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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
[L-3 COMMUNICATIONS LOGO]
To Our Stockholders:
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I cordially invite you to attend the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., to be held
at 2:30 p.m., eastern daylight time, on Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at the Rihga
Royal Hotel located at 151 West 54th Street, New York, NY. The formal notice
and proxy statement for the Annual Meeting are attached to this letter.
To have your vote recorded, you should vote by telephone or over the
Internet or sign, date and return your proxy card in the enclosed envelope as
soon as possible, even if you currently plan to attend the Annual Meeting. By
doing so, you will ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the
meeting. If you decide to attend, you can still vote your shares in person, if
you wish. Please let us know whether you plan to attend the meeting by marking
the appropriate box on the proxy card or indicating your plans when prompted
over the telephone or Internet voting systems.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank you for your cooperation and
look forward to seeing you on April 23rd.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Frank C. Lanza
Frank C. Lanza
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
[L-3 COMMUNICATIONS LOGO]
NOTICE OF 2002 ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS AND PROXY STATEMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the
"Annual Meeting") of L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. will be held at the
Rihga Royal Hotel, 151 West 54th Street, New York, New York on Tuesday, the
23rd day of April, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., eastern daylight time, for the following
purposes:
1. Election of three Class I Directors whose terms expire in 2005;
2. Approval of an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to (i) increase the number of authorized shares of
common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") from
100,000,000 to 300,000,000 and (ii) increase the number of authorized
shares of preferred stock (the "Preferred Stock") from 25,000,000 to
50,000,000;
3. Ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors for 2002;
and
4. Transaction of such other business as may properly come before the
Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Christopher C. Cambria
Christopher C. Cambria
Senior Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel
April 1, 2002
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IMPORTANT
WHETHER OR NOT YOU CURRENTLY PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN PERSON,
PLEASE VOTE OVER THE TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET OR COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND
RETURN PROMPTLY THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY IF YOU ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND WISH
TO VOTE YOUR SHARE IN PERSON.
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
600 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016
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PROXY STATEMENT
This proxy statement is furnished to the holders of the common stock, par
value $0.01 per share of L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. in connection with
the solicitation of proxies for use at the 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held at the Rihga Royal Hotel, 151 West 54th Street, New York, New York
at 2:30 p.m., eastern daylight time, on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 (the "Annual
Meeting").
RECORD DATE
The board of directors has fixed the close of business on March 15, 2002
as the record date for the Annual Meeting (the "Record Date"). Only
stockholders of record at the Record Date (the "Stockholders") are entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or at any adjournments thereof, in
person or by proxy. At the Record Date, there were 39,608,831 shares of our
common stock outstanding. This proxy statement, the accompanying proxy card and
our Annual Report to stockholders are intended to be mailed on or about April
1, 2002 to each Stockholder entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
PROXIES
The proxy accompanying this proxy statement is solicited on behalf of our
board of directors for use at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments of the
Annual Meeting, and the expenses of solicitation of proxies will be borne by us.
The solicitation will be made primarily by mail, but our officers and regular
employees may also solicit proxies by telephone, telegraph, facsimile or in
person. We also have retained Georgeson Shareholder Services to assist in
soliciting proxies. Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each
share of our common stock held. The holders in person or by proxy of a majority
of the common stock entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting shall constitute
a quorum.
Each Stockholder may appoint a person (who need not be a shareholder)
other than the persons named in the enclosed proxy to represent him or her at
the meeting by completing another proper proxy. In either case, such completed
proxy should be returned in the enclosed envelope provided for that purpose for
delivery before the meeting or should be delivered to our Secretary at 600
Third Avenue, New York, New York 10016, not later than 5 p.m., eastern daylight
time, on Monday, April 22, 2002.
Any proxy delivered pursuant to this solicitation is revocable at the
option of the person(s) executing the proxy upon our receipt, prior to the time
the proxy is voted, of a duly executed instrument revoking it, or of a duly
executed proxy bearing a later date, or in the case of death or incapacity of
the person(s) executing the proxy, of written notice of such death or
incapacity, or by such person(s) voting in person at the Annual Meeting. Unless
revoked, all proxies representing shares entitled to vote which are delivered
pursuant to this solicitation will be voted at the Annual Meeting and, where a
choice has been specified on the proxy card, will be voted in accordance with
such specification. WHERE A CHOICE HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFIED ON THE PROXY CARD,
THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF YOUR BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.
Assuming a quorum is present, a majority of the shares of common stock
present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting is required for
the election of directors and for approval of all other items submitted to
Stockholders for their consideration. Abstentions and instances where brokers
are prohibited from exercising discretionary authority for beneficial owners
who have not returned a proxy (so-called "broker non-votes") will be counted
for purposes of determining a quorum, but will not be counted as either voting
for or against any proposal.
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VOTING BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET
Instead of submitting your vote by mail on the enclosed proxy card, you
can vote by telephone or over the Internet. The telephone and Internet voting
procedures, which comply with Delaware law, are designed to authenticate
Stockholders' identities, to allow Stockholders to vote their shares and to
confirm that their instructions have been properly recorded.
Voting your proxy by mail, telephone or the Internet will not limit your
right to vote at the Annual Meeting if you later decide to attend in person. If
your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other record holder, you
must obtain a proxy from the record holder as to how to vote your shares or
obtain a proxy from the record holder to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Stockholders with shares registered directly in their name in our stock
records maintained by our transfer agent, EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., may
vote their shares (1) by making a toll-free telephone call from the U.S. and
Canada to EquiServe at 1-877-PRX-VOTE (1-877-779-8683), (2) by submitting their
proxy over the Internet at the following address on the World Wide Web:
http://www.eproxyvote.com/lll, or (3) by mailing their signed proxy card.
Specific instructions to be followed by registered Stockholders are set forth
on the enclosed proxy card. Proxies submitted by telephone or over the Internet
as described above must be received by 5:00 p.m., eastern daylight time, on
April 22, 2002.
REVOCATION OF PROXIES SUBMITTED BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET
To revoke a proxy previously submitted by telephone or over the Internet,
you may simply vote again at a later date, using the same procedures, in which
case your later submitted vote will be recorded and your earlier vote revoked,
or by attending the meeting and voting in person.
PROPOSAL 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws
provide for a board of directors whose number shall be fixed from time to time
exclusively pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board of directors. We have
eight directors. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides
for a classified board of directors divided into three classes as follows:
Frank C. Lanza, Robert V. LaPenta, Robert B. Millard and John M. Shalikashvili
constitute a class with a term that expires at the upcoming annual meeting (the
"Class I Directors"); Thomas A. Corcoran, John E. Montague and Alan H.
Washkowitz constitute a class with a term that expires at the annual meeting in
2004 (the "Class II Directors"); and Arthur L. Simon constitutes a class with a
term that expires at the annual meeting in 2003 (the "Class III Director"). The
audit committee, acting as the nominating committee, has nominated, and the
full board of directors has ratified, the following slate of Class I nominees
for a three year term expiring in 2005: Mr. Lanza, Mr. LaPenta and Mr.
Shalikashvili. Action will be taken at the Annual Meeting for the election of
these Class I Director nominees. Mr. Millard has resigned from his position as
a Class I Director, effective at the upcoming annual meeting, and has been
elected by the board of directors to fill a vacancy as a Class III Director.
Mr. Millard's term as a Class III Director will expire at the annual meeting in
2003.
It is intended that the proxies delivered pursuant to this solicitation
will be voted in favor of the election of Mr. Lanza, Mr. LaPenta and Mr.
Shalikashvili, except in cases of proxies bearing contrary instructions. In the
event that these nominees should become unavailable for election for any
presently unforeseen reason, the person named in the proxy will have the right
to use his discretion to vote for a substitute.
The following information details offices held, other business
directorships, the classes and terms of the nominees and each director whose
term of office will continue after the 2002 Annual Meeting. Beneficial
ownership of equity securities of the nominees is shown under the caption
"Security Ownership of Management" on page 10.
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NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2002
CLASS I -- NOMINEES FOR TERMS EXPIRING IN 2005
NAME AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Frank C. Lanza 70 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director since April
1997. From April 1996, when Loral Corporation was acquired by
Lockheed Martin Corporation, until April 1997, Mr. Lanza was
Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin, a member of
Lockheed Martin's Executive Council and Board of Directors
and President and Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin's
command, control, communications and intelligence ("C3I") and
Systems Integration Sector, which comprised many of the
businesses Lockheed Martin acquired from Loral. Prior to the
April 1996 acquisition of Loral, Mr. Lanza was President and
Chief Operating Officer of Loral, a position he held since 1981.
He joined Loral in 1972 as President of its largest division,
Electronic Systems. His earlier experience was with Dalmo
Victor and Philco Western Development Laboratory.
Robert V. LaPenta 56 President and Chief Financial Officer and Director since April
1997. From April 1996, when Loral was acquired by Lockheed
Martin, until April 1997, Mr. LaPenta was a Vice President of
Lockheed Martin and was Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Lockheed Martin's C3I and Systems Integration
Sector. Prior to the April 1996 acquisition of Loral, he was
Loral's Senior Vice President and Controller, a position he held
since 1981. He joined Loral in 1972 and was named Vice
President and Controller of its largest division in 1974. He
became Corporate Controller in 1978 and was named Vice
President in 1979. Mr. LaPenta is on the Board of Trustees of
Iona College, the Board of Trustees of The American College of
Greece and the Board of Directors of Core Software
Technologies.
John M. Shalikashvili 65 Director since August 1998. Chairman of the audit committee.
General Shalikashvili (U.S. Army-ret.) is an independent
consultant and a Visiting Professor at Stanford University.
General Shalikashvili was the senior officer of the United States
military and principal military advisor to the President of the
United States, the Secretary of Defense and National Security
Council by serving as the thirteenth Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, for two terms from
1993 to 1997. Prior to his tenure as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, he served as the Commander in Chief of all United
States forces in Europe and as NATO's tenth Supreme Allied
Commander, Europe (SACEUR). He has also served in a
variety of command and staff positions in the continental United
States, Alaska, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Korea, Turkey and
Vietnam. General Shalikashvili is a director of The Boeing
Company, United Defense Industries Inc., and Frank Russell
Trust Company.
The nominees for election to the board of directors are hereby proposed
for approval by the Stockholders. The affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares present or represented and entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting will be necessary to approve each nominee.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE PROPOSED NOMINEES
FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS CONTINUE BEYOND THE 2002 ANNUAL MEETING AND WHO ARE
NOT SUBJECT TO ELECTION THIS YEAR.
CLASS II -- DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 2004
NAME AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Thomas A. Corcoran 57 Director since July 1997. Member of the audit committee. Since
March 2001, Mr. Corcoran has been the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Gemini Air Cargo. Mr. Corcoran is also
president of Corcoran Enterprises, a private management
consulting firm. Mr. Corcoran was the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Allegheny Teledyne Incorporated from
October 1999 to December 2000. From October 1998 to
September 1999, he was President and Chief Operating Officer
of the Space & Strategic Missiles Sector of Lockheed Martin
Corporation. From March 1995 to September 1998 he was the
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Electronic Systems
Sector of Lockheed Martin Corporation. From 1993 to 1995, Mr.
Corcoran was President of the Electronics Group of Martin
Marietta Corporation. Prior to that he worked for General
Electric for 26 years and from 1983 to 1993 he held various
management positions with GE Aerospace and was a company
officer from 1990 to 1993. Mr. Corcoran is a member of the
Board of Trustees of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the Board
of Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology and the Board of
Directors of REMEC Corporation.
John E. Montague 48 Director since April 1997. Member of the compensation
committee. Mr. Montague has been Vice President, Financial
Strategies of Lockheed Martin Corporation since August 2001.
From September 1998 to August 2001, he was Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Lockheed Martin Global
Telecommunications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lockheed Martin. He served as Vice President, Financial
Strategies at Lockheed Martin responsible for mergers,
acquisitions and divestiture activities and shareholder value
strategies from March 1995 until September 1998. Previously, he
was Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor
Relations at Martin Marietta Corporation from 1991 to 1995.
From 1988 to 1991, he was Director of Corporate Development
at Martin Marietta Corporation, which he joined in 1977 as a
member of the engineering staff. Mr. Montague is a director of
Rational Software Corporation.
Alan H. Washkowitz 61 Director since April 1997. Member of the compensation
committee. Mr. Washkowitz is a Managing Director of Lehman
Merchant Banking Group, and is responsible for the oversight of
Lehman Brothers Inc. Merchant Banking Portfolio Partnership
L.P. Mr. Washkowitz joined Lehman Brothers Inc. in 1978 when
Kuhn Loeb & Co. was acquired by Lehman Brothers. Mr.
Washkowitz is a director of Peabody Energy Corporation.
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CLASS III -- DIRECTOR WHOSE TERM EXPIRES IN 2003
NAME AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Arthur L. Simon 70 Director since April 2000. Member of the audit committee. Mr.
Simon is an independent consultant. Before his retirement, Mr.
Simon was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., Certified
Public Accountants, from 1968 to 1994. He is a director of Loral
Space & Communications, Inc.
CLASS III -- ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FILL VACANCY
NAME AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Robert B. Millard 51 Director since April 1997. Chairman of the compensation
committee. Mr. Millard is a Managing Director of Lehman
Brothers Inc., head of Lehman Brothers' Principal Trading &
Investments Group and principal of the Merchant Banking
Group. Mr. Millard joined Kuhn Loeb & Co. in 1976 and
became a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers Inc. in 1983.
Mr. Millard is a director of GulfMark International, Kirch
Media GmbH and Weatherford International, Inc.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
Our board of directors directs the management of our business and affairs,
as provided by Delaware law, and conducts its business through meetings of the
board of directors and two standing committees: the audit and compensation
committees. In addition, from time to time, special committees may be
established under the direction of the board of directors when necessary to
address specific issues. We have no nominating committee; however, the audit
committee has agreed to perform the functions of the nominating committee. Each
executive officer serves at the discretion of the board of directors. During
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, the board of directors held four
regularly scheduled meetings and one special meeting. All of our directors
attended at least 75% of the combined number of board of directors meetings and
committee meetings during the past fiscal year.
The audit committee currently consists of Messrs. Corcoran, Shalikashvili
(Chairman) and Simon. This committee, which met five times during 2001, is
responsible generally for recommending to the board of directors the
independent accountants to be nominated to audit our financial statements;
approving the compensation of the independent accountants; meeting with our
independent accountants to review the proposed scope of the annual audit of our
financial statements; reviewing the findings of the independent accountants
with respect to the annual audit; and reviewing with management and the
independent accountants our periodic financial reports prior to our filing them
with the SEC and reporting annually to the board of directors with respect
thereto. In addition, the audit committee, acting as the nominating committee,
nominated the Class I members for reelection to the board of directors.
The compensation committee consists of Messrs. Millard (Chairman),
Montague and Washkowitz. This committee, which met one time and acted by
written consent three times during 2001, is responsible for administering our
1997 Stock Option Plan for Key Employees (the "1997 Plan") and our 1999 Long
Term Performance Plan (the "1999 Plan") and has limited authority to adopt
amendments to those plans. This committee is also responsible for recommending
to the board of directors the salaries to be paid to our Chief Executive
Officer and the President, and reviewing and approving the Chief Executive
Officer's and the President's other annual cash compensation and long-term
incentives and the total compensation to be paid to certain of our other
executive officers.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
The directors who are also our employees or employees of our subsidiaries
or affiliates do not receive compensation for their services as directors. The
non-affiliated directors receive annual compensation of $30,000 for service on
the board of directors, of which $25,000 is paid in cash, and $5,000 is paid in
shares of our common stock. In addition, non-affiliated directors receive an
annual stock option grant of 1,500 shares of our common stock, which will vest
in three equal annual installments. The non-affiliated directors are entitled
to reimbursement for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with
their travel to and attendance at meetings of the board of directors or
committees thereof. In addition, the non-affiliated directors will be
compensated $1,000 per meeting attended, including committee meetings, up to a
maximum of $2,000 per day.
Non-affiliated directors may defer up to 100 percent of the cash portion
of their annual cash compensation (including meeting fees) otherwise payable to
the director. Subject to certain limitations, a participating director's
deferred compensation will be distributed in a lump sum on, or distribution in
annual installments commencing on, the 30th day following the date he or she
ceases to be a director. Deferral elections are irrevocable during any calendar
year and must be made before the beginning of the calendar year in which his/her
compensation is earned. Interest is accrued on deferred amounts. Depending on a
director's investment election, deferred amounts earn interest at a rate based
on the 90-day U.S. Government Treasury Bill or the performance of our common
stock.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
Set forth below is certain information regarding each of our current
executive officers, other than Messrs. Lanza and LaPenta who are presented
under "Nominees For Election to the Board of Directors in 2002 -- Class I --
Nominees for Terms Expiring in 2005".
NAME AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Christopher C. Cambria 43 Senior Vice President -- Secretary and General Counsel. Mr.
Cambria became a Senior Vice President in March 2001. He
joined us in June 1997 as Vice President -- General Counsel
and Secretary. From 1994 until joining us, Mr. Cambria was an
associate with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. From
1986 until 1993, he was an associate with Cravath, Swaine &
Moore.
Michael T. Strianese 46 Senior Vice President -- Finance. Mr. Strianese became a Senior
Vice President in March 2001. He joined us in April 1997 as
Vice President -- Finance and Controller and was our
Controller until July 2000. From April 1996, when Loral was
acquired by Lockheed Martin, until April 1997, Mr. Strianese
was Vice President and Controller of Lockheed Martin's C3I and
Systems Integration Sector. From 1991 to the April 1996
acquisition of Loral, he was Director of Special Projects at
Loral. Mr. Strianese is a Certified Public Accountant.
Jimmie V. Adams 65 Vice President -- Washington, D.C. Operations. General Jimmie
V. Adams (U.S.A.F.-ret.) joined us in May 1997. From April
1996 until April 1997, he was Vice President of Lockheed
Martin's Washington Operations for the C3I and Systems
Integration Sector. Prior to the April 1996 acquisition of Loral,
he had held the same position at Loral since 1993. Before
joining Loral in 1993, he was Commander in Chief, Pacific Air
Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, capping a 35-year
career with the U.S. Air Force. He was also Deputy Chief of
Staff for plans and operation for U.S. Air Force headquarters
and Vice Commander of Headquarters Tactical Air Command
and Vice Commander in Chief of the U.S. Air Forces Atlantic
at Langley Air Force Base. He is a command pilot with more
than 141 combat missions.
David T. Butler III 45 Vice President -- Planning. Mr. Butler became a Vice President
in December 2000. He joined us in 1997 as our corporate
Director of Planning and Strategic Development. Prior to
joining us, he was the Controller for Lockheed Martin Fairchild
Systems from 1996 to 1997. Prior to the acquisition of Loral, Mr.
Butler was Controller of Loral Fairchild Systems from 1992 to
1996. From 1981 to 1992 Mr. Butler held a number of financial
positions with Loral Electronic Systems.
Ralph G. D'Ambrosio 34 Vice President and Controller. Mr. D'Ambrosio became Vice
President in 2001 and Controller in August 2000. He joined us
in August 1997, and until July 2000 was our Assistant
Controller. Prior to joining us, he was a senior manager at
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., where he held a number of positions
since 1989. Mr. D'Ambrosio is a Certified Public Accountant.
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NAME AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Joseph S. Paresi 46 Vice President -- Product Development and President of the
Security Systems Division. Mr. Paresi joined us in April 1997.
From April 1996 until April 1997, Mr. Paresi was Corporate
Director of Technology for Lockheed Martin's C3I and System
Integration Sector. Prior to the April 1996 acquisition of Loral,
Mr. Paresi was Corporate Director of Technology for Loral, a
position he held since 1993. From 1978 to 1993, Mr. Paresi was a
Systems Engineer, Director of Marketing and Director of
International Programs at Loral Electronic Systems.
Robert RisCassi 66 Vice President -- Washington, D.C. Operations. General Robert
W. RisCassi (U.S. Army-ret.) joined us in April 1997. From
April 1996 until April 1997, he was Vice President of Land
Systems for Lockheed Martin's C3I and Systems Integration
Sector. Prior to the April 1996 acquisition of Loral, he had held
the same position for Loral since 1993. He joined Loral in 1993
after retiring as U.S. Army Commander in Chief, United
Nations Command/Korea. His 35-year military career included
posts as Army Vice Chief of Staff; Director, Joint Staff, Joint
Chiefs of Staff; Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans;
and Commander of the Combined Arms Center. General
RisCassi is currently a director of Alliant Techsystems Inc.
Charles J. Schafer 54 Vice President -- Business Operations and President of the
Products Group. Mr. Schafer was appointed President of the
Products Group in September 1999. He joined us in August
1998 as Vice President -- Business Operations. Prior to August
1998, he was President of Lockheed Martin's Tactical Defense
Systems Division, a position he also held at Loral since
September 1994. Prior to the April 1996 acquisition of Loral,
Mr. Schafer held various executive positions with Loral, which
he joined in 1984.
Stephen M. Souza 49 Vice President and Treasurer. Mr. Souza joined us in August
2001. Prior to joining us he was the Treasurer of ASARCO Inc.
from 1999 to August 2001 and Assistant Treasurer from 1992 to
1999.
Jill H. Wittels 52 Vice President -- Business Development. Ms. Wittels joined us
in March 2001. From July 1998 to February 2001 she was
President and General Manager of BAE Systems' Information
and Electronic Warfare Systems/Infrared and Imaging Systems
division and its predecessor company. From January 1997 to
July 1998, Ms. Wittels was Vice President -- Business
Development and Operations for IR Focalplane Products at
Lockheed Martin. Ms. Wittels is on the Board of Overseers for
the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Lab.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
As of March 15, 2002, there were 39,608,831 shares of our common stock
outstanding. We know of no person who, as of March 15, 2002, beneficially owned
more than five percent of the common stock, except as set forth below.
AMOUNT AND NATURE PERCENT
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF CLASS(1)
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Citigroup Inc.(2)
153 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10043 ............ 5,426,024 13.7%
Frank C. Lanza(3)
c/o L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
600 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, New York 10016 ............ 2,389,957 5.9%
Robert V. LaPenta(4)
c/o L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
600 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, New York 10016 ............ 2,567,593 6.4%
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(1) Under Rule 13d-3, certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned
by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote
or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to
be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire
the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of
the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the
percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is
deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person
(and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a
result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in
this table does not necessarily reflect the person's actual ownership or
voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock
actually outstanding at March 15, 2002.
(2) Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the S.E.C., dated January 24, 2002,
in which Citigroup Inc. reported that it had shared voting and
dispositive power over 5,426,024 shares of common stock.
(3) The shares of common stock beneficially owned includes 914,286 shares
issuable under employee stock options and exercisable within 60 days of
March 15, 2002.
(4) The shares of common stock beneficially owned includes 814,286 shares
issuable under employee stock options and exercisable within 60 days of
March 15, 2002 and 336 shares allocated to the account of Mr. LaPenta
under our savings plans.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table shows the amount of common stock beneficially owned
(unless otherwise indicated) by our executive officers, our directors, and by
all of our current executive officers and directors as a group. Except as
otherwise indicated, all information listed below is as of March 15, 2002.
SHARES OF COMMON PERCENTAGE OF
STOCK BENEFICIALLY SHARES OF COMMON
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNED(1)(2) STOCK OUTSTANDING (3)
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Directors and Executive Officers
Frank C. Lanza ...................................................... 2,389,957 5.9%
Robert V. LaPenta ................................................... 2,567,593 6.4%
Michael T. Strianese ................................................ 42,147 --
Christopher C. Cambria .............................................. 24,552 --
Charles J. Schafer .................................................. 13,807 --
Thomas A. Corcoran(5) ............................................... 2,500 --
Robert B. Millard(4)(6) ............................................. 69,089 --
John E. Montague(5) ................................................. 2,500 --
John M. Shalikashvili(5) ............................................ 2,788 --
Arthur L. Simon(5) .................................................. 4,076 --
Alan M. Washkowitz(4)(7) ............................................ 134,861 --
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (18 persons)(8) ......... 5,318,552 12.8%
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(1) The shares of our common stock beneficially owned include the number of
shares (i) issuable under employee stock options and exercisable within
60 days of March 15, 2002 and (ii) allocated to the accounts of executive
officers under our savings plans. Of the number of shares shown above,
(i) the following represent shares that may be acquired upon exercise of
employee stock options for the accounts of: Mr. Lanza, 914,286 shares;
Mr. LaPenta, 814,286 shares; Mr. Strianese, 41,833 shares, Mr. Cambria,
24,233 shares and Mr. Schafer, 13,500 shares; and (ii) the following
represent shares allocated under our saving plans to the accounts of: Mr.
LaPenta, 336 shares; Mr. Strianese, 314 shares; Mr. Cambria, 319 shares;
and Mr. Schafer, 307 shares.
(2) The number of shares shown includes shares that are individually or
jointly owned, as well as shares over which the individual has either
sole or shared investment or voting authority.
(3) Share ownership does not exceed one percent of the class unless otherwise
indicated. Under Rule 13d-3, certain shares may be deemed to be
beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons
share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In
addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the
person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of
an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is
provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount
of shares outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares
beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of
these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding
shares of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily reflect
the person's actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number
of shares of common stock actually outstanding at March 15, 2002.
(4) Robert B. Millard and Alan H. Washkowitz, each of whom is a member of our
board of directors, are each a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers Inc.
As limited partners of Lehman Brothers Capital Partners III, L.P.,
Messrs. Millard and Washkowitz may be deemed to share beneficial
ownership of shares of our common stock held by Lehman Brothers Capital
Partners III, L.P. Such individuals disclaim any such beneficial
ownership and those shares of common stock are not reflected in the
numbers shown in this table.
(5) Includes 2,500 shares issuable and exercisable under director stock
options within 60 days of March 15, 2002 in the case of Messrs. Corcoran,
Montague, and Shalikashvili and 1,000 shares in the case of Mr. Simon.
(6) Includes 52,639 shares owned by a charitable foundation of which Mr.
Millard and his wife are the sole trustees, and as to which Mr. Millard
disclaims beneficial ownership.
(7) Includes 55,665 shares in trust, for the benefit of Mr. Washkowitz's
children, for which Mr. Washkowitz and his wife are co-trustees and as to
which Mr. Washkowitz disclaims beneficial ownership.
(8) Includes 1,873,954 shares issuable under employee stock options and
exercisable under employee stock options within 60 days of March 15,
2002, and 5,794 shares allocated to the accounts of executive officers
under our savings plans.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER MATTERS
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table provides summary information concerning compensation
paid or accrued by us to or on behalf of our Chief Executive Officer and each
of our four other most highly compensated executive officers who served in such
capacities as of December 31, 2001, collectively referred to herein as the
named executive officers, for services rendered to us during each of the last
three years.
LONG TERM
COMPENSATION
AWARDS
-------------
SECURITIES
ANNUAL COMPENSATION UNDERLYING
-------------------------- STOCK ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY ($) BONUS ($) OPTIONS (#) COMPENSATION ($)(1)
------------------------------------ ------ ------------ ----------- ------------- --------------------
Frank C. Lanza 2001 $750,000 $750,000 -- $ 11,125
(Chairman and Chief Executive 2000 750,000 500,000 -- 6,858
Officer) .......................... 1999 750,000 200,000 -- 9,536
Robert V. LaPenta 2001 545,577 650,000 -- 34,306
(President and Chief Financial 2000 500,000 400,000 -- 32,907
Officer) .......................... 1999 500,000 200,000 -- 27,900
Michael T. Strianese 2001 255,000 300,000 27,000 13,790
(Senior Vice President, 2000 209,673 225,000 -- 73,515
Finance) .......................... 1999 180,000 175,000 47,500 69,969
Christopher C. Cambria 2001 235,000 300,000 27,000 10,838
(Senior Vice President, 2000 228,025 225,000 -- 10,827
Secretary and General Counsel)..... 1999 207,000 190,000 47,500 7,317
Charles J. Schafer
(Vice President, Business 2001 248,230 250,000 18,000 118,438
Operations and President of 2000 230,000 175,000 -- 118,368
the Products Group) ............... 1999 212,608 85,000 22,500 215,873
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(1) Amounts for the year ended December 31, 2001 include: (a) our matching
contributions of $6,800 under our savings plan for Messrs. LaPenta,
Strianese, Cambria and Schafer; (b) the value of supplemental life
insurance programs in the amounts of $11,125 for Mr. Lanza, $27,506 for
Mr. LaPenta, $6,990 for Mr. Strianese, $4,038 for Mr. Cambria and $8,638
for Mr. Schafer; and (c) an employment signing bonus of $103,000 for Mr.
Schafer.
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OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2001
The following table shows the options to purchase common stock granted in
fiscal year 2001 to the named executive officers.
% TOTAL GRANT
OPTIONS OPTIONS SHARE EXPIRATION DATE
NAME GRANTED (#) GRANTED PRICE ($) DATE VALUE ($)
------------------------------ ------------- --------- ----------- ------------ -------------
Frank C. Lanza ............... -- 0.00% -- -- --
Robert V. LaPenta ............ -- 0.00% -- -- --
Michael T. Strianese ......... 27,000 2.44% $ 79.39 11/15/11 $ 877,410
Christopher C.
Cambria ..................... 27,000 2.44% 79.39 11/15/11 877,410
Charles J. Schafer ........... 18,000 1.63% 79.39 11/15/11 584,940
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72,000 $2,339,760
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OPTION EXERCISES AND FISCAL YEAR-END VALUES
The following table provides information on options to purchase our common
stock that were exercised during fiscal year 2001 by our named executive
officers; the total numbers of exercisable and non-exercisable options to
purchase our common stock owned by our named executive officers at December 31,
2001, and the aggregate dollar value of such options that were in-the-money at
December 31, 2001.
VALUE OF
NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED
SECURITIES UNDERLYING IN-THE-MONEY
SHARES UNEXERCISED OPTIONS OPTIONS AT
ACQUIRED VALUE AT FISCAL YEAR-END (#) FISCAL YEAR-END ($)(1)
ON REALIZED -------------------------------- -------------------------------
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION EXERCISE(#) ($) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE(2) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE(2)
------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------------ ------------- -----------------
Frank C. Lanza
(Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer) .......................... -- -- 800,000 114,286 $66,824,000 $9,546,310
Robert V. LaPenta
(President and Chief Financial
Officer) .......................... -- -- 700,000 114,286 58,471,000 9,546,310
Michael T. Strianese
(Senior Vice President,
Finance) .......................... 17,000 $1,192,295 37,666 42,834 2,045,467 1,105,255
Christopher C. Cambria
(Senior Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel)..... 25,000 1,552,136 20,066 42,834 1,028,467 1,105,255
Charles J. Schafer
(Vice President, Business
Operations and President of the
Products Group) ................... 17,500 978,450 13,500 25,500 801,750 584,730
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(1) In accordance with SEC rules, the values of the in-the-money options were
calculated by subtracting the exercise prices of the options from the
December 31, 2001 closing stock price of our common stock of $90.00.
(2) These options are unexercisable because they have not yet vested under
their terms.
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The directors who serve on the audit committee are all "independent" in
accordance with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.
We have reviewed and discussed with management the Company's audited
financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2001.
We have discussed with the independent auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 61, Communication with Audit Committees, as amended, by the Auditing
Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
We have received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, required by Independence Standard No. 1,
Independence Discussions with Audit Committees, as amended, by the Independence
Standards Board, and have discussed with the auditors their independence.
Based on the activities referred to above, we recommended to the board of
directors that the financial statements referred to above be included in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FEES
For services rendered in 2001 by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our
independent auditors, we incurred the following fees:
o AUDIT FEES (for the audit of the 2001 financial statements
and quarterly reviews).......................................$1,087,000
o FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FEES. $0
o ALL OTHER FEES ($1,510,036 for tax services and $1,155,343 for other
audit services, including acquisition audits, review of SEC
registrations, benefit plan and other statutory audits, and $200,000
applicable to the audit of our 2000 financial statements)....$2,665,379
As set forth in the Audit Committee Charter, the audit committee has
considered and determined that the provision of the services covered under the
caption All Other Fees is compatible with maintaining the auditor's
independence.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The compensation committee is responsible for reviewing the design of, and
pay levels generated by, our compensation and benefit programs for our
executive officers. The committee is also responsible for administering our
stock option program.
The committee is committed to ensuring an executive compensation program
that supports our mission -- to maximize stockholder value. Thus, the executive
compensation is structured around the following tenets:
o Total compensation programs should strengthen the relationship between
pay and performance by emphasizing variable, at-risk compensation that
is dependent on our achievement and individual performance goals.
o Management should be focused on the long-term interests of
stockholders. Thus, a significant portion of the compensation
opportunity should be long-term, at-risk pay in the form of stock
options.
o We must maintain our ability to attract, retain, and encourage the
development of qualified, capable executives. Total compensation
opportunities will mirror those offered by comparably
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sized organizations within the aerospace and defense industries -- for
those positions where the labor market is not limited to these
industries, we will reference broader general industry information for
similarly sized organizations.
The comparative group used for compensation purposes will generally be
broader than the group that comprises the published industry index in the
performance graph included in this proxy statement. The compensation committee
believes that our competition for executive talent is not limited to the
companies included in the published industry index established for comparing
stockholder returns.
The key elements of our executive compensation program are base salary,
annual incentives, and long-term compensation. These key elements are addressed
separately below.
BASE SALARIES
The compensation committee will regularly review the base salary for the
Chief Executive Officer and the President. We have established internal
relationships of other senior executive positions to those of the Chief
Executive Officer and the President, and base salaries for these other
positions flow from those relationships. Base salaries will be targeted at the
median of market levels with adjustments above or below market to recognize
varying levels of responsibility, prior experience, breadth of knowledge, as
well as external pay practices.
Increases to base salaries will be driven primarily by individual
performance. Individual performance will be evaluated based on sustained levels
of individual contribution.
As reflected in the Summary Compensation Table, Mr. Lanza's base salary
was $750,000 in 2001, 2000 and 1999 as provided for in his employment
agreement. In determining future increases to Mr. Lanza's base salary, the
compensation committee will consider his individual performance as measured by
short-term achievements as well as his contributions to long-term
organizational success. The compensation committee will also compare Mr.
Lanza's base salary to base salaries of chief executive officers among
comparable companies.
ANNUAL INCENTIVES
The annual incentive plan is structured to provide a variable pay
opportunity based on performance. Actual bonuses are based on an assessment of
the participant's contributions toward organizational success.
Mr. Lanza received a bonus of $750,000 in 2001.
On April 30, 1997 at the time Messrs. Lanza and LaPenta entered into their
respective employment agreements they were each granted a stock option on
1,142,857 shares of common stock, 50% of which vested over time and 50% of
which the vesting date was determined based on our achievement of certain
annual or cumulative performance targets. On April 5, 1999, in recognition of
their superior performance, the compensation committee amended the option
grants to Messrs. Lanza and LaPenta to eliminate the performance targets and to
provide that the unvested portion of the performance options vest and become
exercisable as of April 30, 2000. In determining to amend the option grants,
the compensation committee also took into account the fact that the existing
performance targets were no longer applicable as a result of the acquisitions
completed by us in 1998 and of our ongoing acquisition activities. See
"Employment Agreements."
LONG-TERM INCENTIVES
Long-term incentives are provided pursuant to the 1997 Plan and the 1999
Plan.
Stock options will be granted at a price not less than the fair market
value of our common stock on the date of grant. The ultimate value of an option
grant to the recipient depends on the stockholder value created between the
date of grant and the date of exercise. Option award size is based primarily on
competitive practice but may also be adjusted to reflect factors such as
individual and our company's performance.
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POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE $1 MILLION DEDUCTION LIMIT
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally limits the corporate
deduction for compensation paid to the named executive officers to $1 million,
unless certain requirements are met. The compensation committee will consider
the impact of this provision when making compensation decisions. However, the
compensation committee will weigh all pertinent factors to determine
appropriate plan design and incentive awards.
Members of the compensation committee are Robert B. Millard (Chairman),
John E. Montague and Alan H. Washkowitz.
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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The graph below compares the cumulative total return of our common stock
with the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock
Index and a peer group index, for the period from May 19, 1998 to December 31,
2001. These figures assume that all dividends paid over the performance period
were reinvested, and that the starting value of each index and the investment
in our common stock was $100 on May 19, 1998. The starting point for the
measurement of our common stock cumulative total return was our initial public
offering price of $22.00 per share. The peer group index is composed of Alliant
Techsystems Inc., General Dynamics Corporation and Northrop Grumman
Corporation. The graph is not, and is not intended to be, indicative of future
performance of our common stock.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL STOCKHOLDER RETURNS FOR
PERIOD OF MAY 19, 1998 TO DECEMBER 31, 2001
TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURNS
[LINE CHART]
QUARTER ENDING
BASE --------------------------------------------------------
PERIOD DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER
COMPANY / INDEX MAY 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC.............. 100 211.65 189.20 350.00 409.09
S&P 500 INDEX................................ 100 111.75 135.27 122.95 108.34
PEER GROUP................................... 100 97.21 82.41 125.77 140.57
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(as prepared by Standard & Poor's Compustat)
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
During the 2001 fiscal year, Messrs. Robert Millard, John Montague and
Alan Washkowitz served as members of the compensation committee of the board of
directors. None of these individuals has served us or any of our subsidiaries
as an officer or employee. Messrs. Millard and Washkowitz are limited partners
of Lehman Brothers Capital Partners III, L.P., which, together with Lehman
Brothers Holdings, Inc. and certain of their affiliates, owned 15.9 % of our
outstanding common stock as of March 12, 2001 and, as of March 15, 2002 owned
less than five percent of our outstanding common stock.
Pursuant to a Stockholders Agreement entered into in connection with our
incorporation, Lehman Brothers Capital Partners III, L.P. and its affiliates
that directly own our common stock (the "Lehman Partnership"), have the right
from time to time subject to certain conditions, to require us to register
under the Securities Act shares of our common stock that the Lehman Partnership
holds. The Lehman Partnership has the right to request up to four demand
registrations and also has piggyback registration rights. We have agreed in the
Stockholders Agreement to pay expenses in connection with, among other things,
(i) up to three demand registrations requested by the Lehman Partnership and
(ii) any registration in which the existing stockholders participate through
piggyback registration rights granted under such agreement.
None of our executive officers serves as a member of the board of
directors or compensation committee of any entity which has one or more
executive officers serving as a member of our board of directors or
compensation committee.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
We have entered into an employment agreement (the "Employment Agreements")
effective on April 30, 1997 with each of Mr. Lanza, our Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, who will receive a base salary of $750,000 per annum and
appropriate executive level benefits, and Mr. LaPenta, our President and Chief
Financial Officer, who will receive a base salary of $500,000 per annum and
appropriate executive level benefits. Effective February 1, 2001, Mr. LaPenta's
base salary was increased to $550,000. The Employment Agreements provide for an
initial term of five years, which will automatically renew for one-year periods
thereafter, unless a party thereto gives notice of its intent to terminate at
least 90 days prior to the expiration of the term. We are currently negotiating
the terms of a renewal of these contracts.
Upon a termination without cause or resignation for good reason, we will
be obligated, through the end of the term, to (i) continue to pay the base
salary and (ii) continue to provide life insurance and medical and
hospitalization benefits comparable to those provided to other senior
executives; provided, however, that any such coverage shall terminate to the
extent that Mr. Lanza or Mr. LaPenta, as the case may be, is offered or obtains
comparable benefits coverage from any other employer. The Employment Agreements
provide for confidentiality during employment and at all times thereafter.
There is also a noncompetition and non-solicitation covenant which is effective
during the employment term and for one year thereafter; provided, however, that
if the employment terminates following the expiration of the initial term, the
noncompetition covenant will only be effective during the period, if any, that
we pay the severance described above.
We have granted each of Messrs. Lanza and LaPenta nonqualified options to
purchase, at $6.47 per share, 1,142,857 shares of our common stock. In each
case, half of the options were structured as "time options" and half were
structured initially as "performance options," collectively referred to herein
as the options. The time options became exercisable with respect to 20% of the
shares subject to the time options on each of March 2, 1998, April 30, 1999 and
April 30, 2000 and will become exercisable with respect to an additional 20% of
the shares subject to the time options on each of April 30, 2001 and 2002 if
employment continues through and including these dates. The performance options
were initially structured to become exercisable nine years after the grant
date, but became exercisable earlier if certain targets for our earnings before
interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization were achieved. On April
5, 1999, we amended the performance options to eliminate the
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performance target acceleration provisions and to provide that the unvested
portion of the performance options vest and become exercisable as of April 30,
2000. The option term is ten years through April 30, 2007; except that if (i)
the option-holder is fired for cause or resigns without good reason, the
options will expire upon termination of employment or (ii) the option-holder is
fired without cause, resigns for good reason, dies, becomes disabled or
retires, the options will expire one year after termination of employment.
Unexercisable options will terminate upon termination of employment, unless
acceleration is expressly provided for. Upon a change of control, we may
terminate the options, so long as the option-holders are cashed out or
permitted to exercise their options prior to this change of control.
We also have entered into a split-dollar life insurance agreement with Mr.
LaPenta. Under the split-dollar agreement, we own and pay the premiums on the
life insurance policy, and Mr. LaPenta has the right to designate a beneficiary
to receive a fixed portion of the policy death benefit. The balance of the
death benefit will be payable to us as a recovery of our investment.
PENSION PLAN TABLE
The following table shows the estimated annual pension benefits payable
under the L-3 Communications Corporation Pension Plan and Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan to a covered participant upon retirement at normal
retirement age (65), based on the career average compensation (salary and
bonus) and years of credited service with us.
AVERAGE YEARS OF CREDITED SERVICE
COMPENSATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
AT RETIREMENT 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
$ 300,000.......... $19,000 $ 34,244 $ 46,461 $ 60,403 $ 71,670 $ 80,793 $ 88,154
400,000 ......... 25,652 46,235 62,735 81,492 96,621 108,844 118,693
500,000 ......... 32,305 58,225 79,009 102,577 121,568 136,890 149,226
600,000 ......... 38,954 70,212 95,278 123,664 146,519 164,944 179,765
700,000 ......... 45,607 82,203 111,553 144,749 171,467 192,988 210,297
800,000 ......... 52,259 94,193 127,827 165,838 196,418 221,038 240,837
900,000 ......... 58,911 106,182 144,099 186,923 221,365 249,086 271,370
1,000,000 ......... 65,564 118,174 160,374 208,011 246,313 277,135 301,907
1,100,000 ......... 72,214 130,162 176,646 229,097 271,263 305,183 332,442
1,200,000 ......... 78,867 142,153 192,920 250,184 296,212 333,232 362,979
1,300,000 ......... 85,519 154,143 209,194 271,270 321,161 361,280 393,513
1,400,000 ......... 92,171 166,132 225,466 292,357 346,112 389,331 424,053
1,500,000 ......... 98,823 178,123 241,741 313,445 371,062 417,380 454,587
As of December 31, 2001, the current annual compensation and current years
of credited service (including for Messrs. LaPenta and Strianese, years of
credited service as an employee of Loral and Lockheed Martin) for each of the
following persons were: Mr. Lanza, $1,250,000 and five years; Mr. LaPenta,
$945,577 and 30 years; Mr. Strianese, $480,000 and 12 years; Mr. Cambria,
$460,000 and five years; and Mr. Schafer, $423,320 and three years.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
As of March 15, 2002 the Lehman Partnership owned 4.4% of our common
stock; and prior to their sale of our common stock pursuant to Rule 144A on
September 17, 2001, the Lehman Partnership beneficially owned more than five
percent of our common stock.
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
In connection with our incorporation we, Lehman Brothers Capital Partners
III, L.P. and certain of its affiliates, Messrs. Lanza and LaPenta and Lockheed
Martin entered into the Stockholders Agreement, which terminated upon the
completion of our initial public offering and upon the sale of our common stock
to less than 10% of our outstanding common stock, except for the terms relating
to:
o registration rights; and
o the standstill agreement by Lockheed Martin.
Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, at this time Messrs. Lanza and
LaPenta and the Lehman Partnership have the right, subject to certain
conditions, to require L-3 Communications Holdings to register their shares of
our common stock under the Securities Act of 1933. The Lehman Partnership has
four demand rights and each of Messrs. Lanza and LaPenta has one demand
registration right. Lockheed Martin sold all of its shares of our common stock
in 1999. In addition, the Stockholders Agreement also provides some existing
stockholders with piggyback registration rights. The Stockholders Agreement
provides, among other things, that we will pay expenses incurred in connection
with:
o up to three demand registrations requested by the Lehman Partnership
and the two demand registrations requested by each of Messrs. Lanza
and LaPenta; and
o any registration in which those parties participate through piggyback
registration rights granted under the agreement.
The Lehman Partnership sold 2.0 million of their shares of our common
stock through the exercise of their piggyback registration rights in our
February 1999 common stock offering.
Under the Stockholders Agreement, Lockheed Martin is subject to a
standstill arrangement that expires on April 30, 2002, which generally
prohibits its share ownership percentage in us, if any, from exceeding 34.9%.
TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
One provision of the Stockholders Agreement which expired after the Lehman
Partnership no longer owned 10% of our common stock, gave Lehman Brothers Inc.
the exclusive right to provide investment banking services to us, other than in
connection with cash acquisitions undertaken by us, through April 2002.
Over the past three years, Lehman Brothers Inc. has entered into various
transactions with us and our subsidiaries. As required by the Stockholders
Agreement, all fees paid in connection with such transactions and services were
mutually agreed upon and, in our opinion, based on similar transactions and
practices in the investment banking industry. We believe that all of these
transactions were entered into on terms and conditions at least as favorable to
us as they would have been had we entered into these transactions with other
investment banks.
CAPITAL MARKETS SERVICES
In May 1998, Lehman Brothers Inc. acted as one of several initial
purchasers and placement agents of $180.0 million of 8 1/2% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2008 issued by our subsidiary, L-3 Communications. In May 1998,
Lehman Brothers Inc. acted as lead underwriter of our common stock we sold in
our initial public offering. Lehman Brothers Inc. also acted as one of several
initial
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purchasers and placement agents of $200.0 million of 8% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2008 issued by L-3 Communications in December 1998. In February 1999,
Lehman Brothers Inc. acted as lead underwriter of the 5.0 million shares we
sold in a follow-on public offering. Additionally, as part of that transaction,
the Lehman Partnership sold 6.5 million shares of their shares of our common
stock in a secondary public offering. In November and December 2000, Lehman
Brothers Inc. was the sole initial purchaser of $300.0 million of our 5.25%
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. In May 2001, Lehman Brothers
Inc. acted as lead underwriter in our sale of 4.575 million shares of our common
stock. In addition, the Lehman Partnership sold 2.175 million shares of their
shares of our common stock as part of that transaction. In October 2001, Lehman
Brothers Inc. acted as one of several initial purchasers of $420.0 million of
our 4% Senior Subordinated Convertible Contingent Debt Securities due 2011. In
each of these financing transactions, Lehman Brothers Inc. received customary
fees, underwriting discounts and commissions.
In addition, Lehman Brothers Inc. has been engaged as joint book running
manager and/or joint book running initial purchaser of a contemplated offering
of debt securities to replace our bridge loan facility entered into in March
2002 in connection with the Raytheon Acquisition, as defined below.
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ADVISORY SERVICES
In January 1999, Lehman Brothers Inc. acted as our advisor in connection
with our acquisition of Microdyne Corporation. In April 1999, Lehman Brothers
Inc. acted as our advisor in connection with our acquisition of Aydin
Corporation. In 2002, Lehman Brothers Inc., acted as our advisor in connection
with the acquisition of all of the assets of Aircraft Integration Systems, a
division of Raytheon Company (the "Raytheon Acquisition"). For these services,
Lehman Brothers Inc. received customary fees.
SENIOR CREDIT FACILITIES
In May 1998, Lehman Brothers Inc. acted as joint lead arranger and joint
book manager and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., an affiliate of Lehman Brothers
Inc., acted as documentation agent, syndicate agent and lender in connection
with two of L-3 Communications' senior credit facilities. In connection with
those transactions both Lehman Brothers Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc.
received customary fees and interest. In connection with L-3 Communications'
$300.0 million 364-day revolving senior credit facility entered into in April
2000, Lehman Brothers Inc. acted as joint lead arranger and joint book manager
and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. acted as documentation agent, syndicate agent
and lender. L-3 Communications entered into its senior credit facilities after
arms-length negotiations and on the same terms with all of the other parties
thereunder. During the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2001 Lehman
Brothers Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. received interest payments and
fees under these senior credit facilities totaling approximately $0.8 million.
In connection with the Raytheon Acquisition, Lehman Brothers Inc. acted as
joint book running manager and joint lead arranger and Lehman Commercial Paper
Inc. acted as administrative agent with respect to our bridge loan facility
entered into in March 2002. In connection with those transactions both Lehman
Brothers Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. received customary fees and
interest.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our officers
and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our
equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with
the SEC and the NYSE. Officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders are
required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms
they file. All Section 16(a) forms required to be filed were filed on a timely
basis, except that Mr. Frank Lanza failed to file one Form 4 on a timely basis,
reporting the sale of shares of our common stock in a registered secondary
offering.
PROPOSAL 2. INCREASING THE AUTHORIZED COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK
On February 5, 2002, subject to stockholder approval, the Board of
Directors authorized an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the number of
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authorized shares of Common Stock from one hundred million (100,000,000) shares
to three hundred million (300,000,000) shares and the number of authorized
shares of our preferred stock ("Preferred Stock"), from twenty-five million
(25,000,000) to fifty million (50,000,000) shares. If approved by the
stockholders, the first paragraph of Section 4 of our Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation would be amended to provide as follows:
"Fourth: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the
Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 350,000,000 shares,
consisting of 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(the "Common Stock") and 50,000,000 share of preferred stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock"). Set forth below with respect to
each class of stock of the Corporation is a statement of the voting powers
and the designations, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and
restrictions thereof:"
We are currently authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
As of the Record Date, 39,608,831 shares of Common Stock were issued and
outstanding, and 15,392,774 shares of Common stock were reserved for the (1)
potential conversion of our convertible notes and convertible contingent debt
securities into shares of Common Stock, (2) issuance upon exercise of
outstanding stock options, (3) options that may be granted in the future under
our stock option plan, and (4) the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to our
employee stock purchase plan. Accordingly, there are only 44,998,395 shares of
Common Stock available for issuance. The Company is currently authorized to
issue 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. As of the Record Date, no shares of
preferred stock were issued and outstanding.
The Board of Directors believes that it is advisable and in our best
interest and in the best interest of our stockholders to have available
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock in an amount
adequate to provide for our future financing needs. The additional shares will
be available for issuance from time to time in the discretion of the Board of
Directors, normally without further stockholder action (except as may be
required for a particular transaction by applicable law, requirements of
regulatory agencies or by New York Stock Exchange rules), for any proper
corporate purpose including, among other things, stock splits, stock dividends,
future acquisitions of property or securities of other corporations,
convertible debt financing and equity financings. As previously announced, we
intend to finance part of the Raytheon Acquisition with the sale of our Common
Stock, which if such sale is successfully completed, will use a portion of our
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock. As we are not contemplating
offerings of the Preferred Stock in the proximate future, the terms of such
securities have not been determined. The rights and preferences of Preferred
Stock, such as dividends or interest rates, conversion prices, voting rights,
liquidation preferences, redemption prices, maturity dates and similar matters,
will be determined by the Board of Directors, without further authorization of
the stockholders. No stockholder has any preemptive rights regarding future
issuance of any shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock.
We have no present plans, understandings or agreements for the issuance or
use of the proposed additional shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock for
acquisitions or financings. However, the Board of Directors intends to give
consideration to a stock split in the near future. Further, the Board of
Directors believes that if an increase in the authorized number of shares of
Common Stock and Preferred Stock were to be postponed until a specific need
arose, the delay and expense incident to obtaining the approval of the Company's
stockholders at that time could significantly impair the Company's ability to
meet financing requirements or other objectives.
The issuance of additional shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock may
have the effect of diluting the stock ownership of persons seeking to obtain
control of us. Although the Board of Directors has no present intention of
doing so, our authorized but unissued Common Stock and Preferred Stock could be
issued in one or more transactions that would make a takeover of the Company
more difficult or costly, and less likely. The proposed amendment to the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is not being recommended in
response to any specific effort of which we are aware to obtain control of the
Company, nor is the Board of Directors currently proposing to stockholders any
anti-takeover measures.
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A majority of the outstanding voting stock is required to amend our
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT
TO OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT
OF OUR AUTHORIZED COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK.
PROPOSAL 3. SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The board of directors has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to act as
our independent auditors for the 2002 fiscal year, and a proposal to ratify
this selection will be submitted to the Annual Meeting. PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP has acted as our independent auditors since our formation in 1997 and
management believes it desirable and in our best interests to continue the
employment of that firm. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be
present at the Annual Meeting. Such representatives will have the opportunity
to make a statement if they desire to do so, and are expected to be available
to respond to appropriate questions.
If the foregoing proposal is not approved by the holders of a majority of
the shares represented at the Annual Meeting and voting on the proposal, the
selection of independent auditors will be reconsidered by the board of
directors.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information contained
in documents that we file with them, which means that we can disclose important
information to you by referring you to those documents. The information
incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this proxy statement.
Information in this proxy statement supersedes information incorporated by
reference that we filed with the SEC prior to the date of this prospectus,
while information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and
supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed
below:
o The Financial Statements and Other Information section of our Annual
Report to stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2001, to be
mailed to stockholders with our annual proxy statement.
You can request a copy of these filings at no cost, by writing or calling
us at the following address:
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
600 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10016
(212) 697-1111
Attention: Corporate Secretary.
You should not assume that the information in this proxy statement is
accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this document.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Any stockholder desiring to submit a proposal to be presented for
consideration in our 2003 proxy statement must submit such proposal to us no
later than the close of business on December 26, 2002. Such proposals should be
sent by Certified Mail -- Return Receipt Requested to the attention of the
Secretary, L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., 600 Third Avenue, New York, New
York 10016.
Under the current rules of the SEC, a stockholder submitting a proposal is
required to be a record or beneficial owner of at least 1% or $2,000 in market
value of the common stock and to have held such stock for at least one year
prior to the date of submission of the proposal, and he or she must continue to
own such securities through the date on which the meeting is held.
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GENERAL AND OTHER MATTERS
At the date of this proxy statement, we know of no business that will be
brought before the Annual Meeting other than the matters set forth above.
However, if any further business properly comes before the Annual Meeting or
any adjournments of the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies in the
accompanying proxy will vote them in accordance with their discretion and
judgment on such matters.
We have provided each Stockholder whose proxy is being solicited hereby, a
copy of our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2001, including our
consolidated financial statements. Written requests for additional copies
should be directed to: Corporate Communications, L-3 Communications Holdings,
Inc., 600 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10016.
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THE PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED REPLY ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF RETURNED IN THE ACCOMPANYING
ENVELOPE AND MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Christopher C. Cambria
Christopher C. Cambria
Senior Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
New York, New York
April 1, 2002
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF L-3
COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. (THE "COMPANY") FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO BE HELD APRIL 23, 2002, AND SHOULD BE READ IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT PERTAINING THERETO.
The undersigned shareholder hereby appoints Frank C. Lanza, Robert V. LaPenta,
Christopher C. Cambria or Michael T. Strianese, or any one of them, attorneys
and agents, or proxy or proxies, with full power of substitution, in the name
and on behalf of the undersigned, to attend, vote and act at the Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held on April 23, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., eastern daylight
time, at the Rihga Royal Hotel, 151 West 54th Street, New York, NY, and at any
and all adjournments thereof, upon the matters set forth below and in accordance
with their discretion on any other matters that may properly come before the
meeting or adjournment thereof:
A STOCKHOLDER DESIRING TO APPOINT SOME OTHER PERSON, WHO NEED NOT BE A
STOCKHOLDER, TO REPRESENT HIM AT THE MEETING MAY DO SO by inserting such other
person's name in the space provided above.
This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in accordance with the
directions of the undersigned stockholder. IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH DIRECTIONS,
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES LISTED ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, FOR THE
APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK AND FOR THE
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS INDEPENDENT
AUDITORS.
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THE PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENVELOPE
PROVIDED. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF RETURNED IN THE ENVELOPE AND MAILED IN THE
UNITED STATES.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITEMS A, B, AND C
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FOR WITHHELD Class I Nominees:
(a) Election of [ ] [ ] 01. Frank C. Lanza
Directors 02. Robert V. LaPenta
03. John M. Shalikashvili
For, except vote withheld from the following nominee(s):
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(b) Approval of Increase in Authorized Capital Stock FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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(c) Appointment of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
as Auditors [ ] [ ] [ ]
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NOTE: Please sign exactly as names appears hereon. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee, authorized officer of a corporation or in any
representative capacity, please insert your name and title as such. Joint owners
should each sign individually.
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TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. encourages you to take advantage of new and
convenient ways to vote your shares. You may use the telephone or Internet to
vote your shares electronically, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To access the
telephone or Internet voting system, you must use the control number printed in
the box above.
1. To vote over the telephone: Using a touch-tone telephone, call
1-877-PRX-VOTE (1-877-779-8683).
2. To vote over the Internet: Log onto the Internet and go to the web site
http://www.eproxyvote.com/lll
Your electronic vote authorizes the named proxies in the same manner as if you
marked, signed, dated and returned the proxy card. If you choose to vote your
shares electronically, there is no need for you to mail back your proxy card.
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Please indicate whether you plan to attend the 2002 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders by marking the appropriate box on the Proxy Card, or if you use
the telephone system, when prompted. Only the stockholder(s) whose name(s)
appears on this ticket, or the proxy of that stockholder, will be admitted. Due
to space limitations, admission to the meeting will be on a first-come,
first-served basis. Registration will begin at 2:30 p.m.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2002, 2:30 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
RIHGA ROYAL HOTEL
151 WEST 54TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY
Financial Statements and Other Information sections of the Annual Report of L-3
Communications Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2001, to be mailed
to stockholders
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION
Selected Financial Data 42
Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Results of Operations and Financial Condition 43
Consolidated Balance Sheets 59
Consolidated Statements of Operations 60
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity 61
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 62
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 63
Report of Independent Auditors 83
Report of Management 83
Corporate and Shareholder Information 84
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
1 Frank C. Lanza
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
2 Robert V. LaPenta
President and Chief Financial Officer
3 Alan H. Washkowitz
4 Arthur L. Simon
5 Robert B. Millard
6 General (Ret.) John M. Shalikashvili
7 John E. Montague
8 Thomas A. Corcoran
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
We derived the selected financial data presented below as of December 31, 2001
and 2000 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001
from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein. We
derived the selected financial data presented below as of December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997 and for the nine months ended December 31, 1997 from our audited
consolidated financial statements not included herein. We derived the selected
financial data presented below for the three months ended March 31, 1997 from
the audited combined financial statements of our predecessor company not
included herein. You should read the selected financial data together with our
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial
Condition" and our audited consolidated financial statements.
PREDECESSOR
L-3 COMPANY
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THREE
YEAR ENDED NINE MONTHS MONTHS
DECEMBER 31, ENDED ENDED
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(in millions, except per share data) 2001(1) 2000(1) 1999(1) 1998(1) 1997(2) 1997
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Sales ...................................... $ 2,347.4 $ 1,910.1 $ 1,405.5 $ 1,037.0 $ 546.5 $ 158.9
Operating income ........................... 275.3 222.7 150.5 100.3 51.5 (3) 7.9
Interest expense, net of interest and
other income .............................. 84.5 88.6 55.1 46.9 28.5 8.4
Provision (benefit) for income taxes ....... 70.8 51.4 36.7 20.9 10.7 (0.2)
Minority interest .......................... 4.5 -- -- -- -- --
Net income (loss) .......................... 115.5 82.7 58.7 32.6 12.3 (3) (0.3)
Earnings per common share: --
Basic ..................................... $ 3.08 $ 2.48 $ 1.83 $ 1.32 $ 0.62(3)
Diluted ................................... $ 2.95 $ 2.37 $ 1.75 $ 1.26 $ 0.61(3)
Weighted average common shares
outstanding:
Basic ..................................... 37.4 33.4 32.1 24.7 20.0
Diluted ................................... 42.7 35.0 33.5 25.9 20.0
BALANCE SHEET DATA
(AT PERIOD END):
Working capital ............................ $ 714.3 $ 360.9 $ 255.5 $ 157.8 $ 143.2
Total assets ............................... 3,335.4 2,463.5 1,628.7 1,285.4 697.0
Long-term debt ............................. 1,315.3 1,095.0 605.0 605.0 392.0
Shareholders' equity ....................... 1,213.9 692.6 583.2 300.0 113.7
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(1) The results of operations are impacted significantly by our acquisitions
described elsewhere herein.
(2) Reflects the acquisition of our predecessor company and the commencement
of our operations effective April 1, 1997.
(3) Includes a nonrecurring, noncash compensation charge of $4.4 million
($0.22 per share) related to our initial capitalization, which we
recorded effective April 1, 1997.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OVERVIEW
We are a leading merchant supplier of sophisticated secure communication systems
and specialized products. These systems and products are critical elements of
virtually all major communication, command and control, intelligence gathering
and space systems. Our customers include the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD"),
certain U.S. Government intelligence agencies, major aerospace and defense
contractors, foreign governments, commercial customers and certain other
government agencies. We have two reportable segments: Secure Communication
Systems and Specialized Products.
Our Secure Communication Systems segment provides secure, high data rate
communication systems for military and other U.S. Government reconnaissance and
surveillance applications. The Secure Communication Systems segment also
produces advanced simulation and training products, and provides a wide range of
engineering development and integration support to the DoD and other U.S.
federal, state and local government agencies, communication software support
services and a full range of teaching, training, logistic and training device
support services to domestic and international military customers, and custom
ballistic targets for the DoD. Our Specialized Products segment includes three
product categories: avionics and ocean products, telemetry, instrumentation and
space products and microwave components.
All of our domestic government contracts and subcontracts are subject to
audit and various cost controls, and include standard provisions for termination
for the convenience of the U.S. Government. Multiyear U.S. Government contracts
and related orders are subject to cancellation if funds for contract performance
for any subsequent year become unavailable. Foreign government contracts
generally include comparable provisions relating to termination for the
convenience of the relevant foreign government.
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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
The table below summarizes the material acquisitions that we have completed
during the three years ended December 31, 2001.
PURCHASE
ACQUIRED COMPANY DATE ACQUIRED PRICE (1)
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Microdyne Corporation January 8, 1999 $ 91.1
Aydin Corporation April 16, 1999 $ 70.5
Interstate Electronics Corporation June 30, 1999 $ 40.0
Space and Navigation Systems December 31, 1999 $ 55.2
TDTS business of Raytheon Company ("TDTS") February 10, 2000 $ 158.1 (2)
Trex Communications Corporation February 14, 2000 $ 49.3
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems
("TCAS") April 28, 2000 $ 239.2
MPRI, Inc. ("MPRI") June 30, 2000 $ 39.6 (3)
Coleman Research Corporation ("Coleman") December 29, 2000 $ 60.0 (4)
KDI Precision Products May 4, 2001 $ 78.9
EER Systems ("EER") May 31, 2001 $ 119.4 (5)
Spar Aerospace Limited ("Spar") November 23, 2001 $ 146.8 (6)
Emergent Government Services Group November 30, 2001 $ 39.8 (7)(8)
BT Fuze Products December 19, 2001 $ 49.5 (7)
SY Technology ("SY") December 31, 2001 $ 48.0 (7)(9)
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(1) Purchase price represents the contractual consideration for the acquired
business excluding adjustments for net cash acquired and acquisition
costs.
(2) Following the acquisition we changed TDTS's name to L-3 Communications
Link Simulation and Training.
(3) Includes $4.0 million of additional purchase price that was based on the
financial performance of MPRI for the year ended June 30, 2001.
(4) Excludes additional purchase price, not to exceed $5.0 million, which is
contingent upon the financial performance of Coleman for the year ended
December 31, 2001.
(5) Excludes additional purchase price, not to exceed $10.0 million, which
is contingent upon the financial performance of EER for the year ended
December 31, 2001 and the year ending December 31, 2002.
(6) Includes $43.6 million for the remaining 29.7% of the outstanding common
stock of Spar at December 31, 2001 that we acquired and paid for in
January 2002.
(7) Purchase price is subject to adjustment based on actual closing date
net assets or net working capital of the acquired business.
(8) Following the acquisition we changed Emergent Government Services
Group's name to L-3 Communications Analytics.
(9) Excludes additional purchase price, not to exceed $4.8 million, which is
contingent upon the financial performance of SY for the year ended
December 31, 2001 and the years ending December 31, 2002 and 2003.
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On January 14, 2002, we agreed to acquire Aircraft Integration Systems
("AIS"), a division of Raytheon Company, for $1.13 billion in cash. The
acquisition was completed on March 8, 2002, and was financed using cash on hand,
borrowings under our senior credit facilities and a $500.0 million senior
subordinated bridge loan. We expect to offer and sell approximately $1.0 billion
of debt and equity securities during the first half of 2002, depending on
capital market conditions, and use the proceeds from those offerings to repay
the $500.0 million senior subordinated bridge loan and the borrowings made under
the senior credit facilities.
On January 2, 2002, we agreed to acquire the detection systems business of
PerkinElmer for $100.0 million in cash. The acquisition is subject to customary
closing conditions, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act. We expect to complete this acquisition during the second
quarter of 2002.
Additionally, we purchased other businesses during 1999, 2000 and 2001,
which individually and in the aggregate were not material to our consolidated
results of operations, financial position or cash flows in the year acquired.
All of our acquisitions have been accounted for as purchase business
combinations and are included in our consolidated results of operations from
their respective effective dates.
On May 31, 2001, we sold a 30% interest in Aviation Communications and
Surveillance Systems LLC ("ACSS") which comprises our TCAS business to Thales
Avionics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thales (formerly Thomson-CSF), for $75.2
million of cash. We continue to consolidate the financial statements of ACSS.
We regularly evaluate potential acquisitions and joint venture
transactions, but we have not entered into any other agreements with respect to
any material transactions at this time.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the consolidated
financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of sales and costs
and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant of these
estimates and assumptions relate to contract estimates of sales and estimated
costs to complete contracts in process, estimates of market values for
inventories reported at lower of cost or market, estimates of pension and
postretirement benefit obligations, recoverability of recorded amounts of fixed
assets and goodwill, income taxes, including the valuations of deferred tax
assets, litigation and environmental obligations. Actual results could differ
from these estimates. We believe the following critical accounting policies
contain the more significant judgements and estimates used in the preparation of
our financial statements.
Revenue Recognition on Contracts and Contract Estimates. The substantial
majority of our direct and indirect sales to the U.S. Government and certain of
our sales to foreign governments and commercial customers are made pursuant to
written contractual arrangements or "contracts" to design, develop, manufacture
and or modify complex products, and to the specifications of the buyers
(customers) or to provide services related to the performance of such contracts.
These contracts are within the scope of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants Statement of Position 81-1 Accounting for Performance of
Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts ("SOP 81-1"), and sales
and profits on them are recognized using percentage-of-completion methods of
accounting. Sales and profits on fixed-price production contracts whose units
are produced and delivered in a continuous or sequential process are recorded as
units are delivered based on their selling prices (the "units-of-delivery"
method). Sales and profits on other fixed-price contracts are recorded based on
the ratio of total actual incurred costs to date to the total estimated costs
for each contract (the "cost-to-cost method"). Sales and fees on
cost-reimbursable contracts are recognized as costs are incurred. Amounts
representing contract change orders or claims are included in sales only when
they can be reliably estimated and their realization is reasonably assured.
Under the percentage-of-completion methods of accounting, a single estimated
total profit margin is used to recognize profit for each contract over its
entire period of performance which can exceed one year. The impact of revisions
in profit estimates are recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period
in which the revisions are made. Provisions for anticipated losses on contracts
are recorded in the period in which they become
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evident. The revisions in contract estimates, if significant, can materially
affect our results of operations and cash flows, as well as our valuations of
Contracts in Process.
Accounting for the profit on a contract requires estimates of (1) the
contract value or total contract revenue, (2) the total costs at completion,
which is equal to the sum of the actual incurred costs to date on the contract
and the estimated costs to complete the contract's scope of work and (3) the
measurement of progress towards completion. The estimated profit or loss on a
contract is equal to the difference between the contract value and the estimated
total cost at completion. Adjustments to original estimates are often required
as work progresses under a contract, as experience is gained and as more
information is obtained, even though the scope of work required under the
contract may not change, or if contract modifications occur.
Valuation of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities. At December 31, 2001, we
had net deferred tax assets of $160.8 million, including $32.5 million for net
operating loss carryforwards and $31.9 million for tax credit carryforwards
which are subject to various limitations and will expire if unused within their
respective carryforward periods. Deferred taxes are determined separately for
each of our tax-paying entities in each tax jurisdiction. Future realization of
deferred tax assets ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable
income of the appropriate character (for example, ordinary income or capital
gain) within the carryback and carryforward periods available under the tax
law. Based on our estimates of the amounts and timing of future taxable income,
we believe that we will realize our recorded deferred tax assets. A change in
the ability of our operations to continue to generate future taxable income
could affect our ability to realize the future tax deductions underlying our
net deferred tax assets, and require us to provide a valuation allowance
against our net deferred tax assets. Such changes, if significant, could have a
material impact in our effective tax rate, results of operations and financial
position in any given period.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following information should be read in conjunction with our consolidated
financial statements. Our results of operations for the periods presented are
impacted significantly by our acquisitions. (See Note 3 to the consolidated
financial statements for a discussion of our acquisitions.) The tables below
provide our selected income statement data for the years ended December 31,
2001, 2000 and 1999.
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SEGMENT OPERATING DATA
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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(in millions) 2001 2000 1999
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Sales(1):
Secure Communication Systems .................... $ 1,241.6 $ 847.1 $ 542.9
Specialized Products ............................ 1,105.8 1,063.0 862.6
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Total ........................................ $ 2,347.4 $ 1,910.1 $ 1,405.5
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Operating income:
Secure Communication Systems .................... $ 146.2 $ 91.3 $ 47.0
Specialized Products ............................ 129.1 131.4 103.5
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Operating income ............................. $ 275.3 $ 222.7 $ 150.5
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Depreciation and amortization expenses included in
operating income:
Secure Communication Systems .................... $ 33.7 $ 26.4 $ 18.4
Specialized Products ............................ 53.3 47.9 35.3
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Total ........................................ $ 87.0 $ 74.3 $ 53.7
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EBITDA(2)
Secure Communication Systems .................... $ 179.9 $ 117.7 $ 65.4
Specialized Products ............................ 182.4 179.3 138.8
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Total ........................................ $ 362.3 $ 297.0 $ 204.2
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(1) Sales are after intersegment eliminations. See Note 16 to the
consolidated financial statements.
(2) EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation expense and
amortization expense (excluding the amortization of debt issuance costs).
EBITDA is not a substitute for operating income, net income or cash flows
from operating activities as determined in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States as a measure of
profitability or liquidity. EBITDA is presented as additional information
because we believe it to be a useful indicator of our ability to meet
debt service and capital expenditure requirements. EBITDA as we defined
it may differ from similarly named measures used by other entities.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001 COMPARED WITH YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000
Sales increased $437.3 million to $2,347.4 million in 2001 compared with 2000.
Sales grew $394.5 million in the Secure Communication Systems segment and $42.8
million in the Specialized Products segment. Operating income increased $52.6
million to $275.3 million in 2001 compared with 2000. Operating income as a
percentage of sales ("operating margin") remained unchanged at 11.7%.
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $12.7 million to $87.0 million
in 2001, reflecting increased goodwill amortization associated with our
acquisitions and additional depreciation related to our capital expenditures and
acquired businesses. Our EBITDA for 2001 increased $65.3 million to $362.3
million. EBITDA as a percentage of sales ("EBITDA margin") was 15.4% in 2001
compared with 15.5% in 2000. Basic earnings per share ("EPS") grew 24.2% to
$3.08 in 2001 and diluted EPS grew 24.5% to $2.95 in 2001. Diluted
weighted-average common shares outstanding increased 22.2% in 2001, primarily
because of the sale of our common stock in April 2001, and the dilutive effect
of our Convertible Notes we sold in the fourth quarter of 2000 (see Liquidity
and Capital Resources section below).
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Sales within our Secure Communication Systems segment increased $394.5
million or 46.6% to $1,241.6 million in 2001 compared with 2000. Operating
income increased $54.9 million to $146.2 million in 2001. Operating margin
improved to 11.8% from 10.8%. The increase in sales was principally attributed
to the Coleman Research, MPRI and EER acquired businesses and internal growth in
our secure secure data links, secure telephone equipment, airport security
systems, Prime Wave fixed wireless access products and training, teaching and
logistic services. The increase in operating margin was principally attributable
to benefits from increased volumes, cost reductions and improved operating
efficiencies on sales of secure telephone equipment and airport security
systems. Additionally, the operating margins for our training and simulation
businesses continued to improve because of reductions in overhead costs, as well
as other contract costs related to favorable performance on the AVCATT contract,
arising from engineering design changes, material sourcing changes and unit
price reductions on several parts in the contract bill of materials that
occurred during 2001. These operating margin improvements were substantially
offset by negative margins and increased expenditures associated with our Prime
Wave business. EBITDA increased $62.2 million to $179.9 million in 2001 and
EBITDA margin improved to 14.5% from 13.9% in 2000.
Sales within our Specialized Products segment increased $42.8
million or 4.0% to $1,105.8 million in 2001 compared with 2000. Operating income
decreased $2.3 million in 2001 to $129.1 million. Operating margin decreased to
11.7% from 12.4%. The increase in sales was principally attributable to internal
growth in aviation products, microwave components and acoustic undersea warfare
products and to the KDI acquired business. These increases in sales were
partially offset by decreases in sales of telemetry and space products, naval
power equipment and displays. We expect sales of our telemetry and space
products for 2002 to remain essentially unchanged as compared to 2001, due to
continued softness in the space and broadband commercial communications market.
The decline in operating margin was principally attributable to increased costs
related to unfavorable performance on certain contracts and lower production and
shipment levels for naval power equipment and lower operating margins on
telemetry and space products arising from reduced sales volumes. We had higher
operating margins on aviation products and microwave components related to
increased sales volumes. EBITDA increased $3.1 million to $182.4 million in 2001
and EBITDA margin decreased to 16.5% from 16.9% in 2000.
Interest expense decreased $6.6 million to $86.4 million in 2001 because of
lower interest rates, changes in the components and levels of our debt, and
savings of $4.1 million from the interest rate swap agreements we entered into
in July 2001 and November 2001. The interest rate swap agreements exchange the
fixed interest rate of 8% on our $200.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes due
2008 and the fixed interest rate of 8 1/2% on our $180.0 million Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2008 to variable interest rates determined using the six
month LIBOR rate (see Liquidity and Capital Resources section below).
Interest and other income decreased $2.6 million to $1.8 million. Interest
and other income for 2001 includes a net pre-tax gain of $0.6 million ($0.01 per
diluted share), consisting of an after-tax gain of $4.3 million from the sale of
a 30% interest in ACSS to Thales Avionics and an after-tax charge of $3.9
million on the write-down in the carrying amount of an investment in common
stock. Also included in interest and other income for 2001 is a pre-tax charge
of $0.5 million to account for the increase, in accordance with the Financial
Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities, in the fair value assigned to the embedded derivatives in our $420.0
million 4% Senior Subordinated Convertible Contingent Debt Securities due 2011
("CODES"), we sold in the fourth quarter of 2001 (see Liquidity and Capital
Resources section below), and a pre-tax loss of $0.8 million from an equity
method investment. Interest and other income for 2000 includes a net pre-tax
gain of $2.5 million ($0.04 per diluted share), consisting of an after-tax gain
of $9.2 million from the sale of our interests in certain businesses and an
after-tax charge of $7.6 million on the write-down in the carrying value of
certain investments and intangible assets. Excluding these net gains from both
2001 and 2000, diluted EPS increased 26.2% to $2.94 in 2001 from $2.33 in 2000.
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The income tax provision for 2001 is based on an effective income tax rate
for 2001 of 38.0% which declined slightly from the effective tax rate of 38.3%
for 2000.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 COMPARED WITH YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
Sales increased $504.6 million to $1,910.1 million in 2000 compared with 1999.
Sales grew $304.2 million in the Secure Communication Systems segment and $200.4
million in the Specialized Products segment. Operating income increased $72.2
million to $222.7 million in 2000. Operating margin improved to 11.7% from
10.7%. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $20.6 million to $74.3
million in 2000, reflecting increased goodwill amortization associated with our
acquisitions and additional depreciation related to our capital expenditures and
acquired businesses. Our EBITDA for 2000 increased $92.8 million to $297.0
million. EBITDA margin increased to 15.5% in 2000 from 14.5% in 1999. EPS grew
35.5% to $2.48 in 2000 and diluted EPS grew 35.4% to $2.37 in 2000. Basic
weighted-average common shares outstanding increased 3.9% in 2000, and diluted
weighted-average common shares outstanding increased 4.3% in 2000, primarily
because of common stock issued for exercises of employee stock options.
Sales within our Secure Communication Systems segment increased $304.2
million to $847.1 million in 2000 compared with 1999. Operating income increased
$44.3 million to $91.3 million in 2000. Operating margin improved to 10.8% from
8.7%. We attribute the increase in sales principally to the acquisitions of Link
Training and Simulation and MPRI and increased sales of secure telephone
equipment, wideband secure data link programs, communication software support
services and airport security systems. The increase in operating margin was
principally attributable to improved margins on military communication systems
and high data rate communication systems. These margin improvements arose from
cost reductions and improved operating efficiencies. Additionally, during 2000 a
larger percentage of our sales were generated from fixed-price contracts which
generally have higher margins than sales generated from cost-reimbursable
contracts. EBITDA increased $52.3 million to $117.7 million in 2000 and EBITDA
margin improved to 13.9% from 12.0% in 1999.
Sales within our Specialized Products segment increased $200.4 million to
$1,063.0 million in 2000 compared with 1999. Operating income increased $27.9
million to $131.4 million in 2000. Operating margin improved to 12.4% from
12.0%. We attribute this increase in sales principally to the acquisitions of
TCAS and Space and Navigation Systems and volume increases on acoustic undersea
warfare products, aviation recorders, and display products. These increases in
sales were partially offset by decreased shipments of naval power equipment in
2000 compared with 1999 principally due to the slippage of certain sales into
2001 which were previously anticipated to occur in 2000. Sales of our telemetry
products were essentially unchanged in 2000 compared with 1999 due to continued
softness in the space and broadband commercial communications markets. We
attribute our increase in operating margin principally to improved margins on
avionics and ocean products. These margin improvements arose from sales volume
increases, cost reductions and the higher margins from the TCAS business. Lower
margins on our naval power equipment due to less shipments and on our telemetry
products and microwave components due to changes in product sales mix partially
offset these operating margin improvements. EBITDA increased $40.5 million to
$179.3 million in 2000 and EBITDA margin improved to 16.9% from 16.1% in 1999.
Interest expense increased $32.4 million to $93.0 million in 2000
principally because of the higher average outstanding debt during 2000. Interest
and other income decreased $1.1 million to $4.4 million. Interest and other
income for 2000 includes a net pre-tax gain of $2.5 million ($0.04 per diluted
share), consisting of an after-tax gain of $9.2 million from the sale of our
interests in certain businesses and an after-tax charge of $7.6 million on the
write-down in the carrying value of certain investments and intangible assets.
Excluding the net gain, diluted EPS was $2.33, an increase of 33.1% in 2000
compared with 1999.
The income tax provision for 2000 is based on an effective income tax rate
for 2000 of 38.3% which declined slightly from the effective tax rate of 38.5%
for 1999.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
BALANCE SHEET
During 2001, contracts in process increased $101.7 million to $801.8 million at
December 31, 2001. The increase included $61.0 million related to acquired
businesses and $40.7 million principally from:
o increases of $56.2 million in unbilled contract receivables principally
arising from an increase in programs in production phases, during which
unbilled costs and profits generally exceed progress payments and
advances received from the customers until contract shipments are
completed;
o increases of $31.9 million in inventories, including inventories of our
Prime Wave business, naval power equipment products and on certain other
programs and products; and
o decreases of $47.4 million in billed receivables due to improved
collections on certain programs, partially offset by increases at our
Prime Wave business.
Included in contracts in process at December 31, 2001, are billed
receivables of $15.8 million and inventories of $30.2 million related to our
Prime Wave business. At December 31, 2000, we had $6.4 million of billed
receivables and $17.4 million of inventories related to our Prime Wave business.
The increases in property, plant and equipment, intangibles, and accrued
employment costs during 2001 were principally related to acquired businesses.
The decreases in accounts payable and accrued expenses were principally related
to the timing of payments to vendors partially offset by balances of acquired
businesses. The increase in other current liabilities is primarily attributable
to balances of acquired businesses and an accrual of $43.6 million related to
the remaining outstanding common stock of Spar at December 31, 2001, that we
acquired and paid for in January 2002, and was partially offset by a decline in
estimated contract costs in excess of billings to complete contracts in process.
The decrease in other liabilities is in part related to the issuance of common
stock in April 2001 to satisfy our $17.7 million obligation for the additional
purchase price for the ILEX acquisition completed in 1998. The decrease is also
related to a reclassification of the current portion of estimated costs in
excess of billings to complete contracts in process to other current
liabilities.
The decrease in accrued interest was due to the effect of lower interest
rates, as well as interest savings of $4.1 million from the interest rate swap
agreements we entered into in July 2001 and November 2001, partially offset by
an increase in accrued interest due to higher outstanding debt balances at
December 31, 2001, attributable to our sale of the CODES in the fourth quarter
of 2001. The quarterly cash interest payments on our Senior Subordinated Notes
and Convertible Notes in 2001 were $8.0 million in the first quarter and third
quarter, $27.6 million in the second quarter and $27.2 million in the fourth
quarter. Our cash interest payments may be adjusted in future years due to the
interest rate swap agreements we entered into on our $200.0 million 8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2008 and our $180.0 million 8 1/2% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2008 and changes in the amount of our outstanding debt.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
The table below provides our cash flow statement data for the years presented.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
(in millions) 2001 2000 1999
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Net cash from operating activities ............ $ 173.0 $ 113.8 $ 99.0
Net cash (used in) investing activities ....... $ (424.9) $ (608.2) $ (284.8)
Net cash from financing activities ............ $ 580.3 $ 484.3 $ 202.4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
During 2001, we generated $173.0 million of cash from our operating activities,
an increase of $59.2 million from the $113.8 million generated during 2000.
Earnings adjusted for non-cash items and deferred income taxes increased $83.2
million to $283.5 million in 2001 from $200.3 million in 2000. During 2001, our
working capital and operating assets and liabilities increased $110.5 million
compared with an increase of $86.5 million in 2000.
In 2001, we used cash for increases in inventories, receivables and
negative operating margins related to our Prime Wave business and naval power
equipment products, as well as for incurred contract costs in excess of billings
for the continued effort on the AVCATT contract. These uses of cash were
partially offset by a settlement of certain items related to a services
agreement and lower income
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tax payments related to an increase in tax deductions for temporary differences
between the tax basis and financial reporting amounts for inventoried costs,
income recognition on contracts in process, and long-lived assets including
goodwill and other intangibles. We expect the amount of our deferred income tax
provision for 2002, excluding any additional income tax benefits arising from
the acquisition of AIS, to be consistent with that for 2001.
During 2000, we generated $113.8 million of cash from our operating
activities, an increase of $14.8 million from the $99.0 million generated during
1999. Earnings adjusted for non-cash items and deferred taxes increased $48.5
million to $200.3 million in 2000 from $151.8 million in 1999. During 2000, our
working capital and operating assets and liabilities increased $86.5 million
compared with an increase of $52.8 million in 1999. Our cash flows from
operating activities during 2000 include uses of cash relating to performance on
certain contracts in process including the AVCATT contract that were assumed in
the TDTS acquisition for which the estimated costs exceed the estimated billings
to complete these contracts.
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
In 2001, we invested $446.9 million to acquire businesses, compared with $599.6
million in 2000 and $272.2 million in 1999.
We make capital expenditures for the improvement of manufacturing
facilities and equipment. We expect that our capital expenditures for the year
ending December 31, 2002 will be between $75 million and $80 million, including
Aircraft Integration Systems, compared with $48.1 million for the year ended
December 31, 2001. The anticipated increase is principally due to capital
expenditures for our acquired businesses. Dispositions of property, plant and
equipment for 2000 includes net proceeds of $13.3 million related to a facility
located in Hauppauge, NY which we sold and leased back in December 2000.
On May 31, 2001, we sold a 30% interest in ACSS to Thales Avionics for
$75.2 million in cash. In 2000, we sold our interests in two businesses for net
cash proceeds of $19.6 million, which are included in other investing
activities.
On January 14, 2002, we agreed to acquire AIS for $1.13 billion in cash
plus acquisition costs. The acquisition was completed on March 8, 2002. The
acquisition was financed using cash on hand, borrowings under our senior credit
facilities and a $500.0 million senior subordinated bridge loan. We expect to
offer and sell approximately $1.0 billion of debt and equity securities during
the first half of 2002, depending on capital market conditions, and use the
proceeds from those offerings to repay the $500.0 million senior subordinated
bridge loan and the borrowings made under the senior credit facilities.
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
DEBT. In May 2001, we restructured our senior credit facilities. At December 31,
2001, the senior credit facilities were comprised of a $400.0 million five year
revolving credit facility maturing on May 15, 2006 and a $200.0 million 364-day
revolving facility maturing on May 15, 2002 under which at the maturity date we
may, (1) at our request and subject to approval of the lenders, extend the
maturity date, in whole or in part, for an additional 364-day period, or (2) at
our election, convert the outstanding principal amount thereunder into a term
loan which would be repayable in a single payment two years from the conversion
date. Additionally, the senior credit facilities provided us the ability to
increase, on an uncommitted basis, the amount of either the five year revolving
credit facility or the 364-day revolving credit facility up to an additional
$150.0 million in the aggregate.
At December 31, 2001, available borrowings under our senior credit
facilities were $497.6 million, after reductions for outstanding letters of
credit of $102.4 million. There were no outstanding borrowings under our senior
credit facilities at December 31, 2001.
On February 26, 2002, the lenders approved a $150.0 million increase in the
amount of our senior credit facilities. The five year revolving credit facility
increased by $100.0 million to $500.0 million. The 364-day revolving credit
facility increased by $50.0 million to $250.0 million. Additionally, the
maturity date of the $200.0 million 364-day revolving credit facility was
extended to February 26, 2003.
On March 8, 2002, we borrowed $500.0 million under a senior subordinated
bridge loan facility ("Bridge Loan Facility") to finance a portion of the
purchase price of AIS and related expenses as discussed above. The Bridge
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Loan Facility is subordinated in right of payment to all of L-3 Communications'
existing and future senior debt and ranks pari passu with our other senior
subordinated indebtedness and related guarantees discussed below. Borrowings
under the Bridge Loan Facility bear interest through March 8, 2003, at our
option, at either the one-month or three-month LIBOR rate plus a spread equal to
350 basis points. The Bridge Loan Facility matures on May 15, 2009, but if the
loans under the facility are not repaid by March 8, 2003, each lender's loan
will be automatically converted into an exchange note with terms substantially
similar to those of our other senior subordinated indebtedness discussed below,
and will bear interest at a fixed rate equal to the yield to maturity on our
highest yielding existing subordinated indebtedness at the time of exchange plus
100 basis points. Subject to the exceptions set forth in the Bridge Loan
Facility, we are required to prepay the Bridge Loan Facility with the net cash
proceeds from:
o any debt offerings by L-3 Holdings or its subsidiaries, including L-3
Communications;
o issuance of any equity interests in L-3 Holdings or L-3 Communications;
o incurrence of any other indebtedness of L-3 Holdings or any of its
subsidiaries, including L-3 Communications (other than under the senior
credit facilities and certain permitted indebtedness); and
o any sale of assets or stock of any subsidiaries of L-3 Communications.
In the fourth quarter of 2001, L-3 Holdings sold $420.0 million of 4%
Senior Subordinated Convertible Contingent Debt Securities due 2011 ("CODES").
The net proceeds from this offering amounted to approximately $407.5 million
after underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses.
Interest is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year
commencing March 15, 2002. The CODES are convertible into L-3 Holdings' common
stock at a conversion price of $107.625 per share (3,902,439 shares) under any
of the following circumstances: (1) during any Conversion Period (defined below)
if the closing sales price of the common stock of L-3 Holdings is more than 120%
of the conversion price ($129.15) for at least 20 trading days in the 30
consecutive trading-day period ending on the first day of the respective
Conversion Period, (2) during the five business day period following any 10
consecutive trading-day period in which the average of the trading prices for
the CODES was less than 105% of the conversion value, (3) if the credit ratings
assigned to the CODES by either Moody's or Standard & Poor's are below certain
specified ratings, (4) if they have been called for redemption by us, or (5)
upon the occurrence of certain specified corporate transactions. A Conversion
Period is the period from and including the thirtieth trading day in a fiscal
quarter to, but not including, the thirtieth trading day of the immediately
following fiscal quarter. There are four Conversion Periods in each fiscal year.
Additionally, holders of the CODES have a right to receive contingent interest
payments, not to exceed a per annum rate of 0.5% of the outstanding principal
amount of the CODES, which will be paid on the CODES during any six-month period
following a six-month period in which the average trading price of the CODES is
above 120% of the principal amount of the CODES. The contingent interest payment
provision as well as the ability of the holders of the CODES to exercise the
conversion features as a result of changes in the credit ratings assigned to the
CODES have been accounted for as embedded derivatives.
In the fourth quarter of 2000, L-3 Holdings sold $300.0 million of 5 1/4%
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 (the "Convertible Notes"). The
net proceeds from this offering amounted to $290.5 million after underwriting
discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, and were used to repay
revolver borrowings outstanding under our senior credit facilities. The
Convertible Notes may be converted at any time into L-3 Holdings common stock at
a conversion price of $81.50 per share (3,680,982 shares).
In April 1997, May 1998 and December 1998, L-3 Communications sold $225.0
million of 10 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, $180.0 million of 8 1/2%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008, and $200.0 million of 8% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2008 (collectively, the "Senior Subordinated Notes"), whose aggregate
net proceeds amounted to $576.0 million after underwriting discounts and
commissions and other offering expenses.
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In November 2001, we entered into interest rate swap agreements on our
$180.0 million of 8 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. These swap
agreements exchange our fixed interest rate for a variable interest rate on
the entire principal amount. Under these swap agreements, we will pay or
receive the difference between the fixed interest rate of 8 1/2% on the senior
subordinated notes and a variable interest rate, set in arrears, determined
two business days prior to the interest payment date of the related senior
subordinated notes equal to (1) the six month LIBOR rate plus (2) an average
of 350.8 basis points. In July 2001, we entered into interest rate swap
agreements on our $200.0 million of 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008.
These swap agreements exchange our fixed interest rate for a variable interest
rate on the entire principal amount. Under these swap agreements, we will pay
or receive the difference between the fixed interest rate of 8% on the senior
subordinated notes and a variable interest rate, set in arrears, determined
two business days prior to the interest payment date of the related senior
subordinated notes equal to (1) the six month LIBOR rate plus (2) an average
of 192 basis points. The difference to be paid or received on these swap
agreements is recorded as an adjustment to interest expense. The swap
agreements are accounted for as fair value hedges.
The senior credit facilities, Bridge Loan Facility, Senior Subordinated
Notes, Convertible Notes and CODES agreements contain financial covenants and
other restrictive covenants which remain in effect so long as we owe any amount
or any commitment to lend exists thereunder. As of December 31, 2001, we were in
compliance with those covenants at all times. The borrowings under the senior
credit facilities are guaranteed by L-3 Holdings and by substantially all of the
domestic subsidiaries of L-3 Communications on a senior basis. The payments of
principal and premium, if any, and interest on the Senior Subordinated Notes and
Bridge Loan Facility are unconditionally guaranteed, on an unsecured senior
subordinated basis, jointly and severally, by all of L-3 Communications'
restricted subsidiaries other than its foreign subsidiaries. The guarantees of
the Senior Subordinated Notes and Bridge Loan Facility are junior to the
guarantees of the senior credit facilities and rank pari passu with each other
and the guarantees of the Convertible Notes and the CODES. The Convertible Notes
and CODES are unconditionally guaranteed, on an unsecured senior subordinated
basis, jointly and severally, by L-3 Communications and substantially all of its
direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries. These guarantees rank junior to the
guarantees of the senior credit facilities and rank pari passu with each other
and the guarantees of the Senior Subordinated Notes and Bridge Loan Facility.
See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our
debt and related financial covenants at December 31, 2001.
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The tables below present our contractual obligations and contingent
commitments as of December 31, 2001.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS:
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31,
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2005 AND
(IN MILLIONS) TOTAL 2002 2003 2004 THEREAFTER
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Principal amount of long-term debt ......... $ 1,325.0 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 1,325.0
Non-cancelable operating leases ............ 350.5 61.9 49.3 33.1 206.2
Capital leases ............................. 4.7 1.7 1.4 0.9 0.7
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Total ..................................... $ 1,680.2 $ 63.6 $ 50.7 $ 34.0 $ 1,531.9
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CONTINGENT COMMITMENTS:
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31,
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2005 AND
(IN MILLIONS) TOTAL 2002 2003 2004 THEREAFTER
----------------------------------------------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- -----------
Outstanding letters of credit under our senior credit
facilities ......................................... $ 102.4 $ 86.5 $ 10.6 $ 3.6 $ 1.7
Other outstanding letters of credit ................. 20.0 12.5 7.3 -- 0.2
Construction agency agreement ....................... 43.5 43.5 -- -- --
Simulator systems operating leases .................. 89.2 -- 4.2 5.2 79.8
Guarantees of affiliate debt ........................ 1.0 1.0 -- -- --
Capital contributions for limited partnership
investments ........................................ 5.0 5.0 -- -- --
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Total .............................................. $ 261.1 $ 148.5 $ 22.1 $ 8.8 $ 81.7
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EQUITY. On May 2, 2001, we sold 4.6 million shares of L-3 Holdings common
stock in a public offering for $80.00 per share. In addition, as part of the
transaction, other selling stockholders including affiliates of Lehman Brothers
Inc. sold 2.3 million secondary shares. Upon closing, we received net proceeds
of $353.6 million, which we used to repay borrowings outstanding under our
senior credit facilities, pay for the KDI and EER acquisitions and to increase
cash and cash equivalents.
On February 4, 1999, we sold 5.0 million shares of L-3 Holdings common
stock in a public offering for $42.00 per share which generated net proceeds of
$201.6 million. In addition, as part of the same transaction, 6.5 million shares
of L-3 Holdings common stock were sold by Lehman Brothers Capital Partners III,
L.P. and its affiliates ("the Lehman Partnership") and Lockheed Martin in a
secondary public offering. In October 1999, Lockheed Martin sold its remaining
L-3 Holdings common stock. In December 1999, the Lehman Partnership distributed
approximately 3.8 million shares of its shares of common stock of L-3 Holdings
to its partners. On December 31, 2001, the Lehman Partnership owned
approximately 4.4% of the outstanding common stock of L-3 Holdings.
Based upon our current level of operations, we believe that our cash from
operating activities, together with available borrowings under the senior credit
facilities, will be adequate to meet our anticipated requirements for working
capital, capital expenditures, commitments, research and development
expenditures, contingent purchase prices, program and other discretionary
investments, and interest payments for the foreseeable future. There can be no
assurance, however, that our business will continue to generate cash flow at
current levels, or that currently anticipated improvements will be achieved. If
we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to service our
debt, we may be required to sell assets, reduce capital expenditures, refinance
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all or a portion of our existing debt or obtain additional financing. Our
ability to make scheduled principal payments or to pay interest on or to
refinance our indebtedness depends on our future performance and financial
results, which, to a certain extent, are subject to general conditions in or
affecting the defense industry and to general economic, political, financial,
competitive, legislative and regulatory factors beyond our control. There can be
no assurance that sufficient funds will be available to enable us to service our
indebtedness, to make necessary capital expenditures and to make discretionary
investments.
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Included in our derivative financial instruments are interest rate swap
agreements, caps, floors, foreign currency forward contracts and the embedded
derivatives related to the issuance of our CODES. All of our derivative
financial instruments that are sensitive to market risk are entered into for
purposes other than trading.
EMBEDDED DERIVATIVES. The contingent interest payment and contingent
conversion features of the CODES are embedded derivatives which were bifurcated
from the CODES, and a portion of the net proceeds received from the CODES equal
to their aggregate fair value of $2.5 million was ascribed to the embedded
derivatives as required by SFAS No. 133. The subsequent changes in the fair
values of the embedded derivatives are recorded in the statement of operations.
Their fair values at December 31, 2001 were $3.1 million.
INTEREST RATE RISK. Our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes
in interest rates include borrowings under the senior credit facilities and our
purchased interest rate cap contracts, written interest rate floor contracts and
interest rate swap agreements, all of which are denominated in U.S. dollars.
The interest rates on the Senior Subordinated Notes, Convertible Notes and CODES
are fixed-rate and are not affected by changes in interest rates.
To mitigate risks associated with changing interest rates on borrowings
under the senior credit facilities that bear interest at variable rates we
entered into interest rate cap and floor contracts. The interest rate cap
contract provides protection against increases in interest rates on borrowings
to the extent:
o those borrowings are less than or equal to the notional amount of the
cap contract; and
o the interest rate paid on the borrowings rises above the sum of the cap
reference rate plus our applicable borrowing spread.
However, the written interest rate floor limits our ability to enjoy
decreases in interest rates on our borrowings to the extent:
o those borrowings are less than or equal to the notional amount of the
floor contract; and
o the interest rate paid on those borrowings falls below the sum of the
floor reference rate plus our applicable borrowing spread.
In 2001, we entered into interest rate swap agreements on $380.0 million of
our senior subordinated notes to convert their fixed interest rates to
variable rates and to take advantage of the current low interest rate
environment. These swap agreements are described above. For every basis point
(0.01%) that the six month LIBOR interest rate is greater than 4.99%, we will
incur an additional $18,000 of interest expense above the fixed interest rate
on $180.0 million of senior subordinated notes calculated on a per annum basis
until maturity. For every basis point that the six month LIBOR interest rate
is greater than 6.08%, we will incur an additional $20,000 of interest expense
above the fixed interest rate on $200.0 million of senior subordinated notes
calculated on a per annum basis until maturity. Conversely, for every basis
point that the six month LIBOR interest rate is less than 4.99%, we will
recognize $18,000 of interest income on $180.0 million of senior subordinated
notes calculated on a per annum basis until maturity. For every basis point
that the six month LIBOR interest rate is less than 6.08%, we will recognize
$20,000 of interest income on $200.0 million of senior subordinated notes
calculated on a per annum basis until maturity. The six month LIBOR rate at
December 31, 2001 was 1.96%.
We attempt to manage exposure to counterparty credit risk by entering into
interest rate agreements only with major financial institutions that are
expected to perform fully under the terms of such agreements. Cash payments
between us and the counterparties are made at the end of each quarter on the
caps and floors and on the interest payment dates of the senior subordinated
notes on the interest rate swap agreements. Such payments are recorded as
adjustments to interest expense. Additional data on our debt obligations, our
applicable borrowing spreads included in the interest rates we pay on borrowings
under the senior
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credit facilities and interest rate agreements are provided in Notes 7 and 8 to
our consolidated financial statements.
The table below presents significant contract terms and fair values as of
December 31, 2001 for our interest rate agreements.
(in millions) CAPS FLOORS INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS
----------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ --------------------------------------
Notional amount ............. $ 100.0 $ 50.0 $ 200.0 $ 180.0
Interest rate ............... 7.5% 5.5% 8.0% 8.5%
Reference rate .............. 3 month LIBOR 3 month LIBOR 6 month LIBOR 6 month LIBOR
Designated maturity ......... Quarterly Quarterly Semi-Annual Semi-Annual
Expiration date ............. March 28, 2002 March 28, 2002 August 1, 2008 May 15, 2008
Fair value .................. $ -- $ (0.4) $ 2.4 $ (9.6)
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK. We conduct some of our operations outside
the U.S. in functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Additionally, some
of our U.S. operations have contracts with foreign customers denominated in
foreign currencies. To mitigate the risk associated with certain of these
contracts denominated in foreign currency we have entered into foreign currency
forward contracts. At December 31, 2001, the notional value of foreign currency
forward contracts was $7.1 million and the fair value of these contracts was
$0.3 million. We account for these contracts as cash flow hedges.
EQUITY PRICE RISK. Our investments in common equities are subject to equity
price risk. The fair values of the Company's investments are based on quoted
market prices, as available, and on historical cost for investments which it is
not practicable to estimate fair value. Both the carrying values and estimated
fair values of such instruments amounted to $16.5 million at the end of 2001.
BACKLOG AND ORDERS
We define funded backlog as the value of contract awards received from the U.S.
Government, which the U.S. Government has appropriated funds, plus the value of
contract awards and orders received from customers other than the U.S.
Government which have yet to be recognized as sales. Our funded backlog as of
December 31, 2001 was $1,719.3 million and as of December 31, 2000 was $1,354.0
million. We expect to record as sales approximately 69.7% of our December 31,
2001 funded backlog during 2002. However, there can be no assurance that our
funded backlog will become sales in any particular period, if at all. Our funded
orders were $2,456.1 million for 2001, $2,013.7 million for 2000 and $1,423.1
million for 1999.
Our funded backlog does not include the full value of our contract awards
including those pertaining to multi-year, cost-plus reimbursable contracts,
which are generally funded on an annual basis. Funded backlog also excludes the
sales value of unexercised contract options that may be exercised by customers
under existing contracts and the sales value of purchase orders that may be
issued under indefinite quantity contracts or basic ordering agreements.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Company-sponsored research and development costs including bid and proposal
costs were $107.5 million for 2001, $101.9 million for 2000 and $76.1 million
for 1999. Customer-funded research and development costs were $319.4 million for
2001, $299.3 million for 2000 and $226.3 million for 1999.
CONTINGENCIES
We are engaged in providing products and services under contracts with the U.S.
Government and to a lesser degree, under foreign government contracts, some of
which are funded by the U.S. Government. All such contracts are subject to
extensive legal and regulatory requirements, and, periodically, agencies of the
U.S. Government investigate whether such contracts were and are being conducted
in accordance with these requirements. Under government procurement regulations,
an indictment by a federal grand jury could result in the suspension for a
period of time from eligibility for awards of new government contracts. A
conviction could result in debarment from contracting with the federal
government for a specified term. Additionally, in the event that U.S. Government
expenditures for products and services of the type we manufacture and provide
are reduced, and not offset by greater commercial sales or other new programs or
products, or acquisitions, there may be a reduction in the volume of contracts
or subcontracts awarded to us.
We continually assess our obligations with respect to applicable
environmental protection laws. While it is difficult to determine the timing and
ultimate cost to be incurred in order to comply with these laws, based upon
available internal and external assessments, with respect to those environmental
loss contingencies of which we are aware, we
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believe that even without considering potential insurance recoveries, if any,
there are no environmental loss contingencies that, individually or in the
aggregate, would be material to our consolidated financial position, results of
operations or cash flows. Also, we have been periodically subject to litigation,
claims or assessments and various contingent liabilities incidental to our
business. We accrue for these contingencies when it is probable that a liability
has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.
With respect to those investigative actions, items of litigation, claims or
assessments of which we are aware, we are of the opinion that the probability is
remote that, after taking into account certain provisions that have been made
with respect to these matters, the ultimate resolution of any such investigative
actions, items of litigation, claims or assessments will have a material adverse
effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
RECENTLY ISSUED AND PROPOSED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, which
supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion ("APB") No. 16, Business
Combinations. SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be
used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and establishes
specific criteria for the recognition of intangible assets separately from
goodwill. In July 2001, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets, which supersedes APB No. 17, Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 142
revises the standards for accounting for goodwill and intangible assets. SFAS
No. 142 requires that goodwill and indefinite lived identifiable intangible
assets shall no longer be amortized, but be tested for impairment at least
annually. SFAS No. 142 also requires that the amortization period of
identifiable intangible assets with finite lives be no longer limited to forty
years. The provisions of SFAS No. 142 are effective beginning January 1, 2002,
with full implementation of the impairment measurement provisions completed by
December 31, 2002. Under SFAS No. 142, we will not amortize goodwill, but will
be required to amortize identifiable intangibles with finite lives. Our goodwill
amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2001 was $42.6 million.
Based on a preliminary internal assessment, we do not believe that the
cumulative effect of the accounting change resulting from the adoption of the
transitional impairment provisions of SFAS No. 142 will be material.
In August of 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligations. SFAS No. 143 applies to legal obligations associated
with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets that result from the
acquisition, construction, development or normal operation of a long-lived
asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. This statement does not apply
to obligations that arise solely from a plan to dispose of a long-lived asset.
SFAS No. 143 requires that estimated asset retirement costs be measured at their
fair values and recognized as assets and depreciated over the useful life of the
related asset. Similarly, liabilities for the present value of asset retirement
obligations are to be recognized and accreted as interest expense each year to
their estimated future value until the asset is retired. These provisions will
be applied to existing asset retirement obligations as of the adoption date as a
cumulative-effect of a change in accounting policy. SFAS No. 143 is effective
for our fiscal years beginning January 1, 2003. SFAS No. 143 will not have a
material effect on our consolidated results of operations and financial
position.
In October of 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS No. 144 addresses financial
accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets.
This statement supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of, and the
accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.
30, Reporting the Results of Operations -- Reporting the Effects of Disposal of
a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring
Events and Transactions (APB No. 30), for the disposal of a segment of a
business (as previously defined in that Opinion). SFAS No. 144 expands the scope
of accounting for disposals to include all components of an entity, including
reportable segments and operating segments, reporting units, subsidiaries and
certain asset groups. It requires the gain or loss on disposal to be measured as
the difference between (1) the fair value less the costs to sell and (2) the
carrying value of the component, and such gain or loss cannot include the
estimated future operating losses of the component, which were included in the
gain or loss determination under APB No. 30. SFAS No. 144 also amends Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, to eliminate the
exception to consolidation for a subsidiary for which control is likely to be
temporary.
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The provisions of SFAS No. 144 are effective for our fiscal years beginning
January 1, 2002, and interim periods within those fiscal years. SFAS No. 144
will not have a material effect on our consolidated results of operations and
financial position.
INFLATION
The effect of inflation on our sales and earnings has not been significant.
Although a majority of our sales are made under long-term contracts, the selling
prices of such contracts, established for deliveries in the future, generally
reflect estimated costs to be incurred in these future periods. In addition,
some contracts provide for price adjustments through escalation clauses.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain of the matters discussed concerning our operations, cash flows,
financial position, economic performance, and financial condition, including in
particular, the likelihood of our success in developing and expanding our
business and the realization of sales from backlog, include forward- looking
statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act and Section
21E of the Exchange Act.
Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to
events or conditions or that include words such as "expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar expressions are
forward-looking statements. Although we believe that these statements are based
upon reasonable assumptions, including projections of orders, sales, operating
margins, earnings, cash flow, research and development costs, working capital,
capital expenditures and other projections, they are subject to several risks
and uncertainties, and therefore, we can give no assurance that these statements
will be achieved.
Such statements will also be influenced by factors such as:
o our dependence on the defense industry and the business risks peculiar
to that industry including changing priorities or reductions in the U.S.
Government defense budget;
o our reliance on contracts with a limited number of agencies of, or
contractors to, the U.S. Government and the possibility of termination of
government contracts by unilateral government action or for failure to
perform;
o our ability to obtain future government contracts on a timely basis;
o the availability of government funding and changes in customer
requirements for our products and services;
o our significant amount of debt and the restrictions contained in our
debt agreements;
o collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes;
o economic conditions, competitive environment, international business and
political conditions, timing of international awards and contracts;
o our extensive use of fixed-price contracts as compared to
cost-reimbursable contracts;
o our ability to identify future acquisition candidates or to integrate
acquired operations;
o the rapid change of technology and high level of competition in the
communication equipment industry;
o our introduction of new products into commercial markets or our
investments in commercial products or companies;
o pension, environmental or legal matters or proceedings and various other
market, competition and industry factors, many of which are beyond our
control; and
o the fair values of the assets including goodwill and other intangibles
of our businesses which can be impaired or reduced by the other factors
discussed above.
Readers of this document are cautioned that our forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of future performance and the actual results or developments
may differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking
statements.
As for the forward-looking statements that relate to future financial
results and other projections, actual results will be different due to the
inherent uncertainties of estimates, forecasts and projections and may be
better or worse than projected. Given these uncertainties, you should not place
any reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements also represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date
that they were made. We expressly disclaim a duty to provide updates to these
forward-looking statements, and the estimates and assumptions associated with
them, after the date of this filing to reflect events or changes or
circumstances or changes in expectations or the occurrence of anticipated
events.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31,
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA) 2001 2000
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ................................. $ 361,022 $ 32,680
Contracts in process ...................................... 801,824 700,133
Deferred income taxes ..................................... 62,965 89,732
Other current assets ...................................... 12,774 7,025
---------- ----------
Total current assets .................................... 1,238,585 829,570
---------- ----------
Property, plant and equipment, net ......................... 203,374 156,128
Intangibles, primarily goodwill ............................ 1,711,551 1,371,368
Deferred income taxes ...................................... 97,883 57,111
Deferred debt issue costs .................................. 40,190 29,907
Other assets ............................................... 43,850 19,460
---------- ----------
Total assets ............................................ $3,335,433 $2,463,544
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable, trade ................................... $ 129,538 $ 159,901
Accrued employment costs .................................. 126,981 102,606
Accrued expenses .......................................... 38,823 55,576
Customer advances ......................................... 74,060 55,203
Accrued interest .......................................... 13,288 16,335
Income taxes .............................................. 16,768 7,251
Other current liabilities ................................. 124,819 71,797
---------- ----------
Total current liabilities ............................... 524,277 468,669
---------- ----------
Pension and postretirement benefits ........................ 155,052 105,523
Other liabilities .......................................... 57,063 101,783
Long-term debt ............................................. 1,315,252 1,095,000
---------- ----------
Total liabilities ....................................... 2,051,644 1,770,975
Minority interest .......................................... 69,897 --
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock; $.01 par value; authorized
100,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 39,248,313 and
33,606,645 shares ....................................... 939,037 515,926
Retained earnings ......................................... 301,730 186,272
Unearned compensation ..................................... (3,205) (2,457)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss ...................... (23,670) (7,172)
---------- ----------
Total shareholders' equity ................................. 1,213,892 692,569
---------- ----------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity .............. $3,335,433 $2,463,544
========== ==========
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 2001 2000 1999
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Sales ...................................... $ 2,347,422 $ 1,910,061 $ 1,405,462
Costs and expenses ......................... 2,072,092 1,687,343 1,254,976
----------- ----------- -----------
Operating income ........................... 275,330 222,718 150,486
Interest and other income .................. 1,739 4,393 5,534
Interest expense ........................... 86,390 93,032 60,590
Minority interest .......................... 4,457 -- --
----------- ----------- -----------
Income before income taxes ................. 186,222 134,079 95,430
Provision for income taxes ................. 70,764 51,352 36,741
----------- ----------- -----------
Net income ................................. $ 115,458 $ 82,727 $ 58,689
=========== =========== ===========
Earnings per common share:
Basic ..................................... $ 3.08 $ 2.48 $ 1.83
=========== =========== ===========
Diluted ................................... $ 2.95 $ 2.37 $ 1.75
=========== =========== ===========
Weighted average common shares
outstanding:
Basic ..................................... 37,440 33,355 32,107
=========== =========== ===========
Diluted ................................... 42,719 34,953 33,516
=========== =========== ===========
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2000 AND 1999 (IN THOUSANDS)
COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL
SHARES PAR PAID-IN RETAINED
ISSUED VALUE CAPITAL EARNINGS
-------- ------- ----------- ----------
Balance December 31, 1998 .................... 27,402 $274 $264,495 $ 44,856
Comprehensive income:
Net income .................................. 58,689
Minimum pension liability adjustment ........
Unrealized loss on securities ...............
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Shares issued:
Sale of common stock ........................ 5,000 50 201,763
Employee benefit plans ...................... 163 2 6,991
Acquisition consideration ................... 151 2 6,432
Exercise of stock options ................... 79 -- 1,764
Grant of restricted stock .................... 1,921
Amortization of unearned compensation ........ ------ ---- -------- --------
Balance December 31, 1999 .................... 32,795 328 483,366 103,545
Comprehensive income:
Net income .................................. 82,727
Minimum pension liability adjustment,
net of ($553) tax benefit...................
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Unrealized loss on securities, net of
($2,316) tax benefit........................
Shares issued:
Employee benefit plans ...................... 235 2 12,640
Exercise of stock options ................... 577 6 18,056
Grant of restricted stock .................... 1,512
Amortization of unearned compensation ........
Other ........................................ 16
------ ---- -------- --------
Balance December 31, 2000 .................... 33,607 336 515,590 186,272
Comprehensive income:
Net income .................................. 115,458
Minimum pension liability adjustment,
net of ($11,955) tax benefit................
Foreign currency translation
adjustment, net of ($164) tax benefit ......
Unrealized loss on securities, net of
$111 tax benefit ...........................
Unrealized loss on securities reclassified
into net income, net of $2,274 tax
expense ....................................
Unrealized losses on hedging
instruments, net of ($100) tax benefit......
Shares issued:
Sale of common stock ........................ 4,575 46 353,576
Employee benefit plans ...................... 208 2 16,866
Acquisition consideration ................... 294 3 17,354
Exercise of stock options ................... 564 6 28,258
Employee stock purchase plan
contributions ............................... 4,861
Grant of restricted stock .................... 2,118
Amortization of unearned compensation.........
Other ........................................ 21
------ ---- -------- --------
Balance December 31, 2001 .................... 39,248 $393 $938,644 $301,730
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ACCUMULATED
OTHER
UNEARNED COMPREHENSIVE
COMPENSATION INCOME (LOSS) TOTAL
-------------- -------------- --------------
Balance December 31, 1998 .................... $ - $ (9,651) $ 299,974
Comprehensive income:
Net income .................................. 58,689
Minimum pension liability adjustment ........ 9,443 9,443
Unrealized loss on securities ............... (970) (970)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (1,225) (1,225)
----------
65,937
Shares issued:
Sale of common stock ........................ 201,813
Employee benefit plans ...................... 6,993
Acquisition consideration ................... 6,434
Exercise of stock options ................... 1,764
Grant of restricted stock .................... (1,921) --
Amortization of unearned compensation ........ 260 260
-------- -------- ----------
Balance December 31, 1999 .................... (1,661) (2,403) 583,175
Comprehensive income:
Net income .................................. 82,727
Minimum pension liability adjustment,
net of ($553) tax benefit................... (819) (819)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (1,222) (1,222)
Unrealized loss on securities, net of
($2,316) tax benefit........................ (2,728) (2,728)
----------
77,958
Shares issued:
Employee benefit plans ...................... 12,642
Exercise of stock options ................... 18,062
Grant of restricted stock .................... (1,512) --
Amortization of unearned compensation ........ 716 716
Other ........................................ 16
-------- -------- ----------
Balance December 31, 2000 .................... (2,457) (7,172) 692,569
Comprehensive income:
Net income .................................. 115,458
Minimum pension liability adjustment,
net of ($11,955) tax benefit................ (19,519) (19,519)
Foreign currency translation
adjustment, net of ($164) tax benefit ...... (268) (268)
Unrealized loss on securities, net of
$111 tax benefit ........................... (180) (180)
Unrealized loss on securities reclassified
into net income, net of $2,274 tax
expense .................................... 3,632 3,632
Unrealized losses on hedging
instruments, net of ($100) tax benefit...... (163) (163)
----------
98,960
Shares issued:
Sale of common stock ........................ 353,622
Employee benefit plans ...................... 16,868
Acquisition consideration ................... 17,357
Exercise of stock options ................... 28,264
Employee stock purchase plan
contributions ............................... 4,861
Grant of restricted stock .................... (2,118) --
Amortization of unearned compensation......... 1,370 1,370
Other ........................................ 21
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Balance December 31, 2001 .................... $ (3,205) $ (23,670) $1,213,892
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
(IN THOUSANDS) 2001 2000 1999
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income ...................................................... $ 115,458 $ 82,727 $ 58,689
Goodwill amortization ........................................... 42,606 35,327 20,970
Depreciation and other amortization ............................. 44,345 38,927 32,748
Amortization of deferred debt issue costs ....................... 6,388 5,724 3,904
Minority interest ............................................... 4,457 -- --
Deferred income tax provision ................................... 52,638 25,103 28,831
Other noncash items ............................................. 17,576 12,517 6,617
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts
acquired:
Contracts in process ........................................... (40,652) (66,402) (61,670)
Other current assets ........................................... 1,643 (2,599) (70)
Other assets ................................................... (12,033) (416) 552
Accounts payable ............................................... (43,165) 38,065 2,896
Accrued employment costs ....................................... 11,931 6,239 2,052
Accrued expenses ............................................... (20,300) 2,274 (6,280)
Customer advances .............................................. 12,627 (17,087) 5,766
Accrued interest ............................................... (3,047) 3,637 5,985
Income taxes ................................................... 14,431 13,161 3,917
Other current liabilities ...................................... (37,555) (59,286) (13,554)
Pension and postretirement benefits ............................ 4,550 (7,214) 1,788
Other liabilities .............................................. 1,423 1,959 7,102
All other operating activities ................................. (353) 1,149 (1,225)
---------- ---------- ----------
Net cash from operating activities .............................. 172,968 113,805 99,018
---------- ---------- ----------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired ................. (446,911) (599,608) (272,195)
Proceeds from sale of interest in subsidiary .................... 75,206 -- --
Capital expenditures ............................................ (48,121) (33,580) (23,456)
Disposition of property, plant and equipment .................... 1,237 18,060 6,713
Other investing activities ...................................... (6,301) 6,905 4,136
---------- ---------- ----------
Net cash (used in) investing activities ......................... (424,890) (608,223) (284,802)
---------- ---------- ----------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under revolving credit facility ...................... 316,400 858,500 74,700
Repayment of borrowings under revolving credit facility ......... (506,400) (668,500) (74,700)
Proceeds from sale of convertible senior subordinated notes 420,000 300,000 --
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net ......................... 353,622 -- 201,582
Debt issuance costs ............................................. (16,671) (12,916) (323)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options ......................... 16,325 8,954 658
Employee stock purchase plan contributions ...................... 4,861 -- --
Distributions to minority interest .............................. (2,530) -- --
Other financing activities ...................................... (5,343) (1,728) 525
---------- ---------- ----------
Net cash from financing activities .............................. 580,264 484,310 202,442
---------- ---------- ----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash ................................. 328,342 (10,108) 16,658
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period .................. 32,680 42,788 26,130
---------- ---------- ----------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period ........................ $ 361,022 $ 32,680 $ 42,788
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. derives all its operating income and cash flow
from its wholly-owned subsidiary L-3 Communications Corporation ("L-3
Communications"). L-3 Holdings' only asset is its investment in L-3
Communications. L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. ("L-3 Holdings", and together
with its subsidiaries, "L-3" or "the Company") is a merchant supplier of
sophisticated secure communication systems and specialized products. The Company
produces secure, high data rate communication systems, training and simulation
systems, engineering development and integration support, avionics and ocean
products, fuzing products, telemetry, instrumentation, space and guidance
products and microwave components. These systems and products are critical
elements of virtually all major communication, command and control, intelligence
gathering and space systems. The Company's systems and specialized products are
used to connect a variety of airborne, space, ground- and sea-based
communication systems and are used in the transmission, processing, recording,
monitoring and dissemination functions of these communication systems. The
Company's customers include the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD"), certain U.S.
Government intelligence agencies, major aerospace and defense contractors,
foreign governments, commercial customers and certain other U.S. federal, state
and local government agencies. The Company has two reportable segments, Secure
Communication Systems and Specialized Products.
Secure Communication Systems. This segment provides secure, high data rate
communication systems for military and other U.S. Government reconnaissance and
surveillance applications. The major secure communication programs and systems
include:
o secure data links for airborne, satellite, ground- and sea-based remote
platforms for real time information collection and dissemination to
users;
o strategic and tactical signal intelligence systems that detect, collect,
identify, analyze and disseminate information;
o secure telephone and network equipment and encryption management;
o communication software support services;
o communication systems for surface and undersea vessels and manned space
flights; and
o wide-area security systems.
The Secure Communication Systems segment includes the training and
simulation business, which produces advanced simulation and training products,
with high-fidelity representations of cockpits and operator stations for
aircraft and vehicle system simulation. This segment also provides a wide range
of engineering development and integration support to the DoD and other
government agencies, a full range of teaching, training, logistic and training
device support services to domestic and international military customers, and
custom ballistic targets for the DoD.
Specialized Products. This segment supplies products to
military and commercial customers, and focuses on niche markets in which the
Company believes it can achieve a market leadership position. This reportable
segment includes three product categories:
o avionics and ocean products including aviation and maritime recorders,
airborne collision avoidance products, displays, antennas, acoustic
undersea warfare products, naval power distribution, conditioning,
switching and protection equipment, premium fuzing products and aircraft
modernization;
o telemetry, instrumentation and space products including commercial
off-the-shelf, real-time data collection and transmission products and
components for missile, aircraft and space-based electronic systems; and
o microwave components including commercial off-the-shelf,
high-performance microwave components and frequency monitoring equipment.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION: The consolidated financial statements of the
Company include all wholly-owned and significant majority-owned subsidiaries.
All significant intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Investments over which the Company has significant influence but does not have
voting control are accounted for by the equity method.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid
investments with a maturity of three months or less at time of purchase.
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REVENUE RECOGNITION: The substantial majority of the Company's direct and
indirect sales to the U.S. Government and certain of the Company's sales to
foreign governments and commercial customers are made pursuant to written
contractual arrangements or "contracts" to design, develop, manufacture and or
modify complex products, and to the specifications of the buyers (customers) or
to provide services related to the performance of such contracts. These
contracts are within the scope of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants Statement of Position 81-1 Accounting for Performance of
Construction -- Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts ("SOP 81-1"), and
sales and profits on them are recognized using percentage-of-completion methods
of accounting. Sales and profits on fixed-price production contracts whose units
are produced and delivered in a continuous or sequential process are recorded as
units are delivered based on their selling prices (the "units-of-delivery"
method). Sales and profits on other fixed-price contracts are recorded based on
the ratio of total actual incurred costs to date to the total estimated costs
for each contract (the "cost-to-cost method.") Sales and fees on
cost-reimbursable contracts are recognized as costs are incurred. Amounts
representing contract change orders or claims are included in sales only when
they can be reliably estimated and their realization is reasonably assured.
Losses on contracts are recognized in the period in which they are determined.
The impact of revisions of contract estimates, which may result from contract
modifications, performance or other reasons, are recognized on a cumulative
catch-up basis in the period in which the revisions are made.
Sales on arrangements that are not within the scope of SOP 81-1 are
recognized in accordance with the SEC's SAB No. 101. Sales are recognized when
there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred or
services have been performed, the selling price to the buyer is fixed or
determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured.
CONTRACTS IN PROCESS: For the Company's contracts that are within the
scope of SOP 81-1, accumulated costs incurred that are allowable under the
terms of the contract and profits earned on contract sales are reported in
Contracts in Process. Billed Receivables represent the uncollected portion of
amounts recorded as sales and billed to customers, including those amounts for
sales arrangements that are not within the scope of SOP 81-1. Unbilled Contract
Receivables represent accumulated recoverable costs and earned profits or
losses on contracts in process that have been recorded as sales, but have not
yet been billed to customers. Inventoried Contract Costs represent recoverable
incurred costs on contracts in process. Incurred contract costs include direct
costs and overhead costs, and for U.S. Government contracts and contracts with
prime contractors or subcontractors of the U.S. Government, general and
administrative costs, independent research and development costs and bid and
proposal costs. Contracts in Process also contain amounts relating to contracts
and programs with long performance cycles, a portion of which may not be
realized within one year. Provisions for contracts in a loss position in excess
of the amounts included in Contracts in Process represent the unrecoverable
costs on the loss contracts that will be incurred in future periods and are
reported in Estimated Costs in Excess of Billings to Complete Contracts in
Process, which is a component of Other Current Liabilities and Other
Liabilities. Under the contractual arrangements on certain contracts with the
U.S. Government, the Company receives progress payments as it incurs costs. The
U.S. Government has a security interest in the Unbilled Contract Receivables
and Inventoried Contract Costs to which progress payments have been applied,
and such progress payments are reflected as a reduction of the related Unbilled
Contract Receivables and Inventoried Contract Costs. Customer Advances are
classified as current liabilities.
Inventories other than Inventoried Contract Costs are stated at the lower
of cost or market primarily using the average cost method.
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: In connection with its risk management
and financial derivatives, the Company has entered into interest rate swap
agreements, interest rate cap and floor contracts and foreign currency forward
contracts. The interest rate swap agreements are accounted for as fair value
hedges. The foreign currency forward contracts are accounted for as cash flow
hedges. The embedded derivatives related to the issuance of the Company's debt
is recorded at fair value with changes reflected in the statement of
operations. The differential to
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be paid or received as interest rates change on the interest rate swap
agreements is recorded as an adjustment to interest expense.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: Property, plant and equipment are stated at
cost. Depreciation is computed by applying principally the straight-line method
to the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Useful lives range
substantially from 10 to 40 years for buildings and improvements and 3 to 10
years for machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures. Leasehold improvements
are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life
of the improvements.
DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS: Costs incurred to issue debt are deferred and
amortized as interest expense over the term of the related debt using a method
that approximates the effective interest method.
INTANGIBLES: Intangibles consist primarily of the excess of the purchase
cost of acquired businesses over the fair value of identifiable net assets
acquired ("goodwill"). Goodwill related to acquisitions consummated after June
30, 2001 is not amortized. Other intangibles are amortized on a straight-line
basis over periods ranging from 5 to 15 years. Accumulated goodwill
amortization was $117,975 at December 31, 2001 and $76,001 at December 31,
2000. The carrying amount of goodwill is evaluated on a recurring basis.
Current and estimated future profitability and undiscounted cash flows
excluding financing costs of the acquired businesses are the primary indicators
used to assess the recoverability of goodwill. For the years ended December 31,
2001 and 2000, there were no material adjustments to the carrying amounts of
goodwill resulting from these evaluations (see Recently Issued Accounting
Standards below for a description of changes in accounting for goodwill).
INCOME TAXES: The Company provides for income taxes using the liability
method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities reflect tax carryforwards
and the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts
of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes, as
determined under enacted tax laws and rates. The effect of changes in tax laws
or rates is accounted for in the period of enactment.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Research and development costs sponsored by the
Company include bid and proposal costs related to government products and
services. These costs generally are allocated among all contracts in progress
under U.S. Government contractual arrangements. Customer-funded research and
development costs, including software development costs, incurred pursuant to
contracts are accounted for as direct contract costs. Other software
development costs incurred after establishing technological feasibility are
capitalized and are amortized on a product by product basis using the amount
that is the greater of the straight line method over the useful life or the
ratio of current revenues to total estimated revenues.
STOCK OPTIONS: Compensation expense for stock options is recognized in
income based on the excess, if any, of L-3 Holdings' fair value of the stock at
the grant date of the award or other measurement date over the amount an
employee must pay to acquire the stock. When the exercise price for stock
options granted to employees equals or exceeds the fair value of the L-3
Holdings common stock at the date of grant, the Company does not recognize
compensation expense. See Note 12 for the fair value pro forma disclosure of
stock-based compensation.
USE OF ESTIMATES: The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
sales and costs and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant
of these estimates and assumptions relate to contract estimates of sales and
estimated costs to complete contracts in process, estimates of market values
for inventories reported at lower of cost or market, estimates of pension and
postretirement benefit obligations, recoverability of recorded amounts of fixed
assets and goodwill, income taxes, litigation and environmental obligations.
Actual results could differ from these estimates.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS
No. 141, Business Combinations, which supersedes Accounting Principles Board
Opinion ("APB") No. 16, Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141 requires that the
purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated
after June 30, 2001 and establishes specific criteria for the recognition of
intangible assets separately from goodwill. In July 2001, the FASB also issued
SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible
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Assets which supersedes APB No. 17, Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 142 revises the
standards for accounting for goodwill and intangible assets. SFAS No. 142
requires that goodwill and indefinite lived identifiable intangible assets shall
no longer be amortized, but be tested for impairment at least annually. SFAS No.
142 also requires that the amortization period of identifiable intangible assets
with finite lives be no longer limited to forty years. The provisions of SFAS
No. 142 are effective beginning January 1, 2002, with full implementation of the
impairment measurement provisions completed by December 31, 2002. Effective
January 1, 2002, the Company will not record goodwill amortization expense, but
will be required to amortize identifiable intangibles with finite lives.
Goodwill amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2001 was $42,606.
In August of 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligations. SFAS No. 143 applies to legal obligations associated
with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets that result from the
acquisition, construction, development or normal operation of a long-lived
asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. This statement does not apply
to obligations that arise solely from a plan to dispose of a long-lived asset.
SFAS No. 143 requires that estimated asset retirement costs be measured at their
fair values and recognized as assets and depreciated over the useful life of the
related asset. Similarly, liabilities for the present value of asset retirement
obligations are to be recognized and accreted as interest expense each year to
their estimated future value until the asset is retired. These provisions will
be applied to existing asset retirement obligations as of the adoption date as a
cumulative-effect of a change in accounting policy. SFAS No. 143 is effective
for the Company's fiscal years beginning January 1, 2003. SFAS No. 143 will not
have a material effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations and
financial position.
In October of 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS No. 144 addresses financial
accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets.
This statement supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-lived Assets and for Long-lived Assets to Be Disposed Of, and the
accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.
30, Reporting the Results of Operations -- Reporting the Effects of Disposal of
a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring
Events and Transactions (APB No. 30), for the disposal of a segment of a
business (as previously defined in that Opinion). SFAS No. 144 expands the
scope of accounting for disposals to include all components of an entity,
including reportable segments and operating segments, reporting units,
subsidiaries and certain asset groups. It requires the gain or loss on disposal
to be measured as the difference between (1) the fair value less the costs to
sell and (2) the carrying value of the component, and such gain or loss cannot
include the estimated future operating losses of the component, which were
included in the gain or loss determination under APB No. 30. SFAS No. 144 also
amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements,
to eliminate the exception to consolidation for a subsidiary for which control
is likely to be temporary. The provisions of SFAS No. 144 are effective for the
Company's fiscal years beginning January 1, 2002, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. SFAS No. 144 will not have a material effect on the
Company's consolidated results of operations and financial position.
RECLASSIFICATIONS: Certain reclassifications have been made to conform
prior-year amounts to the current-year presentation.
3. ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS
On October 3, 2001, the Company announced that it had signed a definitive
agreement with Spar Aerospace Limited ("Spar"), a leading provider of high-end
aviation product modernization, pursuant to which L-3 offered to acquire all of
the outstanding common stock of Spar for Cdn$15.50 per share or approximately
Cdn$182,000, net of cash to be acquired of approximately Cdn$47,500. The
acquisition of Spar provides the Company significant opportunity for
pull-through sales of its avionics products. The acquisition also opens up the
Canadian and worldwide high-end aviation product modernization marketplace to
the Company.
On November 23, 2001, the Company acquired 65.8% of the outstanding common
stock of Spar for $97,223 in cash and acquired control of Spar and the ability
to require the remaining stockholders to tender their shares. The Company
acquired an additional 4.5% of the outstanding common stock of Spar for $7,855
in cash, during the remainder of
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2001. Additional consideration of $43,641 for the remaining outstanding common
stock of Spar at December 31, 2001, that the Company acquired and paid for in
January 2002, has been recorded in other current liabilities in the consolidated
balance sheet at December 31, 2001. During January 2002, the Company completed
the acquisition and paid for the remaining outstanding common stock of Spar. The
table below presents a summary of the preliminary estimates of fair values of
the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the date the Company obtained a
majority ownership interest in Spar.
Cash ..................................................... $ 29,460
Other current assets ..................................... 33,108
Property, plant and equipment ............................ 12,565
Goodwill ................................................. 104,289
Other non-current assets ................................. 229
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Total assets acquired ................................... 179,651
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Current liabilities ...................................... 23,816
Long-term liabilities .................................... 7,116
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Total liabilities assumed ............................... 30,932
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Net assets acquired ..................................... $148,719
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The goodwill was assigned to the Specialized Products segment and is not
deductible for tax purposes.
During the fourth quarter of 2001, the Company acquired three other
businesses for an aggregate purchase price of $137,290 in cash plus acquisition
costs, subject to adjustment based on the closing date net assets or net working
capital of the acquired business and, in one case, additional purchase price
contingent upon the post-acquisition performance of the acquired company. The
Company acquired:
(1) the net assets of SY Technology, Inc. ("SY"), a provider of air
warfare simulation services, on December 31, 2001. This acquisition is
subject to additional purchase price not to exceed $4,800 which is
contingent upon the financial performance of SY for the year ended
December 31, 2001, and the years ending December 31, 2002 and 2003;
(2) the net assets of Bulova Technologies, a producer of military fuzes
that prevent the inadvertent firing and detonation of weapons during
handling, on December 19, 2001. Bulova Technology was later renamed BT
Fuze Products ("BT Fuze"); and,
(3) the common stock of Emergent Government Services Group ("Emergent"), a
provider of engineering and information services to the U.S. Air
Force, Army, Navy and intelligence agencies, on November 30, 2001.
Following the acquisition, the Company changed Emergent Government
Services Group's name to L-3 Communications Analytics.
Based on the preliminary purchase price allocations, the goodwill recognized in
the acquisitions of SY, BT Fuze and Emergent was $102,145, of which
approximately $74,000 is expected to be fully deductible for tax purposes.
Goodwill of $60,525 was assigned to the Secure Communication Systems segment and
$41,620 was assigned to the Specialized Products segment.
On May 4, 2001, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock
of KDI Precision Products ("KDI") for $79,432 in cash including acquisition
costs. On May 31, 2001, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common
stock of EER Systems ("EER") for $119,533 in cash including acquisition costs,
and additional purchase price not to exceed $10,000 which is contingent upon
the financial performance of EER for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the
year ending December 31, 2002.
On February 10, 2000, the Company acquired the assets of the Training
Devices and Training Services ("TDTS") business of Raytheon Company for $159,203
in cash including acquisition costs. Following the acquisition, the Company
changed TDTS's name to L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training ("Link
Simulation and Training"). On February 14, 2000, the Company acquired the assets
of Trex Communications Corporation ("TrexCom") for $50,069 in cash including
acquisition costs. On April 28, 2000, the Company acquired the Traffic Alert and
Collision Avoidance System ("TCAS") product line from Honeywell Inc. for a
purchase price of $239,988 in cash including acquisition costs. On June 30,
2000, the Company acquired all the outstanding common stock of MPRI Inc.
("MPRI") for $39,725 in cash including acquisition costs and $4,000 of
additional purchase price that was based on the financial performance of MPRI
for the year ended June 30, 2001. On December 29, 2000, the Company acquired all
of the outstanding common stock of Coleman Research Corporation ("Coleman"), a
subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation, for $60,565 in cash including
acquisition costs, and additional
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purchase price not to exceed $5,000 which is contingent upon the financial
performance of Coleman for the year ended December 31, 2001.
Additionally, during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, the
Company purchased other businesses, which individually and in the aggregate were
not material to its consolidated results of operations, financial position or
cash flows in the year acquired.
All of the acquisitions were financed with cash on hand or borrowings on
bank credit facilities.
All of the Company's acquisitions have been accounted for as purchase
business combinations and are included in the Company's results of operations
from their respective effective dates. The assets and liabilities recorded in
connection with the purchase price allocations for the acquisitions of KDI, EER,
Spar, Emergent, BT Fuze and SY are based upon preliminary estimates of fair
values for contracts in process, estimated costs in excess of billings to
complete contracts in process, inventories, identifiable intangibles and
deferred taxes. Actual adjustments will be based on the final purchase prices
and final appraisals and other analyses of fair values which are in process. The
Company has valued acquired contracts in process at contract price, less the
estimated costs to complete and an allowance for the Company's normal profit on
its effort to complete such contracts. The preliminary assets and liabilities
recorded in connection with the acquisitions of KDI, EER, Emergent, BT Fuze and
SY were $367,570 and $31,214. The Company does not expect the differences
between the preliminary and final purchase price allocations for the
acquisitions to be material. Goodwill is amortized on a straight-line basis over
periods of 40 years for KDI and EER. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, goodwill
is not amortized for Spar, Emergent, BT Fuze and SY.
Had the acquisitions of KDI, EER, SY, BT Fuze, Emergent and Spar and the
related financing transactions occurred on January 1, 2001, the unaudited pro
forma sales, net income and diluted earnings per share for the year ended
December 31, 2001 would have been $2,638,700, $121,300 and $2.98. Had the
acquisitions of TDTS, TrexCom, TCAS, MPRI, Coleman, KDI, EER, SY, BT Fuze,
Emergent and Spar and the related financing transactions occurred on January 1,
2000 the unaudited pro forma sales, net income and diluted earnings per share
for the year ended December 31, 2000 would have been $2,554,600, $103,700 and
$2.62. The pro forma results are based on various assumptions and are not
necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred
had the acquisitions and the related financing transactions occurred on January
1, 2000 and 2001.
On January 14, 2002, the Company agreed to acquire Aircraft Integration
Systems ("AIS"), a division of Raytheon Company, for $1,130,000 in cash plus
acquisition costs. The acquisition is expected to close in March 2002. The
acquisition is expected to be financed using cash on hand, borrowings under the
Company's senior credit facilities and a $500,000 senior subordinated bridge
loan. The Company expects to offer and sell approximately $1,000,000 of debt and
equity securities during the first half of 2002, depending on capital market
conditions, and use the proceeds from those offerings to repay the $500,000
senior subordinated bridge loan and the borrowings made under the senior credit
facilities.
On January 2, 2002, the Company agreed to acquire the detection system
business of PerkinElmer for $100,000 in cash plus acquisition costs. The
acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including clearance
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and is expected to close
by the end of the second quarter of 2002.
On May 31, 2001, the Company sold a 30% interest in Aviation
Communications and Surveillance Systems LLC ("ACSS") which comprised the
Company's TCAS business to Thales Avionics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thales
(formerly Thomson-CSF), for $75,206 of cash. L-3 continues to consolidate the
financial statements of ACSS.
Interest and other income for the year ended December 31, 2001 includes a
gain of $6,966 from the sale of a 30% interest in ACSS which was largely offset
by a $6,341 write-down in the carrying amount of an investment in common stock.
Also included in interest and other income for 2001 is a charge of $515 to
account for the increase, in accordance with SFAS No. 133, in the fair value
assigned to the embedded derivatives in L-3 Holdings'
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$420,000 4% Senior Subordinated Contingent Debt Securities due 2011 sold in the
fourth quarter of 2001, and a loss of $751 from an equity method investment.
Interest and other income for the year ended December 31, 2000 includes gains of
$14,940 from the sales of the Company's interests in certain businesses. These
gains were largely offset by losses of $12,456 on the write-down in the carrying
value of certain investments and intangible assets. The net proceeds from the
sales were $19,638, and are included in Other Investing Activities on the
Statement of Cash Flows.
In March 2001, the Company settled certain items with a third party
provider related to an existing services agreement. In connection with the
settlement, L-3 received a net cash payment of $14,200. The payment represents
a credit for fees being paid over the term of the services agreement and
incremental costs incurred by the Company over the same period arising from
performance deficiencies under the services agreement. These incremental costs
include additional operating costs for material management, vendor replacement,
rework, warranty, manufacturing and engineering support, and administrative
activities. The $14,200 cash receipt was recorded as a reduction of costs and
expenses in 2001.
4. CONTRACTS IN PROCESS
The components of contracts in process are presented in the table below. The
unbilled contract receivables, inventoried contract costs and unliquidated
progress payments are principally related to contracts with the U.S. Government
and prime contractors or subcontractors of the U.S. Government.
DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000
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Billed receivables, less allowances of $11,649 and $6,430 ......... $ 330,795 $ 310,185
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Unbilled contract receivables ..................................... 353,262 277,026
Less: unliquidated progress payments .............................. (102,739) (69,529)
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Unbilled contract receivables, net ............................... 250,523 207,497
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Inventoried contract costs, gross ................................. 110,244 83,808
Less: unliquidated progress payments .............................. (6,575) (5,685)
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Inventoried contract costs, net .................................. 103,669 78,123
Inventories at lower of cost or market ............................ 116,837 104,328
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Total contracts in process ....................................... $ 801,824 $ 700,133
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The Company believes that approximately $289,396 of the unbilled contract
receivables at December 31, 2001 will be billed and collected within one year.
The selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") cost data presented in
the table below have been used in the determination of the costs and expenses
presented on the statements of operations.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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2001 2000 1999
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SG&A costs included in inventoried contract
costs ...................................... $ 19,970 $ 24,396 $ 23,637
SG&A incurred costs ......................... 418,002 350,561 265,136
Independent research and development,
including bid and proposal costs included in
SG&A incurred costs ........................ 107,466 101,883 76,134
5. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES AND OTHER LIABILITIES
At December 31, 2001, other current liabilities include an accrual of $43,641
for the remaining Spar common shares outstanding at December 31, 2001 which the
Company acquired in January 2002, and $19,236 of estimated costs in excess of
billings to complete contracts in process. At December 31, 2001, other
liabilities include $18,814 for the non-current portion of estimated costs in
excess of billings to complete contracts in process.
At December 31, 2000, other current liabilities include $31,737 of
estimated costs in excess of billings to complete contracts in process
principally related to contracts assumed as part of the TDTS business that was
acquired from Raytheon in February 2000, including the U.S. Army Aviation
Combined Arms Tactical Trainer ("AVCATT") contract. At December 31, 2000, other
liabilities include $59,641 for the non-current portion of estimated costs in
excess of billings to complete contracts in process, principally for the AVCATT
contract.
At December 31, 2001, current and non-current estimated costs in excess of
billings to complete contracts in process reflect contract costs incurred
during 2001 that were charged against the estimated costs in excess of
billings and favorable performance on the AVCATT contract related to cost
reductions arising from engineering design changes, material sourcing changes,
unit price reductions on several parts in the contract bill of materials and
lower overhead costs that occurred during 2001.
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6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000
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Land .................................................... $ 12,947 $ 11,242
Buildings and improvements .............................. 38,544 25,942
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures ............ 260,338 192,679
Leasehold improvements .................................. 29,232 24,514
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Gross property, plant and equipment .................... 341,061 254,377
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization ......... 137,687 98,249
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Property, plant and equipment, net ..................... $203,374 $156,128
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Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment
was $40,362 for 2001, $36,158 for 2000, and $29,554 for 1999.
7. DEBT
The components of long-term debt and a reconciliation to the carrying amount of
long-term debt are presented in the table below.
DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000
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Borrowings under Senior Credit Facilities .................... $ -- $ 190,000
10 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 ................... 225,000 225,000
8 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 .................... 180,000 180,000
8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 ........................ 200,000 200,000
5 1/4% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 ........ 300,000 300,000
4% Senior Subordinated Convertible Contingent
Debt Securities due 2011 .................................... 420,000 --
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Principal amount of long-term debt ........................... 1,325,000 1,095,000
Less: Unamortized discount ................................... 2,502 --
Fair value of interest rate swap agreements ............ 7,246 --
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Carrying amount of long-term debt ........................... $1,315,252 $1,095,000
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The borrowings under the Senior Credit Facilities, 10 3/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2007, 8 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 and 8%
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 are the indebtedness of L-3 Communications.
The 5 1/4% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 and the 4% Senior
Subordinated Convertible Contingent Debt Securities due 2011 are the
indebtedness of L-3 Holdings. Details on all of the outstanding debt of both
L-3 Communications and L-3 Holdings are discussed below.
In May 2001, L-3 Communications restructured its Senior Credit Facilities.
At December 31, 2001, the Senior Credit Facilities were comprised of a $400,000
five year revolving credit facility maturing on May 15, 2006 and a $200,000
364-day revolving facility maturing on May 15, 2002 under which at the maturity
date L-3 Communications may, (1) at its request and subject to approval of the
lenders, extend the maturity date, in whole or in part, for an additional
364-day period, or (2) at its election, convert the outstanding principal
amount thereunder into a term loan which would be repayable in a single payment
two years from the conversion date. Additionally, the Senior Credit Facilities
provided L-3 Communications the ability to increase, on an uncommitted basis,
the amount of either the five year revolving credit facility or the 364-day
revolving credit facility up to an additional $150,000 in the aggregate.
At December 31, 2001, available borrowings under the Company's Senior
Credit Facilities were $497,594, after reductions for outstanding letters of
credit of $102,406. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Senior
Credit Facilities at December 31, 2001.
Borrowings under the Senior Credit Facilities bear interest, at L-3
Communications' option, at either: (i) a "base rate" equal to the higher of
0.50% per annum above the latest federal funds rate and the Bank of America
"reference rate" (as defined) plus a spread ranging from 2.00% to 0.50% per
annum depending on L-3 Communications' Debt Ratio at the time of determination
or (ii) a "LIBOR rate" (as defined) plus a spread ranging from 3.00% to 1.50%
per annum depending on L-3 Communications' Debt Ratio at the time of
determination. The Debt Ratio is defined as the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt
to Consolidated EBITDA. Consolidated Total Debt is equal to outstanding debt
plus capitalized lease obligations minus the lesser of actual unrestricted cash
or $50,000. Consolidated EBITDA is equal to consolidated net income (excluding
extraordinary gains and losses, and gains and losses in connection with asset
dispositions and discontinued operations) for the most recent four quarters,
plus consolidated interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization
minus depreciation and amortization related to minority interest. At December
31, 2001, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Senior Credit
Facilities. L-3 Communications pays commitment fees calculated on the daily
amounts of the available unused commitments under the Senior Credit Facilities
at a rate ranging from 0.50% to 0.35% per annum, depending on L-3
Communications' Debt Ratio in effect at the time of determination. L-3
Communications pays letter of credit fees
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calculated at a rate ranging from 1.50% to 0.75% per annum for performance
letters of credit and 3.00% to 1.50% for all other letters of credit, in each
case depending on L-3 Communications' Debt Ratio at the time of determination.
Additionally, in February 2002, the Company expects the lenders to approve
a $150,000 increase in the amount of the Senior Credit Facilities. The five year
revolving credit facility will increase by $100,000 to $500,000 and the 364-day
revolving credit facility will increase by $50,000 to $250,000. Additionally,
the maturity date of the $200,000 364-day revolving credit facility is expected
to be extended to February 2003.
In March 2002, L-3 Communications expects to borrow $500,000 under a senior
subordinated Bridge Loan Facility to finance a portion of the purchase price of
AIS and related expenses. The Bridge Loan Facility will be subordinated in right
of payment to all of L-3 Communications' existing and future senior debt.
Borrowings under the Bridge Loan Facility will bear interest through March 2003,
at L-3 Communications' option, at either the one-month or three-month LIBOR rate
plus a spread equal to 350 basis points. The Bridge Loan Facility will mature in
May 2009, but if the loans under the facility are not repaid by March 2003, each
lender's loan will be automatically converted into an exchange note with terms
substantially similar to those of the senior subordinated notes discussed below,
and will bear interest at a fixed rate equal to the yield to maturity on the
Company's highest yielding existing subordinated indebtedness at the time of
exchange plus 100 basis points. Subject to the exceptions that will be set forth
in the Bridge Loan Facility, L-3 Communications will be required to prepay the
Bridge Loan Facility with the net cash proceeds from:
o any debt offerings by L-3 Holdings or its subsidiaries, including L-3
Communications;
o issuance of any equity interests in L-3 Holdings or L-3 Communications;
o incurrence of any other indebtedness of L-3 Holdings or any of its
subsidiaries, including L-3 Communications (other than under the Senior
Credit Facilities and certain permitted indebtedness); and
o any sale of assets or stock of any subsidiaries of L-3 Communications.
In the fourth quarter of 2001, L-3 Holdings sold $420,000 of 4% Senior
Subordinated Convertible Contingent Debt Securities ("CODES") due September 15,
2011. The net proceeds from this offering amounted to approximately $407,450
after underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses.
Interest is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year
commencing March 15, 2002. The CODES are convertible into L-3 Holdings' common
stock at a conversion price of $107.625 per share (3,902,439 shares) under any
of the following circumstances: (1) during any Conversion Period (defined below)
if the closing sales price of the common stock of L-3 Holdings is more than 120%
of the conversion price ($129.15) for at least 20 trading days in the 30
consecutive trading-day period ending on the first day of the respective
Conversion Period, (2) during the five business day period following any 10
consecutive trading-day period in which the average of the trading prices for
the CODES was less than 105% of the conversion value; (3) if the credit ratings
assigned to the CODES by either Moody's or Standard & Poor's are below certain
specified ratings, (4) if they have been called for redemption by the Company,
or (5) upon the occurrence of certain specified corporate transactions. A
Conversion Period is the period from and including the thirtieth trading day in
a fiscal quarter to, but not including, the thirtieth trading day of the
immediately following fiscal quarter. There are four Conversion Periods in each
fiscal year. Additionally, holders of the CODES have a right to receive
contingent interest payments, not to exceed a per annum rate of 0.5% of the
outstanding principal amount of the CODES, which will be paid on the CODES
during any six-month period following a six-month period in which the average
trading price of the CODES is above 120% of the principal amount of the CODES.
The contingent interest payment provision as well as the ability of the holders
of the CODES to exercise the conversion features as a result of changes in the
credit ratings assigned to the CODES have been accounted for as embedded
derivatives. The initial aggregate fair values assigned to the embedded
derivatives was $2,502, which was also recorded as a discount to the CODES. The
carrying values assigned to the embedded derivatives were recorded in other
liabilities and will be adjusted periodically through other income (expense) for
changes in their fair values. The CODES are subject to
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redemption at any time at the option of L-3 Holdings, in whole or in part, on or
after October 24, 2004 at redemption prices (plus accrued and unpaid interest --
including contingent interest) starting at 102% of principal (plus accrued and
unpaid interest -- including contingent interest) during the 12 month period
beginning October 24, 2004 and declining annually to 100% of principal (plus
accrued and unpaid interest -- including contingent interest) on September 15,
2006. The CODES are general unsecured obligations of L-3 Holdings and are
subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior debt of L-3.
In the fourth quarter of 2000, L-3 Holdings sold $300,000 of 5 1/4%
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (the "Convertible Notes") due June 1,
2009. The net proceeds from this offering amounted to approximately $290,500
after underwriting discounts and other offering expenses, and were used to repay
revolver borrowings outstanding under the Company's Senior Credit Facilities.
Interest is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year
commencing June 1, 2001. The Convertible Notes may be converted at any time into
L-3 Holdings common stock at a conversion price of $81.50 per share. If all the
Convertible Notes were converted, an additional 3,680,982 shares of L-3 Holdings
common stock would have been outstanding at December 31, 2001. The Convertible
Notes are general unsecured obligations of L-3 Holdings and are subordinated in
right of payment to all existing and future senior debt of L-3 Holdings and L-3
Communications. The Convertible Notes are subject to redemption at any time, at
the option of L-3 Holdings, in whole or in part, on or after December 1, 2003 at
redemption prices (plus accrued and unpaid interest) starting at 102.625% of
principal (plus accrued and unpaid interest) during the 12-month period
beginning December 1, 2003 and declining annually to 100% of principal (plus
accrued and unpaid interest) on December 1, 2005 and thereafter.
In December 1998, L-3 Communications sold $200,000 of 8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due August 1, 2008 (the "December 1998 Notes") with interest
payable semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year commencing
February 1, 1999. The December 1998 Notes are general unsecured obligations of
L-3 Communications and are subordinated in right of payment to all existing and
future senior debt of L-3 Communications. The December 1998 Notes are subject to
redemption at any time, at the option of L-3 Communications, in whole or in
part, on or after August 1, 2003 at redemption prices (plus accrued and unpaid
interest) starting at 104% of principal (plus accrued and unpaid interest)
during the 12-month period beginning August 1, 2003 and declining annually to
100% of principal (plus accrued and unpaid interest) on August 1, 2006 and
thereafter.
In May 1998, L-3 Communications sold $180,000 of 8 1/2% Senior Subordinated
Notes due May 15, 2008 (the "May 1998 Notes") with interest payable
semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year commencing November 15,
1998. The May 1998 Notes are general unsecured obligations of L-3 Communications
and are subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior debt
of L-3 Communications. The May 1998 Notes are subject to redemption at any time,
at the option of L-3 Communications, in whole or in part, on or after May 15,
2003 at redemption prices (plus accrued and unpaid interest) starting at
104.250% of principal (plus accrued and unpaid interest) during the 12-month
period beginning May 15, 2003 and declining annually to 100% of principal (plus
accrued and unpaid interest) on May 15, 2006 and thereafter.
In April 1997, L-3 Communications sold $225,000 of 10 3/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due May 1, 2007 (the "1997 Notes") with interest payable
semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year commencing November 1, 1997.
The 1997 Notes are general unsecured obligations of L-3 Communications and are
subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior debt of L-3
Communications. The 1997 Notes are subject to redemption at any time, at the
option of L-3 Communications, in whole or in part, on or after May 1, 2002 at
redemption prices (plus accrued and unpaid interest) starting at 105.188% of
principal (plus accrued and unpaid interest) during the 12-month period
beginning May 1, 2002 and declining annually to 100% of principal (plus accrued
and unpaid interest) on May 1, 2005 and thereafter.
Collectively the 1997 Notes, May 1998 Notes and December 1998 Notes
comprise the "Senior Subordinated Notes". The maturities on the Senior
Subordinated Notes, Convertible Notes and CODES are $225,000 in 2007, $380,000
in 2008, $300,000 in 2009 and $420,000 in 2011.
In November 2001, L-3 Communications entered into interest rate swap
agreements on its $180,000 of 8 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. These
swap agreements
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exchange the fixed interest rate for a variable interest rate on the entire
principal amount. Under these swap agreements, L-3 Communications will pay or
receive the difference between the fixed interest rate of 8 1/2% on the senior
subordinated notes and a variable interest rate determined two business days
prior to the interest payment date of the senior subordinated notes equal to (1)
the six month LIBOR rate, set in arrears, plus (2) an average of 350.8 basis
points. In July 2001, L-3 Communications entered into interest rate swap
agreements on its $200,000 of 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. These swap
agreements exchange the fixed interest rate for a variable interest rate on the
entire principal amount. Under these swap agreements, L-3 Communications will
pay or receive the difference between the fixed interest rate of 8% on the
senior subordinated notes and a variable interest rate determined two business
days prior to the interest payment date of the senior subordinated notes equal
to (1) the six month LIBOR rate, set in arrears, plus (2) an average of 192
basis points. The difference to be paid or received on these swap agreements as
interest rates change is recorded as an adjustment to interest expense. The swap
agreements are accounted for as fair value hedges.
The Senior Credit Facilities, Senior Subordinated Notes, Convertible Notes
and CODES agreements contain (and the Bridge Loan Facility will contain)
financial and other restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the
ability of the Company to borrow additional funds, dispose of assets, or pay
cash dividends. The Company's most restrictive covenants are contained in the
Senior Credit Facilities, as amended. The covenants require that (1) the
Company's Debt Ratio be less than or equal to 4.50 for the quarter ended
December 31, 2001, and that the maximum allowable Debt Ratio be 4.85 for the
quarters ending March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002, thereafter declining over time
to less than or equal to 3.50 for the quarters ending December 31, 2004 and
thereafter, and (2) the Company's Interest Coverage Ratio be greater
than or equal to 2.50 for the quarter ended December 31, 2001, and that the
minimum allowable Interest Coverage Ratio, thereafter increase over time to
greater than or equal to at least 3.00 for the quarters ending December 31, 2003
and thereafter. The Interest Coverage Ratio is equal to the ratio of
Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense. Consolidated Cash
Interest Expense is equal to interest expense less the amortization of deferred
debt issue costs included in interest expense. For purposes of calculating the
financial covenants under the Senior Credit Facilities, the Convertible Notes
and CODES are considered debt of L-3 Communications. The Senior Credit
Facilities also limit the payment of dividends by L-3 Communications to L-3
Holdings except for payment of franchise taxes, fees to maintain L-3 Holdings'
legal existence, income taxes up to certain amounts, interest accrued on the
Convertible Notes and CODES or to provide for operating costs of up to $1,000
annually. Under the covenant, L-3 Communications may also pay permitted
dividends to L-3 Holdings from its excess cash flow, as defined, a cumulative
amount of $5,000, provided that the Debt Ratio is no greater than 3.5 to 1 as of
the most recent fiscal quarter. As a result, at December 31, 2001, $5,000 of L-3
Communications net assets were available for payment of dividends to L-3
Holdings. Through December 31, 2001, the Company was in compliance with these
covenants at all times.
In connection with the Senior Credit Facilities, the Company has granted
the lenders a first priority lien on the stock of L-3 Communications and
substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries. The borrowings under the Senior
Credit Facilities are guaranteed by L-3 Holdings and by substantially all of the
domestic subsidiaries of L-3 Communications on a senior basis. The payment of
principal and premium, if any, and interest on the Senior Subordinated Notes are
(and the Bridge Loan Facility will be) unconditionally guaranteed, on an
unsecured senior subordinated basis, jointly and severally, by all of L-3
Communications' restricted subsidiaries other than its foreign subsidiaries. The
guarantees of the Senior Subordinated Notes are (and the Bridge Loan Facility
will be) junior to the guarantees of the Senior Credit Facilities and rank pari
passu with each other and the guarantees of the Convertible Notes and the CODES.
Additionally, the Convertible Notes and CODES are unconditionally guaranteed, on
an unsecured senior subordinated basis, jointly and severally, by L-3
Communications and substantially all of its direct and indirect domestic
subsidiaries. These guarantees rank junior to the guarantees of the Senior
Credit Facilities and rank pari passu with each other and the guarantees of the
Senior Subordinated Notes and will rank pari passu with the guarantees of the
Bridge Loan Facility.
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8. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair Value of Financial Instruments. The Company's financial instruments consist
primarily of cash and cash equivalents, billed receivables, investments, trade
accounts payable, customer advances, Senior Credit Facilities, Senior
Subordinated Notes, Convertible Notes, CODES, foreign currency forward
contracts, interest rate cap and floor contracts, interest rate swap agreements
and embedded derivatives related to the issuance of the CODES. The carrying
amounts of cash and cash equivalents, billed receivables, trade accounts
payable, Senior Credit Facilities, and customer advances are representative of
their respective fair values because of the short-term maturities or expected
settlement dates of these instruments. The fair values of the Company's
investments are based on quoted market prices, as available, and on historical
cost for investments which it is not practicable to estimate fair value. The
Senior Subordinated Notes are registered, unlisted public debt which are traded
in the over-the-counter market and their fair values are based on quoted trading
activity. The fair values of the Convertible Notes and CODES are based on quoted
prices for the same or similar issues. The fair value of foreign currency
forward contracts were estimated based on exchange rates at December 31, 2001
and 2000. The fair values of the interest rate cap and floor contracts, interest
rate swap agreements and the embedded derivatives were estimated by discounting
expected cash flows using quoted market interest rates. The carrying amounts and
estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments are presented in
the table below.
DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000
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CARRYING ESTIMATED CARRYING ESTIMATED
AMOUNT FAIR VALUE AMOUNT FAIR VALUE
---------- ------------ ---------- -----------
Investments ................................. $ 16,532 $ 16,532 $ 8,985 $ 8,985
Senior Subordinated Notes ................... 597,754 630,925 605,000 586,300
Convertible Notes ........................... 300,000 387,000 300,000 331,350
CODES ....................................... 417,498 432,600 -- --
Borrowings under Senior Credit Facilities ... -- -- 190,000 190,000
Interest rate caps .......................... -- -- 431 2
Interest rate floor ......................... (432) (432) (74) (104)
Foreign currency forward contracts .......... 258 258 -- 392
Interest rate swaps ......................... (7,246) (7,246) -- --
Embedded derivatives ........................ (3,060) (3,060) -- --
Interest Rate Risk Management. To mitigate risks associated with changing
interest rates on borrowings under the Senior Credit Facilities, the Company
entered into interest rate cap and interest rate floor contracts. The interest
rate caps and floors are denominated in U.S. dollars and have designated
maturities which occur every three months until the interest rate cap and floor
contracts expire in March 2002. In 2001, the Company entered into interest rate
swap agreements on $380,000 of its Senior Subordinated Notes to take advantage
of the current low interest rate environment. These swap agreements exchanged
the fixed interest rate for a variable interest rate on the entire notional
amount, are denominated in U.S. dollars and have designated maturities which
occur on the interest payment dates of the related Senior Subordinated Notes.
Collectively the interest rate cap and floor contracts and interest rate swap
agreements are herein referred to as the ("interest rate agreements"). Cash
payments received from or paid to the counterparties on the interest rate
agreements are the difference between the amount that the reference interest
rates are greater than or less than the contract rates on the designated
maturity dates, multiplied by the notional amounts underlying the respective
interest rate agreements. Cash payments or receipts between the Company and
counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense. The initial cost
or receipt of these arrangements, if any, are deferred and amortized as a
component of interest expense over the term of the interest rate agreement. The
Company manages exposure to counterparty credit risk by entering into the
interest rate agreements only with major financial institutions that are
expected to fully perform under the terms of such agreements. The notional
amounts are used to measure the volume of these agreements and do not represent
exposure to credit loss.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk Management. Some of the Company's U.S.
operations have contracts with foreign customers which are denominated in
foreign currencies. To mitigate the risk associated with certain of these
contracts denominated in foreign currency, the Company has entered into foreign
currency forward contracts. The Company's activities involving foreign currency
forward
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contracts are designed to hedge the foreign denominated cash paid or received,
primarily Euro, British Pound and Italian Lira. The Company manages exposure to
counterparty credit risk by entering into foreign currency forward contracts
only with major financial institutions that are expected to fully perform under
the terms of such contracts. The notional amounts are used to measure the volume
of these contracts and do not represent exposure to foreign currency losses.
Information with respect to the interest rate agreements and foreign
currency forward contracts is presented in the table below.
DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000
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NOTIONAL UNREALIZED NOTIONAL UNREALIZED
AMOUNT GAINS (LOSSES) AMOUNT GAINS (LOSSES)
---------- ---------------- ---------- ---------------
Interest rate swaps ........................ $380,000 -- -- --
Interest rate caps ......................... 100,000 $ (107) $100,000 $ (429)
Interest rate floor ........................ 50,000 (414) 50,000 (30)
Foreign currency forward contracts ......... 7,138 258 6,863 392
9. COMMON STOCK
On June 29, 2001, the Company established the L-3 Communications Corporation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") and registered 1,500,000 shares of L-3
Holdings common stock, which may be purchased by employees of L-3 Communications
Corporation and its U.S. subsidiaries through payroll deductions. In general, an
eligible employee who participates in the ESPP may purchase L-3 Holdings' common
stock at a fifteen percent discount. The ESPP is not subject to the Employment
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. As of December 31, 2001,
$4,861 of employee contributions to the employee stock purchase plan were
received by the Company and recorded as a component of shareholders' equity in
the consolidated balance sheet. On January 7, 2002, the Company transferred
74,285 shares of L-3 Holdings' common stock to the trustee of the ESPP on behalf
of those employees who made contributions to the ESPP in 2001.
On May 2, 2001, L-3 Holdings sold 6,900,000 shares of common stock in a
public offering for $80.00 per share. L-3 Holdings sold 4,575,000 shares and
other selling stockholders, including affiliates of Lehman Brothers Inc., sold
2,325,000 secondary shares. Upon closing, L-3 Holdings received net proceeds
after underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses of
$353,622. The net proceeds were contributed to L-3 Communications and were used
to repay borrowings under the Senior Credit Facilities, pay for the KDI and EER
acquisitions and to increase cash and cash equivalents.
As additional consideration for the ILEX acquisition, L-3 Holdings issued
294,124 shares of its common stock valued at $17,357 in April 2001 based on the
financial performance of ILEX in 1999 and 2000, and in August 1999, L-3 Holdings
issued 150,955 shares of its common stock valued at $6,434 based on the
financial performance of ILEX in 1998. There is no remaining contingent
consideration for the ILEX acquisition.
On February 4, 1999, L-3 Holdings sold 5,000,000 shares of common stock in
a public offering for $42.00 per share (the "February 1999 Common Stock
Offering"); the net proceeds amounted to $201,582 and were contributed by L-3
Holdings to L-3 Communications. In addition, 6,500,000 shares were also sold in
the February 1999 Common Stock Offering by the Lehman Partnership and Lockheed
Martin. In October 1999, Lockheed Martin sold its remaining interest in L-3
Holdings' common stock. In December 1999, the Lehman Partnership distributed to
its partners approximately 3,800,000 shares of L-3 Holdings' common stock. As of
December 31, 2001, the Lehman Partnership owned approximately 4.4% of the
outstanding common stock of L-3 Holdings.
On May 19, 1998, L-3 Holdings sold 6,900,000 shares of its common stock in
an initial public offering ("IPO"). The net proceeds of the IPO amounted to
$139,500 and were contributed by L-3 Holdings to L-3 Communications. Prior to
the IPO, the common stock of L-3 Holdings consisted of three classes Class A,
Class B, and Class C common stock. Immediately prior to the IPO, each authorized
share of L-3 Holdings Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C
common stock was converted into one class of common stock and the authorized L-3
Holdings common stock was increased to 100,000,000 shares.
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10. EARNINGS PER SHARE
A reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") is presented in
the table below.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Basic:
Net income ......................................... $ 115,458 $ 82,727 $ 58,689
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Weighted average common shares outstanding ......... 37,440 33,355 32,107
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Basic earnings per share ........................... $ 3.08 $ 2.48 $ 1.83
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Diluted:
Net income ......................................... $ 115,458 $ 82,727 $ 58,689
After-tax interest expense savings on the assumed
conversion of Convertible Notes .................. 10,502 -- --
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Net income including assumed conversion ............ $ 125,960 $ 82,727 $ 58,689
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Common and potential common shares:
Weighted average common shares outstanding ......... 37,440 33,355 32,107
Assumed exercise of stock options .................. 3,846 3,940 3,376
Assumed purchase of common shares for treasury ..... (2,248) (2,342) (1,967)
Assumed conversion of Convertible Notes ............ 3,681 -- --
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Common and potential common shares .................. 42,719 34,953 33,516
========= ========= =========
Diluted earnings per share .......................... $ 2.95 $ 2.37 $ 1.75
========= ========= =========
The 3,902,439 shares of L-3 Holdings' common stock that are issuable upon
conversion of the CODES were not included in the computation of diluted EPS for
the year ended December 31, 2001 because the conditions required for the CODES
to become convertible have not been met.
11. INCOME TAXES
Pretax income of the Company was $186,222 for 2001, $134,079 for 2000, and
$95,430 for 1999 substantially all of which was derived from domestic
operations. The components of the Company's provision for income taxes are
presented in the table below.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Current income tax provision, primarily federal . ......... $18,126 $26,249 $ 7,910
Deferred income tax provision:
Federal .................................................. 43,965 23,130 27,881
State and local .......................................... 8,673 1,973 950
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Subtotal ............................................... 52,638 25,103 28,831
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Total provision for income taxes .......................... $70,764 $51,352 $36,741
======= ======= =======
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective
income tax rate of the Company is presented in the table below.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Statutory federal income tax rate . ..................... 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income
tax benefit ............................................ 5.3 4.4 4.6
Foreign sales corporation and extra territorial income
benefits ............................................... (3.6) (2.6) --
Nondeductible goodwill amortization and other
expenses ............................................... 4.8 6.8 5.2
Research and experimentation and other tax credits ...... (5.0) (6.1) (7.1)
Other, net .............................................. 1.5 0.8 0.8
---- ---- ----
Effective income tax rate ............................... 38.0% 38.3% 38.5%
==== ==== ====
The provision for income taxes excludes current tax benefits related to
compensation expense deductions for the exercise of stock options that were
credited directly to shareholders' equity of $11,939 for 2001, $9,108 for 2000
and $1,011 for 1999.
The significant components of the Company's net deferred tax assets and
liabilities are presented in the table below.
DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000
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Deferred tax assets:
Inventoried costs ...................................... $ 8,520 $ 14,868
Compensation and benefits .............................. 11,460 10,461
Pension and postretirement benefits .................... 59,397 39,486
Property, plant and equipment .......................... 16,579 9,081
Income recognition on contracts in process ............. 16,670 55,942
Net operating loss carryforwards ....................... 32,480 9,660
Tax credit carryforwards ............................... 31,943 18,444
Other, net ............................................. 21,555 14,430
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Total deferred tax assets ............................ 198,604 172,372
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Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill ............................................... (26,493) (18,903)
Other, net ............................................. (11,263) (6,626)
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Total deferred tax liabilities ....................... (37,756) (25,529)
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Net deferred tax assets ............................. $ 160,848 $ 146,843
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The following table presents the classification of
the Company's net deferred tax assets.
Current deferred tax assets . ........................... $ 62,965 $ 89,732
Long-term deferred tax assets ........................... 97,883 57,111
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Total net deferred tax assets ........................ $ 160,848 $ 146,843
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At December 31, 2001, the Company had $82,340 of U.S. net operating losses
and $31,943 of tax credit carryforwards primarily related to U.S. and state
research and experimentation credits and state investment tax credits. The net
operating losses, some of which are subject to limitation, expire, if unused,
between 2011 and 2021. The tax credits primarily expire, if unused, beginning in
2012. The Company believes that it will generate sufficient taxable income to
utilize these net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards before they
expire.
12. STOCK OPTIONS
The Company adopted the 1999 Long Term Performance Plan in April 1999, and
adopted the 1997 Option Plan in April 1997. As of December 31, 2001, the number
of shares of L-3 Holdings' common stock authorized for grant of options or
awards under these plans was 8,305,815. On April 26, 2001, an additional
3,000,000 shares of L-3 Holdings' common stock were authorized for grant of
options or awards under the 1999 Long Term Performance Plan. The grants may be
awarded to employees of the Company in the form of non-qualified stock options,
incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock or other
incentive awards. The price at which options may be granted shall not be less
than 100% of the fair market value of L-3 Holdings' common stock on the date of
grant. In general, options expire after 10 years and are exercisable ratably
over a 3 year period. As of December 31, 2001, the Company had 2,502,919 shares
of L-3 Holdings' common stock available for awards under these plans.
On January 1, 2001, January 1, 2000 and May 19, 1999, the Company awarded
30,464, 42,896 and 40,339 shares of restricted stock of L-3 Holdings to
employees. The 2001 and 1999 awards vest January 1, 2004 and the 2000 award
vests January 1, 2005.
On April 5, 1999, the Company amended the terms of the stock options
granted to Frank C. Lanza, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Robert V.
LaPenta, President and Chief Financial Officer on April 30, 1997 for the
purchase of 1,142,857 shares each of L-3 Holdings' common stock at an option
price of $6.47. Such amendment eliminated the performance target acceleration
provisions on the unvested performance options, so that 457,143 options for each
of Mr. Lanza and Mr. LaPenta, vested on April 5, 1999. These performance options
would have originally vested nine years after the grant date, but would have
become exercisable with respect to 25% of the shares subject to such performance
options on each of April 30, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, to the extent certain
targets for the Company's EBITDA were achieved.
The table below presents the Company's stock option activity.
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
NUMBER OF EXERCISE
(IN THOUSANDS) OPTIONS PRICE
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Balance at December 31, 1998 ......... 2,878 $ 9.27
Options granted ...................... 1,009 39.09
Options exercised .................... (79) 8.37
Options cancelled .................... (43) 29.99
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Balance at December 31, 1999 ......... 3,765 17.02
Options granted ...................... 661 47.73
Options exercised .................... (577) 15.52
Options cancelled .................... (221) 39.82
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Balance at December 31, 2000 ......... 3,628 21.42
Options granted ...................... 1,107 71.61
Options exercised .................... (564) 29.14
Options cancelled .................... (181) 42.46
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Balance at December 31, 2001 ......... 3,990 $ 33.36
=====
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding
at December 31, 2001.
OUTSTANDING EXERCISABLE
------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------
WEIGHTED WEIGHTED
AVERAGE WEIGHTED AVERAGE WEIGHTED
RANGE OF REMAINING AVERAGE REMAINING AVERAGE
EXERCISE NUMBER CONTRACTUAL EXERCISE NUMBER CONTRACTUAL EXERCISE
PRICES OF OPTIONS LIFE (YEARS) PRICE OF OPTIONS LIFE (YEARS) PRICE
------------------------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------ -------------- ---------
$6.47 ................... 1,859 5.5 $ 6.47 1,630 5.5 $ 6.47
$22.00 .................. 85 6.3 $ 22.00 85 6.3 $ 22.00
$32.75 - $39.99 ......... 370 7.7 $ 37.53 215 7.7 $ 37.23
$40.00 - $47.00 ......... 410 7.6 $ 41.59 128 7.3 $ 41.10
$58.00 .................. 184 8.6 $ 58.00 50 8.6 $ 58.00
$65.00 - $70.00.......... 642 9.3 $ 66.50 -- -- --
$79.39................... 440 9.9 $ 79.39 -- -- --
----- -----
Total .................. 3,990 7.2 $ 33.36 2,108 5.9 $ 13.55
===== =====
The weighted average fair values of stock options at their grant date
during 2001, 2000 and 1999, where the exercise price equaled the market price
(estimated fair value) on the grant date were $29.73, $20.19 and $14.60,
respectively. In accordance with APB 25, no compensation expense was recognized.
The following table reflects pro forma net income and L-3 Holdings EPS had the
Company elected to adopt the fair value approach of SFAS 123.
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000 1999
------------- ------------ ------------
Net income:
As reported ............ $ 115,458 $ 82,727 $ 58,689
Pro forma .............. 107,573 75,064 54,625
Basic EPS:
As reported ............ $ 3.08 $ 2.48 $ 1.83
Pro forma .............. 2.87 2.25 1.70
Diluted EPS:
As reported ............ $ 2.95 $ 2.37 $ 1.75
Pro forma .............. 2.76 2.15 1.63
The estimated fair value of options granted was calculated using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing valuation model. The weighted average assumptions
used in the valuation models are presented in the table below.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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2001 2000 1999
-------- -------- --------
Expected option term ............ 5.0 5.0 4.8
Expected volatility ............. 39.5% 35.8% 31.0%
Expected dividend yield ......... -- -- --
Risk-free interest rate ......... 4.5% 6.4% 4.7%
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company leases certain facilities and equipment under agreements expiring at
various dates through 2028. The following table presents future minimum payments
under noncancellable operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess
of one year as of December 31, 2001.
OPERATING LEASES
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REAL ESTATE EQUIPMENT TOTAL
------------- ----------- ----------
2002 ............... $ 60,163 $1,735 $ 61,898
2003 ............... 48,302 996 49,298
2004 ............... 32,693 379 33,072
2005 ............... 28,788 104 28,892
2006 ............... 25,722 12 25,734
Thereafter ......... 151,561 -- 151,561
-------- ------ --------
Total ............. $347,229 $3,226 $350,455
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Real estate lease commitments have been reduced by minimum sublease rental
income of $5,127 due in the future under noncancellable subleases. Leases
covering major items of real estate and equipment contain renewal and or
purchase options. Rent expense, net of sublease income was $41,370 for 2001,
$34,123 for 2000 and $22,452 for 1999.
On March 30, 1998, the Company entered into a real estate lease agreement,
as lessee, with an unrelated lessor which expired on March 30, 2001, which is
accounted for as an operating lease. On March 29, 2001, the Company exercised
its option to renew the lease through March 30, 2003. On or before the lease
expiration date, the Company can exercise options under the lease agreement to
either renew the lease, purchase the property for $12,500, or sell the property
on behalf of the lessor (the "Sale Option"). If the Company elects the Sale
Option, the Company must pay the lessor a residual guarantee amount of $10,894,
on or before the lease expiration date, and at the time the property is sold,
the Company must pay the lessor a supplemental rent equal to the gross sales
proceeds in excess of the residual guarantee amount not to exceed $1,606.
On June 30, 1999, the Company entered into a real estate lease agreement,
as lessee, with an unrelated lessor which expires on June 30, 2002, which is
accounted for as an operating lease. On or before the lease expiration date, the
Company can exercise options under the lease agreement to either renew the
lease, purchase the property for $15,500, or sell the property on behalf of the
lessor. If the Company elects the Sale Option, the Company must pay the lessor a
residual guarantee amount of $13,524, on or before the lease expiration date,
and at the time the property is sold, the Company must pay the lessor a
supplemental rent equal to the gross sales proceeds in excess of the residual
guarantee amount not to exceed $1,976.
For both real estate lease agreements discussed above, if the gross sales
proceeds are less than the sum of the residual guarantee amount and the
supplemental rent, the Company is required to pay a supplemental rent to the
extent the reduction in the fair value of the property is demonstrated by an
independent appraisal to have been caused by the Company's failure to properly
maintain the property. Accordingly, the aggregate residual guarantee amounts of
$24,418 have been included in the noncancellable real estate operating lease
payments relating to the expiration of such leases.
On December 28, 2000, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback transaction
on its facility located in Hauppauge, NY. The facility was sold for $13,650. The
lease agreement which is accounted for as an operating lease, has an initial
term of 14 years with a fixed annual rent that increases 2.5% annually. The
Company has the option to extend the lease term for an additional 3 terms of 5
years each. The gain of
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$4,110 on the sale of the facility has been deferred and will be recognized
ratably over the term of the lease.
The Company has a contract to provide and operate for the U.S. Air Force
("USAF") a full-service training facility including simulator systems near a
USAF base. The Company expects to lease the simulator systems from unrelated
third parties, and has entered into agreements with the owner-lessors of the
simulator systems, under which the Company is acting as the construction agent
on behalf of the owner-lessors for procurement and construction for the
simulator systems. The estimated project costs to construct the simulator
systems is approximately $48,360. During the construction period, if certain
events occur that are caused by the Company's actions or failures to act, these
agreements may obligate the Company to make payments to the owner-lessors which
may be equal to 89.9% of the incurred project costs for the simulator systems at
the time of such defaults. At December 30, 2002, the estimated completion date
of the construction, pursuant to these agreements, the Company, as lessee, will
enter into leases each with a term of 15 years with the owner-lessors for the
use of the simulator systems. These leases are expected to be accounted for as
operating leases and the aggregate noncancellable rental payments under such
leases are estimated to be $89,241.
The Company is engaged in providing products and services under contracts
with the U.S. Government and to a lesser degree, under foreign government
contracts, some of which are funded by the U.S. Government. All such contracts
are subject to extensive legal and regulatory requirements, and, from time to
time, agencies of the U.S. Government investigate whether such contracts were
and are being conducted in accordance with these requirements. Under U.S.
Government procurement regulations, an indictment of the Company by a federal
grand jury could result in the Company being suspended for a period of time from
eligibility for awards of new government contracts. A conviction could result in
debarment from contracting with the federal government for a specified term.
Additionally, in the event that U.S. Government expenditures for products and
services of the type manufactured and provided by the Company are reduced, and
not offset by greater commercial sales or other new programs or products, or
acquisitions, there may be a reduction in the volume of contracts or
subcontracts awarded to the Company.
The Company has been periodically subject to litigation, claims or
assessments and various contingent liabilities incidental to its business.
Management continually assesses the Company's obligations with respect to
applicable environmental protection laws. While it is difficult to determine the
timing and ultimate cost to be incurred by the Company in order to comply with
these laws, based upon available internal and external assessments, with respect
to those environmental loss contingencies of which management is aware, the
Company believes that even without considering potential insurance recoveries,
if any, there are no environmental loss contingencies that, individually or in
the aggregate, would be material to the Company's consolidated results of
operations. The Company accrues for these contingencies when it is probable that
a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably
estimated.
With respect to those investigative actions, items of litigation, claims or
assessments of which it is aware, management of the Company is of the opinion
that the probability is remote that, after taking into account certain
provisions that have been made with respect to these matters, the ultimate
resolution of any such investigative actions, items of litigation, claims or
assessments will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
14. PENSIONS AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The Company maintains a number of pension plans, both contributory and
noncontributory, covering employees at certain locations. Eligibility for
participation in these plans varies and benefits are generally based on the
participant's compensation and/or years of service. The Company's funding policy
is generally to contribute in accordance with cost accounting standards that
affect government contractors, subject to the Internal Revenue Code and
regulations thereon. Plan assets are invested primarily in U.S. government and
agency obligations and listed stocks and bonds.
The Company also provides postretirement medical and life insurance
benefits for retired employees and dependents at certain locations.
Participants are eligible for these benefits when they retire from active
service and meet the eligibility requirements for the Company's pension plans.
These benefits are funded primarily on a pay-as-you-go basis with the
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retiree generally paying a portion of the cost through contributions,
deductibles and coinsurance provisions.
The following table summarizes the balance sheet impact, as well as the
benefit obligations, assets, funded status and rate assumptions associated with
the pension and postretirement benefit plans.
POSTRETIREMENT
PENSION PLANS BENEFIT PLANS
----------------------------- -----------------------------
2001 2000 2001 2000
-------------- ------------ ------------- -------------
CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATION:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year ...... $ 415,483 $ 328,541 $ 68,538 $ 65,554
Service cost ................................. 18,516 16,343 1,709 1,670
Interest cost ................................ 31,428 28,029 4,746 4,754
Participants' contributions .................. 62 36 607 --
Amendments ................................... -- 853 -- --
Actuarial loss (gain) ........................ 22,277 8,867 4,043 (1,271)
Acquisitions ................................. 63,793 48,187 12,369 1,879
Benefits paid ................................ (18,108) (15,373) (4,869) (4,048)
---------- --------- --------- ---------
Benefit obligation at end of year ............ $ 533,451 $ 415,483 $ 87,143 $ 68,538
---------- --------- --------- ---------
CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of
year ........................................ $ 391,263 $ 367,451 $ -- $ --
Actual return on plan assets ................. (13,754) (21,905) -- --
Acquisitions ................................. 63,344 49,709 -- --
Employer contributions ....................... 8,108 11,345 4,262 4,048
Participants' contributions .................. 62 36 607 --
Benefits paid ................................ (18,108) (15,373) (4,869) (4,048)
---------- --------- --------- ---------
Fair value of plan assets at end of year ..... $ 430,915 $ 391,263 $ -- $ --
---------- --------- --------- ---------
FUNDED STATUS OF THE PLANS ................... $ (102,536) $ (24,220) $ (87,143) $ (68,538)
Unrecognized actuarial loss (gain) ........... 69,697 (5,044) (5,032) (9,401)
Unrecognized prior service cost .............. 3,426 3,777 (547) (1,207)
---------- --------- --------- ---------
Net amount recognized ........................ $ (29,413) $ (25,487) $ (92,722) $ (79,146)
========== ========= ========= =========
AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED IN THE BALANCE SHEETS
CONSIST OF:
Accrued benefit liability .................... $ (62,330) $ (26,377) $ (92,722) $ (79,146)
Accumulated other comprehensive income........ 32,917 890 -- --
---------- --------- --------- ---------
Net amount recognized ........................ $ (29,413) $ (25,487) $ (92,722) $ (79,146)
========== ========= ========= =========
RATE ASSUMPTIONS:
Discount rate ................................ 7.25% 7.50% 7.25% 7.50%
Rate of return on plan assets ................ 9.50% 9.50% n.a. n.a.
Salary increases ............................. 4.50% 4.50% 4.50% 4.50%
The annual increase in cost of benefits ("health care cost trend rate") is
assumed to be an average of 10.00% in 2001 and is assumed to gradually decrease
to a rate of 4.5% thereafter. Assumed health care cost trend rates have a
significant effect on amounts reported for postretirement medical benefit plans.
A one percentage point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates
would have the effect of decreasing the aggregate service and interest cost by
$540 and the postretirement medical obligations by $6,139. A one percentage
point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate would have the effect
of increasing the aggregate service and interest cost by $658 and the
postretirement medical obligations by $6,651.
The following table summarizes the components of net periodic pension and
postretirement medical costs.
POSTRETIREMENT
PENSION PLANS PENSION PLANS
--------------------------- ---------------------
2001 2000 2001 2000
------------ ------------ --------- ---------
COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST:
Service cost ............................... $ 18,516 $ 16,343 $1,709 $1,670
Interest cost .............................. 31,428 28,029 4,746 4,754
Amortization of prior service cost ......... 351 351 (99) (99)
Expected return on plan assets ............. (37,716) (39,109) -- --
Recognized actuarial (gain) loss ........... (424) (3,981) (887) (865)
Recognition due to settlement .............. -- 307 -- --
--------- --------- ------ ------
Net periodic benefit cost ................. $ 12,155 $ 1,940 $5,469 $5,460
========= ========= ====== ======
The accumulated benefit obligation, projected benefit obligation, and fair
value of plan assets for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in
excess of plan assets were $300,072, $324,840, and $247,383, respectively, as of
December 31, 2001 and $86,426, $92,180 and $78,773, respectively, as of December
31, 2000.
In connection with the Company's assumption of certain plan obligations
pursuant to the Company's acquisition of the predecessor company, Lockheed
Martin has provided the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") with
commitments to assume sponsorship or other forms of financial support under
certain circumstances with respect to the Company's pension plans for
Communication Systems -- West and Aviation Recorders (the "Subject Plans"). Upon
the occurrence of certain events, Lockheed Martin, at its option, has the right
to decide whether to cause the Company to transfer sponsorship of any or all of
the Subject Plans to Lockheed Martin, even if the PBGC has not sought to
terminate the Subject Plans. Such a triggering event occurred in 1998, but
reversed in 1999, relating to a decrease in the PBGC-mandated discount rate in
1998 that had resulted in an increase in the underlying liability. The Company
notified Lockheed Martin of the 1998 triggering event, and in February 1999,
Lockheed Martin informed the
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Company that it had no present intention to exercise its right to cause the
Company to transfer sponsorship of the Subject Plans. If Lockheed Martin did
assume sponsorship of these plans, it would be primarily liable for the costs
associated with funding the Subject Plans or any costs associated with the
termination of the Subject Plans but L-3 Communications would be required to
reimburse Lockheed Martin for these costs. To date, the impact on pension
expense and funding requirements resulting from this arrangement has not been
significant. However, should Lockheed Martin assume sponsorship of the Subject
Plans or if these plans were terminated, the impact of any increased pension
expenses or funding requirements could be material to the Company. The Company
has performed its obligations under the letter agreement with Lockheed Martin
and the Lockheed Martin Commitment and has not received any communications from
the PBGC concerning actions which the PBGC contemplates taking in respect of the
Subject Plans.
Employee Savings Plans. Under its various employee savings plans, the
Company matches the contributions of participating employees up to a designated
level. The extent of the match, vesting terms and the form of the matching
contributions vary among the plans. Under these plans, the Company's matching
contributions in L-3 Holdings common stock and cash were $21,462 for 2001,
$15,201 for 2000 and $8,798 for 1999.
15. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------------------------------------
2001 2000 1999
---------- ---------- ----------
Interest paid .......................................... $81,552 $81,390 $50,532
Income taxes paid ...................................... 4,904 10,052 6,317
Noncash transactions:
Common stock issued related to acquisition ............ 17,357 -- 6,432
Contribution in common stock to savings plans ......... 16,868 12,642 6,993
16. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company has two reportable segments, Secure Communication Systems and
Specialized Products, which are described in Note 1. The Company evaluates the
performance of its operating divisions and reportable segments based on sales
and operating income. All corporate expenses are allocated to the Company's
divisions using an allocation methodology prescribed by U.S. Government
regulations for government contractors. Accordingly, all costs and expenses are
included in the Company's measure of segment profitability.
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SECURE ELIMINATION OF
COMMUNICATION SPECIALIZED INTERSEGMENT CONSOLIDATED
SYSTEMS PRODUCTS CORPORATE SALES TOTAL
--------------- --------------- ----------- --------------- -------------
2001
----
Sales ............................... $1,241,981 $1,109,641 $ (4,200) $2,347,422
Operating income .................... 146,270 129,060 275,330
Total assets ........................ 1,021,924 1,769,453 $544,056 3,335,433
Capital expenditures . .............. 16,115 31,727 279 48,121
Depreciation and amortization ....... 33,723 53,228 86,951
2000
----
Sales ............................... $ 856,970 $1,065,136 $ (12,045) $1,910,061
Operating income .................... 91,310 131,408 222,718
Total assets ........................ 792,949 1,480,790 $189,805 2,463,544
Capital expenditures ................ 10,750 22,830 33,580
Depreciation and amortization ....... 26,417 47,837 74,254
1999
----
Sales ............................... $ 544,418 $ 867,495 $ (6,451) $1,405,462
Operating income .................... 46,955 103,531 150,486
Total assets ........................ 370,918 1,065,236 $192,587 1,628,741
Capital expenditures . .............. 6,980 16,476 23,456
Depreciation and amortization ....... 18,451 35,267 53,718
Corporate assets not allocated to the reportable segments primarily include
cash and cash equivalents, corporate office fixed assets, deferred income tax
assets and deferred debt issuance costs.
Substantially all of the Company's operations are domestic. The Company's
foreign operations are not material to the Company's results of operations, cash
flows or financial position. Sales to principal customers are summarized in the
table below.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
---------------------------------------------
2001 2000 1999
------------- ------------- -------------
U.S. Government agencies . .................. $1,614,858 $1,284,379 $ 924,006
Foreign governments ......................... 200,913 144,274 127,637
Commercial export . ......................... 218,971 172,101 144,274
Other (principally U.S. commercial) ......... 312,680 309,307 209,545
---------- ---------- ----------
Consolidated sales ......................... $2,347,422 $1,910,061 $1,405,462
========== ========== ==========
17. UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
Unaudited summarized financial data by quarter for the years ended December 31,
2001 and 2000 is presented in the table below.
MARCH 31 JUNE 30 SEPTEMBER 30 DECEMBER 31
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2001
Sales .................... $ 461,901 $ 561,560 $ 618,164 $ 705,797
Operating income ......... 46,869 60,467 75,208 92,786
Net income ............... 14,158 23,336 33,435 44,529
Basic EPS . .............. $ 0.42 $ 0.62 $ 0.86 $ 1.14
Diluted EPS .............. $ 0.40 $ 0.60 $ 0.82 $ 1.06
2000
Sales .................... $ 377,052 $ 460,976 $ 514,415 $ 557,618
Operating income ......... 34,669 49,653 62,815 75,581
Net income ............... 10,929 16,459 24,116 31,223
Basic EPS ................ $ 0.33 $ 0.49 $ 0.72 $ 0.93
Diluted EPS .............. $ 0.32 $ 0.47 $ 0.69 $ 0.89
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of L-3
Communications Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December
31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years ended
December 31, 2001. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatements. 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 consolidated financial position of
the Company as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and their consolidated results of
operations and cash flows for each of the three years ended December 31, 2001,
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
February 4, 2002
REPORT OF MANAGEMENT
The consolidated financial statements and other financial data contained in this
annual report have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America. The integrity and
objectivity of this financial information is the responsibility of management.
To this end, management maintains an adequate system of internal controls and
supports an extensive program of internal reviews and audits to provide
reasonable assurance that the Company's assets are protected and that
transactions and events are recorded properly.
The consolidated financial statements have been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Auditors. The Report of Independent
Auditors, above, expresses an informed judgment as to whether management's
financial statements, considered in their entirety, present fairly, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America, the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
This judgment is based on procedures described in the second paragraph of their
report. These procedures include an assessment of the Company's internal control
structure, and performing tests and other auditing procedures sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free of material
misstatements.
To further assure objectivity, the financial information contained in this
annual report is subject to review by the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors. The Audit Committee, composed of outside directors who are not
employees, meets periodically with management, the internal auditors and the
independent auditors to discuss auditing, internal control and financial
reporting matters. The internal auditors and independent auditors periodically
meet alone with the Audit Committee and have unlimited access to the Audit
Committee at any time.
We believe that our policies and procedures provide reasonable assurance
that operations are conducted in conformity with applicable laws and with our
commitment to a high standard of business conduct.
/s/ Robert V. LaPenta /s/ Michael T. Strianese
Robert V. LaPenta Michael T. Strianese
President and Senior Vice President-
Chief Financial Officer Finance
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS
Frank C. Lanza Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Robert V. LaPenta President and Chief Financial Officer
Christopher C. Cambria Senior Vice Present,
Secretary and General Counsel
Michael T. Strianese Senior Vice President of Finance
General Jimmie V. Adams (USAF - Retired)
Vice President of Washington Operations
David T. Butler III Vice President of Planning
Ralph G. D'Ambrosio Vice President and Controller
Kenneth W. Manne Vice President of Human Resources
Joseph S. Paresi Vice President of Product Development and
President of Security Systems Division
David M. Reilly Vice President, Assistant General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary
General Robert W. RisCassi (US Army - Retired)
Vice President of Washington Operations
Charles J. Schafer Vice President of Business Operations
and President of Products Group
Stephen M. Souza Vice President and Treasurer
Cynthia A. Swain Vice President of Corporate Communications
Jill J. Wittels, Ph.D. Vice President of Business Development
Curtis Brunson Corporate Vice President
and President of Communications Systems-West Division
Alan R. Dietrich Corporate Vice President and
President of Telemetry Group
John S. Mega Corporate Vice President and
President of Microwave Group
Gregory B. Roberts Corporate Vice President
and President of Communications Systems-East Division
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
You can contact the corporate headquarters by writing to:
L-3 Communications, 600 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10016,
or by calling 212-697-1111. To send a fax, dial 212-805-5353.
CORPORATE INFORMATION
News media, analysts, shareholders and others seeking corporate information
about L-3 Communications should contact Cynthia Swain, vice president of
corporate communications at 212-697-1111.
PRINTED MATERIALS
Printed financial materials, including the 2001 Annual Report, may be obtained
without charge from L-3's Investor Relations firm, Morgen-Walke Associates by
calling 212-850-5600.
INTERNET
You can access quarterly and annual financial information, news releases and an
overview of the company's products and services through the L-3 web site at
http://www.L-3com.com on the Internet.
AUDITORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, NY
SHAREHOLDERS ASSISTANCE
If you have questions concerning your shareholder account, please contact the
stock transfer agent, EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 2500, Jersey City,
New Jersey 07303, or call 800-446-2617. For the hearing impaired, the phone
number is TDD: 201-222-4955.
You can also contact the stock transfer agent at their web site at
http://www.equiserve.com on the Internet.
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING
The common stock of L-3 Communications is traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol LLL.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 23, 2002 at the Rihga Royal New York Hotel, 151 West 54th Street,
New York, NY.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
L-3 Communications Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All matters
regarding recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, promotions,
transfers and all other personnel policies will continue to be free from
discriminatory practices.
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