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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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, 2005

 

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

Commission File Number 1-5869-1

 


SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.

 


 

 

Incorporated - Florida   I.R.S. Employer Identification

10055 Seminole Blvd.

Seminole, Florida 33772

  No. 11-1385670

 

Telephone   (727) 397-9611

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:  
Common Shares with a par value   Listed on
of $.001 each   American Stock Exchange

 


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known, seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

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  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark 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.    x

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  ¨                     Accelerated filer  x                     Non-accelerated filer   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Company is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2d of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of March 3, 2006, 7,153,054 common shares were outstanding, and the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common shares held by non-affiliates was approximately $76 million (based on the closing sale price of the registrant’s common shares on the American Stock Exchange on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, 2005) ). Shares of common stock held by each executive officer and director have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. The determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

Documents Incorporated by Reference:

Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement to be filed on or before March 30, 2006, for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 5, 2006, are incorporated by reference to furnish the information required by Items 10, 11, 12,13 and 14 of Part III.

 


 


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PART I

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

References in this report to “the Company”, “Superior”, “we”, “our”, or “us” mean Superior Uniform Group, Inc. together with its subsidiary, except where the context otherwise requires. Certain matters discussed in this Form 10-K are “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as we “believe,” “anticipate”,” expect” or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives, strategies or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may materially adversely affect the anticipated results. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited, to the following: general economic conditions in the areas of the United States in which the Company’s customers are located; changes in the healthcare, resort and commercial industries where uniforms and service apparel are worn; the impact of competition; our ability to successfully integrate operations following consummation of acquisitions the availability of manufacturing materials and those risks discussed under Item 1A of this report entitled “Risk Factors.” Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements made herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this Form 10-K and we disclaim any obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Item 1. Business

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. was organized in 1920 and was incorporated in 1922 as a New York company under the name Superior Surgical Mfg. Co., Inc. In 1998, the Company changed its name to Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and its state of incorporation to Florida.

Superior, through its Signature marketing brands – Fashion Seal®, Fashion Seal Healthcare™, Martin’s®, Worklon®, Universal®, Sope Creek® and UniVogue™ – manufactures and sells a wide range of uniforms, corporate I.D., career apparel and accessories for the hospital and healthcare fields; hotels; fast food and other restaurants; and public safety, industrial, transportation and commercial markets, as well as corporate and resort embroidered sportswear. There are no significant distinct segments or lines of business. Approximately 95% of its business consists of the sale of uniforms and service apparel, and miscellaneous products directly related thereto.

Products

Superior manufactures and sells a wide range of uniforms, corporate I.D., career apparel and accessories for the medical and health fields as well as for the industrial, commercial, leisure, and public safety markets. Its principal products are:

 

    Uniforms and service apparel for personnel of:

 

    Hospitals and health facilities;

 

    Hotels, commercial buildings, residential buildings, and food service facilities;

 

    General and special purpose industrial uses;

 

    Commercial enterprises (career apparel for banks, airlines, etc.);

 

    Public and private safety and security organizations; and

 

    Miscellaneous service uses.

 

    Miscellaneous products directly related to:

 

    Uniforms and service apparel specified above (e.g. operating room masks, boots, and sheets); and

 

    Linen suppliers and industrial launderers, to whom a substantial portion of Superior’s uniforms and service apparel are sold; such products being primarily industrial laundry bags.

 

    Corporate and resort embroidered sportswear.

Uniforms and service apparel account for in excess of 95% of total sales and revenues; no other single class of product listed above accounts for more than 10% of total sales and revenues.

 

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Competition

Superior competes with national and regional manufacturers and also with local firms in most major metropolitan areas. Superior competes with more than three dozen firms including divisions of larger corporations. The nature and degree of competition varies with the customer and market where it occurs. Industry statistics are not available, but we believe that Superior is one of the leading suppliers of garments to hospitals and industrial clean rooms, hotels and motels, food service establishments and uniforms to linen suppliers. Superior experiences competition primarily in the areas of product development, styling and pricing. We believe that the strength of our brands and marketing, coupled with the quality of our products, allow us to compete effectively.

Customers

Superior has a substantial number of customers, the largest of which accounted for only 5% of its 2005 sales.

Backlog

Although Superior at all times has a substantial backlog of orders, we do not consider this significant since our backlog of orders at any time consists primarily of recurring firm orders being processed and filled.

Superior normally completes shipments of orders from stock between one and two weeks after their receipt. As of March 3, 2006, the backlog of all orders that we believe to be firm was approximately $6.9 million, compared to approximately $8.9 million in the previous year.

Inventory

Superior markets itself to its customers as a “stock house”. Therefore, Superior at all times carries substantial inventories of raw materials (principally piece goods) and finished garments which requires substantial working capital. Superior’s principal raw materials are textile products. In 2005, 2004, and 2003, approximately 73%, 70% and 75%, respectively, of our products were obtained from suppliers located in Central America. Superior does not believe that it is dependent upon any of its suppliers, despite the concentration of its purchasing from a few sources, as other suppliers of the same or similar products are readily available.

Intellectual Property

While Superior owns and uses several trademarks, its mark “Fashion Seal Uniforms” (presently registered until August 7, 2007, subject to renewal) is important since more than 50% of Superior’s products are sold under that name.

Environmental Matters

In view of the nature of our business, compliance with federal, state, or local laws regulating the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, has had no material effect upon our operations or earnings and we do not expect it to have a material impact in the future.

Employees

Superior employed 722 persons as of December 31, 2005.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business, operations and financial condition are subject to various risks, and many of those risks are driven by factors that we cannot control or predict. The following discussion addresses those risks that management believes are the most significant, and you should take these risks into account in evaluating us or any investment decision involving us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known or that we currently believe to be less significant may also adversely affect us.

Risks Relating To Our Industry

We face intense competition within our industry and our revenue may decrease if we are not able to respond to this competition accordingly.

Customers in the uniform and corporate identity apparel industry choose suppliers primarily based upon the quality, price and breadth of products offered. We encounter competition from a number of companies in the geographic areas we serve. Major

 

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competitors include publicly held companies such as ARAMARK (a division of ARAMARK Corporation), Cintas Corporation, Unifirst Corporation and G&K Services. We also compete with a multitude of regional and local competitors that vary by market. If our existing or future competitors seek to gain or retain market share by reducing prices, we may be required to lower our prices, which would adversely affect our operating results. In addition, our competitors generally compete with us for acquisition candidates, which can increase the price for acquisitions and reduce the number of acquisition candidates available to us.

Regional or national economic slowdowns and high unemployment levels will likely have an adverse effect on our revenues and operating results.

National or regional economic slowdowns or certain industry specific slowdowns resulting in higher unemployment levels and overall weak economic conditions generally result in reductions of customers’ employees in uniform that, in turn, adversely affect our revenues. If we are unable to offset this effect through the addition of new customers (through acquisition or otherwise) or the penetration of existing customers with a broader mix of product and service offerings, our revenue growth rates will be negatively impacted. Events or conditions in a particular geographic area, such as adverse weather and other factors, could also hurt operating results. While we do not believe that our exposure is greater than that of our competitors, we could be adversely affected by increases in the prices of fabric, natural gas, gasoline, wages, employee benefits, insurance costs and other components of product cost unless we can recover such increases through increases in the prices for our products and services. Competitive and general economic conditions might limit our ability and that of our competitors to increase prices to cover such increases.

The uniform and corporate identity apparel industry is subject to pricing pressures that may cause us to lower the prices we charge for our products and adversely affect our financial performance.

Prices in the uniform and corporate identity apparel industry have been declining over the past several years primarily as a result of the trend to move sewing operations offshore, the introduction of new manufacturing technologies, and increased competition. Products sewn offshore generally cost less to manufacture than those made domestically primarily because labor costs are lower offshore. Many of our competitors source their product requirements from developing countries to achieve a lower cost operating environment, possibly in environments with lower costs than our offshore facilities, and those manufacturers may use these cost savings to reduce prices. To remain competitive, we must adjust our prices from time to time in response to these industry-wide pricing pressures. Moreover, increased customer demands for allowances, incentives and other forms of economic support reduce our gross margins and affect our profitability. Our financial performance may be negatively affected by these pricing pressures if we are forced to reduce our prices and if we cannot reduce our production costs or if our production costs increase and we cannot increase our prices.

Increases in the price of raw materials used to manufacture our products could materially increase our costs and decrease our profitability.

The principal fabrics used in our business are made from cotton, wool, silk, synthetic and cotton-synthetic blends. The prices we pay for these fabrics are dependent on the market price for the raw materials used to produce them, primarily cotton and chemical components of synthetic fabrics. These raw materials are subject to price volatility caused by weather, supply conditions, government regulations, economic climate and other unpredictable factors. Fluctuations in petroleum prices may also influence the prices of related items such as chemicals, dyestuffs and polyester yarn. Any raw material price increase could increase our cost of sales and decrease our profitability unless we are able to pass higher prices on to our customers. In addition, if one or more of our competitors is able to reduce their production costs by taking advantage of any reductions in raw material prices or favorable sourcing agreements, we may face pricing pressures from those competitors and may be forced to reduce our prices or face a decline in net sales, either of which could have a materially adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Changing international trade regulation and the elimination of quotas on imports of textiles and apparel may increase competition in our industry. Future quotas, duties or tariffs may increase our costs or limit the amount of products that we can import.

A portion of our operations are subject to quotas imposed by bilateral textile agreements between the countries from which we procure raw materials, and the countries where our products are manufactured. These quotas limit the amount of products that may be imported from a particular country.

In addition, the countries in which our products are manufactured or into which they are imported may from time to time impose additional new quotas, duties, tariffs and requirements as to where raw materials must be purchased, additional workplace regulations, or other restrictions on our imports or adversely modify existing restrictions. Adverse changes in these costs and restrictions could harm our business. We cannot assure you that future trade agreements will not provide our competitors an advantage over us, or increase our costs, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

 

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Our operations are also subject to various international trade agreements and regulations such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and the activities and regulations of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”). Generally, these trade agreements benefit our business by reducing or eliminating the duties and/or quotas assessed on products manufactured in a particular country. However, trade agreements can also impose requirements that negatively affect our business, such as limiting the countries from which we can purchase raw materials and setting quotas on products that may be imported into the United States from a particular country. In addition, increased competition from developing countries could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

The corporate identity apparel and uniform industry is subject to changing fashion trends and if we misjudge consumer preferences, the image of one or more of our brands may suffer and the demand for our products may decrease.

We believe our products are, in general, less subject to fashion trends compared to many other apparel manufacturers because we manufacture and sell uniforms, corporate identity apparel and other accessories. However, the apparel industry, including uniforms and corporate identity apparel is subject to shifting customer demands and evolving fashion trends and our success is also dependent upon our ability to anticipate and promptly respond to these changes. Failure to anticipate, identify or promptly react to changing trends or styles may result in decreased demand for our products, as well as excess inventories and markdowns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. In addition, if we misjudge consumer preferences, our brand image may be impaired.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS

Our success depends upon the continued protection of our trademarks and other intellectual property rights and we may be forced to incur substantial costs to maintain, defend, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights.

Our registered and common law trademarks, as well as certain of our licensed trademarks, have significant value and are instrumental to our ability to market our products. While we own and use several trademarks, our mark “Fashion Seal Uniforms” (presently registered until August 7, 2007, subject to renewal) is important to our business, as more than 50% of our products are sold under that name. We cannot assure you that third parties will not assert claims against any such intellectual property or that we will be able to successfully resolve all such claims. In addition, although we seek international protection of our intellectual property, the laws of some foreign countries may not allow us to protect, defend or enforce our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. We could also incur substantial costs to defend legal actions relating to use of our intellectual property, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

In addition, some of our license agreements with third parties will expire by their terms over the next several years. There can be no assurance that we will be able to negotiate and conclude extensions of such agreements on similar economic terms or at all.

Our customers may cancel or decrease the quantity of their orders, which could negatively impact our operating results.

Although we have long-standing customer relationships, we do not have long-term contracts with many of our customers. Sales to many of our customers are on an order-by-order basis. If we cannot fill customers’ orders on time, orders may be cancelled and relationships with customers may suffer, which could have an adverse effect on us, especially if the relationship is with a major customer. Furthermore, if any of our customers experience a significant downturn in their business, or fail to remain committed to our programs or brands, the customer may reduce or discontinue purchases from us. The reduction in the amount of our products purchased by several of our major customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

In addition, some of our customers have experienced significant changes and difficulties, including consolidation of ownership, increased centralization of buying decisions, restructurings, bankruptcies and liquidations. A significant adverse change in a customer relationship or in a customer’s financial position could cause us to limit or discontinue business with that customer, require us to assume more credit risk relating to that customer’s receivables or limit our ability to collect amounts related to previous purchases by that customer, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

 

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We may undertake acquisitions to expand our business, which may pose risks to our business.

We selectively pursue acquisitions from time to time as part of our growth strategy. We compete with others within our industry for suitable acquisition candidates. This competition may increase the price for acquisitions and reduce the number of acquisition candidates available to us. As a result, acquisition candidates may not be available to us in the future on favorable terms. Even if we are able to acquire businesses on favorable terms, managing growth through acquisition is a difficult process that includes integration and training of personnel, combining plant and operating procedures, and additional matters related to the integration of acquired businesses within our existing organization. Unanticipated issues related to integration may result in additional expense or in disruption to our operations, either of which could negatively impact our ability to achieve anticipated benefits. While we believe we will be able to fully integrate acquired businesses, we can give no assurance that we will be successful in this regard.

We are subject to local laws and regulations.

We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting our business, including those promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Flammable Fabrics Act, the Textile Fiber Product Identification Act, the rules and regulations of the Consumer Products Safety Commission and various labor, workplace and related laws, as well as environmental laws and regulations. Failure to comply with such laws may expose us to potential liability and have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

Shortages of supply of sourced goods from suppliers or interruptions in our manufacturing could adversely affect our results of operations.

We utilize multiple supply sources and manufacturing facilities. However, an unexpected interruption in any of the sources or facilities could temporarily adversely affect our results of operations until alternate sources or facilities can be secured. In 2005, 2004 and 2003 approximately 73%, 70% and 75%, respectively, of our products were obtained from suppliers located in Central America. If we are unable to continue to obtain our products from Central America, it could significantly disrupt our business. Because we source products in Central America, we are affected by economic conditions in Central America, including increased duties, possible employee turnover, labor unrest and lack of developed infrastructure.

Certain of our existing stockholders have significant control.

At December 31, 2005, our executive officers and certain of their family members collectively beneficially owned 26.4% of our outstanding common stock, of which Gerald M. Benstock, our Chairman of the Board, beneficially owned 20.8%. As a result, our executive officers and certain of their family members have significant influence over the election of our Board of Directors, the approval or disapproval of any other matters requiring stockholder approval, and the affairs and policies of our company.

The success of our business depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified employees.

We need talented and experienced personnel in a number of areas including our core business activities. An inability to retain and attract qualified personnel, especially our key executives, could harm our business.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

The Company has an ongoing program designed to maintain and improve its facilities. Generally, all properties are in satisfactory condition. The Company’s properties are currently fully utilized (except as otherwise noted), and have aggregate productive capacity to meet the Company’s present needs as well as those of the foreseeable future. The material manufacturing locales are rented for nominal amounts due to cities providing incentives for manufacturers to locate in their area—all such properties may be purchased for nominal amounts. As a result, it is believed that the subject lease expirations and renewal terms thereof are not material. Set forth below are the locations of our facilities:

 

    Seminole, Florida – Plant of approximately 60,000 square feet owned by the registrant; used as principal administrative office and for warehousing and shipping, as well as the corporate design center.

 

    Eudora, Arkansas – Plant of approximately 217,000 square feet, partially leased from the City of Eudora under lease requiring payment of only a nominal rental; used for manufacturing, warehousing, and shipping; lease expiring in 2008.

 

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    Tampa, Florida – Plant of approximately 15,000 square feet, leased from private owners; used for warehousing, shipping and customer service for customers located in the greater Tampa Bay area; lease expiring in 2010.

 

    Miami, Florida – Plant of approximately 5,000 square feet, leased from private owners under a lease expiring in 2006; used for regional sales office, warehousing, shipping, and small retail operation.

 

    McGehee, Arkansas – Plant of approximately 26,000 square feet, leased from the City of McGehee under lease requiring payment of only a nominal rental; used for manufacturing; lease expiring in 2009.

 

    Marietta, Georgia – Plant and warehouse of approximately 25,000 square feet leased from private owners; lease expiring in 2008.

 

    Portland, Oregon – Plant and warehouse of approximately 6,000 square feet leased from private owners used for warehousing and shipping, expiring in 2008.

 

    Miscellaneous – Atlanta, Georgia, leased warehouse and sales office of approximately 10,000 square feet – lease expiring in 2010; Lexington, Mississippi, used for warehousing and shipping of approximately 40,000 square feet – owned; Hamburg, Arkansas, approximately 18,000 square feet, used for shipping and has a small retail operation– owned; Dallas, Texas, leased sales office of approximately 2,055 square feet – lease expiring in 2007.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

We are a party to certain lawsuits in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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

None

PART II

Item 5. Market Price For Superior’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Superior Purchases of Equity Securities.

The principal market on which Superior’s common shares are traded is the American Stock Exchange; said shares have also been admitted to unlisted trading on the Midwest Stock Exchange.

The table below presents, for our common shares, dividend information and the quarterly high and low sales prices as reported in the consolidated transaction reporting system of the American Stock Exchange.

 

     QUARTER ENDED
     2005    2004
     Mar. 31    June 30    Sept. 30    Dec. 31    Mar. 31    June 30    Sept. 30    Dec. 31

Common Shares:

                       

High

   $ 14.95    $ 14.85    $ 13.70    $ 12.80    $ 16.90    $ 16.70    $ 15.85    $ 14.95

Low

   $ 13.26    $ 10.92    $ 11.65    $ 9.95    $ 14.00    $ 14.50    $ 12.81    $ 13.65

Dividends (total for 2005-$0.54; 2004-$0.54)

   $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135

Our long-term debt agreements include covenants that, among other things, restrict dividends payable by us. Under the most restrictive debt agreement, retained earnings of approximately $5,379,000 were available at December 31, 2005 for declaration of dividends. We have declared cash dividends of $0.135 per share in each of the quarters for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2004 and 2005. We expect that, so long as earnings and business conditions warrant, we will continue to pay dividends and that the amount thereof, as such conditions permit, and as the Directors approve, will increase from time to time.

On March 3, 2006, registrant had 232 shareholders of record and the closing price for registrant’s common shares on the American Stock Exchange was $11.36 per share.

 

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information about our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants, rights and restricted stock under all our existing equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2005, including the 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan and the 2003 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan:

 

Plan category

   Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
   Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
   Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))
      (a)    (b)    (c)

Equity compensation Plans approved by Security holders

   849,750    $ 12.98    2,009,300

Equity compensation Plans not approved by Security holders

   —        —      —  
                

Total

   849,750    $ 12.98    2,009,300
                

The table below sets forth the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act), of our common shares during the three months ended December 31, 2005.

 

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period

   (a) Total Number of
Shares Purchased
  

(b) Average

Price Paid per
Share

   (c) Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs
   (d) Maximum Number
of Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs (1)

Month #1

(October 1, 2005 to

October 31, 2005)

   46,630    $ 12.10    46,630   

Month #2

(November 1, 2005 to

November 30, 2005)

   101,325    $ 11.96    101,325   

Month #3

(December 1, 2005 to

December 31, 2005)

           

TOTAL

   147,955    $ 12.00    147,955    308,926

(1) In July 2002, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase up to 750,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. There is no expiration date or other restriction governing the period over which the Company can make share repurchases under the program.

The following selected data are derived from our consolidated financial statements. This data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto incorporated into Item 8, and with Item 7— Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Years Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

   2005    2004    2003    2002     2001

Net sales

   $ 133,312,351    $ 143,567,473    $ 137,326,341    $ 148,106,311     $ 156,134,944
                                   

Costs and expenses:

             

Cost of goods sold

     93,596,828      96,279,784      90,334,765      99,859,787       104,967,460

Selling and administrative expenses

     37,610,557      38,524,803      37,491,162      39,400,795       39,342,762

Interest expense

     610,781      624,199      696,504      853,081       1,623,016
                                   
     131,818,166      135,428,786      128,522,431      140,113,663       145,933,238
                                   

Earnings before taxes on income, and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     1,494,185      8,138,687      8,803,910      7,992,648       10,201,706

Taxes on income

     250,000      2,760,000      3,100,000      2,895,000       3,730,000
                                   

Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     1,244,185      5,378,687      5,703,910      5,097,648       6,471,706

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax benefit of $2,560,000

     —        —        —        (4,504,563 )     —  
                                   

Net earnings

   $ 1,244,185    $ 5,378,687    $ 5,703,910    $ 593,085     $ 6,471,706
                                   

Basic net earnings per common share:

             

Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   $ 0.17    $ 0.72    $ 0.79    $ 0.72     $ 0.91

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —        —        —        (0.64 )     —  
                                   

Basic net earnings per common share

   $ 0.17    $ 0.72    $ 0.79    $ 0.08     $ 0.91
                                   

Diluted net earnings per common share:

             

Earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   $ 0.17    $ 0.71    $ 0.78    $ 0.71     $ 0.91

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —        —        —        (0.63 )     —  
                                   

Diluted net earnings per common share

   $ 0.17    $ 0.71    $ 0.78    $ 0.08     $ 0.91
                                   

Cash dividends per common share

   $ 0.54    $ 0.54    $ 0.54    $ 0.54     $ 0.54
                                   

At year end:

             

Total assets

   $ 97,261,057    $ 107,954,243    $ 102,973,933    $ 99,826,952     $ 112,914,563
                                   

Long-term debt

   $ 3,979,540    $ 5,662,569    $ 6,266,047    $ 7,445,068     $ 13,549,147
                                   

Working capital

   $ 57,968,139    $ 61,255,572    $ 66,212,497    $ 61,688,699     $ 65,117,560
                                   

Shareholders’ equity

   $ 81,524,754    $ 87,068,494    $ 84,884,482    $ 80,110,389     $ 82,762,205
                                   

 

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

OPERATIONS: In 2005, net sales decreased 7.1% in comparison to 2004 and in 2004, net sales increased 4.5% in comparison to 2003. The 2005 decrease is attributed to several factors. First, the Company experienced shipping difficulties through the first quarter of 2005 as a result of issues created in the implementation of its new warehouse management system at its central distribution center. As a result of these difficulties, certain customers reduced the amount of purchases that they made with the Company through the remainder of 2005. Additionally, the Company and its customers were adversely affected by several major hurricanes later in the year. These hurricanes disrupted the Company’s supply lines for several months and more significantly affected certain of our customers operations and purchasing patterns. The 2004 increase is primarily attributed to the acquisition of UniVogue during the first quarter of 2004, (+5.0%) which was offset by continuing soft demand from existing customers (-0.5%).

As a percentage of sales, cost of goods sold was 70.2% in 2005, 67.1% in 2004, and 65.8% in 2003. The percentage increase in 2005 is primarily attributed to the following items. First, standard cost of goods sold increased 0.6% as a percentage of net sales as a result of increased product costs as well as the competitive pricing market in which we operated in 2005. Secondly, reductions in sales and production volumes without corresponding decreases in overheads added approximately 2.0% to our cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales. Finally, increased obsolescence in the current year, associated with the release of the new Defining Uniforms catalog and related product line changes, added 0.5% to cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales. The percentage increase in 2004 was due to increased freight costs in 2004 of approximately $1,610,000 while the amounts invoiced to customers (included in net sales) for freight and handling charges only increased $651,000. Additionally, competitive pricing pressures in the market contributed to reduced margins in 2004.

As a percentage of sales, selling and administrative expenses were 28.2% in 2005, 26.8% in 2004, and 27.3% in 2003. The increase in this percentage is primarily attributed to the significant reductions in sales with less significant reductions in selling and administrative expenses. 2005 selling and administrative expenses included increased depreciation, associated primarily with the new warehouse system, of approximately $476,000; $299,000 in pension settlement losses associated with staff reductions and corresponding lump sum pension payments to employees; and $206,000 in increased severance costs associated with the staff reductions. These increases were offset by a $355,000 reduction in professional fees, primarily associated with outside consulting fees for Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 compliance work and a $665,000 reduction in medical insurance expense as a result of lower headcounts and various modifications to the Company’s medical plans. The decrease in this percentage in 2004 is attributed to the increase in sales volume, the impact of 2003 staffing and other cost reductions including the consolidation of our Martins division into our corporate offices. Additionally, we experienced a net recovery in bad debts in 2004 of $12,000 versus net bad debt expense of $218,000 in 2003. The impact of these cost savings were offset by approximately $690,000 in outside consulting costs incurred in association with our efforts to prepare for compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Interest expense as a percentage of sales was 0.5% in 2005, 0.4% in 2004, and 0.5% in 2003. The increase in 2005 is due to lower sales volume and increased borrowings outstanding during the year on the Company’s revolving debt agreement. The decrease in 2004 was due to lower average borrowings outstanding and lower interest rates.

The effective income tax rate in 2005 was 16.7%; 2004 was 33.9%; and in 2003 it was 35.2%. The decrease in 2005 is primarily attributed to a reduction in the accrual for tax contingencies during the year (-12.4%) and due to other permanent differences between book and tax income (-4.6%) due to a decrease in taxable income. The decrease in 2004 is primarily attributed to a smaller addition to the accrual for tax contingencies in 2004 as compared to 2003 relative to state income taxes.

In 2005, the Company reported net income of 0.9% of sales with a return of 1.5% on average shareholders’ equity. In 2004, the Company reported net income of 3.7% of sales with a return of 6.3% on average shareholders’ equity. In 2003, the Company reported net income of 4.2% of sales with a return of 6.9% on average shareholders’ equity.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES: The Company uses a number of standards for its own purposes in measuring its liquidity, such as: working capital, profitability ratios, long-term debt as a percentage of long-term debt and equity, and activity ratios.

Accounts receivable decreased 4.6% from $26,938,861 on December 31, 2004 to $25,706,970 as of December 31, 2005. This decrease is primarily attributed to the decrease in sales in the current period.

 

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Inventories decreased 18.7% from $45,741,410 on December 31, 2004 to $37,186,779 as of December 31, 2005. This decrease is attributed to improved inventory management procedures and a focused effort by management to reduce inventory levels.

Accounts payable decreased 31.7% from $8,852,713 on December 31, 2004 to $6,046,575 on December 31, 2005 primarily due to the lower inventory levels discussed above.

Other current liabilities decreased 15.4% from $3,761,660 on December 31, 2004 to $3,182,159 on December 31, 2005. The decrease is primarily attributed to a decrease of $278,000 in accrued workers’ compensation liabilities as a result of a shift from a self-insured workers’ compensation program in 2004 to a fully insured plan in 2005 and a reduction of $230,000 in the liability related to the Company’s interest rate swap agreement.

The working capital of the Company at December 31, 2005 was approximately $57,968,000 and the working capital ratio, 6.3:1; for 2004, our working capital was approximately $61,256,000 and the working capital ratio, 5.3:1. The Company has operated without hindrance or restraint with its present working capital, believing that income generated from operations and outside sources of credit, both trade and institutional, are more than adequate to fund the Company’s operations.

In 2005, the Company’s percentage of total debt to total debt and equity was 6.5% and in 2004 it was 7.7%. The decrease is attributed primarily to decreased borrowings under the Company’s borrowing agreements as a result of scheduled repayments in 2005.

The Company has an on-going capital expenditure program designed to maintain and improve its facilities. Capital expenditures were approximately $2,157,000, $6,162,000, and $2,051,000, in the years 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The significant increase in 2004, and subsequent decrease in 2005, was primarily attributed to an upgrade of the Company’s central warehouse distribution system in Eudora, Arkansas. This project was completed in January of 2005. Total capitalized expenditures for this project in 2005 and 2004, were approximately $830,000 and $5,237,000, respectively. During 2005 the Company also sold its warehouse and distribution facility in Tampa, Florida generating proceeds of approximately $3,093,000. Additionally, in 2004, the Company purchased certain software for approximately $990,000 that was 100% financed via long-term debt. The Company at all times evaluates its capital expenditure programs in light of prevailing economic conditions.

During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company paid cash dividends of approximately $3,993,000 and $4,015,000, respectively, on a quarterly dividend of $.135 per share. In July 2002, our Board of Directors reset the common stock repurchase program authorization so that the Company may make future repurchases of up to 750,000 of its common shares. The Company reacquired and retired 295,124 and 94,950 of its common shares in the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, with costs of $3,620,000 and $1,312,000, respectively. At December 31, 2005, we had approximately 309,000 shares remaining on our common stock repurchase authorization. Shares purchased under our share repurchase program are constructively retired and returned to unissued status. We consider several factors in determining when to make share repurchases, including among other things, our cost of equity, our after-tax cost of borrowing, our debt to total capitalization targets and our expected future cash needs. There is no expiration date or other restriction governing the period over which we can make our share repurchases under the program. The Company anticipates that it will continue to pay dividends and that it will repurchase additional shares of its common stock in the future as financial conditions permit.

In 2005, cash and cash equivalents increased by approximately $3,069,000. This increase is attributed to approximately $11,239,000 in cash provided from operations, approximately $475,000 provided from investing activities and approximately $8,645,000 utilized in financing activities. Financing activities consisted primarily of dividends paid and common stock repurchases, as discussed above, as well as scheduled debt payments of approximately $1,594,000. These amounts were offset by approximately $562,000 in proceeds for the exercise of employee stock options.

In 2004, cash and cash equivalents decreased by approximately $14,765,000. This decrease is attributed to approximately $2,714,000 in cash provided from operations, offset by approximately $12,633,000 utilized in investing activities and approximately $4,846,000 utilized in financing activities. Investing activities consisted primarily of $6,272,000 utilized in the acquisition of UniVogue in the first quarter of 2004 and $6,162,000 utilized for fixed asset additions, primarily for the central warehouse distribution system.

On March 26, 1999, the Company entered into a 3-year credit agreement with Wachovia Bank that made available to the Company up to $15,000,000 on a revolving credit basis. Interest is payable at LIBOR plus 0.60% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings (5.0% at December 31, 2005). The Company pays an annual commitment fee of 0.15% on the average unused portion of the commitment. The available balance under the credit agreement is reduced by outstanding letters of credit. As of December 31, 2005, approximately $117,000 was outstanding under letters of credit. On

 

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March 27, 2001, and again on April 27, 2004, the Company entered into agreements with Wachovia Bank to extend the maturity of the revolving credit agreement. The revolving credit agreement matures on June 30, 2007. At the option of the Company, any outstanding balance on the agreement at that date will convert to a one-year term loan. The remaining terms of the original revolving credit agreement remain unchanged. The Company also entered into a $12,000,000 10-year term loan on March 26, 1999 with the same bank. The term loan is an amortizing loan, with monthly payments of principal and interest, maturing on April 1, 2009. The term loan carries a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 0.80% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings. Concurrent with the execution of the term loan agreement, the Company entered into an interest rate swap with the bank under which the Company receives a variable rate of interest on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan from the bank and the Company pays a fixed rate of 6.75% on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan to the bank.

The credit agreement and the term loan with Wachovia Bank contain restrictive provisions concerning debt to net worth ratios, other borrowings, capital expenditures, rental commitments, tangible net worth ($73,379,000 at December 31, 2005); working capital ratio (2.5:1), fixed charges coverage ratio (2.5:1), stock repurchases and payment of dividends. At December 31, 2005, under the most restrictive terms of the debt agreements, retained earnings of approximately $5,379,000 were available for declaration of dividends. The Company is in full compliance with all terms, conditions and covenants of the various credit agreements.

With funds from the credit agreement, anticipated cash flows generated from operations and other credit sources readily available, the Company believes that its liquidity is satisfactory, its working capital adequate and its capital resources sufficient for funding its ongoing capital expenditure program and its operations, including planned expansion for 2006.

The following table summarizes our fixed cash obligations as of December 31, 2005 for the following periods:

 

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

Variable rate term loans and revolving credit facility

   $ 1,353,000    $ 2,999,000    $ 650,000    $ —      $ 5,002,000

Other debt arrangements, including capital leases

     330,000      330,000      —        —      $ 660,000

Operating leases

     377,000      552,000      267,000      —      $ 1,196,000
                                  

Total contractual cash obligations

   $ 2,060,000    $ 3,881,000    $ 917,000    $ —      $ 6,858,000
                                  

The Company does not engage in any off-balance sheet financing arrangements. In particular, we do not have any interest in variable interest entities, which include special purpose entities and structured finance entities.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of the financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate the estimates that we have made. These estimates are based upon our historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

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collectability of accounts receivable. The Company analyzes specific accounts receivable and historical bad debt experience, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and the age of outstanding balances when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Management judgments and estimates are used in connection with establishing the allowance in any accounting period. Changes in estimates are reflected in the period they become known. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market value. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the likelihood that goods on hand can be sold to customers. Historical inventory usage and current revenue trends are considered in estimating both excess and obsolete inventories. If actual product demand and market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

Insurance

The Company self-insures for certain obligations related to health and workers’ compensation programs. The Company also purchases stop-loss insurance policies to protect it from catastrophic losses. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the potential value associated with reported claims and for losses that have occurred, but have not been reported. The Company’s estimates consider historical claim experience and other factors. The Company’s liabilities are based on estimates, and, while the Company believes that the accrual for loss is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of or less than the amounts recorded. Changes in claim experience, the Company’s ability to settle claims or other estimates and judgments used by management could have a material impact on the amount and timing of expense for any period.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In December 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment.” FAS 123(R) addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. Statement 123(R) requires an entity to recognize the grant-date fair-value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees in the income statement. The revised Statement generally requires that an entity account for those transactions using the fair-value-based method, and eliminates the intrinsic value method of accounting in APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, which was permitted under Statement 123, as originally issued.

The revised Statement requires entities to disclose information about the nature of the share-based payment transactions and the effects of those transactions on the financial statements. FAS 123(R) is effective for public companies that do not file as small business issuers as of the beginning of the first interim period of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005 (i.e., first quarter 2006 for the Company). All public companies must use either the modified prospective or the modified retrospective transition method. All share-based compensation awards granted by the Company are fully vested at the date of grant. The Company will utilize the modified prospective transition method to implement this standard. The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of its share-based compensation awards as disclosed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The impact of adopting this standard is expected to be consistent with the pro-forma amounts shown in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, assuming that the share-based compensation awards granted in the future are consistent with recent grants.

In November 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs - an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4,” to provide clarification that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, this standard requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The provisions of this standard are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not expect this standard to have any significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard-setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of these proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such proposed standards would be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates, which may adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition. The Company seeks to minimize the risks from these interest rates when considered appropriate, through the limited use of derivative financial instruments. The Company’s policy is to not use financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and is not a party to any leveraged financial instruments. The Company has debt obligations with variable interest rates tied to LIBOR which are described in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” as well as Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company estimates that a hypothetical increase in interest rates of 1% would have resulted in an insignificant increase in the Company’s interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2005.

The Company has one interest rate swap agreement to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates of a variable rate term loan. Under the interest rate swap agreement, the Company receives or makes payments on a monthly basis, based on the differential between a specified interest rate and one month LIBOR. A term loan of $5,002,350 is designated as a hedged item for the interest rate swap at December 31, 2005.

This interest rate swap is accounted for as a cash flow hedge in accordance with FAS 133 and FAS 138. As of the report date, the swap met the effectiveness test, and as such no gains or losses were included in net income during the year related to hedge ineffectiveness and there was no income adjustment related to any portion excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. A gain of $230,000 associated with this interest rate swap agreement was included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2005. A gain of $317,000 associated with this interest rate swap agreement was included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2004. A gain of $256,000 associated with this interest rate swap agreement was included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2003. The fair market values of the interest rate swap of $101,000 and $331,000 are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The original term of the contract is ten years.

The Company is also exposed to changes in prevailing market interest rates affecting the return on its investments but does not consider this interest rate market risk exposure to be material to its financial condition or results of operations. The Company invests primarily in highly liquid debt instruments with strong credit ratings and short-term (less than three months) maturities.

 

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Years Ended December 31,

 

     2005    2004    2003

Net sales

   $ 133,312,351    $ 143,567,473    $ 137,326,341
                    

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of goods sold

     93,596,828      96,279,784      90,334,765

Selling and administrative expenses

     37,610,557      38,524,803      37,491,162

Interest expense

     610,781      624,199      696,504
                    
     131,818,166      135,428,786      128,522,431
                    

Earnings before taxes on income

     1,494,185      8,138,687      8,803,910

Taxes on income

     250,000      2,760,000      3,100,000
                    

Net earnings

   $ 1,244,185    $ 5,378,687    $ 5,703,910
                    

Basic net earnings per common share

   $ 0.17    $ 0.72    $ 0.79
                    

Diluted net earnings per common share

   $ 0.17    $ 0.71    $ 0.78
                    

Dividends per common share

   $ 0.54    $ 0.54    $ 0.54
                    

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Years Ended December 31,

 

     2005     2004  

ASSETS

    

CURRENT ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,220,174     $ 150,563  

Accounts receivable, net

     25,706,970       26,938,861  

Inventories

     37,186,779       45,741,410  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,765,979       2,632,918  
                

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

     68,879,902       75,463,752  

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

     18,079,292       22,062,359  

GOODWILL

     1,617,411       1,617,411  

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

     1,250,333       1,488,492  

OTHER ASSETS

     7,434,119       7,322,229  
                
   $ 97,261,057     $ 107,954,243  
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

    

Accounts payable

   $ 6,046,575     $ 8,852,713  

Accrued expenses

     3,182,159       3,761,660  

Current portion of long-term debt

     1,683,029       1,593,807  
                

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

     10,911,763       14,208,180  

LONG-TERM DEBT

     3,979,540       5,662,569  

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

     845,000       1,015,000  

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 11 and 12)

    

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

    

Preferred stock, $1 par value - authorized 300,000 shares (none issued)

     —         —    

Common stock, $.001 par value - authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding—7,202,338 and 7,436,512, respectively.

     7,202       7,437  

Additional paid-in capital

     15,240,229       15,265,862  

Retained earnings

     66,378,323       72,126,195  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

    

Cash flow hedges

     (101,000 )     (331,000 )
                

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     81,524,754       87,068,494  
                
   $ 97,261,057     $ 107,954,243  
                

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

Years Ended December 31,

 

     Common
Shares
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 

Balance, January 1, 2003

   7,131,237     $ 7,131     $ 10,620,073     $ 70,387,185     $ (904,000 )   $ 80,110,389  

Common shares issued upon exercise of options

   274,325       275       2,671,396           2,671,671  

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

         403,000           403,000  

Purchase and retirement of common shares

   (35,000 )     (35 )     (53,246 )     (312,469 )       (365,750 )

Cash dividends declared ($.54 per share)

           (3,894,738 )       (3,894,738 )

Comprehensive Income:

            

Net earnings

           5,703,910         5,703,910  

Net change during the period related to cash flow hedges

             256,000       256,000  
                  

Other comprehensive Income

               256,000  

Comprehensive Income

               5,959,910  
                                              

Balance, December 31, 2003

   7,370,562       7,371       13,641,223       71,883,888       (648,000 )     84,884,482  

Common shares issued upon exercise of options

   160,900       161       1,659,233           1,659,394  

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

         155,000           155,000  

Purchase and retirement of common shares

   (94,950 )     (95 )     (189,594 )     (1,121,821 )       (1,311,510 )

Cash dividends declared ($.54 per share)

           (4,014,559 )       (4,014,559 )

Comprehensive Income:

            

Net earnings

           5,378,687         5,378,687  

Net change during the period related to cash flow hedges

             317,000       317,000  
                  

Other comprehensive Income

               317,000  

Comprehensive Income

               5,695,687  
                                              

Balance, December 31, 2004

   7,436,512       7,437       15,265,862       72,126,195       (331,000 )     87,068,494  

Common shares issued upon exercise of options

   60,950       61       562,137           562,198  

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

         33,000           33,000  

Purchase and retirement of common shares

   (295,124 )     (296 )     (620,770 )     (2,999,624 )       (3,620,690 )

Cash dividends declared ($.54 per share)

           (3,992,433 )       (3,992,433 )

Comprehensive Income:

            

Net earnings

           1,244,185         1,244,185  

Net change during the period related to cash flow hedges

             230,000       230,000  
                  

Other comprehensive Income

               230,000  

Comprehensive Income

               1,474,185  
                                              

Balance, December 31, 2005

   7,202,338     $ 7,202     $ 15,240,229     $ 66,378,323     $ (101,000 )   $ 81,524,754  
                                              

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31,

 

     2005     2004     2003  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

      

Net earnings

   $ 1,244,185     $ 5,378,687     $ 5,703,910  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided from operating activities:

      

Depreciation and amortization

     3,936,752       3,489,772       3,602,074  

Provision (recovery) for bad debts

     114,000       (11,638 )     218,000  

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

     33,000       155,000       403,000  

Deferred income tax (benefit) provision

     (170,000 )     850,000       15,000  

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment

     (651,944 )     —         —    

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:

      

Accounts receivable

     1,117,891       506,861       (4,224,085 )

Inventories

     8,554,631       (7,295,496 )     6,275,464  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (133,061 )     (216,142 )     1,114,274  

Other assets

     349,299       (864,062 )     (406,838 )

Accounts payable

     (2,806,138 )     1,721,251       208,408  

Accrued expenses

     (349,501 )     (1,000,322 )     (490,440 )
                        

Net cash flows provided from operating activities

     11,239,114       2,713,911       12,418,767  
                        

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (2,157,013 )     (6,162,371 )     (2,051,067 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     3,093,431       176,656       218,721  

Purchase of business, net of cash acquired

     —         (6,272,259 )     —    

Other assets

     (461,189 )     (374,757 )     (449,164 )
                        

Net cash provided from (used in) investing activities

     475,229       (12,632,731 )     (2,281,510 )
                        

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      

Repayment of long-term debt

     (1,593,807 )     (1,179,021 )     (1,104,080 )

Payment of cash dividends

     (3,992,433 )     (4,014,559 )     (3,894,738 )

Proceeds received on exercise of stock options

     562,198       1,659,394       2,671,671  

Common stock reacquired and retired

     (3,620,690 )     (1,311,510 )     (365,750 )
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

     (8,644,732 )     (4,845,696 )     (2,692,897 )
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     3,069,611       (14,764,516 )     7,444,360  

Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year

     150,563       14,915,079       7,470,719  
                        

Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year

   $ 3,220,174     $ 150,563     $ 14,915,079  
                        

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and Subsidiary

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

a) Business description

Superior Uniform Group®, through its Signature marketing brands – Fashion Seal®, Fashion Seal Healthcare™, Martin’s®, Worklon®, Sope Creek® and UniVogue™ – manufactures and sells a wide range of uniforms, image apparel and accessories, primarily in domestic markets. Superior specializes in managing comprehensive uniform programs, and is dedicated to servicing the Healthcare, Hospitality, Restaurant/Food Services, Retail Employee I.D., Governmental/Public Safety, Entertainment, Commercial, Transportation, Cleanroom, Corporate Identity and Resortwear markets.

b) Basis of presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fashion Seal Corporation (collectively, the “Company”). Intercompany items have been eliminated in consolidation.

c) Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

d) Revenue Recognition and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company recognizes revenue as products are shipped and title passes. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the collectability of accounts receivable. The Company analyzes specific accounts receivable and historical bad debt experience, customer credit worthiness, current economic trends and the age of outstanding balances when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Management judgments and estimates are used in connection with establishing the allowance in any accounting period. Changes in estimates are reflected in the period they become known. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

e) Advertising expenses

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively were $171,041, $227,194 and $143,296.

f) Shipping and handling fees and costs

The Company follows EITF 00-10, Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs, which requires shipping and handling fees billed to customers to be classified as revenue and shipping and handling costs to be either classified as cost of sales or disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers in net sales. Shipping and handling costs associated with in-bound and out-bound freight are generally recorded in cost of goods sold. Other shipping and handling costs are included in selling and administrative expenses and totaled $8,451,407, $7,521,935 and $6,624,113 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

g) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market value. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the likelihood that goods on hand can be sold to customers. Historical inventory usage and current revenue trends are considered in estimating both excess and obsolete inventories. If actual product demand and market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

h) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while replacements, maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets are expensed currently. Costs of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation and amortization are eliminated from accounts and the net gain or loss is reflected in the statement of earnings.

i) Goodwill and other intangible assets

The Company follows FAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” which addresses the financial accounting and reporting standards for the acquisition of intangible assets outside of a business combination and for goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition. This accounting standard requires that goodwill be separately disclosed from other intangible assets in the statement of financial position, and no longer be amortized but tested for impairment on a periodic basis. We annually evaluate the recoverability of goodwill and take into account events or circumstances that warrant revised estimates of useful lives or indicate that an impairment exists. The Company has completed the annual impairment test at December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 which indicated no impairment of the remaining goodwill. Amortization expense for other intangible assets was $238,159, $178,619 and $0, for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Other intangible assets were recorded in the year ended December 31, 2004 as the Company completed its valuation of the UniVogue acquisition. Other intangible assets include the value assigned to the customer list acquired in this acquisition of $1,667,111 less accumulated amortization of $416,778. The customer list is being amortized over 7 years.

j) Depreciation and amortization

Plant and equipment are depreciated on the straight-line basis at 2-1/2% to 5% for buildings, 2-1/2% to 20% for improvements, 10% to 20% for machinery, equipment and fixtures and 20% to 33-1/3% for transportation equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the terms of the leases inasmuch as such improvements have useful lives of at least the terms of the respective leases.

 

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k) Employee benefits

Pension plan costs are funded currently based on actuarial estimates, with prior service costs amortized over 20 years. The Company recognizes settlement gains and losses in its financial statements when the cost of all settlements in a year is greater than the sum of the service cost and interest cost components of net periodic pension cost for the plan for the year.

l) Insurance

The Company self-insures for certain obligations related to health and workers’ compensation programs. The Company also purchases stop-loss insurance policies to protect it from catastrophic losses. Judgments and estimates are used in determining the potential value associated with reported claims and for losses that have occurred, but have not been reported. The Company’s estimates consider historical claim experience and other factors. The Company’s liabilities are based on estimates, and, while the Company believes that the accrual for loss is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of or less than the amounts recorded. Changes in claim experience, the Company’s ability to settle claims or other estimates and judgments used by management could have a material impact on the amount and timing of expense for any period.

m) Taxes on income

Income taxes are provided for under the liability method in accordance with FAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

n) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with FAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets, long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the asset is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to future net cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair market value.

o) Stock based compensation

The Company continues to apply APB No. 25 for the method used to account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements, where applicable, but has adopted the disclosure requirements of FAS No. 148 beginning with its first quarter ending March 31, 2003. The Company estimated the fair value of options utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings and net earnings per common share as if the fair value based method had been applied to all awards in each period:

 

     December 31,
     2005    2004    2003

Net earnings, as reported

   $ 1,244,185    $ 5,378,687    $ 5,703,910

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     763,771      715,917      585,502
                    

Pro forma net earnings

   $ 480,414    $ 4,662,770    $ 5,118,408
                    

Net earnings per common share:

        

Basic – as reported

   $ 0.17    $ 0.72    $ 0.79
                    

Basic – pro forma

   $ 0.06    $ 0.63    $ 0.71
                    

Diluted – as reported

   $ 0.17    $ 0.71    $ 0.78
                    

Diluted – pro forma

   $ 0.06    $ 0.61    $ 0.70
                    

p) Earnings per share

Basic per share data is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Diluted per share data is reconciled by adding to weighted average shares outstanding the dilutive impact of the exercise of outstanding stock options.

q) Comprehensive Income

FAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income” requires disclosure of total comprehensive income . Other comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period, from transactions and other events, excluding changes resulting from investments by owners (e.g., supplemental stock offering) and distributions to owners (e.g., dividends).

r) Operating Segments

FAS No. 131 “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires disclosures of certain information about operating segments and about products and services, and geographic areas in which the Company operates, and their major customers. The Company has evaluated the effect of this standard and has determined that currently it operates in one segment, as defined in this statement.

 

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s) Risks and Concentrations

In 2005, 2004 and 2003 approximately 73%, 70% and 75%, respectively, of the Company’s products were obtained from suppliers located in Central America. Any inability by the Company to continue to obtain its products from Central America could significantly disrupt the Company’s business. Because the Company manufactures and sources products in Central America, the Company is affected by economic conditions in those countries, including increased duties, possible employee turnover, labor unrest and lack of developed infrastructure. Included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2005 and 2004 are receivable balances from contractors in Central America totaling approximately $5.2 million and $4.5 million, respectively.

t) Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company follows FAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” as amended by FAS No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities —an Amendment to FAS Statement No. 133.” The Company has only limited involvement with derivative financial instruments. The Company has one interest rate swap agreement to hedge against the potential impact on earnings from increases in market interest rates of a variable rate term loan. Under the interest rate swap agreement, the Company receives or makes payments on a monthly basis, based on the differential between a specified interest rate and one month LIBOR. A term loan of $5,002,350 is designated as a hedged item for the interest rate swap at December 31, 2005. This interest rate swap is accounted for as a cash flow hedge in accordance with FAS No. 133 and FAS No. 138. As of the report date, the swap met the effectiveness test, and as such no gains or losses were included in net earnings during the year related to hedge ineffectiveness and there was no income adjustment related to any portion excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. Gains of $230,000, $317,000 and $256,000 were included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The fair market values of the interest rate swap of $101,000 and $331,000 are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The original term of the contract is ten years.

u) Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

v) New Accounting Standards

In December 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment.” FAS No. 123(R) addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. FAS No. 123(R) requires an entity to recognize the grant-date fair-value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees in the income statement. The revised Statement generally requires that an entity account for those transactions using the fair-value-based method, and eliminates the intrinsic value method of accounting in APB Opinion No. 25, which was permitted under FAS No. 123, as originally issued.

The revised Statement requires entities to disclose information about the nature of the share-based payment transactions and the effects of those transactions on the financial statements. FAS No. 123(R) is effective for public companies that do not file as small business issuers as of the beginning of the first interim period of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005 (i.e., first quarter 2006 for the Company). All public companies must use either the modified prospective or the modified retrospective transition method. All share-based compensation awards granted by the Company are fully vested at the date of grant. The Company will utilize the modified prospective transition method to implement this standard. The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of its share-based compensation. The impact of adopting this standard is expected to be consistent with the pro-forma amounts shown in subsection (m) of this Note, assuming that the level of share-based compensation awards granted in the future are consistent with recent grants.

In November 2004, the FASB issued FAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs - an Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4,” to provide clarification that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material be recognized as current-period charges. In addition, this standard requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. The provisions of this standard are effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not expect this standard to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard-setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of these proposed standards, management has not determined whether implementation of such proposed standards would be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

w) Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications to the 2004 and 2003 consolidated financial statements have been made to conform to the 2005 presentation.

 

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NOTE 2 – Acquisitions:

On February 27, 2004, the Company acquired substantially all of the net assets of UniVogue, Inc. (“UniVogue”), a supplier of uniforms with a strong national presence, particularly in the hospitality, lodging, food service and culinary markets, with revenues for the year ended December 2003 of approximately $9,300,000. The acquisition has been accounted for utilizing the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price for this acquisition was approximately $6,293,000 and was allocated as follows:

 

Cash

   $ 20,431

Accounts Receivable

     1,965,646

Other Current Assets

     260,711

Inventories

     2,065,444

Property, Plant & Equipment

     108,032

Other Assets

     11,743

Other Intangible Assets

     1,667,111

Goodwill

     875,482
      

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 6,974,600
      

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

   $ 681,910
      

Revenue and expenses of UniVogue are included in the consolidated financial statements beginning March 1, 2004.

NOTE 3 -Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable:

The activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable was as follows:

 

     2005     2004     2003  

Balance at the beginning of year

   $ 525,000     $ 475,000     $ 565,000  

Provision (recovery) for doubtful accounts

     114,000       (11,638 )     218,000  

Charge-offs

     (123,974 )     (112,006 )     (582,093 )

Recoveries

     19,974       125,571       274,093  

Acquisition

     —         48,073       —    
                        

Balance at the end of year

   $ 535,000     $ 525,000     $ 475,000  
                        

NOTE 4 - Inventories:

 

     December 31,
     2005    2004

Finished goods

   $ 33,072,321    $ 39,347,976

Work in process

     277,162      648,197

Raw materials

     3,837,296      5,745,237
             
   $ 37,186,779    $ 45,741,410
             

NOTE 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment:

 

     December 31,
     2005    2004
Land    $ 727,416    $ 2,030,166
Buildings, improvements and leaseholds      8,041,336      9,746,252
Machinery, equipment and fixtures      46,203,032      47,929,353
             
     54,971,784      59,705,771
Accumulated depreciation and amortization      36,892,492      37,643,412
             
   $ 18,079,292    $ 22,062,359
             

Depreciation and amortization charges were approximately $3,699,000, $3,311,000, and $3,602,000, in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.

 

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NOTE 6 – Long-Term Debt:

 

     December 31,
2005
   December 31,
2004

Note payable to Wachovia, pursuant to revolving credit agreement, maturing April 26, 2007

   $ —      $ —  

6.75% term loan payable to Wachovia, with monthly payments of principal and interest, maturing April 1, 2009

     5,002,350      6,266,047

Note payable to Bank of America, 0% interest payable in equal installments on January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2007

     660,219      990,329
             
     5,662,569      7,256,376

Less payments due within one year included in current liabilities

     1,683,029      1,593,807
             

Long-term debt less current maturities

   $ 3,979,540    $ 5,662,569
             

On March 26, 1999, the Company entered into a 3-year credit agreement with Wachovia Bank that made available to the Company up to $15,000,000 on a revolving credit basis. Interest is payable at LIBOR plus 0.60% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings (5.0% at December 31, 2005). The Company pays an annual commitment fee of 0.15% on the average unused portion of the commitment. The available balance under the credit agreement is reduced by outstanding letters of credit. As of December 31, 2005, approximately $117,000 was outstanding under letters of credit. On March 27, 2001 and again on April 27, 2004, the Company entered into agreements with Wachovia Bank to extend the maturity of the revolving credit agreement. The revolving credit agreement matures on June 30, 2007. At the option of the Company, any outstanding balance on the agreement at that date will convert to a one-year term loan. The remaining terms of the original revolving credit agreement remain unchanged.

The Company also entered into a $12,000,000 10-year term loan on March 26, 1999 with the same bank. The term loan carries a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 0.80% based upon the one-month LIBOR rate for U.S.dollar based borrowings. Concurrent with the execution of the term loan agreement, the Company entered into an interest rate swap with the bank under which the Company receives a variable rate of interest on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan from the bank and the Company pays a fixed rate of 6.75% on a notional amount equal to the outstanding balance of the term loan to the bank.

The credit agreement and the term loan with Wachovia Bank contain restrictive provisions concerning debt to net worth ratios, other borrowings, capital expenditures, tangible net worth ($73,379,000 at December 31, 2005); working capital ratio (2.5:1), fixed charges coverage ratio (2.5:1), stock repurchases and payment of dividends. At December 31, 2005, under the most restrictive terms of the debt agreements, retained earnings of approximately $5,379,000 were available for declaration of dividends. The Company is in full compliance with all terms, conditions and covenants of the various credit agreements.

Scheduled principal payments on long-term obligations are $1,683,000 in 2006; $1,778,000 in 2007, $1,551,000 in 2008, and $651,000 in 2009.

 

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NOTE 7 – Taxes on Income:

Aggregate income tax provisions consist of the following:

 

     2005     2004    2003

Current:

       

Federal

   $ 408,000     $ 1,832,000    $ 3,015,000

State and local

     12,000       78,000      70,000
                     
     420,000       1,910,000      3,085,000

Deferred

     (170,000 )     850,000      15,000
                     
   $ 250,000     $ 2,760,000    $ 3,100,000
                     

The significant components of the deferred income tax liability are as follows:

 

     2005    2004

Deferred income tax assets:

     

Operating reserves and other accruals

   $ 2,192,000    $ 2,491,000

Deferred income tax liabilities:

     

Book carrying value in excess of tax basis of property

     2,150,000      2,404,000

Deferred expenses

     887,000      1,102,000
             

Net deferred income tax liability

   $ 845,000    $ 1,015,000
             

The difference between the total statutory Federal income tax rate and the actual effective income tax rate is accounted for as follows:

 

     2005     2004     2003  

Statutory Federal income tax rate

   34.0 %   34.0 %   34.0 %

State and local income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit

   0.5     0.6     0.5  

(Reduction) increase in accrual for tax contingencies

   (12.1 )   0.3     1.5  

Other items

   (5.7 )   (1.0 )   (0.8 )
                  

Effective income tax rate

   16.7 %   33.9 %   35.2 %
                  

NOTE 8 – Benefit Plans:

Defined Benefit Plans

Noncontributory qualified defined benefit pension plans, providing for normal retirement at age 65, cover all eligible employees (as defined). Periodic benefit payments on retirement are determined based on a fixed amount applied to service or determined as a percentage of earnings prior to retirement. Pension plan assets for retirement benefits consist primarily of fixed income securities and common stock equities.

It is our policy to make contributions to the various plans in accordance with statutory funding requirements and any additional funding that may be deemed appropriate. Plan liabilities and the market-related value of our corporate plan assets are determined based on a November 1st measurement date and our factory plans are determined based upon a December 31st measurement date.

 

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The following tables present the changes in the benefit obligations and the various plan assets, the funded status of the plans, and the amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2005 and 2004:

 

     December 31,  
     2005     2004  

Changes in benefit obligation

    

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

   $ 18,282,000     $ 17,107,000  

Service cost

     647,000       672,000  

Interest cost

     1,078,000       1,033,000  

Actuarial (gain) loss

     (722,000 )     498,000  

Settlement

     348,000       —    

Benefits paid

     (2,432,000 )     (1,028,000 )
                

Benefit obligation at end of year

     17,201,000       18,282,000  
                

Changes in plan assets

    

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

     17,274,000       15,202,000  

Actual return on assets

     1,192,000       1,157,000  

Employer contributions

     500,000       1,943,000  

Benefits paid

     (2,432,000 )     (1,028,000 )
                

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

     16,534,000       17,274,000  
                

Reconciliation of funded status

    

Underfunded status

     (667,000 )     (1,008,000 )

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

     1,927,000       2,550,000  

Unrecognized prior service costs

     246,000       420,000  
                

Prepaid benefit costs

   $ 1,506,000     $ 1,962,000  
                
     2005     2004  

Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheet

    

Prepaid benefit cost

   $ 2,460,000     $ 2,886,000  

Accrued benefit liability

     (954,000 )     (924,000 )
                

Net amount recognized

   $ 1,506,000     $ 1,962,000  
                

Included in the above table are pension plans with aggregate projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. The aggregate projected benefit obligations for these plans were $12,369,000 and $13,630,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The fair value of plan assets for these plans were $10,707,000 and $11,574,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Included in the above table are pension plans with aggregate accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. The aggregate accumulated benefit obligations for these plans were $385,000 and $386,000 at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. There are no plan assets for these plans at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The following table presents the net periodic pension expense under our plans:

 

     2005     2004     2003  

Service cost - benefits earned during the period

   $ 647,000     $ 672,000     $ 699,000  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

     1,078,000       1,033,000       1,096,000  

Expected return on plan assets

     (1,366,000 )     (1,249,000 )     (1,002,000 )

Amortization of prior service cost

     175,000       172,000       171,000  

Recognized actuarial loss

     84,000       34,000       214,000  

Settlement loss

     338,000       —         184,000  
                        

Net periodic pension cost after curtailments and settlements

   $ 956,000     $ 662,000     $ 1,362,000  
                        

The pension settlement loss included in the table above relates to lump sum payments made to various employees upon their retirement or termination in the current year.

 

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The table below presents various assumptions used in determining the benefit obligation for each year and reflects the percentages for the various plans: Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31,

 

     Discount Rate    

Long Term Rate

of Return

    Salary Scale
     Corp.     Plants     Corp.     Plants     Corp.     Plants

2003

   6.20 %   6.20 %   8.00 %   8.00 %   4.50 %   N/A

2004

   6.00 %   6.00 %   8.00 %   8.00 %   4.50 %   N/A

2005

   6.00 %   6.00 %   8.00 %   8.00 %   4.50 %   N/A

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for years ending December 31,

 

     Discount Rate     Long Term
Rate of Return
    Salary Scale
     Corp.     Plants     Corp.     Plants     Corp.     Plants

2003

   6.50 %   6.50 %   8.00 %   8.00 %   4.50 %   N/A

2004

   6.20 %   6.20 %   8.00 %   8.00 %   4.50 %   N/A

2005

   6.00 %   6.00 %   8.00 %   8.00 %   4.50 %   N/A

The methodology used to determine the expected rate of return on the pension plan assets was based on review of actual returns in the past and consideration of projected returns based upon our projected asset allocation. Our strategy with respect to our investments in pension plan assets is to be invested with a long-term outlook. Therefore, the risk and return balance of our asset portfolio should reflect a long-term horizon. Our pension plan asset allocation at December 31, 2005, 2004 and target allocation for 2006 are as follows:

 

    

Percentage of Plan

Assets at

December 31,

    Target
Allocation
2006
 

Investment description

   2005    

2004

   

Equity securities

   70 %   70 %   70 %

Fixed income

   30     30     30  
                  

Total

   100 %   100 %   100 %
                  

We plan to contribute approximately $500,000 to our defined benefit pension plans in 2006.

The following table includes projected benefit payments for the years indicated:

 

Year

   Projected Benefit Payments

2006

   $ 994,000

2007

     501,000

2008

     837,000

2009

     626,000

2010

     1,177,000

2011-2015

   $ 6,138,000

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company provides a defined contribution plan covering qualified employees. The plan includes a provision that allows employees to make pre-tax contributions under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan provides for the Company to make a guaranteed match equal to 25% of each employee’s eligible contributions. The plan also provides the Company with the option of making an additional discretionary contribution to the plan each year. The Company contributions for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 were approximately $147,000, $147,000, and $148,000, respectively.

 

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NOTE 9 – Quarterly Results for 2004 and 2005 (Unaudited):

 

     Quarter Ended
     March 31,
2004
  

June 30,

2004

   September 30,
2004
   December 31,
2004

Net sales

   $ 33,765,220    $ 35,400,090    $ 36,960,340    $ 37,441,823
                           

Gross Profit

   $ 11,226,319    $ 11,571,513    $ 12,450,515    $ 12,039,343
                           

Earnings before taxes on income

   $ 1,750,468    $ 1,937,333    $ 2,763,113    $ 1,687,773
                           

Net earnings

   $ 1,130,468    $ 1,277,333    $ 1,803,113    $ 1,167,773
                           

Basic net earnings per common share

   $ 0.15    $ 0.17    $ 0.24    $ 0.16
                           

Diluted net earnings per common share

   $ 0.15    $ 0.17    $ 0.24    $ 0.15
                           

Dividends per common share

   $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135
                           

Average outstanding shares (Basic)

     7,394,795      7,442,372      7,464,850      7,448,794
                           

Average outstanding shares (Diluted)

     7,588,541      7,634,435      7,592,817      7,559,328
                           

 

     Quarter Ended
     March 31,
2005
  

June 30,

2005

   September 30,
2005
   December 31,
2005

Net sales

   $ 31,857,089    $ 34,858,915    $ 34,194,000    $ 32,402,347
                           

Gross Profit

   $ 10,341,475    $ 10,801,684    $ 9,857,419    $ 8,714,945
                           

Earnings before taxes on income

   $ 219,443    $ 976,533    $ 228,550    $ 69,659
                           

Net earnings

   $ 139,443    $ 646,533    $ 158,550    $ 299,659
                           

Basic net earnings per common share

   $ 0.02    $ 0.09    $ 0.02    $ 0.04
                           

Diluted net earnings per common share

   $ 0.02    $ 0.09    $ 0.02    $ 0.04
                           

Dividends per common share

   $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135    $ 0.135
                           

Average outstanding shares (Basic)

     7,445,442      7,446,900      7,447,700      7,241,855
                           

Average outstanding shares (Diluted)

     7,552,475      7,518,508      7,511,157      7,272,644
                           

The independent registered public accounting firm made limited reviews of the 2004 and 2005 quarterly financial information in accordance with standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Such reviews were substantially less in scope than examinations in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole, and accordingly, no such opinions were expressed.

NOTE 10 – Rentals:

Aggregate rent expense, including month-to-month rentals, approximated $590,000, $751,000, and $744,000, for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. Long-term lease commitments totaling $1,196,000 are as follows: 2006 - $377,000; 2007 - $323,000; 2008 - $229,000; 2009 - $132,000; and 2010 - $135,000.

NOTE 11 – Contingencies:

The Company is involved in various legal actions and claims arising from the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations,

 

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cash flows, or financial position. During 2005, the Company entered into severance protection agreements with senior management. The terms of these agreements require the Company to potentially make certain payments to members of senior management in the event of a change in control of the Company.

NOTE 12 – Stock Options:

In 1993, the Company adopted an Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “1993 Plan”) under which options on 1,500,000 shares were reserved for grant. The 1993 Plan provided for the issuance of incentive stock options. This plan expired in February of 2003. In May, 2003, the stockholders of the Company approved the 2003 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (the “2003 Plan”), authorizing the granting of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance stock and other stock based compensation. A total of 2,500,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment for expirations and cancellations of options outstanding from the 1993 Plan subsequent to its termination) have been reserved for issuance under the 2003 Plan. All options under both plans have been or will be granted at prices at least equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant. Options (all of which are exercisable at each respective year end) granted to date under both plans are exercisable in part or in full within five years of grant date. Proceeds from the exercise of options are credited to common stock to the extent of par value, and the balance is credited to additional paid-in capital. A summary of option transactions during the three years ended December 31, 2005 follows:

 

     No. of
Shares
    Weighted Average
Exercise Price
   Total    

Market

Price

Outstanding January 1, 2003

   797,800     $ 10.64    $ 8,487,823    

Granted

   274,025       12.46      3,414,223     $ 3,404,219

Exercised

   (274,325 )     9.74      (2,671,671 )  

Lapsed

   (112,050 )     15.76      (1,765,525 )  

Cancelled

   (23,275 )     10.81      (251,663 )  
                       

Outstanding December 31, 2003

   662,175       10.89      7,213,187    

Granted

   244,475       14.97      3,659,918     $ 3,659,918

Exercised

   (160,900 )     10.31      (1,659,390 )  

Lapsed

   (22,175 )     17.30      (383,705 )  

Cancelled

   (13,750 )     13.36      (183,705 )  
                       

Outstanding December 31, 2004

   709,825       12.18      8,646,305    

Granted

   262,450       14.41      3,782,978     $ 3,782,978

Exercised

   (60,950 )     9.22      (562,198 )  

Lapsed

   (2,750 )     8.13      (22,344 )  

Cancelled

   (58,825 )     13.86      (815,407 )  
                       

Outstanding December 31, 2005

   849,750     $ 12.98    $ 11,029,334    
                       

The weighted average fair value of options granted for each of the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 was $2.91, $2.93 and $2.18, respectively. At December 31, options available to issue were 2,009,300 for 2005, 2,210,175 for 2004 and 2,418,725 for 2003. Options have never been repriced by the Company in any year.

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2005:

 

Range of

Exercise Price

  Shares   Weighted Average Remaining
Contractual Life (Years)
  Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$8.13 to $10.45   175,750   0.9   $ 9.30
11.02 to 13.55   283,975   3.3     12.50
14.00 to 17.13   390,025   3.8     14.99
               
$8.13 to $17.13   849,750   3.0   $ 12.98
               

Options to purchase an average of 508,000 shares of common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $14.59 per share were outstanding during 2005, but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares.

 

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     Related Party
Options
    Other Options  

Exercise price

    

2005

   $ 14.95     $ 11.55-$14.95  

2004

   $ 15.11     $ 14.60- $16.00  

2003

   $ 11.02-$13.37     $ 11.02-$13.55  

Market price

    

2005

   $ 14.95     $ 11.55-$14.95  

2004

   $ 15.11     $ 14.60-$16.00  

2003

   $ 11.02-$12.15     $ 11.02-$13.55  

Risk free interest rate

    

2005

     3.77 %     3.77%-3.98 %

2004

     3.07 %     3.07%-3.69 %

2003

     2.80%-2.90 %     2.80%-2.90 %

Expected option life

     5 years       5-10 years  

Expected volatility

    

2005

     27.2 %     26.7%-36.0 %

2004

     29.2 %     28.1%-30.2 %

2003

     28.2%-28.3 %     28.2%-29.3 %

Dividend yield

     3.6 %     4.0%-4.7 %

NOTE 13 – Earnings Per Share:

 

The following table represents a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

     2005    2004    2003

Net earnings used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

   $ 1,244,185    $ 5,378,687    $ 5,703,910
                    

Weighted average shares outstanding

     7,395,474      7,437,703      7,213,395

Common stock equivalents

     68,222      156,077      145,441
                    

Total weighted average sharesoutstanding

     7,463,696      7,593,780      7,358,836

Net earnings per share:

        
                    

Basic

   $ 0.17    $ 0.72    $ 0.79
                    

Diluted

   $ 0.17    $ 0.71    $ 0.78
                    

NOTE 14 – Accrued Expenses:

 

     December 31,
     2005    2004

Salaries, wages, commissions and vacation pay

   $ 1,294,362    $ 1,311,731

Other accrued expenses

     1,887,797      2,449,929
             
   $ 3,182,159    $ 3,761,660
             

NOTE 15 – Supplemental Information:

 

     Year Ended December 31,
     2005    2004    2003

Income taxes paid

   $ 286,300    $ 2,724,263    $ 2,351,386
                    

Interest paid

   $ 617,087    $ 635,437    $ 695,334
                    

 

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Non-cash investing transactions are excluded from the consolidated statement of cash flows. The year ended December 31, 2005, does not include any such non-cash transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2004, non-cash activities included $990,329 in fixed asset acquisitions financed with long-term borrowings of the same amount. The year ended December 31, 2003 did not include any such non-cash transactions.

NOTE 16 – Stock Repurchase Plan:

In July 2002, the Board of Directors reset the common stock repurchase program authorization so that the Company may make future repurchases of up to 750,000 of its common shares. The Company reacquired and retired 295,124 shares, 94,950 shares, and 35,000 shares of its common stock in the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, with approximate costs of $3,621,000, $1,312,000, and $366,000, respectively. 39,850 shares of the stock repurchased during 2004 were purchased from five members of senior management of the Company at $13.88 per share. At December 31, 2005, the Company had 308,926 shares remaining on its common stock repurchase authorization. Shares purchased under the share repurchase program are constructively retired and returned to unissued status. The Company considers several factors in determining when to make share repurchases, including among other things, the cost of equity, the after-tax cost of borrowing, the debt to total capitalization targets and the expected future cash needs. There is no expiration date or other restriction governing the period over which the Company can make its share repurchases under the program.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To The Board of Directors and

Shareholders of Superior Uniform Group, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years then ended. 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 consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated February 24, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion.

 

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Tampa, Florida
February 24, 2006

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Directors and Shareholders of Superior Uniform Group, Inc.Seminole, Florida

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary (the ”Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2003. 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 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 the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Certified Public Accountants

 

Tampa, Florida

February 27, 2004

 

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

On June 8, 2004, with the approval of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, Superior Uniform Group, Inc., (the “Registrant”) engaged Grant Thornton LLP as its principal accountant to audit the financial statements of the Registrant. The Registrant dismissed Deloitte & Touche, LLP on June 8, 2004 as its principal accountant to audit the Registrant’s financial statements. Prior to the engagement of Grant Thornton, Deloitte & Touche LLP had served as the principal accountant to audit the Registrant’s financial statements for a period including the Registrant’s two most recent fiscal years. The decision to change accountants was approved by the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors.

Deloitte & Touche LLP audited the Registrant’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003, and issued its audit report dated February 27, 2004. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 and the subsequent interim period preceding June 8, 2004 (date of dismissal), no report of Deloitte & Touche LLP on the Registrant’s financial statements contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was one qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 and the subsequent interim period preceding June 8, 2004 (date of dismissal), there were no disagreements with Deloitte & Touche LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte & Touche LLP would have caused Deloitte & Touche LLP to make a reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report on the Registrant’s financial statements for any such periods. Deloitte & Touche LLP has furnished the Registrant with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that it agrees with the above statements, which was filed as Exhibit 16 to a current report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2004.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

The Chief Executive Officer, Michael Benstock, and the Chief Financial Officer, Andrew D. Demott, Jr., evaluated the effectiveness of Superior’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”), and concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, Superior’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information Superior is required to disclose in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Superior in the reports that it files under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to Superior’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with this evaluation that occurred during the period covered by this report and that have affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The reports required to be furnished pursuant to this item appear on pages 34-35.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2005, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). The 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. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

 

    pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

 

    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

 

    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. Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation under the Internal Control – Integrated Framework, management concluded that the internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2005.

Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 has been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, an independent registered certified public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included in Item 8.

Report Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To The Board of Directors and

Shareholders of Superior Uniform Group, Inc.

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that Superior Uniform Group, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s 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 opinions.

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

 

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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 Superior Uniform Group, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by COSO. Also in our opinion, Superior Uniform Group, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years then ended and our report dated February 24, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

 

  /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
  Tampa, Florida
  February 24, 2006

Item 9B. Other Information

NONE

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Gerald M. Benstock

   Chairman of the Board
and Executive Committee

Michael Benstock

   Chief Executive Officer

Alan D. Schwartz

   President

Peter Benstock

   Executive Vice President

Manuel Gaetan, Ph.D. PE

   President, CEO,
MGR Enterprises, Inc.

Robin Hensley

   President, Raising the Bar

Sidney Kirschner

   Retired, President and CEO,
Northside Hospital, Inc.

Paul V. Mellini

   Chief Executive Officer and
President, Nature Coast Bank

Arthur Wiener

   Retired, Chief Executive Officer,
Galey and Lord, Inc.

 

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

Gerald M. Benstock

  

Chairman of the Board

and Executive Committee

Michael Benstock

   Chief Executive Officer

Alan D. Schwartz

   President

Peter Benstock

   Executive Vice President

Andrew D. Demott, Jr.

   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Richard T. Dawson    Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

The remaining information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Information regarding equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to the information set forth in Item 5 of Part I of this report.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K     
          Page
(a)    Consolidated Financial Statements   
  

The following financial statements of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. are included in Part II, Item 8:

  
  

Consolidated statements of earnings - years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

   15
  

Consolidated balance sheets - December 31, 2005 and 2004

   16
  

Consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity - years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

   17
  

Consolidated statements of cash flows - years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003

   18
  

Notes to consolidated financial statements

   19-30
  

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms

   31-32
(b)    Exhibits   
  

See Exhibit Index

  
(c)    Financial Statement Schedules   

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

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.

/s/ Michael Benstock

BY: Michael. Benstock

(Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Andrew D. Demott, Jr.

BY: Andrew D. Demott, Jr.

(Treasurer, Principal Accounting

Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

DATE: March 10, 2006

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:

 

/s/ Gerald M. Benstock

  

/s/ Alan D. Schwartz

Gerald M. Benstock, March 13, 2006    Alan D. Schwartz, March 13, 2006
(Chairman)    (Director)

/s/ Peter Benstock

  

/s/ Robin Hensley

Peter Benstock, March 13, 2006    Robin Hensley, March 13, 2006
(Director)    (Director)

/s/ Manuel Gaetan

  

/s/ Sidney Kirschner

Manuel Gaetan, March 13, 2006    Sidney Kirschner, March 13, 2006
(Director)    (Director)

/s/ Arthur Wiener

  

/s/ Paul Mellini

Arthur Wiener, March 13, 2006    Paul Mellini, March 13, 2006
(Director)    (Director)

 

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Table of Contents

SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a) 3. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.:  

Description

3.1   Amended and restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Interim Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference.
3.2   By-Laws of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s 1998 Interim Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998, as amended by the Amendment to By-Laws of Registrant, filed as Exhibit 3 to the Registrant’s Interim Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1   Credit Agreement dated March 26, 1999, between the Registrant and First Union, filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 in Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
4.2   Credit Agreement dated October 16, 2000, between the Registrant and First Union, filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.2 in Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
4.3   Second amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents between Registrant and First Union filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 and Renewal of Revolving Credit Note filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.2 in Registrant’s 2001 Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 which is hereby incorporated by reference.
4.4   Third amendment to Loan Agreement and Other Loan Documents between Registrant and Wachovia and Renewal of Revolving Credit Note as filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.
10.1   Description of the informal bonus plan for officers of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 10 to the Registrant’s 1992 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.
10.2   1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s August 18, 1993 Registration Statement on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.3   1994 Superior Surgical Mfg. Co., Inc. Supplemental Pension Plan filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s 1994 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.
10.4   2003 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 4 to the Registrant’s June 6, 2003 Registration Statement on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference.
10.5   Severance Protection Agreement with Michael Benstock filed with 8-K in November 2005.
10.6   Severance Protection Agreement with Alan Schwartz filed with 8-K in November 2005.
10.7   Severance Protection Agreement with Peter Benstock filed with 8-K in November 2005.
10.8   Severance Protection Agreement with Andrew D. Demott, Jr. filed with 8-K in November 2005.
10.9   Contract for sale of Tampa, Florida plant.
13.   Forms 10-Q for the first three quarters of 2005 - herein incorporated by reference to Registrant’s filings thereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
14   Code of Ethics filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.
21.   Subsidiaries of the Registrant as filed as Exhibit 21 to the Registrant’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.
23.1   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Grant Thornton LLP
23.2   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Deloitte & Touche LLP
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.SC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.SC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1   Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.SC Section 1350
32.2   Written Statement of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.SC Section 1350

 

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EX-10.9 2 dex109.htm CONTRACT FOR SALE OF TAMPA, FLORIDA PLANT Contract for sale of Tampa, Florida plant

Exhibit 10.9

Commercial Contract

FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

1. PURCHASE AND SALE: Star 999 Development, Inc (“Buyer”) agrees to buy and Superior Uniform Group, Inc., successor by merger to Superior Surgical Mfg. Co., Inc. (“Seller”) agrees to sell the property described as: Street Address: 2324 W. Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa, FL

Legal Description: See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and the following Personal Property:

All personal property and fixtures affixed to and a part of the Property as well as all steel shelving and those Items used in the operation of the Property, such as air conditioners, lighting, fencing, carpeting, and the like, (all collectively referred to as the “Property”) on the terms and conditions set forth below. The “Effective Date” of this Contract is the date on which the last of the Parties signs the latest offer. Time is of the essence in this Contract. Time periods of 5 days or less will be computed without including Saturday, Sunday, or national legal holidays and any time period ending on a Saturday, Sunday or national legal holiday will be extended until 5:00 p.m. of the next business day.

 

2. PURCHASE PRICE:

   $ 3,000,000.00

(a) Deposit held in escrow by see addendum.

   $ 100,000.00

(b) Additional deposit to be made within          days from Effective Date

   $ 0.00

(c) Total mortgages (as referenced in Paragraph 3)

   $ 0.00

(d) Other:                                                             

   $ 0.00

(e) Balance to close, subject to adjustments and prorations, to be made with cash, locally drawn certified or cashier’s check or wire transfer.

   $ 2,900,000.00

3. THIRD PARTY FINANCING: Within 0 days from Effective Date (“Application Period”), Buyer will, at Buyer’s expense, apply for third party financing in the amount of $0.00. or 0.00% of the purchase price to be amortized over a period of          years and due in no less than 0.00 years end with a fixed interest rate not to exceed ¨ 0.00% per year or variable interest rate not to exceed ¨ 0.00 % at origination with a lifetime cap not to exceed 0.00% from initial rate, with additional terms as follows:

Buyer will pay for the mortgagee title insurance policy and for all loan expenses. Buyer will timely provide any and all credit, employment, financial and other information reasonably required by any lender. Buyer will notify Seller immediately upon obtaining financing or being rejected by a lender. If Buyer, after diligent effort, fails to obtain a written commitment within 0 days from Effective Date (“Financing Period”), Buyer may cancel the Contract by giving prompt notice to Seller and Buyer’s deposit(s) will be returned to Buyer in accordance with Paragraph 9.

Buyer (Illegible) (        ) and Seller (Illegible) (        ) acknowledge receipt of a copy of this page, which is page 1 of 5 Pages.

 

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4. TITLE: Seller has the legal capacity to and will convey marketable title to the Property by þ statutory warranty deed ¨ other                                         , free of liens, easements and encumbrances of record or known to Seller, but subject to property taxes for the year of closing; covenants, restrictions and public utility easements of record; and (list any other matters to which title will be subject)                                                             ; provided there exists at closing no violation of the foregoing and none of them prevents Buyer’s intended use of the Property as presently used                                                                                                                           .

 

(a) Evidence of Title: Seller will, at (check one) þ Seller’s ¨ Buyer’s expense and within 15 days þ from Effective Date ¨ prior to Closing Date ¨ from date Buyer meets or waives financing contingency in Paragraph 3, deliver to Buyer (check one) þ a title insurance commitment by a Florida licensed title insurer and, upon Buyer recording the deed, an owner’s policy in the amount of the purchase price for fee simple title subject only to exceptions stated above.

¨ an abstract of title, prepared or brought current by an existing abstract firm or certified as correct by an existing firm. However, if such an abstract is not available to Seller, then a prior owner’s title policy acceptable to the proposed insurer as a base for reissuance of coverage. The prior policy will include copies of all policy exceptions and an update in a format acceptable to Buyer from the policy effective date and certified to Buyer or Buyer’s closing agent together with copies of all documents recited in the prior policy and in the update.

 

(b) Title Examination: Buyer will, within 15 days from receipt of the evidence of title deliver written notice to Seller of title defects. Title will be deemed acceptable to Buyer if (1) Buyer fails to deliver proper notice of defects or (2) Buyer delivers proper written notice and Seller cures the defects within 45 days from receipt of the notice (“Curative Period”). If the defects are cured within the Curative Period, closing will occur within 10 days from receipt by Buyer of notice of such curing. Seller may elect not to cure defects if Seller reasonably believes any defect cannot be cured within the Curative Period. If the defects are not cured within the Curative Period, Buyer will have 10 days from receipt of notice of Seller’s inability to cure the defects to elect whether to terminate this Contract or accept title subject to existing defects and close the transaction without reduction in purchase price. The party who pays for the evidence of title will also pay related title service fees including title and abstract charges and title examination.

 

(c) Survey: (check applicable provisions below)

¨ Seller will, within 10 days from Effective Date, deliver to Buyer copies of prior surveys, plans, specifications, and engineering documents, if any, and the following documents relevant to this transaction:                                         , prepared for Seller or in Seller’s possession, which show all currently existing structures.

þ Buyer will, at ¨ Seller’s ¨ Buyer’s expense and within the time period allowed to deliver and examine title evidence, obtain a current certified survey of the Property from a registered surveyor. If the survey reveals encroachments on the Property or that the improvements encroach on the lands of another, ¨ Buyer will accept the Property with existing encroachments þ such encroachments will constitute a title defect to be cured within the Curative Period.

 

(d) Ingress and Egress: Seller warrants that the Property presently has ingress and egress.

 

(e) Possession: Seller will deliver possession and keys for all locks and alarms to Buyer at closing.

5. CLOSING DATE AND PROCEDURE: This transaction will be closed in Hiilsborough County, Florida on or before the April 15, 2005 or within      days from Effective Date (“Closing Date”), unless otherwise extended herein. þ Seller ¨ Buyer will designate the closing agent. Buyer and Seller will, within      days from Effective Date, deliver to Escrow Agent signed instructions which provide for closing procedure. If an institutional lender is providing purchase funds, lender requirements as to place, time of day, and closing procedures will control over any contrary provisions in this Contract.

(a) Costs: Buyer will pay taxes and recording fees on notes, mortgages and financing statements and recording fees for the deed. Seller will pay taxes on the deed and recording fees for documents needed to cure title detects. If Seller is obligated to discharge any encumbrance at or prior to closing and fails to do so, Buyer may use purchase proceeds to satisfy the encumbrances.

(b) Documents: Seller will provide the deed, bill of sale, mechanic’s lien affidavit, assignments of leases, updated rent roll, tenant and lender estoppel letters, assignments of permits and licenses, corrective instruments and letters notifying tenants of the change in ownership/rental agent. If any tenant refuses to execute an estoppel letter, Seller will certify that information regarding the tenant’s lease is correct. If Seller is a corporation, Seller will deliver a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the sale and delivery of the deed and certification by the corporate Secretary certifying the resolution and setting forth facts showing the conveyance conforms with the requirements of local law. Seller will transfer security deposits to Buyer. Buyer will provide the closing statement, mortgages and notes, security agreements and financing statements.

Buyer (Illegible) (        ) and Seller (Illegible) (        ) acknowledge receipt of a copy of this page, which is page 2 of 5 Pages.


(c) Taxes, Assessments, and Prorations: The following items will be made current and prorated þ as of Closing Date

¨ as of                                         : real estate taxes, bond and assessment payments assumed by Buyer, interest, rents, association dues, insurance premiums acceptable to Buyer, operational expenses and                                         . If the amount of taxes and assessments for the current year cannot be ascertained, rates for the previous year will be used with due allowance being made for improvements and exemptions. Seller is aware of the following assessments affecting or potentially affecting the Property:                                                                                                       Buyer will be responsible for all assessments of any kind which become due and owing on or after Effective Date, unless the improvement is substantially completed as of Closing Date, in which case Seller will be obligated to pay the entire assessment.

(d) FIRPTA Tax Withholding: The Foreign Investment in Real Property Act (“FIRPTA”) requires Buyer to withhold at closing a portion of the purchase proceeds for remission to the Internal Revenue Service (“I.R.S.”) if Seller is a “foreign person” as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. The parties agree to comply with the provisions of FIRPTA and to provide, at or prior to closing, appropriate documentation to establish any applicable exemption from the withholding requirement. If withholding is required and Buyer does not have cash sufficient at closing to meet the withholding requirement, Seller will provide the necessary funds and Buyer will provide proof to Seller that such funds were properly remitted to the I.R.S.

6. ESCROW: Buyer and Seller authorize see addendum

Telephone:                                          Facsimile:                     Address:                                                              to act as “Escrow Agent” to receive funds and other items and, subject to clearance, disburse them in accordance with the terms of this Contract. Escrow Agent will deposit all funds received in þ a non-interest bearing escrow account ¨ an interest bearing escrow account with interest accruing to                                          with interest disbursed (check one) ¨ at closing ¨ at                                          intervals. If Escrow Agent receives conflicting demands or has a good faith doubt as to Escrow Agent’s duties or liabilities under this Contract, he/she may (a) hold the subject matter of the escrow until the parties mutually agree to its disbursement or until issuance of a court order or decision of arbitrator determining the parties’ rights regarding the escrow or (b) deposit the subject matter of the escrow with the clerk of the circuit court having jurisdiction over the dispute. Upon notifying the parties of such action, Escrow Agent will be released from all liability except for the duty to account for items previously delivered out of escrow. If a licensed real estate broker, Escrow Agent will comply with applicable provisions of Chapter 475, Florida Statutes. In any suit or arbitration in which Escrow Agent is made a party because of acting as agent hereunder or interpleads the subject matter of the escrow, Escrow Agent will recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs at all levels, with such fees and costs to be paid from the escrowed funds or equivalent and charged and awarded as court or other costs in favor of the prevailing party. The parties agree that Escrow Agent will not be liable to any person for misdelivery to Buyer or Seller of escrowed items, unless the misdelivery is due to Escrow Agent’s willful breach of this Contract or gross negligence.

7. PROPERTY CONDITION: Seller will deliver the Property to Buyer at the time agreed in its present “as is” condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and will maintain the landscaping and grounds in a comparable condition. Seller makes no warranties other than marketability of title. By accepting the Property “as is,” Buyer waives all claims against Seller for any defects in the property. (Check (a) or (b))

¨ (a) As Is: Buyer has inspected the Property or waives any right to inspect and accepts the Property in its “as is” condition.

þ (b) Due Diligence Period: Buyer will, at Buyer’s expense and within 60 days from Effective Date (“Due Diligence Period”), determine whether the Property is suitable, in Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion, for Buyer’s intended use and development of the Property as specified in Paragraph 4. During the Due Diligence Period, Buyer may conduct any tests, analyses, surveys and investigations (“Inspections”) which Buyer deems necessary to determine to Buyer’s satisfaction the Property’s engineering, architectural, environmental properties; zoning and zoning restrictions; flood zone designation and restrictions; subdivision regulations; soil and grade; availability of access to public roads, water, and other utilities; consistency with local, state and regional growth management and comprehensive land use plans; availability of permits, government approvals and licenses; compliance with American with Disabilities Act; absence of asbestos, soil and ground water contamination; and other inspections that Buyer deems appropriate to determine the suitability of the Property for Buyer’s intended use and development. Buyer shall deliver written notice to Seller prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period of Buyer’s determination of whether or not the Property is acceptable, Buyer’s failure to comply with this notice requirement shall constitute acceptance of the Property in its present “as is” condition. Seller grants to Buyer, its agents, contractors and assigns, the right to enter the Property at any time during the Due Diligence Period for the purpose of conducting Inspections; provided, however, that Buyer, its agents, contractors and assigns enter the Property and conduct Inspections at their own risk. Buyer shall indemnity and hold Seller harmless from losses, damages, costs, claims and expenses of any nature, including attorneys’ fees at all levels, and from liability to any person, arising from the conduct of any and all inspections or any work authorized by Buyer. Buyer will not engage in any activity that could result in a mechanic’s lien being filed against the Property without Seller’s prior written consent. In the event this transaction does not close. (1) Buyer shall repair all damages to the Property resulting from the Inspections and return the Property to the condition it was in prior to conduct of the Inspections, and (2) Buyer shall, at Buyer’s expense, release to Seller all reports and other work generated as a result of the Inspections. Should Buyer deliver timely notice that the Property is not acceptable, Seller agrees that Buyer’s deposit shall be immediately returned to Buyer and the Contract terminated.

Buyer (Illegible) (        ) and Seller (Illegible) (        ) acknowledge receipt of a copy of this page, which is page 3 of 5 Pages.


(c) Walk-through Inspection: Buyer may, on the day prior to closing or any other time mutually agreeable to the parties, conduct a final “walk-through” inspection of the Property to determine compliance with this paragraph and to ensure that all Property is on the premises.

(d) Disclosures:

1. Radon Gas: Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that, when it has accumulated in a building in sufficient quantities, may present health risks to persons who are exposed to it over time. Levels of radon that exceed federal and state guidelines have been found in buildings in Florida. Additional information regarding radon and radon testing may be obtained from your county public health unit.

2. Energy Efficiency: Buyer may have determined the energy efficiency rating of the building, if any is located on the Real Property.

8. OPERATION OF PROPERTY DURING CONTRACT PERIOD: Seller will continue to operate the Property and any business conducted on the Property in the manner operated prior to Contract and will take no action that would adversely impact the Property, tenants, lenders or business, if any. Any changes, such as renting vacant space, that materially affect the Property or Buyer’s intended use of the Property will be permitted þ only with Buyer’s consent ¨ without Buyer’s consent.

9. RETURN OF DEPOSIT: Unless otherwise specified in the Contract, in the event any condition of this Contract is not met and Buyer has timely given any required notice regarding the condition having not been met, Buyer’s deposit will be returned in accordance with applicable Florida laws and regulations.

10. DEFAULT:

(a) In the event the sale is not closed due to any default or failure on the part of Seller other than failure to make the title marketable after diligent effort, Buyer may either (1) receive a refund of Buyer’s deposit(s) or (2) seek specific performance. If Buyer elects a deposit refund, Seller will be liable to Broker for the full amount of the brokerage fee.

(b) In the event the sale is not closed due to any default or failure on the part of Buyer, Seller may either (1) retain all deposit(s) paid or agreed to be paid by Buyer as agreed upon liquidated damages, consideration for the execution of this Contract, and in full settlement of any claims, upon which this Contract will terminate or (2) seek specific performance. If Seller retains the deposit, Seller will pay the Listing and Cooperating Brokers named in Paragraph 12 fifty percent of all forfeited deposits retained by Seller (to be split equally among the Brokers) up to the full amount of the brokerage fee.

11. ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS: In any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Contract, the prevailing party, which for purposes of this provision will include Buyer, Seller and Broker, will be awarded reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses.

12. BROKERS: Neither Buyer nor Seller has utilized the services of, or for any other reason owes compensation to, a licensed real estate Broker other than:

(a) Listing Broker: Klein & Heuchan, Inc. who is þ an agent of Seller ¨ a transaction broker ¨ a nonrepresentative and who will be compensated by þ Seller ¨ Buyer ¨ both parties pursuant to ¨ a listing agreement ¨ other (specify)

 

  
  
  

(b) Cooperating Broker: Joanne Kearney Real Estate, Inc. who is þ an agent of Buyer ¨ a transaction broker ¨ a nonrepresentative and who will be compensated by ¨ Buyer þ Seller ¨ both parties pursuant to þ an MLS or other offer of compensation to a cooperating broker ¨ other (specify)

 

  
  
  

(collectively referred to as “Broker”) in connection with any act relating to the Property, including but not limited to inquiries, introductions, consultations and negotiations resulting in this transaction. Seller and Buyer agree to indemnify and hold Broker harmless from and against losses, damages, costs and expenses of any kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees at all levels, and from liability to any person, arising from (1) compensation claimed which is inconsistent with the representation in this Paragraph, (2) enforcement action to collect a brokerage fee pursuant to Paragraph 10, (3) any duty accepted by Broker at the request of Buyer or Seller, which duty is beyond the scope of services regulated by Chapter 475, F.S., as amended, or (4) recommendations of or services provided and expenses incurred by any third party whom Broker refers, recommends or retains for or on behalf of Buyer or Seller.

13. ASSIGNABILITY; PERSONS BOUND: This Contract may be assigned to a related entity, and otherwise ¨ is not assignable ¨ is assignable. The terms “Buyer,” “Seller” and “Broker” may be singular or plural. This Contract is binding upon Buyer, Seller and their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns (if assignment is permitted).

Buyer (Illegible) (        ) and Seller (Illegible) (        ) acknowledge receipt of a copy of this page, which is page 4 of 5 Pages.


14. OPTIONAL CLAUSES: (Check if any of the following clauses are applicable and are attached as an addendum to this Contract):

 

¨ Arbitration    ¨ Seller Warranty    ¨ Existing Mortgage
¨ Section 1031 Exchange    ¨ Coastal Construction Control Line    þ Other Exhibit A
¨ Property Inspection and Repair    ¨ Flood Area Hazard Zone    þ Other Addendum
¨ Seller Representations    ¨ Seller Financing    ¨ Other _______________________

15. MISCELLANEOUS: The terms of this Contract constitute the entire agreement between Buyer and Seller. Modifications of this Contract will not be binding unless in writing, signed and delivered by the party to be bound. Signatures, initials, documents referenced in this Contract, counterparts and written modifications communicated electronically or on paper will be acceptable for all purposes, including delivery, and will be binding. Handwritten or typewritten terms inserted in or attached to this Contract prevail over preprinted terms. If any provision of this Contract is or becomes invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions will continue to be fully effective. This Contract will be construed under Florida law and will not be recorded in any public records. Delivery of any written notice to any party’s agent will be deemed delivery to that party.

THIS IS INTENDED TO BE A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT. IF NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD, SEEK THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY PRIOR TO SIGNING. BROKER ADVISES BUYER AND SELLER TO VERIFY ALL FACTS AND REPRESENTATIONS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM AND TO CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR LEGAL ADVICE (FOR EXAMPLE, INTERPRETING CONTRACTS, DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF LAWS ON THE PROPERTY AND TRANSACTION, STATUS OF TITLE, FOREIGN INVESTOR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, ETC.) AND FOR TAX, PROPERTY CONDITION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER SPECIALIZED ADVICE. BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BROKER DOES NOT OCCUPY THE PROPERTY AND THAT ALL REPRESENTATIONS (ORAL, WRITTEN OR OTHERWISE) BY BROKER ARE BASED ON SELLER REPRESENTATIONS OR PUBLIC RECORDS UNLESS BROKER INDICATES PERSONAL VERIFICATION OF THE REPRESENTATION. BUYER AGREES TO RELY SOLELY ON SELLER, PROFESSIONAL INSPECTORS AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR VERIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY CONDITION, SQUARE FOOTAGE AND FACTS THAT MATERIALLY AFFECT PROPERTY VALUE.

DEPOSIT RECEIPT: Deposit of $                     by ¨                      check ¨ other                                          received on                                         ,                      by                                                                                                                                                    

                                    Signature of Escrow Agent

OFFER: Buyer offers to purchase the Property on the above terms and conditions. Unless acceptance is signed by Seller and a signed copy delivered to Buyer or Buyer’s agent no later than 4:00 ¨ a.m. þ p.m. on February 4, 2005, Buyer may revoke this offer and receive a refund of all deposits.

 

Date:          BUYER:    /s/ Illegible    Tax ID No:      
      Title:          Telephone:          Facsimile:      
      Address:      

 

Date:          BUYER:          Tax ID No:      
      Title:          Telephone:          Facsimile:      
      Address:      

ACCEPTANCE: Seller accepts Buyer’s offer and agrees to sell the Property on the above terms and conditions (x subject to the attached counter offer).

 

Date:    3/7/05    SELLER:    /s/ Illegible    Tax ID No:    11 1385670
      Title:    Vice President    Telephone:    727-805-7170    Facsimile:    727-803-2686
      Address:      

 

Date:          SELLER:          Tax ID No:      
      Title:          Telephone:          Facsimile:      
      Address:      

Buyer (Illegible) (        ) and Seller (Illegible) (        ) acknowledge receipt of a copy of this page, which is page 5 of 5 Pages.

The Florida Association of REALTORS makes no representation as to the legal validity or adequacy of any provision of this form in any specific transaction. This standardized form should not be used in complex transactions or with extensive riders or additions. This form is available for use by the entire real estate industry and is not intended to identify the user as a REALTOR. REALTOR is a registered collective membership mark which may be used only by real estate licensees who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS and who subscribe to its Code of Ethics.

The copyright laws of the United States (17 U.S. Code) forbid the unauthorized reproduction of this form by any means including facsimile or computerized forms.

 

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ADDENDUM 1 COMMERCIAL CONTRACT

This Addendum 1 is made part of that certain Commercial Contract (the “Contract”) of even date herewith by and between Superior Uniform Group, Inc. (the “Seller”), and Star 999 Development, Inc. its successors and/or assigns (the “Buyer”). In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between this Addendum and the Contract, the terms and conditions of this Addendum shall be deemed controlling. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as given to such terms in the Contract. In addition to the obligations of Seller and Buyer contained in the Contract, Seller and Buyer hereby agree as follows:

J. Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Seller. Seller represents, warrants and covenants to and with the Buyer that:

(a) Power and Authorization. Seller has full power and authority to enter into this Contract, to sell the Property, and to execute and deliver all other documents and to incur the obligations provided for herein, all of which have been authorized by all proper and necessary action.

(b) Pending Actions. Seller is not aware of any civil or criminal action, investigation, suit or litigation, and no action or investigation is pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened before or by any court or administrative or governmental agency which might have a material adverse impact on the Property or financial condition of Seller.

(c) Adverse Information. Seller has received no notice of any change contemplated in any applicable laws, ordinances or restrictions, or of any judicial or administrative action or of any action by adjacent landowners, or has any written correspondence, documents reports or information which would prevent, limit, impede or render more costly the present use of and insurance on, the Property. Seller has not received any notices from any insurance company of any defects or inadequacies in the Property or any improvements which would materially and adversely affect the insurability of the Property or the improvements or the premiums for the insurance on the Property. Seller has no knowledge of any conditions, other than normal zoning regulations, that would restrict the use of the Property or make such development more expensive.

(d) Compliance With Laws. Seller has received no notice of any violation of any applicable laws, ordinances, regulations statues, rules and restrictions pertaining to an affecting the Property.

(e) Parties in Possession. Except for the Seller, there are not other parties in possession of any portion of the Property, whether as lessees, tenants at sufferance, trespassers or otherwise.

(f) Operation of Property. During the period between the date hereof and the Closing Date, Seller shall: comply with all state and municipal laws, ordinances, regulations and orders relating to the Property to the extent required; comply with all the terms, conditions and provisions of any leases, mortgages, agreements, insurance policies and other contractual arrangements relating to the Property, make all payments due thereunder and suffer no default therein; operate, manage and maintain the Property in the same manner as it has in the past and keep the Property in good condition and repair; promptly notify Buyer in writing if any material change occurs in the occupancy or conditions affecting the Property.

Buyer’s initials: Illegible         Seller’s initials: Illegible

 

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(g) Service Contracts. At closing, there will be no employees, contracts, agreements, service or maintenance contracts or the like in existence with respect to the Property and which will burden or effect the Property after closing.

(h) Environmental Compliance. To the best of the Seller’s knowledge, the Property has never been used as a landfill or dump and is not in violation of any federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation relating to industrial hygiene or to the environmental conditions on, under or about the Property including, but not limited to, soil and groundwater condition and during the time in which Seller owned the Property, neither Seller not, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, any third party has used, generated, manufactured, stored or disposed of on, under or about the Property or transported to or from the Property any “hazardous substances,” or “toxic substances” as defined in such laws.

(i) Title to Property. Seller owns fee simple title to the Property, which at the time of closing will be free and clear of all restrictions, liens, encumbrances, easements, exceptions, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and security interests of every kind and character, except for those exceptions to the Title Commitment permitted by Buyer. There are no encroachments upon the Property and any improvements thereon do no encroach on any easement or on any land not included within the boundary lines of the Property, and there are no neighboring improvements encroaching on the Property. The Survey and Title Commitment shall in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer, The Title Commitment and copies of all Exceptions thereto shall be issued by the Escrow Agent and delivered to Buyer within fifteen (15) days from the Effective Date.

K. Truth of Representations and Warranties at Closing. The foregoing covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been automatically reaffirmed and restated by Seller in their entirety as of closing except for any changes in any foregoing that occurs and is disclosed by Seller to Buyer expressly and in writing at any time prior to closing. The representations and warranties of Seller as set forth herein shall be true and correct as of the date of closing, and shall survive the Closing.

L. Counterparts; Telecopy Signatures. The Contract and this Addendum may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one counterpart has been signed by each party and delivered to the other party hereto. Telecopied signature pages on the Contract and this Addendum may be relied upon by all parties hereto and shall constitute an original counterpart signature.

M. Brokerage. Buyer and Seller warrant each to me other that they have not dealt with any real estate broker or salesperson with regard to this transaction except for the brokers listed in the Contract. Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold Seller harmless from any and all commissions claimed by any broker or third party arising by virtue of this transaction whose commissions might legally arise from acts of Buyer. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold Buyer harmless from any and all commissions claimed by any broker or third party arising by virtue of this transaction whose commissions might legally arise from acts of Seller. Seller acknowledges that certain principals of Buyer are licensed real estate salesmen and broker, and they may share in the commission.

N. Disclosure by Seller. In order to assist Buyer, within five (5) business days from the Effective Date, Seller shall provide to Buyer only to the extent available, copies of any and all

Buyer’s initials: Illegible         Seller’s initials: Illegible

 

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environmental reports, plans, insurance reports, surveys, and other material documents tests, books, materials, instructional manuals, warranties, information and records relating to the Property and the operation of the Property.

O. Eminent Domain Proceedings. At Closing Seller shall assign any and all rights to any pending eminent domain proceedings relating to the Property. If Seller shall have received any eminent domain proceeds for any action pending at the time of Closing, then Buyer shall receive a credit at Closing for any such proceeds, During the pendency of this Contract, Seller agrees that it will not settle the pending condemnation action, including without limitation, the timing of any taking or compensation for the taking without Buyer’s prior approval.

Buyer’s initials: Illegible         Seller’s initials: Illegible

 

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Addendum to Contract

FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

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Addendum No. 2 to the Contract dated February 7, 2005 between Superior Uniform Group, Inc., successor by merger to Superior Surgical Mfg.Co., Inc. (Seller) and Star 999 Development, Inc. (Buyer) concerning the property described as: 2324 W. Hillsborouqh Ave. , Tampa, FL

(the “Contract”). Buyer and Seller make the following terms and conditions part of the Contract:

1. Purchase Price: Line #13 - Changed to $3,250,000.

2. Additional Deposit: Line #15 - Forty-Five (45) days from the Effective Date of the Contract, an additional $100,000 earnest money deposit shall be placed in escrow.

3. Balance to Close; Line #18 - $3,050,000.

4. Line #61 - Survey at Buyer’s expense.

5. Closing Date: Line #68 - November 30, 2005.

6. Escrow: Line #97 - Buyer & Seller authorize Klein & Huechan, Inc. to act as Escrow Agent.

7. Due Diligence: Line #119 - Due Diligence shall be Forty-five (45) days.

8. Operation of Property: Line #154 - Seller shall continue to operate the property as a warehouse, retail store and sewing operation through the contract period.

9. Line #57 - Seller to deliver copies of all surveys, etc. within ten (10) calendar days of the Effective Date.

10. Post Possession. Seller agrees to give Buyer notice 90 days in advance of the Closing Date of its intent to continue to occupy the premises past November 30, 2005 (such 90 day notice being given to Buyer by September 2, 2005). If Seller elects to remain in occupancy past the Closing Date, Seller agrees to enter into a lease agreement to take effect on December 1, 2005 for a period up to November 30, 2006 at a rate of $21,600 per month, payable in advance on the 1st day of each month, plus applicable sales taxes. Seller will be responsible for all property related utilities, maintenance, real estate taxes, liability and property insurance during the term of the lease. Buyer and Seller agree to negotiate in good faith during the Due Diligence period the terms and conditions of a standard commercial lease agreement to be used in the event Seller remains in occupancy past the Closing Date. Seller agrees to provide a security deposit equal to one (1) month’s rent as a condition of the lease. At any time after September 2, 2005 Seller can give Buyer 90 days prior written notice of Seller’s intent to vacate the premises and the rent will stop on the date Seller vacates and will be prorated for any partial month. By way of example, if Seller gives notice on September 2, 2005 of its intent to hold over beyond the Closing Date and then notifies Buyer on October 1, 2005 of its intent to vacate the premises on December 29, 2005, Seller will owe the Buyer rent for 29 days.

11. Line #101 - Escrow Agent will deposit all funds into an interest bearing escrow account with interest accruing to the benefit of Buyer with interest disbursed at closing.

 

Date:

 

3-15-05

   

Buyer:

 

/s/ Illegible

Date:

        

Buyer:

    

Date:

 

March 21, 2005

   

Seller:

 

/s/ Illegible

       

Illegible

       

Vice President

Date:

        

Seller:

    
       

Superior Uniform Group, Inc.

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Order No: 41258278CA

Reference No:   05-330

Exhibit “A”

A tract of land in the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 18 East, Hillsborough County, Florida, described as follows:

From the Northwest corner of said Section 2, run South along the West boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 40.0 feet, run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along the South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue (State Road No. 600 as it existed prior to July 20th 1995), parallel to and 40.0 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 182.0 feet to a Point of Beginning; From said point of beginning continue North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along said South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue, a distance of 487.82 feet to a point on the East Boundary of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of said Section 2; run thence along the East Boundary of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of said Section 2, a distance of 627.21 feet to the Southeast Corner of said Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2; run thence South 89 degrees 14 minutes 15 seconds West along the south boundary of said Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, a distance of 620.22 feet; run thence North, parallel to and 49.0 feet East of the West boundary of said Section 2, a distance of 179.23 feet to a point which is 490.90 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2; run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 120.0 feet; run thence North 150.0 feet; run thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West a distance of 120.0 feet; run thence North, a distance of 150.0 feet; run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 120.0 feet; run thence North 50.0 feet; run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 13.0 feet; run thence North 100.9 feet to the Point of Beginning.

LESS AND EXCEPT right-of-way for West Hillsborough Avenue (State Road No. 600) as described in Order of Taking recorded in Official Records Book 12392, Page 1297 of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida.

AND LESS AND EXCEPT:

A tract of land in the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 18 East, Hillsborough County, Florida, described as follows:

From the Northwest corner of said Section 2, run South along the West boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 40.0 feet, run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along the South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue (State Road No. 600 as it existed prior to July 20th 1995), parallel to and 40.0 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 182.0 feet to a Point of Beginning; From said Point of Beginning continue North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along said South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue a distance of 170.0 feet; run thence South 0 degrees 01 minutes 01 seconds West a distance of 255.26 feet; run thence South 89 degrees 14 minutes 15 seconds West parallel to and 373.5 feet North of the South boundary of said Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Northwest quarter of said Section 2, a distance of 182.93 feet to a point which is 169.0 feet East of the West boundary of said Section 2; run thence North parallel to the West boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 155.26 feet; run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 13.0 feet; and thence North a distance of 100.9 feet to the Point of Beginning;

AND LESS AND EXCEPT:

A tract of land in the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 18 East, Hillsborough County, Florida, described as follows:

From the Northwest corner of said Section 2, run South along the West boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 40.0 feet, run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along the South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue (State Road No. 600 as it existed prior to July 20th 1995), parallel to and 40.0 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2, a distance of 352.0 feet to a Point of Beginning; From said point of beginning continue North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along said South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue a distance of 317.82 feet to a point on the East Boundary of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of said Section 2; run thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 48 seconds West along said East boundary of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, and along the West right-of-way line of Howard Avenue, of distance of 253.71 feet; run thence South 89 degrees 14 minutes 15 seconds West, parallel to and 373.5 feet North of the South boundary of said Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, a distance of 317.71 feet to a point which is 351.93 feet East of the West boundary of said Section 2; run thence North 00 degrees, 01 minutes, 01 seconds East, a distance of 255.26 feet to the Point of Beginning;

 

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AND LESS AND EXCEPT:

A tract of land in the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 18 East, Hillsborough County, Florida, described as follows:

From the Northwest corner of said Section 2, run South along the West boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 40.0 feet, run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along the South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue (State Road No. 600 as it existed prior to July 20th 1955), parallel to and 40.0 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 182.0 feet: run thence South a distance of 100.9 feet; run thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 13.0 feet to a point which is 169.0 feet East of the West boundary of said Section 2, run thence South parallel to and 169.0 feet East of the West boundary of said Section 2, a distance of 50.0 feet to a Point of Beginning; From said Point of Beginning, continue South a distance of 150.0 feet to a point which is 340.9 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2; run thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West, parallel to and 340.9 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2, a distance of 115.47 feet to a point on the East right-of-way line of Armenia Avenue; run thence Northeasterly along said East right-of-way line of Armenia Avenue along a curve to the right (radius- 493.0 feet) a distance of 62.45 feet (chord-62.41 feet, chord bearing-North 4°14’15” East); continue thence Northeasterly along the said East right-of-way line of Armenia Avenue, and along a curve to the left (radius-507.0 feet) a distance of 69.94 feet (chord-69.88 feet; chord bearing-North 3 degrees 54’52” East); run thence North 0 degrees 02’15” West, along said East right-of-way line of Armenia Avenue, a distance of 18.12 feet to a point which is 190.9 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2; run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East, parallel and 190.9 feet South of said North boundary of Section 2, a distance of 106.05 feet to Point of Beginning.

AND LESS AND EXCEPT:

A tract of land in the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 18 East, Hillsborough County, Florida, described as follows:

From the Northwest corner of said Section 2, run South along the West boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 40.0 feet, run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along the South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue (State Road No. 600 as it existed prior to July 20th 1995), parallel to and 40.0 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 182.0 feet; run thence South a distance of 100.9 feet; run thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 13.0 feet to a point which is 169.0 feet East of the West boundary of said Section 2, run thence South parallel to and 169.0 feet East of the West boundary of said Section 2, a distance of 200.0 feet to a Point of Beginning; From said Point of Beginning, continue South a distance of 150.0 feet to a point which is 490.9 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2; run thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West, parallel to and 490.9) feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2, a distance of 120.00 feet; run thence South, parallel to and 490.0 feet East of the West boundary of said Section 2, a distance of 1.0 foot; run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 121.0 feet; run thence North a distance of 151.0 feet; run thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West a distance of 1.0 foot to the Point of Beginning.

AND LESS AND EXCEPT right-of-way for Armenia Avenue;

TOGETHER WITH:

A non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress from and to West Hillsborough Avenue over and across the following described property, to wit:

A tract of land in the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 18 East, Hillsborough County, Florida, described as follows; From the Northwest corner of said Section 2, run South along the West boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 40.0 feet, run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along the South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue (State Road No. 600 as it existed prior to July 20th 1995), parallel to and 40.0 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2, a distance of 352.0 feet to a Point of Beginning; From said point of beginning, run South 00 degrees 01 minutes 01 seconds West a distance of 255.26 feet; run thence North 89 degrees 14 minutes 15 seconds East, parallel to and 373.5 feet North of the South boundary of said Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of said Section 2, a distance of 31.22 feet; run thence Northwesterly along the arc of a curve to the right, a distance of 25.35 feet, radius of 16.0 feet, chord bearing of North 45 degrees 22 minutes 18 Seconds West, a chord distance of 22.78 feet: run thence North 00 degrees 01 minutes 01 seconds East a distance of 238.77 feet to a point on the South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue; run thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West, along said South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue a distance of 15.0 feet to the Point of Beginning.

 

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LESS AND EXCEPT right-of-way for West Hillsborough Avenue (State Road No. 600) as described in Order of Taking recorded in Official Records Book 12392, Page 1297 of the of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida.

AND

TOGETHER WITH:

A non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress from and to West Hillsborough Avenue over and across the following described property, to wit:

A tract of land in the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 18 East, Hillsborough County, Florida, described as follows: From the Northwest corner of said Section 2, run South along the West boundary of said Section 2 a distance of 40.0 feet, run thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along the South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue (State Road No. 600 as it existed prior to July 20th 1995), parallel to and 40.0 feet South of the North boundary of said Section 2, a distance of 337.0 feet to a Point of Beginning; From said point of beginning, continue North 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East along said South right-of-way line of Hillsborough Avenue a distance of 15.0 feet; run thence South 00 degrees; 01 minutes 01 seconds West a distance of 255.26 feet; run thence South 89 degrees 14 minutes 15 seconds West, parallel to and 373.5 feet North of the South boundary of said Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2, a distance of 30.78 feet; run thence Northeasterly along the arc of a curve to the left a distance of 24.91 feet, with a radius of 16.0 feet, chord bearing North 44 degrees 37 minutes 42 seconds East, a chord distance of 22.47 feet; run thence North 0 degrees 01 minutes 01 seconds East a distance of 239.55 feet to the Point of Beginning.

LESS AND EXCEPT right-of-way for West Hillsborough Avenue (State Road No. 600) as described in Order of Taking recorded in Official Records Book 12392, Page 1297 of the of the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida.

 

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EX-21 3 dex21.htm SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT Subsidiaries of the Registrant

EXHIBIT 21

SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, INC.

List of Subsidiaries

As of December 31, 2005, the Registrant directly owned the following subsidiary.

 

Fashion Seal Corporation

   Las Vegas, Nevada
EX-23.1 4 dex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - GRANT THORNTON LLP Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Grant Thornton LLP

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our reports dated February 24, 2006, accompanying the consolidated financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statement of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary on Form S-8 (File No. 333-105906, effective June 6, 2003).

 

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Tampa, Florida
February 24, 2006
EX-23.2 5 dex232.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Deloitte & Touche LLP

EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-105906 on Form S-8 of our report dated February 27, 2004, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and subsidiary, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Certified Public Accountants
Tampa, Florida
March 9, 2006
EX-31.1 6 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Michael Benstock, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Superior Uniform Group, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;

 

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

 

4. Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined by Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) for Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and we 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 Superior Uniform Group, Inc., including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual 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 Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’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 Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during its most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s auditors and the audit committee of Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s board of directors:

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’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 Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 13, 2006

/s/ Michael Benstock

Michael Benstock

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 7 dex312.htm SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Andrew D. Demott, Jr., certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Superior Uniform Group, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;

 

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

 

4. Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined by Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) for Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and we 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 Superior Uniform Group, Inc., including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual 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 Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’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 Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during its most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s auditors and the audit committee of Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s board of directors:

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’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 Superior Uniform Group, Inc.’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 13, 2006

/s/ Andrew D. Demott, Jr.

Andrew D. Demott, Jr.

Senior Vice President, Chief

Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-32.1 8 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO Certification

EXHIBIT 32.1

Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Michael Benstock

Michael Benstock,
Chief Executive Officer
March 13, 2006
EX-32.2 9 dex322.htm SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CFO Certification

EXHIBIT 32.2

Written Statement of the Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the undersigned Senior Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Andrew D. Demott, Jr.

Andrew D. Demott, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
March 13, 2006
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