10-Q/A 1 d10qa.htm AMENDMENT TO FORM 10-Q Amendment to Form 10-Q

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q/A

 

(Mark One)

 

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Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002

 

OR

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Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from                          to                         

 

Commission file number 0-26149

US SEARCH.COM INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

  

95-4504143

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

5401 Beethoven Street, Los Angeles, CA 90066

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(310) 302-6300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

There were 96,992,327 shares of outstanding Common Stock of the registrant as of November 1, 2002.

 



EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 is being filed solely to amend Exhibit 10.2 and to add Exhibits 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5. Exhibit 10.2, originally filed on November 14, 2002, omitted certain information with respect to which the Company was seeking confidential treatment. The Company amended its confidential treatment request on May 5, 2003 and the amended Exhibit 10.2 reflects such amended confidential treatment request. Exhibits 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, which were omitted from the original filing, have been added as material contracts and the Exhibit Index has been changed to include such exhibits. No revisions have been made to the Company’s financial statements or any other disclosure contained in such Quarterly Report.


PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit 10.2

  

Amendment No. 5 to the Advertising and Promotion Agreement dated September 11, 2002.

Exhibit 10.3

  

Amendment No. 1 to the Advertising and Promotion Agreement dated October 4, 2000.

Exhibit 10.4

  

Amendment No. 3 to the Advertising and Promotion Agreement dated May 17, 2002.

Exhibit 10.5

  

Amendment No. 4 to the Advertising and Promotion Agreement dated August 1, 2002.

Exhibit 99.1

  

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

(b) Reports on Form 8-K:

 

During the quarter ended September 30, 2002, we filed current reports on Form 8-K on the following dates:

 

    July 23, 2002 (Item 5. Other Events);

 

    August 7, 2002 (Item 5. Other Events);

 

    August 14, 2002 (Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure).

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

       

US SEARCH.COM INC.

(Registrant)

Date: May 23, 2003

     

By:

 

/s/ BRENT N. COHEN


               

Brent N. Cohen

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

       

By:

 

/s/ JEFFREY R. WATTS


               

Jeffery R. Watts

Chief Executive Officer

 

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Section 302 Certification:

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

I, Brent N. Cohen, President and Chief Executive Officer of US SEARCH.com Inc., certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of US SEARCH.com Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

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

 

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

/s/    BRENT N. COHEN        


Brent N. Cohen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 23, 2003


Chief Financial Officer

 

I, Jeffrey R. Watts, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of US SEARCH.com Inc.;

 

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

 

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

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

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

 

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directory (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

/s/ JEFFREY R. WATTS


Jeffrey R. Watts

Chief Financial Officer

Date May 23, 2003