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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


FORM 10-K

 


 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 000-49890

 


MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   02-0593816
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4032 Linden Avenue, Dayton, OH   45432
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (937) 252-9199
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class:   Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(title of class)

 


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

¨  Yes    x  No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

¨  Yes    x  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

¨  Large accelerated filer   x  Accelerated filer   ¨  Non-accelerated filer

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

¨  Yes    x  No

As of June 30, 2006, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $238,461,318.

As of February 28, 2007, there were 15,219,231 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

 



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INDEX TO FORM 10-K

 

Part I.

Item 1.  

Business

   3
Item 1A.  

Risk Factors

   12
Item 1B.  

Unresolved Staff Comments

   22
Item 2.  

Properties

   22
Item 3.  

Legal Proceedings

   23
Item 4.  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   23

Part II.

Item 5.  

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

   23
Item 6.  

Selected Financial Data

   27
Item 7.  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   28
Item 7A.  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   37
Item 8.  

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

   38
Item 9.  

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

   62
Item 9A.  

Controls and Procedures

   62
Item 9B.  

Other Information

   64

Part III.

Item 10.  

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

   64
Item 11.  

Executive Compensation

   64
Item 12.  

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   64
Item 13.  

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

   64
Item 14.  

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

   65

Part IV.

Item 15.  

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

   65

 

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PART I.

Item 1.    Business

Overview.

MTC Technologies, Inc. (MTC, the Company, us or we) was incorporated in Delaware in April 2002 and holds all of the capital stock of MTC Technologies, Inc., an Ohio corporation incorporated in 1985 that was formerly known as Modern Technologies Corp. We provide modernization and sustainment; professional services; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR); and logistics solutions primarily to U.S. defense, intelligence, civilian and federal government agencies. Our services encompass the full system life cycle from requirements definition, design, development and integration to upgrade, sustainment and support for mission critical information and weapons systems. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, about 98%, 96% and 96%, respectively, of our revenue was derived from our customers in the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, including the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Defense Intelligence Agency and joint military commands. Having served the Department of Defense since our founding in 1984, we believe we are well positioned to assist the federal government as it conducts the global war on terrorism and modernizes its defense capabilities.

Our people develop and implement innovative, practical solutions to complex engineering, technical and management problems. We have approximately 2,800 employees, of whom approximately 62% hold the necessary credentials to work on sensitive government projects, including approximately 19% with the necessary credentials to work on the federal government’s most sensitive projects. A substantial majority of our employees have prior military or government industry experience and approximately 58% of our employees work on-site at our customers’ facilities. The credentials, experience and locations of our employees allow us to combine a comprehensive knowledge of our customers’ business processes with the practical application of advanced engineering and information technology tools, techniques and methods to create value-added solutions. For the year ended December 31, 2006, we generated approximately 71% of our revenue as a prime contractor, where we delivered many mission critical services and solutions. Serving as a prime contractor in close proximity to our customers has allowed us to maintain long-standing relationships that have been important to our growth for our two largest customer groups. We have provided services to the U.S. Air Force since our founding and to the U.S. Army for 18 years.

We believe we are well-positioned to continue our internal revenue growth by leveraging our existing customer relationships and diverse array of contract vehicles, including General Service Administration (GSA) schedules and other indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Our contract base is well-diversified with in excess of 570 active contracts, including task orders on GSA contracts and other IDIQ contracts, as of December 31, 2006. In July 2001, we were one of six awardees of the U.S. Air Force’s Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Tool (FAST) contract with a ceiling of $7.4 billion. As of December 31, 2006, we have been awarded over 114 task orders under the FAST contract. We have the potential to compete for millions of dollars in task orders over the remaining contract life, as the U.S. Air Force maintains and modernizes aircraft and weapons systems.

Acquisitions.

We employ a highly disciplined process to evaluate the strategic, financial, operational and legal aspects of acquisitions. Since our initial public offering, we have completed seven strategic acquisitions. All acquired businesses have expanded our customer reach and technical capabilities.

AMCOMP.    In October 2002, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of AMCOMP Corporation (AMCOMP). AMCOMP provides engineering, information technology and other technical services, primarily in

 

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the areas of space systems and global positioning systems, to the Department of Defense and other government agencies. The initial purchase price was $7.3 million. In April 2003, 2004 and 2005, we paid additional consideration of $1.1 million each year to the former shareholders of AMCOMP as a result of the achievement of certain performance goals under an earn-out provision in the stock purchase agreement. It is anticipated that the Company will realize income tax benefits with a potential net present value of approximately $2 million as a result of the AMCOMP shareholders agreeing to a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

ICI.    In October 2003, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of International Consultants, Inc. (ICI). ICI specializes in program management, information technology and logistics management services. ICI provides support to customers such as the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) and the Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM). The initial purchase price was $10.2 million, which consisted of shares of our common stock with a value of $2.4 million, the repayment of $7.5 million of ICI’s indebtedness at the closing and $0.3 million for related acquisition costs. During 2004, we paid additional consideration of $5.7 million, which consisted of shares of our common stock with a value of $4.5 million and $1.2 million in cash, to the former shareholders of ICI as the result of the achievement of certain performance goals. During 2005, we paid additional consideration of $3.0 million, which consisted of shares of our common stock with a value of $2.5 million and $0.5 million in cash, to the former shareholders of ICI as the result of the achievement of certain performance goals.

Vitronics.    In October 2003, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Vitronics Inc. (Vitronics). Vitronics specializes in systems engineering, information technology, software development, command and control systems integration and urban warfare technologies. Vitronics’ key customers include the U.S. Army’s Communications Electronics Command (CECOM), the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The initial purchase price was approximately $9.0 million. During 2005, we paid an additional $0.8 million for the achievement of certain performance goals under the 2004 earn-out provision. It is anticipated that the Company will realize income tax benefits with a net present value of approximately $2.0 million in future periods as a result of the Vitronics shareholders agreeing to a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

CTI.    In July 2004, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Command Technologies, Inc. (CTI) from CTI’s shareholders. CTI’s customer base consists primarily of the Department of Defense and national security agencies, and CTI specializes in professional and technical services, information technology and technology applications for training, simulation and modeling. The initial purchase price was $45.0 million, which was paid from cash on hand at closing. The purchase price was reduced by $0.7 million in December 2004 as a result of the release of amounts from escrow relating to tangible net worth as of the closing. The purchase price was reduced by another $0.1 million in August 2005 as a result of the release of amounts from escrow under the stock purchase agreement. It is anticipated that the Company will realize income tax benefits with a net present value of approximately $8.0 million in future periods as a result of the CTI shareholders agreeing to a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

OnBoard.    In January 2005, we purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of OnBoard Software, Inc. (OBSI) from its sole shareholder. OBSI’s customer base consists primarily of the U.S. Air Force and large prime contractors for the Department of Defense. OBSI provides customized software development and reverse engineering for a wide range of innovative and cost-effective hardware/software systems. The initial purchase price was $34.1 million, which was paid from cash on hand as of closing. The purchase price was reduced by $0.4 million in 2005 as a result of adjustments to the tangible net worth requirements at the closing. In addition, OBSI’s shareholder may receive additional cash payments through 2007 if certain operating goals are achieved. It is anticipated that the Company will realize income tax benefits with a net present value of approximately $7.0 million in future periods as a result of the OBSI shareholder agreeing to a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

 

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MTI.    In February 2005, we purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Manufacturing Technology, Inc. (MTI) from MTI’s shareholders. MTI’s customer base consists primarily of the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and large prime contractors for the Department of Defense. MTI provides technical assistance to sensitive government programs and specializes in total product life cycle support for electronic and other systems used in military and commercial applications. The initial purchase price was $70.0 million paid in cash at closing, of which approximately $2.0 million was from available cash on hand and $68.0 million of which was borrowed under the revolving loan portion of our Credit Agreement. The purchase price was reduced by $0.8 million in December 2005 as a result of adjustments to the tangible net worth as of the closing. It is anticipated that the Company will realize income tax benefits with a net present value of approximately $12.0 million in future periods as a result of the MTI shareholders agreeing to a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

AIC.    In April 2006, we purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Aerospace Integration Corporation (AIC) from AIC’s shareholders. AIC serves the Department of Defense, and its largest customer presence is with Special Operations Forces. AIC’s principal business is the design of and systems engineering and technology insertion for modifications to avionics, flight controls and weapon systems. The upgraded systems and components are then fully integrated into fixed and rotary winged aircraft. The acquisition further strengthens the Company’s strategy to become a premier player in modernization and sustainment activities, while providing a significant increase in one of its target markets, Special Operations Forces. The initial purchase price was $44.5 million, which was paid in cash at closing, all of which was borrowed under our revolving credit facility. In addition, AIC’s stockholders may receive additional payments through 2007 if certain operating goals are achieved. The maximum amount of all contingent payments is $16 million, which would also be paid in cash. If certain assumptions are realized, it is anticipated that we will recognize certain income tax benefits of approximately $7 million in future periods as a result of AIC’s stockholders’ agreeing to a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Our Services and Solutions

We provide services which are offered separately or in combination across our customer base:

1.    Professional Services Group.    We offer a broad range of acquisition management, systems engineering, technical and advisory and assistance services to enhance the functionality and performance of defense systems, weapons platforms, battlefield personnel and delivery systems. Our systems engineering and technical services include determination of systems requirements and goals, technology maturation, rapid prototyping, design, development and integration of new systems and subsequent sustainment and support. We evaluate system designs to determine if performance enhancements or cost savings can be derived through the integration of new technologies. Our engineering services also include reverse engineering older systems, modeling and simulation of proposed systems and performance testing and final systems.

2.    Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR).    We design, develop and manage reconnaissance platforms, real-time signal processing systems, sensors, ground stations and data links, as well as evaluate and support ongoing operational intelligence collection activities. We offer specialized capabilities such as airborne and space intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, signals and imagery intelligence and strategic warfare planning. We also support a variety of data collection and analysis activities. We provide communications and information technology solutions to command and control centers and network operations centers worldwide, to include LAN/WAN design, installation, maintenance and administration.

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combat. Our activities include developing and implementing acquisition strategies, cost modeling, identification of suppliers and vendors, provision planning, contract performance monitoring, program planning and scheduling, financial management, operational effectiveness analysis, risk analysis and security planning. Specifically, we provide engineering and sustainment support and modifications of and upgrades to defense systems featuring new sensor devises, radios, engines and other electronic components. We are involved in support programs to extend the service of aging aircraft and other defense systems and components, which include the sourcing and repair of diminishing parts for our customers. It is not uncommon for our service offerings to progress to lead system integration services, which are now being expanded to support the readiness of active duty, Reserve and National Guard organizations committed to combat organizations.

4.    Logistics Operations.    We plan and execute logistics-based programs across a vast array of military depots, arsenals and manufacturing centers. We support management of life cycle endeavors—from identification of capability gaps, to development of logistics technologies, integration and production of systems, fielding and sustainment of units and the eventual disposal of vehicles and equipment. Our subject matter experts provide guidance to programs that include combat and tactical vehicles, petroleum and water equipment and ground forces weaponry. We extend our technical services to provide a full range of analytic and logistics services in support of operational forces deploying and redeploying from hostile operational areas. Additionally, we provide logistics engineering and technical services to NASA programs at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral in the areas of cargo mission, meteorological instrumentation, International Space Station and delta rocket launch requirements.

Our Customers.

Our customers are primarily U.S. federal government intelligence, military and civilian agencies. Our revenue derived from federal government customers, consisting primarily of the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, accounted for about 98%, 96% and 96% of our total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Our federal government customers typically exercise independent contracting authority so that even offices or divisions within an agency may, either directly or through a prime contractor, use our services as separate customers so long as the customers have independent decision making and contracting authority within their organizations. For the year ended December 31, 2006, we derived approximately 71% of our revenue as a prime contractor and approximately 29% of our revenue as a subcontractor to other defense companies.

Our Diverse Contract Vehicles.

We compete for task orders through a variety of arrangements or contract vehicles. Our vehicles include government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs), Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), GSA schedules and other IDIQ contracts. We have contract vehicles in each of our service areas, allowing us to compete for business from a variety of customers. In addition, we have several blanket arrangements under which we can work with customers in multiple service areas. Our contract vehicles are structured with various terms and include time-and-materials, fixed-price and cost-plus contracts. Approximately 21% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 was under the FAST contract. Our tasks under the FAST contract support or have supported 12 different customer organizations using approximately 114 individual task orders. In prior years, we performed a portion of the work we are now performing on the FAST contract on other contract vehicles. While we continue to increase the amount of revenue earned using the FAST contract, we believe that the broad array of engineering, technical and management services we provide to the federal government through various contract vehicles allows for diversified business growth. Also, approximately 6% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 was under one contract vehicle, the Aeronautical Systems Center Blanket Purchase Agreement (ASC/BPA). The ASC/BPA, which was awarded as a small business set-aside contract, expired on August 7, 2006, with work on previously awarded task orders extending into 2007. The replacement contract was also awarded as a small business set-aside contract for which we did not qualify to bid as a prime contractor. We

 

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believe we have a viable strategy to retain the bulk of our direct work and profitability under the replacement contract because we are a subcontractor to four small businesses that were awarded the replacement contract. However, our ability to retain work under the replacement contract is uncertain. Some of our work under the ASC/BPA has been converted to other contract vehicles.

Our contract base is well diversified with in excess of 570 active contract vehicles, including task orders on GSA contracts and other IDIQ contracts. The typical initial terms for our government contracts range from three years to five years.

The following table identifies our major GSA, GWAC and IDIQ contract vehicles that have undefined scopes and significant ceilings:

 

Contract Vehicle

   Period of Performance     Option
End Date
   Customer    Current Ceiling
   Start    End          

FAST

   09/26/01    09/25/06 *   09/25/08    U.S. Air Force    $ 7.4 billion

GSA Consolidated Contract

   07/01/01    02/28/10     02/28/20    GSA    $ 121.0 million

Special Operations Forces—Support Services Contract II (SOC-SSSC II)

   09/03/02    09/02/07     09/02/17    U.S. Air Force    $ 440.0 million

MTC GSA Professional Engineering Services (PES)

   11/15/99    03/03/10     03/03/15    GSA    $ 23.0 million

Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) OMNIBUS II

   12/20/02    12/20/07     None    U.S. Army    $ 30.1 million

Program Executive Office/Program Manager (PEO-PM) Soldier Systems

   01/01/03    12/31/07     None    U.S. Army    $ 57.4 million

MTC GSA Logistics Worldwide (LOGWORLD)

   08/20/02    08/19/07     08/19/17    GSA    $ 23.3 million

Commercial Enterprise Omnibus Support Services (CEOss) BPA

   08/19/03    08/18/08     08/18/18    GSA      No ceiling

Seaport-E

   05/31/05    04/04/09     None    Navy    $ 1.1 billion

Design & Engineering Support Program II (DESP II)

   06/30/05    06/29/12     None    U.S. Air Force    $ 1.9 billion

MTI GSA Professional Engineering Services (PES)

   09/06/01    09/05/07     None    GSA      No ceiling

MTI GSA Information Technology (IT)

   05/27/99    05/25/07     05/25/09    GSA      No ceiling

Indian Head IDIQ

   06/30/04    06/29/08     None    U.S. Navy    $ 43.0 million

Army Material Command Express (AMCOM)

   03/09/05    05/24/06 *   08/24/11    Multiple
Customers
     No ceiling

 


* Options on these contracts have been exercised to extend the period of performance.

Backlog.

Total backlog is our estimate of the total potential value of all orders for services under existing signed contracts and task orders, assuming, where appropriate, the exercise of all options and add-ons relating to those contracts and task orders, subject to available ceiling remaining on those contracts and task orders. Our backlog may include orders under contract that in some cases may extend for several years. We cannot guarantee that we will recognize any revenue from our backlog. The federal government has the prerogative to cancel any contract or delivery order at any time. Our backlog varies considerably from time to time as current contracts or delivery orders are executed and new contracts or task orders under existing contracts are won. It also includes an estimate of revenue on existing task orders that are under IDIQ contracts. Our total backlog includes both funded and unfunded backlogs.

 

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We define funded backlog as the portion of total backlog for which funding currently is appropriated and obligated to us under a contract or other authorization for payment signed by an authorized purchasing authority, less the amount of revenue we have previously recognized. Funded backlog excludes options and add-ons to existing contracts for which we have not yet received funding. Our funded backlog does not include the full potential value of our contracts, because Congress often appropriates funds for a particular program or contract on a yearly or quarterly basis, even though the contract may call for performance over a number of years.

We define unfunded backlog as the total backlog less the funded backlog.

The primary source of our backlog is contracts with the federal government. Our estimated backlog at the end of the two most recently completed fiscal years was as follows:

 

     December 31, 2006    December 31, 2005

Estimated Total Backlog

   $ 865.0 million    $ 1.5 billion

Funded Backlog

   $ 273.8 million    $ 223.0 million

Our estimated total backlog decreased approximately 40% or $635 million as of December 31, 2006 compared to December 31, 2005, primarily as a result of certain adjusted delivery quantities under the FAST contract.

Of our funded backlog as of December 31, 2006, approximately 20%, or $55 million, will remain at the end of the 2007 fiscal year. Our funded backlog increased by $50.8 million from December 31, 2005. The change in funded backlog was comprised of the following changes:

 

   

A $19 million increase in funded backlog primarily due to the 2006 acquisition of AIC in the first quarter of 2006; and

 

   

Various contracts at MTI, most notably our DESP II contract for $13 million.

Our funded backlog at December 31, 2006 was approximately 66% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006, which is slightly above the typical industry averages for funded backlog of 40% to 60% of trailing twelve-month revenue.

Sales and Marketing.

We have a highly disciplined sales and marketing process that utilizes the relationships of our management and business development staff. We also seek to leverage existing customer relationships and respond to competitive solicitations. We identify, assess and respond to new business opportunities quickly. We draw on the experience and knowledge of senior personnel across the Company, including those working on-site with our customers. We have also established a formal process for evaluating new business opportunities and use our tracking systems to track the status of each bid opportunity. We have effectively used GSA and other IDIQ contracts to respond quickly to emerging customer requirements.

To supplement and complement our core competencies, we have relationships with industry partners that enable us to work together on contracts. While we are the prime contractor on most of our contracts, we serve as a subcontractor when teaming in that manner furthers our goals of expanding our customer base or pursuing high growth markets.

Foreign Operations.

For each of the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, 100%, 99% and 100%, respectively, of our revenue was derived from services provided under contracts with U.S.-based customers. We treat sales to United States government customers as sales within the United States, regardless of where the services are performed.

Employees.

As of December 31, 2006, we had approximately 2,800 employees, of whom approximately 62% hold the necessary credentials to work on sensitive government projects, including approximately 19% with the necessary

 

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credentials to work on the federal government’s most sensitive projects. A substantial majority of our employees have prior military or government industry experience, and approximately 58% of our employees work on-site at our customers’ facilities. Non-technical employees serve primarily in support roles. None of our employees are party to any collective bargaining agreements. We consider our relations with employees to be good.

We believe that we are successful in retaining our employees by offering competitive salary structures, attractive incentive compensation and benefits programs, career growth opportunities, flexibility in work assignments and the opportunity to perform mission-critical services, often in classified environments. Before we pursue external recruiting, we typically offer our current employees the opportunity to respond to new internal job opportunities.

Competition.

We believe that the major competitive factors in our market are strong customer relationships, a reputation for quality, a record of successful past contract performance, a seasoned management team with domain expertise and a staff with distinctive technical competencies, security clearances and competitive prices. Our key competitors currently include: divisions of large defense contractors, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and L-3 Communications; engineering and technical services firms, such as SRA International, SAIC and Jacobs Engineering Group; and information technology service companies, such as CACI International, Computer Sciences Corporation and DynCorp. Our strategy to compete with these companies includes growing our business with existing customers by targeting new outsourcing opportunities and expanding our customer base by targeting potential U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and intelligence community customers. As part of our competitive strategy, we will from time to time selectively pursue strategic acquisitions of other service providers as we deem appropriate. We expect that competition in this market will intensify in the future. A majority of our competitors have longer operating histories, significantly greater research and development, financial, technological, marketing and human resources capabilities, as well as greater name recognition and a larger customer base than we have.

Intellectual Property.

Our solutions are not generally dependent upon patent protection, but we may file patents when our inventions are solely of MTC origin or the contract with our customer otherwise allows us to do so. To protect our trade secrets, we routinely enter into confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements with our employees, consultants, subcontractors and prospective consultants and subcontractors.

Our rights in intellectual property that we develop depend in part on the degree to which the intellectual property is developed with our funds, rather than with funds of the federal government. Our federal government contracts routinely provide that we may retain ownership rights in works of authorship and inventions developed during the performance of those contracts. However, the rights granted to the federal government are, from time to time, the subject of negotiation and typically include the right of the federal government to use and share our intellectual property with other government contractors, making it impossible for us to prevent the non-exclusive use of our intellectual property. Our ability to protect our rights in intellectual property developed or delivered under government contracts also is dependent upon our compliance with applicable federal procurement statutes and regulations. There can be no assurance that the steps we take to protect our intellectual property will be adequate to deter misappropriation or to prevent use by others of our intellectual property.

 

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Executive Officers of the Registrant.

The following table identifies our executive officers and indicates, except as indicated below, their ages and positions as of February 28, 2007:

 

Name

   Age   

Position

Rajesh K. Soin

   59    Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Mark N. Brown

   55    President and Chief Operating Officer

Michael I. Gearhardt

   52    Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Michael L. Cauldwell

   51    Executive Vice President

James C. Clark

   65    Executive Vice President

John E. Longhouser

   63    Executive Vice President

Clifton Gilmore

   44    Senior Vice President

William James

   52    Senior Vice President

Robert D. Shuey III

   44    Senior Vice President

Bruce A. Teeters

   41    Senior Vice President—General Counsel and Secretary

Stephen T. Catanzarita

   51    Vice President and Controller

Set forth below is biographical information for our executive officers:

Rajesh K. Soin, our Company’s founder, has served as our Chairman of the Board since May 1984 and Chief Executive Officer from 1984 until May 2002; in January 2007 Mr. Soin was again elected to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Soin has also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Soin International, LLC, a holding company previously known as MTC International, LLC and an affiliate of ours, since 1998.

Mark N. Brown, Retired Colonel, U.S. Air Force and Retired NASA Astronaut, joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer in August 2006 and became President in 2007. Before joining us, he served as Vice President and General Manager for the Federal Sector-Defense Group, Aerospace Division of Computer Sciences Corporation, an information technology and professional services company, since 2003, District Manager, Air & Space Programs Development for AT&T Government Solutions, Inc., a provider of integrated IT solutions, from 2002 to 2003 and Director, Wire Integrity Programs for GRC International, Inc., a provider of science and technologies applications from 2000 to 2002.

Michael I. Gearhardt served as our Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President from October 2003 through 2006 and became Executive Vice President in 2007. From 2001 until he joined us, Mr. Gearhardt served as President for the worldwide operations of Carlisle Power Transmission Products, Inc., an industrial power transmission products manufacturer. From 1991 to 2001, Mr. Gearhardt served in various financial roles within Mark IV Industries, at the time a publicly traded automotive and industrial manufacturing company, including three years as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Industrial Division.

Michael L. Cauldwell, Retired Major, U.S. Air Force, joined us in July 2004 with the acquisition of CTI and was elected CTI President and MTC Vice President. He served as Senior Vice President of our National Security Group from March 2005 through 2006. In 2007, Mr. Cauldwell was named Executive Vice President of our C4ISR Group. Mr. Cauldwell joined CTI in July 1994 after a 20-year career in the U.S. Air Force. At CTI, he initially began as Task Leader and Senior Engineer in support of the Central MASINT Technology Coordination Office at Patrick AFB, Florida and progressed in quick succession to the positions of Vice President, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President.

James C. Clark, Retired Colonel, U.S. Air Force, joined us in 1991 and served as our Executive Vice President with direct oversight of all our Air Force Programs through 2006. In 2007 Mr. Clark will serve as our

 

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Executive Vice President over our Professonal Services Group. Mr. Clark served as our Vice President, Senior Vice President and Director from 1999 to 2002, and in various technical and management positions from 1991 to 1999. Prior to joining us, Mr. Clark served in the U.S. Air Force for 26 years, concluding as the Chief, Logistics Research Division.

John E. Longhouser, Retired Major General, U.S. Army, was our President from November 2003 through 2006. From July 2003 to November 2003, he served as our Senior Vice President for Land Forces and Strategic Planning. In 2007 Mr. Longhouser was given direct oversight of our Logistics Solutions Group as Executive Vice President. Before joining us, he served as Senior Vice President, U.S. Army Programs for Burdeshaw Associates Ltd., a defense industry-consulting firm, from 1997 to 2003. Prior to joining Burdeshaw Associates, Mr. Longhouser served in the U.S. Army for 33 years, managing the Army’s combat vehicle programs and culminating with his appointment as Commanding General, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Clifton A. Gilmore began serving as Deputy Director of our Modernization and Sustainment Group in January 2007 and was elected Senior Vice President in February 2007. Mr. Gilmore joined MTC through our acquisition of MTI in February 2005. Mr. Gilmore served as President and Chief Operating Officer of MTI from 2004 to 2006. He served as Vice President and General Manager of MTI from 2002 to 2004 and prior to that served in various technical and management positions at MTI from 1999 to 2002, including serving as the Director of the Technical Services Division. Mr. Gilmore’s career spans over 20 years in the defense engineering and technical services industry. He has extensive experience in the technical services area supporting both Department of Defense and commercial firms in direct support of various weapons systems programs. Upon MTC’s acquisition of MTI, Mr. Gilmore became an MTC Vice President.

William James began serving as our Vice President of Strategic Marketing in March 2006. In 2007 Mr. James was named Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Development. Before joining MTC, he completed a career in Government Civil Service that culminated in a Senior Executive Service position, followed by marketing to the Federal Government as Director of Business Development for Computer Sciences Corporation from 1998 to 2004 and as Vice President of Federal Business Development for SI International from 2004 to 2006.

Robert D. Shuey III, began serving as our Senior Vice President and Director of the Legacy Systems Solutions Sector in February 2006. In 2007, Mr. Shuey was named Chief Technical Officer of our Modernization and Sustainment Group. Mr. Shuey has served in various technical and management positions at MTC since joining us in 1989, including serving as the Technical Director of MTC’s Engineering Group, Operations Manager for the Warner Robins and Fort Walton Beach Engineering Operations and serving as the program manager for several aircraft integration projects.

Bruce A. Teeters joined us in May 2005 as our Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. In 2007, he was elected Senior Vice President—General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining us, Mr. Teeters served as Associate General Counsel to the Huffy Corporation, a sporting goods distribution company, from 2002 to 2005. From 1991 to 2002, he was in private practice with the Dayton law firm of Chernesky, Heyman and Kress, PLL, becoming a partner in 1999.

Stephen T. Catanzarita joined us in March 2005 and serves as our Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining us, Mr. Catanzarita served in various financial roles from 1981 to 2005, most recently as Senior Corporate Vice President of Finance, from 2001 to 2005, for the worldwide operations of ManTech International Corporation, Inc., a provider of technologies and solutions for national security programs for the Department of Defense and other U.S. federal government agencies and customers.

Each such officer shall hold such office until a successor is selected and qualified.

 

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Available Information.

We make available free of charge on or through our Internet website our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our internet address is http://www.mtctechnologies.com. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in this annual report on Form 10-K and should not be considered a part of this report.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

We are dependent on contracts with the U.S. federal government for substantially all of our revenue.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, we derived over 98% of our revenue from federal government contracts, either as a prime contractor or a subcontractor. We expect that federal government contracts will continue to be the primary source of our revenue for the foreseeable future. If we were suspended or debarred from contracting with the federal government generally, or any significant agency in the intelligence community or the Department of Defense, or if our reputation or relationship with government agencies were impaired or the government otherwise ceased doing business with us or significantly decreased the amount of business it does with us, our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results would be materially harmed.

We could be debarred or suspended for, among other things, actions or omissions that are deemed by the government to be so serious or compelling that they affect our contractual responsibilities. For example, we could be debarred for committing a fraud or criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain or performing a contract, or for embezzlement, fraud, forgery, falsification or other causes identified in Subpart 9.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. In addition, changes in federal government contracting policies could directly affect our financial performance. Among the factors that could materially adversely affect our federal government contracting business are:

 

   

budgetary constraints affecting federal government spending generally, or defense and intelligence spending in particular, and annual changes in fiscal policies or available funding;

 

   

changes in federal government programs, priorities, procurement policies or requirements;

 

   

new legislation, regulations or government union pressures on the nature and amount of services the government may obtain from private contractors;

 

   

federal governmental shutdowns (such as occurred during the government’s 1996 fiscal year) and other potential delays in the government appropriations process; and

 

   

delays in the payment of our invoices by government payment offices due to problems with, or upgrades to, government information systems, or for other reasons.

These or other factors could cause federal governmental agencies, or prime contractors where we are acting as a subcontractor, to reduce their purchases under contracts, to exercise their right to terminate contracts or to not exercise options to renew contracts, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.

Our FAST contract is likely to affect our operating results.

The FAST contract is a multiple award, IDIQ contract with a $7.4 billion ceiling supporting the U.S. Air Force over its approximate one and a half year remaining life. The FAST contract accounted for approximately 21% of our 2006 revenue. If the FAST contract is terminated, or if we fail to be awarded tasks as anticipated, our

 

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revenue growth could suffer. Although we believe the FAST contract presents an opportunity for additional growth and expansion of our services, we expect that many of the task orders we may be awarded under the FAST contract will be for lead system integrator or program management services, which historically have been less profitable than our other activities, because these activities typically involve a significantly greater use of subcontractors and may have a higher content of material purchases. Margins on subcontractor-based revenue are typically lower than the margins on our direct work. Since the FAST contract is expected to be a significant part of our business for the next few years, we anticipate our operating income, as a percentage of total revenue, will diminish, but will grow in absolute dollars.

We face competition, including under the FAST contract, from other firms, some of which have substantially greater resources, industry presence and name recognition.

We operate in highly competitive markets and generally encounter intense competition to win contracts and task orders. We compete with many other firms, ranging from small specialized firms to large diversified firms, some of which have substantially greater financial, management and marketing resources than we do. For example, under the FAST contract, we regularly compete for task orders with companies that have annual operating revenue exceeding $20.0 billion. Our competitors may be able to provide customers with different or greater capabilities or benefits than we can provide in areas such as geographic presence, price and the availability of key professional personnel. Our failure to compete effectively with respect to any of these or other factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results.

Our revenue will be adversely affected if we are unable to retain work previously performed under the ASC/BPA.

Historically, a significant amount of our revenue has been earned under the ASC/BPA. For example, revenue under the ASC/BPA was approximately 6%, 7% and 9% of our total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and the largest task order under the ASC/BPA amounted to approximately 1% of our total revenue for each of the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004. The ASC/BPA, which was awarded as a small business set-aside contract, expired on August 7, 2006, with work on previously awarded task orders extending into 2007. The replacement contract is also a small business set-aside contract for which we did not qualify to bid as a prime contractor. We believe we have a viable strategy to retain the bulk of our direct work and profitability under the replacement contract because we are a subcontractor to four small businesses that have been awarded the replacement contract. However, our ability to retain work under the replacement contract is uncertain. Some of our work under the ASC/BPA has been converted to other contract vehicles.

If our subcontractors fail to perform their contractual obligations, our prime contract performance and our ability to obtain future business could be materially and adversely impacted.

Our performance of government contracts may involve the issuance of subcontracts to other companies upon which we rely to perform all or a portion of the work we are obligated to deliver to our customers. There is a risk that we may have disputes with subcontractors concerning a number of issues, including the quality and timeliness of work performed by the subcontractor, customer concerns about the subcontractor, or our decision not to extend existing task orders or issue new task orders under a subcontract. A failure by one or more of our subcontractors to satisfactorily deliver on a timely basis the agreed-upon supplies and/or perform the agreed-upon services may materially and adversely impact our ability to perform our obligations as a prime contractor. As we continue to expand into the program management area under the FAST contract, our exposure to this risk will increase as a result of our reliance on subcontractors that provide specialized products. In extreme cases, subcontractor performance deficiencies could result in the government terminating our contract for default. A default termination could expose us to liability for excess costs of re-procurement by the government and have a material adverse effect on our ability to compete for future contracts and task orders.

 

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Each of our contract types, to differing degrees, involves the risk that we could underestimate our costs, and accordingly, a change in our contract mix could increase our risk of incurring losses.

We enter into three types of federal government contracts for our services: time-and-materials, fixed-price and cost-plus. For the year ended December 31, 2006, we derived 50%, 36% and 14% of our revenue from time-and-materials, fixed-price and cost-plus contracts, respectively. For 2005, these percentages of revenue were 50%, 35% and 15%, respectively. For 2004, these percentages were 53%, 30% and 17%, respectively.

Each of these types of contracts, to differing degrees, involves the risk that we could underestimate our cost of performance, which may result in a reduced profit or a loss on the contract for us. Under time-and-materials contracts, we are reimbursed for labor at negotiated hourly billing rates and for certain expenses. We assume minimal financial risk on time-and-materials contracts, because we only assume the risk of performing those contracts at negotiated hourly rates. Under fixed-price contracts, we perform specific tasks for a fixed price, which means we assume higher risk. Compared to time-and-materials and cost-plus contracts, fixed-price contracts generally offer higher margin opportunities but involve greater financial risk, because we bear the impact of cost overruns and receive the benefit of cost savings. Under cost-plus contracts, we are reimbursed for allowable costs and paid a fee, which may be fixed or performance-based. To the extent that the actual costs incurred in performing a cost-plus contract are within the contract ceiling and allowable under the terms of the contract and applicable regulations, we are entitled to reimbursement of our costs, plus a profit. However, if our costs exceed the ceiling or are not allowable under the terms of the contract or applicable regulations, we may not be able to recover those costs. Because we assume the most risk for cost overruns and contingent losses on fixed-price contracts, an increase in the percentage of fixed-price contracts in our contract mix would increase our risk of suffering losses.

Our profits could be adversely affected if our costs under any of these contracts exceed the assumptions we used in bidding for the contract. Although we believe that we have recorded adequate provisions in our consolidated financial statements for losses on our contracts, our contract loss provisions may not be adequate to cover all actual losses that we may incur in the future.

Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly.

Our quarterly revenue and operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future. A number of factors cause our revenue, cash flow and operating results to vary from quarter to quarter, including:

 

   

fluctuations in revenue earned on fixed-price contracts and contracts with a performance-based fee structure;

 

   

commencement, completion or termination of contracts during any particular quarter;

 

   

timing of spending activities by the federal government;

 

   

variable purchasing patterns under government GSA schedules, BPAs and IDIQ contracts;

 

   

changes in Presidential administrations, Congressional majorities and other senior federal government officials that affect the funding of programs;

 

   

changes in policy or budgetary measures that adversely affect government contracts in general;

 

   

the timing, nature and cost of hardware requirements for our lead system integrator (LSI) services, particularly in light of our expected expansion of these services under the FAST contract; and

 

   

scheduling of holidays and vacations, which reduce revenue without a significant reduction in costs.

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operations, because a relatively large amount of our expenses is fixed. We incur significant operating expenses during the start-up and early stages of large contracts and typically do not receive corresponding payments in that same quarter. We may also incur significant or unanticipated expenses when contracts expire, are terminated or are not renewed. In addition, payments due to us from government agencies may be delayed due to billing cycles or as a result of failures of governmental budgets to gain Congressional and Executive approval in a timely manner.

Our management team is important to our customer relationships.

We believe that our success depends partly on the continued contributions of our management team. We rely on our officers and managers to generate business and execute programs successfully. In addition, the relationships and reputations that members of our management team have established and continue to maintain with government and military personnel contribute to our ability to maintain good customer relations and to identify new business opportunities. The loss of any member of our senior management team could impair our ability to identify and secure new contracts.

Failure to maintain strong relationships with other contractors or subcontractors could result in a decline in our revenue.

For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, we derived approximately 29%, 25% and 23%, respectively, of our revenue from contracts in which we acted as a subcontractor to other contractors or from teaming activities in which we and other contractors bid on and execute particular contracts or programs. We expect to continue to depend on relationships with other contractors for a portion of our revenue in the foreseeable future. Our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results could be adversely affected if other contractors eliminate or reduce their subcontracts or teaming relationships with us, either because they choose to establish relationships with our competitors or because they choose to directly offer services that compete with our business, or if the government terminates or reduces these other contractors’ programs or does not award them new contracts. Consolidation in the industry may result in increased cost and lack of availability of subcontractors, which could adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results.

We must recruit and retain skilled employees to succeed in our labor-intensive business.

We believe that an integral part of our success is our ability to provide our customers with skilled employees who have advanced information technology and engineering technical services skills and who work well with our customers. These employees are in great demand and are likely to remain a limited resource in the foreseeable future. If we are unable to recruit and retain a sufficient number of these employees, our ability to maintain and grow our business could be negatively impacted. We obtain some of our contracts on the strength of certain personnel our customers consider key to our successful performance under these contracts. If we are unable to hire and retain these key personnel, these customers may not continue to fund the contracts or award task orders to us.

If we fail to manage our growth, including the expansion of our lead systems integrator activities under the FAST contract, our revenue and earnings could be adversely impacted.

Our business strategy is to continue to expand our operations, including the expansion of our lead system integrator management activities under the FAST contract and the construction of a new aircraft completion center. This strategy may strain our management, operational and financial resources. If we make mistakes in deploying our financial or operational resources or fail to hire the additional qualified personnel necessary to support higher levels of business or attract significant new business for the aircraft completion center, our revenue and earnings could be adversely affected.

 

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Covenants in our credit facility may restrict our financial and operating flexibility.

As of December 31, 2006, we had $51.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the term loan under our credit facility and $37.8 million outstanding under the revolving loan under our credit facility. This credit facility expires in March 2010. We are subject to certain covenants that limit or restrict our ability to:

 

   

borrow money outside of the amounts committed under our credit facility;

 

   

make acquisitions;

 

   

dispose of our assets outside the ordinary course of business;

 

   

use borrowings for particular purposes;

 

   

create or hold subsidiaries;

 

   

transfer equity interests in subsidiaries;

 

   

extend credit or become a guarantor;

 

   

encumber our property or assets;

 

   

invest more than a limited amount in fixed assets or improvements;

 

   

change our accounting policies or the nature of our business;

 

   

purchase real estate;

 

   

merge or consolidate; and

 

   

pay dividends.

The credit facility also requires us to maintain specified financial standards relating to our net worth, fixed charge coverage, interest coverage and the ratio of our funded indebtedness to our adjusted earnings. We are also subject to other financial covenants that are typical to a facility of this type. In addition, the ratio of our funded indebtedness to our adjusted earnings can affect the interest rates we pay, even if we satisfy the minimum required standard. Our ability to satisfy these standards can be affected by events beyond our control, and there is no assurance that we will satisfy them. We have pledged substantially all our personal property to secure our repayment of any borrowings that we make under our credit facility. Any default by us under our credit facility could have a material adverse effect on our business if our creditors do not waive the default. In addition, any refusal by our lenders to consent to certain transactions could prohibit us from undertaking actions that are necessary to maintain or expand our business.

We may have difficulty identifying and completing acquisitions on favorable terms and, therefore may grow at slower than anticipated rates.

We may from time to time pursue acquisitions of companies that provide services to specific governmental agencies. Since our initial public offering, we have completed acquisitions of seven complementary businesses. Through acquisitions, we hope to expand our base of federal government clients, increase the range of solutions that we offer our clients and deepen our penetration of our existing client base. We may encounter difficulty identifying suitable acquisition candidates at prices that we consider appropriate. Even if we identify an appropriate acquisition candidate, we may not be able to negotiate satisfactory terms for the acquisition or finance the acquisition. If we fail to complete acquisitions, we may not grow as rapidly as the market expects, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

We may have difficulty integrating the operations of any companies that we acquire, which may adversely affect our results of operations.

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unforeseen operating difficulties, diverting management’s attention from day-to-day operations and requiring significant financial resources that would otherwise be used for the ongoing development of our business. The difficulties of integration may be increased by the necessity of coordinating geographically dispersed organizations, integrating personnel with disparate business backgrounds and combining different corporate cultures. We also may not realize cost efficiencies or synergies that we anticipated when selecting our acquisition candidates. Further, our decision to acquire a company may not be driven by cost efficiencies, synergies or increasing revenue. For example, we may seek to acquire one or more of our subcontractors because we do not want to risk losing our relationship with the subcontractor if it is acquired by one of our competitors. In addition, we may need to record write-downs from future impairments of intangible assets, which could reduce our future reported earnings. At times, acquisition candidates may have liabilities or adverse operating issues that we fail to discover through due diligence prior to the acquisition. Any of these outcomes could adversely affect our results of operations.

RISKS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING

Federal government spending priorities may change in a manner adverse to our business.

Our business depends upon continued federal government expenditures on intelligence, defense and other programs that we support. The overall U.S. defense budget declined from time to time in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. While spending authorizations for intelligence and defense-related programs by the government have increased in recent years, and in particular after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, future levels of expenditures and authorizations for those programs may decrease, remain constant or shift to programs in areas where we do not currently provide services. A significant decline in government expenditures or a shift of expenditures away from programs that we support could adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results.

Our federal government contracts may be terminated by the government at any time, and if we do not replace them, our operating results may be adversely affected.

We derive most of our revenue from federal government contracts that typically span one or more base years and one or more option years. The option periods may cover more than half of the contract’s potential duration. Federal government agencies generally have the right not to exercise these option periods. In addition, our contracts typically also contain provisions permitting a government customer to terminate the contract for its convenience, as well as for our default. A decision by a government agency not to exercise option periods or to terminate contracts could result in significant revenue shortfalls.

If the government terminates a contract for convenience, we may recover only our incurred or committed costs, settlement expenses and profit on work completed prior to the termination. We cannot recover anticipated profit on terminated work. If the government terminates a contract for default, we may not recover even those amounts and instead, may be liable for excess costs incurred by the government in procuring undelivered items and services from another source.

Federal government contracts contain other provisions that may be unfavorable to contractors.

Federal government contracts contain provisions and are subject to laws and regulations that give the government rights and remedies not typically found in commercial contracts. As described above, these allow the government to terminate a contract for convenience or decline to exercise an option to renew. They also permit the government to do the following:

 

   

reduce or modify contracts or subcontracts;

 

   

cancel multi-year contracts and related orders if funds for contract performance for any subsequent year become unavailable;

 

   

claim rights in products and systems produced by us; and

 

   

suspend or debar us from doing business with the federal government.

 

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We must comply with complex procurement laws and regulations.

We must comply with and are affected by laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration and performance of federal government contracts, which affect how we do business with our customers and may impose added costs on our business. Among the most significant regulations are:

 

   

the Federal Acquisition Regulations and agency regulations supplemental to the Federal Acquisition Regulations, which comprehensively regulate the formation, administration and performance of government contracts;

 

   

the Truth in Negotiations Act, which requires certification and disclosure of all cost and pricing data in connection with contract negotiations;

 

   

the Cost Accounting Standards and Cost Principles, which impose accounting requirements that govern our right to reimbursement under certain cost-based government contracts; and

 

   

laws, regulations and executive orders restricting the use and dissemination of information classified for national security purposes and the exportation of certain products and technical data and performance of certain defense-related services to foreign persons.

Moreover, we are subject to industrial security regulations of the Department of Defense and other federal agencies that are designed to safeguard against foreigners’ access to classified information. If we were to come under foreign ownership, control or influence, our federal government customers could terminate or decide not to renew our contracts, and it could impair our ability to obtain new contracts.

Our contracts are subject to audits and cost adjustments by the federal government.

The federal government audits and reviews our performance on contracts, pricing practices, cost structure and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards. Like most large government contractors, our direct and indirect contract costs are audited and reviewed on a continual basis. Although audits have been completed on our incurred contract costs through 2004, audits for costs incurred or work performed after 2004 remain ongoing and, for much of our work in recent years, have not yet commenced. In addition, non-audit reviews by the government may still be conducted on all our government contracts. An audit of our work, including an audit of work performed by companies we have acquired or may acquire, could result in a substantial adjustment to our revenue, because any costs found to be improperly allocated to a specific contract will not be reimbursed, and revenue we have already recognized may need to be refunded. If a government review or investigation uncovers improper or illegal activities, we may be subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including termination of contracts, forfeiture of claims and profits, suspension of payments, treble damages, statutory penalties, fines and suspension or debarment from doing business with federal government agencies, which could materially adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results. In addition, we could suffer serious harm to our reputation if allegations of impropriety were made against us.

Restrictions on or other changes to the federal government’s use of service contracts may harm our operating results.

We derive a significant amount of revenue from service contracts with the federal government. The government may face restrictions from new legislation, regulations or government union pressures on the nature and amount of services the government may obtain from private contractors. For example, the Truthfulness, Responsibility and Accountability in Contracting Act, proposed in 2001, would have limited and severely delayed the government’s ability to use private service contractors. Although this proposal was not enacted, it or similar legislation could be proposed at any time. Any reduction in the government’s use of private contractors to provide services would adversely impact our business.

 

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Our participation in the competitive bidding process, from which we derive significant revenue, presents a number of risks.

We derive significant revenue from federal government contracts that were awarded through a competitive bidding process. Most of the business that we expect to seek in the foreseeable future likely will be awarded through competitive bidding. Competitive bidding presents a number of risks, including the:

 

   

need to bid on programs in advance of the completion of their design, which may result in unforeseen technological difficulties and cost overruns;

 

   

substantial cost and managerial time and effort that we spend to prepare bids and proposals for contracts that may not be awarded to us;

 

   

need to accurately estimate the resources and cost structure that will be required to service any contract we are awarded; and

 

   

expense and delay that may arise if our competitors protest or challenge contract awards made to us pursuant to competitive bidding and the risk that any such protest or challenge could result in the resubmission of bids on modified specifications, or in termination, reduction or modification of the awarded contract.

In addition, pricing pressures may arise from increased competition and, therefore, reduce our operating margins.

If we are unable to win particular contracts that are awarded through the competitive bidding process, we may not be able to operate in the market for services that are provided under those contracts for a number of years. If we are unable to consistently win new contract awards over any extended period, our business and prospects will be adversely affected.

We may not receive the full amount authorized under contracts that we have entered into and may not accurately estimate our backlog and GSA schedule contract value.

The maximum contract value specified under a government contract that we enter into is not necessarily indicative of revenue that we will realize under that contract. For example, we derive some of our revenue from government contracts in which we are not the sole provider, meaning that the government could turn to other companies to fulfill the contract, and from IDIQ contracts, which specify a maximum but only a nominal minimum amount of goods or services that may be provided under the contract. In addition, Congress often appropriates funds for a particular program on a yearly basis, even though the contract may call for performance that is expected to take a number of years. As a result, contracts typically are only partially-funded at any point during their term and all or some of the work to be performed under the contracts may remain unfunded unless and until Congress makes subsequent appropriations and the procuring agency allocates funding to the contract. As described above, most of our existing contracts are subject to modification and termination at the federal government’s discretion. Moreover, we cannot assure you that any contract included in our estimated contract value that generates revenue will be profitable. Nevertheless, we look at these contract values, including values based on the assumed exercise of options relating to these contracts, in estimating the amount of our backlog. Because we may not receive the full amount we expect under a contract, our backlog may not accurately estimate our revenue. GSA schedules are procurement vehicles under which government agencies may, but are not required to, purchase professional services or products. We have developed a method of calculating GSA schedule value that we use to evaluate estimates for the revenue we may receive under our GSA schedules. We believe our method of determining GSA schedule value is based on reasonable estimates and assumptions. However, there can be no assurance that our methodology accurately estimates GSA schedule value. Estimates of future revenue included in backlog and GSA schedule value are not necessarily precise, and the receipt and timing of any of this revenue is subject to various contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. We may never realize the revenue on programs included in backlog and GSA schedule value.

 

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Security breaches in classified government systems could adversely affect our business.

Many of the programs we support and systems we develop, install and maintain involve managing and protecting information involved in intelligence, national security and other classified government functions. A security breach in one of these systems could cause serious harm to our business, damage our reputation and prevent us from being eligible for further work on critical classified systems for federal government customers. Losses that we could incur from such a security breach could exceed the policy limits that we have for errors and omissions insurance, which generally do not exceed $1 million per task order awarded.

Our business is dependent upon obtaining and maintaining required security clearances.

Many of our federal government contracts require our employees to maintain various levels of security clearances, and we are required to maintain certain facility security clearances complying with federal government requirements. Obtaining and maintaining security clearances for employees involves a lengthy process, and it is difficult to identify, recruit and retain employees who already hold security clearances. If our employees are unable to obtain or retain security clearances or if our employees who hold security clearances terminate employment with us, the customer whose work requires cleared employees could terminate the contract or decide not to renew it upon its expiration. In addition, we expect that many of the contracts on which we will bid will require us to demonstrate our ability to obtain facility security clearances and perform work with employees who hold specified types of security clearances. To the extent we are not able to obtain facility security clearances or engage employees with the required security clearances for a particular contract, we may not be able to bid on or win new contracts, or effectively re-compete on expiring contracts or follow-on task orders.

Our employees may engage in misconduct or other improper activities.

We are exposed to the risk that employee fraud or other misconduct could occur. Misconduct by employees could include intentional failures to comply with federal government procurement regulations and failing to disclose unauthorized activities to us. Employee misconduct could also involve the improper use of our customers’ sensitive or classified information, which could result in regulatory sanctions and serious harm to our reputation. It is not always possible to identify and deter employee misconduct, and the precautions we take to detect and prevent this activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or losses.

International sales may pose greater risks than domestic business.

Although sales to foreign customers are not currently substantial for our Company, we intend to seek additional business in several foreign countries. This international business may pose greater risks than our business in the United States because in some countries there is increased potential for changes in economic, legal and political environments. Additional financial and legal risks include foreign exchange rates, differing legal systems and contracting processes and United States arms export control regulations and policies governing our ability to supply foreign customers. Although these risks have not had any material impact on our financial results in the past, no assurance can be given that such risks will not materially affect our operating results in the future.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK

Our stock price may be extremely volatile, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above your acquisition price.

Prior to June 27, 2002, there was no public market for our common stock. An active trading market for our common stock may not be sustained, which could affect your ability to sell your shares.

 

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Additionally, the price of our common stock may fluctuate widely depending upon many factors, including:

 

   

our perceived prospects;

 

   

the prospects of the information technology and government contracting industries in general;

 

   

differences between our actual financial and operating results and those expected by investors and analysts;

 

   

changes in analysts’ recommendations or projections;

 

   

changes in general valuations for information technology and technical services companies; and

 

   

changes in general economic or market conditions and broad market fluctuations.

Armed hostilities that were initiated as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks and future actions by the federal government may lead to further acts of terrorism in the United States or elsewhere, and such developments could cause instability in global financial markets. All of these factors may increase the volatility of, or decrease our stock price and could have a material adverse effect on your investment in our common stock. As a result, our common stock may trade at prices significantly below your acquisition price, and you could lose all or part of your investment in the event you choose to sell your shares.

Mr. Soin, who is our founder, Chairman of our board of directors and Chief Executive Officer, has a significant ownership interest in our Company.

Mr. Soin owns or controls approximately 37% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Accordingly, Mr. Soin has significant influence on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of our common stock. Mr. Soin’s voting power may have the effect of discouraging transactions involving an actual or a potential change of control of our Company, regardless of whether a premium is offered over then-current market prices.

We currently conduct, and in the past we have conducted, business with entities that are controlled by or otherwise related to Mr. Soin.

The interests of Mr. Soin may conflict with the interests of other holders of our common stock.

We have contracts with entities that are owned or controlled by, or otherwise affiliated with, Mr. Soin.

From time to time, we enter into subcontracting relationships with other government contractors that are affiliated with Mr. Soin. While we believe that the terms and conditions of these agreements with entities owned or controlled by, or otherwise affiliated with, Mr. Soin reflect or will reflect prevailing market conditions, we cannot assure you that they are or will be as favorable to us as the terms and conditions that might be negotiated by independent parties on an arm’s-length basis.

A substantial number of shares of our common stock are eligible for sale by Mr. Soin, which could affect the market price of our common stock.

As of December 31, 2006, approximately 15,219,231 shares of our common stock were outstanding. Of these shares, Mr. Soin beneficially owned 5,675,819 shares, which includes outstanding options to purchase 21,000 shares, or approximately 37%, of our outstanding common stock, all of which are eligible for sale by Mr. Soin under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, subject to the volume restriction and manner of sale requirements imposed on affiliates.

We cannot predict the effect that any future sales of shares of our common stock by Mr. Soin, or the availability of such shares for sale, will have on the market price of our common stock. We believe that sales of

 

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substantial numbers of shares of our common stock by Mr. Soin, or the perception that such sales could occur, could depress or otherwise adversely affect the market price of our common stock, which could make it difficult or impossible for us to sell additional shares of common stock when we need to raise capital.

Under a registration rights agreement, Mr. Soin has “demand” registration rights as well as “piggyback” registration rights in connection with future offerings of our common stock. “Demand” registration rights will allow Mr. Soin to cause us to file a registration statement registering all or some of his shares. “Piggyback” registration rights will require us to provide notice to Mr. Soin if we propose to register any of our securities under the Securities Act and grant him the right to include his shares in our registration statement. If Mr. Soin exercises these registration rights, he will be able to sell his shares included on a registration statement without the volume restriction and manner of sale requirements imposed on affiliates under Rule 144.

Provisions in our charter documents could make a merger, tender offer or proxy contest difficult.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our Company that stockholders may consider favorable. In addition, provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and in the Delaware corporate law may make it difficult for stockholders to change the composition of the board of directors in any one year and thus may make it difficult to change the composition of management. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws:

 

   

authorize the issuance of blank check preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors to thwart a takeover attempt;

 

   

prohibit cumulative voting in the election of directors, which would otherwise allow holders of less than a majority of the stock to elect some directors;

 

   

stagger our board of directors, making it more difficult to elect a majority of the directors on our board and preventing our directors from being removed without cause;

 

   

limit who may call special meetings of stockholders;

 

   

prohibit stockholder action by written consent, requiring all actions to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders;

 

   

establish advance notice requirements for nominating candidates for election to our board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings; and

 

   

require that vacancies on our board of directors, including newly created directorships, be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office.

In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control by prohibiting the Company from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an interested stockholder.

Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

 

Item 2. Properties

We have maintained our corporate headquarters in Dayton, Ohio since 1984. We presently lease an approximately 60,000 square foot facility at 4032 Linden Avenue. The lease expires on November 16, 2018.

We lease a total of approximately 615,000 square feet in 50 locations throughout the United States. Our aggregate monthly lease payment is approximately $0.4 million.

 

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We own two aircraft hangars in Crestview, Florida with a total of approximately 134,000 square feet, subject to a ground lease with the Crestview Airport, at which the hangars are located.

We maintain several closed areas that are approved for handling and processing of government sensitive information, which is a reinforced facility with multiple secure zones, protected electronically and restricted to special “need to know” program access. Our Springfield, Virginia facility has been certified and both our Eatontown, New Jersey and San Antonio, Texas program offices have constructed facilities that are eligible for certification. The San Antonio office is pending certification expected by mid-2007. Our Hampton Roads, Virginia and O’Fallon, Illinois offices also have facilities approved for handling and processing of this type of material at lower levels. Total square footage for these facilities is 3,400 square feet.

Item 3.    Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that any pending litigation will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2006, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

PART II.

Item 5.    Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information.

Our common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and began trading under the symbol “MTCT” on June 27, 2002. As of February 28, 2007, there were 15,219,231 shares of common stock outstanding and 13 stockholders of record. The number of stockholders of record is not representative of the number of beneficial stockholders due to the fact that many shares are held by depositories, brokers or nominees.

The following table lists the high and low per share sales prices for our common stock as quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or prior to the establishment of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ National Market), for the periods indicated.

 

     Sales Price
     High    Low

Year Ended December 31, 2005

     

First quarter

   $ 35.48    $ 29.64

Second quarter

   $ 38.04    $ 28.79

Third quarter

   $ 38.55    $ 29.08

Fourth quarter

   $ 33.59    $ 26.47

Year Ended December 31, 2006

     

First quarter

   $ 30.09    $ 25.47

Second quarter

   $ 30.03    $ 23.45

Third quarter

   $ 24.72    $ 18.64

Fourth quarter

   $ 26.88    $ 21.26

 

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Dividend Policy.

We currently intend to retain any future earnings to support the development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors after taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, operating results, cash needs, growth plans and the terms of any credit agreements that we may be a party to at the time. Our current credit facility has limitations on our ability to pay dividends.

All of our assets consist of the stock of one of our subsidiaries. We will have to rely upon dividends and other payments from our subsidiaries to generate the funds necessary to make dividend payments, if any, on our common stock. Our subsidiaries, however, are legally distinct from us and have no obligation to pay amounts to us. The ability of our subsidiaries to make dividend and other payments to us is subject to, among other things, the availability of funds, the terms of our subsidiaries’ indebtedness and applicable state laws.

 

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Stock Price Performance.

The following graph reflects a comparison of the cumulative total stockholder return on a $100 investment in the Company’s Common Stock against the cumulative total return on a $100 investment in the NASDAQ Composite Index and the cumulative total return on a $100 investment in a self-constructed index consisting of industry peers of the Company, including Mantech International Corporation, Veridian Corporation (through December 31, 2002), Anteon International Corporation (through December 31, 2005), SRA International, Inc., Dynamics Research Corp., PEC Solutions, Inc. (through December 31, 2004), CACI International Inc. and SI International, Inc., for the period June 27, 2002 through December 31, 2006. Veridian Corporation was acquired by General Dynamics during 2003 and was, therefore, removed from the peer group for all periods after December 31, 2002. PEC Solutions, Inc. was acquired by Nortel Networks Corporation during 2005 and was, therefore, removed from the peer group for all periods after December 31, 2004. Anteon International Corporation was acquired by General Dynamics during 2006 and was, therefore, removed from the peer group for all periods after December 31, 2005.

The graph assumes that the value of the Company’s Common Stock and each index was $100 on June 27, 2002 and that any dividends were reinvested into additional shares of the same class of equity securities at the frequency with which dividends were paid on such securities during the applicable fiscal year.

LOGO

 

     June 27,
2002
   December 31,
2002
   December 31,
2003
   December 31,
2004
   December 31,
2005
   December 31,
2006

MTCT

   100.00    133.16    169.63    176.68    144.11    123.95

NASDAQ Composite

   100.00    91.27    136.92    148.68    150.72    165.07

Peer Group

   100.00    95.72    121.10    153.00    172.35    140.85

Stock Repurchase Programs.

On July 27, 2006, our Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $10 million of outstanding shares of MTC common stock in open market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions. The program was completed in October 2006, resulting in the purchase of 464,769 shares for $10.0 million.

 

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In October 2006, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $10 million of outstanding shares of MTC common stock in the open market, including, without limitation, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, or in privately negotiated transactions. As of December 31, 2006, an additional 85,368 additional shares were purchased for approximately $2.0 million.

As of December 31, 2006, the Company had repurchased a total of 550,117 shares at an aggregate cost of approximately $12.0 million and is authorized to repurchase up to approximately $8.0 million more shares under the program.

Repurchases under both programs were made in accordance with applicable securities laws in the open market. Shares of common stock repurchased by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2006 were as follows:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Period

   Total number of
shares purchased
   Average price paid
per share
   Total number of shares
purchased as part of
publicly announced plans
or programs
   Maximum value of
shares that may yet be
purchased under the
plans or programs

July 1-31, 2006

   —      $ —      —      $ 10,000,000

August 1-31, 2006

   286,500    $ 20.82    286,500    $ 4,035,895

September 1-30, 2006

   112,649    $ 22.18    112,649    $ 1,537,407

October 1-10, 2006

   65,600    $ 23.77    65,600    $ 0

October 11-31, 2006

   —      $ —      —      $ 10,000,000

November 1-30, 2006

   25,568    $ 22.52    25,568    $ 9,424,243

December 1-31, 2006

   59,800    $ 23.87    59,800    $ 7,996,597
               

Total

   550,117       550,117   
               

 

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Item 6.    Selected Financial Data

The tables shown below set forth selected consolidated financial data for the years ended December 31, 2002 through December 31, 2006. There were no cash dividends declared or paid in any of the periods presented.

This selected financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this document.

 

     Years Ended December 31,
     2006    2005    2004     2003     2002
     (in thousands, except share and per share data)

Income statement data:

            

Revenue

   $ 415,477    $ 373,284    $ 273,027     $ 188,707     $ 118,540

Cost of revenue

     350,524      312,698      229,622       158,058       96,356
                                    

Gross profit

     64,953      60,586      43,405       30,649       22,184

General and administrative expenses excluding management fees to related party and stock-based compensation expense

     23,047      17,466      12,098       9,525       7,792

Management fees to related party(1)

     —        —        —         —         556

Stock-based compensation expense(2)

     472      —        —         —         5,215
                                    

Total general and administrative expenses

     23,519      17,466      12,098       9,525       13,563

Intangible asset amortization

     5,912      5,140      2,508       742       119
                                    

Operating income

     35,522      37,980      28,799       20,382       8,502

Net interest expense (income)

     5,134      2,589      (547 )     (288 )     160
                                    

Income from continuing operations before income tax expense

     30,388      35,391      29,346       20,670       8,342

Income tax expense

     11,717      14,069      11,685       8,181       656
                                    

Net income

   $ 18,671    $ 21,322    $ 17,661     $ 12,489     $ 7,686
                                    

Basic earnings per common share from continuing operations

   $ 1.20    $ 1.35    $ 1.15     $ 0.95     $ 0.67

Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations

   $ 1.19    $ 1.35    $ 1.15     $ 0.95     $ 0.67

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

     15,607,511      15,745,365      15,300,608       13,083,578       11,405,351

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

     15,641,520      15,803,821      15,347,548       13,185,424       11,538,802

Balance sheet data (as of period end):

            

Working capital

   $ 52,897    $ 53,850    $ 70,968     $ 32,539     $ 36,895

Total assets

     334,309      285,626      193,811       102,267       71,488

Long-term obligations

     80,300      51,169      —         —         —  

Stockholders’ equity

     178,883      171,643      147,161       65,235       49,778

(1)

The management fees to a related party were paid to a wholly owned affiliate of our then sole stockholder. The nature of the services received from the affiliate included our then sole stockholder’s services as our Chief Executive Officer, assistance with negotiating financing arrangements, assistance with evaluating acquisition candidates and legal services. These fees ceased on March 31, 2002. Although the management

 

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fees have been eliminated, most of these costs have been replaced on an annual recurring basis, and by virtue of being a public company, we now incur certain general and administrative costs not previously incurred.

 

(2) In 2002, non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $5.2 million was recognized in connection with the issuance to three senior executives of non-qualified options to purchase 415,273 shares of common stock pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act. The charge represents the difference between the option price of $4.19 and the estimated fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant of $16.75 per share. For more information, please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note A to our consolidated financial statements.

 

     In 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123(R)), requiring us to recognize compensation expense related to the fair value of all previously awarded, unvested stock options and restricted stock, as well as compensation expense related to the fair value of all grants subsequent to adoption.

Item 7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Portions of this document that are not statements of historical or current fact are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this document involve risk and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. The cautionary statements made in this document should be read as applying to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not limited to, the following: risks related to the growth of the FAST contract, including strains on resources and decreases in operating margins; federal government audits and cost adjustments; differences between authorized amounts and amounts received by us under government contracts; government customers’ failure to exercise options under contracts; changes in federal government (or other applicable) procurement laws, regulations, policies and budgets; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; our ability to retain contracts during re-bidding processes; pricing pressures; undertaking acquisitions that might increase our costs or liabilities or be disruptive; integration of acquisitions; changes in general economic and business conditions; and other factors set forth in this Annual Report under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

Overview.

We provide modernization and sustainment; professional services; C4ISR; and logistics solutions, primarily to U.S. defense, intelligence and civilian federal government agencies. Our services encompass the full system life cycle from requirements definition, design, development and integration to upgrade, sustainment and support for mission critical information and weapons systems. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, about 98%, 96% and 96%, respectively, of our revenue was derived from our customers in the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, including the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, Defense Intelligence Agency and joint military commands. Having served the Department of Defense since our founding in 1984, we believe we are well positioned to assist the federal government as it conducts the war on global terrorism and modernizes its defense capabilities.

We report operating results and financial data as a single segment and believe our contract base is well diversified. However, a significant amount of our revenue has in recent years been earned under two contracts, the ASC/BPA and the FAST contract. Revenue under the ASC/BPA was approximately 6%, 7% and 9%, of our total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The largest task order under

 

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the ASC/BPA amounted to approximately 1% of total revenue for each of the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004. The ASC/BPA, which was awarded as a small business set-aside contract, expired on August 7, 2006, with work on previously awarded task orders extending into 2007. The replacement contract is also a small business set-aside contract for which we did not qualify to bid as a prime contractor. We believe we have a viable strategy to retain the bulk of our direct work and profitability under the replacement contract because we are a subcontractor to four small businesses that have been awarded the replacement contract. However, our ability to retain work under the replacement contract is uncertain. Some of our work under the ASC/BPA has been converted to other contract vehicles.

In July 2001, we were one of six awardees of the FAST contract with a ceiling of $7.4 billion and with a period of performance, including option years, which extends to 2008. Revenue under the FAST contract was approximately 21%, 24% and 26% of total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. FAST contract revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 was comprised of approximately 80 separate task orders, the largest of which amounted to approximately 3% of total revenue for that period. In prior years, we performed some of the work we are now performing on the FAST contract on other contract vehicles. While the FAST contract represents a significant percentage of our total revenue, we believe that the broad array of engineering, technical and management services we provide to the federal government through various contract vehicles allows for diversified business growth. No other task order, including individual contracts under our GSA vehicles, accounted for more than 3% of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Under the FAST contract, we have the potential to compete for millions of dollars in task orders over its approximately one and a half year remaining life as the U.S. Air Force maintains and modernizes aircraft and defense systems. As of December 31, 2006, we have been awarded approximately 114 individual task orders under the FAST contract with a remaining potential award value of approximately $500 million if all options are exercised. Although we believe the FAST contract presents an opportunity for significant additional growth and expansion of our services, we expect that many of the task orders we may be awarded under the FAST contract will be for lead system integrator and program management services, which historically have been less profitable than our other activities, because these activities typically involve a significantly greater use of subcontractors. Margins on subcontractor-based revenue are typically lower than the margins on our direct work. Since the FAST contract is expected to continue to be a significant part of our business for the next few years, it is possible that our operating income, as a percentage of total revenue, could diminish, while growing in absolute dollars.

Our federal government contracts, which comprised over 98% of our revenue in 2006, are subject to government audits of our direct and indirect costs. The incurred cost audits have been completed through December 31, 2004 and the rates have been agreed to. We do not anticipate any material adjustment to our financial statements in subsequent periods for audits not yet completed.

For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, approximately 71%, 75% and 77%, respectively, of our revenue came from work provided to our customers as a prime contractor, and the balance came from work provided as a subcontractor. Approximately 73%, 74% and 74% of our revenue for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, consisted of the work of our employees, and the balance was provided by the work of subcontractors. Our work as a prime contractor on the FAST contract has resulted, and is expected to continue to result, in a significant use of subcontractors. The increased use of subcontractors on the FAST contract has been partially offset by the business model of our recent acquisitions, which typically have not used subcontractors to a great extent.

We typically provide our services under contracts with a base term, often of three years, and option terms, typically two to four additional terms of one year or more, which the customer can exercise on an annual basis. We also have contracts with fixed terms, some extending as long as five or six years. Although we occasionally obtain government contracts for which the contracting agency obligates funding for the full term of the contract, most of our government contracts receive incremental funding, which subjects us to the risks associated with the government’s annual appropriations process.

 

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Contract Types.

When contracting with our government customers, we enter into one of three basic types of contracts: time-and-materials, fixed-price and cost-plus.

 

   

Time-and-materials contracts.    Under a time-and-materials contract, we receive a fixed hourly rate for each direct labor hour worked, plus reimbursement for our allowable direct costs. To the extent that our actual labor costs vary significantly from the negotiated rates under a time-and-materials contract, we can either make more money than we originally anticipated or lose money on the contract.

 

   

Fixed-price contracts.    Under fixed-price contracts, we agree to perform specified work for a firm, fixed price. If our actual costs exceed our estimate of the costs to perform the contract, we may generate less profit or incur a loss. A significant portion of our fixed-price contract work is under a fixed-price level-of-effort contract, which represents a similar level of risk to our time-and-materials contracts, under which we agree to perform certain units of work for a fixed price per unit. We generally do not undertake high-risk work, such as software development, under fixed-price contracts.

 

   

Cost-plus contracts.    Under cost-plus contracts, we are reimbursed for allowable costs and receive a supplemental fee, which represents our profit. Cost-plus fixed fee contracts specify the contract fee in dollars or as a percentage of anticipated costs. Cost-plus incentive fee and cost-plus award fee contracts provide for increases or decreases in the contract fee, within specified limits, based upon actual results as compared to contractual targets for factors such as cost, quality, schedule and performance.

The following table provides information about the percentage of revenue attributable to each of these types of contracts for the periods indicated:

 

     Years ended December 31,
     2006    2005    2004

Time-and-materials

   50%    50%    53%

Fixed-price

   36%    35%    30%

Cost-plus

   14%    15%    17%
              

Total

   100%    100%    100%
              

Critical Accounting Policies.

Revenue Recognition.    Our critical accounting policies primarily concern revenue recognition and related cost estimation. We recognize revenue under our government contracts when a contract has been executed, the contract price is fixed and determinable, delivery of services or products has occurred and collection of the contract price is considered probable and can be reasonably estimated. Revenue is earned under time-and-materials, fixed-price and cost-plus contracts.

We recognize revenue on time-and-materials contracts to the extent of billable rates times hours delivered, plus expenses incurred. For fixed-price contracts within the scope of Statement of Position 81-1 (SOP 81-1), Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts, revenue is recognized on the percentage of completion method using costs incurred in relation to total estimated costs or upon delivery of specific products or services, as appropriate. For fixed-price-completion contracts that are not within the scope of SOP 81-1, revenue is generally recognized as earned according to contract terms as the service is provided. We will provide our customer with a number of different services that are generally documented through separate negotiated task orders that detail the services to be provided and our compensation for these services. Services rendered under each task order represent an independent earnings process and are not dependent on any other service or product sold. We recognize revenue on cost-plus contracts to the extent of

 

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allowable costs incurred plus a proportionate amount of the fee earned, which may be fixed or performance-based. We consider fixed fees under cost-plus contracts to be earned in proportion to the allowable costs incurred in performance of the contract, which generally corresponds to the timing of contractual billings. We record provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts in the period in which we identify those losses. We consider performance-based fees, including award fees, under any contract type to be earned only when we can demonstrate satisfaction of a specific performance goal or we receive contractual notification from a customer that the fee has been earned.

Contract revenue recognition inherently involves estimation. From time to time, facts develop that require us to revise the total estimated costs or revenues expected. In most cases, these changes relate to changes in the contractual scope of the work and do not significantly impact the expected profit rate on a contract. We record the cumulative effects of any revisions to the estimated total costs and revenues in the period in which the facts become known.

Our work-in-process inventory relates to costs accumulated under fixed-price-type contracts accounted for under the completed contract method and certain output measures, such as units delivered, of the percentage-of-completion method. The work-in-process inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market and is computed on an average cost basis.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets.    Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of acquired companies. Purchase price allocated to intangible assets is amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated terms of the contracts, which range from three to ten and a half years. We perform impairment reviews on an annual basis. We have elected to conduct our annual impairment reviews as of the fourth quarter of each year. We base our assessment of possible impairment on the discounted present value of the operating cash flows of our consolidated operating unit. We determined that no impairment charges were required in 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Income Taxes.    We calculate our income tax provision using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates would be recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. We have recorded valuation allowances to reflect the estimated amount of deferred tax assets that may not be realized based upon our analysis of estimated future taxable income and establishment of tax strategies. Future taxable income, reversals of temporary differences, available carryback periods, the results of tax strategies and changes in tax laws could impact these estimates.

Results of Operations.

Our results of operations may not be directly comparable on a year-to-year basis due to acquisitions we made throughout the three years ended December 31, 2006. We acquired AIC in April 2006, OBSI in January 2005, MTI in February 2005 and CTI in July 2004. As part of our overall strategy to expand our customer reach and technical capabilities, we may from time to time acquire complementary businesses in the future.

 

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The following table sets forth, for each period indicated, the percentage of items in the statement of income in relation to revenue:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
       2006         2005         2004    

Revenue

   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %

Cost of revenue

   84.4     83.8     84.1  
                  

Gross profit

   15.6     16.2     15.9  

General and administrative expenses

   5.7     4.7     4.4  

Intangible asset amortization

   1.4     1.3     0.9  
                  

Operating income

   8.5     10.2     10.6  

Net interest (expense) income

   (1.2 )   (0.7 )   0.2  
                  

Income before tax expense income

   7.3     9.5     10.8  

Income tax expense

   2.8     3.8     4.3  
                  

Net income

   4.5 %   5.7 %   6.5 %
                  

Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2006 and Year Ended December 31, 2005.

Revenue.    Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased 11.3%, or $42.2 million, to $415.5 million as compared to $373.3 million for 2005. Revenue growth resulted from approximately $52.4 million of revenue from acquisitions made during 2006 and 2005, partially offset by a decline in revenue for the balance of the Company. The decline was due in part to a $3.8 million decrease in FAST revenue, as well as decreased revenue from contracts for which we were no longer able to act as the prime contractor because the contracts were recompeted as small business set-aside contracts in 2006.

Gross profit.    Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased 7.2%, or $4.4 million, to $65.0 million as compared to $60.6 million for 2005. This increase primarily reflects the significant increase in revenue. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 was 15.6% as compared to 16.2% for 2005. This decrease in gross margin as a percentage was primarily due to an approximate $1.0 million charge for the termination for convenience by the government of certain elements of the MH-53 program and due to variations in our business mix.

General and administrative expenses.    General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased 34.7%, or approximately $6.0 million, to $23.5 million as compared to $17.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This increase was primarily the result of general and administrative expenses of $4.8 million from AIC, which was acquired in the second quarter of 2006, an increase in non-cash stock compensation expense of $0.6 million and increased salary and benefit expenses resulting from the addition of personnel to support our growth. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue increased from approximately 4.7% of revenue in 2005 to approximately 5.7% of revenue in 2006.

Intangible asset amortization.    Intangible asset amortization for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased approximately $0.8 million to $5.9 million as compared to $5.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This increase is a result of a full year of amortization of the purchase price allocated to the intangible assets of MTI and OBSI and the intangible asset amortization recorded in 2006 relating to the acquisition of AIC.

Operating income.    Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2006 decreased 6.5%, or $2.5 million, to $35.5 million as compared to $38.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, primarily resulting from the higher general and administrative expenses and intangible asset amortization. Operating income as a percentage of revenue was approximately 8.5% in 2006 compared to approximately 10.2% in 2005.

 

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Net interest (expense) income.    Net interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 of $5.1 million increased by $2.5 million as compared to net interest expense of $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The net interest expense related to the borrowings made under our credit facility in 2006, which were used primarily to fund the acquisition of AIC in the second quarter of 2006.

Income tax expense.    Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 decreased approximately 16.7%, or $2.4 million, as compared to the same period in 2005. The decrease in income tax expense resulted from a decrease in required tax contingency reserves in 2006 and lower state tax expense. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, our effective income tax rate was 38.6% and 39.8%, respectively.

Net income.    Net income decreased 12.4%, or approximately $2.6 million, to $18.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $21.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This decrease in net income was primarily the result of decreased operating income and increased net interest expense, which was partially offset by the decreased income tax expense.

Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2005 and Year Ended December 31, 2004.

Revenue.    Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased 36.7%, or $100.3 million, to $373.3 million as compared to $273.0 million for 2004. Organic growth of approximately 15% amounted to $41.8 million of the $100.3 million increase in revenue, and the remaining $58.5 million of revenue growth, or approximately 21%, came from acquisitions. Our organic growth of $41.8 million was the result of an increase in work on new or existing contracts and task orders, primarily from growth in FAST, Defense Information Systems Network, PM Soldier Systems, LOGJAMMS, LOGWORLD and U.S. Army Germany Vehicle Reconstitution task orders.

Gross profit.    Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased 39.6%, or $17.2 million, to $60.6 million as compared to $43.4 million for 2004. This increase primarily reflects the significant increase in revenue. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 16.2% as compared to 15.9% for 2004. This increase in gross margin as a percentage was primarily due to variations in our business mix due in part to acquisitions made in 2005.

General and administrative expenses.    General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased 44.4%, or approximately $5.4 million, to $17.5 million as compared to $12.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. This increase was primarily the result of increased salary, benefit and recruiting expenses resulting from the addition of personnel to support our growth as well as an increase in bid and proposal expenses. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue increased from approximately 4.4% of revenue in 2004 to approximately 4.7% of revenue in 2005.

Intangible asset amortization.    Intangible asset amortization for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased approximately $2.6 million to $5.1 million as compared to $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. This increase was a result of a full year of amortization of the purchase price allocated to the intangible assets of CTI and the intangible asset amortization recorded in 2005 relating to the acquisitions of OBSI and MTI.

Operating income.    Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased 31.9%, or $9.2 million, to $38.0 million as compared to $28.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, primarily resulting from the increased gross profit, partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses and intangible asset amortization. Operating income as a percentage of revenue was approximately 10.2% in 2005 compared to approximately 10.6% in 2004. Operating income as a percentage of revenue decreased because of the increase in intangible amortization expense, which increased as a percentage of revenue from approximately 0.9% in 2004 to approximately 1.4% in 2005.

 

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Net interest (expense) income.    Net interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2005 of $2.6 million increased by $3.1 million as compared to net interest income of $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The net interest expense related to the borrowings made under our credit facility in 2005. These borrowings were used primarily to fund the acquisitions made in the first quarter of 2005. We did not have any borrowings outstanding under our then-effective credit facility in 2004.

Income tax expense.    For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, our effective income tax rate was 39.8%.

Net income.    Net income increased 21.0%, or approximately $3.6 million, to $21.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to $17.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. This increase in net income was primarily the result of increased operating income, which was partially offset by the increased net interest and income tax expense.

Liquidity and Capital Resources.

Historically, our positive cash flow from operations, our proceeds from stock offerings and our borrowings under credit facilities have provided us adequate liquidity and working capital to fund our operational needs and support our acquisition activities.

Our cash and cash equivalents balance was $3.3 million and $13.8 million on December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Our working capital was $52.9 million and $53.9 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Our working capital decreased $1.0 million in 2006 primarily as a result of the following fluctuations:

 

   

a $10.5 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents;

 

   

a $14.4 million increase in accounts receivable and costs and estimated earnings in excess of amounts billed resulting from the acquisition of AIC in the second quarter of 2006; and

 

   

a $10.4 million increase in current liabilities primarily resulting from a $4.4 million increase in accounts payable from non-labor costs, such as subcontract costs and direct materials, resulting from the increased revenue in 2006 and the acquisition of AIC, a $2.5 million increase in current maturities of long-term debt and an increase in compensation-related liabilities of $2.1 million also related to the acquisition of AIC.

Our operating activities provided cash of $23.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The cash provided by operating activities was primarily composed of net income of $18.7 million adjusted for $9.0 million of depreciation and amortization expense and cash used for working capital purposes as discussed above.

Our operating activities provided cash of $37.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The cash provided by operating activities was primarily composed of net income of $21.3 million adjusted for $9.0 million of depreciation and amortization expense and deferred taxes and $6.9 million of cash generated from working capital as discussed above.

Our investing activities used cash of $54.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, as a result of $47.8 million in payments made in connection with acquisitions and other strategic investments, as well as $7.2 million of capital expenditures. We currently anticipate that capital expenditures for 2007 will range between $18.0 million and $20.0 million and will be primarily for additional facilities, software tools and computer equipment to support our growth, including $10.0 million for the construction of a hangar in Albertville, Alabama.

Our investing activities used cash of $112.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, as a result of $108.3 million in payments made in connection with acquisitions. The $108.3 million includes the additional consideration of $1.1 million paid to the former shareholders of AMCOMP in 2005, $0.5 million in cash earn-out

 

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and contingency payments made to former shareholders of ICI in 2005, the additional consideration of $0.8 million paid to the former shareholders of Vitronics in 2005, retention payments of $1.2 million made to the former shareholders of CTI and the purchase price and acquisition related payments totaling $33.9 million and $70.4 million paid in 2005 for the acquisitions of OBSI and MTI, respectively. Purchase of property and equipment totaled $4.1 million in 2005.

Our financing activities provided net cash of approximately $19.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, which consisted of net borrowings under our credit facility of $31.8 million, which were used primarily to finance the acquisition of AIC, offset by $12.0 million used to repurchase the Company’s common stock in the open market.

Our financing activities provided net cash of approximately $57.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, which consisted of net borrowings under the term loan portion of our credit facility of $57.0 million and $0.7 million from common stock issuances related to the exercise of stock options.

In April 2006, we purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of AIC. The initial purchase price was $44.5 million, all of which was borrowed under our revolving credit facility. It is also anticipated that we will realize income tax benefits with a net present value of approximately $7 million in future periods as the result of the AIC shareholders agreeing to a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

In April 2005, we entered into a five-year Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2005 (the Credit Agreement), with National City Bank, Branch Banking and Trust Company, KeyBank National Association, Fifth Third Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Comerica Bank and PNC Bank, N.A. We have subsequently amended the Credit Agreement on two occastions to permit certain actions taken by us and to modify certain of the covenants in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, which is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2010, allows us to borrow up to $145.0 million in the form of an $85.0 million revolving loan and a $60.0 million term loan. The interest rates on borrowings under the term loan range from the prime rate to the prime rate plus 25 basis points, or the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rate plus 125 to 225 basis points, and under the revolving loan are the prime rate, or the LIBOR rate plus 100 to 200 basis points, depending in most instances on the ratio of our consolidated funded debt to consolidated pro-forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).

As of December 31, 2006, we had $88.8 million of outstanding debt under the credit agreement, compared to $57.0 million outstanding as of December 31, 2005.

The borrowing availability at December 31, 2006 under the revolving loan portion of the Credit Agreement was $47.2 million. As of December 31, 2006, we had $51.0 million outstanding under the term loan portion of the facility of the Credit Agreement.

Borrowings under our Credit Agreement are secured by a general lien on our consolidated assets. In addition, we are subject to certain restrictions, and we are required to meet certain financial covenants. These covenants require that we, among other things, maintain certain financial ratios and minimum net worth levels.

In October 2005, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with National City Bank under which we will exchange floating-rate interest payments for fixed-rate interest payments. The agreement covers a combined notional amount of debt initially equal to $29.3 million, and the agreement ends March 31, 2010. The amount of the swap is 50% of the outstanding balance of our term loan and is reduced as the loan amortizes. The swap provides for payments over approximately a four-year period beginning in December 2005 and is settled on a quarterly basis. The fixed interest rate provided by the agreement is 4.87% plus our spread, which is currently 175 basis points. The interest rate on the portion of the term loan that is not subject to the interest rate swap, as of December 31, 2006 was 7.125%, including our spread at December 31, 2006 of 175 basis points.

 

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On April 3, 2006, we borrowed $44.5 million for the acquisition of AIC under the revolving loan portion of our Credit Agreement. Effective April 5, 2006, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with National City Bank under which we exchange floating-rate interest payments for fixed-rate interest payments. The agreement covers a combined notional amount of debt equal to $20.0 million and the agreement ends March 31, 2008. The swap provides for payments over a two-year period beginning in June 2006 and is settled on a quarterly basis. The fixed interest rate provided by the agreement was 5.44% plus our spread at December 31, 2006 of 150 basis points, or 6.94%. The weighted average interest rate for the portion of the revolving loan that is not subject to the interest rate swap, as of December 31, 2006, was 7.1%, including our spread at December 31, 2006 of 150 basis points.

From time to time we will pursue strategic acquisitions of businesses. Historically, we have financed our acquisitions with the proceeds from our public stock offerings, cash on hand, borrowings under credit facilities and shares of our common stock. We expect to finance future acquisitions, if any, with proceeds from cash generated by operations, additional sales or issuances of shares of our common stock, borrowings under our Credit Agreement or a combination of the foregoing.

Management believes that the cash generated by operations and amounts available under our Credit Agreement will be sufficient to fund our working capital requirements, debt service obligations, purchase price commitments for completed acquisitions and capital expenditures for the next twelve months and through March 2010, when our Credit Agreement matures.

Our ability to generate cash from operations depends to a significant extent on winning new and re-competed contracts and/or task orders from our customers in competitive bidding processes. If a significant portion of our government contracts were terminated or if our win rate on new or re-competed contracts and task orders were to decline significantly, our operating cash flow would decrease, which would adversely affect our liquidity and capital resources.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.

We do not participate in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as special purpose entities (SPEs) or variable interest entities (VIEs), which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other limited purposes. As of December 31, 2006, we were not involved in any unconsolidated SPEs or VIEs.

Contractual Obligations.

Following is information regarding our long-term contractual obligations outstanding at December 31, 2006:

 

    Payment due by period (in thousands)

Contractual Obligations

  Total   Less than 1
year
  1-3 years   3-5 years   More than 5
years

Long-Term Debt Obligations

  $ 88,800   $ 8,500   $ 36,200   $ 44,100   $ —  

Capital Lease Obligations

    —       —       —       —       —  

Operating Lease Obligations

    18,796     4,603     8,666     3,503     2,024

Purchase Obligations

    —       —       —       —       —  
                             

Total

  $ 107,596   $ 13,103   $ 44,866   $ 47,603   $ 2,024
                             

Recent Accounting Pronouncements.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the

 

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minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. We adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007 and are in the process of finalizing our assessment of uncertain tax positions based on current FASB guidance. We do not anticipate the cumulative effect of adopting FIN 48 will be material to our financial statements.

Quarterly Results of Operations

Our results of operations, particularly our revenue, gross profit and cash flow, may vary significantly from quarter to quarter depending on a number of factors, including the progress of contract performance, revenue earned on contracts, the number of billable days in a quarter, the timing of customer orders or deliveries, changes in the scope of contracts and billing of other direct and subcontract costs, timing of funding of task orders, the commencement and completion of contracts we have been awarded and general economic conditions. Because a significant portion of our expenses, such as personnel and facilities costs, are fixed in the short term, successful contract performance and variation in the volume of activity, as well as in the number of contracts or task orders commenced or completed during any quarter, may cause significant variations in operating results from quarter to quarter.

The federal government’s fiscal year ends September 30. If a federal budget for the next fiscal year has not been approved by that date in each year, our customers may have to suspend engagements that we are working on until a budget has been approved. Any suspensions may cause us to realize lower revenue in the fourth quarter of the year and possibly ensuing quarters of the following year. In addition, a change in Presidential administration, Congressional majority or in other senior federal government officials may negatively affect the rate at which the federal government purchases technology and engineering services. The federal government’s fiscal year end can also trigger increased purchase requests from customers for equipment and materials. Any increased purchase requests we receive as a result of the federal government’s fiscal year end would serve to increase our fourth quarter revenues, but will generally decrease profit margins for that quarter, as these activities typically are not as profitable as our normal service offerings. Further, some of our subcontractors have calendar year ends and sometimes submit large billings at the end of the calendar year that can cause a spike in our revenue and expenses related to subcontracts. This will also generally decrease our profit margins as revenues generated by billings from subcontractors generally have much lower margins than our revenues generated by direct work. As a result of the above factors, period-to-period comparisons of our revenue and operating results may not be meaningful. Potential investors should not rely on these comparisons as indicators of future performance as no assurances can be given that quarterly results will not fluctuate, causing a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our exposure to market risk relates primarily to changes in interest rates for borrowings under our credit facility. As of December 31, 2006, we had $88.8 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement. We have offset a portion of our interest rate risk by entering into interest rate swap agreements on approximately 50% of our outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2006.

In October 2005, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with National City Bank under which we will exchange floating-rate interest payments for fixed-rate interest payments. The agreement covers a combined notional amount of debt initially equal to $29.3 million, and the agreement ends March 31, 2010. The amount of the swap is 50% of the outstanding balance of our term loan and is reduced as the loan amortizes. The swap provides for payments over approximately a four-year period beginning in December 2005 and is settled on a quarterly basis. The fixed interest rate provided by the agreement is 4.87% plus our spread, which is currently 175 basis points. The interest rate on the portion of the term loan that is not subject to the interest rate swap, as of December 31, 2006 was 7.125%, including our spread at December 31, 2006 of 175 basis points.

 

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On April 3, 2006, we borrowed $44.5 million for the acquisition of AIC under the revolving loan portion of our Credit Agreement. Effective April 5, 2006, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with National City Bank under which we exchange floating-rate interest payments for fixed-rate interest payments. The agreement covers a combined notional amount of debt equal to $20.0 million and the agreement ends March 31, 2008. The swap provides for payments over a two-year period beginning in June 2006 and is settled on a quarterly basis. The fixed interest rate provided by the agreement was 5.44% plus our spread at December 31, 2006 of 150 basis points, or 6.94%. The weighted average interest rate for the portion of the revolving loan that is not subject to the interest rate swap, as of December 31, 2006, was 7.1%, including our spread at December 31, 2006 of 150 basis points.

A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates during 2006 would have resulted in an increase in interest expense of approximately $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Foreign currency translations have not materially affected our financial position or results of operations for the periods presented. In addition, a change in foreign currency rates would not significantly affect our fair value positions.

Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

   39

Consolidated balance sheets

   40

Consolidated statements of income

   41

Consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity

   42

Consolidated statements of cash flows

   43

Notes to consolidated financial statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of MTC Technologies, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006. 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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of MTC Technologies, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 12, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Dayton, Ohio

March 12, 2007

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,  
     2006     2005  
     (dollar amounts in
thousands, except share
and per share amounts)
 

ASSETS

  

CURRENT ASSETS:

    

Cash and cash equivalents (Note A)

   $ 3,342     $ 13,755  

Accounts receivable—net (Notes A and B)

     90,630       81,683  

Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts (Note B)

     11,671       6,253  

Work-in-process inventories (Note A)

     11,767       8,184  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     4,543       2,616  
                

Total current assets

     121,953       112,491  

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT—Net (Notes A and C)

     20,559       9,320  

GOODWILL (Notes A, I and J)

     162,770       135,703  

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Notes A, I and J)

     27,627       27,898  

OTHER ASSETS

     1,400       214  
                

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 334,309     $ 285,626  
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

    

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 8,500     $ 6,000  

Accounts payable

     35,504       31,131  

Compensation and related items

     18,592       16,542  

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts (Note B)

     2,951       2,677  

Other current liabilities

     3,509       2,291  
                

Total current liabilities

     69,056       58,641  

LONG-TERM DEBT (Note D)

     80,300       51,000  

DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES (Notes A and L)

     6,070       4,173  

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

     —         169  

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Notes D, E and I)

    

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Note K):

    

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 15,219,231 and 15,766,848 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006, and 2005, respectively

     16       16  

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none of which are outstanding

     —         —    

Paid-in capital

     121,752       121,227  

Retained earnings

     70,486       51,815  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     16       (54 )

Treasury stock

     (13,387 )     (1,361 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     178,883       171,643  
                

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 334,309     $ 285,626  
                

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

     Years ended December 31,
     2006     2005     2004
     (dollar amounts in thousands, except
share and per share amounts)

Revenue (Note A)

   $ 415,477     $ 373,284     $ 273,027

Cost of revenue (Note A)

     350,524       312,698       229,622
                      

Gross profit

     64,953       60,586       43,405

General and administrative expenses

     23,519       17,466       12,098

Intangible asset amortization (Notes A and J)

     5,912       5,140       2,508
                      

Operating income

     35,522       37,980       28,799

Interest (expense) income:

      

Interest income

     334       309       547

Interest expense (Note D)

     (5,468 )     (2,898 )     —  
                      

Net interest (expense) income

     (5,134 )     (2,589 )     547
                      

Income before income taxes

     30,388       35,391       29,346

Income tax expense (Note L)

     11,717       14,069       11,685
                      

Net income

   $ 18,671     $ 21,322     $ 17,661
                      

Earnings per common share (Note A):

      

Basic

   $ 1.20     $ 1.35     $ 1.15
                      

Diluted

   $ 1.19     $ 1.35     $ 1.15
                      

Weighted average common shares outstanding (Note A):

      
      

Basic

     15,607,511       15,745,365       15,300,608

Diluted

     15,641,520       15,803,821       15,347,548

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

    Common Stock   Paid-In
Capital
  Retained
Earnings
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Treasury
Stock
    Total  
    Shares     Amount          
    (dollar amounts in thousands)  

BALANCE—December 31, 2003

  13,210,946     $ 13   $ 53,751   $ 12,832   $ —       $ (1,361 )   $ 65,235  

Net income

          17,661         17,661  

Common stock issued in connection with acquisition activities

  166,842       1     4,424           4,425  

Stock-based compensation transactions, (including income tax benefit of $206)

  28,595         542           542  

Net proceeds from public offering

  2,250,000       2     59,296           59,298  
                                               

BALANCE—December 31, 2004

  15,656,383       16     118,013     30,493     —         (1,361 )     147,161  

Net income

          21,322         21,322  

Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax benefit of $35

            (54 )       (54 )
                   

Comprehensive income

                21,268  

Common stock issued in connection with acquisition activities

  79,880         2,473           2,473  

Stock-based compensation transactions (including income tax benefit of $90)

  30,585         741           741  
                                               

BALANCE—December 31, 2005

  15,766,848       16     121,227     51,815     (54 )     (1,361 )     171,643  

Net income

          18,671         18,671  

Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax expense of $45

            70         70  
                   

Comprehensive income

                18,741  

Repurchase of common shares on the open market

  (550,117 )             (12,026 )     (12,026 )

Stock-based compensation transactions (including income tax benefit of $11)

  2,500         525           525  
                                               

BALANCE—December 31, 2006

  15,219,231     $ 16   $ 121,752   $ 70,486   $ 16     $ (13,387 )   $ 178,883  
                                               

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004  
     (dollar amounts in thousands)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net income

   $ 18,671     $ 21,322     $ 17,661  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:

      

Stock compensation expense

     751       152       69  

Deferred income tax benefit

     1,018       2,182       228  

Depreciation and amortization

     8,963       6,822       3,239  

Loss (gain) on sale of fixed assets

     (129 )     (25 )     182  

Other

     —         36       —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions):

      

Accounts receivable

     587       (900 )     (18,063 )

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

     (5,418 )     6,258       (764 )

Work-in-process inventories

     (2,715 )     (3,504 )     (1,856 )

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (1,016 )     125       (138 )

Accounts payable

     1,543       6,740       2,702  

Compensation and related items

     2,092       2,348       1,894  

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

     (930 )     (3,827 )     (21 )

Other current liabilities

     452       (330 )     34  
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     23,869       37,399       5,167  
                        

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

      

Payments for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired

     (47,833 )     (108,313 )     (47,192 )

Purchase of property and equipment

     (7,243 )     (4,149 )     (2,051 )

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     966       153       224  
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (54,110 )     (112,309 )     (49,019 )
                        

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

Issuance of common stock

     43       650       59,817  

Gross borrowings on the revolving credit agreement

     137,650       137,100       —    

Gross repayments on the revolving credit agreement

     (99,850 )     (137,100 )     —    

Payments on long-term borrowing

     (6,000 )     (3,000 )     —    

Proceeds from long term borrowing

     —         60,000       —    

Repurchase of common stock

     (12,026 )     —         —    

Tax benefits of stock option transactions

     11       —         —    
                        

Net cash provided by financing activities

     19,828       57,650       59,817  
                        

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (10,413 )     (17,260 )     15,965  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

      

Beginning of year

     13,755       31,015       15,050  
                        

End of year

   $ 3,342     $ 13,755     $ 31,015  
                        

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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A.    SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Operations—We provide modernization and sustainment; professional services; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR); and logistics solutions, primarily to U.S. defense, intelligence and civilian federal government agencies.

Sales to the federal government represent substantially all of our revenue. Consequently, accounts receivable balances consist primarily of amounts due from the federal government. In 2006, there were two contract vehicles containing approximately 150 task orders, which accounted for approximately 27% of our total revenue. In 2005 and 2004, these contracts accounted for approximately 31% and 35% of our total revenue, respectively. While the contract vehicles represent a significant portion of our total revenues, we believe that the broad array of engineering, technical and management services we provide to the federal government through various contract vehicles allows for diversified business growth.

We operate as one segment, delivering a broad array of services primarily to the federal government in four areas, which are offered separately or in combination across our customer base. These services are modernization and sustainment, professional services, C4ISR and logistics solutions.

Although we offer the services referred to above, revenue is internally reviewed by our management primarily on a contract basis. Therefore, it would be impracticable to determine revenue by services offered. For the year ended December 31, 2005, we had sales to foreign customers of approximately $2.8 million. In 2006 and 2004 there were no sales to any foreign customers.

Use of Estimates—The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and include amounts based on management’s best estimates and judgments. The use of estimates and judgments may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassification—Certain amounts in the prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Principles of Consolidation—The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MTC Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Cash and Cash Equivalents—We consider all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. For these assets, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Accounts Receivable—Accounts receivable consist of amounts billed and currently due from customers and include unbilled costs and accrued profits primarily related to revenues on long-term contracts that have been recognized for accounting purposes, but not yet billed to customers. As such revenues are recognized, appropriate amounts of customer advances, performance-based payments and progress payments are reflected as an offset to the related accounts receivable balance.

Revenue Recognition—We recognize revenue under our government contracts when a contract has been executed, the contract price is fixed and determinable, delivery of services or products has occurred and collection of the contract price is considered probable and can be reasonably estimated. Revenue is earned under time-and-materials, fixed-price and cost-plus contracts.

 

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We recognize revenue on time-and-materials contracts to the extent of billable rates times hours delivered, plus expenses incurred. For fixed-price contracts within the scope of Statement of Position 81-1 (SOP 81-1), Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts, revenue is recognized on the percentage of completion method using costs incurred in relation to total estimated costs or upon delivery of specific products or services, as appropriate. For fixed-price-completion contracts that are not within the scope of SOP 81-1, revenue is generally recognized as earned according to contract terms as the service is provided. We will provide our customer with a number of different services that are generally documented through separate negotiated task orders that detail the services to be provided and the compensation for these services. Services rendered under each task order represent an independent earnings process and are not dependent on any other service or product sold. We recognize revenue on cost-plus contracts to the extent of allowable costs incurred plus a proportionate amount of the fee earned, which may be fixed or performance-based. We consider fixed fees under cost-plus contracts to be earned in proportion to the allowable costs incurred in performance of the contract, which generally corresponds to the timing of contractual billings. We record provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts in the period in which we identify those losses. We consider performance-based fees, including award fees, under any contract type to be earned only when we can demonstrate satisfaction of a specific performance goal or we receive contractual notification from a customer that the fee has been earned.

Contract revenue recognition inherently involves estimation. From time to time, facts develop that require us to revise the total estimated costs or revenues expected. In most cases, these changes relate to changes in the contractual scope of the work and do not significantly impact the expected profit rate on a contract. We record the cumulative effects of any revisions to the estimated total costs and revenues in the period in which the facts become known.

Our federal government contracts are subject to subsequent government audit of direct and indirect costs. The majority of such incurred cost audits have been completed through 2004. Our management does not anticipate any material adjustment to the consolidated financial statements in subsequent periods for audits not yet completed.

Property and Equipment—We record our property and equipment at cost. Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment are provided using straight-line and accelerated methods over estimated useful lives. We use estimated useful lives of three to seven years for equipment, five years for vehicles, five to seven years for furniture and fixtures and five to fifteen years for leasehold improvements.

Work-in-process Inventory—This inventory relates to costs accumulated under fixed-price-type contracts accounted for under the completed contract method and certain output measures, such as units delivered, of the percentage-of-completion method. The work-in-process inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market and is computed on an average cost basis. The work-in-process inventory balance at December 31, 2006 and 2005 has been reduced by $2.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, in progress payments.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets—Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of acquired companies. Purchase price allocated to intangible assets is amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated terms of the contracts, which range from three to eight years. We perform impairment reviews on an annual basis. We have elected to conduct our annual impairment reviews as of the fourth quarter of each year. We base our assessment of possible impairment on the discounted present value of the operating cash flows of our consolidated operating unit. See Note J “Goodwill and Intangible Assets.”

Long-lived Assets—Long-lived assets and certain intangibles are reviewed for impairment, based upon the undiscounted expected future cash flows, whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments—The carrying amount of our accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value. As of December 31, 2006, we had $88.8 million of debt outstanding under our credit facility. Our credit facility has a floating interest rate that varies with current indices and, as such, the recorded value would approximate fair value.

Income Taxes—We calculate our income tax provision using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates would be recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. We have recorded valuation allowances to reflect the estimated amount of deferred tax assets that may not be realized based upon our analysis of estimated future taxable income and establishment of tax strategies. Future taxable income, reversals of temporary differences, available carryback periods, the results of tax strategies and changes in tax laws could impact these estimates.

Earnings Per Common Share—Basic earnings per common share have been computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Shares issued during the period and shares reacquired during the period are weighted for the portion of the period that they were outstanding. The weighted average shares for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:

 

     Years ended December 31,
     2006    2005    2004

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

   15,607,511    15,745,365    15,300,608

Effect of potential exercise of stock options

   34,009    58,456    43,980

Effect of contingently issued shares

   —      —      2,960
              

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

   15,641,520    15,803,821    15,347,548
              

Stock-Based Compensation—In May 2002, our board of directors adopted our 2002 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan. In April 2003, the 2002 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan was approved by our stockholders at our annual meeting of stockholders. The 2002 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated February 25, 2004) (the Equity Plan) provides for the grant of incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options and the grant or sale of restricted shares of common stock and restricted stock units to our directors, key employees and consultants. The board may provide for the payment of dividend equivalents, on a current, deferred or contingent basis, on the options granted under the Equity Plan. The board may also authorize participants in the Equity Plan to defer receipt of their common stock upon exercise of their stock options and may further provide that such deferred issuances include the payment of dividend equivalents or interest on the deferred amounts. The board may condition the grant of any award under the Equity Plan on a participant’s surrender or deferral of his or her right to receive a cash bonus or other compensation payable by us. The board can delegate its authority under the Equity Plan to any committee of the board.

We have reserved a total of 474,599 shares of our common stock for issuance under the Equity Plan, subject to adjustment in the event of forfeitures, transfers of common stock to us in payment of the exercise price or withholding amounts, or changes in our capital structure. The number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options or issuance of restricted stock or restricted share units will not exceed 474,599 shares. No participant may be granted options for more than 24,718 shares during any calendar year, and no non-employee director will be granted awards under the Equity Plan for more than 24,718 shares during any

 

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calendar year. The number of shares issued as restricted shares will not exceed 74,156 common shares. As of December 31, 2006, options and restricted share units for 432,300 common shares were awarded under the Equity Plan, including options granted on March 1, 2006 for 11,000 common shares at an exercise price of $26.84; options granted on April 19, 2006 for 10,000 common shares at an exercise price of $25.58; restricted share units granted on April 19, 2006 for 24,916 common shares with a fair market value on the date of the grant of $25.58 per share; and options granted on August 14, 2006 for 24,718 common shares at an exercise price of $20.40. The exercise price for all options granted is the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant.

Stock options previously granted under the Equity Plan will be exercisable from time to time prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant. Options vest in equal installments, generally to the extent of: (1) thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the optioned shares on the date of grant; and (2) an additional thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the optioned shares on the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant. The options granted on August 14, 2006 vest in equal installments to the extent of 20% on the first through fifth anniversaries of the date of grant.

Prior to January 1, 2006, as permitted under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS No. 123), we accounted for stock-based awards using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB Opinion No. 25). Compensation expense for stock options granted to employees under the Equity Plan was recognized based on the difference, if any, between the quoted market price of our common stock and the exercise price of the option at the date of grant.

On January 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123(R)), requiring us to recognize compensation expense related to the fair value of all previously unvested stock options and restricted stock. The modified prospective transition method was used as allowed under SFAS No. 123(R). Under this method, the stock-based compensation expense includes: (1) compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of, January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123; and (2) compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). Under SFAS No. 123(R), we elected to recognize the compensation cost of all share-based awards on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the award. Benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation expense are now reported as a financing cash flow, rather than an operating cash flow as prescribed under the prior accounting rules. Further, upon adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), we started to apply an estimated forfeiture rate to the unvested awards when computing the stock compensation related expenses. Previously, we recorded forfeitures as incurred. We estimate the forfeiture rate based on historical experience.

As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006, our net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was negatively impacted by $0.3 million. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2006 was negatively impacted by $0.02.

 

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Options.    The following table summarizes option activity in our stock-based compensation plans for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:

 

     2006    2005    2004
     Shares     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   Shares     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   Shares     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

Outstanding at beginning of year

   225,350     $ 26.30    182,437     $ 22.03    148,920     $ 19.18

Granted

   45,718     $ 23.08    88,500     $ 30.03    72,780     $ 26.73

Exercised

   (2,500 )   $ 17.00    (30,585 )   $ 21.30    (28,595 )   $ 18.14

Forfeited or expired

   (10,000 )   $ 29.89    (15,002 )   $ 26.01    (10,668 )   $ 24.79
                          

Outstanding at end of year

   258,568     $ 25.69    225,350     $ 26.30    182,437     $ 22.03
                          

Exercisable at end of year

   193,017        152,713        116,516    
                          

The following table summarizes certain information for options currently outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2006:

 

     Options outstanding    Options exercisable

Option Price

   Shares    Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

$16 to $21

   91,158    6.9 years    $ 18.10    66,440    $ 17.24

$25 to $27

   86,910    7.6 years    $ 26.60    72,910    $ 26.67

$29 to $34

   80,500    8.3 years    $ 33.29    53,667    $ 33.29
                  

Total

   258,568          193,017   
                  

The following table illustrates the pro forma effect on net income and earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, as if we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) to our options at that time (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     2005    2004

Net income

     

As reported

   $ 21,322    $ 17,661

Pro forma

   $ 20,566    $ 17,149

Diluted earnings per common share

     

As reported

   $ 1.35    $ 1.15

Pro forma

   $ 1.30    $ 1.12

The fair value of each option award at the grant date was estimated using the Black-Scholes multiple option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004  

Expected life of options

   7.4 years     5.0 years     5.0 years  

Risk-free interest rate

   4.9 %   3.5 %   3.5 %

Expected stock price volatility

   39.6 %   51.0 %   48.9 %

Expected dividend yield

   0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %

 

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The fair value of options outstanding at December 31, 2006 was $3.4 million. For purposes of determining the pro forma amounts presented above, the weighted-average per share fair value of stock options granted during 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $11.59, $18.62 and $12.84, respectively.

Restricted Share Units.    The following outlines the unrecognized compensation cost associated with the outstanding restricted share unit awards for the year ended December 31, 2006 (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

     Restricted
Share
Units
   Unamortized
Grant Date
Fair Value
 

Non-vested at December 31, 2005

   35,226    $ 778  

Granted

   24,916      637  

Expense recognized

   —        (280 )
             

Non-vested at December 31, 2006

   60,142    $ 1,135  
             

The unrecognized compensation cost of $1.1 million at December 31, 2006 related to outstanding restricted share units is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting period. Vesting is dependent on continuous service by our directors throughout the award period for a period of five years from date of grant. Upon vesting, all restrictions initially placed upon the common shares lapse.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements—In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition We adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007 and are in the process of finalizing our assessment of uncertain tax positions based on current FASB guidance. We do not anticipate the cumulative effect of adopting FIN 48 will be material to our financial statements.

B.    ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND CONTRACTS IN PROGRESS

Unbilled recoverable costs and accrued profit represents costs incurred and estimated fees earned on cost-plus fixed fee and time-and-materials service contracts for which billings have not been presented to customers. Unbilled amounts of approximately $0.4 million and $0.7 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, represent retainers on government contracts that are expected to be collected during the next fiscal year.

 

     December 31,  
     2006     2005  
     (in thousands)  

Amounts billed:

    

Federal government contracts

   $ 50,005     $ 40,815  

Commercial contracts

     3,181       4,353  

Related parties

     —         5  

Other

     918       1,332  
                
     54,104       46,505  

Unbilled recoverable costs and accrued profit:

    

Federal government contracts

     35,719       33,649  

Commercial contracts

     1,258       2,013  
                
     91,081       82,167  

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

     (451 )     (484 )
                

Total accounts receivable

   $ 90,630     $ 81,683  
                

 

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The following relates to fixed-price contracts:

 

     Costs and Estimated
Earnings in Excess
of Billings
    Billings in Excess
of Costs and
Estimated
Earnings
 

December 31, 2006 (in thousands):

    

Costs and estimated earnings

   $ 59,664     $ 26,213  

Billings

     (47,993 )     (29,164 )
                
   $ 11,671     $ (2,951 )
                

December 31, 2005 (in thousands):

    

Costs and estimated earnings

   $ 16,288     $ 8,791  

Billings

     (10,035 )     (11,468 )
                
   $ 6,253     $ (2,677 )
                

Allowance for doubtful accounts (in thousands):

 

Year ended December 31,

   Balance at
Beginning
of Period
  

Charged

to
Operations

  

Charged

to Other
Accounts

   Write offs   

Balance

at End

of Period

2006

   $ 484    $ 216    $ —      $ 249    $ 451
                                  

2005

   $ 575    $ 279    $ —      $ 370    $ 484
                                  

2004

   $ 321    $ 66    $ —      $ 37    $ 350
                                  

The 2005 “Balance at Beginning of Period” includes the balance at the date of acquisition for Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. (MTI).

C.    PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

     December 31,  
     2006     2005  
     (in thousands)  

Equipment

   $ 13,854     $ 8,523  

Furniture and fixtures

     3,320       2,444  

Leasehold improvements

     4,066       2,978  

Vehicles

     194       1,257  

Aircraft hangar

     5,970       —    

Assets in process

     2,137       368  
                
     29,541       15,570  

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (8,982 )     (6,250 )
                

Property and equipment, net

   $ 20,559     $ 9,320  
                

Depreciation expense was $3.0 million, $1.6 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

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D.    LONG-TERM DEBT

In April 2005, we entered into a five-year Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2005 (the Credit Agreement), with National City Bank, Branch Banking and Trust Company, KeyBank National Association, Fifth Third Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Comerica Bank and PNC Bank, N.A. We have subsequently amended the Credit Agreement on two occastions to permit certain actions taken by us and to modify certain covenants in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, which is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2010, allows us to borrow up to $145.0 million in the form of an $85.0 million revolving loan and a $60.0 million term loan. The interest rates on borrowings under the term loan range from the prime rate to the prime rate plus 25 basis points, or the LIBOR rate plus 125 to 225 basis points, and under the revolving loan are the prime rate, or the LIBOR rate plus 100 to 200 basis points, depending in most instances on the ratio of our consolidated funded debt to consolidated pro-forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).

The borrowing availability at December 31, 2006 under the revolving loan portion of our Credit Agreement was $47.2 million. Borrowings under our Credit Agreement are secured by a general lien on our consolidated assets. In addition, we are subject to certain restrictions, and we are required to meet certain financial covenants. These covenants require that we, among other things, maintain certain financial ratios and minimum net worth levels.

 

     December 31,
2006
   December 31,
2005

Credit Agreement (in thousands):

     

Term loan

   $ 51,000    $ 57,000

Revolving loan

     37,800      —  
             

Total debt

     88,800      57,000

Less—current maturities

     8,500      6,000
             
   $ 80,300    $ 51,000
             

In October 2005, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with National City Bank under which we will exchange floating-rate interest payments for fixed-rate interest payments. The agreement covers a combined notional amount of debt initially equal to $29.3 million, and the agreement ends March 31, 2010. The amount of the swap is 50% of the outstanding balance of our term loan and is reduced as the loan amortizes. The swap provides for payments over approximately a four-year period beginning in December 2005 and is settled on a quarterly basis. The fixed interest rate provided by the agreement is 4.87% plus our spread, which is currently 175 basis points. The interest rate on the portion of the term loan that is not subject to the interest rate swap, as of December 31, 2006 was 7.125%, including our spread at December 31, 2006 of 175 basis points.

On April 3, 2006, we borrowed $44.5 million for the acquisition of AIC under the revolving loan portion of our Credit Agreement. Effective April 5, 2006, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with National City Bank under which we exchange floating-rate interest payments for fixed-rate interest payments. The agreement covers a combined notional amount of debt equal to $20.0 million and the agreement ends March 31, 2008. The swap provides for payments over a two-year period beginning in June 2006 and is settled on a quarterly basis. The fixed interest rate provided by the agreement was 5.44% plus our spread at December 31, 2006 of 150 basis points, or 6.94%. The weighted average interest rate for the portion of the revolving loan that is not subject to the interest rate swap, as of December 31, 2006, was 7.1%, including our spread at December 31, 2006 of 150 basis points.

We account for our interest rate swap agreement under the provisions of SFAS No. 133, and have determined that the swap agreement qualifies as an effective hedge. Accordingly, the fair value of the swap

 

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agreement, net of income tax benefits, is recorded in other long-term liabilities on our balance sheet, and the change in fair value, net of income tax benefit, is reported in other comprehensive income or loss on the consolidated balance sheet.

E.    OPERATING LEASES

We lease certain administrative facilities from related parties and others. (See Note H “Related Party Transactions.”) Operating leases require monthly payments and expire at various dates through 2018. Additionally, renewal options for additional terms of one to five years are included in most agreements. Total operating lease expense totaled approximately $5.7 million, $5.3 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Minimum annual rental payments under operating leases are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending December 31,

    

2007

   $ 4,603

2008

     4,436

2009

     4,230

2010

     2,138

2011

     1,365

Thereafter

     2,024
      
   $ 18,796
      

F.    SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Other cash flow information for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31,
     2006    2005    2004

Interest paid

   $ 5,332    $ 2,879    $ —  

Federal, state and local income taxes paid

   $ 12,277    $ 12,900    $ 1,409

Amounts payable under earn-out agreements

   $ —      $ —      $ 4,858

Acquisition price paid in shares of common stock

   $ —      $ 2,473    $ 4,424

G.    PROFIT SHARING PLAN

We sponsor a defined contribution 401(k) profit sharing plan that covers all eligible full-time and part-time employees. An eligible employee may make pre-tax contributions to the plan of up to 25% of his or her compensation. We provide up to 50% matching funds for eligible participating employees, limited to the employee’s participation of up to a maximum of 10% of earnings. Our contributions to the plan totaled approximately $4.2 million, $3.7 million and $2.4 million for the years December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

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H.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

We subcontract to, purchase services from, rent a portion of our facilities from and utilize aircraft from various entities that are controlled by Mr. Rajesh K. Soin, a significant stockholder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and, since January 2007, our Chief Executive Officer. The following is a summary of transactions with related parties (in thousands):

 

     Years ended December 31,
       2006        2005        2004  

Included in general and administrative expenses:

        

Aircraft usage charges paid to Soin International

   $ 4    $ 32    $ 185

Rent and building maintenance services paid to related parties

     107      16      46
                    
   $ 111    $ 48    $ 231
                    

Other rent paid to related parties

   $ —      $ 49    $ 53
                    

Sub-contracting services paid to related parties:

        

Corbus LLC

   $ 1,396    $ 412    $ 430
                    

Revenues from related parties:

        

Aerospace Integration Corporation (AIC)(2)

   $ 29    $ 10    $ —  
                    

Corbus LLC

   $ 1,644    $ 524    $ —  
                    

Integrated Information Technology Company (IITC)(1)

   $ —      $ —      $ 506
                    

(1) Integrated Information Technology Corporation (IITC) was acquired by an unrelated party on May 28, 2004. Only transactions with IITC prior to May 28, 2004 are included in the related party transactions noted above.

 

(2) Revenues from AIC were prior to our acquisition of AIC as discussed in Note I below.

During the second quarter of 2004, we purchased, at fair value of approximately $150,000, a 10% ownership interest in an airplane owned by Soin Aviation LLC. We also sold our 10% interest in one aircraft and our 90% interest in a second aircraft, which we jointly owned with Soin Aviation LLC, to an unrelated party and recognized a net loss of approximately $182,000. We then sold to Soin Aviation LLC a 10% interest in an aircraft we purchased from an unrelated party. The exchange of the aircraft was made in order to increase operating efficiency and to enhance the availability of the aircraft.

During 2005, we jointly owned certain aircraft with Soin Aviation, LLC. In the first quarter of 2006, we received $26,000 from Soin Aviation, LLC related to the exchange of our 10% interest in one aircraft we jointly owned with Soin Aviation, LLC for a 10% interest in a second aircraft jointly owned with Soin Aviation, LLC. The exchange of the aircraft ownership interests eliminated our joint ownership of aircraft with Soin Aviation, LLC.

We believe that our subcontracting, lease and other agreements with each of the related parties identified above reflect prevailing market conditions at the time they were entered into and contain substantially similar terms to those that might be negotiated by independent parties on an arm’s-length basis.

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, amounts due from related parties were approximately $0 and $5,000, respectively. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, there were amounts payable to related parties of approximately $0 and $859,000, respectively.

 

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I.    ACQUISITIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2006

Aerospace Integration Corporation

On April 1, 2006, we acquired all the outstanding capital stock of AIC from AIC’s shareholders. AIC serves the Department of Defense and its largest customer presence is with Special Operations Forces. AIC’s principal business is the design and systems engineering for modifications and technology insertions to avionics, flight controls and weapon systems. The upgraded systems and components are then fully integrated into fixed and rotary winged aircraft. The acquisition further strengthens our strategy to become a premier player in modernization and sustainment activities, while providing a significant increase in one of our target markets, Special Operations Forces.

The initial purchase price for 100% of the outstanding stock of AIC was $44.3 million. Additionally, acquisition related closing expenses of approximately $0.2 million were incurred. The total purchase price of $44.5 million was paid in cash at closing, all of which was borrowed under the revolving credit facility of our Credit Agreement.

AIC’s stockholders may receive additional payments through 2007 if certain operating goals are achieved. The maximum amount of all contingent payments is $16 million, which would also be paid in cash. It is anticipated that we will realize certain income tax benefits in future periods as a result of AIC’s stockholders’ agreeing to a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. If certain assumptions were realized, these benefits would amount to a net present value of approximately $7 million.

A portion of the stock in AIC was owned by Mr. Rajesh K. Soin, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of MTC, and members of his family. The transaction was approved by a special committee of independent directors of MTC appointed by the Board of Directors.

The purchase price for the AIC acquisition was allocated as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash and equivalents

   $ 42  

Accounts receivable, net

     9,589  

Prepaids and other current assets

     1,070  

Property and equipment, net

     7,883  

Intangible assets—purchase price allocated to contracts

     5,600  

Goodwill

     27,052  

Current liabilities

     (6,713 )
        

Net assets acquired

   $ 44,523  
        

The value of the customer contract intangible asset was based on an independent appraisal. The customer contract intangible asset is being amortized over six years, which is the estimated remaining life of the contracts, including renewals. Goodwill recognized under the agreement is deductible for income tax purposes.

The revenue of AIC reflected in our consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was approximately $46.9 million.

 

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Pro Forma Information (unaudited)—Pro forma results of operations, as if the acquisition of AIC had occurred as of January 1, 2005 is presented below. These pro forma results may not be indicative of the actual results that would have occurred under our ownership and management.

 

(in thousands, except per share data)    Twelve Months ended
December 31,
     2006    2005

Revenues

   $ 428,247    $ 407,109

Net income

     18,541      21,544

Basic earnings per share

   $ 1.19    $ 1.37

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 1.19    $ 1.36

Pro forma adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 include:

 

(in thousands)    Twelve Months ended
December 31,
 
     2006     2005  

Intangible amortization expense (1)

   $ 233     $ 933  

Income taxes expense (benefit) (2)

     (83 )     146  

Net interest expense (3)

     (537 )     (1,499 )

Acquisition closing expenses (4)

     2,626       —    

(1) Pro forma adjustment to give effect to the amortization of the intangible asset recorded as a result of acquisition.

 

(2) Pro forma adjustment to reflect income taxes as if AIC had been a ‘C’ corporation for the periods presented, at an estimated combined effective income tax rate of 39.6% for the year ended December 31, 2005 and 39.4% for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

(3) Pro forma adjustment to reflect the elimination of AIC interest expense, as well as reflect interest expense on the approximate $44.5 million in debt that would have been used to consummate the acquisition on January 1, 2005.

 

(4) Pro forma adjustment to give effect to the elimination of non-recurring expense related to closing costs on the purchase of AIC included in results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006.

Year Ended December 31, 2005

OnBoard Software, Inc.

In January 2005, we purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of OnBoard Software, Inc. (OBSI) from its sole shareholder. OBSI’s customer base consists primarily of the U.S. Air Force and large prime contractors for the Department of Defense, and OBSI supports programs with technical development for a wide range of innovative and cost-effective hardware/software systems. The acquisition of OBSI represents another step in MTC’s strategy to become a major provider to the growing market for modernization and sustainment of Department of Defense systems and provides increased technical depth and leverage for all of MTC’s operational groups.

The initial purchase price was $34.1 million paid from cash on hand at closing. Additionally, acquisition related closing expenses of approximately $0.1 million were incurred. The purchase price was reduced by $0.4 million in June 2005 as a result of adjustments to the tangible net worth as of the closing. OBSI’s shareholder may also receive additional cash payments through 2007 if certain operating goals are achieved. It is anticipated that we will realize certain income tax benefits in future periods as a result of the OBSI shareholder agreeing to a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

 

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The purchase price for the OBSI acquisition was allocated as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash and equivalents

   $ 1,943  

Accounts receivable, net

     1,972  

Prepaids and other current assets

     152  

Property and equipment

     839  

Intangible assets—purchase price allocated to contracts

     2,800  

Goodwill

     29,565  

Current liabilities

     (3,281 )

Long term liabilities

     (184 )
        

Net assets acquired

   $ 33,806  
        

The value of the customer contract intangible asset was based on an independent appraisal. The customer contract intangible asset is being amortized over four years, which is the estimated remaining life of the contracts including renewals. Goodwill recognized under the agreement is deductible for income tax purposes.

The revenue of OBSI reflected in our consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2005, after intercompany eliminations, was $1.8 million.

Manufacturing Technology, Inc.

In February 2005, we purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Manufacturing Technology, Inc. (MTI). MTI’s customer base consists primarily of the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and large prime contractors for the Department of Defense. MTI supports sensitive government programs and specializes in total product life cycle support for electronic and other systems used in military and commercial applications. The acquisition of MTI significantly enhances MTC’s ability to provide obsolescence management services to Air Force Materiel Command and other Department of Defense programs.

The initial purchase price was $70.0 million paid in cash at closing, of which approximately $2.0 million was from available cash on hand and approximately $68.0 million of which was borrowed under our then-effective revolving credit facility. Additionally, acquisition related closing expenses of approximately $0.4 million were incurred. The purchase price was reduced by $0.8 million in December 2005 as a result of adjustments to the tangible net worth requirements as of the closing. It is anticipated that we will realize certain income tax benefits in future periods as a result of the MTI shareholders agreeing to a Section 338(h)(10) election under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

The purchase price for the MTI acquisition was allocated as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash and equivalents

   $ 301  

Accounts receivable, net

     5,482  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings

     9,497  

Inventory

     336  

Prepaids and other current assets

     148  

Intangible assets—purchase price allocated to contracts

     11,500  

Capitalized software

     596  

Property and equipment

     2,372  

Goodwill

     48,583  

Current liabilities

     (9,231 )
        

Net assets acquired

   $ 69,584  
        

 

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The value of the customer contract intangible asset was based on an independent appraisal. The customer contract intangible asset is being amortized over 10.5 years, which is the estimated remaining life of the contacts including renewals. Goodwill recognized under the agreement is deductible for income tax purposes.

The revenue of MTI reflected in our consolidated statement of income for year ended December 31, 2005 was $38.5 million.

Pro Forma Information (unaudited)—Pro forma results of operations, as if the acquisition of MTI occurred as of January 1, 2004 is presented below (amounts in thousands except per share data). These pro forma results may not be indicative of the actual results that would have occurred under our ownership and management and should not be taken as representative of our future results of operations.

 

     2004

Revenue

   $ 319,618

Net income

   $ 18,091

Earnings per common share:

  

Basic and Diluted

   $ 1.18

Pro forma adjustments to 2004 net income and earnings per common share include:

 

   

Pro forma adjustment to give effect to the amortization of the intangible asset recorded as a result of the acquisition, which would have resulted in $1.1 million of additional amortization expense in 2004.

 

   

Pro forma adjustment to reflect income taxes as if MTI had been a “C” corporation for the period presented, at an estimated combined effective income tax rate of 40%. The pro forma income tax expense for 2004 was $0.3 million.

 

   

Pro forma adjustment to reflect the elimination of MTI interest expense, reduce interest income on the $15.0 million of cash and cash equivalents available on January 1, 2004 to fund the acquisition of MTI, as well as reflect interest expense on the approximate $55.0 million in debt that would have been used in addition to available cash to consummate the acquisition on January 1, 2004. The pro forma adjustment to 2004 resulted in a net increase in interest expense of $2.3 million in 2004.

 

   

Pro forma adjustment to give effect to the elimination of inter-company revenues between MTC and MTI of $1.9 million.

Year Ended December 31, 2004

Command Technologies, Inc.

On July 1, 2004, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Command Technologies, Inc. (CTI) from CTI’s shareholders. CTI’s customer base consists primarily of the Department of Defense and national security agencies, and CTI specializes in professional and technical services, information technology and technology applications to training, simulation and modeling. The initial purchase price was $45.0 million, which was paid from cash on hand at closing. The purchase price was reduced by $0.7 million in December 2004 as a result of the release of amounts from escrow under the stock purchase agreement. The purchase price was reduced by another $0.1 million in August 2005 as a result of the release of amounts from escrow under the stock purchase agreement.

 

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The purchase price of the CTI acquisition was allocated as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash and equivalents

   $ 690  

Accounts receivable, net

     9,095  

Prepaids and other current assets

     503  

Intangible assets—Purchase price allocated to contracts

     12,000  

Property and equipment

     449  

Other assets

     13  

Goodwill

     27,601  

Current liabilities

     (4,801 )

Long-term liabilities

     (550 )
        

Net assets acquired

   $ 45,000  
        

The customer contract intangible asset value of $12.0 million was based on an independent appraisal. The customer contract intangible asset is being amortized over 7.5 years, the estimated remaining life of the contracts including renewals.

The acquisition is consistent with our growth strategies to acquire complementary businesses to reach new customers and increase our technical footprint. CTI, headquartered in Warrenton, Virginia, with major facilities in Florida, Texas and Colorado, augments MTC’s thrust to expand its role in support of the U.S. intelligence communities. CTI brings a wealth of in-depth knowledge and experience in assisting the military and intelligence communities build and maintain the nation’s defenses. The acquisition also supports the expansion efforts of our C4ISR program.

The revenue of CTI reflected in our consolidated statement of income for year ended December 31, 2004 was $19.1 million.

 

J. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, we are required to perform a review of goodwill at least annually for impairment. We have elected to perform impairment tests in the fourth quarter of each calendar year. We based our assessment of possible impairment on the discounted present value of the operating cash flows of our single consolidated reporting unit. We determined that no impairment charges were required in 2006, 2005 and 2004.

The components of amortizable other intangibles at December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year Ending December 31,  
           2006                 2005        

Customer contract intangibles

   $ 41,254     $ 35,654  

Capitalized software costs

     663       623  

Non-compete covenants

     25       25  
                
     41,942       36,302  

Accumulated amortization

     (14,315 )     (8,404 )
                
   $ 27,627     $ 27,898  
                

 

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The capitalized software costs of $0.7 million represent certain computer software costs capitalized by MTI, our wholly owned subsidiary, in accordance with SFAS No. 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed. MTI has also capitalized certain costs of computer software developed for or obtained for internal use in accordance with Statement of Position No. 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use”. Once technological feasibility has been established, software development costs are captured in MTI’s job costing system under specific projects related to the development effort.

Costs related to software developed for external use are amortized using the straight-line method beginning when the products are available for general release to customers. Amortization of the costs of software used in delivery of MTI’s services is charged to cost of revenue as incurred. Costs related to internal use software are amortized by MTI over three to seven years.

Aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 were $5.9 million, $5.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively. Purchased contracts are amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted amortization period of 7.4 years at December 31, 2006.

Estimated annual intangible amortization expense (in thousands) for the next five years:

 

Year Ending December 31,

    

2007

   $ 6,145

2008

     5,585

2009

     3,773

2010

     3,629

2011

     3,629

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2006 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance as of December 31, 2005

   $ 135,703

Additional goodwill arising from our MTI acquisition

     15

Goodwill arising from our AIC acquisition

     27,052
      

Balance as of December 31, 2006

   $ 162,770
      

K.    STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On July 27, 2006, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $10 million of outstanding shares of MTC common stock in open market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions. The program was completed in October 2006, resulting in the purchase of 464,769 shares for $10.0 million.

In October 2006, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $10 million of outstanding shares of MTC common stock in the open market, including, without limitation, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, or in privately negotiated transactions. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had repurchased an additional 85,368 shares for $2.0 million, pursuant to this authorization.

During 2006 the Company repurchased a total of 550,117 shares at an aggregate cost of $12.0 million and is authorized to repurchase up to $8.0 million more shares under the program.

 

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L.    INCOME TAXES

For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, we recorded a provision for domestic federal and state income taxes.

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
           2006                 2005        

Deferred tax assets related to:

    

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 129     $ 103  

Other accruals

     2,128       1,195  

Foreign net operating losses

     576       593  

Valuation allowance

     (576 )     (593 )
                

Total deferred tax assets

     2,257       1,298  
                

Deferred tax liabilities related to:

    

Property and equipment

     (533 )     (870 )

Earnings recognized under percentage of completion provision

     (177 )     (264 )

Other current assets

     (310 )     (244 )

Goodwill and intangible amortization

     (5,716 )     (3,381 )
                

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (6,736 )     (4,759 )
                

Total net deferred tax liability

     (4,479 )     (3,461 )

Current portion of deferred tax asset included in prepaid expenses and other

     1,591       712  
                

Long-term portion

   $ (6,070 )   $ (4,173 )
                

The foreign net operating loss carryforward has an indefinite life. We have recorded a valuation allowance for the amount of foreign net operating loss carryforwards to reflect the estimated amount of deferred tax assets that may not be realized based upon our analysis of estimated future taxable income and establishment of tax strategies.

Income tax expense included in the income statement is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31,
     2006    2005    2004

Current income tax expense:

        

U.S. Federal

   $ 9,004    $ 9,735    $ 9,409

State and local

     1,695      2,152      2,048
                    

Total current income tax expense

     10,699      11,887      11,457
                    

Deferred income tax expense:

        

U.S. Federal

     900      1,928      202

State and local

     118      254      26
                    

Total deferred income tax expense

     1,018      2,182      228
                    

Total income tax expense

   $ 11,717    $ 14,069    $ 11,685
                    

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The reasons for the difference between the effective rate and the U.S. federal income statutory rate of 35% are as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004  

U.S. federal income tax rate

   35.0 %   35.0 %   35.0 %

State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

   3.9     4.7     4.6  

Other

   (0.3 )   0.1     0.2  
                  

Effective tax rate

   38.6 %   39.8 %   39.8 %
                  

M.    QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

Unaudited quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (in thousands except per share data):

 

For the quarter ended

  Mar. 31,
2005
  June 30,
2005
  Sept. 30,
2005
  Dec. 31,
2005
  Mar. 31,
2006
  June 30,
2006
  Sept. 30,
2006
  Dec. 31,
2006

Income statement data:

               

Revenue

  $ 85,312   $ 89,655   $ 101,210   $ 97,107   $ 88,405   $ 111,246   $ 105,194   $ 110,632

Gross profit

    13,770     14,706     15,682     16,428     14,400     18,549     17,321     14,683

Operating income

    8,956     9,204     9,920     9,900     8,868     10,172     9,410     7,072

Income before income taxes

    8,571     8,479     9,213     9,128     8,086     8,754     7,982     5,566

Income tax expense

    3,394     3,358     3,648     3,669     3,163     3,472     3,145     1,937

Net income

  $ 5,177   $ 5,121   $ 5,565   $ 5,459   $ 4,923   $ 5,282   $ 4,837   $ 3,629

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.33   $ 0.33   $ 0.35   $ 0.35   $ 0.31   $ 0.33   $ 0.31   $ 0.24

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.33   $ 0.32   $ 0.35   $ 0.35   $ 0.31   $ 0.33   $ 0.31   $ 0.24

 

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Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) evaluated, together with other members of senior management, the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of December 31, 2006. Based on this review, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of December 31, 2006, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to ensure that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting that is designed to produce reliable financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2006, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on the COSO criteria. There were no material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting identified by our management. Our independent registered accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, has issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting. This attestation report appears below.

Changes in Internal Control

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Management’s Assessment on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of MTC Technologies, Inc.

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, which is located under Item 9A Controls and Procedures, that MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). MTC Technologies Inc. and subsidiaries’ management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO criteria. Also, in our opinion, MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006 and our report dated March 12, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

 

/s/Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young LLP

Dayton, Ohio

March 12, 2007

 

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Item 9B.    Other Information

None.

PART III.

Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Information regarding Directors of the Company, the Audit Review Committee, the “audit committee financial expert” and the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as required by Part III, Item 10, is incorporated herein by reference to information that will be contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the heading “Election of Directors (Proposal No. 1).”

Information regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, as required by Part III, Item 10, is incorporated herein by reference to information that will be contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the heading “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.”

Information regarding the executive officers of the Company is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K in Part I, Item 1, under the heading “Executive Officers of the Registrant.”

 

Item 11.    Executive Compensation

Information regarding Executive and Director Compensation, as required by Part III, Item 11, is incorporated herein by reference to information that will be contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the headings “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Director Compensation,” “Compensation Committee Report,” “Compensation of Executive Officers,” “Election of Directors (Proposal No. 1)” and “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.”

Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Information regarding Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters, as required by Part III, Item 12, is incorporated herein by reference to information that will be contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the headings “Security Ownership of Management and Certain Beneficial Owners” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information Table.”

Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

Information regarding Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, as required by Part III, Item 13, is incorporated herein by reference to information that will be contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the headings “Transactions with Related Persons” and “Election of Directors (Proposal No. 1).”

 

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Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Information regarding Principal Accountant Fees and Services, as required by Part III, Item 14, is incorporated herein by reference to information that will be contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the heading “Ratify Selection of Independent Accountants (Proposal No. 3).”

P ART IV.

Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Financial Statements:

 

     Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Management’s Assessment on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

   63

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   39

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005

   40

Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

   41

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

   42

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

   43

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

   44

Financial Statement Schedules:

All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

Exhibits:

The exhibits filed as part of this Form 10-K are listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:   /s/    MICHAEL I. GEARHARDT        
  Michael I. Gearhardt
  Chief Financial Officer

Dated: March 13, 2007

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

  

Title

 

Date

/s/    RAJESH K. SOIN        

Rajesh K. Soin

   Chairman of the Board,
    Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
  March 13, 2007

/s/    MICHAEL I. GEARHARDT        

Michael I. Gearhardt

   Chief Financial Officer,
    Executive Vice President
    (Principal Financial Officer)
  March 13, 2007

/s/    STEPHEN T. CATANZARITA        

Stephen T. Catanzarita

   Vice President, Controller
    (Principal Accounting Officer)
  March 13, 2007

*

Don R. Graber

   Director   March 13, 2007

*

David S. Gutridge

   Director   March 13, 2007

*

Lester L. Lyles

   Director   March 13, 2007

*

William E. MacDonald, III

   Director   March 13, 2007

*

Kenneth A. Minihan

   Director   March 13, 2007

*

Lawrence A. Skantze

   Director   March 13, 2007

 

* The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does sign and execute this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the above-named directors of the registrant as indicated pursuant to the powers of attorney executed by such directors that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of such directors as Exhibit 24.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

By:   /s/    MICHAEL I. GEARHARDT        
  Michael I. Gearhardt
  Attorney-in-Fact

March 13, 2007

 

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Exhibit No.   

Description

2.1   

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2002, by and among Modern Technologies Corp., MTC Technologies, Inc. and the Shareholders of AMCOMP Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-49890), filed on October 18, 2002).

2.2   

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2003, by and among MTC Technologies, Inc., Modern Technologies Corp., Vishal Soin, Amol Soin and Indu Soin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-49890), filed on October 1, 2003).

2.3   

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2003, by and among MTC Technologies, Inc., William B. Farmer, Michael A. Cinque and Frank C. Muzzi (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-49890), filed on October 29, 2003).

2.4   

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2004, by and among MTC Technologies, Inc., an Ohio corporation, MTC Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the shareholders named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-49890), filed on July 14, 2004).

2.5   

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2005, by and between MTC Technologies, Inc., an Ohio corporation, and David A. Spencer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-49890), filed on January 24, 2005).

2.6   

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2004, by and among MTC Technologies, Inc. , an Ohio corporation, and Dr. Paul Hsu and Majes Hsu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-49890), filed on February 17, 2005).

2.7   

Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 11, 2005, by and among MTC Technologies, Inc. an Ohio corporation, and Dr. Paul Hsu and Majes Hsu (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-49890), filed on February 17, 2005).

2.8   

Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, by and among MTC Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, MTC Technologies, Inc., an Ohio corporation, and the Stockholders of Aerospace Integration Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-49890), filed on April 3, 2006).

3.1   

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-87590), filed on June 12, 2002).

3.2   

Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-87590), filed on June 12, 2002).

4.1   

Specimen certificate for shares of common stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-87590), filed on June 24, 2002).

 

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Exhibit No.   

Description

  4.2*     

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2002, by and between MTC Technologies, Inc. and Rajesh K. Soin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-87590), filed on June 12, 2002).

  4.3       

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2003, by and among MTC Technologies, Inc., Vishal Soin, Amol Soin and Indu Soin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-112056), filed on January 21, 2004).

10.1       

Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2005, by and among MTC Technologies, Inc., National City Bank, for itself and as Agent, KeyBank National Association, Fifth Third Bank and Branch Banking and Trust Company and the financial institutions named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-49890), filed on August 8, 2006).

10.2     

First Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2006, by and among MTC Technologies, National City Bank for itself and as Agent, KeyBank National Association, Fifth Third Bank, Branch Bank and Trust Company and the financial institutions named therein.

10.3     

Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2007, by and among MTC Technologies, National City Bank for itself and as Agent, KeyBank National Association, Fifth Third Bank, Branch Bank and Trust Company and the financial institutions named therein.

10.4*     

MTC Technologies, Inc. 2002 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated February 25, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-49890), filed on March 2, 2004).

10.5*     

Form of Directors and Officers Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-87590), filed on June 12, 2002).

10.6*     

Tax Indemnification Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2002, by and between MTC Technologies, Inc. and Rajesh K. Soin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Amendment No. 1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-87590), filed on June 12, 2002).

10.7*     

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registration No. 000-49890), filed on March 11, 2005).

10.8*     

Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-49890), filed on March 11, 2005).

10.9*     

Form of Director Restricted Share Units Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-49890), filed on March 11, 2005).

10.10*   

Form of Severance Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-49890), filed on March 13, 2006).

10.11*   

Agreement, effective as of January 16, 2007, by and between MTC Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and David S. Gutridge (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-49890), filed on January 5, 2007).

 

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Exhibit No.   

Description

10.12*   

Agreement and Release, effective as of January 1, 2007, by and between MTC Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Donald Weisert (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-49890), filed on January 5, 2007).

10.13*   

MTC Technologies, Inc. 2007 Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-49890), filed on January 5, 2007).

21.1        Subsidiaries of MTC Technologies, Inc.
23.1        Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24.1        Powers of Attorney.
31.1       

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.2       

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.1       

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


* Indicates management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.

 

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EX-10.2 2 dex102.htm FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF OCTOBER 27, 2006 First Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2006

EXHIBIT 10.2

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of the 1st day of August, 2006 by and among MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“MTCT”), MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly known as MODERN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.), an Ohio corporation (together with MTCT, collectively, “Borrowers” and, individually, each a “Borrower”); the financial institutions listed on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Banks” and, individually, each a “Bank”); NATIONAL CITY BANK, as lead arranger and administrative agent for the Banks (“Agent”); BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, as syndication agent (“Syndication Agent”); KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as co-documentation agent (“KeyBank”); and FIFTH THIRD BANK, as co-documentation agent (“Fifth Third Bank”; KeyBank and Fifth Third Bank, collectively, the “Co-Documentation Agents”), under the following circumstances:

A. The Borrowers, the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents are parties to a Credit and Security Agreement made effective as of April 21, 2005 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified and/or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to those terms by the Credit Agreement.

B. The Borrowers, the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents now desire to amend the Credit Agreement for the reasons and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrowers, the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents agree as follows:

Section 1. Amendment to Credit Agreement.

(a) Amendment to Section 5.7(d). Section 5.7(d) of the Credit Agreement (captioned Capital Expenditures) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Borrowers will not make or commit to make Consolidated Capital Expenditures exceeding 2.75% of annual Consolidated revenues of Borrowers in any fiscal year of Borrowers.

(b) Amendment to Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement. Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement (captioned Investments and Loans) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

No Company shall, without the prior written consent of Agent and the Required Banks, (a) create, acquire or hold any Subsidiary, (b) make or hold any investment in any stocks, bonds or securities of any kind, (c) be or become a party to any joint venture or other partnership, (d) make or keep outstanding any advance or loan to any Person, or (e)


be or become a Guarantor of any kind (other than a Guarantor of Payment); provided that this Section 5.11 shall not apply to the following:

(i) any endorsement of a check or other medium of payment for deposit or collection through normal banking channels or similar transaction in the normal course of business;

(ii) any investment in direct obligations of the United States of America or in certificates of deposit issued by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System;

(iii) any investment in commercial paper or securities that at the time of such investment is assigned the highest quality rating in accordance with the rating systems employed by either Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s;

(iv) the holding of Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 7.1 hereto;

(v) loans to or investments in a Company from a Company so long as each such Company is a Credit Party;

(vi) the holding of any Subsidiary as a result of an Acquisition made pursuant to Section 5.13 hereof or the creation of any new subsidiary so long as, in each case, such Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor of Payment promptly following such Acquisition or creation in accordance with and to the extent required by Section 5.20 hereof; or

(vii) an investment in shares of capital stock or other equity interest of USFalcon, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, having a fair market value at the time of purchase of no more than $2,000,000.

Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, any Company may enter into a joint venture with Intuit Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Bering Straits Native Corporation, provided that such Company is not required to make an equity investment in the joint venture and such joint venture does not become a Subsidiary.

(c) Amendment to Section 5.17 of the Credit Agreement. Section 5.17 of the Credit Agreement (captioned Use of Proceeds) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Borrowers’ use of the proceeds of the Notes shall be solely for working capital, funding capital expenditures, permitted acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes of the Companies. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing however, the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Notes may be used by MTCT to repurchase shares of common stock of MTCT to the extent such repurchase is permitted by Section 5.19 hereof.

(d) Amendment to Section 5.19 of the Credit Agreement. Section 5.19 of the Credit Agreement (captioned Restricted Payments) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

No Company shall make or commit itself to pay any Restricted Payment at any time. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing however, the repurchase by

 

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MTCT of shares of common stock of MTCT having a fair market value at the time of such repurchase of no more than $10,000,000 by no later than December 31, 2007 shall not constitute a Restricted Payment for the purposes of this Section 5.19.

Section 2. Effective Date. This Amendment shall take effect immediately upon the satisfaction, in the Agent’s sole discretion, of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Agent’s receipt of an original counterpart of this Amendment executed by all parties hereto;

(b) Agent’s receipt of the original Confirmation of Guarantees executed by Amcomp Corporation, Command Technologies, Inc., International Consultants, Inc., Manufacturing Technology, Inc., Onboard Software, Inc. and Vitronics Inc.;

(c) Receipt by Agent of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in making the Loans and entering into this Agreement (including, without limitation, all reasonable attorney fees, audit fees and filing fees incurred by Agent); and

(d) With respect to Aerospace Integration Corporation, a Florida corporation (“AIC”), (i) a Guaranty of Payment of all of the Debt by AIC, such agreement to be in form and substance acceptable to Agent, (ii) a Pledge Agreement executed by the appropriate Borrower of all of the share certificates (or other evidence of equity) of AIC, (iii) Landlord’s Agreements, each in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, for each location of AIC where any of the Collateral of AIC consisting of tangible personal property is located, unless the Collateral at such location at any time can reasonably be expected to have an aggregate value of less than $1,000,000, and (iv) any such Security Documents, corporate governance and authorization documents, and an opinion of counsel, as may be deemed necessary or advisable by Agent.

Section 4. Costs and Expenses. The Borrowers hereby agree to reimburse the Agent and Banks for all costs and expenses incurred by Agent and Banks, in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, including their respective legal fees and expenses.

Section 5. Miscellaneous. The Borrowers, the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents hereby agree that:

(a) The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents remain otherwise unmodified and in full force and effect.

(b) Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Agent and the Banks that as of the date hereof (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (ii) the representations and warranties of such Borrower in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as if made on the date hereof (except to the extent that any expressly relates to an earlier date), and (iii) such Borrower has no cause of action, at law or in equity, against Agent or the Banks, including, without limitation, any offset,

 

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counterclaim or defense with respect to the Notes or the Loans evidenced thereby or any Loan Document.

(c) This Amendment is limited precisely as written and shall not (i) constitute a consent under or waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other agreements, instruments or documents referred to therein, or (ii) prejudice or otherwise affect any right or privilege which Agent or the Banks now have or may have in the future under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or under any of the other agreements, documents or instruments therein.

(d) This Amendment may be executed in any one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(e) This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio.

(Balance of Page Intentionally Omitted)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

Address:

   4032 Linden Avenue    MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware
   Dayton, OH 45432    corporation
   Attention: Michael Gearhardt   
   Fax: (937) 252-8240   
      By: /s/ Michael Gearhardt                                                        
      Name: Michael Gearhardt
      Title: Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer

Address:

   4032 Linden Avenue    MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., formerly
   Dayton, OH 45432    known as MODERN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.,
   Attention: Michael Gearhardt    an Ohio corporation
   Fax: (937) 252-8240   
      By: /s/ Michael Gearhardt                                                        
      Name: Michael Gearhardt
      Title: Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer

Address:

   629 Euclid Avenue    NATIONAL CITY BANK
   LOC. 01-3034    as Agent and as a Bank
   Cleveland, Ohio 44114   
   Attention: Capital Markets Division   
   - Loan Syndications    By: /s/ Neal J. Hinker                                                              
   Fax: (216) 222-7079    Name: Neal J. Hinker
      Title: Sr. Vice President

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Address:

   200 West Second Street    BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST
   16th Floor    COMPANY, as Syndication Agent and as a
   Winston-Salem, NC 27101    Bank
   Attention: Robert Bass   
   Fax: (336) 733-2740    By: /s/ Roberts A. Bass                                                            
      Name: Roberts A. Bass
      Title: Senior Vice President

Address:

   34 North Main Street    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
   Dayton OH 45402    as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank
   Attention: Joseph Zehenny   
   Fax: (937) 586-7695    By: /s/ Joseph Zehenny                                                            
      Name: Joseph Zehenny
      Title: Senior Vice President

Address:

   110 North Main Street    FIFTH THIRD BANK,
   Dayton, OH 45402    as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank
   Attention: Michael Lopez   
   Fax: (937) 227-3027    By: /s/ Michael Lopez                                                             
      Name: Michael Lopez
      Title: Assistant Vice President

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Address:

   40 North Main Street    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
   Dayton, OH 45423   
   Attention: Lisa Huelskamp    By: /s/ John B. Middelberg                                                     
   Fax: (937) 449-4885    Name: John B. Middelberg
      Title: SVP

Address:

   9100 Centre Pointe Drive    COMERICA BANK
   Suite 240   
   West Chester, OH 45069    By: /s/ Harold Dalton                                                             
   Attention: Steven T. Siple    Name: Harold Dalton
   Fax: (513) 942-4904    Title: V.P.

Address:

   201 East Fifth Street    PNC BANK, N.A.
   Cincinnati, OH 45202   
   Attention: Kristina McAneny    By: /s/ Christopher Belletti                                                     
   Fax: (513) 651-8952    Name: Christopher Belletti
      Title: VP

 

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CONFIRMATION OF GUARANTY

The undersigned, AMCOMP CORPORATION, a California corporation (“Amcomp”), COMMAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Virginia corporation (“Command”), INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS, INC., an Ohio corporation (“ICI”), VITRONICS INC., a New Jersey corporation (“Vitronics”), MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Florida corporation (“MTI”) and ONBOARD SOFTWARE, INC., a Texas corporation (collectively with Amcomp, Command, ICI, Vitronics and MTI the “Guarantors”), jointly and severally hereby:

(A) Acknowledge that MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“MTCT”), MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly known as MODERN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.), an Ohio corporation (together with MTCT, collectively, “Borrowers” and, individually, each a “Borrower”), the financial institutions listed on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement (defined herein) (collectively, the “Banks” and, individually, each a “Bank”); and NATIONAL CITY BANK, as lead arranger and administrative agent for the Banks (“Agent”) have entered into that certain Credit and Security Agreement made effective as of April 21, 2005, as amended by a First Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated as of August 1, 2006 (as so amended and as may be further amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), whereby the Banks have extended financial accommodations to the Borrowers, and the Borrowers have executed Notes (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in favor of the Banks, in evidence thereof. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

(B) Acknowledge that each Guarantor has guaranteed payment of the principal and interest of all Notes each pursuant to a separate Guaranty of Payment of Debt each dated as of the date hereof (collectively, the “Guarantees”).

(D) Acknowledge that the Guarantors have each received and had an opportunity to review the First Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement referred to in the first paragraph of this Confirmation of Guaranty and consent to the amendments to the Credit Agreement.

(E) Represent and warrant to the Agent and the Banks that the undersigned have no defenses, offsets or counterclaims, either individually or jointly, with respect to their obligations under the Guarantees and the Guarantees remain unmodified and in full force and effect.

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This Confirmation of Guaranty is executed as of the 1st day of August, 2006.

 

AMCOMP CORPORATION, a California

corporation

By:

 

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:

 

Michael Gearhardt

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

COMMAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a

Virginia corporation

By:

 

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:

 

Michael Gearhardt

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS, INC., an Ohio corporation

By:

 

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:

 

Michael Gearhardt

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Florida corporation

By:

 

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:

 

Michael Gearhardt

Title:

 

Treasurer

VITRONICS INC., a New Jersey corporation

By:

 

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:

 

Michael Gearhardt

Title:

 

Executive Vice President and CFO

ONBOARD SOFTWARE, INC., a Texas
corporation

By:

 

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:

 

Michael Gearhardt

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EX-10.3 3 dex103.htm SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 9, 2007 Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2007

EXHIBIT 10.3

SECOND AMENDMENT TO

CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of the          day of                     , 2007 by and among MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“MTCT”), MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly known as MODERN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.), an Ohio corporation (together with MTCT, collectively, “Borrowers” and, individually, each a “Borrower”); the financial institutions listed on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Banks” and, individually, each a “Bank”); NATIONAL CITY BANK, as lead arranger and administrative agent for the Banks (the “Agent”); BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, as syndication agent (the “Syndication Agent”); KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as co-documentation agent (“KeyBank”); and FIFTH THIRD BANK, as co-documentation agent (“Fifth Third Bank”; KeyBank and Fifth Third Bank, collectively, the “Co-Documentation Agents”), under the following circumstances:

A. The Borrowers, the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents are parties to a Credit and Security Agreement made effective as of April 21, 2005, and amended by the First Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement made effective as of October 27, 2006 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified and/or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to those terms by the Credit Agreement.

B. The Borrowers, the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents now desire to amend the Credit Agreement for the reasons and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrowers, the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents agree as follows:

Section 1. Amendment to Credit Agreement.

(a) Amendment to Section 1.1. The definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges” is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows.

“Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall mean, for any period, with respect to MTCT, on a Consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP, without duplication, the aggregate of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense, (b) scheduled principal payments on Consolidated Funded Indebtedness due within the current period, (c) lease payments on Consolidated Rental Obligations for such period, (d) Consolidated Capital Expenditures (excluding capital expenditures that are financed other than by the Loans), and (d) all Capital Distributions by any Company.


(b) Amendment to Section 5.7(b). Section 5.7(b) of the Credit Agreement (captioned Fixed Coverage Charge) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Borrowers shall not suffer or permit at any time the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.20 to 1.00.

(c) Amendment to Section 5.19 of the Credit Agreement. Section 5.19 of the Credit Agreement (captioned Restricted Payments) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

No Company shall make or commit itself to pay any Restricted Payment at any time. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing however, the repurchase by MTCT of shares of common stock of MTCT having a fair market value at the time of such repurchase of no more than $20,000,000 by no later than December 31, 2007 shall not constitute a Restricted Payment for the purposes of this Section 5.19.

Section 2. Covenant Violation. The Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents hereby agree that the failure of the Borrowers to be in compliance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio set forth in Section 5.7(b) of the Credit Agreement for the four fiscal quarters of MTCT ending on December 31, 2006 is hereby waived and shall not constitute an Event of Default. Such waiver shall not constitute a waiver of any other Default or Event of Default now or hereafter continuing under the Credit Agreement.

Section 3. Effective Date. This Amendment shall take effect immediately upon Agent’s receipt of an original counterpart of this Amendment and the attached Confirmation of Guarantees executed by all parties hereto and thereto.

(a) The Agent’s receipt of an original counterpart of this Amendment executed by all parties hereto;

(b) The Agent’s receipt of the original Confirmation of Guarantees executed by Aerospace Integration Corporation, Amcomp Corporation, Command Technologies, Inc., International Consultants, Inc., Manufacturing Technology, Inc., Onboard Software, Inc., and Vitronics Inc.; and

(c) Receipt by the Agent of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in making the Loans and entering into this Agreement (including, without limitation, all reasonable attorney fees, audit fees and filing fees incurred by the Agent); and

(d) With respect to MTC Technologies Services, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“MTC Services”), (i) a Guaranty of Payment of all of the Debt by MTC Services, such agreement to be in form and substance acceptable to the Agent, (ii) a Pledge Agreement executed by the appropriate Borrower of all of the share certificates (or other evidence of equity) of MTC Services, and (iii) any such Security Documents, corporate governance and authorization documents, and an opinion of counsel, as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the Agent. Borrowers hereby represent and warrant to the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents

 

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that MTC Services has no location where any Collateral of MTC Services consisting of tangible personal property having an aggregate value of $1,000,000 or greater is stored or maintained that is not owned by MTC Services or a Borrower.

Section 4. Costs and Expenses. The Borrowers hereby agree to reimburse the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents for all costs and expenses incurred by Agent and Banks in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, including their respective legal fees and expenses.

Section 5. Miscellaneous. The Borrowers, the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents hereby agree that:

(a) The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents remain otherwise unmodified and in full force and effect.

(b) Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents that as of the date hereof (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (ii) the representations and warranties of such Borrower in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as if made on the date hereof (except to the extent that any expressly relates to an earlier date), and (iii) such Borrower has no cause of action, at law or in equity, against the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent or the Co-Documentation Agents, including, without limitation, any offset, counterclaim or defense with respect to the Notes or the Loans evidenced thereby or any Loan Document.

(c) This Amendment is limited precisely as written and shall not (i) constitute a consent under or waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other agreements, instruments or documents referred to therein, or (ii) prejudice or otherwise affect any right or privilege which the Banks, the Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Co-Documentation Agents now have or may have in the future under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or under any of the other agreements, documents or instruments therein.

(d) This Amendment may be executed in any one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(e) This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio.

(Balance of Page Intentionally Omitted)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

Address:

   4032 Linden Avenue    MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware
   Dayton, OH 45432    corporation
   Attention: Michael Gearhardt   
   Fax: (937) 252-8240   
      By: /s/ Michael Gearhardt                                                         
      Name: Michael Gearhardt
      Title: Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer

Address:

   4032 Linden Avenue    MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., formerly
   Dayton, OH 45432    known as MODERN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.,
   Attention: Michael Gearhardt    an Ohio corporation
   Fax: (937) 252-8240   
      By: /s/ Michael Gearhardt                                                         
      Name: Michael Gearhardt
      Title: Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer

Address:

   629 Euclid Avenue    NATIONAL CITY BANK
   LOC. 01-3034    as Agent and as a Bank
   Cleveland, Ohio 44114   
   Attention: Capital Markets Division   
   - Loan Syndications    By: /s/ Neal J. Hinker                                                                 
   Fax: (216) 222-7079    Name: Neal J. Hinker
      Title: Sr. Vice President

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Address:

   200 West Second Street    BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST
   16th Floor    COMPANY, as Syndication Agent and as a
   Winston-Salem, NC 27101    Bank
   Attention: Robert Bass   
   Fax: (336) 733-2740    By: /s/ Roberts A. Bass                                                         
      Name: Roberts A. Bass
      Title: Senior Vice President

Address:

   34 North Main Street    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
   Dayton OH 45402    as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank
   Attention: Joseph Zehenny   
   Fax: (937) 586-7695    By: /s/ Joseph Zehenny                                                           
      Name: Joseph Zehenny
      Title: Senior Vice President

Address:

   110 North Main Street    FIFTH THIRD BANK,
   Dayton, OH 45402    as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Bank
   Attention: Michael Lopez   
   Fax: (937) 227-3027    By: /s/ Michael Lopez                                                             
      Name: Michael Lopez
      Title: Assistant Vice President

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Address:

   40 North Main Street    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A
   Dayton, OH 45423   
   Attention: Lisa Huelskamp    By: /s/ John B. Middleberg                    
   Fax: (937) 449-4885    Name: John B. Middleberg
      Title: SVP

Address:

   9100 Centre Pointe Drive    COMERICA BANK
   Suite 240   
   West Chester, OH 45069    By: /s/ Harold Dalton                            
   Attention: Steven T. Siple    Name: Harold Dalton
   Fax: (513) 942-4904    Title: V.P.

Address:

   201 East Fifth Street    PNC BANK, N.A.
   Cincinnati, OH 45202   
   Attention: Kristina McAneny    By: /s/ Christopher Belletti                    
   Fax: (513) 651-8952    Name: Christopher Belletti
      Title: VP

 

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CONFIRMATION OF GUARANTY

The undersigned, AMCOMP CORPORATION, a California corporation (“Amcomp”), COMMAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Virginia corporation (“Command”), INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS, INC., an Ohio corporation (“ICI”), VITRONICS INC., a New Jersey corporation (“Vitronics”), MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Florida corporation (“MTI”), ONBOARD SOFTWARE, INC., a Texas corporation (“Onboard”), and AEROSPACE INTEGRATION CORPORATION, a Florida corporation (“AIC”; collectively with Amcomp, Command, ICI, Vitronics, MTI and Onboard, the “Guarantors”), jointly and severally hereby:

(A) Acknowledge that MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“MTCT”), MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly known as MODERN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.), an Ohio corporation (together with MTCT, collectively, “Borrowers” and, individually, each a “Borrower”), the financial institutions listed on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement (defined herein) (collectively, the “Banks” and, individually, each a “Bank”); and NATIONAL CITY BANK, as lead arranger and administrative agent for the Banks (“Agent”) have entered into that certain Credit and Security Agreement made effective as of April 21, 2005, and amended by the First Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated October 27, 2006 and the Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as so amended and as may be further amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), whereby the Banks have extended financial accommodations to the Borrowers, and the Borrowers have executed Notes (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in favor of the Banks, in evidence thereof. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

(B) Acknowledge that each Guarantor has guaranteed payment of the principal and interest of all Notes each pursuant to a separate Guaranty of Payment of Debt each dated as of the date hereof (collectively, the “Guarantees”).

(D) Acknowledge that the Guarantors have each received and had an opportunity to review the Second Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement referred to in the first paragraph of this Confirmation of Guaranty and consent to the amendments to the Credit Agreement.

(E) Represent and warrant to the Agent and the Banks that the undersigned have no defenses, offsets or counterclaims, either individually or jointly, with respect to their obligations under the Guarantees and the Guarantees remain unmodified and in full force and effect.

(Balance of Page Intentionally Omitted)


This Confirmation of Guaranty is executed as of the 9th day of March, 2007.

 

AMCOMP CORPORATION, a California
corporation
By:  

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:  

Michael Gearhardt

Title:  

Chief Financial Officer

COMMAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a
Virginia corporation
By:  

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:  

Michael Gearhardt

Title:  

Chief Financial Officer

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS, INC., an
Ohio corporation
By:  

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:  

Michael Gearhardt

Title:  

Chief Financial Officer

MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, INC., a
Florida corporation
By:  

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:  

Michael Gearhardt

Title:  

Chief Financial Officer

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VITRONICS INC., a New Jersey corporation

By:  

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:  

Michael Gearhardt

Title:  

Chief Financial Officer

ONBOARD SOFTWARE, INC., a Texas

corporation

By:  

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:  

Michael Gearhardt

Title:  

Chief Financial Officer

AEROSPACE INTEGRATION

CORPORATION,

a Florida corporation

By:  

/s/ Michael Gearhardt

Name:  

Michael Gearhardt

Title:  

Senior Vice President

 

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EX-21.1 4 dex211.htm SUBSIDIARIES OF MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Subsidiaries of MTC Technologies, Inc.

EXHIBIT 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF MTC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Subsidiary

  

State of Incorporation            

MTC Technologies, Inc.

   Ohio

MTC Technologies Services, Inc.

   Ohio

AMCOMP Corporation

   California

International Consultants, Inc.

   Ohio

Vitronics, Inc.

   New Jersey

Command Technologies, Inc.

   Virginia

OnBoard Software, Inc.

   Texas

Manufacturing Technology, Inc.

   Florida

MTC Guam, LLC

   Guam

Aerospace Integration Corporation

   Florida
EX-23.1 5 dex231.htm CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP Consent of Ernst & Young LLP

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Form S-8 No. 333-111537 and No. 333-104013) of the Modern Technologies Corporation Master Savings Plan, of our report dated March 12, 2007, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries, MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2006.

/s/Ernst & Young LLP

Dayton, Ohio

March 12, 2007

EX-24.1 6 dex241.htm POWERS OF ATTORNEY Powers of Attorney

EXHIBIT 24.1

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of MTC Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Michael I. Gearhardt, Bruce A. Teeters and Therese C. McNea, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and revocation, for each of the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of each of the undersigned, to sign on behalf of each of the undersigned an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and to sign any and all amendments to such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, including, without limitation, a Form 12b-25, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or attorneys-in-fact or any of them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it.

Executed as of this 21st day of February 2007.

 

/s/ Rajesh K. Soin     /s/ David S. Gutridge
Rajesh K. Soin     David S. Gutridge
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer     Director
/s/ William E. MacDonald, III     /s/ Lawrence A. Skantze
William E. MacDonald, III     Lawrence A. Skantze
Director     Director
/s/ Kenneth A. Minihan     /s/ Don R. Graber
Kenneth A. Minihan     Don R. Graber
Director     Director
/s/ Lester L. Lyles      
Lester L. Lyles    
Director    
EX-31.1 7 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Rajesh K. Soin, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of MTC Technologies, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and,

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and,

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and,

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 13, 2007

 

/s/ Rajesh K. Soin
Rajesh K. Soin
Chief Executive Officer
EX-31.2 8 dex312.htm SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Michael I. Gearhardt, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of MTC Technologies, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and,

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and,

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and,

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 13, 2007

 

/s/ Michael I. Gearhardt
Michael I. Gearhardt
Chief Financial Officer
EX-32.1 9 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO & CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO & CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of MTC Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer’s knowledge:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and,

 

  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

Date: March 13, 2007

 

/s/ Rajesh K. Soin

Name: Rajesh K. Soin

Title: Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Michael I. Gearhardt

Name: Michael I. Gearhardt

Title: Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

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