10-Q 1 w48612_q302.txt SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q [X] Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002. or [ ] Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from _____ to _______ Commission File Number 000-25015 WORLDPORT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 84-1127336 -------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer ID Number) incorporation or organization) 975 Weiland Road, Ste. 160 Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089 ----------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (847) 229-8200 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [ ] As of November 1, 2002, the Registrant had 39,087,252 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001, outstanding. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORLDPORT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ---- PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION ------------------------------ Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001................. 3 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001................................................. 4 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.. 5 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements..... 6 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations............ 17 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.. ........................................... 25 Item 4. Controls and Procedures.................................. 25 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION --------------------------- Item 1. Legal Proceedings........................................ 26 Item 2. Changes in Securities.................................... 27 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K......................... 27 SIGNATURE.................................................................... 28 CERTIFICATIONS............................................................... 28 PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WORLDPORT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA) (UNAUDITED)

WORLDPORT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) (Unaudited)

WORLDPORT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (IN THOUSANDS) (Unaudited)

WORLDPORT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (1) ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Organization ------------ Worldport Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company"), was originally organized as a Colorado corporation under the name Sage Resources, Inc. in January 1989. Worldport remained inactive until 1996 when the Company's domicile was changed to Delaware and the name was changed to Worldport Communications, Inc. From 1997 to 1999, the Company was a facilities-based global telecommunications carrier offering voice, data and other telecommunications services to carriers, Internet service providers, medium and large corporations and distributors and resellers operating in Europe and the United States. In order to meet its obligations under its interim loan facility, the Company sold substantially all of its material assets during the first quarter of 2000. During 2000 and 2001, we pursued a new business strategy, focused on the delivery of Internet managed hosting services to global companies doing business in the European marketplace. However, we did not achieve the revenue growth we had anticipated, which, combined with the general economic downturn and the slowdown in technology spending, prompted us to review various alternatives to our existing business plan. We made the decision to take restructuring actions and to divest certain assets during the fourth quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002, as described in Note 3. As a result, we no longer have active business operations. Accordingly, results of our exited operations have been classified as discontinued, and prior periods have been restated in order to conform to the new presentation. After completing the activities related to exiting our subsidiaries and satisfying the related liabilities, we expect to continue to have significant cash resources. We are currently operating with a minimal headquarters staff while we complete the activities related to exiting our prior businesses and determine how to use our cash resources. We will have broad discretion in determining how and when to use these cash resources. Alternatives being considered include potential acquisitions, a recapitalization which might provide liquidity to some or all shareholders, and a full or partial liquidation. Since ceasing our business operations, we have sought and reviewed acquisition opportunities. However, we have not yet actively pursued any of these opportunities since we did not believe that any of them were in the best interests of our shareholders. Although we intend to continue to consider potential acquisition opportunities, we have not identified a specific industry on which we intend to focus and have no present plans, proposals, arrangements or understandings with respect to the acquisition of any specific business. We are also continuing to analyze a potential liquidation of the Company and its effects on the Company's stockholders. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of our outstanding preferred stock would be entitled to receive approximately $68 million prior to any distribution to the holders of our common stock. We have also actively worked to resolve and settle the Company's outstanding liabilities. For example, as described in Note 4, we settled a $7.7 million liability in August 2002 related to a lease for real property in Slough, U.K. Basis of Presentation --------------------- The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted in this Form 10-Q pursuant to such rules and regulations; however, management believes that the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The financial statements and notes thereto included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2002. In the opinion of the Company's management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position as of September 30, 2002, and the results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. Consolidation ------------- The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries that are under the Company's control. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Use of Estimates ---------------- The Company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP require the use of management estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Foreign Currency ---------------- Prior to the transactions described in Note 3, substantially all of the Company's operations were in Europe. The assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries are translated at month-end rates of exchange, and income statement items are translated at the average rates prevailing during the period. The resulting translation adjustment is recorded as a component of stockholders' equity. Exchange gains and losses on intercompany balances of a long-term investment nature are also recorded as a component of stockholders' equity. Other foreign exchange gains and losses are recorded in income on a current basis and have been included in Loss from Discontinued Operations. These other foreign exchange gains and losses were minimal for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Derivatives ----------- The Company has used derivative instruments to hedge its foreign currency exposure only on a limited basis. Accordingly, the Company is not subject to any additional significant foreign currency market risk other than normal fluctuations in exchange rates. In June 2000, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 138, "Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities--an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133," which is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. SFAS No. 133 establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and transactions involving hedge accounting. The Company adopted SFAS No. 133, as amended, on January 1, 2001, which had no impact on the consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2002 there were no foreign currency hedge contracts outstanding. Earnings (Loss) per Share ------------------------- The Company has applied the provisions of SFAS No. 128, "Earnings Per Share", which establishes standards for computing and presenting earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The calculation of diluted earnings per share includes the effect of dilutive common stock equivalents. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, basic and diluted loss per share is the same because all dilutive securities had an antidilutive effect on loss per share. For the three months ended September 30, 2002, diluted earnings per share includes the effect, if any, of the Company's convertible preferred stock, stock options and warrants. The If Converted method was used to calculate the weighted average shares outstanding for convertible preferred stock. The Treasury Stock method was used to calculate the weighted average shares outstanding for warrants and options. There were approximately 5.4 million options outstanding as of September 30, 2002 that were excluded from the earnings per share calculation because their exercise prices exceeded market value. New Accounting Pronouncements ----------------------------- In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." SFAS No. 141 prospectively prohibits the pooling of interests method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill amortization ceases when the new standard is adopted. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, the Company recorded goodwill amortization of approximately $0.8 million and $2.5 million, respectively. No goodwill amortization was recorded in 2002. SFAS No. 142 also requires an initial goodwill impairment assessment in the year of adoption and an impairment test both on an annual basis and upon the occurrence of any event or change in circumstances that would reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. SFAS No. 142 also requires the Company to complete a transitional goodwill impairment test six months from the date of adoption. The Company adopted this standard at the beginning of its 2002 fiscal year. As the Company had no goodwill or intangibles at December 31, 2001, the adoption of this statement had no impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 assuming the adoption of SFAS 142 at the beginning of the periods presented: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ------------- ------------- 2002 2001 2002 2001 Net loss from continuing operations, as reported $ (138) $ (475) $ (1,339) $ (1,149) Goodwill amortization from continuing operations -- -- -- -- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- Net loss from continuing operations, proforma $ (138) $ (475) $ (1,339) $ (1,149) ========= ========== ========= ========== Net income (loss), as reported $ 1,466 $ (27,580) $ (92) $ (52,639) Goodwill amortization -- 796 -- 2,533 --------- ---------- --------- ---------- Net income (loss), proforma $ 1,466 $ (26,784) $ (92) $ (50,106) ========= ========== ========= ========== Basic loss per share from continuing operations, as reported $ (0.00) $ (0.01) $ (0.03) $ (0.03) Goodwill amortization from continuing operations -- -- -- -- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- Basic loss per share from continuing operations, proforma $ (0.00) $ (0.01) $ (0.03) $ (0.03) ========= ========== ========= ========== Diluted loss per share from continuing operations, as reported $ (0.00) $ (0.01) $ (0.03) $ (0.03) Goodwill amortization from continuing operations -- -- -- -- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- Diluted loss per share from continuing operations, proforma $ (0.00) $ (0.01) $ (0.03) $ (0.03) ========= ========== ========= ========== Basic income (loss) per share, as reported $ 0.04 $ (0.71) $ (0.00) $ (1.43) Goodwill amortization -- 0.02 -- 0.07 --------- ---------- --------- ---------- Basic income (loss) per share, proforma $ 0.04 $ (0.69) $ (0.00) $ (1.36) ========= ========== ========= ========== Diluted income (loss) per share, as reported $ 0.02 $ (0.71) $ (0.00) $ (1.43) Goodwill amortization -- 0.02 -- 0.07 --------- ---------- --------- ---------- Diluted income (loss) per share, proforma $ 0.02 $ (0.69) $ (0.00) $ (1.36) ========= ========== ========= ==========

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." The statement provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed of. The Company adopted SFAS No. 144 at the beginning of its 2002 fiscal year. The adoption of this statement had no impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities." The statement requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred as opposed to the date of an entity's commitment to an exit plan. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 146 for any exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. Certain Reclassifications ------------------------- Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts previously reported to conform to current period presentation. (2) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) Total comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 was as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2002 2001 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- ---- Net income (loss) $ 1,466 $(27,580) $ (92) $ (52,639) Foreign currency translation adjustments (196) 5,662 (3,208) (4,056) Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities available-for-sale (199) (134) 38 (134) ------- -------- -------- --------- Total comprehensive income (loss) $ 1,071 $(22,052) $(3,262) $ (56,829) ======= ========== ======== ==========

(3) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS During 2001, the Company did not achieve its expected revenue growth in its Managed Hosting business. The general economic downturn, the slowdown in technology spending and the lengthening in the sales cycle for Managed Hosting services all contributed to these revenue shortfalls. Company management believed that these conditions, as well as the increasing level of competition and consolidation in the Web hosting and Internet infrastructure markets, would continue to have an adverse effect on the Company's ability to achieve near term revenue targets and, if they continued, could erode the financial resources of the Company more rapidly than planned. Following the exploration and review of the strategic alternatives, the Company determined that it was necessary to take certain actions in the fourth quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002 to dramatically reduce the rate at which its operations were using cash and to minimize the Company's exposure in markets that were experiencing significantly slower than expected market growth. Following is a summary of these fourth quarter 2001 and first quarter 2002 actions and the subsequent exit activities that have occurred in 2002 related to these actions. -- In November 2001, we announced that our Irish subsidiary, Worldport Ireland Limited, was ceasing operations at its Dublin, Ireland facility. An orderly shutdown of the Ireland operations was commenced, and was substantially completed by December 31, 2001. In April 2002, Worldport Ireland Limited was given notice that a petition for winding up was filed and would be presented to the Irish High Court by Global Crossing Ireland Limited. The petition was heard by the Irish High Court on May 13, 2002 and a liquidator was appointed for this subsidiary to act on behalf of the creditors. As a result of this action, the liquidator has control over this subsidiary's assets. The assets and liabilities of the Irish subsidiary that were not guaranteed or incurred directly by the parent company, Worldport Communications, Inc. ("Worldport Inc."), were deconsolidated in the second quarter of 2002 and reflected in Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries on the Company's balance sheet (see Note 5). At September 30, 2002, the Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries relating to Ireland equaled $4.2 million. Approximately $18.9 million of liabilities that were guaranteed or incurred by Worldport Inc. have not been deconsolidated and continue to be reflected as liabilities of the Company. In September 2002, the liquidator disclaimed the leases for the two facilities previously used by the Irish subsidiary. We had provided a letter of credit to the landlord of these facilities equal to approximately 0.5 million Euros to support the lease of one of the facilities, A partial draw of approximately 0.2 million Euros was made in October 2002 and paid to the landlord under the letter of credit. We expect that the full amount of the letter of credit will be drawn out. This letter of credit is reflected in Other Assets on the Company's balance sheet. We provided a guarantee with respect to the lease of the other facility and accrued $5.3 million for that obligation as part of the $18.9 million of liabilities referred to above. Under the terms of our guarantee, in the event of a disclaimer of the lease by a liquidator, the landlord may, by written notice within twelve months after such disclaimer, compel us, as guarantor, to enter into a new lease on the same terms. If the landlord does not require us to enter into a new lease, the lease requires us to pay to the landlord, upon demand, a sum equal to the rent and other amounts payable under the lease for the twelve month period following the disclaimer or for such shorter period until the landlord has granted a lease of the property to a third party. On October 29, 2002, we received a letter from legal counsel for the landlord with respect to our guarantee. This letter demands the payment within 14 days of approximately 0.9 million Euros and the confirmation of our liabilities as guarantor under the lease. We are attempting to determine the validity of the landlord's demand. -- In December 2001, we sold the assets and certain liabilities of our Swedish subsidiary, Hostmark AB, to OM Technology AB for approximately 10 million Swedish kronor, subject to the resolution of a final working capital adjustment. The parties agreed to a final sales price of 7.5 million Swedish kronor (approximately $0.8 million) in July 2002, which was fully collected by August 2002. OM also agreed to assume the ownership of Hostmark AB's Stockholm Internet solutions center and the operations at that center, and all customers' contracts. In September 2002, Hostmark AB was put into liquidation and a liquidator was appointed to control this subsidiary. As a result of the asset sale to OM Technology AB in December 2001, there were no assets and minimal liabilities remaining in this Swedish subsidiary. Those liabilities have been deconsolidated in the Company's financial statements in the current quarter and are reflected in Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries on the Company's balance sheet as a net liability of less than $0.1 million. -- In December 2001, we sold our Swedish Professional Services business (formerly known as VIS-able International AB) to its employees in a management buyout for $0.9 million, the majority of which is in the form of a note. Due to uncertainties related to the collectibility of this note, it has been fully reserved. -- In December 2001, we placed our German subsidiary, Hostmark GmbH, into receivership under German law. As a result of this action, the receiver has control over this subsidiary's assets. The assets and liabilities of Hostmark GmbH held in receivership were deconsolidated in the Company's financial statements in the fourth quarter of 2001 and were reflected in Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries on the Company's balance sheet as a net liability of approximately $1.4 million (see Note 5). In the third quarter of 2002, the Company was informed by its German attorneys that the receiver terminated the Frankfurt lease effective December 31, 2002 under the provisions of German law. As a result, Hostmark GmbH is no longer obligated for lease payments due after the effective date (approximately $1.6 million). The lease liability had originally been recorded by the Company as part of the $101.5 million restructuring charge taken on the discontinued businesses in the fourth quarter of 2001. Additionally, we were informed that the receiver has declared insufficiency of the estate under the provisions of German law. This declaration was made because the receiver determined that the remaining net assets of the German company were not sufficient to cover the administrative costs of the proceedings, and consequently, no distributions could be made to the third party creditors (including the Frankfurt landlord for lease payments prior to the December 31, 2002 termination date). This declaration can be revoked in the future to the extent money is collected by the receiver on behalf of Hostmark GmbH in an amount sufficient to provide a distribution to the third party creditors. Based on its understanding of the German proceedings, the Company does not believe it is obligated to fund the Frankfurt lease obligation and other creditor liabilities of the German subsidiary. Therefore, in the third quarter of 2002, the Company reduced its Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries by, and recorded non-cash income from discontinued operations of, $1.4 million relating to the net liabilities of the German subsidiary. -- In March 2002, we made the decision to make no further investment in our U.K. Managed Hosting operation. On March 26, 2002, our U.K. subsidiaries, Hostmark World Limited and Hostmark U.K. Limited, filed a petition for Administration under the United Kingdom Insolvency Act. An administrator was appointed for these subsidiaries to either reorganize, find new investors, sell or liquidate the U.K. businesses for the benefit of its creditors. As a result of this action, the administrator has control over these subsidiaries' assets. The assets and liabilities of the U.K. subsidiaries that were not guaranteed by Worldport Inc. were deconsolidated in the Company's financial statements in the first quarter of 2002 and reflected in Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries on the Company's balance sheet (see Note 5). At September 30, 2002, the Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries relating to the U.K. equaled $5.4 million. Approximately $7.7 million of liabilities relating to the Slough, U.K. data center lease that were guaranteed by Worldport Inc. were not deconsolidated on the Company's balance sheet. In August 2002, the U.K. administrator identified a new third party tenant for the Slough data center. The Company had previously agreed to guarantee the Slough data center lease of its U.K. subsidiary expiring in 2015. In connection with the August 2002 transaction, the landlord agreed to release the underlying lease guarantee and, therefore, relieve the Company from the $7.7 million lease liability upon the payment of 0.2 million British pounds (approximately $0.3 million), which payment was funded by the Company. The $7.7 million lease liability had originally been recorded by the Company as part of the $10.0 million restructuring charge taken on the U.K. business in the first quarter of 2002. Accordingly, the Company reduced its liabilities by, and recorded non-cash income from discontinued operations of, $7.7 million in the second quarter of 2002. In addition, we completed the sale of our remaining carrier business, Telenational Communications, Inc. ("TNC") in October 2001 for $0.4 million. As a result of these transactions, the Company had exited all three of its operating segments as of March 31, 2002 and is currently operating with only a minimal headquarters staff. Accordingly, results of these operations have been classified as discontinued, and prior periods have been restated in order to conform to the new presentation. The operating results of discontinued operations were as follows: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ------------- ------------- 2002 2001 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- ---- Net revenue $ -- $ 3,156 $ 291 $ 8,998 Restructuring costs (see Note 4) $ (1,611) $ -- $ 672 $ -- Gain (loss) before income taxes $ 1,604 $ (31,745) $ (4,350) $ (56,274) Income tax benefit $ -- $ 4,640 $ 5,597 $ 4,784 Net income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 1,604 $ (27,105) $ 1,247 $ (51,490)

Assets and liabilities related to the discontinued operations as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 consist of the following: September 30, December 31, 2002 2001 ---- ---- Current assets $ 3 $ 3,733 Noncurrent assets 503 6,347 Current liabilities (26,695) (30,313) Long-term liabilities (1,559) (3,433) -------- -------- Net liabilities of discontinued operations $(27,748) $(23,666) ======== ========

(4) RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES In the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001 and in the first quarter ended March 31, 2002, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $101.5 million and $10.0 million, respectively, relating to the actions described in Note 3. These restructuring charges primarily included severance, facility exit costs, bandwidth contract termination costs, and the write down of assets to their expected net realizable value and have been primarily included in Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations. The Company compared the carrying value of the long-lived assets located primarily in Ireland, Germany and the U.K. to fair values determined substantially through independent appraisals and estimated future discounted cash flows. The excess carrying value of $84.8 million was recorded as a non-cash asset impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 2001. Facility exit costs of $9.3 million and $7.9 million were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002, respectively. These facility exit costs represented rent payments on the Company's U.K., Ireland and German facilities, net of certain estimated sublease recoveries. As discussed in Note 3, the obligations related to the Slough, U.K., and the Frankfurt, Germany, data center leases have been extinguished through the administration or receivership proceedings. Accordingly, the Company has recognized non-cash income of $7.7 million and $1.6 million in the second and third quarters, respectively, of 2002 related to the Slough and Frankfurt lease obligations that were originally recorded as restructuring costs. Bandwidth contract termination costs of $4.7 million and $0.4 million were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002, respectively. These costs represent early termination penalties incurred by the Company to cancel certain bandwidth contracts related to its ceased Managed Hosting operations in Ireland and the U.K. Severance of $1.3 million was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2001 and all severance payments had been made by June 30, 2002. The headcount reduction affected approximately 100 employees, who were primarily located in Ireland. Substantially all employees terminated under this plan were released by December 31, 2001, with the few remaining employees terminated in the first quarter of 2002. Other costs of $1.4 million and $1.6 million were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002, respectively, and include estimated legal expenses, costs to settle outstanding purchase commitments, and other shutdown related expenses. The following table summarizes the significant components of the restructuring reserve included in Accrued Expenses at September 30, 2002 (in thousands): Balance At Balance At December Cash Non-cash September 31, 2001 Additions Payments Adjustments 30, 2002 -------- --------- -------- ----------- -------- Facility exit costs $ 9,213 $ 7,936 $(297) $ (11,251) $5,601 Bandwidth contract termination 4,329 418 -- (697) 4,050 Asset impairment -- -- -- -- Severance 761 -- (761) -- -- Other costs 1,257 1,646 (412) (2,244) 247 ------- ------- ----- --------- ------ Total $15,560 $ 10,000 $ (1,470) $ (14,192) $ 9,898 ======= ======== ========= ========== =======

The non-cash adjustments of $14.2 million primarily consist of $7.7 million related to the Slough, U.K., lease liability that the Company was released from in August 2002 (as discussed above) and $6.9 million of liabilities related to the U.K., German, and Irish subsidiaries that, along with the other assets and liabilities of those subsidiaries, have been deconsolidated into a separate line item on the Company's balance sheet called Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries (see Note 5). The Company's management is currently seeking opportunities to further reduce its liabilities related to the exited businesses and evaluating the possible sale or disposition of the remaining assets, including potentially subleasing the facilities remaining under operating lease agreements. All remaining restructuring costs are due to be paid by December 31, 2010, with $3.3 million due in 2002, $0.9 million in 2003, $0.9 million in 2004, $0.9 million in 2005, $0.8 million in 2006 and $3.1 million thereafter. The Company used estimates to calculate the restructuring charges, including the ability and timing of the Company to sublease space and the net realizable value of remaining assets. These estimates are subject to change based on the sale of the remaining assets along with the sublease or settlement of future rent obligations. (5) NET LIABILITIES OF NON-CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARIES As described in Note 3, we placed our German subsidiary, Hostmark GmbH, into receivership under German law in December 2001 and a receiver was appointed for this subsidiary. In March 2002, our U.K. subsidiaries, Hostmark World Limited and Hostmark U.K. Limited, filed a petition for Administration under the United Kingdom Insolvency Act and an administrator was appointed for these subsidiaries. In April 2002, our Irish subsidiary, Worldport Ireland Limited, was given notice that a petition for winding up was filed and would be presented to the Irish High Court on behalf of Global Crossing Ireland Limited. The petition was heard by the Irish High Court on May 13, 2002 and a liquidator was appointed for this subsidiary to act on behalf of the creditors. In September 2002, our Swedish subsidiary, Hostmark AB was placed into liquidation and a liquidator was appointed for this subsidiary. As a result of these actions, the Company no longer has control over these subsidiaries' assets. Under generally accepted accounting principles, consolidation is generally required for investments of more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of any investee, except when control is not held by the majority owner. Under these principles, legal reorganization or other proceedings (including Administration, receivership, or liquidation) represent conditions which can preclude consolidation in instances where control rests with an administrator, receiver or liquidator rather than the majority owner. As discussed above, the U.K., Irish, German and Swedish subsidiaries filed or were placed into the local jurisdiction's applicable proceedings. As a result, the Company deconsolidated the subsidiaries' financial results and began accounting for its investment in the subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting and began recording gains and losses upon settlement. Prior to the filing or placement into the respective proceedings, under generally accepted accounting principles of consolidation, the Company had recognized losses in excess of its investment in these subsidiaries of $10.8 million. Since these subsidiaries' results are no longer consolidated and the Company believes that it is not probable that it will be obligated to fund losses related to these investments, any adjustments reflected in the subsidiaries' financial statements subsequent to the effective dates of these proceedings are not expected to adversely affect the Company's consolidated results. However, as the liabilities of these subsidiaries exceed the value of its assets, there can be no assurance that these creditors will not make claims against the parent company, Worldport Communications, Inc. ("Worldport Inc.") for these obligations or that, through the proceedings, Worldport Inc. would not be required to satisfy any of these obligations. As a result, the Company has not reflected any adjustments relating to the deconsolidation of these subsidiaries other than by presenting the net liability for each of these subsidiaries as Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries and discontinuing the recording of earnings or losses from these subsidiaries after the effective dates of these proceedings. To the extent that any of these liabilities are extinguished through these proceedings without funding from the Company, the Company may recognize non-cash gains in future periods as a result of the forgiveness of such obligations. Conversely, when the proceedings are completed and liabilities are extinguished, the Company may recognize non-cash losses on the foreign currency translation losses currently included in Other Comprehensive Income. As discussed in Note 3, a new third party tenant was identified for the Slough, U.K., data center by the U.K. administrator in August 2002. The third party paid approximately 5.7 million British pounds to the U.K. administrator, in addition to the assumption of the lease liability, for the Slough data center operation and related assets. The 5.7 million British pounds proceeds may be used to satisfy all or a portion of the Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries for the U.K. entities, and accordingly, the Company may recognize non-cash gains in future periods as a result of this transaction. Since Worldport Inc. had agreed to guarantee this lease, the related liability was not included in Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries, and the assumption of that liability by the tenant resulted in the recognition of a gain from discontinued operations in the second quarter of 2002. Also discussed in Note 3, based on its understanding of the German proceedings, the Company believed that it will not be obligated to fund the Frankfurt lease obligation and other creditor liabilities of the German subsidiary. Therefore, in the third quarter of 2002, the Company reduced its Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries by, and recorded non-cash income from discontinued operations of, $1.4 million relating to the net liabilities of the Germany subsidiary. In addition to the third party creditors of our subsidiaries, Worldport Inc. from time to time made advances to these subsidiaries prior to our subsidiaries entering into the relevant proceedings. Therefore, Worldport Inc. is also a creditor of these subsidiaries in these proceedings. We are not able to determine at this time the priority of Worldport Inc.'s claim in such proceedings or whether or not Worldport Inc. will be able to recover any portion of these advances. If Worldport Inc. is successful in collecting any portion of these advances, we would recognize a gain and an increase in cash at that time. The Company used estimates to calculate the Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries. These estimates are subject to change based on the ability of the administrator, receiver or liquidator, as applicable, to sell the remaining assets and negotiate the final liability amounts. Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries do not include obligations that the parent company, Worldport Inc., has guaranteed or incurred directly. Only those liabilities of these subsidiaries which Worldport Inc. believes it will not be required to pay have been included in Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries. Excluding the liabilities of the U.K., Irish and Swedish subsidiaries that are recorded in Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries as discussed above, there are approximately $22.5 million of liabilities reflected on the Company's September 30, 2002, balance sheet attributable to Worldport Inc. and the remaining subsidiaries not in Administration, receivership or liquidation. We have assumed, for purposes of calculating these liabilities, that we will not be able to mitigate them, however, Company management is currently seeking opportunities to further reduce these liabilities. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in its efforts to mitigate these liabilities or that additional claims will not be asserted against Worldport Inc. (6) CAPITAL STOCK In May 2002, the Company issued 1.0 million shares of common stock pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement entered into by the Company in April 2001 in connection with the Hostmark acquisition. These shares represented the balance of the purchase price for the Hostmark companies. (7) SEGMENT REPORTING SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information", requires the reporting of profit and loss, specific revenue and expense items and assets for reportable segments. It also requires the reconciliation of total segment revenues, total segment profit or loss, total segment assets, and other amounts disclosed for segments to the corresponding amounts in the general purpose financial statements. The Company had three reportable segments: Managed Hosting, Professional Services and Carrier Operations. The Managed Hosting segment derived revenues primarily from the delivery of services including Internet networking, applications and value-added services, infrastructure, and systems support. The Professional Services segment derived revenues primarily from Internet-based applications, systems development, and content management support. The Carrier Operations segment derived revenues primarily from voice, data and other telecommunication services. Company management viewed the three distinct business strategies as different business segments when making operating and investment decisions and for assessing performance. As a result of the transactions discussed in Note 3, the Company has exited all three of its operating segments as of March 31, 2002. (8) CONTINGENCIES Since July 14, 1999, Worldport and certain of its former officers have been named as defendants in multiple shareholder class action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. On or about March 21, 2000, a Consolidated Complaint was filed which adds The Heico Companies, LLC and Michael E. Heisley, Sr. as defendants. The plaintiffs in these lawsuits seek to represent a class of individuals who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's common stock from January 4, 1999 through June 28, 1999. Among other things, the plaintiffs allege that the defendants spoke positively about the Heico financing without disclosing the risk that non-compliance with certain Nasdaq rules in connection with the financing might cause Worldport to be delisted from Nasdaq. The plaintiffs further allege the subsequent disclosure that Worldport might be delisted from Nasdaq adversely affected the value of the Company's common stock. The plaintiffs allege violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and seek unspecified compensatory damages, interest, attorneys' fees and costs of litigation. A proposed settlement was reached by the parties on terms reflected in a Stipulation of Compromise and Settlement dated July 20, 2001. This settlement was approved by the Court on October 19, 2001 and has been entirely funded by insurance. No appeal was taken, but there can be no assurance that additional claims will not be asserted by any class member who opted out of the settlement. However, the outcome of this matter is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company. In March 2002, Sturm Group Inc., Donald L. Sturm and Hostmark World Holdings, LLC, filed a complaint against the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Worldport Holdings Inc. in the Circuit Court For the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois - Chancery Division. This claim relates to the April 2001 acquisition of the Company's Hostmark subsidiaries (the "Hostmark Subsidiaries"). The Hostmark Subsidiaries were acquired by Worldport Holdings Inc. from Hostmark World Holdings, LLC pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement. In connection with these transactions, the Company agreed to use its reasonable efforts to obtain the release of the plaintiffs from certain guarantees that the plaintiffs had entered into on behalf of the Hostmark Subsidiaries prior to the acquisition. The reasonable efforts of the Company were to include, if required, the Company providing to the landlord of the property located in Slough, U.K. a rent indemnity and keeping such rent indemnity in place until November 20, 2008. If required in order to obtain such rent indemnity, the Company agreed to deposit funds with a commercial bank (or provide such other collateral or security required by the bank). If required by the landlord, the reasonable efforts of the Company were also to include providing a one-year rent indemnity after November 2008 until the lease expires in November 2015. In this action, the plaintiffs originally sought an injunction ordering the Company to comply with the terms of these agreements. In August 2002, the Company obtained the release of the plaintiffs from the related guarantees. Therefore, the Company expects that this portion of the suit will be dismissed. However, the plaintiffs are continuing to seek damages for the defendants' alleged breach of these agreements. The Company does not expect to pay material damages in this suit. One of the Company's subsidiaries, Hostmark World Limited, is the subject of court action by WSP Communications ("WSP") in the Companies Court of the Chancery Division of the High Court in the U.K. for the payment of approximately $0.5 million. In addition, WSP has alleged that a total of approximately $3 million is owed to it by Hostmark World Limited. WSP alleges that these amounts are owed for work completed on Internet solution centers in Germany, Sweden and the U.K. This action has been stayed by the appointment of an Administrator for Hostmark World. In June 2002, the High Court of Ireland issued a Summary Summons to the parent company, Worldport Inc., on behalf of Cable & Wireless (Ireland) Limited, who is seeking payment of 1.0 million British pounds and 2.3 million Euros, together with applicable VAT. (Excluding VAT, this represents approximately $3.9 million.) These claims relate to unpaid invoices for Internet services provided by Cable & Wireless (Ireland) Limited to the Company's subsidiary in Ireland (now in liquidation) and termination of contract charges. The Company believes that the claims, to the extent valid, are obligations of the Company's Irish subsidiary and not of Worldport Inc., but is continuing to investigate the claims. There can be no assurance that such claims will not be successful against Worldport Inc. However, the outcome of the matter is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated results of the Company in excess of amounts already recorded. In the fourth quarter of 2001, the SuperCentre in Dublin, Ireland operated by our Irish subsidiary, Worldport Ireland Limited, was closed; substantially all of the assets of our Swedish subsidiary, Hostmark AB, were sold and that subsidiary retained certain liabilities; and our German subsidiary, Hostmark GmBh, was placed into preliminary receivership under German law by the order of the Bankruptcy Court in Darmstadt. In addition, we ceased funding of our U.K. subsidiaries, Hostmark World and Hostmark U.K., in the first quarter of 2002. On March 28, 2002, an Administrator was appointed for the U.K. subsidiaries by an order of the Companies Court, Chancery Division of High Court under the United Kingdom Insolvency Act. In April 2002, the Irish subsidiary, Worldport Ireland Limited, was given notice that a petition for winding up was filed and would be presented to the Irish High Court on behalf of Global Crossing Ireland Limited. The petition was heard by the Irish High Court on May 13, 2002 and a liquidator was appointed for this subsidiary to act on behalf of the creditors. As a result of this action, the liquidator has control over this subsidiary's assets. We believe that each of these subsidiaries has potential liabilities that exceed the value of its assets. Certain creditors of these subsidiaries have made claims directly against Worldport Inc. for liabilities related to the operation of these subsidiaries and additional creditors could assert similar claims. There can be no assurance that Worldport Inc. will be successful in defending these claims and in limiting its liability for the obligations of its subsidiaries. In addition to the aforementioned claims, the Company is involved in various lawsuits or claims arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, none of these lawsuits or claims will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company. ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS NOTE ON "FORWARD-LOOKING" STATEMENTS ------------------------------------ The information set forth in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, among others, (i) expected changes in the Company's revenues and profitability, (ii) prospective business opportunities and (iii) the Company's strategy for redirecting and financing its business; as further explained in Item 1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical information or statements of current condition. Some forward-looking statements may be identified by use of terms such as "believes", "anticipates", "intends" or "expects". These forward-looking statements relate to the plans, objectives and expectations of the Company for future operations. Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to the forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, in light of the risks and uncertainties inherent in all future projections, the inclusion of forward-looking statements in this report should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives or plans of the Company will be achieved. During 2001, we acquired and sold numerous operating companies, which significantly affects the comparability of the following information. In addition, in the fourth quarter of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002, we either sold or ceased operating all of our operating businesses. Therefore, our historical results will not be indicative of future performance. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any future revisions it may make to forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included under Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. In addition, the Financial Statements and Notes thereto and related Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, and the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 6, 2002, should be read in conjunction with this Form 10-Q. OVERVIEW -------- From 1997 to 1999, Worldport was a facilities-based global telecommunications carrier offering voice, data and other telecommunications services to carriers, Internet service providers, medium and large corporations and distributors and resellers operating in Europe and the United States. To finance certain acquisitions, the Company borrowed $120 million in June 1998 under an interim loan facility ("Interim Loan Facility"). In order to meet its obligations under its Interim Loan Facility, the Company sold substantially all of its material assets during the first quarter of 2000. In November 1999, we entered into a series of agreements with Energis to sell our 85% stake in the issued and outstanding shares of EnerTel. The sale was consummated on January 14, 2000 for $453.2 million, net of certain transaction expenses. The Company applied a portion of the net proceeds realized from the sale to repay existing debt, including debt incurred under the Interim Loan Facility, trade credit and other liabilities, and paid U.S. federal income taxes on the gain of approximately $57 million. Additionally, the Company completed the sale of IIC in March 2000. In the second quarter of 2000 we announced a new business strategy, focused on the delivery of Internet managed hosting services to global companies doing business in the European marketplace. Pursuant to this strategy, we invested over $40 million to construct a new Internet solutions SuperCentre in Dublin, Ireland, which became operational in October 2000. In September 2000, we purchased VIS-able, a Swedish professional services firm specializing in complex systems development and consulting, for approximately $17.7 million. In April 2001, we acquired hostmark entities in the U.K., Sweden and Germany ("hostmark"), including the assumption of approximately $22 million in liabilities, for 5.1 million shares of common stock. The acquisition of hostmark provided Worldport with Internet solution centers ("ISC's") in London, Stockholm and Frankfurt. The hostmark companies had minimal revenues when we completed the transaction, and only one ISC was open for business. Following the acquisition of hostmark, we initiated an aggressive integration program to rapidly identify and eliminate operational and system redundancies in the two companies and to further streamline the combined business. Additionally, we shut down the unprofitable U.S. and U.K. professional services operations and took steps toward further cost alignment in our Swedish Professional Services operation. By the end of the third quarter of 2001, we had reduced our total workforce by approximately 41 percent and reduced total monthly operating expenses by over 50 percent. Our statement of operations for the third quarter of 2001 included $1.3 million of expenses related to employee severance costs, termination penalties for excess bandwidth contracts and lease disposition costs associated with this integration activity to streamline the combined business. After the completion of the hostmark acquisition, we did not achieve the revenue growth in our Managed Hosting business that we had anticipated. We also experienced a decline in revenue in our Swedish Professional Services business. The general economic downturn, the slowdown in technology spending and the lengthening in the sales cycle for Managed Hosting services all contributed to these revenue shortfalls. In addition, our Swedish Professional Services business was negatively affected by excess capacity in the Swedish consulting market, major pricing pressures, and slower customer decisions related to new IT projects for those services. The Company believed that these conditions, as well as the increasing level of competition and consolidation in the Web hosting and Internet infrastructure markets, would continue to have an adverse effect on Worldport's ability to achieve near term revenue targets and, if they continued, could erode the financial resources of the Company more rapidly than planned. Therefore, the Company began a review of various alternatives to its existing business plan. As part of this review, the Company considered, among other alternatives, partnering with a strategic investor, taking additional actions to reduce its operating expenditures, closing one or more facilities or selling all or part of the Company's assets or operations. At the beginning of the third quarter of 2001, the Company engaged Schroder Salomon Smith Barney to assist the Company in its efforts to explore and evaluate various strategic and financial alternatives. Following the exploration and review of the strategic alternatives, we determined that it was necessary to dramatically reduce the rate at which our operations were using cash and to minimize our exposure in markets that were experiencing significantly slower than expected market growth. As a result, the Company made a decision to take further restructuring actions and to divest itself of certain assets. Accordingly, we took the following actions in the fourth quarter of 2001 and recorded a $101.5 million restructuring charge in that quarter related to these actions: -- In November 2001, we announced that our Irish subsidiary was ceasing operations at its Dublin, Ireland facility. An orderly shutdown of the Ireland operations was commenced, and was substantially completed by December 31, 2001. -- In December 2001, we sold the assets and certain liabilities of our Managed Services business in Stockholm, Sweden, to OM Technology AB for approximately 10 million Swedish kronor, subject to the resolution of a final working capital adjustment. The parties agreed to a final sales price of 7.5 million Swedish kronor (approximately $0.8 million) in July 2002, which was fully collected by August 2002. OM also agreed to assume the ownership of Worldport's Stockholm Internet solution center and the operations at that center, and all customers' contracts. -- In December 2001, we also sold our Swedish Professional Services business (formerly known as VIS-able International AB) to its employees in a management buyout for $0.9 million, the majority of which is in the form of a note. Due to uncertainties related to the collectibility of this note, it has been fully reserved for. -- In December 2001, we placed our German subsidiary, Hostmark GmbH, into receivership under German law. As a result of this action, the receiver has control over this subsidiary's assets. -- We also took steps to reduce corporate expenses at our Buffalo Grove, Illinois, headquarters in connection with these transactions. In addition, we completed the sale of our remaining carrier business, Telenational Communications, Inc. ("TNC") in October 2001 for $0.4 million. After completing these fourth quarter activities, we continued to operate our Managed Hosting center in the U.K., where we believed the greatest opportunities for the European Managed Hosting market existed. However, during the first quarter of 2002, the U.K. Managed Hosting market continued to develop at a much slower rate than anticipated. In addition, increasing industry consolidations and the closure or bankruptcy of competitors in the industry led us to believe that market conditions would not improve in the near future, bringing increased risk to the financial requirements for this business. Therefore, in March 2002, the Company's board of directors made the decision to make no further investment in its U.K. Managed Hosting operation. On March 26, 2002, our U.K. subsidiaries, Hostmark World Limited and Hostmark U.K. Limited, filed a petition for Administration under the United Kingdom Insolvency Act. An administrator was appointed for these subsidiaries to either reorganize, find new investors, sell or liquidate the U.K. businesses for the benefit of its creditors. As a result of this action, the administrator has control over these subsidiaries' assets. The Company recorded a $10.0 million restructuring charge in the first quarter of 2002 related to this action. During 2002, we have operated with a minimal headquarters staff while we complete the activities related to exiting our prior businesses. Following is a summary of the significant exit activities that have occurred to date in 2002. -- In April 2002, Worldport Ireland Limited was given notice that a petition for winding up was filed and would be presented to the Irish High Court by Global Crossing Ireland Limited. The petition was heard by the Irish High Court on May 13, 2002 and a liquidator was appointed for this subsidiary to act on behalf of the creditors. As a result of this action, the liquidator has control over this subsidiary's assets. -- In August 2002, the U.K. administrator identified a new third party tenant for the Slough, U.K., data center. The Company had previously agreed to guarantee the Slough data center lease of its U.K. subsidiary expiring in 2015. In connection with the August 2002 transaction, the landlord agreed to release the underlying lease guarantee and, therefore, relieve the Company from the $7.7 million lease liability upon the payment of 0.2 million British pounds (approximately $0.3 million), which payment was funded by the Company. The $7.7 million lease liability had originally been recorded by the Company as part of the $10.0 million restructuring charge taken on the U.K. business in the first quarter of 2002. Accordingly, the Company reduced its liabilities by, and recorded non-cash income from discontinued operations of, $7.7 million in the second quarter of 2002. -- In September 2002, the liquidator for our Irish subsidiary disclaimed the leases for the two facilities previously used by the Irish subsidiary. We had provided a letter of credit to the landlord of these facilities equal to approximately 0.5 million Euros to support the lease of one of the facilities. A partial draw of approximately 0.2 million Euros was made in October 2002 and paid to the landlord under the letter of credit. We expect that the full amount of the letter of credit will be drawn out. This letter of credit is reflected in Other Assets on the Company's balance sheet. We provided a guarantee with respect to the lease of the other facility. Under the terms of our guarantee, in the event of a disclaimer of the lease by a liquidator, the landlord may, by written notice within twelve months after such disclaimer, compel us, as guarantor, to enter into a new lease on the same terms. If the landlord does not require us to enter into a new lease, the lease requires us to pay to the landlord, upon demand, a sum equal to the rent and other amounts payable under the lease for the twelve month period following the disclaimer or for such shorter period until the landlord has granted a lease of the property to a third party. On October 29, 2002, we received a letter from legal counsel for the landlord with respect to our guarantee. This letter demands the payment within 14 days of approximately 0.9 million Euros and the confirmation of our liabilities as guarantor under the lease. We are attempting to determine the validity of the landlord's demand. This demand of 0.9 million Euro may not necessarily represent our entire liability under the guarantee. -- Also in September 2002, Hostmark AB was put into liquidation and a liquidator was appointed to control this subsidiary. As a result of the asset sale to OM Technology AB in December 2001, there were no assets and minimal liabilities remaining in this Swedish subsidiary. -- In the third quarter of 2002, the Company was informed by its German attorneys that the receiver terminated the Frankfurt lease effective December 31, 2002 under the provisions of German law. As a result, Hostmark GmbH is no longer obligated for lease payments due after the effective date (approximately $1.6 million). The lease liability had originally been recorded by the Company as part of the $101.5 million restructuring charge taken on the discontinued businesses in the fourth quarter of 2001. Additionally, we were informed that the receiver has declared insufficiency of the estate under the provisions of German law. This declaration was made because the receiver determined that the remaining net assets of the German company were not sufficient to cover the administrative costs of the proceedings, and consequently, no distributions would be made to the third party creditors (including the Frankfurt landlord for lease payments prior to the December 31, 2002 termination date). This declaration can be revoked in the future to the extent money is collected by the receiver on behalf of Hostmark GmbH in an amount sufficient to provide a distribution to the third party creditors. Based on its understanding of the German proceedings, the Company does not believe it is obligated to fund the Frankfurt lease obligation and other creditor liabilities of the German subsidiary. Therefore, in the third quarter of 2002, the Company reduced its Net Liabilities of Non-controlled Subsidiaries by, and recorded non-cash income from discontinued operations of, $1.4 million relating to the net liabilities of the German subsidiary. As a result of the transactions described above, we no longer have active business operations. Accordingly, the historical results of operations for prior periods are not comparable to the current period and are not representative of what future results will be. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS --------------------- As described above, the Company has exited all three of its operating segments as of March 31, 2002. Accordingly, results of these operations have been classified as discontinued, and prior periods have been restated in order to conform to the new presentation. There were no revenues or cost of services from continuing operations for the three months and nine months ending September 30, 2002 and 2001. Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $0.7 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively and were $2.6 million and $4.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. SG&A expenses primarily consisted of corporate salaries and benefits, professional service fees, corporate governance expenses and facility costs. The decrease from the prior year expenses is primarily attributable to the steps taken at the end of 2001 to reduce corporate expenses at our Buffalo Grove, Illinois, headquarters in connection with the transactions described above. Depreciation and amortization expense represented depreciation on the corporate office and related computer hardware and software. Depreciation and amortization expense was less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 and was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Interest income, which was earned on the Company's cash and cash equivalents, was $0.5 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, and was $1.4 million and $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The decrease in interest income in the current year is primarily a result of a lower average yield on invested cash due to a decline in market interest rates and the Company's move to lower yielding instruments in 2002, including money market funds and government securities. The Company's interest expense of $0.1 million in the current and prior year primarily related to equipment financed under capital leases. The Company incurred a $0.3 million loss in the second quarter of 2001 on the sale of a Virginia residence originally purchased in October 2000 in connection with an employment arrangement with a former chief executive officer of the Company. Net loss from continuing operations was $0.1 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively and was $1.3 million and $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The Company had income from discontinued operations of $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2002. As discussed above, $1.4 million of non-cash income was recorded in the third quarter of 2002 relating to the Company's understanding that it is not obligated to fund the Frankfurt lease obligation and other creditor liabilities of the German subsidiary. The remaining $0.2 million was primarily a result of favorably settling previously estimated accruals on items related to the discontinued businesses. The Company had income from discontinued operations of $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 that was comprised of the following: -- $1.6 million income from discontinued operations in the current quarter as detailed above. -- $7.7 million gain recorded in the second quarter of 2002 as a result of the Company's release from its underlying lease guarantee on the Slough, U.K. data center lease (as described above). -- $1.1 million asset impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2002 related to certain equipment from the discontinued businesses. -- $0.3 million loss recorded in the second quarter of 2002 as a result of the final adjustment to the sale price for Hostmark AB. -- $0.7 million gain recorded in the second quarter of 2002 as a result of favorably settling previously estimated accruals on items related to the discontinued businesses. -- $10.0 million restructuring charge recorded in the first quarter of 2002 on the U.K. business. -- $3.0 million of operating losses incurred in the first quarter of 2002 from the U.K. business prior to it being discontinued. -- $5.6 million tax benefit recorded in the first quarter of 2002 as the result of a new U.S. federal tax law that was enacted in March 2002, which allowed the Company to carryback a $5.6 million AMT tax credit from 2001 against taxable income in 2000. Losses from discontinued operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2001 were $27.1 million and $51.5 million, respectively, and primarily represent operating losses on the U.K., Ireland, German and Sweden entities. The following table summarizes the significant components of the restructuring reserve included in Accrued Expenses at September 30, 2002 (in thousands): Balance At Balance At December Cash Non-cash September 31, 2001 Additions Payments Adjustments 30, 2002 -------- --------- -------- ----------- -------- Facility exit costs $ 9,213 $ 7,936 $(297) $ (11,251) $5,601 Bandwidth contract termination 4,329 418 -- (697) 4,050 Asset impairment -- -- -- -- -- Severance 761 -- (761) -- -- Other costs 1,257 1,646 (412) (2,244) 247 ------- ------- ----- --------- ------ Total $15,560 $ 10,000 $ (1,470) $ (14,192) $ 9,898 ======= ======== ========= ========== =======

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