shares at the rate of one to one. Holders of series B convertible
preferred shares may have their shares converted into series A convertible
preferred shares at the rate of one to one. Euronet N.V. has the option to
convert all preferred series A and B shares to common shares upon the
undertaking of an initial public offering.
Prior to Euronet N.V. being established on March 11, 1996, the common
shares of the entities forming part of the combination were Bank 24, SatComNet
and Bankomat. The share capital (and quota capital with respect to SatComNet) of
the combined entities is composed fully of common shares. Details of shares
authorized and issued are as follows:
QUOTA AUTHORIZED ISSUED TOTAL
CAPITAL SHARES SHARES VALUE
------- ---------- ------- ------
Bank 24................................................ -- 330,000 330,000 $3,162
SatComNet.............................................. 1 -- -- $ 491
Bankomat............................................... -- 3,140 3,140 $ 63
During 1995, Bank 24 changed its legal structure from a company limited by
quotas ("Kft") to a company limited by shares ("Rt").
(4) RESTRICTED RESERVE
The restricted reserve arises from the provisions of Hungarian accounting
law in relation to share capital contributed in foreign currency to Bank 24 and
SatComNet. Under these rules, a foreign currency capital contribution is
recorded in the local accounting records of the companies using the rate when
the capital was contributed. The foreign currency gain (or loss) which arises
upon usage of the foreign currency is booked directly to a separate non
distributable reserve.
For the purposes of these consolidated financial statements, the exchange
gains and losses booked to this reserve under Hungarian accounting law, together
with the gain on revaluing the remaining foreign currency received for capital
at each period end in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
have been included in the income statement for the year with an equivalent
transfer for the accumulated loss reserve to the restricted reserve.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
(5) RESTRICTED CASH
Euronet N.V. has two primary types of restricted cash balances at September
30, 1996 and December 31, 1995.
Bankomat and Bank 24 have deposits with banks as security with respect to
their supplying cash to the ATMs, equivalent to the amount of cash in machines
at the balance sheet dates. These deposits have been classified as restricted
cash.
Bank 24 also has deposits with a commercial bank to cover guarantees,
deposits with customs officials to cover potential charges, and with their
leasing company as a minimum deposit related to the lease of ATMs (see note 8).
Following is a detail of restricted cash balances at each balance sheet
date:
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995
------------- ------------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Restricted cash for ATM deposits -- Poland...................... $ 48 $ --
Restricted cash for ATM deposits -- Hungary..................... 127 180
Restricted cash for deposits -- Hungary......................... 608 772
---- ----
Total restricted cash........................................... $ 783 $952
==== ====
(6) PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
VEHICLES &
SOFTWARE ATMS COMPUTERS EQUIPMENT TOTAL
-------- ----- --------- ---------- -----
(IN THOUSANDS)
Cost:
Balance at June 22, 1994...................... -- -- -- -- --
Additions..................................... 3 262 -- 91 356
--- ----- --- --- -----
Balance at December 31, 1994.................. 3 262 -- 91 356
Additions..................................... 100 2,123 77 2,300
--- ----- --- --- -----
Balance at December 31, 1995.................. 103 2,385 -- 168 2,656
Additions..................................... 218 2,126 260 230 2,834
Disposals..................................... -- -- -- (7) (7)
--- ----- --- --- -----
Balance at September 30, 1996................. 321 4,511 260 391 5,483
====== ===== ======== ======== =====
Accumulated Depreciation:
Balance at June 22, 1994...................... -- -- -- -- --
Additions..................................... -- -- -- 5 5
--- ----- --- --- -----
Balance at December 31, 1994.................. -- -- -- 5 5
Additions..................................... 7 110 -- 16 133
--- ----- --- --- -----
Balance at December 31, 1995.................. 7 110 -- 21 138
Additions..................................... 27 302 14 50 393
--- ----- --- --- -----
Balance at September 30, 1996................. 34 412 14 71 531
====== ===== ======== ======== =====
(7) SHORT TERM BORROWINGS
Short term borrowings represents a Hungarian forint denominated loan of
$206,000 granted by a commercial bank in Hungary to permit such bank to supply
cash to the ATM network. This loan originated April 4, 1996 and is due on March
18, 1997 together with interest accrued at 27%.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Euronet N.V. has collateralised this loan by the pledge of investment
securities amounting to $206,000, bearing interest at 29% maturing on March 18,
1997.
(8) LEASES
(a) Capital leases
Euronet N.V. leases the majority of its ATMs in Poland and Hungary under
two principal capital lease agreements that expire in July 1999 and January
2001, respectively. The leases bear interest at 15% and 11%, respectively and
are payable in monthly and semi-annual installments.
Euronet N.V. also leases an IBM AS400 computer for use as its central
processing and authorization center for ATM transactions. This three year lease
with a term of July 1, 1996 through September 30, 1999 bears interest at a rate
of 15% and is payable in quarterly installments of $24,000.
The gross amount of the ATMs and IBM computer and related accumulated
amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995
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(IN THOUSANDS)
ATMs............................................................ $ 3,666 $1,906
IBM computer.................................................... 224 --
----- -----
3,890 1,906
Less accumulated amortization................................... (331) (96)
----- -----
Net book value.................................................. $ 3,559 $1,810
===== =====
Amortization of assets held under capital leases is included with
depreciation expense.
(b) Operating leases
Euronet N.V. also has noncancelable operating rental leases which expire
over the next 2 to 4 years. Rent expense under these leases amounted to
$234,000, $158,000 and $66,000, for the nine months ended September 30, 1996,
year ended December 31, 1995 and for the period from June 22, 1994 through
December 31, 1994, respectively.
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(c) Future minimum lease payments
Future minimum lease payments under the capital leases and the
noncancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess
of one year) as of September 30, 1996 are:
CAPITAL OPERATING
LEASES LEASES
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Year ending September 30,
1997................................................................. $ 878 $ 292
1998................................................................. 955 150
1999................................................................. 1,023 140
2000................................................................. 601 147
2001................................................................. 301 --
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Total minimum lease payments...................................... 3,758 $ 729
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Less amounts representing interest..................................... (825)
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Present value of net minimum capital lease payments.................... 2,933
Less current installments of obligations under capital leases.......... 570
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Long term capital lease obligations.................................... $ 2,363
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(9) INCOME TAXES
The income tax benefit consisted of the following:
FOR THE PERIOD
NINE MONTHS FROM JUNE 22,
ENDED YEAR ENDED 1994 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995 1994
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Current tax expense
Netherlands Antilles............................... -- -- --
Europe............................................. -- -- --
----- ----- -----
Total current...................................... -- -- --
Deferred tax expense
Netherlands Antilles............................... -- -- --
Europe............................................. (219) (148) --
----- ----- -----
Total deferred..................................... (219) (148) --
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The sources of loss before income taxes are presented as follows:
FOR THE PERIOD
NINE MONTHS FROM JUNE 22,
ENDED YEAR ENDED 1994 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995 1994
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Netherlands Antilles............................... 287 -- --
Europe............................................. 2,354 1,967 163
----- ----- -----
Loss before income taxes........................... 2,641 1,967 163
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The difference between the actual income tax benefit and the tax benefit
computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to losses before taxes is
attributable to the following:
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995 1994
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Income tax benefit at statutory rates............. 156 427 82
Non-deductible expenses........................... (18) (153) (23)
Tax holiday....................................... (6) (8) --
Foreign tax benefit............................... 497 -- --
Valuation allowance............................... (410) (118) (59)
----- ----- -----
Actual income tax benefit......................... 219 148 --
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The income tax benefit has been calculated on the basis of the taxable
losses of the combined entities for the period June 22, 1994 through December
31, 1994, the year ended December 31, 1995 and the period January 1, 1996
through March 27, 1996. Upon formation of Euronet N.V. on March 27, 1996, the
income tax benefit was calculated solely on the basis of the taxable loss of
Euronet Holding N.V.
The tax effect of temporary differences and carryforwards which give rise
to deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1996 1995 1994
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Tax loss carryforwards............................ 754 233 59
Leasing........................................... 4 12 --
Leasehold improvements............................ 32 21 --
Interest accrual.................................. 59 -- --
Other accruals.................................... 46 -- --
----- ----- ----
Deferred tax asset................................ 895 266 59
Valuation allowance............................... (528) (118) (59)
----- ----- ----
Net deferred tax assets........................... 367 148 --
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The valuation allowance relates to deferred tax assets established under
SFAS No. 109 for loss carryforwards of $3,687,000. The tax operating loss
carryforwards will expire through 1999 for Bankomat and through 2001 for Bank
24, SatComNet and Euronet Holding N.V. Based on Euronet N.V.'s forecast of
sufficient taxable income for future periods in which the tax losses are
expected to be absorbed, Euronet N.V. believes that it will realise the benefit
of the deferred tax assets, net of the existing valuation allowance.
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(10) SHARE PLANS AND CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
(a) Share Compensation Plan
Euronet N.V. has established a share compensation plan which provides
certain employees options to purchase shares of Euronet N.V.'s common stock. The
exercise price is established based on the estimated fair value of the shares at
grant date. Such value is determined by management taking into consideration
recent equity or convertible security transactions as well as changes in Euronet
N.V.'s business. The options vest over a period of five years from the date of
grant. Options are exercisable during the term of employment or consulting
arrangements with Euronet N.V. and its subsidiaries. Euronet N.V. has the right
to repurchase shares within 180 days from an employee who has exercised his
options but has ceased to be employed by Euronet N.V.
At September 30, 1996, Euronet N.V. has authorized options for the purchase
of 921,550 shares of common shares, of which 886,550 have been awarded to
employees. Of that amount, options for 255,640 shares have vested as of
September 30, 1996. The option exercise price varies between $0.71 and $1.43. No
compensation has been recorded for such share options. The exercise price of the
employee share options has been modified to reflect the stock split registered
on October 11, 1996 and the proposed capital structure of the new holding
company, Euronet Services Inc.
Subsequent to September 30, 1996, Euronet N.V. has authorized further
options for the purchase of 378,000 shares of which 176,400 were awarded at
option exercise prices between $1.43 and $2.14.
(b) Milestone Share Awards and Options
In accordance with the first amendment to the shareholders agreement dated
October 14, 1996, Euronet N.V. has reserved 2,850,925 shares of series A
convertible preferred shares which shall be authorized but unissued for the
purpose of awarding preferred shares ("milestone awards") to certain investors
(800,520 shares at par value of $0.01) and options to acquire preferred shares
("milestone options") to the founders, management and key employees (2,050,405
shares at $2.14 per share).
The milestone awards vest and become exercisable on the date on which any
one or more of the three performance goals described in the Shareholders
Agreement is attained. One third of the milestone awards vest upon the
occurrence of each milestone. The milestone options vest and become exercisable
upon the earlier of October 14, 2006, or the date on which any one or more of
the three performance goals described in the Shareholders Agreement is attained.
One third of the milestone options vest upon the occurrence of each milestone.
The exercise price of the milestone options is established based on the
estimated fair value of the shares at grant date. Such value is determined by
management taking into consideration recent equity or convertible security
transactions as well as changes in Euronet N.V.'s business. In the event of an
initial public offering all milestones awards and milestone options granted
under the milestone arrangement (with the exception of 49,819 options to certain
key employees which will vest equally over two years following the initial
public offering) shall be considered to have been met and all preferred shares
shall become immediately issuable to beneficiaries of milestone awards and
options.
(c) Standby Commitment and Contribution
Certain investors (Poland Partners, LP Advent Partners LP, Advent Private
Equity Fund, Poland Investment Fund LP, Hungarian Private Equity Fund and DST
Systems Inc.) agreed to make an aggregate of three million dollars available to
Euronet N.V. in two tranches of one million ("tranche 1") and two million
dollars ("tranche 2"), respectively.
Euronet N.V. made a call on tranche 1 of the standby commitment on November
26, 1996. The conversion terms of tranche 1 were that one share of series B
convertible preferred shares of Euronet N.V. was issued for each $2.14 of
standby contribution (466,669 series B convertible preferred shares were issued
in exchange for
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
one million dollars). The terms of tranche 2 are that one share of series B
convertible preferred shares will be issued for each $10 of standby contribution
made. Upon formation of the new holding company, Euronet Services Inc., the
option to call the second tranche will be cancelled.
(11) BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
Euronet N.V. and its subsidiaries operate in one business segment, the
service of providing an independent shared ATM network to banks and financial
institutions that it serves.
Net revenue, operating assets and identifiable assets, as of and for the
periods ending September 30, 1996 as well as December 31, 1995 and 1994,
excluding intercompany amounts, of Euronet N.V. and it subsidiaries according to
their geographic location are:
TOTAL REVENUES OPERATING LOSS IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS
-------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------------
1996 1995 1994 1996 1995 1994 1996 1995 1994
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Europe.............. 638 62 -- (2,423) (2,108) (240) 7,298 4,519 2,527
Netherlands Antilles -- -- -- (287) -- -- 134 -- --
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Total............... 638 62 -- (2,710) (2,108) (240) 7,432 4,519 2,527
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
(12) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Euronet N.V. is committed to purchase ATMs from certain suppliers for a
total minimum amount of $13,277,000 over an indefinite period of time.
(13) RELATED PARTIES
Hi-Care
Hi-Care, the lessor from whom Bank24 rents its Budapest office, was an
investor in Euronet Holding N.V. from March 24, 1995 through March 27, 1996.
Hi-Care invested $197,000 in Bank 24 until the formation of Euronet Holding
N.V., at which time its shares were purchased by a new investor.
Employee loan (LT Loans Receivable)
Euronet N.V. provided an interest bearing loan to an employee on June 9,
1995 with a maturity date of October 1, 1999. The outstanding balance at
September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995 is $24,000 and $32,000, respectively.
The loan is repayable over 4 years in equal monthly instalments. The current
portion of the loan has been recorded in other current assets and the long term
portion is separately disclosed on the face of the balance sheet.
Michael Brown
Michael Brown, one of Euronet N.V.'s shareholders loaned Euronet N.V. a
total of $195,000 as at September 30, 1996 which was received during 1995 and
1996, bearing interest at 10% annually.
In addition, he paid $173,000 relating to start up and formation expenses
on behalf of Euronet N.V. in 1995. This has been recorded as a capital
contribution of $106,000 and the remaining balance of $67,000 as notes
payable-shareholder. Interest accrued of $14,000 is included in accrued
expenses.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Windham Technologies Inc
Windham Technologies Inc. (Windham) holds the option to purchase ATMs at
the end of the lease term. Windham is jointly owned by two shareholders of
Euronet Holding N.V. Windham has signed an undertaking to contribute these
assets to Euronet N.V. at the end of the lease at a bargain purchase price of $1
plus incidental expenses.
In addition, payments of $415,000, $320,000 and $66,000 have been made for
the nine months ended September 30, 1996, the year ended December 31, 1995 and
the period from June 22, 1994 through December 31, 1994 to Windham. These
payments cover the services and related expenses of consultants provided by
Windham to Euronet N.V.
(14) CONCENTRATIONS OF BUSINESS AND CREDIT RISK
Euronet N.V. is subject to concentrations of business and credit risk
through trade receivables, cash and short-term investments. Euronet N.V.'s
customer base, even though limited, includes the most significant international
card organizations and certain banks in Hungary and Poland. Therefore, Euronet
N.V.'s operations are directly affected by the financial condition of those
entities. Cash and short-term investments are placed with high-credit quality
financial institutions or in short-term duration, high-quality debt securities.
Management believes that the credit risk associated with trade receivables, cash
and short-term investments is minimal due to the control procedures which
monitor credit worthiness of customers and financial institutions.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, AND, IF GIVEN OR
MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN
AUTHORIZED. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE SECURITIES TO
WHICH IT RELATES OR AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY SUCH
SECURITIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE
AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE.
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Prospectus Summary..................... 3
Risk Factors........................... 6
Use of Proceeds........................ 11
Dilution............................... 12
Dividend Policy........................ 13
Capitalization......................... 14
Selected Consolidated Financial Data... 15
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations........................... 17
Business............................... 21
Management............................. 31
Certain Transactions................... 38
Principal and Selling Shareholders..... 42
Description of Capital Stock........... 43
Certain United States Federal Tax
Considerations for Non-U.S. Holders
of Shares............................ 46
Shares Eligible For Future Sale........ 48
Underwriting........................... 49
Validity of Securities................. 51
Experts................................ 51
Annex A -- Country Information: Hungary
and Poland........................... A-1
Consolidated Financial Statements...... F-1
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UNTIL , 1997 (25 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS), ALL
DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE SHARES, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN
THIS DISTRIBUTION, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS. THIS IS IN ADDITION
TO THE OBLIGATION OF DEALERS TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS
AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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LOGO
COMMON STOCK
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth the Registrant's estimated expenses in
connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being
registered, other than underwriting discounts and commissions.
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee..................... $ 25,858
Nasdaq National Market quotation fee.................................... 30,750
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. filing fee............. 9,033
Reimbursement of Underwiters Expenses................................... *
Legal fees and expenses................................................. 100,000
Accounting fees and expenses............................................ *
Blue sky qualification fees and expenses................................ 15,000
Transfer agent fees and expenses........................................ 8,000
Miscellaneous........................................................... *
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Total.............................................................. $ *
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*To be filed by amendment.
ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Articles Eighth and Ninth of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation
provide as follows:
"EIGHTH: The Corporation shall indemnify each of the individuals who may be
indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as it may be amended
from time to time ("Section 145"), (i) in each and every situation
where the Corporation is obligated to make such indemnification
pursuant to Section 145, and (ii) in each and every situation where,
under Section 145, the Corporation is not obligated, but is permitted
or empowered, to make such indemnification. The Corporation shall
promptly make or cause to be made any determination which Section 145
requires.
NINTH: A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the
Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director. This provision shall not eliminate or
limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's
duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction
from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. If the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware is subsequently
amended to further eliminate or limit the liability of the director,
then a director of the Corporation, in addition to the circumstances
in which a director is not personally liable as set forth in the
preceding sentence, shall not be liable to the fullest extent
permitted by the amended General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware."
Article VII of the Company's By-laws provides as follows:
"Section 1 INDEMNIFICATION AND EXCULPATION. Reference is hereby made to
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (or any successor provision thereto). The Corporation
shall indemnify each person who may be indemnified (the
"Indemnitees") pursuant to such section to the full extent
permitted thereby. In each and every situation where the
Corporation may do so under such section, the Corporation
hereby obligates itself to so indemnify the Indemnitees, and in
each case, if any, where the Corporation must make certain
investigations on a case-by-case basis prior to
indemnification, the Corporation hereby obligates itself to
pursue such investigation diligently, it being the specific
intention of these
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Bylaws to obligate the Corporation to indemnify each person
whom it may indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law at
any time and from time to time. To the extent not prohibited by
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (or any other provision of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware), the Indemnitees shall not be liable
to the Corporation except for their own individual willful
misconduct or actions taken in bad faith. Expenses incurred by
an officer or director in defending any action, suit or
proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding to the
fullest extent permitted by subsection (e) of Section 145."
Reference is also made to Section 5 of the Underwriting Agreement filed as
Exhibit 1.1 hereto.
ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
On December 17, 1996, the Company and the shareholders and optionholders of
Euronet Holding N.V. entered into an Exchange Agreement pursuant to which (i)
9,585,569 shares of Common Stock of the Company will be issued to the
Shareholders of Euronet Holding N.V. in exchange for all of Common Shares of
Euronet Holding N.V. (ii) options to acquire 3,113,355 shares of Common Stock
will be granted to the holders of options to acquire 3,113,355 Common Shares of
Euronet Holding N.V. in exchange for all of such options and (iii) awards with
respect to 800,520 shares of Common Stock will be issued to the holders of
awards with respect to 800,520 preferred shares of Euronet Holding N.V. in
exchange for all such awards. Euronet Holding N.V. will be dissolved following
the consummation of the Offering. Such exchange is subject to and will be
effective upon the execution of the underwriting agreement to be executed in
connection with the Offering.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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*1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement.
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation.
3.2 By-Laws of the Company.
*4.2 Specimen of certificate for Shares, par value $0.01, of the Company.
*5.1 Opinion of Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn as to legality of the Shares.
10.1 Amended Agreement for Solution Delivery dated April 17, 1996 between Bank
Access 24 Rt. and IBM World Trade Corporation.
10.2 Frame Contract dated February 20, 1996 between Bankomat 24 Sp. z o.o. and
AT&T Global Information Solutions Polska, Sp. z o.o.
10.3 Exchange Agreement dated as of December 17, 1996 among the Company and the
stockholders and optionholders of Euronet Holding N.V.
10.4 The Euronet Long-Term Incentive Plan.
*10.5 Form of Employment Agreement for Executive Officers.
21.1 List of Subsidiaries of Registrant.
23.1 Consent of KPMG Polska Sp. z o.o.
23.2 Consent of Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney (included in signatures).
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the provisions described under "Item 14, Indemnification
of Directors and Officers" above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment to the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of
this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a
form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) It will provide to the U.S. Underwriters at the closing specified
in the Underwriting Agreement, certificates in such denominations and
registered in such names as required by the U.S. Underwriters to permit
prompt delivery to each purchaser.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-1 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Warsaw on the 18th day of December, 1996
EURONET SERVICES INC.
By: /s/ MICHAEL J.
BROWN
Michael J. Brown
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints MICHAEL J. BROWN and DANIEL R. HENRY, and
each of them severally, his true and lawful attorney or attorneys with power of
substitution and resubstitution to sign in his name, place and stead in any and
all such capacities the Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments) and any documents in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
each of said attorneys to have power to act with or without the other, and to
have full power and authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of
each such officer and director of the Registrant who shall have executed such a
power of attorney, every act whatsoever which such attorneys, or any one of
them, may deem necessary or desirable to be done in connection therewith as
fully and to all intents and purposes as such officer or director of the
Registrant might or could do in person.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on December 18, 1996 and such signatures may be in
counterparts:
SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ MICHAEL J. BROWN Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief
- ------------------------------------------------- Executive Officer and President
Michael J. Brown
/s/ DANIEL R. HENRY Director and Chief Operating Officer
- -------------------------------------------------
Daniel R. Henry
/s/ STEVEN J. BUCKLEY Director
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Steven J. Buckley
/s/ ERIBERTO R. SCOCIMARA Director
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Eriberto R. Scocimara
/s/ ANDRZEJ OLECHOWSKI Director
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Andrzej Olechowski
/s/ THOMAS A. MCDONNELL Director
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Thomas A. McDonnell
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ NICHOLAS B. CALLINAN Director
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Nicholas B. Callinan
/s/ BRUCE COLWILL Chief Financial Officer and Chief
- ------------------------------------------------- Accounting Officer
Bruce Colwill
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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*1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement.
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation.
3.2 By-Laws of the Company.
*4.2 Specimen of certificate for Shares, par value $0.01, of the Company.
*5.1 Opinion of Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn as to legality of the Shares.
10.1 Amended Agreement for Solution Delivery dated April 17, 1996 between Bank
Access 24 Rt. and IBM World Trade Corporation.
10.2 Frame Contract dated February 20, 1996 between Bankomat 24 Sp. z o.o. and
AT&T Global Information Solutions Polska, Sp. z o.o.
10.3 Exchange Agreement dated as of December 17, 1996 among the Company and the
stockholders and optionholders of Euronet Holding N.V.
10.4 The Euronet Long-Term Incentive Plan.
*10.5 Form of Employment Agreement for Executive Officers.
21.1 List of Subsidiaries of Registrant.
23.1 Consent of KPMG Polska Sp. z o.o.
23.2 Consent of Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney (included in signatures).
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1
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
EURONET SERVICES INC.
FIRST: The name of the corporation (the "Corporation") is:
Euronet Services Inc.
SECOND: (a) The address of the registered office of
the Corporation in Delaware is:
Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange
Street City of Wilmington, County of New
Castle Delaware 19801
(b) The name of the Corporation's registered agent at the
address of its registered office is:
The Corporation Trust Company
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in, promote and carry on
any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FOURTH: (a) The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which
the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Forty Million
Shares (40,000,000) shares consisting of:
1. Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value
one cent ($.01) per share (the "Preferred Stock");
2. Thirty Million (30,000,000) shares of common stock, with a par
value of one cent ($.01) per share ("Common Shares");
(b) The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, subject to
any limitations prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of
the shares of Preferred Stock in series, and by filing a
certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware
(such certificate being hereinafter referred to as a "Preferred
Stock Designation"), to establish from time to time the number of
shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the
designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each
such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions
thereof. The number of authorized shares of the Preferred Stock
may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares
thereof then
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outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of
two-thirds (2/3) of the outstanding Common Stock, without a
vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series
thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required
pursuant to the terms of any Preferred Stock Designation.
FIFTH: The powers of the Incorporator are to terminate upon the election of
the first Board of Directors. The name and address of the Incorporator
are as follows:
Jeffrey B. Newman
c\o Arent Fox
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-5339
SIXTH: The Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors, which shall
exercise all powers conferred under the laws of the state of Delaware.
The number of directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by
the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority
of the entire Board of Directors.
The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any
class or series of Preferred Stock, shall be divided into three classes,
as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, with the term of
office of the first class to expire at the conclusion of the first
annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of the second class
to expire at the conclusion of the annual meeting of stockholders one
year thereafter and the term of office of the third class to expire at
the conclusion of the annual meeting of stockholders two years
thereafter, with each director to hold office until his or her successor
shall have been duly elected and qualified. At each annual meeting of
stockholders following such initial classification and election,
directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be
elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual
meeting of stockholders after their election, with each director to hold
office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and
qualified.
Notwithstanding any contained in this Certificate of Incorporation or
the Bylaws of the Corporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of
the holders of at least 80% of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single
class, shall be required to alter, amend, adopt any provision
inconsistent with or repeal this Article SIXTH.
SEVENTH: The provisions for the regulation of the internal affairs of the
Corporation shall be stated in the Corporation's Bylaws, as they may
be amended from time to time. The Board of Directors shall be
authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws.
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EIGHTH: The Corporation shall indemnify each of the individuals who may be
indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as it may be
amended from time to time ("Section 145"), (i) in each and every
situation where the Corporation is obligated to make such
indemnification pursuant to Section 145, and (ii) in each and every
situation where, under Section 145, the Corporation is not obligated,
but is permitted or empowered, to make such indemnification. The
Corporation shall promptly make or cause to be made any determination
which Section 145 requires.
NINTH: A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the
Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director. This provision shall not eliminate or
limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or it stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,
or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived any
improper personal benefit. If the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware is subsequently amended to further eliminate or
limit the liability of the director, then a director of the
Corporation, in addition to the circumstances in which a director is
not personally liable as set forth in the preceding sentence, shall
not be liable to the fullest extent permitted by the amended General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
TENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision
contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner
prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware and all rights
conferred upon stockholders are granted subject to this reservation.
By executing this Certificate of Incorporation, I hereby declare and
certify that this is my act and deed and the facts stated in this Certificate
of Incorporation are true.
Dated: December 13, 1996 _______________________________
Jeffrey B. Newman
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Exhibit 3.2
BYLAWS
OF
EURONET SERVICES INC.
(the "Corporation")
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
The Corporation may have such office(s) at such place(s), both within and
outside the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors from time to time
determines or as the business of the Corporation from time to time requires.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. ANNUAL MEETINGS. Annual meetings of the stockholders shall be
held on the 30th day of April, beginning in 1997, if not a legal holiday, or,
if a legal holiday, then on the next business day following, or at such other
date and time and at such place (within or outside the State of Delaware) as is
designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice
of the meeting. At each annual meeting the stockholders shall elect directors
as provided in Section 1 of Article III and shall transact such other business
as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Unless otherwise prescribed by law, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, special meetings of the
stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called by the President or
Secretary upon the written request of a majority of the total number of
directors of the Corporation or of holders owning not less than 50 percent
(50%) of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding
and entitled to vote at any such meeting. Requests for special meetings shall
state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.
Section 3. NOTICES OF ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation
or these Bylaws, written notice of any annual or special meeting of the
stockholders shall state the place, date and time thereof and, in the case of a
special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, and
shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting
not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting.
(b) Notice of any meeting of stockholders (whether annual or special) to
act upon an amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation, a reduction of
stated capital or a plan of merger, consolidation or sale of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's assets shall be given to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting not less than twenty
(20) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting. Any such
notice shall be
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accompanied by a copy of the proposed amendment or plan of reduction, merger,
consolidation or sale.
Section 4. RECORD DATE.
a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled
(i) to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment
thereof, (ii) to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, or
allotment of any rights, or (iii) to exercise any rights in respect of any
change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful
action, the Board of Directors, in advance, may fix a date as the record date
for any such determination, which record date shall not precede the date upon
which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of
Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor
less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty
(60) days prior to the date of any other action. A determination of
stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the
stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting taken pursuant to
Section 6 of Article II; provided, however, that the Board of Directors, in its
discretion, may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to
consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting as provided in Section
8 of Article II, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date
shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is
adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than ten
days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted
by the Board of Directors. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of
Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board
is required, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting
forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation
by delivery to its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the
Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of
stockholders are recorded. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of
Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the Delaware
General Corporation Law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled
to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the
close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the
resolution taking such prior action.
Section 5. LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS. At least ten (10) days (but not more
than sixty (60) days) before any meeting of the stockholders, the officer or
transfer agent in charge of the stock transfer books of the Corporation shall
prepare and make a complete alphabetical list of the stockholders entitled to
vote at such meeting, which list shows the address of each stockholder and the
number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The list so
prepared shall be maintained at a place within the city where the meeting is to
be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if
not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held, and shall be
open to inspection by any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting,
during ordinary business hours during a period of no less than ten (10) days
prior to the meeting. The list also shall be produced and kept open at the
meeting (during the entire duration thereof) and, except as otherwise provided
by law, may be
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inspected by any stockholder or proxy of a stockholder who is
present in person at such meeting.
Section 6. PRESIDING OFFICERS; ORDER OF BUSINESS.
(a) Meetings of the stockholders shall be presided over by the President,
or, if the President is not present, by a Vice President, if any, or, if a Vice
President is not present, by such person who is chosen by the Board of
Directors, or, if none, by a chairperson to be chosen at the meeting by
stockholders present in person or by proxy who own a majority of the shares of
capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote and represented at such
meeting. The secretary of meetings shall be the Secretary of the Corporation,
or, if the Secretary is not present, an Assistant Secretary, if any, or, if an
Assistant Secretary is not present, such person as may be chosen by the Board
of Directors, or, if none, by such person who is chosen by the chairperson at
the meeting.
(b) The following order of Business, unless otherwise ordered at the
meeting by the chairperson thereof, shall be observed as far as practicable and
consistent with the purposes of the meeting:
(1) Call of the meeting to order.
(2) Presentation of proof of mailing of notice of the meeting and, if
the meeting is a special meeting, the call thereof.
(3) Presentation of proxies.
(4) Determination and announcement that a quorum is present.
(5) Reading and approval (or waiver thereof) of the minutes of the
previous meeting.
(6) Reports, if any, of officers.
(7) Election of directors, if the meeting is an annual meeting or a
meeting called for such purpose.
(8) Consideration of the specific purpose or purposes for which the
meeting has been called (other than the election of directors).
(9) Transaction of such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
(10) Adjournment.
Section 7. QUORUM; ADJOURNMENTS
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(a) The holders of one-third of the shares of capital stock of the
Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any given meeting
present in person or by proxy shall be necessary to and shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders,
except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation.
(b) If a quorum is not present in person or by proxy at any meeting of
stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or
by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time,
without notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, until a quorum is
present in person or by proxy.
(c) Even if a quorum is present in person or by proxy at any meeting of
the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat present in person
or by proxy shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time for
good cause, without notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place
thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, until a
date which is not more than thirty (30) days after the date of the original
meeting.
(d) Any business which might have been transacted at a meeting as
originally called may be transacted at any meeting held after adjournment as
provided in this Section 6 at which reconvened meeting a quorum is present in
person or by proxy. Anything in paragraph (b) of this Section 6 to the
contrary notwithstanding, if an adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days,
or if after an adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of
record entitled to vote thereat.
Section 8. VOTING.
(a) At any meeting of stockholders every stockholder having the right to
vote shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy. Except as otherwise
provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder of
record shall be entitled to one vote (on each matter submitted to a vote) for
each share of capital stock registered in his, her or its name on the books of
the Corporation.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, all matters shall be determined by a vote of a majority of the
shares present in person or represented by proxy and voting on such matters.
Section 9. ACTION BY CONSENT. Any action required or permitted to be
taken at any meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting,
without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent setting forth the action
so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less
than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take
such action. All written consents shall be filed with the minutes of the
meetings of the stockholders.
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ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. GENERAL POWERS; NUMBER; TENURE. The business and affairs of
the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of its Board of Directors,
which may exercise all powers of the Corporation and perform or authorize the
performance of all lawful acts and things which are not by law, the Certificate
of Incorporation or these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or
performed by the stockholders. The number of directors of the Corporation
shall be as provided by the Certificate of Incorporation. The directors shall
be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders (except as otherwise
provided in Section 2 of this Article III). The directors, other than those who
may be elected by the holders of any class or series of preferred stock, shall
be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably
possible, with the term of office of the first class to expire at the
conclusion of the first annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of
the second class to expire at the conclusion of the annual meeting of
stockholders one year thereafter and the term of office of the third class to
expire at the conclusion of the annual meeting of stockholders two years
thereafter, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall
have been duly elected and qualified. At each annual meeting of stockholders
following such initial classification and election, directors elected to
succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of
office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after
their election, with each director to hold office until his or her successor
shall have been duly elected and qualified. Directors need not be stockholders
nor residents of the State of Delaware.
Section 2. VACANCIES. Vacancies and newly created directorships may be
filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a
quorum, or by the sole remaining director. When one or more directors shall
resign from the Board, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors
then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have the power to
fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such
resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen
shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders or until
his successor has been elected and has qualified.
Section 3. REMOVAL; RESIGNATION.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation
or these Bylaws, at any meeting of the stockholders called expressly for such
purpose any director may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of
stockholders holding a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote at an election of directors.
(b) Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the
Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, if any, the President, or the
Secretary of the Corporation. Unless otherwise specified in such written
notice, a resignation shall take effect upon delivery thereof to the Board of
Directors or the designated officer. A resignation need not be accepted in
order for it to be effective.
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Section 4. PLACE OF MEETINGS. The Board of Directors may hold both
regular and special meetings either within or outside the State of Delaware, at
such place as the Board from time to time deems advisable.
Section 5. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of each newly elected Board
of Directors shall be held as soon as is practicable (but in no event more than
ten (10) days) following the annual meeting of the stockholders, and no notice
to the newly elected directors of such meeting shall be necessary for such
meeting to be lawful, provided a quorum is present thereat.
Section 6. REGULAR MEETINGS. Additional regular meetings of the Board of
Directors may be held without notice, at such time and place as from time to
time may be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 7. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors
may be called by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or by the President or by
any two (2) directors upon two (2) days' notice to each director if such notice
is delivered personally or sent by telegram, or upon five (5) days' notice if
sent by mail.
Section 8. QUORUM; ADJOURNMENTS. A majority of the number of directors
then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
each and every meeting of the Board of Directors, and the act of a majority of
the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the
act of the Board of Directors, except as may otherwise specifically be provided
by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. If a quorum is not
present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present may
adjourn the meeting, from time to time, without notice other than announcement
at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
Section 9. COMPENSATION. Directors shall be entitled to such compensation
for their services as directors as from time to time may be fixed by the Board
of Directors and in any event shall be entitled to reimbursement of all
reasonable expenses incurred by them in attending directors' meetings. Any
director may waive compensation for any meeting. No director who receives
compensation as a director shall be barred from serving the Corporation in any
other capacity or from receiving compensation and reimbursement of reasonable
expenses for any or all such other services.
Section 10. ACTION BY CONSENT. Any action required or permitted to be
taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting
and without prior notice if a written consent in lieu of such meeting which
sets forth the action so taken is signed either before or after such action by
all directors. All written consents shall be filed with the minutes of the
Board's proceedings.
Section 11. MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE OR SIMILAR COMMUNICATIONS. The Board of
Directors may participate in meetings by means of conference telephone or
similar communications equipment, whereby all directors participating in the
meeting can hear each other at the same time, and participation in any such
meeting shall constitute presence in person by such director at such meeting.
A written record shall be made of all actions taken at
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any meeting conducted by means of a conference telephone or similar
communications equipment.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. COMMITTEES. (a) The Board of Directors, by resolution duly
adopted by a majority of directors at a meeting at which a quorum is present,
may appoint such committee or committees as it shall deem advisable and with
such limited authority as the Board of Directors shall from time to time
determine.
(b) The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to fill
vacancies in, change the membership of, or discharge any committee.
(c) Members of any committee shall be entitled to such compensation for
their services as such as from time to time may be fixed by the Board of
Directors and in any event shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable
expenses incurred in attending committee meetings. Any member of a committee
may waive compensation for any meeting.
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No committee member who receives compensation as a member of any one or more
committees shall be barred from serving the Corporation in any other capacity or
from receiving compensation and reimbursement of reasonable expenses for any or
all such other services.
(d) Unless prohibited by law, the provisions of Section 10 ("Action by
Consent") and Section ("Meetings by Telephone or Similar Communications") of
Article III shall apply to all committees from time to time created by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. POSITIONS. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by
the Board of Directors and shall consist of a President, a Secretary and a
Treasurer. The Board of Directors also may choose a Chairman of the Board, one
or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and/or Assistant Treasurers and
such other officers and/or agents as the Board from time to time deems
necessary or appropriate. The Board of Directors may delegate to the President
of the Corporation the authority to appoint any officer or agent of the
Corporation and to fill a vacancy other than the President, Secretary or
Treasurer. The election or appointment of any officer of the Corporation in
itself shall not create contract rights for any such officer. All officers of
the Corporation shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as from time
to time shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise
provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any number of offices may be held
by the same person .
Section 2. TERM OF OFFICE; REMOVAL. Each officer of the Corporation shall
hold office at the pleasure of the Board and any officer may be removed, with
or without cause, at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
directors then in office, provided that any officer appointed by the President
pursuant to authority delegated to the President by the Board of Directors may
be removed, with or without cause, at any time whenever the President in his or
her absolute discretion shall consider that the best interests of the
Corporation shall be served by such removal. Removal of an officer by the
Board or by the President, as the case may be, shall not prejudice the contract
rights, if any, of the person so removed. Vacancies (however caused) in any
office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of
Directors (or by the President in the case of a vacancy occurring in an Office
to which the President has been delegated the authority to make appointments).
Section 3. COMPENSATION. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation
shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors, and no officer
shall be prevented from receiving a salary by reason of the fact that he also
receives from the Corporation compensation in any other capacity.
Section 4. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The Chairman of the Board, if any,
shall be an officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the
Board of Directors, shall perform such executive, supervisory and management
functions and duties as from time to
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time may be assigned to him or her by the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if
present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and all meetings of
the Board of Directors.
Section 5. PRESIDENT. The President shall be the chief executive officer
of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors,
shall have general charge of the business, affairs and property of the
Corporation and general supervision over its other officers and agents. In
general, the President shall perform all duties incident to the office of
President of a stock corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions
of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. Unless otherwise prescribed
by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on
behalf of the Corporation to attend, act and vote at any meeting of security
holders of other corporations in which the Corporation may hold securities. At
any such meeting the President shall possess and may exercise any and all
rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities which the
Corporation possesses and has the power to exercise. The Board of Directors
from time to time may confer like powers upon any other person or persons.
Section 6. VICE PRESIDENTS. In the absence or disability of the
President, the Vice President, if any (or in the event there is more than one,
the Vice Presidents in the order designated, or in the absence of any
designation, in the order of their election), shall perform the duties and
exercise the powers of the President. The Vice President(s), if any, also
generally shall assist the President and shall perform such other duties and
have such other powers as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of
Directors.
Section 7. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the
Board of Directors and of the stockholders and shall record all votes and the
proceedings of all meetings in a book to be kept for such purposes. The
Secretary also shall perform like duties for the Executive Committee or other
committees, if required by any such committee. The Secretary shall give (or
cause to be given) notice of all meetings of the stockholders and all special
meetings of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as from
time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Board, if any, or the President. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal
of the Corporation, shall have authority (as shall any Assistant Secretary) to
affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and to attest the seal by his or
her signature. The Board of Directors may give general authority to officers
other than the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary to affix the seal of the
Corporation and to attest the affixing thereof by his or her signature.
Section 8. ASSISTANT SECRETARY. The Assistant Secretary, if any (or in
the event there is more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order
designated, or in the absence of any designation, in the order of their
election), in the absence or disability of the Secretary, shall perform the
duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary(ies),
if any, shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as from time
to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
Section 9. TREASURER. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the
corporate funds, securities, other similar valuable effects, and evidences of
indebtedness, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and
disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys
and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the
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Corporation in such depositories as from time to time may be designated by the
Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation
in such manner as may be ordered by the Board of Directors from time to time and
shall render to the Chairman of the Board, the President and the Board of
Directors, at regular meetings of the Board or whenever any of them may so
require, an account of all transactions and of the financial condition of the,
Corporation.
Section 10. ASSISTANT TREASURER. The Assistant Treasurer, if any (or in
the event there is more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order
designated, or in the absence of any designation, in the order of their
election), in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, shall perform the
duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer(s),
if any, shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as from time
to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI
NOTICES
Section 1. FORM; DELIVERY. Any notice required or permitted to be given
to any director, officer, stockholder or committee member shall be given in
writing, either personally, by facsimile or by first-class mail with postage
prepaid, in either case addressed to the recipient at his or her address and/or
facsimile telephone number as it appears in the records of the Corporation.
Personally delivered notices shall be deemed to be given at the time they are
delivered at the address of the named recipient as it appears in the records of
the Corporation, and mailed notices shall be deemed to be given at the time
they are deposited in the United States mail. Notice to a director also may be
given by telegram sent to his address as it appears on the records of the
Corporation and shall be deemed given at the time delivered at such address.
Section 2. WAIVER; EFFECT OF ATTENDANCE. Whenever any notice is required
to be given by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written
waiver thereof, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice,
whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be the equivalent of the
giving of such notice. In addition, any stockholder who attends a meeting of
stockholders in person, or who is represented at such meeting by a proxy, or
any director or committee member who attends a meeting of the Board of
Directors or a committee thereof shall be deemed to have had timely and proper
notice of the meeting, unless such stockholder (or his or her proxy) or
director or committee member attends for the express purpose of objecting to
the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION AND EXCULPATION;
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED PERSONS
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Section 1. INDEMNIFICATION AND EXCULPATION. Reference is hereby made to
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (or any
successor provision thereto). The Corporation shall indemnify each person who
may be indemnified (the "Indemnitees") pursuant to such section, to the full
extent permitted thereby. In each and every situation where the Corporation may
do so under such section, the Corporation hereby obligates itself to so
indemnify the Indemnitees, and in each case, if any, where the Corporation must
make certain investigations on a case-by-case basis prior to indemnification,
the Corporation hereby obligates itself to pursue such investigation diligently,
it being the specific intention of these Bylaws to obligate the Corporation to
indemnify each person whom it may indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by
law at any time and from time to time. To the extent not prohibited by Section
145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (or any other
provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware), the
Indemnitees shall not be liable to the Corporation except for their own
individual willful misconduct or actions taken in bad faith. Expenses incurred
by an officer or director in defending any action, suit or proceeding shall be
paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit
or proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by subsection (e) of Section 145.
Section 2. COMMON OR INTERESTED OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. The officers and
directors shall exercise their powers and duties in good faith and with a view
to the best interests of the Corporation. No contract or other transaction
between the Corporation and one or more of its officers or directors, or
between the Corporation and any corporation, firm, association or other entity
in which one or more of the officers or directors of the Corporation are
officers or directors, or are pecuniarily or otherwise interested, shall be
either void or voidable because of such common directorate, officership or
interest, because such officers or directors are present at the meeting of the
Board of Directors or any committee thereof which authorizes, approves or
ratifies the contract or transaction, or because his, her or their votes are
counted for such purpose, if (unless otherwise prohibited by law) any of the
conditions specified in the following paragraphs exist:
(a) the material facts of the common directorate or interest or contract
or transaction are disclosed or known to the Board of Directors or committee
thereof and the Board or committee authorizes or ratifies such contract or
transaction in good faith by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
disinterested directors, even though the number of such disinterested directors
may be less than a quorum; or
(b) the material facts of the common directorate or interest or contract
or transaction are disclosed or known to the stockholders entitled to vote
thereon and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith
by vote of the stockholders; or
(c) the contract or transaction is fair and commercially reasonable to the
Corporation at the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board, a
committee thereof, or the stockholders, as the case may be.
Common or interested directors may be counted in determining whether a
quorum is present at any meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof
which authorizes, approves or ratifies any contract or transaction, and may
vote thereat to authorize any contract
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or transaction with like force and effect as if he, she or they were not such
officers or directors of such other corporation or were not so interested.
ARTICLE VIII
STOCK CERTIFICATES
Section 1. FORM; SIGNATURES. Each stockholder who has fully paid for any
stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to receive a certificate
representing such shares, and such certificate shall be signed by the Chairman
of the Board, if any, or the President or a Vice President, if any, and by the
Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, if any, or the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary, if any, of the Corporation. Signatures on the certificate may be
facsimile, in the manner prescribed by law. Each certificate shall exhibit on
its face the number and class (and series, if any) of the shares it represents.
Each certificate also shall state upon its face the name of the person to whom
it is issued and that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State
of Delaware. Each certificate may (but need not) be sealed with the seal of
the Corporation or facsimile thereof. In the event any officer, transfer agent
or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a
certificate ceases to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before the
certificate is issued, the certificate nevertheless may be issued by the
Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer at the
date of issue of the certificate. All stock certificates representing shares
of capital stock which are subject to restrictions on transfer or to other
restrictions may have imprinted thereon a notation of such restriction.
Section 2. REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER. Upon surrender to the Corporation or
to any transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly
endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or
authority to transfer, the Corporation, or its transfer agent, shall issue a
new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and
record the transaction upon the Corporation's books.
Section 3. REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS. Except as otherwise provided by law,
the Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person
who is registered on its books as the owner of shares of its capital stock to
receive dividends or other distributions (to the extent otherwise distributable
or distributed), to vote (in the case of voting stock) as such owner, and to
hold liable for calls and assessments a person who is registered on its books
as the owner of shares of its capital stock. The Corporation shall not be
bound to recognize any equitable or legal claim to or interest in such shares
on the part of any other person. The Corporation (or its transfer agent) shall
not be required to send notices or dividends to a name or address other than
the name or address of the stockholders appearing on the stock ledger
maintained by the Corporation (or by the transfer agent or registrar, if any),
unless any such stockholder shall have notified the Corporation (or the
transfer agent or registrar, if any), in writing, of another name or address at
least ten (10) days prior to the mailing of such notice or dividend.
Section 4. LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATE. The Board of Directors
may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate
theretofore issued by the Corporation which is claimed to have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an
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affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen
or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of
Directors, in its discretion, may require as a condition precedent to issuance
that the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her
legal representative, advertise the same in such manner as the Board shall
require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum, or other security in
such form, as the Board may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be
made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate claimed to have
been lost, stolen or destroyed.
ARTICLE IX
CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS
Section 1. CONTRACTS. The Chairman of the Board, if any, or the President
or a Vice President, if any, may enter into any contract or execute and deliver
any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, except as
otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws or a
duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. LOANS. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the
Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name without
the endorsement of the Chairman of the Board, if any, the President or a Vice
President, if any, unless expressly authorized by resolution of the Board of
Directors. The Corporation shall have the power to borrow funds on the
personal credit of its officers and directors if authorized by a resolution of
the directors and shall be empowered to lend funds to its officers and
directors upon an appropriate resolution.
Section 3. CHECKS, DRAFTS, ETC. All checks, drafts, or other orders for
the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the
name of the Corporation shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board, if any,
the President or a Vice President, if any, unless and until specifically
changed by a resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. DEPOSITS. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed
shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such
banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Chairman of the Board, if
any, the President or a Vice President, if any, may select except as otherwise
specified by resolution of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. DIVIDENDS. Subject to the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware and to any provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation relating
to dividends, dividends upon the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation
may be declared by the Board of Directors at any annual, regular or special
meeting and may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the Corporation's
capital stock.
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Section 2. RESERVES. The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may
fix a sum which may be set aside or reserved over and above the paid-in capital
of the Corporation for working capital or as a reserve for any proper purpose,
and from time to time may increase, diminish or vary such fund or funds.
Section 3. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the
calendar year.
Section 4. SEAL. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name
of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words "Corporate
Seal" and "Delaware" .
Section 5. AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS. To the extent not prohibited by law,
the Board of Directors shall have the power to make, alter and repeal these
Bylaws, and to adopt new bylaws, in all cases by an affirmative vote of a
majority of the whole Board, provided that notice of the proposal to make,
alter or repeal these Bylaws, or to adopt new bylaws, is included in the notice
of the meeting of the Board of Directors at which such action takes place.
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SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that these Bylaws were adopted by this Corporation by
unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors effective as of the _______
day of _______________________, 199__.
________________________________________
Name:
Title: Secretary
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[IBM LOGO]
EXHIBIT 10.1
IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION
Old Orchard Road, Armonk, New York 10504, USA
(hereinafter IBM)
Amended Agreement for Solution Delivery
between IBM and
Bank Access 24 Contract Nr.: SDAHUN94003
1023 Budapest Amendment Nr.: 8
Zsigmond ter 10 Total Price at least DM 28,792,484
(hereinafter "Customer") (see Note 1 below)
ESTIMATED SOLUTION DELIVERY DATE:
October 1994 through March 1998 for Delivery, through March 2004 for Maintenance
ELEMENTS SPECIFIED
_X IBM Products
_X IBM Licensed Programs
_X Professional Services
_X Foreign Trade Services
_X Non-IBM Products
APPLICABLE CONDITIONS:
1. Solution Delivery Agreement Conditions (see pages 2-5)
2. Delivery forecast (for information purposes only)
3. Financial conditions for an early termination of the project
4. Attached Agreements:
APPENDIX A: Loan Agreement (including list of loan equipment)
APPENDIX B: Foreign Trade Assignment
APPENDIX B1: Foreign Trade Services - Poland
APPENDIX C: Terms and Conditions for Purchase and Supplement
APPENDIX D: Terms and Conditions for IBM Licensed Programs and Supplement
APPENDIX E: Terms and Conditions for IBM System Service and Order for IBM
Machine Service
APPENDIX F: Terms and Conditions for Non-IBM Products
APPENDIX G: Special Terms and Conditions for Delivery in Poland
APPENDIX H: Ordering and Delivery Process
The Customer acknowledges to have received and read all the contractual
conditions included in, and/or referred to, in this Solution Delivery Agreement
and its Appendices. This Solution Delivery Agreement is signed by the Customer
and accepted by IBM when signed by their authorized representatives. The
Customer acknowledges and accepts that IBM WTC is hereby assigning to IBM
Hungary resp. Poland all rights and obligations IBM WTC has under Appendices E
(Terms and Conditions for IBM System Service) and Appendix B, B1 (Foreign Trade
Assignment resp. Services) hereof. The countersignature of IBM may be replaced
by a written confirmation by IBM Central Europe & Russia Inc. that IBM has
accepted this Solution Delivery Agreement.
According to the terms of this Solution Delivery Agreement IBM retains title of
each ATM until fulfillment of all payment obligations for the delivery of that
ATM. IBM acknowledges that Bank Access 24 has assigned purchasing rights to
hardware and software licenses to HFT who thereby acquire title to the machines
as soon as they have been paid for and shipped. All other obligations remain
with Bank Access 24.
Note 1. With effect from the date of signature of Amendment Nr. 3 all prices in
this Agreement for goods and services subsequently delivered shall be
calculated in USD, converted at the rate of 1.58 DM = 1 USD.
Bank Access 24 IBM World Trade
Corporation
signed: /s/ /s/
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(for and on behalf of)
April 17, 1996 29th April 1995
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(Date) (Date)
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I. SOLUTION DELIVERY AGREEMENT CONDITIONS:
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS the Customer intends to create a national network of Automatic Teller
Machines (ATM's) throughout Hungary, offering banks an opportunity to provide
advanced retail services to their customers;
WHEREAS the Customer intends to provide client banks in Hungary with a large
publicly accessible and demographically chosen network of ATM's and the
customer file verification capabilities; whereas the Customer intends to run
this network with advanced technology, a high level of reliability and
customer service;
WHEREAS the Customer has examined offers for this Project from different
sources and decided to use the advanced ATM solutions offered by IBM;
NOW THEREFORE the undersigning Parties enter into a cooperation to execute the
above described Project in Hungary with the terms and conditions specified in
this Solution Delivery Agreement.
SUBJECT
Subject to the Solution Delivery Agreement is the delivery to the Customer of
one or more specified individual items, in accordance with the relevant
Agreements attached hereto, at a Single Fixed Price.
Any additional products not listed in the Supplements of Appendices A through F
respectively, are subject to a separate agreement between the Parties.
Appendices A, B, B1, C, D, E, F, G and H form an integral part of this Solution
Delivery Agreement.
The provisions of this Agreement regarding maintenance and the Maintenance
Agreement will continue in effect for the entire time for which may Maintenance
Settlement Amount is paid by the Customer.
In the original Agreement, the general term ATM referred to the IBM 4785. In
Amendment No. 1 the term ATM refers to the IBM 4785, 4782 or 4788
interchangeably. In Amendment No. 3 the term ATM refers to the IBM 4781, 4782,
4783, 4785, 4788 or 4789 interchangeably. In amendment No. 7 the term ATM
refers to any self service ATM or Cash Dispenser which is either generally
announced and made available by IBM in the territory of this Agreement or not
generally announced and made available by IBM in the territory of this
Agreement but mutually agreed by Parties to be subject to the terms of this
Agreement. Where a particular model is intended it will be so specified.
In respect of ATMs ordered for Hungary after the signature of Amendment No. 2
the feature number 4531 (Keyboard Display Module) will no longer be supplied
with the ATMs. Instead the non-IBM products described in Appendix F will be
supplied - their prices are included in the ATM prices in Appendix C. The IBM
Maintenance described in Appendix E does not apply to the Non-IBM Products.
DELIVERY
IBM will deliver each specified individual item under:
1. the conditions of the corresponding attached Agreements/s
2. these Solution Delivery Agreement Conditions.
In case of conflict, the Solution Delivery Agreement Conditions together with
Appendix G prevail.
The Estimated Solution Delivery Date specified in this Solution Delivery
Agreement (and its Attachments) is for Customer planning purposes only.
Deliveries will be mutually agreed, and each delivery will be initiated by a
request from the Customer. The first delivery was to consist of the AS/400 and
3 4785s. Immediately prior to this delivery, further 4785s were to be ordered
by the Customer making a total of at least 10 for delivery in the fourth
quarter of 1994.
The Customer will take delivery of at least 50 ATMs. The Customer will make
every effort to ensure that each subsequent delivery contains at least 10 ATMs.
The Customer will order a delivery to occur at least every four months assuming
a 60 day lead time and will take delivery of said items.
In order to facilitate the ordering and delivery procedure between Parties,
Parties will follow the process defined in the Ordering and Delivery Procedure
(Appendix H).
The Customer will take delivery of a combination of ATM models with an invoiced
contract value of at least DEM 2.133.750, = each year after 1994 until the end
of the contract delivery period.
The Customer will take delivery of at least 34 additional 4785s (after
signature of Amendment No. 1) by September 1995.
If the Customer does not adhere to this, he will be deemed to have terminated
for convenience in accordance with the Termination Clause below at the date
when non-compliance becomes apparent.
SINGLE FIXED PRICE/ PAYMENT
The Customer will pay the Single Fixed Price in accordance with the relevant
provision of the Terms and Conditions for Purchase (unless the Termination
Clause below applies).
The Single Fixed Price is a fixed price; it override any provision contained in
the attached Agreements concerning variations to the IBM standard prices;
The Single Fixed Price includes the installation costs for the delivered ATMs
under this Agreement.
Installation here means:
* conversion of ATM on safe location until delivery to site
* unpacking
* setting up
* checking configuration
* taking care of missing or defective parts if necessary
* loading ATM software
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- offline testing at a test location (assuming that line is available)
The Single Fixed Price is specified in the Solution Delivery Agreement on page
1 as "Total Price". However the Customer will be invoiced this Total Price
split into two separate sets of invoices invoices issued by IBM WTC and IBM
Hungary resp. IBM Poland respectively, and amounting together to the Total
Price as specified above; the local invoice will be converted to the equivalent
of the DEM amount in local currency according to the Terms and Conditions and
its Attachments specified in Appendix E (Terms and Conditions for IBM System
Service) and Appendix B (Foreign Trade Assignment) and Appendix B1 (Foreign
Trade Services).
Upon the Customer's written request IBM will provide further information
regarding prices and charges for any Products, Programs and Services furnished
by IBM under this Agreement.
The Single Fixed Price payment includes an element of DEM 100,000.- for future
as yet unspecified enhancements to the loan AS/400, which the Customer may
reasonably require during the course of the solution implementation. These
upgrades are deliverable after the Customer has taken delivery of ATM's in the
invoiced and paid value of at least DEM 3,922,979. The Customer will notify IBM
of its requirements in writing and IBM will place these enhancements on order
and deliver them, notifying the Customer of the amount remaining of the DEM
100,000,-
In case of later upgrade of ATM's bought under this Agreement or configuration
changes based on announcements of new products, IBM will endeavour to apply the
same pricing principles and methodology as applied for the calculation of the
present Single Fixed Price for hardware, software and services.
For the duration of this Agreement IBM will not bid or charge a lower price and
service charge per ATM in other comparable customer situations and under
comparable terms and conditions in Hungary for the purchase of 400 or less ATMs
of substantially similar configuration as the ones included in Appendix C.
The above commitment applies only until the end of March 1998.
There will be no retrospective reductions in price of machines or service.
The Single Fixed Price will be paid in installments corresponding to
delivery's; the maintenance portion will be paid quarterly in advance, starting
at the end of the warranty period of each machine. Three weeks before shipment
of a particular delivery IBM will send to the Customer an Advance Invoice
stating its value. The Customer is eligible for a 2% prepayment discount if
payment is received in IBM's bank account before the equipment arrives at IBM's
Distribution Centre in Germany.
TAXES AND FEES
In addition the Customer will pay amounts equal to any taxes and fees relating
to the Agreement or any activities hereunder.
END-USER ENTERPRISE DESIGNATION
IBM's granting of the single fixed price is dependent on the Customer's
assurance that it is acquiring the products delivered under this Solution
Delivery Agreement for installation and use within its own business enterprise
in Hungary resp, Poland and not for remarketing.
For the purpose of this Solution Delivery Agreement an end-user enterprise is
defined as a company or a group of associated companies and/or subsidiaries of
the Customer in which one such company owns, directly or indirectly, more than
50% of each of the subsidiaries or associates which will use the products
delivered under this Solution Delivery Agreement in the ordinary course of
business and not for resale or lease.
COOPERATION ON EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE
In order to gain a wide range of experience about the Hungarian market
reactions to the extended appearance of ATM's and in order to examine the
operation of the first Hungarian banking network technology, IBM will provide an
AS/400 on a loan basis at the premises on the Customer to support the
introduction and execution of the Project outlined in the Preamble, subject to
the Terms and Conditions specified in the attached Loan Agreement (Appendix A).
In return, the Customer shall provide IBM with appropriate information on his
knowledge, experience and progress with the operation of the subject banking
network outlined in the Preamble through periodic reviews with the responsible
IBM team on a quarterly basis, which period might be lengthened by mutual
agreement depending on the result of the reviews.
WARRANTY
1. IBM Products and IBM Licensed Programs:
IBM warrants that specified Products and Licensed Programs are
compatible and can operate with one another. The warranty provisions
included in the relevant attached Agreements shall apply.
2. Non-IBM Products:
Warranty for Non-IBM Products is the exclusive responsibility of the
Third Party Supplier. IBM has no warranty obligations with respect to
these products:
MAINTENANCE
In order to achieve a professional and high standard level of maintenance to
the Machines subject to this Agreement, (including loan equipment) for the post
warranty fixed period of five years, for each machine (including loan
equipment) maintenance in accordance with the attached Maintenance Agreement
(Appendix E) is an integral part of this Agreement and has been included in the
Single Fixed Price.
Maintenance will start at the end of the standard warranty period for each
machine, including loan equipment.
The following service levels will be maintained by IBM.
- measurement of equipment availability will be made by the Customer every
quarter
- subject to the exclusions below, IBM will achieve the following levels of
availability for the hardware items as follows
I. AS/400: 98% of maintenance service period.
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2. ATM within 60 km's of Budapest: 95% of maintenance service period
3. ATM more than 60 km's from Budapest: 93% of maintenance service
period
4. no machine will be unavailable for more than 24 hours at one time
* exclusions
1. any time outside the service period
2. any preplanned downtime (planned maintenance, relocation, software
loading, reconfiguration, etc.)
3. downtime caused by any software faults.
4. time lost between the identification and reporting of the fault, if
this exceeds 30 minutes
5. time lost between the arrival of the IBM specialist and his full
(see Customer Responsibilities) access to the machine, if this
exceeds 15 minutes.
6. downtime resulting from external reasons (power loss, AS/400 fault
in case of ATM's, postal line fault, etc.)
7. downtime caused by mistreatment of the machine
8. downtime caused by the lack of supplies
9. downtime caused by absence of money in the ATM
10. downtime caused by force majeur independent of IBM and the Customer
such as but not limited to strike, disturbance, uprising, war,
natural disaster, vandalism, intervention by authorities, etc.
11. failure by the Customer to follow IBM's environmental recommendations
* the IBM specialist is entitled to record any of the events at the time
* the Customer will evaluate the availability of each machine, every
quarter
* if the availability for any machine does not meet or exceed the above
standards the Customer will advise IBM in writing, giving details of the
downtime(s)
* IBM will examine its own records and, in the event that IBM agrees with
the Customers' evaluation, the service charge for that quarter for that
machine will be waived
* in the event that IBM does not agree, the two Parties will meet and come
to an agreement on the basis of both sets of documentation
* if for any machine it is agreed that the above levels have not been met
for four quarters the Customer will be entitled to terminate the
Maintenance Agreement for that machine (without affecting the other parts
of this SDA Agreement) without paying any maintenance settlement amount
for that machine.
* if the problem defined in the preceding paragraph occurs for twenty
machines the Customer will be entitled to terminate the complete
Maintenance Agreement (without affecting the other parties of this SDA
Agreement), without paying any maintenance settlement amount.
IBM's LIABILITY
The configuration of the AS/400 has been defined by the Customer and its
subcontractors. Given that total system performance is dependent on application
system characteristics and the Customer is contracting separately for the
application system, responsibility for the satisfactory performance of the
system lies with the Customer.
IBM's liability to the Customer is exclusively set forth in the "Limitation of
Remedies" provisions included in the relevant attached Agreements. IBM
specifically excludes any and all liability for any damages deriving from
Non-IBM Products or Non-IBM Services. For such damages shall be exclusively
responsible the Third Party Supplier.
IBM does not accept responsibility for loss of programs, programming, data or
funds contained in the ATMs caused by theft.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
During periods when IBM or IBM-contracted personnel are attending to the
equipment by agreement with the Customer, for whatever purpose, it is the
Customer's sole responsibility to ensure adequate armed protection, in
conformity with international standards and Hungarian resp. Polish law, for the
said personnel throughout the period of attendance. On request the Customer
will remove funds form the equipment at the commencement of the period of
attendance.
The Customer will follow IBM's recommendations concerning the environment set
up for the ATM's which will be notified at time of delivery.
CHANGES
Any request for change to the Solution Delivery Agreement must be submitted in
writing to the other Party. Within 30 days from the receipt of the request, the
receiving party will send its written answer to the other party indicating
whether the change can be made.
IBM will describe the effect of such Customer requested change upon dates,
price, schedule and other terms and conditions of the Agreement.
The agreed changes will be executed by the Parties in the form of an amendment
to the Agreement.
Pending agreement to implement changes, IBM will proceed in accordance with the
latest authorized terms and conditions of the Agreement.
TERMINATION
1. Termination for convenience
Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Customer may
terminate this Agreement for convenience upon at least 30 days prior written
notice to IBM, although this is not the intention of the Customer at
contract signature date.
If the Customer terminates this Agreement for convenience prior to the
delivery of all Products and Services as included in the Single Fixed Price,
the Customer agrees to pay IBM on the effective date of the termination, the
Settlement Amounts, as specified in Attachment 3 to this Agreement, which
the Parties agree is the Customers sole and exclusive liability for such
termination.
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However, the Settlement Amounts as specified in Attachment 3 do not take into
account additional amounts which might be payable by the Customer in case the
Customer chooses to acquire loan equipment or related licenses as described
hereafter.
2. Effect on loan equipment after termination for convenience
* 2/A In case Customer decides to cease trading in Hungary
The Customer, at his risk and cost, will return the loan equipment and
materials as listed in Appendix A of this Agreement including any
enhancements made thereto to a location specified by IBM within 15 days
after the effective date of the termination and, if applicable, compensate
IBM for damages in accordance with Section 8 of Appendix A, Loan Agreement.
In addition, a Maintenance Settlement Amount will be calculated and due in
accordance with Attachment 3 to this Agreement.
This section does not apply to the equipment and materials about which
Parties agree that they would be transferred in accordance with subsection
B/ of this article.
* 2/B In case the Customer continues trading in Hungary, but decides to
purchase ATMs with a total contract value of loss then DEM 16.557.900,=
Notwithstanding section 1/Termination for Convenience:
IBM agrees to sell to the Customer upon the Customer's request the IBM
equipment then currently being on loan. The price for the loan equipment
then to be paid ("the Loan Settlement Amount") will be calculated as
described in Attachment 3 to this Agreement. The then applicable IBM terms
and conditions will apply to such sale. In addition, a Maintenance
Settlement Amount will be calculated and due in accordance with Attachment
3 to this Agreement. For generally available commercial software, covered
by Copyright owned by IBM and not otherwise owned by or licensed to the
Customer in accordance with this Agreement, which is running on the loan
machines, IBM will upon the Customer's request provide a license to the
Customer for its use upon terms and prices at the then current IBM Terms
and Conditions.
3. Termination after first quarter 1998
If the Customer has after the first quarter 1998 not achieved the committed
quota i.e., total hardware and software to a value which, together with
projected maintenance revenues for the 5 year term per ATM, totals at least
DM 28,492,784. Parties will settle their accounts in accordance with the
calculation method for the Settlement Amounts as described in Attachment 3.
The Maintenance Settlement Amount and the Loan Settlement Amount as well as
related licenses (all when applicable) are due on top of the Termination
Settlement amount.
4. Termination for Breach of Contract
The Terms and Conditions in the Attached Agreements apply.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
IBM is ready to share the fact of cooperation with the Customer with the
public; however, any publicly available disclosure of information on this
Agreement, irrespective of the media of disclosure, shall be discussed and
mutually agreed by both Parties prior to such disclosure.
GENERAL
This Agreement replaces all previous oral or written agreements and
documentations in relation to the subject of this Agreement.
In particular, upon signature, Amendment No. 8, consisting of a revised version
of the original Agreement, signed 16th December 1994, and amended by Amendment
No. 1, signed 3rd May 1995, Amendment No. 2, signed 20th June 1995, Amendment
No. 3, signed 22nd September 1995, Amendment No. 4 signed Nov 27th and Dec 5th
1995, Amendment No. 5 signed 6th December 1995 and Amendment No. 6 signed 18th
December 1995 and Amendment No. 7 signed 29th February 1996 replaces said
amended original Agreement, which remains in force until such signature.
Changed items in Amendment No. 8 are highlighted buy bold type and underlining.
IBM has the right to subcontract any part of the products and services provided
under this Solution Delivery Agreement to independent subcontractors selected
by IBM.
APPLICABLE LAW
The Solution Delivery Agreement will be governed by the laws of Austria.
ARBITRATION
All disputes and controversies between the Parties arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement or its implementation, performance or
interpretation shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration and
Conciliation of the International Arbitral Centre of the Federal Economic
Chamber in Vienna (Vienna rules) by three arbitrators appointed in accordance
with said Rules. The arbitration shall be held in Vienna, Austria and the
official language of the proceedings shall be English. The decision of the
arbitrators shall be final and binding upon both parties and therefore the
parties pursuant to paragraph 598(2) of the Austrian Code of Civil Procedure,
expressly waive the application of paragraph 595(1) figure 7 of said Code.
2. DELIVERY FORECAST
The Delivery forecast is for information purposes only.
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October 1994: AS/400 host
AS/400 software
10x 4785s
ATM software
Each quarter 1995:
20xATMs, ATM software
Each quarter 1996:
30xATMs, ATM software
Each quarter 1997:
40xATMs, ATM software
First quarter 1998:
30xATMs, ATM software
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3. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS FOR AN EARLY TERMINATION OF THE PROJECT CONDITIONS
If the Customer terminates this Agreement for Convenience according to the
Termination clause of the SDA conditions, the Customer shall pay to IBM within
30 days from the effective date of such termination a Termination Settlement
Amount, a Maintenance Settlement amount and a Loan Settlement amount defined
below.
1. The Termination Settlement amount for the hardware is the following.
- Case A: no longer applicable
- Case B: minimum DEM 4.267.500, = In this case the Termination
Settlement Amount is 30% of the amount already invoiced to date in
addition to any outstanding invoices.
- Case C: minimum DEM 8.535.000, = In this case the Termination
Settlement Amount is 21% of the amount already invoiced to date in
addition to any outstanding invoices.
- Case D: minimum DEM 12.802.500, = In this case the Termination
Settlement Amount is 7% of the amount already invoiced to date in
addition to any outstanding invoices.
2. The Maintenance Settlement amount is the difference between the amount
already invoiced to date and 5 years maintenance fee for each loaned and
purchased ATMs, computers and peripherals at per month fee declared in the
Appendix E of the Agreement. Payment will continue to be made quarterly in
advance. The Customer will continue to receive maintenance.
3. The Loan Settlement Amount is:
- in the case that Section 2/A of the Termination Clause above applies:
nothing.
- in the case the Section 2/B of the Termination Clause above applies:
for the A5/400 depending on the date of termination, not more than the
linearly proportionate figure over time between the original quoted
price (i.e. DEM 370,000.-) and the 5 year price as quoted in Section
1 of Appendix D, plus additionally with effect from Amendment No. 8
the same linear calculation between price of the upgrade (i.e. DEM
233,756 less DEM 29451 paid by the Customer) and the 5 year price in
Section 1 of Appendix D.
for the ATMs, depending on the date of termination, not more than the
linearly proportionate figure between the original quoted price (see
above) and for the different alternatives specified under Section 1 of
the Financial Conditions for an Early Termination of the Project the
following applies:
A: no longer applicable
B: 25% of original quoted price
C: 20% of original quoted price
D: 15% of original quoted price
4. The Termination Settlement Amount for Software is; any outstanding invoice.
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IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION
Old Orchard Road, Armonk, New York 10504, USA
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR IBM LICENSED PROGRAMS
Edition: April 1996
Country of Installation HUNGARY
IBM World Trade Corporation (IBM) will grant the Customer a license to use
specified licensed programs (Programs) under the following and any additional
terms and conditions incorporated by reference in an accepted Supplement. The
Supplement and its incorporated terms and conditions constitute the entire
Agreement. The Agreement is effective upon signature of the Supplement by the
Customer and IBM's countersignature. The Countersignature of IBM may be replaced
by a written confirmation on the respective Supplement by an IBM subsidiary that
IBM has accepted the Supplement. This is a License Agreement and not an
agreement for sale. IBM retains the title to the copy of the Program and any
copy made from it. Upon acceptance of the Supplement, IBM grants to the Customer
a non transferable, non-exclusive license in the Country of Installation to use
the Programs specified in the Supplement.
IBM's obligations under this Agreement may be fulfilled either by IBM or
its Designee. The supply of Programs is subject to any applicable
authorizations, licenses and permits which may be required.
1. DEFINITIONS
a. Program
means 1) instructions, statements or any data base in machine readable
form; and/or 2) any related materials, including documentation and
listings, in either machine readable or printed form; and 3) all
copies thereof whether in whole or in part. Programs are copyrighted.
b. Use
relating to the machine readable portion of a Program means
- its reproduction through any act of loading, displaying, running,
transmitting or storage in whole or in part into or on the
designated machine for processing.
- its adaptation for the purpose of merger in whole or in part with
other programs for Customer's own processing;
c. Designated Machine
means the machine, specified in the Supplement, on which the Customer
uses the Program for processing.
d. Licensed Program Specifications
means a Program Description, provided by IBM and updated from time to
time, for Programs for which IBM assumes warranty.
e. Specified Operating Environment
means machines, equipment and programs with which each Program is
designed to operate as stated in the respective Program Specifications
or Product Information, or as otherwise specified by IBM.
f. Group
means the machine group of the Designated Machine, as specified in the
current Group Exhibit.
g. Group Exhibit
means an exhibit issued by IBM, listing IBM or non-IBM machines by
Group. IBM may issue revised Group Exhibits from time to time,
indicating its effective date, whereby machines may be re-
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assigned to another Group and other modifications be made. The Group
Exhibits are integral part of the Agreement. The terms of a Group
Exhibit will prevail over these terms in case of conflict.
h. Supplement
means an order placed by the Customer and accepted by IBM in
accordance with IBM's then current procedure.
i. Date of Availability
means the date 20 days after shipment (for the countries: Armenia,
Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine
30 days), or, for Additional Licenses the date the Customer has copied
the Program.
j. Shipment date
means the date on which the Programs are delivered to the carrier at
the Distribution Center Nieder-Roden, Germany.
2. CHARGES
a. Calculation of Charges
1) Charges for a Program may consist of periodic charges and/or
one-time charges as specified by IBM in the Supplement.
2) The charges for a program include carriage to the Distribution
Platform. The Distribution Platform is specified in the
Supplement.
3) The charges may vary based on the Group of the Designated
Machine, the configuration of the Designated Machine and/or the
number of Additional Licenses of the Program used by the
Customer. Designated Machines not listed in the Group Exhibit
belong to the Group with the highest charges.
a) Changes or upgrades of the Designated Machine to a Group
with higher charges will result in an additional one-time
charge, respectively in the higher periodic charges of the
new Group. Changes or downgrades of the Designated Machine
to a Group of lower charges will result in the periodic
charges of the new Group. The Customer will inform IBM in
writing of the date of any such change to the Designated
Machine and, at IBM's request, certify the accuracy of the
current Group.
b) If IBM reassigns the Designated Machine to a Group with
higher charges, the resulting increase in charges will be
considered a price change. If the reassignment is to a Group
with lower charges, these will only apply to charges due
after the effective date of the revised Group Exhibit.
No refund of charges due or previously paid will be made except
as stated in clause 3 paragraphs b.1), or c.
4) IBM may define special use conditions for designated IBM Licensed
Programs. These conditions including the charges applicable for
such use conditions will be specified in the Supplement.
5) For certain Programs, IBM may designate one or more replacement
Programs. When the Customer replaces a discontinued Program,
additional charges may apply to the replacement Program. If
specified by IBM, the replacement Program may be obtained before
discontinuing the Program being replaced.
6) In addition the Customer will pay amounts equal to any taxes and
fees resulting from the Agreement or any activities hereunder,
including customs duties, importation charges and bank charges,
if any.
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b. Change of Charges
1) One-time charges are subject to change by IBM upon notice,
effective immediately. However, to orders received by IBM before
date of the notice, the increase will not apply if the effective
date of the increase is after the date IBM has received full
payment, or if within 3 months after the notice, (i) IBM ships
the Program, (ii) the Customer makes an additional copy, or (iii)
a Group upgrade occurs.
2) Periodic charges may be increased upon three (3) months prior
written notice to be applied to the next payment period, starting
on or after the effective date of the increase, unless IBM has
already received payment in full.
3. PAYMENT
a. One-time and periodic charges will be due on/from the Date of
Availability, or, for Programs with a testing period, upon its expiry.
All charges are invoiced in advance and payable as stated below.
Periodic charges are prorated based on a 30-day month. Interest under
3.e. is due and payable immediately upon receipt of invoice from IBM.
b. One-time charges
For programs subject to one-time charges one of the following two
payment options shall apply.
1) The Customer shall pay to IBM in cash the total charges as
specified by IBM. This amount must be received by IBM at least
ten (10) days prior to the estimated shipment date, respectively
prior to a Customer initiated Group change and/or prior to the
use of an Additional License. In case the Customer terminates the
license during a testing period, IBM will credit the paid
charges, less certain charges (process charges) as specified in
the Supplement, to the Customer.
2) At least thirty (30) days prior to the estimated shipment date of
the Programs, respectively prior to a Customer initiated Group
change and/or to the use of an Additional License the Customer
shall at his own expense furnish IBM with a promissory note, or
an irrevocable letter of credit or a bank guarantee, guaranteed
or issued - as the case may be - by a bank and in a form and at
terms, acceptable to IBM, covering the total charges plus any
related charges as invoiced by IBM.
c. Periodic charges
For Programs subject to periodic charges and to periodic charges combined
with one-time charges as specified in the Supplement, one of the following
two payment options shall apply.
1) The Customer will pay in cash the periodic charges for a period of at
least twelve (12) months. The first payment plus related one-time
charges as specified by IBM must be received by IBM at least ten (10)
days prior to the estimated shipment date, respectively prior to a
Customer initiated Group change and/or prior to the use of an
Additional License. The following payments for periods of at least
twelve (12) months have to be received by IBM at the date specified by
IBM in the invoice.
2) Upon request by IBM, the Customer shall provide IBM with a revolving
bank guarantee of a bank and in a form and at terms acceptable to IBM,
at least thirty (30) days prior to the estimated shipment date of the
Programs, respectively prior to a Customer initiated Group change
and/or prior to the use of an Additional License at his own expense.
Such guarantee shall initially be valid until the date six (6) months
after the end of the payment period of the first in-
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voice and cover the total amount of charges becoming due during
this period. Thereafter the guarantee shall automatically be
prolonged on a revolving basis for six (6) months covering the
total amount of charges becoming due during such period until the
license(s) for the respective Program(s) is (are) terminated and
all payment obligations with respect thereto have been fully
satisfied. In the event of an increase of the periodic charges
the Customer shall adjust the applicable bank guarantee
accordingly within thirty (30) days from the effective date of
the increase.
Invoices will be issued quarterly in advance on a calendar year
basis covering all charges of the respective quarter and are
payable within thirty (30) days from the date of invoice.
The first invoice will cover the period between the Date of
Availability, or for Programs with a testing period, the first
business day following the testing period, respectively the day
of a Customer initiated Group change and the end of the quarter -
calendar year based - to which this day belongs, including all
related one-time charges.
In case the Customer terminates the license, IBM will issue a credit
for periodic charges already paid for the rest of the period following
such termination pro rata based on a 30-day month. Any decreases of
the applicable charges and/or Group charges during a payment period
will be credited to the Customer based on the same rule.
d. The failure of the Customer to comply with any of the obligations as
specified in this clause 3 gives IBM the right to terminate the
Supplement forthwith and discontinue the license(s) for the Program(s)
thereunder or, in case to Program(s) not yet shipped, to delay their
shipment or cancel the affected Supplement(s).
e. Interest for delayed payment
In case of delayed payment IBM may charge interest at the rate
specified in the Supplement for amounts overdue.
4. LICENSE
a. Each license granted authorizes the Customer to:
1) use the Program's machine readable portion on the Designated
Machine;
2) store the Program in, transmit it through, and display it on,
machines associated with the Designated Machine;
3) utilize the Program's printed portion in support of the
Customer's authorized use of the Program; and/or
4) reproduce the Program's machine readable portion into any machine
readable or printed form to provide sufficient copies (including
a back-up copy) to support the Customer's authorized use of the
Program; such copies become subject to the terms of this
Agreement.
b. Programs may not be otherwise reproduced or translated whether for
reverse assembly or reverse compilation or any other purpose.
c. Program materials labeled as "Restricted Materials of IBM", may be
used by the Customer only for the following purposes:
1) to make modifications to the Customer product and/or programs so
that they will function with the applicable IBM Program; and
2) to make modifications to such Program; and
3) to assist in problem determination and resolution associated with
use of such Program.
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d. IBM may specify a usage restriction for certain Programs. Any usage
exceeding this restriction requires a separate license and/or payment
of further charges. When IBM specifies that a Program is delivered for
purpose of storage only, such Programs may be copied into a machine
but not otherwise used except under the provisions of a separate
authorization.
e. A separate license is required for each Machine on which the Customer
uses the Program except that the Customer may:
1) change the Designated Machine or make any upgrade or downgrade
thereto subject to written confirmation from IBM and acceptance
of any consequent revision to charges; and
2) temporarily use the Program on a back-up machine whilst the
Designated Machine is inoperable; and
3) assemble or compile the Program on another machine if the
Designated Machine is not capable of doing so; and
4) in the event that IBM grants an installation license, use the
Program on any machine in the same installation (single room or
contiguous rooms) as the Designated Machine; and
5) in the event that IBM grants a location license, use the Program
on any Customer machine in the same location (single building or
postal address) as the Designated Machine.
A subsequent release of the same program number may be used for
production/testing while productive use of the previous release
continues on the same Designated Machine.
f. Additional Licenses
The Customer may order Additional Licenses for a Program which IBM
previously distributed to it. The Customer may copy the machine
readable portion of a previously distributed Program, for use on
another machine, provided IBM has received the signed Supplement for
the Additional License and the Customer has fulfilled its payment
obligations as set forth under 3. above. The Customer shall inform IBM
of the date the Program has been copied.
This Additional License is subject to confirmation by IBM within
2 months by countersigning the Supplement. Without such confirmation,
any use of the Additional License after 2 months is in violation of
the Agreement.
For some Programs IBM may specify that Additional Licenses are
available through the Distributed Systems License Option (DSLO)
procedure. If specified by IBM, the Customer may obtain one or more
licenses in addition to the initial license ("Basic License") for a
DSLO Charge. For each DSLO license, unless IBM provides otherwise,
the Customer will:
1) copy the Program's machine readable portion and use such copy on
the DSLO Designated Machine;
2) distribute to, install and test on the DSLO Designated Machine
any new release, correction or bypass which IBM provides to the
Basic License Designated Machine;
3) communicate with IBM in respect of problem documentation and
identification, and receive program services and warranty
(if any) only through the Basic License location.
4) designate a new Basic License to replace a terminated Basic
License. If a terminated Basic License is not replaced, all
related DSLO licenses are automatically considered as terminated.
g. If "Feature Distribution" is indicated in the Supplement for a
feature of a Program, the Customer may distribute and use copies of
that feature on machines other than the Designated Machine under the
provisions of a separate authorization.
h. Program material provided by IBM in printed or other non-machine
readable form may not be copied. Additional copies may be licensed at
a charge. On request, following general availability, the Program's
printed portion may be shipped up to 6 months in advance.
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i. The machine readable documentation may include IBM designated "L",
"G" and "S" manuals, which IBM may provide as a feature for the
Program. The Customer may use, copy and modify such documentation as
specified by IBM.
5. TERMINATION
a. The Customer may terminate the license for any Program by written
notice as follows:
1) during the testing period, at any time with immediate effect;
2) following expiry of any testing period, upon at least 1 month's
written notice.
b. IBM may terminate the license with immediate effect if the Customer is
in breach of any of its obligations under the Agreement, or as
specified in the Supplement.
c. Within 1 month after termination of the license, the Customer will
destroy all applicable copies of the Program, including the Program
which is a data base, translations or modifications and remove the
Program from all updated works. One copy may be retained for archival
purposes only.
This requirement does not apply to individual pieces of data base
obtained from a Program which constitutes a data base and which
constitute a minor part thereof. Upon IBM's written request, the
Customer will certify that it has fully complied with this section.
6. SHIPMENT AND RISK OF LOSS OR DAMAGE
a. IBM will specify the estimated shipment date of each Program. Either
party may change it as necessary.
b. Risk of loss or damage passes to the Customer upon delivery.
Thereafter, IBM will replace lost or damaged programs, at applicable
charges, if any, for handling and media.
7. TESTING
During the testing period, if any, the Customer may use the Program free of
charge and for non-productive purposes only, to determine that it meets the
Customer's requirements. The testing period commences on the Date of
Availability.
The Customer will notify IBM if the Program is used for productive
purposes, upon which the testing period will terminate immediately.
There is no testing period for DSLO licenses.
8. PROTECTION AND SECURITY
The Customer is responsible for taking appropriate action to satisfy its
obligations under the Agreement, including:
a. not distributing any Program without IBM's written consent;
b. not giving access to a Program which is a data base to others nor make
any data in the data base available to any other person.
c. not making the Program available to others, except when: a) on the
Customer's premises or b) authorized by the Customer to have remote
access to it, for purposes specifically related to authorized use;
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d. reproducing IBM's copyright notice(s) and any other legend on any
authorized copy in accordance with IBM's copyright instructions;
e. maintaining records of the number and location of all copies of any
Program and advise IBM in writing if the original or any copy will be
kept at premises other than that of the Designated Machine;
f. before disposing of any media, ensuring that any Program contained on
it has been erased or destroyed.
9. WARRANTY
a. IBM warrants that any Program, for which IBM warranty is specified,
will conform, at shipment date, to the current Licensed Program
Specifications. This warranty applies only if the Program is properly
used in a Specified Operating Environment. While Program Services are
available, the Customer may inform IBM if it believes that the Program
does not meet its specifications. IBM will provide Program Services as
described under section "Program Services". All other Programs are
distributed "as is" without a warranty of any kind.
b. IBM does not warrant that the Program will operate in all selected
combinations or that it will meet the Customer's requirements. It is
state of the art that uninterrupted or error-free operation cannot be
warranted.
c. The foregoing warranties are in place of all other warranties, express
or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
10. PROGRAM SERVICES
a. IBM may specify that Program Services are available, if any, without
additional charge for certain Programs. Such services will be
available from IBM after delivery of the Program or after the Customer
has copied the Program under an Additional License, to asset in
problem diagnosis and resolution in any unaltered portion of a current
release of such Programs, provided the defect can be reproduced by IBM
in the Specified Operating Environment.
b. If Central Service is provided, IBM's designated Central Service
locations will accept documentation, prepared and submitted by the
Customer in a standard format, indicating a defect in a program under
program service. Central Service will respond by issuing:
1. defect correction information,
2. a restriction, or
3. a bypass.
c. IBM may also specify that it will provide the Customer with telephone
assistance in problem diagnosis and resolution through a Support
Center.
d. For each version of a Program, IBM will specify that Program Services,
if any, will be available 1) until discontinued by IBM on 6 months
written notice or 2) until a designated date. In addition, when a
subsequent Program release becomes available, IBM may discontinue
Program Services for any or all previous releases. IBM does not
guarantee service results or that IBM will be able to correct all
Program defects.
11. PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS
IBM, at its expense, will defend the Customer against any claim that a
Program licensed under the Agreement infringes a patent or copyright
effective in the Country of Installation. IBM will pay all costs,
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damages and attorney fees that a court finally awards as a result of such
claim, provided that the Customer a) gives IBM prompt written notice of any
such claim and b) allows IBM to control, and fully cooperates with IBM in,
the defense and all related settlement negotiations.
If a Program becomes, or IBM believes it is likely to become, the subject
of such a claim, IBM, at its option and expense, may either secure for the
Customer a right of continued use or replace or modify it so that it
becomes non-infringing. If neither of these alternatives is available on
terms which IBM judges to be reasonable, the Customer on request will
return the Program. IBM will grant the Customer a credit for any Program
whose total charges are fully paid or, in case of periodic charges already
paid, IBM will issue a credit for the rest of the period following such
return pro rata based on a 30-day-month.
IBM shall have no obligation with respect to any claim based on the
Customer's modification of Programs or their combination, operation or use
with apparatus, data or programs not furnished by IBM or in other than the
Specified Operating Environment.
This clause states IBM's entire obligation to the Customer regarding
infringement or the like.
12. LIABILITY
a. IBM's entire liability and the Customer's exclusive remedy are as
follows:
In all situations involving non-performance of a warranted Program,
IBM will attempt to make it operate as warranted. If, after repeated
efforts, IBM does not succeed, the Customer is entitled to recover
actual damages to the limits set forth in this clause. Such limits
also apply to any other claim involving IBM's performance.
b. IBM's liability for actual damages from any cause will be limited to
the greater of:
1) DM 150,000 (one hundredfifty thousand Deutsch Mark), or
2) the one-time charge paid for, or due, or any charges which would
be due for 12 months' use of the individual Program that caused
the damages, or that is the subject matter of, or is directly
related to, the cause of action. Such charges shall be those in
effect when the cause of action arose.
The above limitation applies, regardless of the form of action,
whether in contract or in tort including negligence, except in respect
of:
1) payments made under the clause "Patents and Copyrights"; and
2) claims related to personal injury or damage to real property or
tangible personal property caused solely by IBM's negligence.
c. In no event will IBM be liable for any damages caused by the
Customer's failure to perform its responsibilities, or arising during
the testing period from non-performance of Programs or any lost
profits, lost savings, incidental damages, other economic
consequential damages, or any claim made against the Customer by any
other party, except under the clause "Patents and Copyrights", even
if IBM has been advised of the possibility of such damages, loss or
claim.
The limitation of remedies described in this section also applies to
any developer of a Program supplied to IBM, IBM's and its developer's
limitation of remedies are not cumulative. Such developer is an
intended beneficiary of this section.
13. GENERAL
a. The Customer may not grant sub-licenses with respect to the Program.
b. The Customer may not assign or transfer the Agreement or any rights or
obligations under it, or the Program without IBM's prior written
consent.
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c. IBM may modify these terms only on at least 3 months' prior written
notice to the Customer, except that modifications to the termination
provisions shall be effective only for orders received by IBM after
the date of notice of modification.
d. No actions, regardless of form, arising out of the Agreement, may be
brought by either party more than three years after the cause of
action or, in the case of payment, more than three years after the
date that the last payment was due. Except that, in respect of the
Customer's obligations under "Protection and Security", the period for
such actions shall be six years.
e. The Customer is responsible for the selection, installation and use of
the Programs and the results obtained therefrom, as well as their
combination with each other, or with other programs, programming,
equipment or services.
f. Neither party shall be responsible for failure to fulfil its
obligations due to causes beyond its control.
g. The Customer agrees that Programs and technical data provided under
this Agreement are subject to all applicable export control laws and
regulations, e.g. those of the exporting country and the United States
of America. IBM's obligations under this Agreement and IBM's
performance of any related activity are subject to export licensing
which is beyond IBM's control and for which IBM does not assume any
responsibility.
h. The Agreement will be governed by the laws of Austria.
All disputes arising out of this Agreement or related to its
violation, termination or nullity shall be finally settled under the
Rules of Arbitration and Conciliation of the International Arbitral
Centre of the Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna (Vienna Rules) by
three arbitrators appointed in accordance with these rules. The
arbitration shall be held in Vienna, Austria, and the official
language of the proceedings shall be English. The decision of the
arbitrators shall be final and binding upon both parties and therefore
the parties, pursuant to paragraph 598(2) of the Austrian Code of
Civil Procedure, expressly waive the application of paragraph 595(1)
figure 7 of the said Code.
IBM may, however, institute proceedings in a competent court in the
Country of Installation.
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EXHIBIT 10.2
2/20/96
FRAME CONTRACT BANKOMAT 24/AT&T/1/96
This Frame Contract ("Contract") is concluded between
AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS POLSKA, SP.Z.O.O
01-687 Warszawa
ul.Lektykarska 29
registration - District Court for the capital city of Warsaw
in the XVI Economic Department
under the number RHB 26954
REPRESENTED BY:
KRZYSZTOF GAJOR AND ROGER HEINZ
hereinafter referred to as "AT&T GIS"
and
BANKOMAT 24, SP.ZO.O
65-79 Jerozolimski Avenue
00-697 Warsaw Poland
REPRESENTED BY:
................
hereinafter referred to as "BANKOMAT 24"
AT&T GIS and Bankomat 24 are sometimes referred to individually as a "Party"
and collectively as the "Parties."
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THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES:
Article 1 Scope of this Contract
Article 2 Prices
Article 3 Payment terms
Article 4 Terms of equipment delivery and transfer of risk
Article 5 Ownership right/transfer of title
Article 6 Installation and transfer of equipment
Article 7 Acceptance of works
Article 8 Guarantee
Article 9 Force majeure
Article 10 Arbitration
Article 11 Non-Disclosure
Article 12 Summary
Exhibit 1 Delivery contract AT&T GIS/Bankomat 24/2/96
Exhibit 2 The agreed configuration and prices for the present contract
Enclosure 1 Reception Protocol
Enclosure 2 Installation Protocol
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ARTICLE I
SCOPE OF THIS AGREEMENT
Section 1. This Contract covers delivery and installation of 400 Automatic
Teller Machines ("ATMs") in Central and Eastern Europe, together with software
and training supplied by AT&T GIS or it's legal succesors to Bankomat 24 or its
sister or parent company during the period 1996 to 1998. Bankomat 24 shall order
the ATMs during this period by execution of separate delivery contracts in the
form attached as Exhibit 1 ("Delivery Contracts").
Section 2. AT&T GIS acknowledges that the purchaser of ATM's under this
Contract may, at the option of Bankomat 24, be Bankomat 24, any affiliate of
Bankomat 24 or a financing or leasing company (the "Leasing Company") which has
granted financing to Bankomat 24 for the purpose of acquiring ATMs under this
Contract. AT&T GIS agrees to make amendments to the terms of this Contract and
the Delivery Contracts as necessary to comply with the terms required by any
such Leasing Company.
ARTICLE 2
PRICES
Section 1. AT&T GIS ensures Bankomat 24 that it shall apply its catalogue
prices, less a discount that is at least equal to the percentage discount
established for current catalogue prices, attached as Exhibit 2. The prices for
each order of ATMs shall be confirmed in each Delivery Contract. Prices are
established in US dollars.
Section 2. Bankomat 24 shall purchase at least 400 ATMs under this Contract
at the prices defined herein before the end of 1998, provided that the purchase
obligation shall not apply if AT&T GIS fails in fulfilling its contract
obligations or such failure occurs in the quality of the product(s) or delivery
of service(s) which causes a disruption in Bankomat 24 delivery consistent
quality services to its customers. Until Bankomat 24 has purchased 400 ATM's
hereunder or until
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December 31, 1998, whichever is earlier, Bankomat 24 may not purchase for
installation in Poland any ATM's from another supplier, provided that it may
purchase used ATM's from financial institutions and from other customers of
Bankomat 24 when such customers are making such purchase a conditions of
Bankomat's rendering service to such customers. The restriction on Bankomat 24
from purchasing ATMs from another supplier as provided in the preceding
sentence shall be the sole sanction on Bankomat 24 for any failure of Bankomat
24 to purchase the defined quantity of ATMs hereunder. AT&T GIS acknowledges,
further, that Bankomat 24 may purchase ATMs from IBM under existing
arrangements with IBM or when the technical conditions at an Installation Site,
as hereinafter defined, are such that an AT&T GIS ATM cannot be used at such
Installation Site.
Section 3. For a period of two years commencing on the date of the delivery
of each AT&T GIS ATM hereunder, Bankomat 24 shall not resell such AT&T GIS ATM
at a price which is less than the purchase price of such ATMs purchased by
Bankomat 24 without the prior written approval of AT&T GIS. This provision
shall not restrict Bankomat 24 from reselling ATMs to its affiliates or from
reselling any used non AT&T GIS ATMs.
Section 4. The price of the equipment and software includes delivery to the
site which has been designated by Bankomat 24 as the place of installation of
the ATM (the "Installation Site") not later than two weeks before the planned
delivery, together with packaging, unpacking assembly, short training
regarding the start up of the ATM, testing and insurance up to the time of
transfer of risk as provided in Article 4, Section 5. The price of the
equipment and software does not include any construction or preparation work
required at the Installation Site related to installation of the ATM.
Section 5. Prices for ATMs purchased under this Contract may be revised if
AT&T GIS discontinues manufacture of a model and replaces it with another,
provided that the percentage discount against the list price granted to
Bankomat 24 shall not be less than the percentage applied to the corresponding
model at the time of this contract, as reflected in Exhibit 2.
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Section 6. The given prices do not include customs duties and VAT tax, which
will be paid by Bankomat 24. AT&T GIS will customs clear ATMs on behalf of
Bankomat 24, under powers of attorney granted by Bankomat 24 to AT&T GIS. The
base of customs and duty fees' calculation will be the contract prices.
Section 7. AT&T GIS may revise its prices if an unforeseeable change occurs
in the legislation of Poland which substantially increases the cost to AT&T GIS
of manufacture of the ATMs. In the event AT&T GIS increases its prices under
this Contract, Bankomat 24 will have the option of either accepting such price
increase or terminating this Contract.
ARTICLE 3
PAYMENT TERMS
Section 1. Bankomat 24 shall pay AT&T GIS as follows:
Section 1.1. Fees for training ordered by Bankomat 24 in addition to start up
training shall be paid in full within 14 days after receiving the commercial
invoice or the completion of the training, whichever is later.
Section 1.2. Twenty per cent (20%) of the purchase price of equipment and
software covered by a Delivery Contract shall be paid within 14 days after the
date on which such Delivery Contract is confirmed, by transfer to the account
identified by AT&T GIS.
Section 1.3. Seventy per cent (70%) of the purchase price of equipment and
software covered by a Delivery Contract shall be paid within 14 days after AT&T
GIS submits to Bankomat 24 the VAT invoice for installed ATMs, which shall occur
after both parties have executed the Reception Protocol for such ATMs, as
hereinafter defined, but not later than six weeks after AT&T GIS has given
Bankomat 24 notice that the ATMs concerned are ready for delivery to their
designated Installation Sites (the "Delivery Notice"). Partial shipments and
payments under a Delivery Contract are permissible.
Section 1.4. The remaining ten per cent (10%) of the purchase price for the
equipment and software shall be paid within 14 days after signing the
Installation Protocol (Enclosure 2) in accordance with Article 7, but not later
than 2 months
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after the Delivery Notice has been given. This installment shall be payable
within such 2 month period if technical acceptance of the ATM cannot be
completed due to Bankomat 24's fault.
Section 1.5. Amounts due under this Contract shall be paid to the account
identified by AT&T GIS in USD.
Section 2. The parties may, by mutual agreement, notify the payment terms
provided herein.
Section 3. If Bankomat 24 fails to make payment when due, it shall pay a
penalty in the amount of 0,1% of costs of amount unpaid for each day payment is
late.
Section 4. The penalties provided in this Contract are not the exclusive
remedies for default, and the Parties may pursue any other remedies permitted
under general rules of law.
ARTICLE 4
TERMS OF EQUIPMENT DELIVERY AND TRANSFER OF RISK
Section 1. Responsibility for, and the cost of, packaging and marking the
ATMs sold hereunder shall be borne by AT&T GIS.
Section 2. AT&T GIS shall be responsible for insuring the ATMs during the
period up to and including the time of Risk Transfer (as hereinafter defined).
All costs for such insurance costs shall be borne by AT&T.
Section 3. AT&T GIS supervises the correct unloading of goods. Unloading
costs are borne by Bankomat 24.
Section 4. AT&T GIS shall prepare the ATMs for delivery to each
Installation Site (including unpacking, assembly and testing) at its own
assembly platform (the "AT&T GIS Platform"). It shall give a Delivery Notice to
Bankomat 24 when each ATM is ready for delivery to the Installation Site for
which such ATM has been ordered. Bankomat 24 shall then notify AT&T GIS that
the Installation Site is ready and the Parties shall coordinate installation as
described in Article 6. Installation (and final delivery of Bankomat 24) shall
be complete when the ATM has been connected to the Bankomat 24 network, is "on
line," the tests described in Article 6 have been successfully completed and
the Installation
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Protocol has been executed. In the event that Bankomat 24 has not successfully
installed its communication system prior to completion to that what is described
above and all the necessary tests had been completed, the ATM installation will
have then been named complete after 24 hours of completion of the Installation
Protocol.
Section 5. Transfer of risk of loss of the ATMs to Bankomat 24 ("Risk
Transfer") shall occur after delivery.
ARTICLE 5
OWNERSHIP RIGHT/TRANSFER OF TITLE
SECTION 1. The ATMs shall remain in the ownership of AT&T GIS until full
payment of the purchase price has been made. Upon completion of payment,
ownership will be transferred to Bankomat 24.
SECTION 2. Until the transfer of ownership to AT&T GIS, Bankomat 24 will
treat the ATMs with due care and shall not take any actions which are
inconsistent with AT&T's ownership.
SECTION 3. Know-how connected with the ATMs constitute the intellectual
property of AT&T GIS. This provision shall not affect Bankomat 24's know-how
associated with its ATM network.
ARTICLE 6
INSTALLATION AND TRANSFER OF EQUIPMENT
SECTION 1. Bankomat 24 is responsible for the technical preparation of the
Installation Sites in order to permit scheduled installation, in accordance with
the requirements of AT&T.
SECTION 2. AT&T shall notify Bankomat of its requirements regarding the
Installation Sites immediately after execution of this Contract. The cost of
preparation of the Installation Site shall be borne by Bankomat 24.
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Section 3. AT&T shall carry out the installation of the equipment within
eight work days from the time Bankomat 24 notifies AT&T GIS that the
Installation Site is ready, provided such sites are, in fact, ready.
Upon completion of the preliminary installation, a test corresponding to AT&T's
standard test program shall be conducted in order to check the technical and
operational functioning of the ATM, and an actual cash withdrawal transaction
will be attempted. The first 10 ATMs must meet this provision. There after an
actual cash withdrawal is not required unless AT&T has a greater than 2
failures with an actual cash withdrawal. With the exception of the first 5 ATMs
Bankomat 24 commits itself to loading the cash for an ATM cash withdrawal test
within 4 hours of completion of installation, provided AT&T meets its
installation deadline. If the results of such tests are not successful, AT&T
GIS shall take actions aiming at correcting the operation of the ATM, and the
tests shall be repeated. When the results of the tests are successful, a
protocol in the form attached as Exhibit 2 (the "Installation Protocol") shall
be and signed by AT&T GIS and Bankomat 24.
Section 4. Completeness of the delivery shall be checked by AT&T GIS and
Bankomat 24.
Section 5. In the event the ATMs do not correspond in any fashion to the
specifications of a Delivery Contract and such failure does not impair the
temporary use of the ATM by Bankomat 24 (such as when components of the ATM do
not correspond to specifications), AT&T GIS will rectify such failure within
four weeks from the date of notification by Bankomat 24 of such failure.
Section 6. Damaged encryption modules shall be repaired, and those
incompatible with the contract specification exchanged by AT&T GIS, within four
weeks from the date Bankomat notifies AT&T GIS of the damage.
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ARTICLE 7
ACCEPTANCE OF WORKS
Section 1. The Installation Protocol signed by AT&T GIS and Bankomat 24
shall be the basis for stating that the order was fulfilled.
Section 2. The following protocols shall be executed:
- - 1 protocol concerning the delivery of the equipment in
accordance with the specification (the "Reception Protocol")
presented in enclosure No. 1.
- - 1 protocol concerning the installation of the equipment and
standard software, together with documentation (the
"Installation Protocol").
ARTICLE 8
WARRANTY
AT&T GIS is responsible for delivering the ATMs and software provided by AT&T
in a faultless condition and their proper installation. AT&T GIS grants a
warranty on the ATMs, all ATM sub-assemblies together with software, for a
period of 12 months as provided in this Article. AT&T GIS warrants the proper
operation of the whole system in accordance with conditions and configuration
presented in the orders.
Section 1. The warranty for the purchased equipment is valid from the date
of completion of installation of the ATM, as confirmed in the Installation
Protocol, provided that the guarantee period shall begin not later than two
months after a Delivery Notice was given, if the delay of installation is the
fault of Bankomat 24.
Section 2. If there are defects in the products sold hereunder during the
warranty period, AT&T GIS is obliged to repair or, if required, replace the
products or parts of the products. The warranty also covers replaced parts
during the warranty period. The original parts which have been replaced shall
be returned to AT&T GIS at AT&T GIS's expense.
Section 3. The time for repairing a fault shall not exceed 48 hours from
the moment AT&T GIS is informed of such fault. At the moment of Bankomat 24
having a total of 100 ATMs located in Poland the time for repairing a fault
shall not
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exceed 24 hours. Four hours after the notification, AT&T GIS shall present
Bankomat 24 information on the nature of the fault, the action that will be
taken to repair the fault and the amount of time necessary for the repair (so
called reaction time). Notice of any fault shall be submitted in a written form
(fax) by the ATM system operator in the Head Office of Bankomat 24, as
identified to AT&T GIS from time to time. Notifications concerning faults shall
be accepted from 8:00 AM to 22:00 PM. Notifications given after 22:00 shall be
treated as a notification accepted at 8:00 AM on the following day. Confirmation
of the acceptance of the given notification shall be sent to the Head Office of
Bankomat 24 no later than 1 hour after notification is sent by Bankomat 24. A
response concerning notification regarding an error in Bankomat 24's systems
software shall be given within one week of receipt of notification. Such
response shall contain an indication of the amount of time which will be
necessary to rectify the problem.
Section 4. The warranty does not cover faults resulting from improper use
or maintenance of ATMs.
Section 5. The warranty shall not cover faults that are caused by the use
of materials that are not in conformity with AT&T GIS standards. Use of AT&T
GIS materials is recommended, but are not required, as long as the materials
used comply with AT&T GIS standards. AT&T GIS shall deliver a list of
recommended exploitation materials when this Contract is signed.
Section 6. AT&T GIS does not bear responsibility if improper or faulty
commands are sent to the ATM from Bankomat 24 including: state tables, FIT
tables, screens and configuration data. AT&T GIS does not bear responsibility
for interference with and modification of the ATM S4 system and communication
software carried out by Bankomat 24 in a fashion that is not in conformity with
procedures described in AT&T documentation, including the following:
* modification of graphic screens (PCX standard)
* adding new graphic screens
* change/ introduction of new sets of marks or letters
* change in the communication protocol
* change in parameters of the communication protocol
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The preceding provision will supply when changes in the base application were
conducted by Bankomat 24.
Section 7. Notifications concerning guarantee repairs should be submitted by
telex or fax to the following address:
AT&T GIS Polska Sp. z.o.o.
Warsaw, ul Lektykarska 29
tel. 330449, fax 335871
Section 8. AT&T GIS is obliged to keep a reserve of spare parts and necessary
materials for maintenance and repair of the ATMs, for a period of seven years
from the date of delivery (such sale to be made according to catalogue prices).
Article 9
FORCE MAJEURE
Section 1. In the case of occurrence of force majeure, the time for performance
provided under this Contract shall be extended by the duration of the force
majeure condition.
Section 2. If the force majeure condition continues for a period longer than
six months, either Party may terminate this Contract. The Parties may, by mutual
agreement, extend or modify this Contract.
Section 3. The Parties shall immediately inform each other by telex or in a
written form about the occurrence of a force majeure condition.
Section 4. All events that are impossible to foresee or, if foreseeable, which
are beyond their influence, and which in full or part make fulfillment of
Contract terms impossible or unduly burdensome shall be treated as force
majeure. Examples of force majeure include, but are not limited to natural
disasters, fire, flood, explosions, strikes, disturbances or war.
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ARTICLE 10
ARBITRATION COURT
Section 1. If any disputes arise in connection with this Contract, the
Parties shall attempt to settle the dispute out of court. If resolution of the
dispute is not possible, the dispute shall be submitted to and finally settled
by the Polish Arbitration Court of the National Chamber of Commerce.
Section 2. If either of the Parties makes a demand for arbitration, such
Party shall inform the other Party of such demand by registered letter,
notifying the other Party of the identity of the arbitrator chosen by it. The
other party shall within two weeks from the date of receipt of such letter,
appoint an arbitrator on its part. The Arbitrators of both Parties shall, in a
term of one month from the date of choosing the second arbitrator, appoint a
third arbitrator, who shall be the chairman of the arbitration panel.
Section 3. If Parties do not fulfil their obligation to appoint
arbitrators as provided above or if the appointed arbitrators are not to agree
on the chairman in the required period, the Chairman of the Arbitration Court
of the National Chamber of Commerce shall appoint, at the demand of one of the
Parties, the arbitrator and/or Chairman. The arbitration shall be conducted in
accordance with the Arbitration Rules and Regulations of the Commission of the
International Commerce Law of the United Nations from December 15, 1976
(UNCITRAL).
Section 4. The application to the Arbitration Court and the decision of
the Arbitration Court shall be in the Polish language.
Section 5. The arbitration take place in Warsaw and Polish law shall be
used in the interpretation of this Contract and the settlement of disputes. The
decision of the Arbitration Court is final and binding on both Parties and is
not subject to appeal.
ARTICLE 11
NON-DISCLOSURE
Bankomat 24 and AT&T GIS agree not to disclose to third parties any information
relating to the content of their negotiations and present Contract.
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ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. In order to be valid, changes, supplements and modifications of
the Contract shall be in written form and signed by authorized representatives
of both parties.
Section 2. This Contract has been prepared in two identical copies.
Section 3. The term of this Contract can be extended by mutual agreement of
the Parties.
AT&T GIS Polska Sp. z o. o. Bankomat 24
Date: 96.02.20 Date: 96.02.20
/s/ Krzyszrof Gajor /s/ Dennis H. Depenbush
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Krzyszrof Gajor Dennis H. Depenbush
General Manager, Operations Director
AT&T GIS Polska Sp. z o. o. Bankomat 24 Sp z o. o.
Bankomat 24 Sp z o. o.
Al, Jerozolirnskie 65/79
LIM suite 1218
00-697 Warszawa
Tel.: 630-68-70/71
N-P, 526-10-30-333
/s/ Roger Heinz
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Roger Heinz
Sales Director
AT&T GIS Polska Sp. z o. o. /.............../
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EXHIBIT NO 1 TO THE FRAME CONTRACT BANKOMAT 24/AT&T GIS/1/96
THE DELIVERY CONTRACT BANKOMAT 24/AT&T GIS 2/96
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DELIVERY CONTRACT BANKOMAT 24/AT&T GIS/2/96
concluded between
the company
AT&T GLOBAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS POLSKA, Sp. z o.o.
01-687 Warszawa
ul. Lektykarska 29
registration - District Court for the capital city of Warsaw
in the XVI Economic Department
under the number RHB 26954
represented by:
KRZYSZTOF GAJOR AND ROGER HEINZ
later called ,,AT&T GIS''
and
BANKOMAT 24..
65-79 Jerozolimskie Avenue
00-697 Warsaw Poland
represented by:
later called ,,BANKOMAT 24''
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The contract includes:
Article 1 Scope of the contract
Article 2 Prices
Article 3 Time and place of delivery
Article 4 Documentation
Article 5 Non-Disclosure
Article 6 Summary
Enclosures:
Enclosure No. 1 Order Specification.
Enclosure No. 2 List of Documentation.
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ARTICLE 1
SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
The present contract covers delivery and installation of 50 Automated Teller
Machines (ATM), together with software and training supplied by the firm AT&T
GIS for Bankomat 24, in accordance with orders being integral part of the
present contract. This contract is a part of the Frame Contract Bankomat
24/AT&T GIS/1/96 between the parties.
ARTICLE 2
PRICES
section 1. AT&T GIS ensures Bankomat 24 that it shall only use prices from the
Exhibit 2 to the Frame Contract. Prices are defined in USD (USA dollars).
section 2. The present contract covers the delivery of 50 AT&T GIS ATMs,
together with documentation, software and training. The total value of the
contract amounts to: 1 175 670,- USD (SAY: ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS)
section 3. Prices, with each configuration given separately, are shown in the
Exhibit 2 to the Frame Contract.
section 4. The model mix and the description of other services for the above
stated price is given in the Enclosure No 1 to the present Contract. Bankomat
24 has the right to change the model mix, which will have an influence on
Contract Price in a term of not later than two months before planned delivery
(except the change to AT&T 5688).
section 5. The 20% prepayment for the present contract shall be paid not later
than 30 days after signature. All other payment terms and conditions written in
the frame contract remain valid for this contract.
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ARTICLE 3
TIME AND PLACE OF DELIVERY
Section 1. AT&T GIS commits itself to start deliveries to Bankomat 24 ATMs
mentioned in article 1, in a term of 3 months from the day of signing the
present contract.
Section 2. The equipment and software specified in the present order shall
be delivered to places presented by Bankomat 24. Bankomat 24 shall present
addresses where the ATMs shall be installed not later than 2 weeks before the
planned delivery.
ARTICLE 4
DOCUMENTATION
Section 1. AT&T GIS shall deliver 2 sets of the necessary equipment and
software documentation to Bankomat 24. The list of documentation is included
in the Enclosure No 2
Section 2. The system documentation should be delivered not later than
with the equipment.
ARTICLE 5
NON-DISCLOSURE
Bankomat 24 and AT&T GIS agree not to disclose to third parties any information
relating to the content of their negotiations and present contract.
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ARTICLE 6
SUMMARY
Section 1. In order to be valid, changes, supplementations and
modifications of the contract require a written form and signatures by
authorised representatives of both parties.
Section 2. The contract has been prepared in two identical copies.
Section 3. The validity of the contract can be prolonged on the basis of
an agreement between the agreeing parties.
AT&T GIS Polska Sp. z o.o. Bankomat 24
Date: 96.02.20 Date: 96.02.20
/s/ KRZYSZTOF GAJOR /s/ DENNIS H. DEPENBUSH
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Krzysztof Gajor Dennis H. Depenbush
General Manager, Operations Director
AT&T GIS Polska Sp. z o.o. Bankomat 24 Sp. z o.o.
BANKOMAT 24 Sp. z o.o.
/s/ ROGER HEINZ Al. Jerozolimskle 65/79
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Roger Heinz 00-697 Warszawa
Tel.: 630-68-70/71
Sales Director NIP: 526-10-30-333
AT&T GIS Polska Sp. z o.o. / /
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Exhibit 10.3
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
This Exchange Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of December 17, 1996, by
and among Euronet Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Holding
Company"), Euronet Holding N.V., a company limited by shares incorporated under
the laws of the Netherlands Antilles ("Euronet N.V."), and the stockholders and
optionholders of Euronet N.V. listed on Exhibits A and B hereto, respectively
(collectively, the "Stockholders" or "Optionholders" as the context dictates).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Stockholders are all of the stockholders in Euronet N.V. and
will, as of the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined), each hold the number
of shares of common stock of Euronet N.V. indicated on Exhibit A;
WHEREAS, the Stockholders and Euronet N.V. are parties to (i) a certain
Shareholders Agreement dated as of February 15, 1996 relating to the formation
of Euronet N.V., as amended by a First Amendment to Shareholders Agreement
dated as of October 14, 1996 (the "First Amendment") which confirmed, among
other things, the obligation of Euronet N.V. to issue certain "Milestone
Awards" of stock (as defined therein) in the event a public offering of the
shares of Euronet N.V. occurred and (ii) a Registration Rights Agreement dated
as of March 13, 1996 (the "Registration Rights Agreement") relating to
registration of stock of Euronet N.V.;
WHEREAS, the Optionholders listed on Exhibit B are all of the holders of
options to purchase shares of Euronet N.V., except certain optionholders whose
options are conditional upon the occurrence of a public offering of the shares
of Euronet N.V.;
WHEREAS, the Holding Company deems it in its best interest to acquire all
the shares of outstanding stock (the "Euronet Stock") of Euronet N.V. in
exchange for shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Holding
Company ("HC Common Stock");
WHEREAS, the Stockholders own and have the right to transfer and exchange
all of the Euronet Stock and desire to transfer and exchange such Euronet Stock
for HC Common Stock; and
WHEREAS, the Holding Company deems it in its best interest to grant the
Optionholders options to acquire shares of HC Common Stock (the "HC Options")
in exchange for all of the Optionholders' outstanding options to acquire
Euronet Stock (the "Euronet Options"); and
WHEREAS, the Optionholders own and have the right to transfer and exchange
all of the outstanding Euronet Options and desire to transfer and exchange all
such Euronet Options for HC Options.
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NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1. Effective Time of Transactions. The transactions contemplated
in this Agreement shall be conditional upon the fulfillment of the following
conditions: (i) a certain Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement")
among the Holding Company, certain Stockholders, Barings Brothers Limited (as
lead manager -- "Barings") the underwriters named therein in connection with a
public offering of common stock of the Holding Company on the Nasdaq national
market (the "Offering") of the HC Common Stock shall have been executed by the
Holding Company and Barings, and (ii) the Option Closing, as defined under a
certain Option Exercise Agreement executed as of the date of this Agreement,
shall have occurred. The transactions provided herein shall be effective as of
the time (the "Effective Time") of fulfillment of the last of these two
conditions. In the event that such conditions are not fulfilled on or before
May 31, 1997, this Agreement shall terminate and shall be of no further force
and effect.
Section 2. Exchange of Stock and Obligation to Issue Milestone Awards.
a) Exchange of Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, as of
the Effective Time, (i) each Stockholder shall transfer to the Holding Company
Euronet Stock as set forth on Exhibit A, solely in exchange for HC Common
Stock, and (ii) the Holding Company shall transfer to each Stockholder HC
Common Stock, also as set forth on Exhibit A, solely in exchange for Euronet
Stock. As provided on Exhibit A, each Stockholder shall exchange one share of
Euronet Stock for one share of HC Common Stock.
b) Milestone Awards of Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
as of the Effective Time, the Holding Company shall issue to each Stockholder
listed on Exhibit C the number of its shares set forth on Exhibit C. Such
issuance of stock is acknowledged by the Parties to constitute an assumption by
the Holding Company of the obligation of Euronet N.V. under the Shareholders
Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment) to issue Milestone Awards.
Section 3. Exchange of Options. Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, as of the Effective Time, (i) each Optionholder shall transfer to the
Holding Company all of its Euronet Options, solely in exchange for HC Options,
and shall release Euronet N.V. from any and all obligations under the Euronet
Options; and (ii) the Holding Company shall grant to each Optionholder HC
Options, in the same amount as the options transferred. Each Optionholder shall
exchange an option to acquire one share of Euronet Stock for an option to
acquire one share of HC Common Stock. The Holding Company has, as of the
Effective Time, adopted a Euronet Long Term Incentive Stock Option Plan that is
substantially the same (subject only to revisions deemed necessary in
contemplation of the Offering) as the Euronet Long Term Incentive Plan adopted
by Euronet N.V. The Holding Company and the Optionholders acknowledge that the
HC Options are granted on the same terms and conditions (including, without
limitation, as to vesting) as the Euronet Options, subject only to the revisions
referred to in the previous sentence, and adjustments in the number of shares
subject to such options and the Option Price to take into account a
seven-for-one split of stock of Euronet N.V. which shall take place after the
date hereof. Stock Option Agreements substantially in the form of those
applicable to the Euronet Options shall be entered into on or before the
Effective Time with respect to the HC Options.
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Section 4. Termination of Shareholders Agreement, Assumptions of
Registration Rights Agreement. As of the Effective Time, (i) the Shareholders
Agreement (as amended) shall be terminated and (ii) Euronet shall assign to the
Holding Company all rights and obligations under Registration Rights Agreement.
The Holding Company accepts and assumes all of Euronet N.V.'s obligations
therein as applicable to HC Common Stock.
Section 5. Representations and Warranties By the Stockholders and
Optionholders. The Stockholders and Optionholders severally represent and
warrant to the Holding Company as follows:
(a) Validity of Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the valid and
binding obligation of the Stockholders and Optionholders, enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
(b) Title to and Transfer of Euronet Stock. The Stockholders own all the
outstanding Euronet Stock beneficially and of record, free and clear of all
liens, restrictions, encumbrances, charges and adverse claims. The
Stockholders have the full power, capacity and authority to sell, assign,
transfer and deliver the Euronet Stock to the Holding Company hereunder and
such transfer vests in the Holding Company good and marketable title to such
Euronet Stock, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, encumbrances, charges
and adverse claims.
(c) Transfer of Euronet Options. The Optionholders own all the
outstanding Euronet Options free and clear of all liens, restrictions,
encumbrances, charges and adverse claims. The Optionholders have the full
power, capacity and authority to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Euronet
Options to the Holding Company hereunder and such transfer vests in the Holding
Company good and marketable title to such Euronet Options, free and clear of
all liens, restrictions, encumbrances, charges and adverse claims.
Section 5. Representations and Warranties by the Holding Company. The
Holding Company represents and warrants to the Stockholders and Optionholders
individually as follows:
(a) Corporate. The Holding Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware
and has the corporate power to own its property and carry on its business as
and where it is now conducting business.
(b) Validity of Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the valid and
binding obligation of the Holding Company, enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
(c) Capital Structure. The Holding Company's authorized capital stock
consists of 30,000,000 shares of HC Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share.
(d) Corporate Authority. The execution and delivery of this Agreement,
and the issuance of HC Common Stock and HC Options required to be delivered
hereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and
neither the
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execution nor delivery of this Agreement nor the issuance of the HC Common Stock
and HC Options nor the performance, observance and compliance with the terms and
provisions of this Agreement will violate any provision of law, any order of any
court or other governmental agency, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws
of the Holding Company or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which
the Holding Company is a party, or by which the Holding Company is bound or by
which any of its property is bound.
(e) Stock Nonassessable. The HC Common Stock issued hereunder is validly
issued, fully-paid and nonassessable.
Section 7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be controlled, construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
the provisions pertaining to conflicts of laws.
(b) Assignability. This Agreement shall not be assignable by any of the
parties hereto without prior written consent of all of the other parties.
(c) Headings not part of Agreement. All paragraph headings preceding the
text herein are inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not
constitute a part of this Agreement.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original.
(e) Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding
between the parties hereto, there being no terms, conditions, warranties, or
representations other than those contained herein. No amendments hereto shall
be valid unless made in writing and executed by the parties hereto.
(f) Benefit. This Agreement and all covenants and conditions contained
herein, shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the heirs,
executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns of
the Stockholders and Optionholders and upon the successors and assigns of the
Holding Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Stockholders, Optionholders and Euronet Service
Inc. have duly executed this Agreement as of the date above written.
EURONET SERVICES INC.
_________________________________
Michael J. Brown
Chief Executive Officer
STOCKHOLDERS:
ADVENT PRIVATE EQUITY FUND - ADVENT PARTNERS L.P.
CENTRAL EUROPE L.P.
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Janet S. Hennessy, Vice-President, Janet S. Hennessy, Vice-President,
Advent International Corp. for Advent Advent International Corp. for
Central Europe Management L.P. as Advent Central Europe Management L.P.
General Partner as General Partner
HUNGARIAN PRIVATE EQUITY FUND L.P. POLAND PARTNERS, L.P.
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Janet S.Hennessy, Vice-President, Steven J. Buckley, President,
Advent International Corp. for Advent C.E.O. & P.P.M.C., Poland Partners
Central Europe Management L.P. as Management Co. for Poland Partners
General Partner Management L.P as General Partner
THE POLAND INVESTMENT FUND L.P. THE HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND
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Neil M. Milne, Director, Copernicus Eriberto R. Scocimara, President
Ventures Limited as General Partner
EUROVENTURES HUNGARY B.V. DST SYSTEMS, INC.
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Andras Geszti, by proxy Thomas A. McDonnell,
President and CEO
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Michael J. Brown Larry Maddox
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Mark Callegari Lawrence Schwartz
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Michael J. Brown, by proxy for Michael J. Brown, by proxy for
Anthony J. Brown Gregory M. Brown
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Michael J. Brown, by proxy for Michael J. Brown, by proxy for
Maria Danica Panaga Stephanie C. Brown
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Mark Callegari, by proxy for Mark Callegari, by proxy for
Matthew R. Callegari Courtney A. Callegari
OPTIONHOLDERS:
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Michael J. Brown Daniel R. Henry
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Dennis Depenbusch Istvan Alpek
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Peter L. Nagy Bruce Colwill
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Antal (Tony) Balogh Peter Sipos
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Andrea Cserep Gabriella Temesi
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Eva Judak George Tomoso
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Krisztina Tomoso Nancy Niehoff
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Viktor Zala Matthew Lanford
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Krzysztof Kulig Johannes Seeger
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Mihaly Kupa Joanna Zaczek
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Andrzej Olechowski
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EXHIBIT C
DST Systems, Inc. 258,300
Euroventures Hungary B.V. 180,810
Mr. Callegari 51,597
Mr. Maddox 25,802
Mr. Schwartz 12,901
Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund 271,110
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EXHIBIT B
Michael J. Brown
Daniel R. Henry
Dennis H. Depenbusch
Istvan Alpek
Peter L. Nagy
Bruce S. Colwill
Antal (Tony) Balogh
Andrea Cserep
Eva Judak
Gabor Ozvald
Peter Sipos
Gabriella Temesi
George Tomoso
Krisztina Tomoso
Viktor Zala
Krzysztof Kulig
Nancy Niehoff
Matthew Lanford
Johannes Seeger
Mihaly Kupa
Andrzej Olechowski
Joanna Zaczek
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Exhibit 10.4
EURONET LONG-TERM INCENTIVE
STOCK OPTION PLAN
1. Purpose of Plan. The purpose of the Euronet Long-Term Incentive Plan
(the "Plan") is to (i) increase the ownership of common stock of Euronet
Services Inc. (the "Company") by those key employees or independent consultants
who are primarily responsible for the continued growth, development and
financial success of the Company and its subsidiaries, and (ii) attract and
retain such employees and consultants and reward them for the continued
profitable performance of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board")
on December 17, 1996. Certain stock option grants were made to employees and
consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries in agreements made prior to the
date of adoption of this Plan. This Plan is intended to incorporate and
supersede all such grants which shall, from the date the grantees under such
grants so acknowledge, be governed by this Plan.
2. Definitions. The following definitions are applicable herein:
"Adoption Date" -- December 17, 1996, the date on which the original
version of this Plan was adopted by the Board.
"Award" -- individually or collectively, Options granted hereunder.
"Board" -- the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Company" -- Euronet Services Inc., acting for purposes of this plan
through the Board. The term "Company" as used herein shall also include any
successor to the Company as provided in Section 9.6 of this Plan.
"Date of Grant" -- the date on which the grant of an Award is authorized
by the Company or such other date as may be specified by the Company in such
authorization.
"Date of Retirement" -- the date on which an employee of the Company or a
Subsidiary retires from such employment or the effective date of an Early
Retirement.
"Early Retirement" -- the retirement of an employee of the Company or a
Subsidiary prior to the legally mandated age of retirement, if any, or that age
provided in applicable policies of the Company as such may be instituted from
time to time.
"Eligible Person" -- any person employed or retained as a consultant by
the Company or a Subsidiary on a regular basis who satisfies all of the
requirements of Section 5.3.
"Fair Market Value" -- the greater of (i) the per share price at which
shares of the Company were issued to or purchased by any party in the last
transaction occurring prior to the date of the exercise of the Option, and (ii)
the net book value of the Company, divided by the number of the Company shares
outstanding at the time of the exercise of an Award by a Participant; provided
that the Fair Market Value shall always be at least equal to the par value of
the Stock. In the event that
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a public market is created for shares, then the Fair Market Value of a share of
common stock on any day shall be the closing sale quotation on the market with
respect to which such shares are traded as reported for such day or, if no such
quotation is reported for such day, the average of the high bid and low asked
price of common stock as reported for such day. If no quotation is made for the
applicable day, the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock on such day
shall be determined in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence using
quotations for the next preceding day for which there were quotations, provided
that such quotations shall have been made within the ten (10) "trading" days
preceding the applicable day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no such
information is available or if otherwise deemed necessary or appropriate by the
Option Committee, the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock on any day
shall be determined in good faith by the Option Committee taking into account
all relevant material facts and circumstances.
"Milestone Award" -- an award or option for Milestone Stock granted under
Section 6.
"Milestone Stock" -- shares of series A preferred stock in the Company
authorized but unissued for the purposes of granting Milestone Awards pursuant
to Section 6.
"Option" or "Stock Option" -- an option granted under Section 5 of this
Plan.
"Option Committee" -- an Option Committee created by the Board. It is
acknowledged that no such committee exists as of the time of the adoption of
this Plan and until such creation all functions attributed hereunder to the
Option Committee shall be exercised by the Board.
"Optionee" -- any person to whom an Option is granted under this Plan.
"Option Period" or "Option Periods" -- the period or periods during which
an Option is exercisable as described in Section 5.6.
"Option Shares" -- shares purchase by an Optionee under an Option.
"Participant" -- an Eligible Person who has been granted an Award under
this Plan.
"Person" -- any individual or legal entity of any form whatsoever.
"Plan" -- this Euronet Long Term Incentive Stock Option Plan.
"Securities Act" -- the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction governing
the issuance and trading of securities, including, without limitation, the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933.
"Stock Option Agreement" -- an agreement entered into by an Optionee and
the Company pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan.
"Subsidiary" -- any corporation of which 50% or more of the outstanding
voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by
the Company.
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"Termination" -- termination of the employment or the consulting
arrangement of a person with the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company may,
in its discretion, determine whether any "leave of absence" constitutes a
Termination for purposes of this Plan and the impact, if any, of any such leave
of absence on Awards made under this Plan. The Company shall have the right to
determine whether the termination of a Participant's employment or consulting
arrangement is a dismissal for cause and the date of Termination in such case,
which date the Company may retroactively deem to be the date of the action that
constitutes cause for dismissal. Such determinations of the Company shall be
final, binding and conclusive.
"Vested Shares" -- shares of Stock with respect to which an Optionee's
purchase right under an Option has vested in accordance with the terms of
Section 5.6.
3. Effective Date and Duration.
3.1 Effective Date. This Plan shall be effective as of the Adoption
Date.
3.2 Period for Grant of Awards. Awards may be made as provided herein
for a period of ten (10) years after the Adoption Date.
3.3 Termination. This Plan shall continue in effect until all matters
relating to the payment of Awards and administration of the Plan have been
settled.
4. Administration.
4.1 The Board; Option Committee. The Plan shall be administered in
accordance with the terms of this Plan document by the Board or a committee
thereof, provided that all questions of interpretation regarding the terms and
conditions pursuant to which Awards are granted, exercised or forfeited under
the provisions hereof, shall be subject to the determination of the Board or the
Option Committee, as the case may be. Any such determination shall be final and
binding upon all parties affected thereby.
4.2 Indemnification. Each member of the Board or the Option Committee
(and each person to whom any of them has delegated any authority or power under
this Plan) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and
from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or
incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action,
suit, or proceeding to which such person may be a party or in which such person
may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act under the Plan; and
(ii) any and all amounts paid by such person in satisfaction of judgment in any
such action, suit, or proceeding relating to the Plan. Each person covered by
this indemnification shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense,
to handle and defend the same before such person undertakes to handle and defend
it on such person's own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall
not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons
may be entitled under the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or of any other power
that the Company may have to indemnify such person or hold such person harmless.
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4.3 Reliance on Reports. Each member of the Board or the Option
Committee (and each person to whom any of them has delegated any authority or
power under this Plan) shall be fully justified in relying or acting in good
faith upon any report made by the independent public accountants of the Company
and its Subsidiaries and upon any other information furnished in connection with
the Plan. In no event shall any person who is or shall have been a member of
the Board or the Option Committee be liable for any determination made or other
action taken or any omission to act in reliance upon any such report or
information or for any action taken, including the furnishing of information, or
failure to act, if in good faith.
5. Stock Options.
5.1 Grant of Stock Options. The Company may, from time to time, grant
Stock Options for shares of common stock in the Company to one or more Eligible
Persons, provided that: (i) all grants must be approved in advance by the
Board; (ii) the aggregate number of shares of Stock subject to Stock Options
under this Plan, subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 5.11, may not
exceed [Two Million Four Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty-Six
(2,413,586)] shares; (iii) in the event that a Stock Option lapses or the
rights of the Participant to whom it as granted terminate, any shares of Stock
subject to such Option shall again be available for the grant of an Option to
another Eligible Person under this Plan; and (iv) shares of Stock delivered by
the Company under this Plan may be either authorized and unissued Stock, Stock
held in the treasury of the Company or Stock purchased on the open market
(including private purchases), in accordance with any applicable Securities Act.
5.2 Payment Nature of Option. All Options granted shall be in
consideration of services performed for the Company or its Subsidiaries by the
Optionee. All Options granted shall constitute a special incentive payment to
the Optionee and shall not be taken into account in computing the amount of
salary or compensation of the Optionee for the purpose of determining any
benefits under any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus, life insurance or
other benefit plan of the Company or under any agreement between the Company and
the Optionee, unless such plan or agreement specifically otherwise provides.
5.3 Eligibility. Key employees and consultants of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (including employees and consultants who are members of the Board)
who, in the opinion and sole discretion of the Company, are primarily
responsible for the continued growth and development and financial success of
the business of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries shall be eligible
to be granted Awards under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of this Plan,
the Company may from time to time select from such Eligible Persons those to
whom Awards shall be granted and determine the nature and amount of each Award.
The Company shall not be under any obligation to grant any employee or
consultant of the Company or its Subsidiaries an Award under this Plan.
5.4 Non-Uniform Determinations. The Company's determinations under this
Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Eligible
Persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Options (whether or not such
persons are similarly situated). Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company shall be entitled, among other things, to make
non-uniform and selective determinations which may, inter alia, reflect the
specific terms of individual employment or consulting agreements, and to enter
into non-uniform and selective
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Option Agreements, as to (a) the persons qualified to receive Options and (b)
the terms and conditions of Options.
5.5 Number of Shares of Stock Subject to Option. In determining the
size of Options to be granted, the Company shall take into account a prospective
Participant's job responsibilities, level, performance, potential, cash
compensation level, the Fair Market Value of the Stock at the time of granting
the Award, as well as such other considerations it deems appropriate.
5.6 Stock Option Terms. Each Option granted under this Plan shall be
evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Company and the Participant
under terms and conditions approved by the Company, provided, however, that
unless otherwise provided in the Stock Option Agreement, the following terms and
conditions shall apply:
(1) The Optionee's right to exercise the Options granted shall vest
over a period of five years, in five tranches, each equal to one-fifth of the
total number of shares of Stock which are the subject of an Option grant. One
tranche shall vest on each anniversary of the Date of Grant for five years after
the Date of Grant.
(2) The Options are exercisable with respect to Vested Shares either
in total or in part, with a partial exercise not affecting the exercisability of
the balance of the Option.
(3) Each Option shall cease to be exercisable as to any share of
Stock, at the earliest of (i) the Optionee's purchase of the entire amount of
Stock to which the Option relates or (ii) the lapse of the Option in accordance
with Section 5.8 below.
(4) Options are not transferable by the Optionee except by will or
the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable (i) during the
Optionee's lifetime only by the Optionee or by the Optionee's guardian or legal
representative or (ii) after an Optionee's death by the representative of the
estate of the Optionee as provided in Section 5.8. In the event a Stock Option
Agreement establishes an Option Period which does not begin immediately upon the
grant thereof, such agreement may initially provide, or the Company may at any
time thereafter unilaterally amend it to provide, for the immediate
exercisability of the Option granted therein upon the occurrence of events
determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, to justify such immediate
exercisability.
(5) The Option price per share of Stock shall be 100% of the Fair
Market Value at the Date of Grant. The Option price shall be payable in cash,
in full, at the time of the exercise of the Option.
5.7 Dividend Equivalency. Any Option may, in the discretion of the
Company, provide for dividend equivalency rights under which the Participant
shall be entitled to additional payments, in the nature of compensation, equal
to the amount of dividends which would have been paid, during the period such
Option is held, on the number of shares of Stock equal to the number of shares
subject to such Option.
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5.8 Lapse of Option. An Option will lapse upon the first occurrence of
one of the following circumstances: (i) 10 years from the Date of Grant; (ii)
on the 90th day following the Optionee's Date of Retirement; (iii) on the date
which is 60 days after an Optionee's Termination; or (iv) at the expiration of
the Option Period set forth in the Stock Option Agreement. If, however, the
Optionee dies within the Option Period and prior to the lapse of the Option, the
Option shall lapse unless it is exercised within the Option Period or six months
from the date of the Optionee's death, whichever is earlier, by the Optionee's
legal representative or representatives or by the person or persons entitled to
do so under the Optionee's will or, if the Optionee shall fail to make a
testamentary disposition of such Option or shall die intestate, by the person or
persons entitled to receive said Option under the applicable laws of descent and
distribution.
5.9 Change in Control.
(1) "Change In Control" shall be deemed to have occurred upon the
happening of any of the following events: (i) any Person or group of Persons
(other than any shareholder of the Company as of the Adoption Date), becomes the
owner, directly or indirectly, whether by purchase, acquisition or otherwise, of
50% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company; or (ii) the Company's
shareholders approve an agreement to merge, consolidate, liquidate, or sell all
or substantially all of the Company's assets. The Company shall give prompt
notice to all Optionees in the event it becomes aware that a Change In Control
has occurred.
(2) Upon the event of a Change in Control: (i) any Option
outstanding prior to the date of the Change in Control shall become,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any Stock Option Agreement,
fully vested and immediately exercisable; and (ii) the Company may, in its sole
discretion and subject to the provisions of Section 7 below, amend any Stock
Option Agreement in such manner as it deems appropriate, but only as to those
Options which have not been exercised.
(3) Whenever deemed appropriate by the Company, any action referred
to in Section 5.9(2)(ii) may be made conditional upon the consummation of the
applicable Change in Control transaction.
5.10 Restrictions. In furtherance of the foregoing, at the time of any
exercise of an Option, the Company may, if it shall determine it necessary or
desirable for any reason, require the Optionee, as a condition to the exercise
thereof, to deliver to the Company a written representation of the Optionee's
present intention to purchase the Stock for investment and not for distribution.
Each Option shall also be subject to the requirement that, if at any time the
Company determines, in its discretion, that either (i) the registration or
qualification of Stock subject to an Option under any Securities Act, or (ii)
the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or
desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the issue or purchase of
Stock thereunder, the Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless
such registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected
or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.
5.11 Changes in Capital Structure. In the event of any change in the
outstanding shares of Stock by reason of any stock dividend or split,
recapitalization, combination or exchange of shares or other similar changes in
the Stock, then appropriate adjustments shall be made in the
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shares of Stock theretofore awarded to the Optionees and in the aggregate number
of shares of Stock which may be awarded pursuant to the Plan. Such adjustments
shall be made by the Company and shall be binding and conclusive for all
purposes. Additional shares of Stock issued to a Optionee as the result of any
such change shall bear the same restrictions as the shares of Stock to which
they relate.
6. Other Payments or Options. Nothing contained in this Plan shall be
deemed, in any way, to limit or restrict the Company from granting an option to
purchase Stock or payment to any person under any other plan, arrangement or
understanding, whether now existing or hereafter in effect.
7. Amendment and Termination. The Board may, from time to time,
suspend, discontinue, revise or amend this Plan in any respect whatsoever
provided however that no such amendment shall materially impair any rights or
materially increase any obligations under any outstanding Award without the
consent of the Participant (or, upon the Participant's death or adjudication of
mental incapacity, the person having the right to exercise the Award).
8. Miscellaneous Provisions.
8.1 Non-transferability. No benefit provided under this Plan shall
be subject to alienation or assignment by a Optionee (or by any person entitled
to such benefit pursuant to the terms of this Plan), nor shall it be subject to
attachment or other legal process of whatever nature. Any attempted alienation,
assignment or attachment shall be void and of no effect whatsoever. Payment
shall be made only to the Optionee entitled to receive the same or said
Optionee's authorized legal representative.
8.2 No Employment Right or Right of Retainer. Neither this Plan nor
any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any right to be retained
as an officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
8.3 Tax Withholding. Either the Company or a Subsidiary, as
appropriate, shall have the right to deduct from all Awards paid in cash any
taxes as it deems to be required by law to be withheld with respect to such cash
payments. In the case of Awards paid in Stock, the employee or other person
receiving such Stock may be required to pay to the Company or a Subsidiary, as
appropriate, the amount of any such taxes which the Company or a Subsidiary is
required to withhold with respect to such Stock. At the request of an Optionee,
or as required by law, upon the exercise of an Option, such sums as may be
required for the payment of any estimated or accrued income tax liability may be
withheld or paid by the Optionee to the Company and remitted to the governmental
entity entitled to receive the same.
8.4 Fractional Shares. Any fractional shares concerning Awards shall
be eliminated at the time of payment or payout by rounding down for fractions of
less than one-half and rounding up for fractions of equal to or more than
one-half. No cash settlements shall be made with respect to fractional shares
eliminated by rounding.
8.5 Government and Other Regulations. The obligation of the Company
to make payment of Awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all
applicable laws, rules and
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regulations, and to such approvals by any government agencies as may be
required. If Stock awarded under the Plan may in certain circumstances be
exempt from registration under the Securities Act, the Company may restrict its
transfer in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure such exempt status.
8.6 Company Successors. In the event the Company becomes a party to
a merger, consolidation, sale of substantially all of its assets or any other
corporate reorganization in which the Company will not be the surviving
corporation or in which the holders of the Stock will receive securities of
another corporation (in any such case, the "New Company"), then the New Company
shall assume the rights and obligations of the Company under this Plan.
8.7 Governing Law. All matters relating to the Plan or to Awards
granted hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the Netherlands Antilles,
without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
8.8 Relationship to Other Benefits. No payment under the Plan shall
be taken into account in determining any benefits under any other pension,
retirement, profit-sharing or group insurance plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary.
8.9 Expenses. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne
by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
8.10 Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the sections in
the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any
conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles and headings, shall
control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Plan to be adopted
effective as of December 3, 1996.
EURONET SERVICES INC.
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Michael J. Brown, President, C.E.O. and
Chairman of the Board
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EXHIBIT 21.1
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
Euronet-Bank 24 Rt.
SatComNet Kft.
Bankomat24/Euronet Sp. z o.o.
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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of KPMG Polska Sp.z o.o.
The Board of Directors
Euronet Services Inc.:
We consent to the use of our report included herein and to the reference to our
firm under the headings "Summary Consolidated Financial Data", "Selected
Consolidated Financial Statements" and "Experts" in the prospectus.
KPMG Polska Sp.z o.o.
Warsaw, Poland
December 18, 1996