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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2015

Registration No. 333-194848

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 6

TO

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

SIRVA, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   4700   52-2070058

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

 

One Parkview Plaza

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

(630) 570-3050

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Thomas Oberdorf

Chief Financial Officer

One Parkview Plaza

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

(630) 570-3050 (Phone)

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Alexander D. Lynch, Esq.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153

(212) 310-8000 (Phone)

(212) 310-8007 (Fax)

 

Rachel W. Sheridan, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000

Washington, DC 20004

(202) 637-2200 (Phone)

(202) 637-2201 (Fax)

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. Neither we nor the selling stockholder may sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and neither we nor the selling stockholder are soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, Dated October 2, 2015.

            Shares

 

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SIRVA, Inc.

Common Stock

 

 

This is an initial public offering of shares of common stock of SIRVA, Inc. SIRVA, Inc. is offering              of the shares to be sold in this offering. The selling stockholder identified in this prospectus is offering an additional              shares. SIRVA, Inc. will not receive any of the proceeds from the shares being sold by the selling stockholder.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the common stock. It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price per share will be between $         and $        . SIRVA, Inc. intends to list the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “SRVA.”

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See Risk Factors” beginning on page 23 to read about factors you should consider before buying shares of the common stock.

 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

 

     Per Share      Total  

Initial public offering price

   $                    $                

Underwriting discount(1)

   $         $     

Proceeds, before expenses, to SIRVA, Inc.

   $         $     

Proceeds, before expenses, to the selling stockholder

   $         $     

 

(1) We have agreed to reimburse the underwriters for certain expenses in connection with the offering. Please read “Underwriting” beginning on page 170 of this prospectus for additional information regarding underwriting compensation.

We and the selling stockholder have granted the underwriters the option to purchase up to an additional              shares from SIRVA, Inc. and              shares from the selling stockholder, in each case at the initial price to public less the underwriting discount.

 

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment in New York, New York on                     , 2015.

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 

 

 

Prospectus dated                     , 2015.


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We enable corporations to outsource their mobility needs – relocating and moving their executives and staff globally.


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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PARIS, FRANCE


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HONG KONG, CHINA BANGKOK, THAILAND


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Summary

     1   

Risk Factors

     23   

Forward-Looking Statements

     49   

Use of Proceeds

     50   

Dividend Policy

     51   

Capitalization

     52   

Dilution

     54   

Selected Historical Financial Data

     56   

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

     60   

Business

     102   

Management

     126   

Executive and Director Compensation

     133   

Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions

     153   

Principal and Selling Stockholders

     157   

Description of Certain Indebtedness

     159   

Description of Capital Stock

     162   

Shares Eligible for Future Sale

     164   

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for Non-U.S. Holders

     166   

Underwriting

     170   

Legal Matters

     177   

Experts

     177   

Where You Can Find More Information

     177   

Index to Financial Statements

     F-1   

 

 

Through and including                     , 2015 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.

 

 

Neither we (or any of our affiliates), the selling stockholder (or any of their affiliates), nor the underwriters (or any of our or their respective affiliates) have authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. Neither we, the selling stockholder nor the underwriters take any responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are not, the selling stockholder is not and the underwriters (or any of our or their respective affiliates) are not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information appearing in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus is only accurate as of its date. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

Trademarks and Trade Names

We own or have the rights to use various trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus, including, among others, SIRVA, SIRVA Relocation, Allied, northAmerican, SMARTBOX, iMove.com and their respective logos. Solely for convenience, we refer to trademarks, service marks and trade names in this prospectus without the ™, SM and ® symbols. Such references


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are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent permitted by law, our rights to our trademarks, service marks and trade names. Other trademarks, trade names or service marks appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners.

Market and Industry Information

Market data and industry information used throughout this prospectus is based on management’s knowledge of the industry and the good faith estimates of management. We also relied, to the extent available, upon management’s review of independent industry surveys and publications and other publicly available information prepared by a number of sources, including IBISWorld Inc., Information Week, PricewaterhouseCoopers Talent Mobility 2020, Workforce Management, Worldwide ERC and the American Moving and Storage Association. All of the market data and industry information used in this prospectus involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. Projections, assumptions and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the industry in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this prospectus. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in our estimates and beliefs and in the estimates prepared by independent parties.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the financial information presented in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles of the United States (“GAAP”), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures in this prospectus, including Net Service Revenue, EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.

Net Service Revenue and the related ratios presented in this prospectus are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with GAAP. Net Service Revenue is not a measurement of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to service revenue or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

Net Service Revenue is defined as service revenue less purchased transportation expense. Management uses Net Service Revenue:

 

    as a measurement used in evaluating our consolidated and segment-level operating performance on a consistent basis;

 

    as a measurement to assess the amount of service revenue remaining after paying purchased transportation expense, which is the primary cost of providing household goods moving services by our agent/franchise network;

 

    for planning purposes, including the preparation of our internal annual operating budget; and

 

    to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our operational strategies.

By providing Net Service Revenue, together with a reconciliation to GAAP results, we believe we are enhancing investors’ understanding of our business and our results of operations. Net Service Revenue has limitations as an analytical tool and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations are:

 

    purchased transportation expense is more directly related to some service revenue types than others, thus the mix of service revenue types will affect gross profits; and

 

    the mix effect on gross profit will affect gross margin metrics.


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We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and use Net Service Revenue as a supplemental metric. To address these limitations, we reconcile Net Service Revenue to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, service revenue. Further, we also review GAAP measures and evaluate individual measures that are not included in Net Service Revenue. For a reconciliation of Net Service Revenue to service revenue, see “Summary—Summary Historical Financial and Other Data.”

EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and the related ratios presented in this prospectus are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities as measures of our liquidity.

EBITDA represents net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We have included Incentive EBITDA because this is the primary metric used in our Management Incentive Plan and used by management to assess our operating performance. We have included Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it provides management and investors with additional information to measure our performance and liquidity and estimate our value. Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA eliminate the effects of items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance.

Management believes the inclusion of the adjustments to Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are appropriate to provide additional information to investors about certain material items that we do not expect to continue at the same level in the future. By providing EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, together with a reconciliation to GAAP results, we believe we are enhancing investors’ understanding of our business and our results of operations, as well as assisting investors in evaluating how well we are executing strategic initiatives. We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used by investors as supplemental measures to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in our industry.

In evaluating EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we will incur expenses such as those used in calculating EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by usual or nonrecurring items.

EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools and you should not consider them in isolation, or as substitutes for, analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations are:

 

    they do not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt;

 

    they do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;

 

    they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

 

    although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and these measures do not reflect the cash requirements for such replacements;

 

    they do not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;

 

    Incentive EBITDA does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations, as discussed in our presentation of Incentive EBITDA in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus;


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    Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the non-cash component of employee compensation;

 

    Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations; and

 

    other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

Because of these limitations, EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally.

To address these limitations, we reconcile EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net income (loss). Further, we also review GAAP measures and evaluate individual measures that are not included in EBITDA, Incentive EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.

See “Summary—Summary Historical Financial and Other Data” for a description of the calculation of Net Service Revenue, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—How We Assess the Performance of our Business—Incentive EBITDA and EBITDA” for a description of the calculation of Incentive EBITDA.


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SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should read this entire prospectus, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto before making an investment decision. Unless otherwise stated in this prospectus, references to “we,” “our,” “us,” “SIRVA” and the “Company” and similar terms refer to SIRVA, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Our Company

We are a leading provider of end-to-end relocation and moving services for multi-national corporations, government institutions and consumers, through a worldwide network of 1,475 locations in 170 countries. Our services are designed to provide our customers, typically large corporations, with the ability to efficiently and expeditiously relocate employees globally to execute their business strategies. We provide these services since relocation and moving are outside of our customers’ core competencies. We help manage all aspects of an employee’s relocation and believe that our suite of over 50 distinct services provides an enhanced experience for our corporate and government customers, relocating employees and their families.

According to the 2014 Workforce Management Relocation Hotlist (the “Relocation Hotlist”), SIRVA held a 26% volume share globally in relocation services in 2014 among companies that self-report to the Relocation Hotlist. In 2014, we executed over 333,000 relocations and moves, 55% of these were relocations with our contracted corporate customers, 38% were moves with individual consumers and 7% were relocations with contracted government customers. We served more than 1,800 corporate customers in 2014, including approximately 25% of the Fortune 500 and 60% of the Dow Jones 30, and many government agencies. Our corporate contracts typically have terms ranging from one to four years. We have long-standing relationships with our corporate customers with average retention rates reaching 98% for the period from 2012 to 2014 in our Relocation Services segment. We have a diversified customer base, with no single customer accounting for more than 3.2% of our service revenue in 2014 and our top ten customers accounting for approximately 16.8% of our service revenue in 2014. Our approximately 2,700 employees, located both within our offices and on-site within our customers’ human resources departments, provide a customized solution for each relocating employee. We provide moving services through our leading moving network, which includes third-party providers and franchise staff members operating under our leading Allied and northAmerican brands.

A transfer to a new location is a challenging time for the employee, their spouse/partner and their entire family, and can be even more difficult if the job is located in a new country with different languages, cultures, employment policies, visa rules, and tax laws. We assist corporations and employees with each aspect of the relocation process to ensure a smooth transition, generating revenue from each of the relocation and moving services that we provide. Our relocation services are provided directly by SIRVA and through our network of third-party providers, and our moving services are provided through our agent network in the United States and Canada, and through exclusive franchise relationships, agents and third-party relationships in the rest of the world.

 



 

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The following is an example of the transfer of an employee with a family from New York to Beijing and illustrates the relocation and moving services that we provide:

 

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Our expertise lies in our proprietary business processes, our technological capabilities and our knowledge of the complex logistical and regulatory components involved in moving employees on a global basis. Our technical knowledge in the key areas of employment law, policy adherence, domestic and expatriate tax support, compensation law, customs, immigration, cultural integration, logistics and global supply chain optimization help ensure successful transitions for the relocating employees and their families worldwide.

We operate an asset-light agent/franchise moving network which has attributes similar to a traditional franchise model. Our network of third-party relocation and moving providers allows us to deliver specialized, local expertise in a wide range of countries. We provide our moving services, primarily consisting of interstate and international professional moves, through the majority of our 1,475 locations, including 55 company-operated locations and 1,420 agent/franchise locations, in 170 countries. Our agents and franchises operate in the United States and Canada under our nationally recognized moving brands Allied and northAmerican, and in the rest of the world under our Allied brand. Our moving operations were established over many decades, and allow us to deliver a quality customer experience and manage the move, while our agents and franchises provide the capital and labor to execute moves, including moving vehicles, warehouses and packaging and transportation support teams.

Based on IBISWorld Inc. (“IBISWorld”) market data, we believe that the relocation and moving industries (collectively, “mobility”) have attractive growth fundamentals, including a shift to outsourcing in international markets, corporate globalization and an increasing focus on global talent development and management. We have also witnessed growth in corporate activity which has driven demand for relocation services.

 



 

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We believe we are well-positioned to benefit from an ongoing expansion of the global relocation industry as a result of our market leading position, scale, breadth of service offerings, recognizable brands and asset-light business model. Additionally, we have implemented a number of initiatives that we believe have significantly strengthened our operations and enhanced our ability to generate growth and continue to improve margins. We have reduced our operating costs by approximately $68 million since 2008 by streamlining business processes, investing in our technology infrastructure, implementing new policies intended to improve our risk management, focusing on an asset-light strategy and divesting non-core businesses that were not directly related to providing relocation services. We have also grown our franchise network, completed five strategic acquisitions and recruited an additional 19 sales professionals.

Our Operating Segments

We report our operations in four segments: Relocation Services, Moving Services, Growth Markets, and Australia. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for further information on our reportable segments.

Relocation Services

Through this segment we provide relocation services to corporations and government agencies including complete program management (e.g. expense management, reporting, relocation policy deployment and execution), and the supervision and implementation of all employee relocations. These services do not include the physical move of household goods provided by our Moving Services segment. We are a leading provider of end-to-end relocation services to corporate customers in North America. According to IBISWorld, our market share of relocation services in North America was 13.4% in 2014. Our services are designed to execute a corporation’s relocation program and are predominantly contracted with the human resource departments at our corporate customers. We provide a variety of relocation packages from full service relocation packages managed by SIRVA that are typically offered to a corporate customer’s more senior executives to more basic relocation benefit packages managed by SIRVA for all other employees. These full service relocation packages include home sale assistance, moving services, temporary accommodation, visa assistance services, cultural programs, domestic and expatriate compensation and tax support, expense management and spouse and partner support, among many other services available. The more basic relocation packages consist of only a few of these services. We earn revenue through program, service, and referral fees and through fees we earn from providing home sale assistance and mortgage services. In 2014, Relocation Services represented 33.5% of Net Service Revenue.

Moving Services

Through this segment we provide the movement of household goods for U.S.-based contracts. We are one of the leading providers of moving services in North America and globally. According to the American Moving and Storage Association (“AMSA”), we had a 28% U.S. market share for interstate consumer moves in 2014 among companies that self-report to AMSA. The Moving Services segment maintains contracts with corporate and government customers that are distinct from the contracts entered into by our Relocation Services segment. In addition, the Moving Services segment performs moves for corporate customers under contract and directly for consumers. In 2014, we completed 168,969 moves. Of these moves, 50% were generated from contracts with corporate and military customers and 50% were direct with consumers. The moves executed are primarily interstate and international professional moves. Moving Services receives a share of all moving revenue related to

 



 

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interstate and international moves. We manage a global agent network, akin to a franchise program, through which moves are executed. We own the Allied and northAmerican brands, and provide agents/franchisees with marketing, technology and revenue/expense services. The agents/franchisees are responsible for all asset purchases, including trucks and trailers, and employ the labor used to execute moves. In 2014, Moving Services represented 34.3% of Net Service Revenue.

Growth Markets

In our Growth Markets segment, we provide services similar to those provided by our Relocation Services and Moving Services segments, but in the growth markets of Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and South America. The Growth Markets segment is a higher growth potential segment for us as we have only recently established sales operations in these markets to leverage our existing infrastructure. For example, historically we would move an executive from Frankfort, Germany to Beijing, China on behalf of a U.S.-based company and maintain branches and agent/franchise relationships in Germany and Beijing to offer this capability. To drive increased growth, we are now selling our capabilities to European, Asian, Middle Eastern and South American based companies directly, leveraging our existing operating infrastructure outside North America for corporations headquartered outside North America. In 2014, Growth Markets represented 14.6% of Net Service Revenue.

Australia

In our Australia segment, we offer relocation and moving services in Australia and New Zealand. This segment differs from our other segments because there is no agent moving network to utilize for moving operations. Therefore, we utilize a combination of third party franchises and our own operated moving locations. As a result, we operate a more asset-heavy model in this region, including direct ownership and operation of trucks, trailers and warehouses. In 2014, Australia represented 17.6% of Net Service Revenue.

Between 2010 and 2014, we increased our service revenue from $1,201.6 million to $1,464.4 million, Net Service Revenue from $373.4 million to $485.1 million, Adjusted EBITDA from $34.1 million to $84.5 million and net income (loss) from $(52.8) million to $60.7 million. For fiscal years 2012, 2013 and 2014, our service revenue was $1,438.9 million, $1,452.0 million and $1,464.4 million, respectively, Net Service Revenue, which we define as service revenue less purchased transportation expense, was $444.3 million, $459.9 million and $485.1 million, respectively, Adjusted EBITDA was $60.9 million, $70.9 million and $84.5 million, respectively, and net income (loss) was $(1.4) million, $9.7 million and $60.7 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, our service revenue was $664.1 million, Net Service Revenue was $236.1 million, Adjusted EBITDA was $34.1 million and net income was $3.8 million. For information on how we define Adjusted EBITDA and Net Service Revenue and reconciliations of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA and service revenue to Net Service Revenue, see “—Summary Historical Financial and Other Data.”

Industry Overview

The global relocation and moving services markets are large and growing and consist of a range of diversified services that enable corporations and government institutions to deploy executives and key personnel to locations throughout the world. The talent needs of multi-national corporations are becoming increasingly global and complex. Strategic business decisions normally depend upon the deployment of employees to the most important projects with speed and agility, which drives demand

 



 

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for relocation services. These services consist of managing numerous, distinct relocation and move events involving the relocation of the employee, their family and the employee’s household goods from their originating location to a destination location, while also managing the related legal requirements, visa and immigration requirements, human resources policies and needs specific to the relocating employee.

We compete against companies that solely provide relocation services, companies that solely provide moving services, companies that are primarily focused on real estate services and a limited group of companies that, similar to us, provide integrated relocation and moving services. Companies that provide only relocation services procure moving services and other services from third parties to complete the relocation for an employee and have limited control over the move. The majority of these companies are regional players and provide services in selected regions. Companies that solely provide moving services are typically regional companies that use partner companies if the destination of a move is not located in their covered area. Certain relocation companies are primarily focused on providing real estate services, such as broker services, and their relocation business is secondary to their primary business of real estate brokerage services. We believe integrating relocation and moving is the best model as it allows the relocation provider to exert a much greater level of control over the physical move itself. By combining relocation and moving, the relocating employee is offered the highest quality driver and crew to move and pack their home and is provided required relocation services before and after a move. SIRVA is the leading global provider for integrated relocation and moving services.

U.S. Market

In 2014, 89% of the U.S.-based corporations surveyed by Worldwide ERC outsourced their mobility services to an external provider. Although large corporations often have a relocation function or capability within their human resources departments, they do not typically possess the domain expertise or local resources across diverse geographies required to manage the numerous processes involved in a relocation. Accordingly, most corporations outsource these functions to relocation services providers to leverage the provider’s scale, expertise and technology.

Third-party research describes U.S. mobility services as consisting of various component services, with relocation services and moving services as the two largest component services.

The U.S. mobility services market is well developed and is the largest mobility services market in the world:

 

    Relocation Services.    IBISWorld estimates that the market for U.S. relocation services will be $13.1 billion for 2015 and is forecasted to grow at an annualized rate of 4.8% from 2015 to 2020 to a total of $16.4 billion. Relocation services include expatriate services, temporary housing, property management, realtor advice, home sale and purchasing assistance and other value-added services. According to IBISWorld, we had a 13.4% market share in the U.S. relocation services market in 2014.

 

    Moving Services.    IBISWorld estimates that the market for U.S. moving services was $14.0 billion for 2014 and is forecasted to grow at an annualized rate of 1.1% from 2014 to 2019 to a total of $14.8 billion. Moving services include moving, valuables protection, records management and storage, integrated logistics and information services and other value-added services. According to AMSA, we had a 28% U.S. market share for interstate consumer moves in 2014 among companies that self-report to AMSA.

 



 

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International Markets

The international relocation and moving services market has also experienced growth. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Talent Mobility 2020, the average number of mobile employees from global organizations has grown 25% over the past decade and is estimated to grow an additional 50% by 2020.

 

    Europe.    148 of the Global Fortune 500 corporations are headquartered in Europe and account for a significant amount of global mobility volume. We believe that the percentage of European companies that outsource mobility services is relatively small compared to their U.S. counterparts. We see a significant growth opportunity in the European market based upon the increasing shift to outsourcing of mobility services.

 

    Asia and Emerging Markets.    We believe China, Brazil and India are growing markets for mobility services. As more corporations in these countries develop into global leaders, we believe their mobility needs will increase. Additionally, countries in the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, are becoming increasingly important to global corporations, driven partially by the energy industry, but also by the technology, industrial, retail and business services sectors.

 

    Australia.    Australia is a relatively mature market.    Our revenue growth in this region has been predominantly driven by the addition of new services, new customer wins and the strength of our Allied and SIRVA Relocation brands.

There can be no guarantee that the U.S. or international mobility services markets will continue to grow or that our revenue will increase as a result of any future growth in the mobility services market. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Industry—Our efforts to expand our business into new geographic markets may not be successful.”

Differentiated Delivery Model

When choosing a provider of outsourced relocation services, corporations and government agencies seek a consistent quality of experience for their relocating employees, global capabilities with local service delivery, regulatory compliance and security, robust technology capabilities, and program management and control. We offer an end-to-end solution to our customers. We directly deliver select relocation and moving services both domestically and internationally through our own staff and deliver other services either through our agents and franchises or through partnerships with third-party service providers. This approach enables us to relocate employees across the globe, while delivering specialized services with consistent quality on a local basis. We work closely with the services supply chain and provide our customers and their relocating employees with a secure experience.

Our independently owned agent network performs the moving and related services that we offer to our customers located in the United States and Canada. The agent network supports the physical transportation of a relocating employee’s household goods under our two nationally recognized moving brands—Allied and northAmerican. Our network in the United States and Canada, which is similar to a franchise model, includes 386 third-party agents serving customers in 676 locations. These agents maintain their own fleets of transportation vehicles and real estate portfolio of warehouses and have packing/unpacking crews on their payroll. We believe our agent network positions us to maintain a low fixed-cost structure and provides us with significant operating leverage. We have renewed our contracts with our Allied and northAmerican agent networks through January 2018.

 



 

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The following graphic illustrates examples of the services that we provide and the activities that are performed by our agent network:

 

 

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Competitive Strengths

The following is a description of the competitive strengths that have helped establish SIRVA as a leading global relocation and moving service provider:

Our Expertise Across a Broad Suite of Service Offerings

We take ownership of the key aspects of our customers’ global relocation programs and deliver over 50 distinct service offerings through our in-house experts, our network of exclusive agents and franchises and our third-party providers. Our broad suite of services enables us to provide a customized solution for each relocation, including employee-specific services at origin, moving of household goods and destination services, and in the case of an international relocation, on-going expatriate services over the course of the employee’s foreign assignment. We believe our extensive global experience servicing Fortune Global 500 companies, mid-size companies and small businesses enables us to accurately anticipate the complexities inherent in any relocation. Our employees are highly trained, and our team of relocation and moving experts includes individuals who hold the Certified Relocation Professional designation and the Global Mobility Specialist designation, each granted by Worldwide ERC, and who are certified public accountants and licensed real estate brokers. In addition to providing an enhanced employee experience and better control, we believe our expertise reduces the risk of non-compliance with laws in different geographies. This helps prevent some of the most critical and costly errors for our customers, such as the deportation of a transferred executive due to an unforeseen visa problem or compensation, payroll and tax issues in the United States or a foreign country due to inaccurate reporting.

 



 

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Our Integrated Relocation and Moving Capabilities

We provide an integrated, end-to-end relocation and moving solution for our customers. By owning the moving van line network, we are able to ensure that the employee has a seamless relocation by controlling the entire relocation and moving process. For example, our integrated agent network allows us to select the specific moving crew that will be handling a relocating employee’s move, ensuring that our most capable people are handling our most complex relocations. A relocation company that does not have an integrated moving services business typically would rely on a contracted, independent third-party to perform the move.

Our Global Scale

We provide services across six continents and in 170 countries. In 2014, we served more than 1,800 corporate customers globally, including 25% of the Fortune 500 and 60% of the Dow Jones 30. These corporations need to relocate their employees on a global scale and our global relocation and moving network enables us to execute these moves on their behalf. As an example of our differentiated global presence, we have 161 franchise locations and 35 company-operated locations in the Asia Pacific region, including five locations in India where no other major competitor has a single office in India. In addition, we were one of the first relocation and moving companies to expand into key countries in the high-growth Middle East. We believe that our global scale allows us to provide a consistent level of service in comparison to our competitors.

Our Well-Recognized Global Brands

 

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We market the SIRVA brand to human resource professionals globally. We also own two of the top brands in moving services in the United States and Canada—Allied and northAmerican—which are leveraged across a network of 386 third-party agents in the United States and Canada. Allied has been in business since 1933 and northAmerican has been in business since 1928. According to the Relocation Hotlist, SIRVA held a 26% volume share globally in relocation services in 2014 among companies that self-report to the Relocation Hotlist. In 2014, we were a market leader in U.S. relocation services according to IBISWorld. According to the December 2014 IBISWorld Report, SIRVA held a 20% market share in the U.S. moving industry.

Our Local Delivery and Execution

We have local delivery capabilities in 170 countries through our 55 company-operated locations, our 1,420 agent and franchise locations and our third-party provider network. These local agent, franchise and third-party provider relationships enable us to serve the complex needs of large multi-national corporations even in challenging or undeveloped markets while maintaining an asset-light structure. We actively manage our agent, franchise and third-party provider network, enabling us to deliver a consistent quality of service. We also maintain the ability to provide select services directly through our in-house experts to control sensitive aspects of a relocation. For example, our staff provides increased safety for the relocating employee’s family and protection over their personal information by directly delivering services, such as visa assistance.

 



 

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Our Leading Technology Capability

Our technology platform is connected to our customers’ human resources departments, our agent/franchise network and our third-party providers. As of December 31, 2014, we employed approximately 150 full-time technology professionals. We have developed an extensive knowledge of the technologies deployed for relocation and moving solutions, which has enabled us to design and build our technology and implement it with our customers. Our proprietary global assignment platform, SIRVAConnect, provides us with the ability to estimate costs for a move, initiate a transaction, measure and track progress and manage key aspects of a relocation, as well as collaborate with human resources departments. Employees are also able to track the movement of their household goods and view and request additional relocation services directly via our platform, which is accessible on the employee’s laptop, tablet or mobile device. We have the ability to update our technology independently of the corporate IT departments with which we integrate, giving us the freedom to update and innovate our platform on our own schedule. Our technological capabilities have been acknowledged by our customers and their technology experts. In 2014, we were named on the Information Week 500 list of Top Technology Innovators, an annual listing of the most innovative corporate users of business technology in the United States across all industries, for the 12th consecutive year.

Our Management Team

The core values of our leadership team are integrity, collaboration, customer service and capital efficiency. Our leadership team has a diverse set of management experiences with companies including McKinsey & Company, AlliedSignal, Getty Images, Prudential Financial, Xerox, Ricoh, Motorola, General Electric and Dell Inc. Both our CEO, Wes Lucas, and our CFO, Tom Oberdorf, have over 14 years of experience in their respective roles. Since Mr. Lucas joined us in 2008, our financial performance has improved significantly.

Growth Strategies

We intend to capitalize on our leading position in relocation and moving services and our global scale to increase revenue, enhance our profitability and maximize the return on investment for our stockholders. We seek to achieve these objectives by executing on the following key strategies:

Continue to Grow Our Market Share and Win New Customers

We intend to leverage our leading market position, global presence, well-recognized brands, broad and integrated service offering and commitment to delivering a high-quality of service to grow our market share and win new customers. We believe that our recently implemented sales and marketing initiatives, including an expanded sales team, a new global sales strategy, targeted marketing efforts and new agent/franchise sales process will be integral in our efforts to win new customers. We believe that our differentiated technology solutions will also be a key factor in our ability to increase our market share. In 2014, we won three out of the seven largest RFP’s that we competed for and signed 41 new U.S. and Canadian corporate customers. In each year during the period from 2012 to 2014 we increased the estimated annual service revenue attributable to contracts signed during that year and we estimate that the annual service revenue attributable to contracts entered into in 2015 will be greater than the comparable figure for 2014. For example, in our Moving Services segment, our U.S. market share for interstate consumer moves has increased from 25% in 2008 to 28% in 2014 among companies that self-report to AMSA. We believe that the addition of these new customers will provide incremental revenue and reinforce our leading position in the relocation services market. We are focused on offering customizable solutions, which enable us to win business and

 



 

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develop long-standing relationships with our customers. We have a 98% customer retention rate in each year from 2012 to 2014 for our corporate customers in our Relocation Services segment and an over 99% retention rate for our corporate and government institution customers in our Australia segment.

Increase the Number of Services Sold to Current Customers

Our broad service offerings provide an opportunity to cross-sell our diverse suite of services. Our team of dedicated experts works closely with our customers and their relocating employees to understand their individual needs at every stage of the relocation process and to identify areas where we can increase the quantity and depth of services that we provide. We believe we are positioned to leverage the breadth of our relocation services to expand the scope of our work with our existing customers in a variety of ways. For example, our account managers seek to add services to the existing contract, such as our visa assistance, language, domestic and expatriate compensation and tax support services. Our moving counselors also offer employees additional services during the relocation and at their destination location.

Expand Globally

We are targeting the expansion of our business in Europe. We believe that we can leverage our existing European infrastructure and network, consisting of 350 locations and seven company-operated offices in 42 countries which we have developed to serve our U.S.-based customers, to market to European-headquartered companies. To execute this strategy, we are investing in sales and marketing capabilities and acquisitions in the region to expand our customer base. For example, in March 2014, we hired a relocation professional with over 30 years of experience in the global relocation industry to lead our European operations and in June 2015 we hired a sales leader for our European operations. During 2013 and 2014, we had success increasing our business from two Fortune Global 500 European-headquartered customers to nine Fortune Global 500 European-headquartered customers. In addition, in March 2014, we acquired InHouse Relocation GmbH (“InHouse”), a German relocation and moving company, to grow our position in Germany.

We also believe there are growth opportunities in Asia, the Middle East, South America and Africa as corporations in these markets continue to expand their global reach, increasing their need for global relocation and moving services, and as U.S. and European multinational corporations continue to focus on growing in these regions. We have an extensive agent/franchise network in these regions, including 161 locations in Asia Pacific, 133 locations in Africa and the Middle East and 79 locations in Central America and South America. In addition, we have 35 company-operated locations in Asia Pacific, three locations in Africa and the Middle East and two locations in Central and South America. In 2012, we hired a new team to lead our growth efforts in Asia, and we have been focused on strengthening our market position in significant emerging markets, including China, Singapore and Malaysia. Additionally, in 2011 and 2012, we acquired relocation services businesses with locations in India and Brazil and invested in these regions to further strengthen our ability to serve these markets. We are also planning to expand our service offerings in key markets, including offering new immigration services in Malaysia, new destination services in the United Arab Emirates and new relocation services in Qatar, where we currently only offer moving services. Immigration services include visa and work permit requirements relating to a relocation and move event, and destination services include expat home or rental finding, area orientation, tenancy management and school search.

 



 

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Continued New Product Development

We intend to continue to develop and market new technologies and tools that are designed to solidify our market position, expand our customer base, convert internet leads into revenue generating opportunities and be more responsive to our customers’ needs. We have several projects in various stages of development that we believe can be commercialized into attractive organic growth opportunities. Certain projects in development involve combining our industry expertise, global reach and proprietary technology platform to provide our customers with highly customized solutions. For example, we have recently developed a corporate human resources portal to enable human resources departments to access our relocation services directly, commercialized a global cost estimator and implemented a new reporting tool and data analytics service called SIRVAlytics. Additionally, we are working on expanding our service offerings to increase customer usage of services, such as expatriate compensation and tax support services.

Expand Into Adjacent Markets

We are continuously looking for opportunities to enter adjacent markets and capture new business. In October 2013, we launched the Xpress Marketplace, targeting individual employees who receive a lump sum payment to relocate and are obtaining relocation services on their own. These employees are often a majority of a corporation’s relocating employees that are afforded lower relocation budgets. We believe this represents an underserved market. Our product provides a portal, accessible via an employee’s smartphone or tablet, to our global network of agents, franchises and third-party providers along with our local delivery capability, enabling the relocating employees to better facilitate their relocation experience and stretch their lump sum allowance by using discounts they earn through our supply chain. We believe that the Xpress Marketplace enables our customers’ human resources departments to offer their relocating employees a service never before available. The human resources department also benefits from visibility of the relocation services utilized and monies spent, which allows them to better manage relocations for this group of employees.

We are also targeting the estimated $7.4 billion self-storage market and the multi-billion dollar self-moving market and believe that our March 2014 acquisition of SMARTBOX Portable Self Storage (“SMARTBOX”), a Do-It-Yourself (“DIY”) moving and storage company, provides a platform for the expansion of our relocation services into these DIY markets. We believe the SMARTBOX acquisition will allow us to expand our relocation service offering to corporate customers that want to provide a DIY option to their employees and to consumers looking for a more economical moving and storage option.

Improve Our Productivity and Drive Pricing Through Product Innovation

Over the last five years, we have focused on productivity improvements and product innovations that we believe have positioned us to improve our operating efficiency. For example, in our Moving Services segment, we are upgrading our IT systems and modernizing our operating system by installing GPS tracking devices on our agents’ trucks to enable network optimization, automating sales systems to enhance pricing capabilities and invoice processing and switching to a paperless system to document a move. From 2010 to 2014, we reduced selling, general and administrative expense as a percent of Net Service Revenue from 47% to 37%, and Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of Net Service Revenue grew from 9% to 17% over this same period. From 2013 to 2014, we reduced selling, general and administrative expense as a percent of Net Service Revenue from 39% to 37%, and Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of Net Service Revenue grew from 15% to 17% over this same period. We believe that there is potential to further increase our productivity.

 



 

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We continue to have a significant amount of debt (approximately $         million of outstanding long-term debt and $         million of outstanding short-term debt as of June 30, 2015 on an as adjusted basis to give effect to this offering and the use of proceeds therefrom). Our significant debt may limit the availability of financial resources to pursue the growth strategies discussed above, and there can be no guarantee that any of the growth strategies described above will result in increased revenue and profits.

Revenue Model

Relocation Services

In our Relocation Services segment, total revenue is driven by the number of initiations and the complexity of the relocations. Initiations are the volume of relocating employees using one or more of our relocation services. An initiation begins with a notification from one of our corporate or government customers that an existing employee or future employee will relocate and we will facilitate that relocation. A relocation can last anywhere from a month to several years. The revenue per initiation varies depending on the complexity of the relocation and the number and mix of services utilized.

Our initiations vary from relocating employees with homes, which normally involve many diverse services required in a relocation, to relocating employees who require single services, and cover both domestic and global initiations under contracts signed in the United States. We earn fees for both the relocation of the employees and their family from one location to another and also for the destination services we provide, which include visa, corporate housing, cultural training, language lessons, school and spousal and partner support services. We obtain additional fees from ongoing services including expatriate payroll, expatriate expenses, property management and other services.

As part of our broad suite of service offerings, we provide the relocating employee home assistance services. We use home sale closings as the other key metric in tracking the performance of our Relocation Services segment because many of the services are delivered on or around the time relocating employees close on the sale of their home, and because that is the time when a significant portion of our revenue is recognized. Revenue from initiations involving home owners is typically the highest because of the need for complex relocation services, higher benefit packages provided to employees and the higher value of personal possessions. Home purchase and sale assistance contributes significant revenue overall by enabling us to capture other complex relocation services as part of a bundled offering, partially offset by the corresponding cost of assisting in these home purchase and sale transactions. If a physical move is required for a U.S. generated relocation, the revenue would be recorded in our Moving Services segment.

For our relocation services, we are often the single outsourced provider for our customers. We work with the human resource teams of our customers regarding their budgets for upcoming relocations and possible group corporate moves. These discussions combined with our high customer retention rate provide us with an indication of our future business from these customers.

Moving Services

In our Moving Services segment, total revenue is driven by the number of shipments we perform and the complexity and size of the shipments. A shipment is simply a domestic or global household goods move. The average revenue per shipment is a function of the mix of services required by the relocating employee. International shipments typically generate the highest revenue per shipment as these moves require a broader range of services. We recognize revenue invoiced to the relocating employee and incur costs (purchased transportation expense, or “PTE”) for services provided by our agent/franchise network.

 



 

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Growth Markets and Australia

In our Growth Markets and Australia segments, similar to our Relocation Services and Moving Services segments, total revenue is driven by initiations for the services involving a relocation and the number of shipments we perform for the moving services provided.

Our Principal Stockholders

Following the consummation of this offering, affiliates of Aurora Capital Group (“Aurora”) and Equity Group Investments (“EGI”) are expected to own approximately     % and     % of our outstanding common stock, respectively, or     % and     %, respectively, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full. As a result, Aurora and EGI will be able to exert significant voting influence over fundamental and significant corporate matters and transactions. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to this Offering” and “Business—Our Principal Stockholders.”

Aurora and EGI may acquire or hold interests that compete directly with us, or may pursue acquisition opportunities that are complementary to our business, making such an acquisition unavailable to us. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain provisions renouncing any interest or expectancy held by our directors affiliated with Aurora and EGI in certain corporate opportunities. For further information, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Company and Our Organizational Structure—Each of Aurora and EGI independently has substantial control over us and will be able to influence corporate matters with respect to us. Aurora and EGI may have interests that differ from each other and from those of our other stockholders.”

Risks Affecting Our Business

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks described in “Risk Factors” before making a decision to invest in our common stock. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations would likely be materially adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our common stock would likely decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Below is a summary of some of the principal risks that we face.

 

    We face intense competition in each of our operating segments;

 

    We may be affected by adverse conditions in the global economy or in global financial markets;

 

    Our customer contracts do not provide for any minimum purchase amounts, and if our customers are not successful, they could decrease the number of initiations or relocation and moving benefits for their employees, and our customers have the ability to terminate their contract with us on short notice;

 

    Our growth depends, in large part, on continued growth in outsourcing of relocation and moving services;

 

    We are exposed to risks related to the purchase, ownership, financing and resale of transferred employees’ homes at a loss;

 

    We contract to provide our premium home sale product on a fixed percentage basis and inaccurate estimates could materially impact the profitability of these services;

 

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    Our international operations subject us to risks of doing business in foreign countries, including exposure to, and potential fines and other penalties from, anti-corruption laws and export-control regulations, including those promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”);

 

    Our efforts to expand our business into new geographic markets may not be successful;

 

    We are dependent on third-party providers and service instability from these providers could increase our operating costs, expose us to liability and reduce our ability to offer services;

 

    Several of our business activities are highly regulated; and

 

    Each of Aurora and EGI independently has substantial control over us and will be able to influence corporate matters with respect to us.

Corporate Information

We are a Delaware corporation. SIRVA, Inc. was incorporated on March 29, 1998. Our principal executive offices are located at One Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. Our telephone number at our principal executive offices is (630) 570-3050. Our corporate website is www.sirva.com. The information that appears on our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus.

 



 

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THE OFFERING

 

Common stock offered by us

               shares (             shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full).

Common stock offered by the selling stockholder

  

            shares (             shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full).

Common stock to be outstanding after this offering

  

            shares (             shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares from us in full).

Option to purchase additional shares of common stock

  

The underwriters also have the option to purchase up to an additional shares of common stock from us and additional             shares of common stock from the selling stockholder identified in this prospectus. The underwriters can exercise this option at any time within 30 days from the date of this prospectus.

Use of proceeds

   We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $         million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses payable by us in connection with this offering. This assumes a public offering price of $         per share, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay certain of our outstanding indebtedness and for general corporate purposes. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling stockholder. See “Use of Proceeds.”

Dividend policy

   We do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future; however, we may change this policy in the future. See “Dividend Policy.”

Voting rights

   Each share of our common stock will entitle its holder to one vote on all matters to be voted on by stockholders generally. See “Description of Capital Stock.”

Risk factors

   Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23 of this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before investing in our common stock.

Proposed NYSE or NASDAQ symbol

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Unless otherwise indicated, the number of shares of common stock to be outstanding after this offering excludes:

 

                shares of common stock reserved for future grant under our compensation plans;

 

                shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase shares of our common stock, with a weighted average exercise price of $         per share;

Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus:

 

    assumes an initial public offering price of $        per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus;

 

    assumes the conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series A preferred stock with an aggregate liquidation preference and accrued and unpaid dividends of $         into             shares of our common stock (assuming an initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus), which will occur immediately prior to the closing of our offering (the “Preferred Stock Conversion”);

 

    assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to             additional shares of common stock from us and the selling stockholder; and

 

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

The following table sets forth our summary historical financial and other data for the periods and as of the dates indicated. We derived our summary consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We derived our summary consolidated statement of operations data for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and our balance sheet data as of June 30, 2015 from our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, and our summary consolidated statement of operations data for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 from our unaudited consolidated financial statements which are not included in this prospectus. The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, reflect all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the financial information set forth in those statements.

The summary unaudited as adjusted balance sheet data as of June 30, 2015 has been prepared to give effect to the issuance of shares of our common stock in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $        , which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus. The following unaudited summary as adjusted financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the financial position that would have occurred if the relevant transactions had been consummated on the date indicated.

Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. You should read the information set forth below in conjunction with “Selected Historical Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2015     2014     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
    (in millions, except share and per share data)  
    (unaudited)                       (unaudited)  

Statement of Operations Data

             

Service revenue

             

Relocation Services

  $ 88.7      $ 73.7      $ 162.4      $ 142.9      $ 133.1      $ 137.5      $ 129.6   

Moving Services

    473.7        469.6        1,071.5        1,072.3        1,064.8        1,004.4        889.7   

Growth Markets

    40.1        38.4        85.5        71.5        62.5        58.9        51.3   

Australia

    61.6        75.8        145.0        165.3        178.5        167.1        131.0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total service revenue

    664.1        657.5        1,464.4        1,452.0        1,438.9        1,367.9        1,201.6   

Direct expenses

             

Purchased transportation expense

    428.0        433.6        979.3        992.1        994.6        941.2        828.2   
Other direct expense     121.3        115.5        241.7        229.9        222.8        218.3        186.0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

    114.8        108.4        243.4        230.0        221.5        208.4        187.4   

Operating expenses

             

Selling, general and administrative expense

    91.7        89.1        179.8        180.8        184.0        192.3        173.7   

Intangibles amortization

    2.4        2.9        6.0        7.3        9.3        10.4        10.4   

Restructuring, impairment and IPO expense

    0.1        0.6       10.0        2.3        2.3        3.7        0.6   

 



 

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    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2015     2014     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
    (in millions, except share and per share data)  
    (unaudited)                       (unaudited)  

Operating income (loss) from continuing operations

             

Relocation Services

    16.3        13.1        31.6        25.5        17.9        13.1        8.5   

Moving Services

    8.2        5.7        27.7        24.2        17.1        11.7        11.4   

Growth Markets

    3.7        2.9        9.3        4.6        1.3        4.8        5.3   

Australia

    1.4        0.3        1.5        2.7        1.5        1.3        0.4   

Corporate

    (9.0     (6.2     (22.5     (17.4     (11.9     (28.9     (22.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income from continuing operations

    20.6        15.8        47.6        39.6        25.9        2.0        2.7   

Interest expense, net

    13.3        14.1        27.9        26.2        25.1        32.2        49.9   

Debt extinguishment (gain) loss, net

    (0.5     (0.5     (0.5     8.0        (0.3     16.8        —     

Other expense, net

    —          0.3        0.3        0.5        —          1.3        0.8   

Income tax expense (benefit)

    4.0        0.4        (40.8     0.2        2.2        5.0        5.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    3.8        1.5        60.7        4.7        (1.1     (53.3     (53.1

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

    —          0.1        —          5.0        (0.3     0.4        0.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

    3.8        1.6        60.7        9.7        (1.4     (52.9     (52.8

Preferred stock dividends

    (10.6     (9.3     (19.3     (20.4     (27.4     (18.4     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income available to common stockholders

  $ (6.8   $ (7.7   $ 41.4      $ (10.7   $ (28.8   $ (71.3   $ (52.8
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share

             

Basic (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations(1)

  $ (0.24   $ (0.28   $ 1.50      $ (0.57   $ (1.06   $ (2.71   $ (2.04

Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued
operations(1)

    —          —          —          0.18        (0.01     0.02        0.01   

Basic (loss) earnings per
share(1)

    (0.24     (0.28     1.50        (0.39     (1.07     (2.69     (2.03

Pro forma basic earnings (loss) per share(2)

             

Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing
operations(1)

    (0.24     (0.28     1.48        (0.57     (1.06     (2.71     (2.04

Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued
operations(1)

    —          —          —          0.18        (0.01     0.02        0.01   

Diluted (loss) earnings per
share(1)

    (0.24     (0.28     1.48        (0.39     (1.07     (2.69     (2.03

Pro forma diluted earnings (loss) per share(2)

             

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

             

Basic

    27,672,268        27,538,725        27,574,430        27,260,090        26,869,700        26,513,136        26,042,666   

Diluted

    27,672,268        27,538,725        27,910,480        27,260,090        26,869,700        26,513,136        26,042,666   

Other Data

             

Net Service Revenue(3)

  $ 236.1      $ 223.9      $ 485.1      $ 459.9      $ 444.3      $ 426.7      $ 373.4   

Adjusted EBITDA(4)

    34.1        30.0        84.5        70.9        60.9        37.4        34.1   

Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of Net Service Revenue

    14.4     13.4     17.4     15.4     13.7     8.8     9.1

Capital expenditures

  $ 5.7      $ 7.7      $ 16.0      $ 12.4      $ 10.6      $ 15.4      $ 15.4   

 



 

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     As of June 30, 2015  
     Actual      Pro Forma(5)      As Adjusted(6)  
    

(in millions)

(unaudited)

 

Consolidated balance sheet data

        

Total assets

   $ 537.6       $                    $                

Short-term debt

     78.2         

Long-term debt (including current portions)

     282.0         

Preferred stock (involuntary liquidation value)

     171.9         —           —    

 

(1) Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Share-based compensation awards were not considered in the determination of diluted earnings (loss) per common share for all periods except the year ended December 31, 2014 because the impact would be anti-dilutive.
(2) Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share have been calculated assuming the Preferred Stock Conversion occurred at the beginning of each of the applicable periods.
(3) For a discussion of Net Service Revenue, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” The following table reconciles service revenue to Net Service Revenue:

 

     Six Months
Ended June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Service revenue

   $ 664.1      $ 657.5      $ 1,464.4      $ 1,452.0      $ 1,438.9      $ 1,367.9      $ 1,201.6   

Purchased transportation expense

     (428.0     (433.6     (979.3     (992.1     (994.6     (941.2     (828.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Service Revenue

   $ 236.1      $ 223.9      $ 485.1      $ 459.9      $ 444.3      $ 426.7      $ 373.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(4) For a discussion of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” The following table reconciles net income (loss) to EBITDA and EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA:

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Net income (loss)

   $ 3.8       $ 1.6       $ 60.7      $ 9.7      $ (1.4   $ (52.9   $ (52.8

Interest expense, net

     13.3         14.1         27.9        26.2        25.1        32.2        49.9   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     4.0         0.4         (40.8     0.2        2.2        5.0        5.1   

Depreciation and amortization

     11.1         11.7         23.6        25.5        28.1        27.7        27.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     32.2         27.8         71.4        61.6        54.0        12.0        29.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt extinguishment losses(a)

     —           —           —          8.5        —          16.8        —     

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax(b)

     —           —           —          (5.9     —          —          —     

IPO expenses(c)

     —           —           6.7        —          —          —          —     

Restructuring and impairment expenses(d)

     0.2         0.8         3.7        2.9        3.8        6.4        2.2   

Pension expense(e)

     0.3         0.6         0.4        2.8        3.0        2.1        2.5   

Stock compensation expense(f)

     0.2         0.4         0.6        0.7        0.1        0.1        0.1   

Public company readiness costs(g)

     0.6         —           0.6        —          —          —          —     

Europe business development costs(h)

     0.6         0.4         1.1        0.3        —          —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 34.1       $ 30.0       $ 84.5      $ 70.9      $ 60.9      $ 37.4      $ 34.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) Debt extinguishment losses related to debt refinancing activities as discussed further in Note 7 “Long-term Debt” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
  (b) Income from discontinued operations, net of tax related to our U.S. Insurance Business as discussed further in Note 16 “Discontinued Operations” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
  (c) Expenses related to our cancelled IPO effort as discussed further in Note 14 “Restructuring, Impairment and IPO Expense” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 



 

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  (d) Costs incurred for various restructuring plans implemented throughout the business including severance and employee benefits, facility exit costs and impairment charges as discussed further in Note 14 “Restructuring, Impairment and IPO Expense” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
  (e) Expenses associated with our frozen U.S. defined benefit pension plans as discussed further in Note 11 “Pension Plans and Other Benefits” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
  (f) Non-cash stock-based compensation expense for our board of directors and management as discussed further in Note 12 “Capital Stock and Incentive Plans” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
  (g) Incremental professional fees and expenses, primarily audit related, associated with preparing to be a public company.
  (h) Costs to expand our European business including marketing studies and salaries, benefits and travel expenses for the business development and client implementation teams.

For a reconciliation of Incentive EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA for each of our segments, see “Selected Historical Financial Data.” The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA for each of our reportable segments:

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2014      2013      2012      2011      2010  
     (in millions)  

Relocation Services Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 18.3       $ 15.2       $ 35.8       $ 29.6       $ 22.9       $ 17.6       $ 13.8   

Moving Services Adjusted EBITDA

     15.9         12.9         44.7         40.3         35.9         27.4         26.5   

Growth Markets Adjusted EBITDA

     4.0         4.0         11.8         6.4         3.7         6.4         6.6   

Australia Adjusted EBITDA

     2.1         1.8         5.3         6.5         6.8         6.5         6.0   

Corporate Adjusted EBITDA

     (6.2      (3.9      (13.1      (11.9      (8.4      (20.5      (18.8

 

(5) The pro forma consolidated balance sheet data gives effect to the conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series A preferred stock with an aggregate liquidation preference and accrued and unpaid dividends of $         into              shares of our common stock (assuming an initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus), which will occur immediately prior to the closing of our offering
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Supplemental Information Related to Quarterly Results

The following table reconciles net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for each of the fiscal quarters of 2013 and 2014 and the first two fiscal quarters of 2015. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Quarterly Results” for our historical unaudited quarterly consolidated statements of operations data for each of these fiscal quarters. For a discussion of Adjusted EBITDA, see “Non—GAAP Financial Measures.”

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
    Year Ended December 31, 2014     Year Ended December 31, 2013  
    First
 Quarter 
    Second
 Quarter 
    First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
    First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
 

Net (loss) income

  $ (5.3   $ 9.1      $ (5.7   $ 7.3      $ 11.7      $ 47.4      $ (14.9   $ 17.5      $ 9.6      $ (2.5

Interest expense, net

    6.5        6.8        6.6        7.5        6.9        6.9        5.9        6.7        7.0        6.6   

Income tax (benefit) expense

    (1.9     5.9        (1.0     1.4        3.6        (44.8     (1.6     (4.6     7.5        (1.1

Depreciation and amortization

    5.6        5.5        5.7        6.0        6.0        5.9        6.4        6.2        6.3        6.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

    4.9        27.3        5.6        22.2        28.2        15.4        (4.2     25.8        30.4        9.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt extinguishment losses(a)

    —          —          —          —          —          —          8.5        —          —          —     

(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax(b)

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (6.0     —          0.1   

IPO expenses(c)

    —          —          —          —          6.5        0.2        —          —          —          —     

Restructuring and impairment expenses(d)

    0.1        0.1        0.4        0.4        0.8        2.1        0.1        0.9        0.2        1.7   

Pension expenses (credits)(e)

    0.2        0.1        0.3        0.3        (0.3     0.1        0.8        0.8        0.4        0.8   

Stock compensation expenses(f)

    0.1        0.1        0.2        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.3        0.2   

Public company readiness costs(g)

    0.6        —          —          —          0.3        0.3        —          —          —          —     

Europe business development costs(h)

    0.4        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.5        0.2        —          —          0.1        0.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 6.3      $ 27.8      $ 6.7      $ 23.3      $ 36.1      $ 18.4      $ 5.3      $ 21.6      $ 31.4      $ 12.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Debt extinguishment losses related to debt refinancing activities as discussed further in Note 7 “Long-term Debt” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
(b) (Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax related to our U.S. Insurance Business as discussed further in Note 16 “Discontinued Operations” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
(c) Expenses related to our cancelled IPO effort as discussed further in Note 14 “Restructuring, Impairment and IPO Expense” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 



 

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(d) Costs incurred for various restructuring plans implemented throughout the business including severance and employee benefits, facility exit costs and impairment charges as discussed further in Note 14 “Restructuring, Impairment and IPO Expense” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
(e) Expenses (credits) associated with our frozen U.S. defined benefit pension plans as discussed further in Note 11 “Pension Plans and Other Benefits” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
(f) Non-cash stock-based compensation expense for our board of directors and management as discussed further in Note 12 “Capital Stock and Incentive Plans” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
(g) Incremental professional fees and expenses, primarily audit related, associated with preparing to be a public company.
(h) Costs to expand our European business including marketing studies and salaries, benefits and travel expenses for the business development and client implementation teams.

 



 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the following risks and all of the other information contained in this prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements and related notes to such statements, before investing in our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occur, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. As a result, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you could lose part or all of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

We face intense competition in each of our operating segments and, if we are unable to compete successfully, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our industry is highly competitive, highly fragmented and subject to rapid change. We believe that the principal competitive factors in our markets are the quality of the relocating employee’s experience, the ability to integrate with customer technology, global and local presence, scope of expertise, the capacity to handle a large volume of initiations and shipments and cost competitiveness. Across our operating segments, we compete with a variety of foreign and domestic companies, some of which have greater resources (financial or otherwise), larger customer bases, greater experience and more brand recognition than we do. In addition, some of our competitors who do not have global service capabilities may expand their services to countries in which we are located, which could result in increased competition for employees and could adversely impact our competitive position. New competitors could emerge that have stronger competitive positions as a result of the strategic consolidation of smaller competitors or of companies that each provides different or more comprehensive services or that service different industries. Our top competitors for large multi-national corporations include Cartus Corporation, Brookfield Global Relocation Services and Weichert Relocation Resources. We also compete with single service providers, including a wide variety of real estate brokers, moving companies, accounting firms, mortgage firms, destination service providers and business process outsourcing firms. Our Allied and northAmerican agent networks compete domestically with Unigroup Inc. (the operator of United Van Lines LLC and Mayflower Transit, LLC), Atlas World Group, Graebel Companies, Inc. and Wheaton Van Lines, Inc. Our agent network also faces competition from smaller independent movers, self-storage companies and self-haul service providers. In addition, in international markets our competitors include the Asian Tigers Group, Crown Relocations, Grace Removals Group, Santa Fe Transports Intl. Ltd, and Sterling International Group.

As the relocation and moving business becomes more global in nature with a greater emphasis on relocation of employees throughout the world, we will face additional competition from firms that provide services on an international basis. Increased competition in the relocation and moving industry and potential new entrants into this industry may result in lower prices and volumes, higher costs for experienced personnel and lower profitability. If we are unable to compete successfully in this highly competitive industry, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Adverse conditions in the global economy or in global financial markets could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business, financial condition and results of operations have been, and will continue to be, affected by global economic conditions. From time to time, the global economy and financial markets have experienced downturns stemming from a multitude of factors, including adverse credit conditions impacted by concerns about sovereign debt, the housing and mortgage crisis, slower or receding economic activity, concerns about inflation and deflation, fluctuating energy costs, high unemployment,

 

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decreased consumer confidence, reduced corporate profits and capital spending, adverse business conditions, liquidity concerns and other factors. Recent economic data has been mixed and inconsistent on the scope and depth of a global financial recovery, the severity or length of time these economic and financial market conditions may persist is unknown and there could be a further deterioration in financial markets and confidence in major economies. Slowing economic growth in China could affect both our growth opportunities within China as well as have an adverse impact on the global economy which could negatively affect our business. During challenging economic times and in tight credit markets many customers may delay or reduce their spending generally, and specifically their spending on relocation and moving related benefits. This could result in reductions in sales of our relocation and moving services, longer sales cycles and increased pressure to decrease prices. These results may persist even if economic or financial market conditions improve. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, continued uncertainty in the stock and credit markets may negatively affect our ability to access additional short-term and long-term financing, including future securitization transactions, on reasonable terms or our ability to attain additional short-term and long-term financing at all, which would have a material adverse impact on our liquidity and financial condition. In addition, if one or more of the financial institutions that support our credit facilities fails, we may not be able to find a replacement, which would negatively impact our ability to borrow under our credit facilities. Disruptions in the financial markets also may adversely affect our credit rating and the market value of our common stock. If the current pressures on credit continue or worsen, we may not be able to refinance, if necessary, our outstanding debt when due, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. While we believe we will have adequate sources of liquidity to meet our anticipated requirements for working capital, contractual commitments and capital expenditures based on curtailed operating plans, or if our operating results worsen significantly, or our cash flow or capital resources prove inadequate, we could face liquidity problems that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our customer contracts do not provide for any minimum purchase requirements, and if our customers are not successful, they could decrease the number of initiations or relocation and moving benefits for their employees, decide to decrease their outsourcing of relocation and moving services or seek to pay less for our relocation and moving services. Additionally, our customers typically have the ability to terminate their contract with us on short notice. If the revenue we derive from each of our customer contracts decreases or if our customers terminate their contracts with us it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our revenue depends, in part, on the success of our customers. If our customers are not successful, the amount of relocation and moving shipments, the level of benefits that customers outsource and the level of benefits, including relocation and moving benefits, they provide to their employees may decrease. Our contracts with our customers do not contain any minimum revenue requirements. If a customer were to reduce the number of its employees who are eligible to utilize our services, reduce the benefits that it provides to their employees or choose not to outsource some of the functions that have historically been performed by us, the level of revenue generated by such contracts may not meet expectations and may decline from prior periods. Certain customers may also seek pricing concessions from us. We may not be able to reduce costs sufficiently to offset the reduced volume and the reduced revenue. In addition, our multi-year customer contracts typically are terminable without cause. Our customers may not elect to renew these contracts or may seek to negotiate more favorable terms when such contracts are up for renewal. Large customers also have the ability to negotiate lower prices, which result in lower margins, and negotiate away certain protective provisions in our contracts. We may face increased competition and pricing pressure as our customer contracts become subject to renewal. Any reduction in the amount of business we receive

 

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from our customers, increased pricing pressure, or our inability to successfully renew our customer contracts on their current or more favorable terms, or retain our customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our growth depends, in large part, on continued growth in outsourcing of relocation and moving services and, if such growth does not continue, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our revenue growth depends, in large part, on continued growth in the outsourcing of relocation and moving rather than corporations performing such services in-house. There can be no assurance that the trend toward outsourcing relocation and moving services will continue. In addition, part of our growth will also depend on the increased use of outsourcing in international markets, particularly in Europe, where companies do not outsource such services at the same rate as companies in the United States. Recently European companies have been outsourcing more relocation and moving services, however this trend may not continue. A significant change in the trend toward outsourcing, either in the United States, Europe or in any of our other geographic markets, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our Relocation Services segment exposes us to certain risks related to the purchase, ownership, financing and resale of transferred employees’ homes at a loss, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In our Relocation Services segment, we offer our customers home purchase and home sale assistance for their employees. Home sale assistance is provided through our standard home sale product and our premium home sale product. Homes are acquired for our own account in all circumstances under the premium home sale product and, as a result, we may be required to purchase homes prior to having an accepted offer from a third-party buyer. Accordingly, we incur costs associated with the ownership of the home, such as repair and maintenance costs, insurance costs and property taxes, while the home is in our inventory. In connection with our premium home sale product, we do not pass these expenses on to our customers. In the future, if our premium home sale product becomes a larger portion of our business, we may be obligated to purchase additional homes, which expose us to greater risk of holding homes in inventory, incurring higher costs on such homes and exposure to loss on re-sale risk. Additionally, weak real estate markets (including negative conditions in certain local or regional markets) can increase the number of homes that we take into inventory, increase the time we hold such homes in our inventory and increase our losses on home sales, all of which would increase our overall costs. Weak markets could also lower the volume of home sale transactions, which could reduce our revenue. We also could be particularly impacted by sudden shifts in the real estate market that do not allow us to adjust our pricing to align it in relation to current market conditions. Because we finance the purchase of homes taken into inventory, an increase in the number of homes that we take into inventory also increases our borrowings under one of our securitization facilities and our $50.0 million asset-based revolving credit facility that matures in 2018 (the “ABL Revolver”) and related interest costs. As of June 30, 2015, 81% of our securitization facility had been utilized and there was $3.0 million in outstanding borrowings under our ABL Revolver. If we are unable to manage costs associated with managing the sales of real estate in general, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We contract to provide our premium home sale product on a fixed percentage basis and inaccurate estimates could impact the profitability of these services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A majority of our contracts in our Relocation Services segment where we provide a home sale assistance program contain provisions whereby we agree to provide our premium home sale product to our customers. Our pricing for this product is highly dependent on our internal forecasts and predictions

 

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about the market stability of the subject properties and the accuracy of independent appraisals on the subject property, which could turn out to be inaccurate. As a result, we are subject to risks associated with estimating, planning and performing these services. If our projections are inaccurate, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We often face a long selling cycle to secure a new contract with our corporate customers, as well as long implementation periods that require significant resource commitments, which can result in long lead times before we earn revenue from new relationships.

We often face a long selling cycle to secure new contracts with our corporate customers. On average, it can take between two and six months from the initiation of a potential corporate customer’s RFP process to our engagement by a customer. If we are successful in obtaining an engagement that is generally followed by another two to six month implementation period in which the services are planned in detail, our contract is negotiated, the customer’s human resources department is trained in our services and our technology is connected to that of our customer. This implementation period can also require coordination with the customer’s current relocation and moving services provider and the process of transferring employee data can further lengthen the implementation period. We typically incur significant business development expenses during the selling cycle. We may not succeed in winning a new customer’s business, in which case we receive no revenue and may receive no reimbursement for such expenses. Even if we succeed in developing a relationship with a potential new customer and begin to plan the services in detail, a potential customer may choose a competitor or decide to retain the work in-house prior to the signing of a final contract. If we enter into a contract with a customer, we will typically receive no revenue until implementation actually begins. Once the contract implementation begins, it will take several months to service the customer, which delays revenue. As we add customers located in Europe or Asia and increase our volume of European and Asian “domestic moves”, we may face challenges that could lengthen the implementation period or result in a poor implementation process, either of which could delay or reduce revenue opportunities. In addition, because we recognize revenue upon completion of the home sale, moving or other services, the fact that the relocation process takes several months from initiation to completion further extends the time from RFP win to revenue recognition. Our customers may also experience delays in obtaining internal approvals or delays associated with technology or system implementations, thereby further lengthening the implementation cycle. If we are not successful in obtaining contractual commitments after the selling cycle, in maintaining contractual commitments after the implementation cycle or minimizing the duration of unprofitable initial periods in our contracts, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our international operations subject us to social, political and economic risks of doing business in foreign countries. We plan to make a final voluntary self-disclosure to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury of certain activities which may have been in violation of regulations promulgated by OFAC and may be subject to fines and other penalties.

We conduct a significant portion of our business and we employ a substantial number of people outside of the United States. Our agent/franchise network also employs a substantial number of people outside of the United States. As a result, we are subject to risks associated with doing business globally. For the year ended December 31, 2014, revenue from our international operations (including our Growth Markets and Australia segments) represented approximately 20% of our service revenue, and we intend to continue our expansion into international markets, particularly Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America. Our international operations are subject to risks not generally experienced by our U.S. operations, including:

 

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    the impact of regional or country-specific business cycles and economic instability;

 

    fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;

 

    increased foreign exchange fees and other bank charges as a result of increased fund transfers to finance foreign operations;

 

    longer receivables collection periods and greater difficulty in collection accounts receivable;

 

    exposure to anti-corruption laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, (the “FCPA”) and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (the “UKBA”), and export-control regulations and economic sanctions regulations, including those promulgated by OFAC;

 

    exposure to local economic conditions and local laws and regulations;

 

    exposure to local labor laws, particularly newly enacted labor laws in China and the TUPE laws in the European Union and the United Kingdom;

 

    limited borrowing capabilities relating to activities in non-U.S. countries;

 

    economic and/or credit conditions abroad;

 

    potential adverse changes in the political and/or economic stability of foreign countries or in their diplomatic relations with the United States;

 

    restrictions on the withdrawal of foreign investment and earnings;

 

    government policies against businesses owned by foreigners;

 

    investment restrictions or requirements;

 

    diminished ability to legally enforce our contractual rights in foreign countries;

 

    difficulty in protecting our brand, reputation and intellectual property;

 

    increases in anti-American sentiment and the identification of us as an American brand;

 

    restrictions on the ability to obtain or retain licenses required for operation;

 

    foreign exchange restrictions;

 

    withholding and other taxes on third-party cross-border transactions as well as remittances and other payments by subsidiaries, including repatriation of funds back to the United States, especially in countries that require withholding of taxes on any funds sent out of the country to a foreign country such as in Brazil, China or India;

 

    adverse changes in regulatory or tax requirements;

 

    restrictions on foreign ownership of subsidiaries;

 

    multijurisdictional data protection and privacy laws, including restrictions on personally identifiable information outside of a jurisdiction; and

 

    tariffs and other trade barriers.

If we are unable to manage the complexity of our global operations successfully, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

OFAC administers trade and economic sanctions against various countries including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, and the Crimea Region of Ukraine (“Sanctioned Countries”). As part of our business, we or our agents have arranged for the transportation of personal household effects into or out of Sanctioned Countries on behalf of U.S. and foreign government employees, corporate employees and individuals. These activities have taken place between the United States and

 

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Sanctioned Countries and between third countries and Sanctioned Countries. Certain of these activities may have been in violation of OFAC regulations. Although OFAC regulations contain certain general licenses or exceptions that may have been applicable to some of these activities, we filed an initial voluntary self-disclosure with OFAC reporting possible violations with respect to these activities in March 2014, and plan to file our voluntary self-disclosure in October 2015. In between the initial and final voluntary self-disclosures, we requested guidance from OFAC on the interpretation of certain regulations in order to complete our analysis. OFAC asked us to file our final voluntary self-disclosure in October 2015, even though certain of our requests for interpretive guidance were still outstanding. OFAC advised that it would consider those requests in connection with its consideration of our disclosure. If we are found to have violated OFAC regulations, we may be subject to penalties (including monetary fines) and our reputation may be harmed. We have also taken steps to prevent any future activities in violation of U.S. laws involving Sanctioned Countries or individuals or entities that are subject to U.S. sanctions laws and to further enhance our existing OFAC compliance procedures. In December 2014, we received a license from OFAC permitting “the provision of international moving services from or to Iran for any person engaged in official business on behalf of foreign nations.” There can be no guarantee as to the outcome of our requests for interpretive guidance from OFAC or OFAC’s review of our voluntary self-disclosure. There can also be no guarantee as to our ability to obtain or retain future licenses or have existing licenses renewed.

Our efforts to expand our business into new geographic markets may not be successful.

We believe market opportunities exist for outsourced relocation and moving services from companies operating in Europe and in emerging markets. In order to take advantage of these opportunities, we have opened new locations, acquired or increased our ownership interest in businesses in Germany, China, India and Brazil that provide relocation and moving services and hired local sales and marketing personnel in these regions. There can be no assurance that these markets will have the demand for relocation and moving services that we anticipate. Expansion into new geographic markets requires significant levels of investment and it may also require considerable time and attention from our management. We may also be required to raise additional debt or equity capital for these initiatives. In addition, we may face challenges operating in new business climates with which we are unfamiliar, including facing difficulties in staffing and managing our new operations, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, exposure to additional regulatory requirements, including certain trade barriers, changes in political and economic conditions, and exposure to additional and potentially adverse tax regimes. Our success in these new geographic markets will depend, in part, on our ability to anticipate and effectively manage these and other risks.

Because we are expanding in many countries around the world, we must monitor general global conditions for impact on our business. Economies throughout these countries continue to be volatile and, in many countries, inconsistent with trends in the United States or other stable economies. In Europe, uncertainty continues regarding the ability of certain countries to service their level of debt, which has impacted economic growth. In emerging markets such as China, India and Brazil, economic growth has continued, but at a slower pace than in past periods. We cannot predict the timing, severity or duration of any economic slowdown or recovery or the impact of such events or other future event in these markets on our existing or potential customers or us. Further, it is possible that we will face increased competition in any new markets as other companies attempt to take advantage of the market opportunities there, and we may not compete successfully against companies with stronger brands, greater financial resources, greater political support or more attractive terms for their suppliers, managers or employees. There can be no assurance that these markets will develop as anticipated or that we will have success in these markets, and if such markets do not develop as anticipated or our expansion efforts are not successful, we may be unable to recover our investment spent to expand our business into these markets, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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We depend on third-party providers and service instability from these providers could increase our operating costs, expose us to liability and reduce our ability to offer an end-to-end service offering for our customers, which could adversely affect our revenue, results of operations and customer relationships.

We utilize third-party providers to, among other things, provide title insurance, visa and immigration related services and conduct certain local “on-the-ground” services in connection with international and domestic relocations. Although there are competitive markets for many of these services and a significant number of our third-party providers could be replaced without material disruptions to our business, there could be substantial difficulties and delays in replacing certain of these providers and we may have to pay increased prices to secure any replacement services. Additionally, if a third-party service provider does not adequately perform certain critical service functions as well as general business requirements such as maintaining appropriate controls concerning the protection of private non-public information of relocating employees or compliance with anti-bribery laws, our customers or other third parties could seek to recoup resulting damages from these acts or omissions from us. Our inability to secure the services of these third parties or increases in the prices we must pay to secure their services, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Damage to our reputation and our brand names, including Allied, northAmerican and SIRVA, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We believe that our strong brand names, including Allied, northAmerican and SIRVA, are among our most valuable assets. We believe that our brand image, brand awareness and reputation have contributed significantly to the success of our business. Maintaining and enhancing our brand image, which we believe is important to maintaining and expanding our customer base and increasing sales, may require us to make additional investments in areas such as merchandising, marketing and employee training. These investments may be substantial and may not ultimately be successful. If we are unable to maintain and enhance our brand image, brand awareness and reputation, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business is subject to seasonal fluctuations, which lead to fluctuations in our results of operations and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The relocation and moving services we provide are subject to seasonal fluctuations, with our strongest operating results and revenue occurring during the second and third quarters of the calendar year (with the exception of our Australia business segment, which has the strongest operating results and revenue in the first and fourth quarters of the year) due to increased levels of household moves and home sales during the summer months. Certain of our operating expenses are fixed and cannot be reduced during the fall and winter months, when there is decreased demand for our services. See “Factors Affecting Our Business—Seasonality.” Such a decrease in the demand for our services reduces our ability to spread our fixed costs among a greater number of transactions. In addition, our working capital requirements increase on a short-term basis during the summer months. If we are unable to successfully capitalize on the peak summer season or successfully manage these seasonal changes, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Cybersecurity and privacy breaches may hurt our business, damage our reputation, increase our costs, and cause losses.

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security breaches, cyber-attacks or other unauthorized access to such information. Third parties, including vendors or suppliers that provide services for our operations, could also be a source of security risk to us in the event of a failure of their own security systems and infrastructure. Additionally, a number of our employees work from home offices or other remote locations and access our systems remotely, which further increases the risk of privacy breaches. As we expand globally, customers in certain jurisdictions may prohibit or limit our ability to transfer sensitive personal information. Our systems and process will have to be modified to comply with these restrictions. Any significant violations of data privacy could result in the loss of business, litigation, regulatory investigations, the payment of damages and penalties and damage to our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A significant number of our moving shipments are from our U.S. government customers; a reduction in U.S. government spending may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

During 2014, services provided to government agencies accounted for approximately 7.3% of our global relocations and 5.8% of our domestic moving shipments. These domestic government shipments accounted for approximately 9.8% of our moving service revenue in 2014. As a result, future purchasing decisions by our U.S. government customers could be reduced, delayed or cancelled. It is difficult to predict the various ways in which budget cuts could be implemented; however, we expect that sequestration, as currently provided for under the Budget Control Act, would result in lower revenue, profits and cash flows for our company. To the extent that federal government spending is delayed or curtailed by government actions, including the sequestration that began on March 1, 2013, and future government shutdowns such as the one that occurred in October 2013, our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected.

We are subject to litigation as a result of our operations and such litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to litigation resulting from our operations, including litigation resulting from accidents involving our agents and their drivers. These accidents have involved, and in the future may involve, serious injuries or the loss of life. In addition, we occasionally are subject to litigation resulting from our home sale assistance transactions. These lawsuits generally involve disclosure issues, property damage issues and title claims. We may also be involved in litigation or other proceedings relating to intellectual property, commercial arrangements, vicarious liability based upon conduct of individuals or entities outside of our control, general fraud claims and employment law. We are also subject to regulatory actions resulting from mortgage and household goods operations as well as from other regulations to which we are subject including, but not limited privacy, OFAC, FCPA, tax and money laundering laws, rules and regulations. These actions may relate, among other things, to improper disclosures or failure to disclose, improper charges, safety matters, information protection, improper payments, improper withholding or other tax calculations and unauthorized or unapproved actions. We may also be involved in litigation or other proceedings relating to intellectual property, commercial arrangements, vicarious liability based upon conduct of individuals or entities outside of our control, general fraud claims and employment law. We cannot predict with certainty the cost of defense, the cost of prosecution, insurance coverage or the ultimate outcome of litigation and other proceedings filed by or against us, including remedies or damage awards. Any such litigation, whether or not successful, may result in liability, result in monetary damages or other penalties or forms of relief or harm our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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and omissions. We require each of our agents to contribute to a fund that is used primarily for the purchase of insurance and payment of the deductible portion of claim costs related to third-party liability claims resulting from moves and trucking operations performed by our agent network under our operating authority. The ultimate settlement of these claims could differ materially from the assumptions used to calculate the reserves, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We intend to expand into adjacent markets and develop new products and, if we fail to do so or if any such expansion or new product is not successful, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We intend to continue to expand our business into adjacent markets, such as the DIY moving and storage market. We have also recently internally developed and launched our Xpress Marketplace, which targets mid-level employees of our current and potential customers who receive a lump sum payment from their company, which can be used to purchase relocation and moving services. Our expansion into adjacent markets and our new product development may not be successful and we will incur expenses related to such initiatives, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our expansion into these markets will require us to compete with new, larger and more experienced competitors, which involves various risks, including the need to invest significant resources and the possibility that returns on such investments will not be achieved for several years, or at all. In attempting to establish a presence in new markets, we expect to incur significant expenses and face various other challenges, such as expanding our sales force and management personnel, to cover these new markets. We may not succeed in our efforts to expand into adjacent markets or develop new products, and if we are not successful, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Any acquisitions that we intend to make in the future could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Part of our growth strategy is to make future acquisitions of complimentary and downstream services. We evaluate, and expect in the future to evaluate, potential strategic acquisitions of complementary businesses. We may not be successful in identifying acquisition candidates. In addition, we may not be able to successfully integrate businesses that we acquire. Integrating acquired companies involves complex operational and personnel-related challenges, including:

 

    the possible defection of a significant number of employees;

 

    increased amortization of intangibles;

 

    the disruption of our ongoing businesses;

 

    possible inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies;

 

    failure to maintain important business relationships and contracts;

 

    unanticipated costs of terminating or relocating facilities and operations;

 

    unanticipated expenses related to integration;

 

    potential unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses; and

 

    loss of business from downstream services, such as destination services, that the acquired company may have provided to competitors of SIRVA.

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could prevent us from realizing the anticipated cost savings and revenue growth from our acquisitions. We may have potential write-offs of acquired assets and an impairment of any goodwill recorded as a result of acquisitions. As of June 30, 2015, we had $50.6 million of goodwill that could be subject to impairment. To the extent we pay the purchase price of any acquisition in cash, it would reduce our cash reserves, and to the extent the purchase price is paid with our stock, it could be dilutive to our stockholders. To the extent we pay the purchase price with proceeds from the incurrence of debt, it would increase our already high level of indebtedness and could negatively affect our liquidity and restrict our operations. Our competitors may be willing or able to pay more than us for acquisitions, which may cause us to lose certain acquisitions that we would otherwise desire to complete. We cannot ensure that acquisitions will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be unable to maintain recent cost savings or realize anticipated cost savings and other benefits from our productivity improvement initiatives in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have achieved cost savings from various productivity improvement initiatives targeted at reducing costs and enhancing organizational effectiveness while consolidating existing processes and facilities, and we expect to continue to identify additional cost savings. These measures included reducing our overall headcount by over 710 employees over the period from 2009 to 2014. We may not be able to achieve or maintain the anticipated cost savings and other benefits from these initiatives. If our cost savings or such benefits are less than our estimates or take longer to implement than we project, the savings or other benefits we projected may not be fully realized, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We depend on our highly trained executive officers and employees. Any loss of these employees could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our operations are managed by a small number of key executive officers, many of whom have substantial experience in the relocation and moving industries. The success of our business continues to depend to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of such key executive officers and employees, both individually and as a group. Our ability to attract and retain our employees is generally subject to numerous factors, including the compensation and benefits we pay, the mix between the fixed and variable compensation we pay our employees and prevailing compensation rates, and competition for qualified executives is intense. We do not have key man or similar life insurance covering our executive officers and other members of senior management. We have entered into employment agreements with each of our executive officers, but these agreements do not guarantee that these executives will remain with us. Additionally, the relocation and moving services business is a specialized industry and there are a limited number of individuals with knowledge of the industry. It is possible that the loss of the services of one or a combination of our key employees, including Wes Lucas, our Chief Executive Officer, and our inability to find suitable replacements, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The ability to attract, retain and develop qualified employees is critical to our success and growth.

In order for us to successfully compete and grow, we must attract, retain and develop the necessary personnel who can provide the needed expertise for our business. While we have a number of key personnel who have substantial experience with our operations, we must also develop our personnel to provide succession plans capable of maintaining continuity in the midst of the inevitable unpredictability of human capital. The market for qualified personnel is competitive, and we may not

 

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succeed in recruiting additional personnel or we may fail to effectively replace current personnel who depart with qualified or effective successors. Our effort to retain and develop personnel may also result in significant additional expenses, which could adversely affect our profitability. We cannot guarantee that qualified employees will continue to be employed or that we will be able to attract and retain qualified personnel in the future. Failure to retain or attract key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be required to repurchase mortgage loans or indemnify buyers against losses in some circumstances, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

During 2014, SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary (“SIRVA Mortgage”), closed on 3,312 mortgages. We sell the mortgage loans that we originate, and when we sell our mortgage loans, we are required to make customary representations and warranties to purchasers, guarantors and insurers about the mortgage loans and the manner in which they were originated. Our loan-sale agreements require us to repurchase or substitute mortgage loans, or indemnify buyers against losses, in the event we breach these representations or warranties, including representations and warranties as to the accuracy of the statements made by the borrower. In addition, we may be required to repurchase mortgage loans as a result of early payment defaults by the borrower (e.g., failure to make a payment within the first 30-120 days) on a mortgage loan that we have sold. If we are required to repurchase or substitute loans or if we are required to indemnify buyers of our mortgage loans, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are exposed to foreign currency fluctuations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In many cases, we generate revenue in U.S. dollars and incur costs related to such revenue in local currency. If the value of the U.S. dollar drops relative to other currencies, our cost of providing services outside the United States will increase accordingly when translated to U.S. dollars. In addition, a portion of our revenue is denominated in foreign currencies. If the U.S. dollar increases in value relative to such currencies, the value of such revenue will decrease accordingly when measured in U.S. dollars. Any significant fluctuations in the currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the other currencies of countries in which we operate could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A significant uninsured loss or a loss in excess of our insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We maintain insurance covering our normal business operations, including property and casualty protection that we believe is adequate. We do not generally carry insurance covering wars, acts of terrorism, earthquakes or other similar catastrophic events. In addition, the financial health of our insurers may deteriorate and may not be able to respond if we should have claims reaching their policies, and we may not be able to obtain adequate insurance coverage on financially reasonable terms in the future. A significant uninsured loss or a loss in excess of our insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Changes in accounting standards, subjective assumptions and estimates used by management related to complex accounting matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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reserves, income taxes and fair value accounting, are highly complex and involve many subjective assumptions, estimates and judgments made by management. Changes in these rules or their interpretations or changes in underlying assumptions, estimates or judgments made by management could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We will also be affected by changes to GAAP as a result of the convergence with many International Financial Reporting Standards.

We base revenue estimates for new contracts upon historical data provided by our customers. If our estimates based upon the data provided are inaccurate or if the customer does not experience the same level of estimated activity in future periods, it could impact our ability to plan our business and may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

During the RFP process, potential customers provide us with historical data, including the number of relocation initiations they experience per year. Upon winning a new contract, we use historical customer data, together with our experience with similarly situated customers, to estimate, based primarily on the customer’s average initiations and our historical average revenue per initiation, the revenue that we will derive from a new contract. We use these expected revenue amounts to plan our business and they are critical in our decisions regarding headcount and capital expenditures. If the number of initiations from a particular customer decreases from amounts experienced in previous year, we could experience a decrease in our income from continuing operations due to higher operating costs relative to revenue, which could impact our ability to forecast future growth and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We may be limited in our ability to utilize, or may not be able to utilize, net operating loss carryforwards to reduce our future tax liability.

Our ability to utilize net operating losses (“NOLs”) and other tax attributes is limited if we undergo an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). This ownership change provision has and will continue to subject our tax loss carryforwards to annual limitations, which will restrict our ability to use them to offset our taxable income in periods following the ownership change.

As of December 31, 2014, we had a net operating loss carryforward of $111.3 million which reflects limitations under Section 382 of the Code due to prior ownership changes. We have $39.0 million of tax benefits from U.S. federal NOLs and $8.1 million of tax benefits from state NOLs reported at December 31, 2014. U.S. federal NOL carryforwards will begin to expire in 2023 and will completely expire in 2033. Our state NOL carryforwards may be used over various periods ranging from one to 20 years.

Due to objective positive evidence, management determined that it is more likely than not that the NOLs will be realizable and the valuation allowance for the NOLs was reversed at December 31, 2014, however, a subsequent ownership change may subject our current federal and state NOL carryforwards to more restrictive limitations.

We rely on information technology to operate our business and maintain our competitiveness, and any difficulties with our information systems or our information systems providers could delay or disrupt our ability to service our customers and impair our competitiveness.

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technology will increase in the future. Our future success depends, in part, upon our ability to develop and implement technology solutions that anticipate and keep pace with continuing changes in technology, industry standards and customer preferences. We may not be successful in anticipating or responding to these developments on a timely and cost-effective basis, and our technology, such as our Xpress Marketplace, may not be accepted by our existing and potential customers. Additionally, the effort to gain technological expertise and develop new technologies in our business requires us to incur significant expenses. If we cannot offer new technologies as quickly as our competitors or if our competitors develop more cost-effective technologies, it may adversely impact our ability to compete effectively, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, our information technologies and systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption from various causes, including natural disasters, war and acts of terrorism, power losses, computer systems failure, internet and telecommunications or data network failures, operator error, losses and corruption of data and similar events and computer viruses, penetration by individuals seeking to disrupt operations or misappropriate information and other physical or electronic breaches of security. Our disaster recovery plan may not be adequate in the event of an actual disaster or other business interruption. Any extended interruption in our technologies or systems could significantly impact our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, our business interruption insurance may be insufficient to compensate us for losses that may occur.

Failure to protect our proprietary information or intellectual property rights could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely primarily on a combination of confidentiality procedures and patent, copyright and trademark laws to protect our proprietary information and intellectual property. We generally seek to protect our unpatented proprietary information and intellectual property, trade secrets, processes and know-how by confidentiality and non-disclosure with our employees and third parties. However, these agreements may provide inadequate protection. Moreover, those agreements may be breached and we may not have adequate remedies for any such breach. In addition, our trade secrets may be disclosed to or otherwise become known or be independently developed by competitors or others. We also may not have appropriate enforcement procedures and practices to enforce our trademark and other intellectual property rights. Failure to properly enforce or trademark and other intellectual property rights may compromise our ability to protect these rights in the future. We have registered, among other trademarks, “SIRVA,” “Allied,” “northAmerican” and their respective logos as trademarks in the United States. Competitors may adopt service names similar to ours, thereby harming our ability to build brand identity and possibly leading to user confusion. In addition, there could be potential trade name or trademark infringement claims brought by owners of other trademarks that are similar to our trademarks. Litigation or proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or other governmental authorities and administrative bodies in the United States and abroad may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights and to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary information and intellectual property, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of the software or other technology that we have developed or obtain and use our proprietary information. In addition, the laws of some countries do not protect our proprietary information or intellectual property to as great an extent as the laws of the United States, and many countries do not enforce these laws as diligently as government agencies and private parties in the United States.

If we are unable to protect our proprietary information or intellectual property, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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We may be subject to liability and other risks if we infringe upon the trademarks or other intellectual property rights of third parties.

We may be subject to costly litigation in the event that we infringe upon or otherwise violate, unintentionally or otherwise, a third-party’s proprietary rights. Third parties may have, or may eventually be issued, patents that could be infringed upon by our services or technology. Any of these third parties could raise a claim of infringement against us with respect to our services or technology. We may also be subject to claims by third parties for breach of copyright, trademark, license usage or other intellectual property rights. To the extent that our employees use intellectual property owned by others in their work for us, disputes may arise as to the rights in related or resulting know-how and inventions. Any claim from third parties may result in a limitation on our ability to use the intellectual property that is subject to these claims. Even if we believe that intellectual property related claims are without merit, defending against such claims is time consuming and expensive and could result in the diversion of the time and attention of our management and employees. Claims of intellectual property infringement also might require us to redesign affected services, enter into costly settlement or license agreements, pay costly damage awards or face a temporary or permanent injunction prohibiting us from marketing or selling certain of our services. Even if we are party to an agreement for indemnification against such costs, the indemnifying party, if any in such circumstances, may be unable to uphold its contractual obligations. In the event of such claims, if we cannot or do not license the infringed intellectual property on reasonable terms or substitute similar intellectual property from another source, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to our Agent/Franchise Network

If we are unable to recruit and retain a sufficient number of agents, representatives or owner-operators to sustain the operations in our Moving Services segment, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our Moving Services segment relies on our agent network and their employees, representatives and owner-operators to market our services and to act as intermediaries with customers, and to provide a significant portion of our packing, warehousing and hauling services. Owner-operators are independent contractors who generally own their tractors and provide hauling and other services. We and our agents have had some difficulty obtaining or retaining qualified owner-operators due to overall transportation industry conditions such as an aging workforce and an absence of younger drivers to replace our out-going drivers. Fluctuations in the economy and fuel prices, as well as a lifestyle that requires drivers to often be away from home from four to eight weeks at a time, create challenges for new entrants to that business. Further, competition for long haul owner-operators is strong among competing moving companies. Our agent network must pay higher wages or offer a better lifestyle to attract owner-operators that satisfy our standards. If our agents are unable to recruit and retain a sufficient number of owner-operators, it could impact the ability of our agents to provide adequate and timely moving services to our customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our agents are independent businesses that provide moving and storage services to our and their own customers. In 2013, we entered into multi-year agreements with the majority of our agent/franchise network that expire in January 2018; however, if after January 2018, an agent were to terminate its relationship with us, we might not be able to recruit a replacement agent to service the same geographic region with similar capacity and quality. Generally, there are few additional new entrants into this business, and thus recruiting new agents often requires a conversion of an agent from a competing van line, which can be time-consuming, costly and difficult. Competing companies may also recruit our agents. Failure to recruit and retain our agents could have a material adverse on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Actions taken by our agents may harm our brands or reputation, or result in legal actions against us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We believe that our strong brand names, including Allied, northAmerican and SIRVA, are among our most valuable assets. Our proprietary network of agents in North America operate their businesses using our brand names and, in the case of most intrastate moves, without our involvement or approval. Our agents are independent third parties with their own financial objectives, and actions taken by them or negative publicity associated with them, including their failure to comply with local laws and regulation and with their contracts with us, could harm our brands or reputation, or result in legal actions against us. In many such cases, these actions are beyond our control. Our brand value could diminish significantly if any such incidents or other matters erode customer confidence in us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our agents’ owner-operators are currently not considered to be their employees by taxing and other regulatory authorities. Should these authorities change their position and consider our agents’ owner-operators to be their employees, their costs could increase significantly and cause them to renegotiate their arrangements with us, we may not be able to reach a new agreement on acceptable terms or at all, and we may not be able to pass on any related cost increases to our customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

From time-to-time, certain parties, including the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), state tax authorities, labor relations boards and the owner-operators themselves, have sought to assert that owner-operators in the trucking industry are employees rather than independent contractors. The agents within our agent/franchise network consider all of their owner-operators to be independent contractors. Tax authorities may successfully challenge this position or federal and state tax or other applicable laws may change. If owner-operators were deemed to be employees, our agents’ costs related to tax, unemployment compensation, benefits and workers’ compensation could increase significantly. Any significant increase in our agents’ costs could cause them to seek to restructure their current arrangements with us or increase the rates that they charge us which we may not be able to pass on to our customers, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we have any conflicts with our agents or they become dissatisfied with their relationship with us and make claims against us or seek to terminate their relationship with us, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may not be able to maintain satisfactory relationships with our agents, and the nature of such relationships could give rise to conflict. For example, agents may become dissatisfied with the amount of contractual fees and dues that we charge under agent and other applicable agreements, particularly in the event that we decide to further increase our fees. In addition, they may disagree with certain of our network-wide policies and procedures, including policies regarding safety, dictating brand standards and affecting their marketing efforts, or they may be disappointed with any national marketing campaigns that we designed to develop our brands. If we experience any conflicts with our agents on a large scale, our agents may challenge our actions, rules or policies in arbitration or litigation, which could also result in litigation, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Risks Related to Government Regulation

Several of our business activities are highly regulated and any failure to comply with such regulations or any changes in such regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Several of our and our agent/franchise network’s business activities are highly regulated by federal, state and foreign authorities, including our moving services, our mortgage origination services, our real estate brokerage services and title insurance commitments offered through our title agency offered in connection with our home sale services. We could also be affected by changes in state transfer tax laws and regulations and changes to federal tax rulings could impact the cost and viability of home sale program benefits that we manage for our customers. Additionally, rules and regulations affecting driver qualification, drivers’ logs and documentation, hours of service and equipment inspection and operation may materially and adversely affect our business operations.

We are also subject to various other rules and regulations such as:

 

    the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act, the European Union Data Privacy Directives, as well as country specific data privacy and protection laws, including those in Germany and Canada, which governs the disclosure and safeguarding of consumer financial information;

 

    the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”);

 

    the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”);

 

    various state, federal and international privacy laws;

 

    various transportation rules and regulations enforced by the U.S. Department of Transportation (the “DOT”), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (the “FMCSA”), the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection;

 

    laws that impact mortgage origination services such as the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Truth in Lending Act, Fair Housing Act, Equal Credit and Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and similar state laws and regulations;

 

    the USA PATRIOT ACT;

 

    anti-corruption laws, including the FCPA and the UKBA;

 

    restrictions on transactions with persons in places subject to comprehensive economic sanctions (currently, Iran, Cuba, Syria, Sudan, and the Crimea Region of Ukraine) and persons on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list and other lists of sanctioned persons promulgated by OFAC;

 

    the Affiliated Marketing Rule, which prohibits or restricts the sharing of certain consumer credit information among affiliated companies without notice and/or consent of the consumer;

 

    laws and regulations in jurisdictions outside the United States in which we do business;

 

    state and federal employment laws and regulations, including any changes that would require classification of independent contractors to employee status, and wage and hour regulations;

 

    Federal Trade Commission regulations restricting unsolicited telephone calls to residential and wireless telephone subscribers by means of automatic telephone dialing systems that would require us to maintain a “do not call list” and to train our personnel to comply with such regulations;

 

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    state, local or federal tax laws that could diminish profitability or liquidity; and

 

    consumer fraud statutes.

Additionally, our home sales assistance programs are structured around the IRS’s interpretation of the definition of income under IRS Code Section 61 and application of that section to the treatment of expenses incurred in relocation home sale programs as expressed in several IRS Revenue Rulings. A revision to any such rulings or an IRS policy change that results in a different interpretation of such rulings could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

These laws and regulations are complex and compliance with such laws and regulations is time-consuming and costly. Any changes to these laws or regulations or any new laws or regulations may make it more difficult for us to operate our business and increase our operating or compliance costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. If we fail to comply with any of the foregoing laws and regulations, we may be subject to fines, penalties, injunctions and/ or potential criminal violations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

There is also a risk that a change in current laws or regulations could adversely affect the real estate market. For instance, regulations or changes to monetary policy that could cause higher mortgage interest rates or further limits on mortgage tax deductions could negatively impact the purchase and sale of residential homes. Current and future legislative or regulatory changes that make compliance more difficult or expensive in areas such as mortgage lending or transportation of goods or that negatively affect the real estate market may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are required to maintain a number of certificates, permits, licenses and other approvals or authorizations in order to operate our business, and if we fail to maintain them it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are required to maintain a wide variety of certificates, permits, licenses and other approvals. For example, we maintain licenses and permits issued by the FMCSA and the DOT (both required to transport household goods across state lines), as well as the Federal Maritime Commission (required to transport household goods by water between the United States and a foreign country) and banking regulators. We also hold various real estate broker licenses and mortgage lending licenses. SIRVA Mortgage is required to hold a license to engage in mortgage origination activities in each state where it originates loans. Our wholly-owned subsidiary DJK Residential LLC is required to hold a real estate license to engage in real estate brokerage activity in each state where it provides real estate brokerage or property management services. Our ability to receive referral fees (a significant revenue source) is dependent on our wholly-owned subsidiary SIRVA Relocation LLC (“SIRVA Relocation”) maintaining a real estate broker’s license as well. Our ability to receive title insurance commissions is dependent on maintaining our title insurance license. Our wholly owned subsidiary SIRVA Settlement, Inc. is required to maintain a license in each state where it issues title insurance commitments. Several of our foreign subsidiaries are also required to maintain licenses in connection with their operations. SIRVA Real Estate in Hong Kong is required to hold a real estate license to engage in real estate brokerage activity where it provides real estate brokerage or property management services. Additionally, in China the business authorization licenses of our subsidiaries are specific as to the activities that they are permitted to conduct. If our business model changes to expand services we may not have the appropriate licenses to conduct any potential new activity.

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may be required in the future, we or our agents may be prevented or temporarily suspended from conducting critical aspects of our business and we may be subject to fines and other penalties, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) and its recently issued rules will increase our regulatory compliance burden and associated costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

As a mortgage lender, we are subject to examination by the CFPB, which regulates consumer financial products and services. In July 2011, the CFPB obtained rulemaking and enforcement authority pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act and began official operations.

The CFPB has broad rule-making authority, supervisory review and enforcement powers over mortgage participants, including originators, and can order, among other things, rescission or reformation of contracts, the refund of moneys or the return of real property, restitution, disgorgement or compensation for unjust enrichment, the payment of damages or other monetary relief, public notifications regarding violations, limits on activities or functions, and civil money penalties. The CFPB has been active in investigations and enforcement actions, and issued large civil monetary penalties in 2012. We also have experienced an increase in the scope and breadth of state audits that we are regularly subject to in our mortgage origination business. The increase in such audits heightens our risk of additional regulation and increases the cost of compliance, together which could materially adversely affect our margins.

The CFPB’s examination authority extends over all federal and state non-depository lending institutions, including mortgage lenders. The CFPB has authority to inspect short-term lenders’ books and records and lending practices, including marketing, underwriting, loan application and processing and collections. If the CFPB adopts any rules or regulations that significantly restrict the conduct of our consumer loan business, any such rules or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition or could make the continuance of all or part of our U.S. consumer loan business impractical or unprofitable. Such examinations, as well as regulations that the CFPB might issue in the future, could ultimately increase our administrative burdens and have a material adverse effect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The CFPB’s recently enacted rules have and will likely continue to increase our administrative and compliance costs. They could also adversely affect the availability and cost of residential mortgage credit. In addition, SIRVA Mortgage has and will continue to expend significant time and effort to implement the policies and procedures necessary to comply with these new rules by the dates on which they are to become effective. The new rules are technology driven, and SIRVA Mortgage is implementing a new operating system to be able to comply with the new rules. The CFPB has indicated that they plan to conduct at least one audit of every financial institution in the United States within the next five years. These increased costs of compliance, the effect of these rules on the mortgage industry and any failure in our ability to comply with these new rules or if our new operating system does not function properly, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Actions by the CFPB and other state regulatory agencies could have a significant impact on us by, for example, requiring us to limit or change our business practices, limiting our ability to pursue business opportunities, requiring us to invest valuable management time and resources in compliance efforts, imposing additional costs on us, including requiring us to process refunds in certain circumstances, limiting fees we can charge for services, requiring us to meet more stringent capital requirements, impacting the value of our assets, delaying our ability to respond to marketplace changes, requiring us to alter our services in a manner that would make them less attractive to consumers and impair our ability to offer them profitably, or requiring us to make other changes that could harm our business.

 

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The CFPB’s “ability-to-repay” and “qualified mortgage” rules may have a negative impact on our loan origination process, which could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.

On January 10, 2013, the CFPB issued a final rule to implement the “qualified mortgage” provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act requiring mortgage lenders to consider consumers’ ability to repay home loans before extending them credit. The CFPB’s “qualified mortgage” rule, which became effective on January 10, 2014, describes certain minimum requirements for lenders making ability-to-repay determinations, but does not dictate that they follow particular underwriting models. Lenders will be presumed to have complied with the ability-to-repay rule if they issue “qualified mortgages,” which are generally defined as mortgage loans prohibiting or limiting certain risky features. Loans that do not meet the ability-to-repay standard can be challenged in court by borrowers who default and the absence of ability-to-repay status can be used against a lender in foreclosure proceedings. Any loans that we make outside of the “qualified mortgage” criteria could expose us to an increased risk of liability and reduce or delay our ability to foreclose on the underlying property.

We are subject to anti-corruption statutes, and if we fail to comply with such statutes it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

As a global business, we are subject to anti-bribery laws and regulations of the U.S. government and those of various international and subnational jurisdictions, and our failure to successfully comply with these rules and regulations may expose us to liabilities. In addition, we have experienced an increase in customer contractual requirements with respect to our ability to comply with these regulations, as well as other requirements related to anti-money laundering control. These laws and regulations apply to companies, individual directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and agents, and may restrict our operations, trade practices, investment decisions and partnering activities. In particular, our international operations are subject to U.S. and foreign anti-corruption laws and regulations, such as the FCPA, as well as anti-corruption laws of the various jurisdictions in which we operate. The FCPA and other laws prohibit us and our officers, directors, employees, subcontractors and agents acting on our behalf from corruptly offering, promising, authorizing or providing anything of value to foreign officials for the purposes of influencing official decisions or obtaining or retaining business or otherwise obtaining favorable treatment. As part of our business, we deal with state-owned business enterprises, the employees and representatives of which may be considered foreign officials for purposes of the FCPA. We are subject to the jurisdiction of various governments and regulatory agencies outside of the United States, which may bring our personnel into contact with foreign officials responsible for issuing or renewing permits, licenses or approvals or for enforcing other governmental regulations. In addition, some of the international locations in which we operate lack a developed legal system and have elevated levels of corruption. Our global operations expose us to the risk of violating, or being accused of violating, the foregoing or other anti-corruption laws. Such violations could be punishable by criminal fines, imprisonment, civil penalties, disgorgement of profits, injunctions and debarment from government contracts, as well as other remedial measures. Investigations of alleged violations can be very expensive and disruptive. If we have been determined to be in violation of the FCPA, the UKBA or other anti-corruption laws, we could be subject to significant fines, penalties, repayments, other damages (in certain cases, treble damages) which could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The DOT’s Compliance Safety Accountability (“CSA”) rulemaking could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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safety rating has been expanded, and, as a result, certain current and potential drivers may no longer be eligible to drive for our agents, and our safety rating could be adversely impacted. A reduction in eligible drivers or a poor fleet ranking may result in our agent network encountering difficulty attracting and retaining qualified drivers, serving our customers and could cause our customers to use a relocation and moving network with higher fleet rankings than ours, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to a wide range of environmental laws and regulations, which are complex and costly to comply with and, if we fail to comply with such laws and regulations it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to a wide range of environmental laws and regulations under the foreign, U.S., state and local laws including laws and regulations relating to the discharge of pollutants into the water, air and land, the use, management and disposal of hazardous substances, and the cleanup of contaminated sites. In certain European locations, we are required to recycle specified portions of our waste products. We could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines and civil or criminal penalties, third-party property damage or personal injury claims, or the reduction or suspension of our operations as a result of violations of or liabilities under environmental laws or non-compliance with the environmental permits required at our facilities. In addition, we own or lease, or in the past have owned or leased, facilities at which underground storage tanks are located, some of which may have leaked in the past. We have been, and may in the future be responsible for, investigating and remediating contamination at these sites, or at off-site locations where we sent hazardous wastes for disposal. If we are unable to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations or otherwise become subject to future or contingent environmental liabilities, including remediation costs, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Our Company and Our Organizational Structure

Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry, expose us to interest rate risk to the extent of our variable rate debt and prevent us from meeting our debt obligations.

As of June 30, 2015, we had total outstanding long-term debt of $282.0 million, primarily comprised of borrowings under our Term Loan (defined below) and total outstanding short-term debt of $78.2 million, primarily comprised of drawings on our mortgage warehouse facilities. For the year ended December 31, 2014, total payments net of additional borrowings related to our debt obligations, including interest and principal, were $23.2 million. Our indebtedness could have significant negative consequences, including:

 

    increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic, industry or competitive developments;

 

    requiring a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures and future business opportunities;

 

    exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates because certain of our borrowings, including and most significantly borrowings under our ABL Revolver and Term Loan (defined below), are at variable rates of interest;

 

    making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our indebtedness, and any failure to comply with the obligations of any of our debt instruments, including restrictive covenants and borrowing conditions, could result in an event of default under the agreements governing such indebtedness;

 

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    restricting us from making strategic acquisitions or causing us to make non-strategic divestitures;

 

    limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or market conditions and placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who are less highly leveraged and who, therefore, may be able to take advantage of opportunities that our leverage prevents us from exploiting.

$278.4 million of our indebtedness as of June 30, 2015 consists of indebtedness under our $300.0 million term loan that matures in 2019 (the “Term Loan”). We may not be able to refinance our Term Loan or any other existing indebtedness because of our high level of debt, debt incurrence restrictions under our debt agreements or because of adverse conditions in credit markets generally, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Further, our securitization (receivable sales) facility is subject to the credit worthiness of our customers. If a customer does not have satisfactory credit, or if the funding needs of a customer exceed the capacity in the securitization facility, we may not be able to obtain the funding we need to service such customer’s account and we may be required to seek other forms of potentially less attractive financing to fund our home sales assistance activities and relocation funding services, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Additionally, our mortgage business uses a warehouse line of credit to fund loans that we originate. We sell our loans to investors or to Fannie Mae. If we are unable to sell our loans that we have originated in a timely manner and replenish our warehouse line of credit, we will be limited in our ability to continue to originate mortgage loans, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Finally, we also retain servicing on certain loans that are sold to Fannie Mae. Servicing these loans can be complex and is subject to regulatory and consumer protection requirements. We often use a sub-servicer to manage these loans. If we are unable to manage the proper balance of loans sold to Fannie Mae with retained servicing rights, our sub-servicer does not properly service loans or we do not have proper oversight over our sub-servicer, it could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Despite our indebtedness level, we still may be able to incur significant additional amounts of debt, which could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial indebtedness.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. Although the credit agreements governing our Term Loan and ABL Revolver contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of significant qualifications and exceptions, and under certain circumstances, the amount of indebtedness that could be incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. For example, as of June 30, 2015, we had approximately $20.6 million of additional borrowing capacity under our ABL Revolver, which borrowing capacity depends, in part, on accounts receivable and other assets that fluctuate from time to time and may further depend on lenders’ discretionary ability to impose reserves and availability blocks and to recharacterize assets that might otherwise incrementally increase borrowing availability. If new debt is added to our outstanding debt levels, the risks related to our indebtedness that we will face would increase.

 

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We are dependent upon our lenders for financing to execute our business strategy and meet our liquidity needs. If our lenders are unable to fund borrowings under their credit commitments or we are unable to borrow, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

During periods of volatile credit markets, there is risk that any lenders, even those with strong balance sheets and sound lending practices, could fail or refuse to honor their legal commitments and obligations under existing credit commitments, including but not limited to, extending credit up to the maximum permitted by a credit facility. If our lenders are unable to fund borrowings under their revolving credit commitments or we are unable to borrow (such as having insufficient capacity under our borrowing base), it could be difficult in such environments to obtain sufficient liquidity to meet our operational needs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to obtain additional capital on commercially reasonable terms may be limited.

Although we believe our cash and cash equivalents, as well as cash we expect to generate from operations and availability under our ABL Revolver, provide adequate resources to fund ongoing operating requirements, we may need to seek additional financing to compete effectively.

If we are unable to obtain capital on commercially reasonable terms, it could:

 

    reduce funds available to us for purposes such as working capital, capital expenditures, research and development, strategic acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

 

    restrict our ability to introduce new products or exploit business opportunities;

 

    increase our vulnerability to economic downturns and competitive pressures in the markets in which we operate; and

 

    place us at a competitive disadvantage.

Any of these factors would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our debt obligations may limit our flexibility in managing our business.

The credit agreements governing our ABL Revolver and Term Loan require us to comply with a number of customary financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios in certain situations and maintaining insurance coverage. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.” These covenants may limit our flexibility in our operations, and breaches of these covenants could result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable indebtedness even if we had satisfied our payment obligations. If we were to default on the credit agreements or other debt instruments, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are a holding company with no significant independent operations and, therefore, rely on our subsidiaries to make funds available to us.

We are a holding company with no significant independent operations and no significant assets other than the capital stock of our subsidiaries, including SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., our direct wholly owned subsidiary (“SIRVA Worldwide”). Therefore, our cash flow and our ability to meet our obligations depend on the receipt of dividends or other distributions from our subsidiaries. The ability of our

 

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subsidiaries to pay any dividends and distributions will be subject to, among other things, the terms of our ABL Revolver, Term Loan and warehouse lines of credit, which each contain a number of significant covenants that, among other matters, restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness, incur capital lease obligations, pay dividends, make acquisitions or engage in mergers or consolidations, make capital expenditures, and receive dividends and distributions from SIRVA Worldwide except to fund our operating expenses in the ordinary course of business. In addition, we are required to comply with specified financial ratios and tests, including consolidated leverage ratio and consolidated interest coverage ratio requirements. See “Description of Certain Indebtedness.” There can be no assurance that our subsidiaries will generate cash flow sufficient to pay dividends or distributions to us to enable us to meet our obligations. Our inability to receive funds from our operating subsidiaries could adversely affect our ability to meet our obligations and to make dividend payments and other distributions to holders of our common stock.

Each of Aurora and EGI independently has substantial control over us and will be able to influence corporate matters with respect to us. Aurora and EGI may have interests that differ from each other and from those of our other stockholders.

After giving effect to this offering, Aurora and EGI will directly or indirectly hold, in the aggregate, approximately     % and     % of the voting power of our outstanding common stock, respectively, or     % and     %, respectively, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full. As a result, each of Aurora and EGI are able to strongly influence the election of our directors and potentially control the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to our stockholders for approval, including potential mergers or acquisitions, asset sales and other significant corporate transactions. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions.” So long as Aurora and EGI continue to own a majority of our common stock, they will have the ability to control the vote in any election of directors and will have the ability to prevent any transaction that requires stockholder approval, regardless of whether others believe the transaction is in our best interests.

The interests of Aurora and EGI may not coincide with each other or the best interests of other holders of our common stock. This concentration of voting power could also have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change of control or other business combination that might otherwise be beneficial to the stockholders of our common stock. It may also adversely affect the trading price for our common stock to the extent investors perceive disadvantages in owning stock with a controlling stockholder. In addition, Aurora and EGI are in the business of making investments in companies and may, from time to time, acquire interests in businesses that directly or indirectly compete with our business, as well as businesses that are significant existing or potential customers.

Risks Related to this Offering

There is no existing public market for our common stock and an active, liquid trading market for our common stock may not develop.

There is no existing public market for our common stock. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our company will lead to the development of an active trading market or how liquid that market may become. If an active trading market does not develop, you may have difficulty selling any of our shares that you purchase. The initial public offering price of our common stock will be determined by negotiation between us and the underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail following the completion of this offering. The market price of our common stock may decline below the initial public offering price, and you may not be able to resell your shares at, or above, the initial public offering price.

 

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Future sales of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock could depress the market price of our common stock.

We and substantially all of our stockholders, including our existing selling stockholder, may sell additional shares of common stock in subsequent public offerings. We may also issue additional shares of common stock or convertible debt securities to finance future acquisitions. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. This includes              shares of common stock that we are selling in this offering and              shares of common stock the selling stockholder is selling in this offering (or              shares from us and              shares from our selling stockholder if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full, which may be resold immediately in the public market. Our directors, executive officers, Aurora and EGI will be subject to the lock-up agreements described in “Underwriting” and are subject to the Rule 144 holding period requirements described in “Shares Eligible for Future Sale—Lock-up Arrangements and Registration Rights.” After giving effect to this offering, we will have 450 million shares of common stock authorized and              shares of common stock outstanding (or              shares of common stock outstanding if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). After this offering and upon expiration of the lock-up agreements, and after the holding period requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), have elapsed, approximately         million additional shares will be eligible for sale in the public market.

Aurora, EGI and certain of our other stockholders (and certain permitted transferees thereof) have registration rights with respect to the common stock they hold. These shares may be sold in the public market and the shares held by Aurora and EGI are subject to a 180-day lock-up period.

The underwriters may, in their sole discretion and without notice, release all or any portion of the shares subject to lock-up agreements prior to expiration of the lock-up period. Subject to the terms of the lock-up agreements, we also may issue our shares of common stock or securities convertible into our common stock from time to time in connection with a financing, acquisition, investments or otherwise. We cannot predict the size of future issuances of our common stock or the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of our common stock will have on the market price of our common stock. Any such issuance could result in substantial dilution to our existing stockholders. Due to these factors, sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to or could sell shares, could reduce the market price of our common stock. Any decline in the price of shares of our common stock could impede our ability to raise capital through the issuance of additional shares of our common stock or other equity securities.

We will incur increased costs as a result of operating as a publicly traded company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.

As a publicly traded company, we will incur additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we do not currently incur as a private company. Although we are currently unable to estimate these costs with any degree of certainty, they may be material in amount. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the NYSE or Nasdaq, have imposed various requirements on public companies. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives, as well as to investor relations. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, we expect these rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to incur additional costs to maintain the same or similar coverage.

 

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Furthermore, if we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a timely manner, the market price of our common stock could decline and we could be subject to potential delisting by the NYSE or Nasdaq and review by such exchange, the SEC, or other regulatory authorities, which would require the expenditure by us of additional financial and management resources. As a result, our stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the market price of our common stock.

Our internal control over financial reporting does not currently meet the standards required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and failure to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We do not currently fully document or test our compliance with these controls on a periodic basis in accordance with Section 404. Furthermore, we have not tested our internal controls in accordance with Section 404 and, due to our lack of documentation, such a test would not be possible to perform at this time.

We are in the early stages of addressing our internal control procedures to satisfy the requirements of Section 404, which requires an annual management assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. If we are not able to implement the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner or with adequate compliance, our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. If we are unable to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting, we may be unable to report our financial information on a timely basis, may suffer adverse regulatory consequences or violations of applicable stock exchange listing rules and may breach the covenants under our credit facilities. There could also be a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of investor confidence in us and the reliability of our financial statements.

In addition, we will incur additional costs in order to improve our internal control over financial reporting and comply with Section 404, including increased auditing and legal fees and costs associated with hiring additional accounting and administrative staff.

The price of our common stock may be volatile and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Securities markets worldwide have experienced, and are likely to continue to experience, significant price and volume fluctuations. This market volatility, as well as general economic, market or political conditions could reduce the market price of our common stock regardless of our results of operations. The trading price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could be subject to wide price fluctuations in response to various factors, including, among other things, the risk factors described herein, and other factors beyond our control. Factors affecting the trading price of our common stock could include:

 

    market conditions in the broader stock market;

 

    actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly financial and operating results;

 

    variations in operating results of similar companies;

 

    introduction of new services by us, our competitors or our customers;

 

    issuance of new, negative or changed securities analysts’ reports or recommendations or estimates;

 

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    investor perceptions of us and the industries in which we or our customers operate;

 

    sales, or anticipated sales, of our stock, including sales by existing stockholders;

 

    additions or departures of key personnel;

 

    regulatory or political developments;

 

    stock-based compensation expense under applicable accounting standards;

 

    litigation and governmental investigations; and

 

    changing economic conditions.

These and other factors may cause the market price and demand for shares of our common stock to fluctuate substantially, which may limit or prevent investors from readily selling their shares of common stock and may otherwise negatively affect the liquidity of our common stock. In addition, in the past, when the market price of a stock has been volatile, holders of that stock have sometimes instituted securities class action litigation against the company that issued the stock. Securities litigation against us, regardless of the merits or outcome, could result in substantial costs and divert the time and attention of our management from our business, which could significantly harm our business, profitability and reputation.

We do not anticipate paying any dividends for the foreseeable future.

We do not intend in the foreseeable future to pay any dividends to holders of our common stock. We currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, for the foreseeable future, to repay indebtedness and to support our general corporate purposes. Therefore, you are not likely to receive any dividends on your common stock for the foreseeable future, and the success of an investment in shares of our common stock will depend upon any future appreciation in their value. There is no guarantee that shares of our common stock will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which our stockholders have purchased their shares. However, the payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable law, and will depend on, among other things, our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, level of indebtedness, statutory and contractual restrictions apply to the payment of dividends and other considerations that our board of directors deems relevant. Our debt agreements limit the amounts available to us to pay cash dividends, and, to the extent that we require additional funding, sources may prohibit the payment of a dividend. See “Dividend Policy.” As a consequence of these limitations and restrictions, we may not be able to make, or may have to reduce or eliminate, the payment of dividends on our common stock.

If you purchase shares of common stock sold in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution.

The initial public offering price per share is substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share immediately after this offering. As a result, you will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the book value of our assets after subtracting the book value of our liabilities. Based on our net tangible book value as of June 30, 2015 and assuming an offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the amount of $         per share. See “Dilution.”

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this prospectus are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “may,” “should,” “can have,” “forecast,” “likely” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events.

The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our industry experience and our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. As you read and consider this prospectus, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties (many of which are beyond our control) and assumptions. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual operating and financial performance and cause our performance to differ materially from the performance anticipated in the forward-looking statements. We believe these factors include, but are not limited to, those described under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of these assumptions prove incorrect, our actual operating and financial performance may vary in material respects from the performance projected in these forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this prospectus speaks only as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual operating and financial performance to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $         million based on public offering price of $         per share, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses payable by us in connection with this offering.

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay certain of our outstanding indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by $         million, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses payable by us.

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling stockholder, including from any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We are a holding company that does not conduct any business operations of our own. As a result, our ability to pay cash dividends on our common stock depends on cash dividends and distributions and other transfers from our subsidiaries. The declaration and payment of dividends is subject to the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable law, and depends on various factors, including our net income, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. The amounts available to us to pay cash dividends are also restricted by the terms of our debt agreements. See “Description of Certain Indebtedness.”

In addition, under Delaware law, our board of directors may declare dividends only to the extent of our surplus (which is defined as total assets at fair market value minus total liabilities, minus statutory capital) or, if there is no surplus, out of our net profits for the then current and/or immediately preceding fiscal year.

Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors, and will take into account:

 

    restrictions in our debt instruments;

 

    general economic business conditions;

 

    our capital requirements and the capital requirements of our subsidiaries;

 

    our financial condition and results of operations;

 

    the ability of our operating subsidiaries to pay dividends and make distributions to us; and

 

    such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and consolidated capitalization as of June 30, 2015:

 

    on an actual basis;

 

    on a pro forma basis to reflect the conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series A preferred stock with an aggregate liquidation preference and accrued and unpaid dividends of $         into             shares of our common stock (assuming an initial public offering price of $         per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus), which will occur immediately prior to the closing of our offering; and

 

    on an as adjusted basis to give effect to (i) the filing of our Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and (ii) the sale of             shares of our common stock in this offering and the application of the net proceeds received by us from this offering as described under “Use of Proceeds.”

This table should be read in conjunction with “Use of Proceeds,” “Selected Historical Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Description of Capital Stock” and our financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     As of June 30, 2015  
     Actual     Pro
Forma
     As
Adjusted(1)
 
     (in millions)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 31.9      $                    $                
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt:

       

Term Loan(2)

   $ 278.4      $         $     

ABL Revolver(3)

     3.0        

Capital lease obligations

     0.6        
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt, including current portion

   $ 282.0      $         $     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

       

Series A preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized, actual,              shares authorized, as adjusted; 99,444 shares issued and outstanding, actual;             shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted

     —          

Common stock, $0.01 par value: 450,000,000 shares authorized, actual and as adjusted; 27,914,796 shares issued and outstanding, actual;              shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted

     0.3        

Additional paid-in-capital

     117.2        

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (52.3     

Accumulated deficit

     (191.6     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (126.4     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   $ 155.6      $         $     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Assuming the number of shares sold by us in this offering remains the same as set forth on the cover page, a $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price would increase or decrease, as applicable, our as adjusted total capitalization by approximately $         million.
(2) Our Term Loan provides for $300.0 million in borrowing and matures in 2019. See Note 7 “Long-term Debt” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus and “Description of Certain Indebtedness.”

 

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(3) Our ABL Revolver provides for $50.0 million in borrowing, subject to borrowing base limitations, and matures in 2018. See Note 7 “Long-term Debt” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus and “Description of Certain Indebtedness.” Our borrowing capacity depends, in part, on inventory, accounts receivable and other assets that fluctuate from time to time and may further depend on lenders’ discretionary ability to impose reserves and availability blocks and to recharacterize assets that might otherwise incrementally increase borrowing availability.

 

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DILUTION

If you invest in our common stock, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of common stock and the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our common stock upon the consummation of this offering and the use of proceeds therefrom. Dilution results from the fact that the per share offering price of our common stock is substantially in excess of the book value per share attributable to our existing investors.

Our net tangible book value as of June 30, 2015 was approximately $         million, or $         per share, of our common stock. Net tangible book value represents the amount of total tangible assets less total liabilities and net tangible book value per share represents net tangible book value divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding.

After giving effect to (i) the sale of             shares of common stock in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus), (ii) the automatic conversion of our Series A preferred stock into common stock upon the closing of this offering and (iii) the application of the net proceeds from this offering, our pro forma net tangible book value would have been $         million, or $         per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $         per share to our existing investors and an immediate dilution in pro forma net tangible book value of $         per share to new investors.

The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share of common stock basis:

 

Assumed initial public offering price per share

      $                

Net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2015

   $                   

Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors

     
  

 

 

    

Pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering

     
     

 

 

 

Dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors

      $     
     

 

 

 

The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis as of June 30, 2015 after giving effect to this offering, the total number of shares of common stock purchased from us, the total cash consideration paid to us and the average price per share paid by our existing investors and by new investors purchasing shares in this offering.

 

     Shares Purchased     Total Consideration
(in thousands)
    Average
Price
Per Share
 
     Number    Percent     Amount      Percent    

Existing stockholders

               $                             $                

New investors

                    $     
  

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total

        100   $           100   $     
  

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

The foregoing tables and calculations are based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding, after giving effect to the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of our Series A preferred stock into common stock of this offering.

If the underwriters were to fully exercise their option to purchase             additional shares of our common stock from us and additional             shares of our common stock from the selling stockholder, the percentage of shares of our common stock held by existing stockholders would be     %, and the percentage of shares of our common stock held by new investors would be     %.

 

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The above discussion and tables are based on the number of shares outstanding at June 30, 2015 and assume no exercise of outstanding options. To the extent that outstanding options are exercised, there will be further dilution to new investors purchasing common stock in this offering. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of such securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.

 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth our selected historical financial and other data for the periods and as of the dates indicated. We derived our consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and our balance sheet data as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We derived our consolidated statement of operations data for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and our balance sheet data as of June 30, 2015 from our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, and our consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 and our balance sheet data as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 from our unaudited consolidated financial statements which are not included in this prospectus. The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, reflect all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the financial information set forth in those statements.

Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. You should read the information set forth below in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2015     2014     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
    (in millions, except share and per share data)  
    (unaudited)                      

(unaudited)

 

Statement of Operations Data

             

Service revenue

             

Relocation Services

  $ 88.7      $ 73.7      $ 162.4      $ 142.9      $ 133.1      $ 137.5      $ 129.6   

Moving Services

    473.7        469.6        1,071.5        1,072.3        1,064.8        1,004.4        889.7   

Growth Markets

    40.1        38.4        85.5        71.5        62.5        58.9        51.3   

Australia

    61.6        75.8        145.0        165.3        178.5        167.1        131.0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total service revenue

    664.1        657.5        1,464.4        1,452.0        1,438.9        1,367.9        1,201.6   

Direct expenses

             

Purchased transportation expense

    428.0        433.6        979.3        992.1        994.6        941.2        828.2   

Other direct expense

    121.3        115.5        241.7        229.9        222.8        218.3        186.0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

    114.8        108.4        243.4        230.0        221.5        208.4        187.4   

Operating expenses

             

Selling, general and administrative expense

    91.7        89.1        179.8        180.8        184.0        192.3        173.7   

Intangibles amortization

    2.4        2.9        6.0        7.3        9.3        10.4        10.4   

Restructuring, impairment and IPO expense

    0.1        0.6        10.0        2.3        2.3        3.7        0.6   

Operating income (loss) from continuing operations

             

Relocation Services

    16.3        13.1        31.6        25.5        17.9        13.1        8.5   

Moving Services

    8.2        5.7        27.7        24.2        17.1        11.7        11.4   

Growth Markets

    3.7        2.9        9.3        4.6        1.3        4.8        5.3   

Australia

    1.4        0.3        1.5        2.7        1.5        1.3        0.4   

Corporate

    (9.0     (6.2 )       (22.5     (17.4     (11.9     (28.9     (22.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income from continuing operations

    20.6        15.8        47.6        39.6        25.9        2.0        2.7   

Interest expense, net

    13.3        14.1        27.9        26.2        25.1        32.2        49.9   

Debt extinguishment (gain) loss, net

    (0.5     (0.5     (0.5     8.0        (0.3     16.8        —     

Other expense, net

    —          0.3        0.3        0.5        —          1.3        0.8   

Income tax expense (benefit)

    4.0        0.4        (40.8     0.2        2.2        5.0        5.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    3.8        1.5        60.7        4.7        (1.1     (53.3     (53.1

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

    —          0.1        —          5.0        (0.3     0.4        0.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

    3.8        1.6        60.7        9.7        (1.4     (52.9     (52.8

Preferred stock dividends

    (10.6     (9.3     (19.3     (20.4     (27.4     (18.4     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income available to common stockholders

  $ (6.8   $ (7.7   $ 41.4      $ (10.7   $ (28.8   $ (71.3   $ (52.8
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2015     2014     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
    (in millions, except share and per share data)  
    (unaudited)                       (unaudited)  

Earnings (loss) per common share

             

Basic (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations(1)

  $ (0.24   $ (0.28   $ 1.50      $ (0.57   $ (1.06   $ (2.71   $ (2.04

Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations(1)

    —          —          —          0.18        (0.01     0.02        0.01   

Basic (loss) earnings per share(1)

    (0.24     (0.28     1.50        (0.39     (1.07     (2.69     (2.03

Pro forma basic earnings (loss) per share(2)

             

Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing
operations(1)

    (0.24     (0.28     1.48        (0.57     (1.06     (2.71     (2.04

Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations(1)

    —          —          —          0.18        (0.01     0.02        0.01   

Diluted (loss) earnings per share(1)

    (0.24     (0.28     1.48        (0.39     (1.07     (2.69     (2.03

Pro forma diluted earnings (loss) per share(2)

             

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

             

Basic

    27,672,268        27,538,725        27,574,430        27,260,090        26,869,700        26,513,136        26,042,666   

Diluted

    27,672,268        27,538,725        27,910,480        27,260,090        26,869,700        26,513,136        26,042,666   

Other Data

             

Incentive EBITDA(3)

    32.2        27.8        78.1        64.2        54.0        28.8        29.3   

Incentive EBITDA as a percent of Net Service Revenue

    13.6     12.4     16.1     14.0     12.2     6.7     7.8

Adjusted EBITDA(3)

    34.1        30.0        84.5        70.9        60.9        37.4        34.1   

Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of Net Service Revenue

    14.4     13.4     17.4     15.4     13.7     8.8     9.1

 

     As of
June 30,
     As of December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013      2012      2011      2010  
     (in millions)  
     (unaudited)                           (unaudited)  

Balance Sheet Data

                 

Total assets

   $ 537.6       $ 474.5       $ 424.7       $ 433.2       $ 447.8       $ 423.9   

Short-term debt

     78.2         57.0         51.6         56.7         57.6         21.9   

Long-term debt (including current portions)

     282.0         290.2         294.0         172.6         181.2         329.5   

Preferred stock (involuntary liquidation value)

     171.9         161.3         141.9         230.6         191.9         —     

 

(1) Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Share-based compensation awards were not considered in the determination of diluted earnings (loss) per common share for all periods except the year ended December 31, 2014 because the impact would be anti-dilutive.
(2) Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share have been calculated assuming the Preferred Stock Conversion occurred at the beginning of each of the applicable periods.
(3) For a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, see “Summary—Summary Historical Financial and Other Data.” For a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Incentive EBITDA, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—How We Assess the Performance of our Business—Incentive EBITDA and EBITDA.”

 

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The following tables reconcile Incentive EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA for each of our reportable segments:

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  

Relocation Services

   2015     2014     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Incentive EBITDA

   $ 18.2      $ 15.1      $ 35.6      $ 29.3      $ 22.0      $ 17.2      $ 12.8   

Restructuring and impairment expenses(a)

     0.1        0.1        0.2        0.3        0.9        0.4        1.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 18.3      $ 15.2      $ 35.8      $ 29.6      $ 22.9      $ 17.6      $ 13.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  

Moving Services

   2015     2014     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Incentive EBITDA

   $ 15.9      $ 12.8      $ 43.1      $ 39.3      $ 34.1      $ 27.2      $ 26.0   

Restructuring and impairment expenses(a)

     —          0.1        1.4        1.0        1.8        0.2        0.5   

Europe business development costs(e)

     —          —          0.2        —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 15.9      $ 12.9      $ 44.7      $ 40.3      $ 35.9      $ 27.4      $ 26.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  

Growth Markets

   2015     2014     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Incentive EBITDA

   $ 3.8      $ 3.3      $ 10.4      $ 5.6      $ 2.7      $ 5.8      $ 6.5   

Restructuring and impairment expenses(a)

     —          0.4        0.9        0.5        1.0        0.6        0.1   

Europe business development costs(e)

     0.2        0.4        0.5        0.3        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 4.0      $ 4.1      $ 11.8      $ 6.4      $ 3.7      $ 6.4      $ 6.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  

Australia

    2015       2014      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Incentive EBITDA

   $ 2.1      $ 1.7      $ 4.2      $ 6.1      $ 6.4      $ 6.4      $ 6.0   

Restructuring and impairment expenses(a)

     —          0.1        1.1        0.4        0.4        0.1        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 2.1      $ 1.8      $ 5.3      $ 6.5      $ 6.8      $ 6.5      $ 6.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  

Corporate

   2015     2014     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Incentive EBITDA

   $ (7.8   $ (5.1   $ (15.2   $ (16.1   $ (11.2   $ (27.8   $ (22.0

Restructuring and impairment expenses(a)

     0.1        0.1        0.1        0.7        (0.3     5.1        0.6   

Pension expense(b)

     0.3        0.6        0.4        2.8        3.0        2.1        2.5   

Stock compensation expense(c)

     0.2        0.4        0.6        0.7        0.1        0.1        0.1   

Public company readiness costs(d)

     0.6        —          0.6        —          —          —          —     

Europe business development costs(e)

     0.4        —          0.4        —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ (6.2   $ (4.0   $ (13.1   $ (11.9   $ (8.4   $ (20.5   $ (18.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) Costs incurred for various restructuring plans implemented throughout the business including severance and employee benefits, facility exit costs and impairment charges as discussed further in Note 14 “Restructuring, Impairment and IPO Expense” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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  (b) Expenses associated with our frozen U.S. defined benefit pension plans as discussed further in Note 11 “Pension Plans and Other Benefits” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
  (c) Non-cash stock-based compensation expense for our board of directors and management as discussed further in Note 12 “Capital Stock and Incentive Plans” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
  (d) Incremental professional fees and expenses, primarily audit related, associated with preparing to be a public company.
  (e) Costs to expand our European business including marketing studies and salaries, benefits and travel expenses for the business development and client implementation teams.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with “Selected Historical Financial Data” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other financial information and operating data, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” sections of this prospectus for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period. Results for any interim period may not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.

Overview

We are a leading provider of end-to-end relocation and moving services for multi-national corporations, government institutions and consumers, through a worldwide network of 1,475 locations in 170 countries. Our services are designed to provide our customers, typically large corporations, with the ability to efficiently and expeditiously relocate employees globally to execute their business strategies. We provide these services since relocation and moving are outside of our customers’ core competencies. We help manage all aspects of an employee’s relocation and believe that our suite of over 50 distinct services provides an enhanced experience for our corporate/government customers, the relocating employee and their family. We served more than 1,800 corporate customers in 2014, including approximately 25% of the Fortune 500 and 60% of the Dow Jones 30, and many government agencies. We also provide relocation and moving services to consumers.

Our History

We initially built our business through several acquisitions. In 1998, we acquired North American Van Lines, which has been in business since 1933. In 1999, we enhanced our capabilities through the acquisition of Allied Van Lines, which has been in business since 1928. From 1999 through 2004, we made a number of additional acquisitions of relocation and moving related businesses around the world. As we built our business, we recognized a trend for corporate customers to outsource many aspects of employee relocation to relocation service providers. To take advantage of this opportunity, and to expand into relocation, we made several more acquisitions of relocation providers and developed our network of relocation vendors. In November 2003, we completed an initial public offering of our common stock.

As a result of various factors, including acquisitions of asset-heavy businesses, acquisitions of non-core businesses, inadequate accounting control and significant related expenditures, liquidity deficiencies and taking a significant number of homes into inventory during a declining housing market, we sought bankruptcy protection and filed a pre-packaged bankruptcy plan under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in February 2008. We emerged from bankruptcy in May 2008 as a private company controlled by Aurora and EGI. The pre-packaged bankruptcy plan allowed us to obtain relief from our debt service. After emerging from bankruptcy, we also terminated certain unfavorable customer contracts and began the process of revising certain unfavorable provisions in our customer contracts.

From 2008-2011

From 2008 through 2011, we completed a series of business initiatives designed to reduce our risk and improve our financial performance, including the following:

- Hired a new management team—We hired a new CEO in July 2008 and a new CFO and a new President for Asia in 2011, and recruited a number of other key executives.

 

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- Focused on asset-light strategy—In order to focus on our asset-light businesses, we continued to divest many of our asset-heavy businesses, including our United Kingdom and Ireland moving services businesses in March 2008. Prior to that, in 2007 we sold both our New Zealand local moving services business and our Continental Europe moving services businesses which, combined, had operated in thirteen countries.

- Divested non-core businesses—We continued to divest non-core businesses that were not directly related to providing relocation and moving services, including the sale of the last of our logistics businesses in 2013.

- Improved our risk management—We developed and implemented new policies, programs, structures and corporate governance for home assistance that were designed to minimize risk and the number of homes in inventory, which we believe reduces our exposure to the carrying costs of homes and to fluctuations in the housing market. We also were able to revise or enter into new contracts with our corporate customers that implemented our new policies and addressed our exposure to real estate and home price fluctuations.

2012-Present

Beginning in 2012, we initiated the implementation of our growth strategy through the following initiatives:

- Expanded our relocation and moving services—We focused on increasing the breadth and depth of relocation and moving services that we provide to multi-national corporations and government institutions by enhancing our in-house capabilities, introducing new products, expanding our solutions offered to customers and entering new adjacent markets.

- Enhanced our sales and marketing capabilities—We focused the majority of our sales and marketing efforts on penetrating Fortune 1000 and Fortune Global 500 accounts on a global basis. In addition, we targeted the market segments that depend relatively more on their employee talent for their success, such as the technology, energy, financial services, pharmaceutical and business services industries. We enhanced our sales and marketing capabilities through various initiatives led by a new Chief Commercial Officer, who we hired in 2012, which we believe have improved the coordination and execution of global sales opportunities as evidenced by an increased win rate for new large corporate customers.

- Developed technology—We developed our integrated technology platform that interconnects our system with the human resources departments of our corporate customers, individual relocating employees and our agents and third-party vendors. Our technology is a key selling point and has improved customer and relocating employee satisfaction, enhanced our ability to manage our agents/franchises and vendors, reduced our costs and improved our management and financial reporting. In October 2013, in order to better serve the corporate relocation market, we launched our Xpress Marketplace product.

- Expanded in Growth Markets—We believe market opportunities exist for outsourced relocation and moving services from companies operating in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, we have opened new locations, acquired or increased our ownership interest in businesses in China, India, Brazil and Germany that provide relocation and moving services and hired local sales and marketing personnel.

Since 2010, we have improved our results of operations and have expanded our business. Our service revenue has increased from $1,201.6 million in 2010 to $1,464.4 million in 2014, our Net Service Revenue has increased from $373.4 million in 2010 to $485.1 million in 2014, our Incentive EBITDA has increased from $29.3 million in 2010 to $78.1 million in 2014, and we recorded a net loss of $52.8 million in 2010 as compared to net income of $60.7 million in 2014.

 

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How We Assess the Performance of Our Business

In assessing the performance of our business, we consider a variety of performance and financial measures. These include Net Service Revenue, Incentive EBITDA, EBITDA, new corporate customer contracts and estimated annualized service revenue under these new contracts, relocation initiations, home sale closings, moving shipments, average revenue per shipment and average home sale price.

Net Service Revenue

In our Moving Services, Growth Markets and Australia segments, Net Service Revenue is a metric we use to assess the amount of revenue remaining after paying purchased transportation expense (“PTE”), which is the primary cost of providing household goods moving services. Net Service Revenue is defined as service revenue less PTE. In our Relocation Services segment there is no PTE, thus service revenue and Net Service Revenue are the same amount.

Incentive EBITDA and EBITDA

In evaluating our business, we consider and use Incentive EBITDA and EBITDA as supplemental measures of our operating performance. Incentive EBITDA is a key measure used by management to evaluate our operating and incentive performance and is defined as earnings (loss) from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), further adjusted to eliminate the effects of items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance. The exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Incentive EBITDA facilitates operating performance comparisons on a period-to-period basis. The table below presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Incentive EBITDA:

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Net income (loss)

   $ 3.8       $ 1.6       $ 60.7      $ 9.7      $ (1.4   $ (52.9   $ (52.8

Interest expense, net

     13.3         14.1         27.9        26.2        25.1        32.2        49.9   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     4.0         0.4         (40.8     0.2        2.2        5.0        5.1   

Depreciation and amortization

     11.1         11.7         23.6        25.5        28.1        27.7        27.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     32.2         27.8         71.4        61.6        54.0        12.0        29.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt extinguishment losses(a)

     —           —           —          8.5        —          16.8        —     

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax(b)

     —           —           —          (5.9     —          —          —     

IPO expenses(c)

     —           —           6.7        —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Incentive EBITDA

   $ 32.2       $ 27.8       $ 78.1      $ 64.2      $ 54.0      $ 28.8      $ 29.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) Debt extinguishment losses related to debt refinancing activities as discussed further in Note 7 “Long-term Debt” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
  (b) Income from discontinued operations, net of tax related to our U.S. Insurance Business as discussed further in Note 16 “Discontinued Operations” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.
  (c) Expenses related to our cancelled IPO effort as discussed further in Note 14 “Restructuring, Impairment and IPO Expense” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

New Corporate Customer Contracts

To measure the performance of our operating segments and our sales and marketing activities, we track the number of new contracts that we enter into with corporate customers during a period as well as the estimated annualized service revenue from such contracts. We estimate that the annual service revenue attributable to corporate contracts signed in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 will be

 

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approximately $51.0 million, $61.3 million, $85.9 million and $97.8 million, respectively, once these contracts are fully implemented, which is usually in the second or third year after we enter into the contract.

For each of our new corporate contracts, we estimate the amount of annual revenue that will be generated by these contracts. The estimate is based on information that we receive from the customer regarding its historical trends of relocation initiations and its relocation budgets. The amounts represent the estimated annual amount that will be generated by such contracts once they are fully implemented, which is usually in the second or third year after we enter into the contract. Our contracts generally do not provide for any minimum revenue thresholds or required usage levels and may be terminated at will by the customer prior to reaching the expected levels of revenue generation. Accordingly, the actual amount of revenue generated by these contracts may differ materially from such estimates.

Relocation Initiations

We generate a substantial portion of our service revenue by providing relocation services. We track relocation initiations, defined as new transfers by our corporate customers, as a key indicator of the volume of relocation services that we will provide in the current and future periods. The portion of these transfers that occur outside the United States and Canada are referred to as global initiations. A relocation initiation may also include a household move. If the household move is through our network, this may also result in a moving shipment and the revenue attributable to the household move will be recognized in our Moving Services segment.

Home Sale Closings

In the United States, a portion of our relocations include assistance to the relocating employees to sell and/or buy their home through a third-party real estate company. As a result of such transactions, we receive a fee from the real estate agent as well as from our corporate customer.

Moving Shipments

We track moving shipments, which are household goods moves by employees of our corporate customers, individual consumers and military and government personnel. We receive revenue on international moves, interstate moves and certain intrastate moves. The number of moving shipments in a period has a direct impact on our service revenue. We count a moving shipment for operational purposes when we load a move at the origin location, but defer revenue and expense recognition until it has been delivered or our services have been completed. We do not collect revenue in connection with certain local moves performed by our agent/franchise network.

Average Revenue per Moving Shipment

Average revenue per moving shipment reflects the size, weight, distance and breadth and depth of moving services provided. Average revenue per moving shipment is also impacted by customer mix, with moves for international relocating employees typically providing higher revenue due to the additional services involved (e.g. extra crating and customs services).

Average Home Sale Price

Our service revenue in Relocation Services is impacted by the average price of the homes that we sell in connection with our premium home sale product.

 

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Factors Affecting Our Business

General Economic Conditions

Because a significant portion of our revenue is derived from our contracts with large multi-national corporations, our results of operations are affected by global economic conditions, particularly economic conditions in the United States, which impact these corporations. While we believe our diverse customer base limits our exposure to any particular industry or geography, global economic conditions may impact overall levels of corporate spending as well as average home sale prices, which can directly affect our results of operations. Favorable general economic conditions can also result in the deployment of personnel to take advantage of market opportunities. General economic conditions may also affect the U.S. federal government’s budget, which can impact expenditures, including expenditures on transfers of military and civilian personnel. From time to time, certain industries that employ workers with specific technical skills, such as information technology or oil and gas exploration, deploy workers to meet industry demands, which are impacted by general economic conditions.

Unemployment

Employment levels can also impact the number of relocation initiations and moving shipments, which can affect our results of operations. When the employment market is tight, with unemployment at low levels, corporations may expand the geographic scope of their recruitment efforts and may offer their employees an enhanced scope of relocation benefits, which could result in more initiations and higher average revenue per initiation. Relatively high levels of unemployment may result in fewer initiations.

Globalization

As corporations expand their global reach and enter new markets, they may choose to deploy existing personnel to new markets to ensure that the right talent is working on new projects, or in response to the lack of sufficient local talent in new markets. In addition, as new multi-national corporations in developing economies become more prominent global players, they may also seek to deploy talent to additional regions of the world. Any trends that impact globalization could impact demand for our relocation and moving services and our results of operations.

Outsourcing

Our results of operations are impacted by the rate that our existing and potential customers outsource their relocation and moving needs or elect to manage all or a portion of these services in house or as part of another function (such as travel or business expense reimbursement).

Seasonality

Our business segments are subject to seasonal fluctuations. Historically, operating results and revenue for our Relocation Services, Moving Services and Growth Markets have been the strongest in the second and third quarters of the calendar year, while Australia has been strongest in the first and fourth quarters, corresponding to the spring and summer months in each hemisphere. Significant portions of the expenses we incur, such as PTE and cost of homes sold, are directly related to the number of initiations and shipments that occur in a given period and therefore vary with revenue. However, certain of our other expenses, such as interest payments, facilities costs and certain personnel-related costs, are fixed and cannot be easily reduced during a seasonal slowdown. Consequently, our net income is generally higher in the second and third quarter of each year.

 

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Currency Fluctuations

A portion of the assets, liabilities and commitments that are to be settled in cash and are denominated in foreign currencies for transaction purposes are sensitive to changes in currency exchange rates, which can impact our results of operations. We review and analyze our results of operations excluding the effect of foreign currency translation because we believe this better represents the underlying trends that impact our business. Unless otherwise indicated the effect of foreign currency translation on the period to period comparisons presented below is not material.

Components of Results of Operations

The following is a description of certain components of our results of operations and the factors that impact those components.

Service Revenue

Relocation Services (Homesale-Related).    We provide home sale and home purchase assistance, for which we earn a service fee. The amount of fees is based upon several factors including, among others, the type of home sale assistance program (premium or standard), the value of the home, the volume of business and the mix of other services provided and fees charged by us. Client service fees under our premium home sale product are charged as a fixed percentage of the home sale price received by the employee. Costs associated with the service typically include, but are not limited to, real estate brokerage commissions, title insurance and property management. For this premium product, we collect a fee from our corporate customer for a percentage of the home sale price received by the employee and we pay for all the costs related to the sale of the home. Under our standard home sale product, we receive a flat service fee and we bill the customer for all costs associated with the sale of a home. For both the premium and standard home sale product, we recognize our service fees as revenue when we close on the purchase of the home from the relocating employee (a “closing”). In addition to the above, we receive referral fees from qualified real estate agents for the listing or home purchase referral of a transferred employee. We also provide additional services associated with real estate transactions. These services include mortgage assistance, title insurance and other products for which we earn revenue per transaction. In some cases, typically at a higher margin, we offer our corporate customers the option for SIRVA to offer a buyout of the relocating employee’s home if it does not sell in a specified amount of time. This offer is made by an appraisal independent of the initial listing price. This appraisal is typically performed an average of 89 days after listing, and therefore, is in almost all cases lower than the initial listing price. The relocating employee decides whether to take the buyout from us or a third-party offer. The percentage of relocating employees that use this buyout offer from SIRVA has been historically low as a result of the work SIRVA does with the employee and real estate agent during the relocation process to ensure the employee receives a market value price for their home through normal course third-party sales.

Relocation Services (Non-Homesale-Related).    We also receive fees for a number of relocation services that we either manage or directly provide in connection with each initiation. We manage the provision of a large variety of services through our network of third-party providers and earn a management fee. These management fees are typically billed as a corporate fee for each relocation or moving service or for a bundle of services. We may also earn referral fees from the third-party providers. For services we provide directly, we earn a service fee. These services include expense management, corporate housing, destination services, and visa and immigration.

Household Goods Moving Services.    We earn our moving revenue based on the size and weight of the shipment, the distance transported and the complexity of a moving assignment. The complexity of a move is impacted by the number of additional origin and destination services requested or

 

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required based on the customer’s needs or the physical characteristic of the origin or destination locations. These additional services include packing and unpacking, crating, appliance, home theater and backyard play set disconnect/reconnect, piano handling, extra labor and storage. In addition, we earn revenue when an individual relocating employee elects incremental protection for the transported goods which we refer to as “valuation” that provides for a higher protection amount to be assigned to the customer’s household goods being transported. Service revenue also includes fuel and insurance surcharges based on industry tariff guidelines.

Service revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 by major service type was as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2014      2013      2012  
     (in millions)  

Household goods moving services

   $ 559.9       $ 567.1       $ 1,270.3       $ 1,284.5       $ 1,281.5   

Relocation services

     104.2         90.4         194.1         167.5         157.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total service revenue

   $ 664.1       $ 657.5       $ 1,464.4       $ 1,452.0       $ 1,438.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Direct Expenses

Purchased transportation expense.    The cost of services provided by our network agents and other suppliers when providing transportation and moving services is PTE. For domestic shipments, PTE includes costs for packing, loading, transportation, unloading, unpacking, origin and destination services and fuel and insurance surcharges. For international shipments, PTE also includes costs for customs clearance and security and port charges.

Other direct expense.    Other direct expense is comprised of costs to assist relocating employees with their relocation. In our premium home sale product, these costs include real estate broker commissions, closing activities and property management responsibilities, the difference between the cost of homes purchased and the proceeds from homes sold, as well as salaries and benefits of relocation counselors and other customer-facing functions. In our standard home sale product, only salaries and benefits of relocation counselors and other customer-facing functions are direct costs to us. Other direct expense also includes costs associated with household goods related damage and loss and delay claims related to operations in our Moving Services, Growth Markets and Australia segments. For a limited portion of our business, primarily in the Australia segment, we have direct expenses for employees (drivers, packers, warehouse personnel, etc.), warehouse facilities, transportation and warehouse equipment costs, including equipment depreciation, and other cost of sales. These direct expenses are not categorized as PTE because they are incurred directly by us and not our network agents.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit is equal to service revenue minus total direct expenses. Gross margin is equal to gross profit divided by service revenue. Gross profit and gross margin have been and will continue to be affected by a variety of factors, including the mix of revenue attributable to each of our segments and the mix of products offered within those segments.

Operating Expenses

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fees, legal reserves and legal settlement costs, technology costs, travel and administration costs, depreciation expense, office facility rents and operating costs, communications costs, and other expenses related to each of our operating centers and our corporate headquarters, as well as share-based compensation. Selling expenses include sales and marketing staff wages, commissions and benefits, as well as advertising and other sales and marketing costs.

While selling expenses may vary in proportion with service revenue, general and administrative expenses do not generally vary in proportion with service revenue. As a result, selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of service revenue may be higher in lower volume quarters and lower in higher volume quarters. Selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of service revenue is typically highest in the first and fourth quarter. This category also includes payroll and benefits related to personnel at our Moving operations center. These costs can vary in higher volume quarters as temporary staffing is used to provide additional resources.

Following the completion of this offering, we will incur additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company, including costs associated with public company reporting and corporate governance requirements. These requirements include compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as well as other rules implemented by the SEC and applicable stock exchange rules. We expect these rules and regulations to substantially increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make certain financial reporting and other activities more time-consuming and costly.

Intangibles amortization.    Intangibles amortization consists of the amortization of our trade names and customer relationships.

Restructuring, impairment and IPO expense.    Restructuring, impairment and IPO expense consists primarily of costs associated with severance, employee benefits, lease exit costs and accounting, legal and other professional fees associated with our cancelled initial public offering in 2014.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net consists primarily of interest on borrowings under our Term Loan and ABL Revolver, less interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents. Interest expense, net also includes interest due on our second lien debt. The majority of this second lien debt was cancelled in 2011 in exchange for the issuance of our Series A Preferred Stock, and all remaining amounts were fully repaid during the year ended December 31, 2013.

Debt Extinguishment (Gain) Loss, Net

Debt extinguishment loss consists primarily of charges incurred in connection with our 2011 and 2013 debt refinancings. Debt extinguishment gains were related to the settlement of a note payable and the partial forgiveness of a state incentive loan.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net includes items such as gains or losses due to foreign exchange and other miscellaneous items.

Income Tax Expense

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full valuation allowance against the U.S. and certain foreign subsidiaries’ net deferred tax assets, the relative amount of income or loss earned in the various jurisdictions and changes in uncertain tax position liabilities and related interest and penalties. Substantially all of the U.S. valuation allowance for the net deferred tax assets which had been recorded at December 31, 2013 was reversed as of December 31, 2014. Due to no longer providing for a valuation allowance and the relative amount of income or loss earned in the various jurisdictions, we expect our effective tax rate to increase from approximately 4% in 2013 to an estimated 34% by 2016.

Results of Operations

The following tables set forth our consolidated statements of operations in dollars and as a percentage of service revenue for the periods presented.

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
      2015         2014       2014     2013     2012  
    (in millions)  

Service revenue

  $ 664.1      $ 657.5      $ 1,464.4      $ 1,452.0      $ 1,438.9   

Direct expenses

         

Purchased transportation expense

    428.0        433.6        979.3        992.1        994.6   

Other direct expense

    121.3        115.5        241.7        229.9        222.8   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

    549.3        549.1        1,221.0        1,222.0        1,217.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

    114.8        108.4        243.4        230.0        221.5   

Operating expenses

         

Selling, general and administrative expense

    91.7        89.1        179.8        180.8        184.0   

Intangibles amortization

    2.4        2.9        6.0        7.3        9.3   

Restructuring, impairment and IPO expense

    0.1        0.6        10.0        2.3        2.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income from continuing operations

    20.6        15.8        47.6        39.6        25.9   

Interest expense, net

    13.3        14.1        27.9        26.2        25.1   

Debt extinguishment (gain) loss, net

    (0.5     (0.5     (0.5     8.0        (0.3

Other expense, net

    —          0.3        0.3        0.5        —     

Income tax expense (benefit)

    4.0        0.4        (40.8     0.2        2.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    3.8        1.5        60.7        4.7        (1.1

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net

    —          0.1        —          5.0        (0.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 3.8      $ 1.6      $ 60.7      $ 9.7      $ (1.4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
      2015         2014       2014     2013     2012  
    (as a percentage of service revenue)  

Service revenue

    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0

Direct expenses

         

Purchased transportation expense

    64.4     65.9     66.9     68.4     69.1

Other direct expense

    18.3     17.6     16.5     15.8     15.5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

    82.7     83.5     83.4     84.2     84.6
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

    17.3     16.5     16.6     15.8     15.4

Operating expenses

         

Selling, general and administrative expense

    13.8     13.6     12.3     12.4     12.8

Intangibles amortization

    0.4     0.4     0.4     0.5     0.6

Restructuring, impairment and IPO expense

    0.0     0.1     0.7     0.2     0.2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income from continuing operations

    3.1     2.4     3.2     2.7     1.8

Interest expense, net

    2.0     2.2     1.9     1.8     1.7

Debt extinguishment (gain) loss, net

    (0.1 )%      (0.1 )%      0.0     0.6     0.0

Other expense, net

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

Income tax expense (benefit)

    0.6     0.1     (2.8 )%      0.0     0.2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    0.6     0.2     4.1     0.3     (0.1 )% 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net

    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.4     (0.0 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

    0.6     0.2     4.1     0.7     (0.1 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table sets forth certain supplemental measures of our operating performance. Net Service Revenue and Incentive EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of each item to their nearest GAAP equivalent appears in “Summary—Summary Historical Financial and Other Data.”

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
      2015         2014       2014     2013     2012  
    (in millions)  

Net Service Revenue

  $ 236.1      $ 223.9      $ 485.1      $ 459.9      $ 444.3   

Incentive EBITDA

    32.2        27.8        78.1        64.2        54.0   

Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue

    13.6     12.4     16.1     14.0     12.2

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014

Service revenue was $664.1 million in 2015, a $6.6 million, or 1.0%, increase from $657.5 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $15.1 million, service revenue increased $21.7 million, or 3.3%, with increases in Relocation Services of $15.1 million, Moving Services of $7.1 million and Growth Markets of $3.8 million, which were partially offset by a decrease in Australia of $4.3 million.

Total direct expenses were $549.3 million in 2015, a $0.2 million increase from $549.1 million in 2014. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $11.5 million, total direct expenses increased by $11.7 million, or 2.1%. PTE was $428.0 million in 2015, a $5.6 million, or 1.3%, decrease from $433.6 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $7.0 million favorable impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by volume increases, which had a $4.7 million negative impact, partially offset by PTE as a percentage of service revenue which had a $3.3 million positive

 

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impact. Other direct expense was $121.3 million in 2015, a $5.8 million, or 5.0%, increase from $115.5 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $4.5 million favorable impact on other direct expense. The change in other direct expense was driven by volume increases which had a $9.4 million negative impact and higher other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue, resulting in a $0.9 million negative impact.

Gross profit was $114.8 million in 2015, a $6.4 million, or 5.9%, increase compared to $108.4 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $3.6 million, gross profit increased by $10.0 million, or 9.2%. The increase in gross profit was driven by higher revenue across all of our operating segments except Australia and by a higher gross margin which was 17.3% in 2015, a 0.8 percentage point increase compared to 16.5% in 2014.

Operating expenses were $94.2 million in 2015, a $1.6 million, or 1.7%, increase compared to $92.6 million in 2014. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $3.6 million, operating expenses increased by $5.2 million, or 5.6%. This increase was primarily driven by higher professional fees (audit, outsourcing, consulting and rating agency fees) of $3.4 million, other expenses of $1.0 million and salaries and benefits of $0.7 million.

Operating income from continuing operations was $20.6 million in 2015, a $4.8 million, or 30.4%, increase from $15.8 million in 2014. The improvement reflected higher gross profit, partially offset by higher operating expenses.

Interest expense was $13.3 million in 2015, a $0.8 million, or 5.7%, decrease compared to $14.1 million in 2014. Included in expense in 2014 was a $0.6 million correction related to prior periods.

Debt extinguishment gain, net was $0.5 million in 2015 and 2014. The debt extinguishment gains were due to the forgiveness of a portion of a note payable. 

Income tax expense was $4.0 million in 2015, based on a pre-tax income from continuing operations of $7.8 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 51.3%. Income tax expense was $0.4 million in 2014, based on a pre-tax income from continuing operations of $1.9 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 21.1%. The effective tax rates differ from the applicable statutory tax rates primarily due to valuation allowances and adjustments against certain foreign subsidiaries’ net deferred tax assets and the relative amount of income or loss earned in the various jurisdictions.

Income from continuing operations was $3.8 million in 2015, a $2.3 million improvement from $1.5 million in 2014.

Net Service Revenue was $236.1 million in 2015, a $12.2 million, or 5.4%, increase from $223.9 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $8.1 million, Net Service Revenue increased $20.3 million, or 9.1%. The increase in Net Service Revenue was due to the improvement in service revenue of $21.7 million, partially offset by an increase in purchased transportation expense of $1.4 million, excluding the impact of exchange rates.

Incentive EBITDA was $32.2 million in 2015, a $4.4 million, or 15.8%, increase from $27.8 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $0.3 million, Incentive EBITDA increased $4.7 million, or 16.9%. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $4.8 million and higher non-operating income of $0.1 million, partially offset by lower depreciation and amortization of $0.2 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 13.6% in 2015, a 1.2 percentage point increase from 12.4% in 2014.

 

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For the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

Service revenue was $1,464.4 million in 2014, a $12.4 million, or 0.9%, increase from $1,452.0 million in 2013. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $13.6 million, service revenue increased $26.0 million, or 1.8%, with increases in Relocation Services of $19.6 million, Growth Markets of $14.6 million and Moving Services of $2.5 million, partially offset by a decrease in Australia of $10.7 million.

Total direct expenses were $1,221.0 million in 2014, a $1.0 million, or 0.1%, decrease from $1,222.0 million in 2013. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $10.5 million, total direct expenses increased $9.5 million, or 0.8%. PTE was $979.3 million in 2014, a $12.8 million, or 1.3%, decrease from $992.1 million in 2013. Excluding the favorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $8.6 million, PTE decreased $4.2 million, or 0.4%. The change in PTE was driven by an improvement in PTE as a percentage of service revenue which had a $4.3 million positive impact, partially offset by volume increases which had a $0.1 million negative impact. Other direct expense was $241.7 million in 2014, an $11.8 million, or 5.1%, increase from $229.9 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $1.9 million favorable impact on other direct expense. The change in other direct expense was driven by volume increases, which had a $14.3 million negative impact, partially offset by a reduction in other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue which had a $0.6 million positive impact.

Gross profit was $243.4 million in 2014, a $13.4 million, or 5.8%, increase compared to $230.0 million in 2013. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $3.1 million, gross profit increased $16.5 million, or 7.2%. The increase in gross profit was driven by higher revenue which had an $11.5 million positive impact, as well as higher gross margin which was 16.6% in 2014, a 0.8 percentage point increase compared to 15.8% in 2013, resulting in a $5.0 million positive impact.

Operating expenses were $195.8 million in 2014, a $5.4 million, or 2.8%, increase compared to $190.4 million in 2013. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.4 million, operating expenses increased $7.8 million, or 4.1%. The increase was primarily driven by IPO costs of $6.7 million and higher accounts receivable securitization costs of $1.0 million to support our Relocation Services segment growth.

Operating income from continuing operations was $47.6 million in 2014, an $8.0 million, or 20.2%, increase from $39.6 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.7 million negative impact. The improvement reflected higher gross profits of $16.5 million, partially offset by higher operating expenses of $7.8 million.

Interest expense was $27.9 million in 2014, a $1.7 million, or 6.5%, increase compared to $26.2 million in 2013. Included in expense in 2014 was a $0.6 million correction related to prior periods.

Debt extinguishment gain, net was $0.5 million in 2014 compared to a loss of $8.0 million in 2013. The debt extinguishment gain in 2014 was due to the forgiveness of a portion of a note payable. The debt extinguishment loss in 2013 included an $8.5 million loss related to our debt refinancing, partially offset by a gain of $0.5 million from the forgiveness of a portion of a note payable.

Income tax benefit was $40.8 million in 2014, based on a pre-tax income from continuing operations of $19.9 million. The tax benefit in 2014 included a reversal of $47.4 million of deferred tax valuation allowances based on our determination that sufficient positive evidence exists to conclude that it is more likely than not that most of the net U.S. deferred tax assets are realizable. Income tax expense was $0.2 million in 2013, based on a pre-tax income from continuing operations of

 

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$4.9 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 4.1%. The effective income tax rates differ from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to a full valuation allowance against the U.S. and certain foreign subsidiaries’ net deferred tax assets, and the relative amount of income or loss earned in the various jurisdictions.

Income from continuing operations was $60.7 million in 2014, a $56.0 million improvement compared to income from continuing operations of $4.7 million in 2013.

Net Service Revenue was $485.1 million in 2014, a $25.2 million, or 5.5%, increase from $459.9 million in 2013. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $5.0 million, Net Service Revenue increased $30.2 million, or 6.6%. The increase in Net Service Revenue was due to an improvement in service revenue of $26.0 million and a decrease in purchased transportation expense of $4.2 million.

Incentive EBITDA was $78.1 million in 2014, a $13.9 million, or 21.7%, increase from $64.2 million in 2013. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $1.0 million, Incentive EBITDA increased $14.9 million, or 23.2%. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $8.7 million, higher adjustments of $6.7 million related to IPO expenses and higher non-operating income of $1.1 million, partially offset by lower depreciation and amortization of $1.6 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 16.1% in 2014, a 2.1 percentage point increase from 14.0% in 2013.

For the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

Service revenue was $1,452.0 million in 2013, a $13.1 million, or 0.9%, increase from $1,438.9 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $12.5 million, service revenue increased $25.6 million, or 1.8%, with increases in our Relocation Services segment of $9.8 million, Moving Services segment of $9.5 million, and Growth Markets segment of $9.8 million, which were partially offset by a decrease in Australia of $3.5 million due to reduced volume from large customers in the mining sector.

Total direct expenses were $1,222.0 million in 2013, a $4.6 million, or 0.4%, increase from $1,217.4 million in 2012. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $9.6 million, total direct expenses increased $14.2 million, or 1.2%. PTE was $992.1 million in 2013, a $2.5 million, or 0.3%, decrease from $994.6 million in 2012. Changes in exchange rates had a $5.5 million favorable impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by volume increases which had a $12.0 million negative impact, partially offset by PTE as a percentage of service revenue decreasing from 76.2% in 2012 to 75.5% in 2013, resulting in a $9.0 million positive impact. Other direct expense was $229.9 million in 2013, a $7.1 million, or 3.2%, increase from $222.8 million in 2012. Changes in exchange rates had a $4.1 million favorable impact. The change in other direct expense was driven by higher other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue resulting in a $7.2 million negative impact and by volume increases which had a $4.0 million negative impact.

Gross profit was $230.0 million in 2013, an $8.5 million, or 3.8%, increase compared to $221.5 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $3.0 million, gross profit increased by $11.5 million, or 5.2%. The increase in gross profit was driven by higher gross profit in all of our operating segments except Australia. Gross margin was 15.8% in 2013, a 0.4 percentage point increase compared to 15.4% for 2012.

Operating expenses were $190.4 million in 2013, a $5.2 million, or 2.7%, decrease compared to $195.6 million in 2012. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.6 million, operating expenses decreased by $2.6 million, or 1.3%. This decrease was primarily driven by a

 

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$2.0 million decrease in professional fees, a $1.9 million decrease in intangibles amortization expense and a $1.5 million decrease in advertising costs. These decreases were partially offset by a $0.9 million increase in rent expense, a benefit of $0.7 million resulting from adjustments to certain accrued liabilities in 2012, a $0.7 million increase in stock compensation expense and a $0.5 million increase in various other expenses. We recorded $2.3 million of restructuring expenses related to cost savings initiatives which were predominantly related to reductions in headcount in both 2013 and 2012.

Operating income from continuing operations was $39.6 million in 2013, a $13.7 million, or 52.9%, increase from $25.9 million in 2012. The improvement reflected higher gross profit and lower operating expenses.

Interest expense was $26.2 million in 2013, a $1.1 million, or 4.4%, increase compared to $25.1 million in 2012. The increase reflected our higher average debt resulting from our 2013 debt refinancing which was partially offset by lower interest rates as a result of our 2013 debt refinancing.

Debt extinguishment loss, net was $8.0 million in 2013 compared to a gain of $0.3 million in 2012. The debt extinguishment loss of $8.0 million in 2013 was primarily attributable to our 2013 debt refinancing.

Income tax expense was $0.2 million in 2013, based on a pre-tax income from continuing operations of $4.9 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 4.1%. Income tax expense was $2.2 million in 2012 based on a pre-tax income from continuing operations of $1.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 200.0%. Our effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to a full valuation allowance against the U.S. and certain foreign subsidiaries’ net deferred tax assets, recognizing tax benefits of $2.5 million and $1.7 million in 2013 and 2012 from adjustments to uncertain tax positions, and the relative amount of income or loss earned in the various jurisdictions.

Income from continuing operations was $4.7 million in 2013, a $5.8 million increase from a loss from continuing operations of $1.1 million in 2012.

Net Service Revenue was $459.9 million in 2013, a $15.6 million, or 3.5%, increase from $444.3 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $7.0 million, Net Service Revenue increased $22.6 million, or 5.1%. The increase in Net Service Revenue was due to the improvement in service revenue of $25.6 million, excluding the impact of exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in PTE of $3.0 million.

Incentive EBITDA was $64.2 million in 2013, a $10.2 million, or 18.9%, increase from $54.0 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $0.6 million, Incentive EBITDA increased $10.8 million, or 20.0%. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $13.7 million, partially offset by lower depreciation and amortization of $2.3 million and lower non-operating income of $0.6 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 14.0% in 2013, a 1.8 percentage point increase from 12.2% in 2012.

 

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Segment Reporting

We have four operating segments, (i) Relocation Services, (ii) Moving Services, (iii) Growth Markets and (iv) Australia. We evaluate segment performance based upon segment service revenue, segment income from operations, segment Net Service Revenue and segment Incentive EBITDA. The following table sets forth these metrics for each of our segments for the periods presented.

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,     Year Ended December 31,  
         2015             2014             2014             2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Service Revenue

      

Relocation Services

   $ 88.7      $ 73.7      $ 162.4      $ 142.9      $ 133.1   

Moving Services

     473.7        469.6        1,071.5        1,072.3        1,064.8   

Growth Markets

     40.1        38.4        85.5        71.5        62.5   

Australia

     61.6        75.8        145.0        165.3        178.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 664.1      $ 657.5      $ 1,464.4      $ 1,452.0      $ 1,438.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Service Revenue(a)

      

Relocation Services

   $ 88.7      $ 73.7      $ 162.4      $ 142.9      $ 133.1   

Moving Services

     77.3        74.1        166.4        160.1        155.5   

Growth Markets

     34.9        32.2        70.8        59.7        51.5   

Australia

     35.2        43.9        85.5        97.2        104.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 236.1      $ 223.9      $ 485.1      $ 459.9      $ 444.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations

      

Relocation Services

   $ 16.3      $ 13.1      $ 31.6      $ 25.5      $ 17.9   

Moving Services

     8.2        5.7        27.7        24.2        17.1   

Growth Markets

     3.7        2.9        9.3        4.6        1.3   

Australia

     1.4        0.3        1.5        2.7        1.5   

Corporate

     (9.0     (6.2     (22.5     (17.4     (11.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20.6      $ 15.8      $ 47.6      $ 39.6      $ 25.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Incentive EBITDA

      

Relocation Services

   $ 18.2      $ 15.1      $ 35.6      $ 29.3      $ 22.0   

Moving Services

     15.9        12.8        43.1        39.3        34.1   

Growth Markets

     3.8        3.3        10.4        5.6        2.7   

Australia

     2.1        1.7        4.2        6.1        6.4   

Corporate

     (7.8     (5.1     (15.2     (16.1     (11.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 32.2      $ 27.8      $ 78.1      $ 64.2      $ 54.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(a) The following table reconciles service revenue to Net Service Revenue for each of our operating segments:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,     Year Ended December 31,  
         2015             2014             2014             2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Relocation Services

          

Service revenue

   $ 88.7      $ 73.7      $ 162.4      $ 142.9      $ 133.1   

Purchased transportation expense

     —          —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Service Revenue

   $ 88.7      $ 73.7      $ 162.4      $ 142.9      $ 133.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Moving Services

          

Service revenue

   $ 473.7      $ 469.6      $ 1,071.5      $ 1,072.3      $ 1,064.8   

Purchased transportation expense

     (396.4     (395.5     (905.1     (912.2     (909.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Service Revenue

   $ 77.3      $ 74.1      $ 166.4      $ 160.1      $ 155.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Growth Markets

          

Service revenue

   $ 40.1      $ 38.4      $ 85.5      $ 71.5      $ 62.5   

Purchased transportation expense

     (5.2     (6.2     (14.7     (11.8     (11.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Service Revenue

   $ 34.9      $ 32.2      $ 70.8      $ 59.7      $ 51.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Australia

          

Service revenue

   $ 61.6      $ 75.8      $ 145.0      $ 165.3      $ 178.5   

Purchased transportation expense

     (26.4     (31.9     (59.5     (68.1     (74.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Service Revenue

   $ 35.2      $ 43.9      $ 85.5      $ 97.2      $ 104.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Relocation Services

In our Relocation Services segment, we provide a broad range of relocation services to assist our customers that have contracts signed in the United States and Canada at each stage of an international or domestic relocation, including policy consultation, temporary living services, move management services, global assignment management, global compensation services, immigration and visa assistance services, orientation, settling and destination services and property management-related services including home selling and home finding or rental assistance, closing and title insurance services and mortgage origination and assistance. Additionally, we assist the human resource departments of our corporate customers in administering their relocation programs with compliance reporting, expense tracking, cost analysis and projection, vendor management, satisfaction surveys and management reporting services. We also provide consulting services to the human resources departments that include relocation policy and program development, benchmarking and educational seminars. Our consulting, relocation policy services and program development, vendor management, satisfaction surveys, and education seminars are performed by our employees. Many of the destination services including visa and immigration, rental assistance, settling-in services, and cross-cultural training are performed by our network of third-party providers.

Moving Services

In our Moving Services segment, we provide international, interstate and some intrastate household goods moving services to our customers in the United States and Canada through our agent network (Allied and northAmerican), and through our agent/franchise network and third-party providers internationally. We act as a network manager for our agent/franchise network, providing, among other things, brand management, contract negotiations, expense distribution, network

 

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optimization, dispatching for the network, billing, collection and claims handling. We operate an asset-light model, which has many of the characteristics of a franchise model, in which we sign exclusive long-term contracts with local agents that operate under our brands, perform the capital and labor-intensive moving services, and own the trucks and other assets required to perform physical moving.

Growth Markets

In our Growth Markets business segment, we provide our full range of relocation and moving services in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. In these markets, we provide a similar range of services that we offer through our Relocation Services and Moving Services segments through a combination of company-owned and agent/franchise networks.

Australia

In our Australia business segment, we provide a similar range of services that we offer through our Relocation Services and Moving Services segments through a combination of company-operated and franchise networks. We provide household goods moves on behalf of corporate customers through company-owned branches or those owned by our franchises rather than through an agent/franchise network as there are only a limited number of moving companies in this region.

Corporate

Costs associated with corporate governance activities that are not allocated to the four operating segments are reflected in Corporate. The Corporate function also provides a number of shared operational, IT and administrative services to each segment so that they do not have to replicate these services and incur duplicative costs. These shared costs are allocated to the operating segments based primarily on specific identification, projected revenue, headcount and estimated use of time. Interest expense and other non-operating items are not allocated or reviewed on a segment basis.

In order to service global customers, relocation and moving services are often provided by one segment on behalf of a customer invoiced by another segment. In those instances, the segment providing the service invoices their charges to the segment invoicing the customer in order to provide meaningful financial performance analysis at a segment level. Revenue and expense associated with these intercompany transactions are eliminated for both segment and consolidated reporting.

 

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Segment Results of Operations

Relocation Services

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  
         2015             2014         2014     2013     2012  
     (in millions)  

Service revenue

   $ 88.7      $ 73.7      $ 162.4      $ 142.9      $ 133.1   

Total direct expenses

     52.8        42.6        94.2        83.8        78.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     35.9        31.1        68.2        59.1        54.5   

Gross margin

     40.5     42.2     42.0     41.4     40.9

Income from continuing operations

     16.3        13.1        31.6        25.5        17.9   

Net Service Revenue

     88.7        73.7        162.4        142.9        133.1   

Incentive EBITDA

     18.2        15.1        35.6        29.3        22.0   

Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue

     20.5     20.5     21.9     20.5     16.5

Initiations

     21,285        18,572        35,381        26,303        23,329   

Home Sale Closings

     2,072        1,778        3,915        3,648        3,617   

Average Home Sale Price

   $ 423,666      $ 373,417      $ 377,307      $ 353,444      $ 345,457   

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014

Service revenue was $88.7 million in 2015, a $15.0 million, or 20.4%, increase from $73.7 million in 2014. The increase in service revenue was related to a $13.3 million increase in homesale-related revenue primarily due to a 21.9% increase in premium homesale initiations and higher non-homesale-related revenue of $1.7 million.

Total direct expenses were $52.8 million in 2015, a $10.2 million, or 23.9%, increase from $42.6 million in 2014. The increase in total direct expenses was driven by volume increases which had an $8.8 million negative impact, and higher direct expenses as a percentage of service revenue resulting in a $1.4 million negative impact. The higher direct expenses as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to new client implementation costs which were incurred in advance of revenue recognition and by the mix of products with premium homesale initiations, which have higher than average direct expense, being a larger percentage of the product mix.

Gross profit was $35.9 million in 2015, a $4.8 million, or 15.4%, increase from $31.1 million in 2014. Gross margin was 40.5% in 2015, a 1.7 percentage point decrease from 42.2% in 2014. The increase in gross profit was driven by an increase in referral fees, global assignment management fees and premium homesale fees, partially offset by a decrease in corporate housing fees and other non-homesale revenue.

Operating expenses were $19.6 million in 2015, a $1.6 million, or 8.9%, increase from $18.0 million in 2014. The increase was primarily driven by higher accounts receivable securitization expense of $0.4 million, higher salaries and benefits of $0.6 million, higher bad debt provisions of $0.3 million and higher professional fees of $0.3 million.

Operating income from continuing operations was $16.3 million in 2015, a $3.2 million, or 24.4%, increase from $13.1 million in 2014. The increase reflected higher gross profit driven by volume gains, partially offset by higher operating expenses.

 

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Incentive EBITDA was $18.2 million in 2015, a $3.1 million, or 20.5%, increase from $15.1 million in 2014. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $3.3 million, partially offset by lower non-operating income of $0.2 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 20.5% in 2015 and 2014.

For the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

Service revenue was $162.4 million in 2014, a $19.5 million, or 13.6%, increase from $142.9 million in 2013. The increase in service revenue was primarily related to a $10.9 million increase in non-homesale-related revenue primarily due to a 51.0% increase in global initiations as well as a 23.4% increase in non-homesale referral fees. In addition, homesale-related revenue increased $8.6 million due to a 17.5% increase in homesale-related referral fees and a 6.0% increase in premium home sale revenue.

Total direct expenses were $94.2 million in 2014, a $10.4 million, or 12.4%, increase from $83.8 million in 2013. The increase in total direct expenses was driven by volume increases which had an $11.5 million negative impact, partially offset by lower direct expenses as a percentage of service revenue resulting in a $1.1 million positive impact. The lower direct expenses as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to the mix of products with global initiations, which have lower than average direct expense, being a larger percentage of the product mix.

Gross profit was $68.2 million in 2014, a $9.1 million, or 15.4%, increase from $59.1 million in 2013. Gross margin was 42.0% in 2014, a 0.6 percentage point increase from 41.4% in 2013. The increase in gross profit was driven by increases in referral fees, global initiations, mortgage services and corporate housing and property management services.

Operating expenses were $36.6 million in 2014, a $3.0 million, or 8.9%, increase from $33.6 million in 2013. The increase was primarily driven by higher accounts receivable securitization expense of $1.0 million, promotional event and client-related travel costs of $0.5 million, legal costs of $0.4 million and depreciation expense, bad debt and professional fees of $0.3 million each.

Operating income from continuing operations was $31.6 million in 2014, a $6.1 million, or 23.9%, increase from $25.5 million in 2013. The increase reflected higher gross profit driven by volume gains, partially offset by higher operating expenses.

Incentive EBITDA was $35.6 million in 2014, a $6.3 million, or 21.5%, increase from $29.3 million in 2013. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $6.1 million and higher depreciation and amortization of $0.2 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 21.9% in 2014, a 1.4 percentage point increase from 20.5% in 2013.

For the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

Service revenue was $142.9 million in 2013, a $9.8 million, or 7.4%, increase from $133.1 million in 2012. The increase in service revenue was due to higher homesale-related revenue of $9.3 million, primarily due to a 6.0% increase in premium home sale closings and an increase in average home sale price and higher non-homesale-related revenue of $0.5 million primarily due to an increase in global initiations.

Total direct expenses were $83.8 million in 2013, a $5.2 million, or 6.6%, increase from $78.6 million in 2012. The increase in direct expenses was driven by volume increases which had a $5.6 million negative impact and higher losses on home sales of $0.2 million, partially offset by lower direct

 

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expenses as a percentage of service revenue resulting in a $0.6 million positive impact. The lower expenses as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to cost savings initiatives.

Gross profit was $59.1 million in 2013, a $4.6 million, or 8.5%, increase from $54.5 million in 2012. Gross margin was 41.4% in 2013, a 0.5 percentage point increase from 40.9% in 2012. The improvement in gross profit was driven by an increase in referral fees, mortgage origination volume, premium home sale closing volume and average home sales price.

Operating expenses were $33.6 million in 2013, a $3.0 million, or 8.2%, decrease from $36.6 million in 2012. The decline was primarily driven by lower salaries due to a reduction in personnel as a result of our restructuring initiatives and lower professional fees.

Operating income was $25.5 million in 2013, a $7.6 million, or 42.0%, increase from $17.9 million in 2012. The increase primarily reflected higher gross profit and lower operating expenses as discussed further above.

Incentive EBITDA was $29.3 million in 2013, a $7.3 million, or 33.2%, increase from $22.0 million in 2012. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $7.6 million, partially offset by lower non-operating income of $0.2 million and lower depreciation and amortization of $0.1 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 20.5% in 2013, a 4.0 percentage point increase from 16.5% in 2012.

Moving Services

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,     Year Ended December 31,  
         2015             2014         2014     2013     2012  
     (in millions)  

Service revenue

   $ 473.7      $ 469.6      $ 1,071.5      $ 1,072.3      $ 1,064.8   

Direct expenses

          

Purchased transportation expense

     396.4        395.5        905.1        912.2        909.3   

Other direct expense

     30.0        29.3        60.6        57.5        56.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

     426.4        424.8        965.7        969.7        965.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     47.3        44.8        105.8        102.6        99.2   

Gross margin

     10.0     9.5     9.9     9.6     9.3

Income from continuing operations

     8.2        5.7        27.7        24.2        17.1   

Net Service Revenue

     77.3        74.1        166.4        160.1        155.5   

Incentive EBITDA

     15.9        12.8        43.1        39.3        34.1   

Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue

     20.6     17.3     25.9     24.5     21.9

Shipments

     78,856        79,099        168,969        166,625        167,390   

Average Revenue Per Shipment

   $ 6,007      $ 5,937      $ 6,341      $ 6,435      $ 6,361   

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014

Service revenue was $473.7 million in 2015, a $4.1 million, or 0.9%, increase from $469.6 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $3.0 million, service revenue increased by $7.1 million, or 1.5%. The increase was driven primarily by a 1.2% increase in average revenue per shipment due to the mix of customers, partially offset by a 0.3% decrease in shipment volumes.

Total direct expenses were $426.4 million in 2015, a $1.6 million, or 0.4%, increase from $424.8 million in 2014. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.7 million, total direct

 

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expenses increased by $4.3 million, or 1.0%. PTE was $396.4 million in 2015, a $0.9 million, or 0.2%, increase from $395.5 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $2.6 million favorable impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by volume increases, which had a $5.9 million negative impact, partially offset by PTE as a percentage of service revenue which decreased from 84.2% in 2014 to 83.7% in 2015, resulting in a $2.4 million positive impact. Other direct expense was $30.0 million in 2015, a $0.7 million, or 2.4%, increase from $29.3 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.1 million favorable impact. The change in other direct expense was driven by volume increases which had a $0.4 million negative impact and higher other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue, resulting in a $0.4 million negative impact. The higher other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to increased in-cab driver communication costs and an increase in the use of third-party service contractors.

Gross profit was $47.3 million in 2015, a $2.5 million, or 5.6%, increase from $44.8 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.3 million unfavorable impact. Gross margin was 10.0% in 2015, a 0.5 percentage point increase from 9.5% in 2014. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the mix of revenue, partially offset by higher claims and third-party costs as a percent of revenue.

Operating expenses were $39.1 million in 2015 and 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.6 million favorable impact. The increase was primarily driven by higher professional fees of $1.2 million, partially offset by lower salaries and benefits of $0.6 million.

Operating income from continuing operations was $8.2 million in 2015, a $2.5 million, or 43.9%, increase from $5.7 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.3 million favorable impact. The improvement was driven by volume gains, partially offset by higher direct expenses and operating expenses.

Net Service Revenue was $77.3 million in 2015, a $3.2 million, or 4.3%, increase from $74.1 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $0.4 million, Net Service Revenue increased by $3.6 million, or 4.9%. The increase in Net Service Revenue was due to the improvement in service revenue of $7.1 million, partially offset by an increase in purchased transportation expense of $3.5 million, excluding the impact of exchange rates.

Incentive EBITDA was $15.9 million in 2015, a $3.1 million, or 24.2%, increase from $12.8 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.2 million favorable impact. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $2.2 million and higher non-operating income of $1.0 million, partially offset by lower depreciation and amortization of $0.3 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 20.6% in 2015, a 3.3 percentage point increase from 17.3% in 2014.

For the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

Service revenue was $1,071.5 million in 2014, a $0.8 million, or 0.1%, decrease from $1,072.3 million in 2013. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $3.3 million, service revenue increased $2.5 million, or 0.2%. The increase was driven primarily by a 1.4% increase in shipment volumes, partially offset by a 1.5% decline in average revenue per shipment due to an increase in auto shipments and the mix of customers.

Total direct expenses were $965.7 million in 2014, a $4.0 million, or 0.4%, decrease from $969.7 million in 2013. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $3.1 million, total direct expenses decreased $0.9 million, or 0.1%. PTE was $905.1 million in 2014, a $7.1 million, or 0.8%, decrease from $912.2 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $3.3 million favorable impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by PTE as a percentage of service revenue which decreased

 

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from 85.1% in 2013 to 84.5% in 2014, resulting in a $5.9 million positive impact, partially offset by volume increases, which had a $2.1 million negative impact. Other direct expense was $60.6 million in 2014, a $3.1 million, or 5.4%, increase from $57.5 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.2 million unfavorable impact. The change in other direct expense was driven by higher other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue, resulting in a $2.8 million negative impact, and volume increases which had a $0.1 million negative impact. The higher expense as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to increased spend on shipment internet leads, higher cargo claims expense and an increase in the use of third-party service contractors.

Gross profit was $105.8 million in 2014, a $3.2 million, or 3.1%, increase from $102.6 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.2 million unfavorable impact. Gross margin was 9.9% in 2014, a 0.3 percentage point increase from 9.6% in 2013. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the mix of customers, particularly in the International business unit.

Operating expenses were $78.1 million in 2014, a $0.3 million, or 0.4%, decrease from $78.4 million in 2013. The decrease was primarily driven by lower intangible amortization expense of $1.0 million, fringe benefit expense of $0.9 million, bad debt expense of $0.5 million, restructuring expense of $0.3 million and a gain on the sale of assets of $0.3 million, partially offset by higher professional fees of $1.4 million related to administration of our domestic agent risk program, impairment expense of $0.7 million, advertising costs of $0.4 million and agent meeting costs of $0.2 million.

Operating income from continuing operations was $27.7 million in 2014, a $3.5 million, or 14.5%, increase from $24.2 million in 2013. The improvement was driven by higher gross profits and lower operating expenses.

Net Service Revenue was $166.4 million in 2014, a $6.3 million, or 3.9%, increase from $160.1 million in 2013. The increase in Net Service Revenue was due to a decrease in purchased transportation expense of $3.8 million and an improvement in service revenue of $2.5 million.

Incentive EBITDA was $43.1 million in 2014, a $3.8 million, or 9.7%, increase from $39.3 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.1 million unfavorable impact. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $3.6 million and higher non-operating income of $1.3 million, partially offset by lower depreciation and amortization of $1.0 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 25.9% in 2014, a 1.4 percentage point increase from 24.5% in 2013.

For the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

Service revenue was $1,072.3 million in 2013, a $7.5 million, or 0.7%, increase from $1,064.8 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.0 million, service revenue increased by $9.5 million, or 0.9%. The increase was driven primarily by a 1.2% increase in revenue per shipment due to general rate increases, larger origin and destination service charges and more valuation revenue. The increase in revenue per shipment was partially offset by a 0.5% decline in shipment volumes with a 28.3% reduction in domestic military volumes offsetting a 2.6% increase in all other shipments.

Total direct expenses were $969.7 million in 2013, a $4.1 million, or 0.4%, increase from $965.6 million in 2012. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $1.8 million, total direct expenses increased $5.9 million, or 0.6%. PTE was $912.2 million in 2013, a $2.9 million, or 0.3%, increase from $909.3 million in 2012. Changes in exchange rates had a $1.8 million favorable impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by volume increases which had an $8.1 million negative impact, partially offset by PTE as a percentage of service revenue decreasing from 85.4% in

 

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2012 to 85.1% in 2013, resulting in a $3.4 million positive impact. The improved PTE as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to lower fuel surcharge PTE. Other direct expense was $57.5 million in 2013, a $1.2 million, or 2.1%, increase from $56.3 million in 2012. The change in other direct expense was driven by volume increases which had a $0.5 million negative impact and higher other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue, resulting in a $0.7 million negative impact. The higher expense as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to household goods claims expense.

Gross profit was $102.6 million in 2013, a $3.4 million, or 3.4%, increase from $99.2 million in 2012. Gross margin was 9.6% in 2013, a 0.3 percentage point increase from 9.3% in 2012. The improvement in gross margin was primarily due to general rate increases, lower third-party transportation expenses and a higher percentage of shipments with valuation revenue.

Operating expenses were $78.4 million in 2013, a $3.7 million, or 4.5%, decrease from $82.1 million in 2012. The decrease was primarily driven by lower intangible and agent contract amortization expense of $2.0 million, restructuring expense of $0.9 million and professional fees of $0.8 million.

Operating income from continuing operations was $24.2 million in 2013, a $7.1 million, or 41.5%, increase from $17.1 million in 2012. The increase reflected the higher gross profit from improved margin per shipment and lower operating expenses.

Net Service Revenue was $160.1 million in 2013, a $4.6 million, or 3.0%, increase from $155.5 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $0.2 million, Net Service Revenue increased by $4.8 million, or 3.1%. The increase in Net Service Revenue was due to the improvement in service revenue of $9.5 million, excluding the impact of exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in purchased transportation expense of $4.7 million.

Incentive EBITDA was $39.3 million in 2013, a $5.2 million, or 15.2%, increase from $34.1 million in 2012. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $7.1 million and higher non-operating income of $0.3 million, partially offset by lower depreciation and amortization of $2.2 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 24.5% in 2013, a 2.6 percentage point increase from 21.9% in 2012.

Growth Markets

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,     Year Ended December 31,  
         2015             2014             2014             2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Service revenue

   $ 40.1      $ 38.4      $ 85.5      $ 71.5      $ 62.5   

Direct expenses

          

Purchased transportation expense

     5.2        6.2        14.7        11.8        11.0   

Other direct expense

     18.1        17.0        35.7        31.5        27.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

     23.3        23.2        50.4        43.3        38.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     16.8        15.2        35.1        28.2        24.3   

Gross margin

     41.9     39.6     41.1     39.4     38.9

Income from continuing operations

     3.7        2.9        9.3        4.6        1.3   

Net Service Revenue

     34.9        32.2        70.8        59.7        51.5   

Incentive EBITDA

     3.8        3.3        10.4        5.6        2.7   

Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue

     10.9     10.2     14.7     9.4     5.2

 

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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014

Service revenue was $40.1 million in 2015, a $1.7 million, or 4.4%, increase from $38.4 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.1 million, service revenue increased by $3.8 million, or 9.9%. The increase was driven by new global customers resulting in higher relocation revenue of $2.9 million throughout the segment and higher moving revenue of $0.9 million, mostly in China and the UAE.

Total direct expenses were $23.3 million in 2015, a $0.1 million, or 0.4%, increase from $23.2 million in 2014. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $1.3 million, total direct expenses increased by $1.4 million, or 6.0%. PTE was $5.2 million in 2015, a $1.0 million, or 16.1%, decrease from $6.2 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.2 million favorable impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by PTE as a percentage of service revenue which decreased from 16.1% in 2014 to 12.8% in 2015, resulting in a $1.4 million positive impact, partially offset by volume increases, which had a $0.6 million negative impact. Other direct expense was $18.1 million in 2015, a $1.1 million, or 6.5%, increase from $17.0 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $1.1 million favorable impact on other direct expense. The change in other direct expense was driven by relocation initiation volume increases.

Gross profit was $16.8 million in 2015, a $1.6 million, or 10.5%, increase from $15.2 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $0.8 million, gross profit increased by $2.4 million, or 15.8%. The increase was driven by higher moving gross profits of $1.4 million primarily in China, the UAE and Qatar and by higher relocation initiation volume and pricing across all markets which had increased gross profits of $1.0 million. Gross margin was 41.9% in 2015, a 2.3 percentage point increase from 39.6% in 2014.

Operating expenses were $13.1 million in 2015, a $0.8 million, or 6.5%, increase from $12.3 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.7 million favorable impact. The increase was primarily due to higher salaries, benefits and hiring costs of $1.0 million related to new client implementations, legal fees of $0.2 million, bad debt provisions of $0.2 million, travel costs of $0.2 million and depreciation of $0.2 million, partially offset by lower restructuring costs of $0.4 million.

Operating income from continuing operations was $3.7 million in 2015, a $0.8 million, or 27.6%, increase from $2.9 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.1 million unfavorable impact. Operating income increased as higher gross profits were partially offset by higher operating expenses.

Net Service Revenue was $34.9 million in 2015, a $2.7 million, or 8.4%, increase from $32.2 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $1.9 million unfavorable impact. The increase in Net Service Revenue was primarily due to the improvement in service revenue of $3.8 million and by a decrease in purchased transportation expense of $0.8 million, excluding the impact of exchange rate changes.

Incentive EBITDA was $3.8 million in 2015, a $0.5 million, or 15.2%, increase from $3.3 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.2 million unfavorable impact. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $0.9 million and higher depreciation and amortization of $0.2 million, partially offset by lower non-operating income of $0.4 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 10.9% in 2015, a 0.7% percentage point increase from 10.2% in 2014.

For the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

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increased $14.6 million, or 20.4%. The increase was driven by new global customers resulting in higher relocation revenue of $10.3 million throughout the segment and higher moving revenue of $4.3 million primarily in Qatar, Malaysia, India and China.

Total direct expenses were $50.4 million in 2014, a $7.1 million, or 16.4%, increase from $43.3 million in 2013. PTE was $14.7 million in 2014, a $2.9 million, or 24.6%, increase from $11.8 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $1.3 million favorable impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by volume increases, which had a $2.4 million negative impact, and by PTE as a percentage of service revenue which increased from 16.6% in 2013 to 18.6% in 2014, resulting in a $1.8 million negative impact. Other direct expense was $35.7 million in 2014, a $4.2 million, or 13.3%, increase from $31.5 million in 2013. The change in other direct expense was driven by relocation initiation volume increases.

Gross profit was $35.1 million in 2014, a $6.9 million, or 24.5%, increase from $28.2 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.5 million unfavorable impact. The increase was driven by higher relocation initiation volume and pricing across all markets which had increased gross profits of $6.0 million and higher moving gross profits of $1.4 million primarily in China and Malaysia. Gross margin was 41.1% in 2014, a 1.7 percentage point increase from 39.4% in 2013.

Operating expenses were $25.8 million in 2014, a $2.2 million, or 9.3%, increase from $23.6 million in 2013. The increase was primarily due to higher salaries and benefits of $0.9 million related to new client implementations, restructuring costs of $0.5 million, bad debt of $0.3 million and depreciation expense of $0.2 million.

Operating income from continuing operations was $9.3 million in 2014, a $4.7 million, or 102.2%, increase from $4.6 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.4 million unfavorable impact. Operating income increased as higher gross profits were partially offset by higher operating expenses.

Net Service Revenue was $70.8 million in 2014, an $11.1 million, or 18.6%, increase from $59.7 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.7 million favorable impact. The increase in Net Service Revenue was primarily due to an improvement in service revenue of $14.6 million, partially offset by an increase in purchased transportation expense of $4.2 million.

Incentive EBITDA was $10.4 million in 2014, a $4.8 million, or 85.7%, increase from $5.6 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.4 million unfavorable impact. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $5.1 million and higher depreciation and amortization of $0.2 million, partially offset by lower non-operating income of $0.1 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 14.7% in 2014, a 5.3 percentage point increase from 9.4% in 2013.

For the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

Service revenue was $71.5 million in 2013, a $9.0 million, or 14.4%, increase from $62.5 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $0.8 million, service revenue increased by $9.8 million, or 15.7%. The increase was driven by new global customers, resulting in higher moving revenue of $4.4 million in Singapore and China and higher relocation revenue of $2.9 million throughout the segment. In addition, service revenue increased $2.1 million due to the full year effect of the Brazil acquisition made in August 2012 and $1.1 million due to the startup of operations in Qatar in 2013.

Total direct expenses were $43.3 million in 2013, a $5.1 million, or 13.4%, increase from $38.2 million in 2012. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $0.4 million, total direct expenses increased $5.5 million, or 14.4%. PTE was $11.8 million in 2013, a $0.8 million, or 7.3%, increase from $11.0 million in 2012. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.1 million favorable

 

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impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by volume increases which had a $1.7 million negative impact, partially offset by PTE as a percentage of service revenue decreasing from 17.6% in 2012 to 16.5% in 2013, resulting in a $0.8 million positive impact. The improved PTE as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to a lower mix of international moving revenue. Other direct expense was $31.5 million in 2013, a $4.3 million, or 15.8%, increase from $27.2 million in 2012. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.3 million favorable impact. The change in other direct expense was driven by volume increases which had a $4.3 million negative impact and by higher other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue, resulting in a $0.3 million negative impact. The higher expense as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to a higher mix of domestic moving and relocation revenue.

Gross profit was $28.2 million in 2013, a $3.9 million, or 16.0%, increase from $24.3 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $0.4 million, gross profit increased by $4.3 million, or 17.7%. The increase was driven by higher moving shipment volume in Singapore and China, which resulted in an increase in gross profits of $1.2 million and higher relocation initiation volume, and pricing across all markets which resulted in an increase in gross profit of $1.2 million. In addition, gross profit increased $1.2 million due to the full year effect of the Brazil acquisition and $0.5 million due to new initiatives in Qatar. Gross margin was 39.4% in 2013, a 0.5 percentage increase from 38.9% in 2012.

Operating expenses were $23.6 million in 2013, a $0.6 million, or 2.6%, increase from $23.0 million in 2012. The increase was the result of higher operating costs as it relates to setting up new customers and servicing the new customer engagements. The increase was lessened by the positive impact of cost savings initiatives which reduced staffing-related costs by $0.8 million.

Operating income from continuing operations was $4.6 million in 2013, a $3.3 million increase from $1.3 million in 2012. Operating income increased as higher gross profits were partially offset by higher operating expenses due to volume reduced partially by productivity initiatives put into place at the beginning of 2012.

Net Service Revenue was $59.7 million in 2013, an $8.2 million, or 15.9%, increase from $51.5 million in 2012. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.7 million negative impact. The increase in Net Service Revenue was due to the improvement in service revenue of $9.8 million, excluding the impact of exchange rate changes, partially offset by an increase in purchased transportation expense of $0.9 million.

Incentive EBITDA was $5.6 million in 2013, a $2.9 million, or 107.4%, increase from $2.7 million in 2012. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.1 million unfavorable impact. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $3.3 million, partially offset by lower non-operating income of $0.3 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 9.4% in 2013, a 4.2 percentage point increase from 5.2% in 2012.

 

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Australia

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,     Year Ended December 31,  
         2015             2014         2014     2013     2012  
     (in millions)  

Service revenue

   $ 61.6      $ 75.8      $ 145.0      $ 165.3      $ 178.5   

Direct expenses

          

Purchased transportation expense

     26.4        31.9        59.5        68.1        74.3   

Other direct expense

     20.4        26.6        51.2        57.1        60.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

     46.8        58.5        110.7        125.2        135.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     14.8        17.3        34.3        40.1        43.5   

Gross margin

     24.0     22.8     23.7     24.3     24.4

Income from continuing operations

     1.4        0.3        1.5        2.7        1.5   

Net Service Revenue

     35.2        43.9        85.5        97.2        104.2   

Incentive EBITDA

     2.1        1.7        4.2        6.1        6.4   

Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue

     6.0     3.9     4.9     6.3     6.1

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014

Service revenue was $61.6 million in 2015, a $14.2 million, or 18.7%, decrease from $75.8 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $9.9 million, service revenue decreased by $4.3 million, or 5.7%. The decrease was driven by lower moving revenue of $3.3 million due to a 6.3% decrease in corporate moves partially offset by improved consumer volume and a decline in relocation revenue of $1.0 million.

Total direct expenses were $46.8 million in 2015, an $11.7 million, or 20.0%, decrease from $58.5 million in 2014. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $7.5 million, total direct expenses decreased $4.2 million or 7.2%. PTE was $26.4 million in 2015, a $5.5 million, or 17.2%, decrease from $31.9 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $4.2 million favorable impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by volume decreases which had a $1.8 million positive impact, partially offset by PTE as a percentage of service revenue which increased from 42.1% in 2014 to 42.8% in 2015, resulting in a $0.5 million negative impact. Other direct expense was $20.4 million in 2015, a $6.2 million, or 23.3%, decrease from $26.6 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $3.3 million favorable impact on other direct expense. The remaining change in other direct expense was driven by volume decreases which had a $1.5 million positive impact and by lower other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue, resulting in a $1.4 million positive impact.

Gross profit was $14.8 million in 2015, a $2.5 million, or 14.5%, decrease from $17.3 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.4 million, gross profit decreased by $0.1 million, or 0.6%.

Operating expenses were $13.4 million in 2015, a $3.6 million, or 21.2%, decrease from $17.0 million in 2014. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.3 million, operating expenses decreased $1.3 million, or 7.6%. The decline was across nearly all expense categories as a result of restructuring and cost savings initiatives.

Operating income from continuing operations was $1.4 million in 2015, a $1.1 million increase from $0.3 million in 2014. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.1 million unfavorable impact. Operating income increased as cost containment measures exceeded revenue shortfalls.

 

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Net Service Revenue was $35.2 million in 2015, an $8.7 million, or 19.8%, decrease from $43.9 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $5.7 million, Net Service Revenue decreased by $3.0 million, or 6.8%. The decrease in Net Service Revenue was due to a decrease in service revenue of $4.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in purchased transportation expense of $1.3 million, excluding the effects of exchange rates.

Incentive EBITDA was $2.1 million in 2015, a $0.4 million, or 23.5%, increase from $1.7 million in 2014. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $0.3 million, Incentive EBITDA increased $0.7 million, or 41.2%. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $1.2 million, partially offset by lower depreciation and amortization expense of $0.3 million and a lower non-operating income of $0.2 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 6.0% in 2015, a 2.1 percentage point increase from 3.9% in 2014.

For the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

Service revenue was $145.0 million in 2014, a $20.3 million, or 12.3%, decrease from $165.3 million in 2013. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $9.6 million, service revenue decreased $10.7 million, or 6.5%. The decrease was driven by lower moving revenue of $9.8 million due to a 13.4% decrease in domestic corporate volume, and by franchising of branch offices resulting in a negative impact of $1.2 million, partially offset by an increase in consumer moves. In addition, relocation revenue declined $0.9 million.

Total direct expenses were $110.7 million in 2014, a $14.5 million, or 11.6%, decrease from $125.2 million in 2013. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $7.3 million, total direct expenses decreased $7.2 million, or 5.8%. PTE was $59.5 million in 2014, an $8.6 million, or 12.6%, decrease from $68.1 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $4.0 million favorable impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by volume decreases, which had a $4.4 million positive impact, and by a decrease in PTE as a percentage of service revenue which resulted in a $0.2 million positive impact. Other direct expense was $51.2 million in 2014, a $5.9 million, or 10.3%, decrease from $57.1 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $3.3 million favorable impact on other direct expense. The remaining change in other direct expense was driven by volume decreases which had a $3.7 million positive impact, partially offset by an increase in other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue which resulted in a $1.1 million negative impact.

Gross profit was $34.3 million in 2014, a $5.8 million, or 14.5%, decrease from $40.1 million in 2013. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.3 million, gross profit decreased $3.5 million, or 8.7%. Gross margin was 23.7% in 2014, a 0.6 percentage point decrease from 24.3% in 2013. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to a higher labor usage, negative product mix and a favorable insurance accrual adjustment of $0.5 million in 2013.

Operating expenses were $32.8 million in 2014, a $4.6 million, or 12.3%, decrease from $37.4 million in 2013. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.1 million, operating expenses decreased $2.5 million, or 6.7%. The decline was across nearly all expense categories as a result of restructuring and cost savings initiatives.

Operating income from continuing operations was $1.5 million in 2014, a $1.2 million, or 44.4%, decrease from $2.7 million in 2013. Changes in exchange rates had a $0.2 million unfavorable impact. Operating income decreased as gross profit declines were only partially offset by operating expense reductions.

 

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Net Service Revenue was $85.5 million in 2014, an $11.7 million, or 12.0%, decrease from $97.2 million in 2013. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $5.6 million, Net Service Revenue decreased $6.1 million, or 6.3%. The decrease in Net Service Revenue was due to a decrease in service revenue of $10.7 million, partially offset by a decrease in purchased transportation expense of $4.6 million.

Incentive EBITDA was $4.2 million in 2014, a $1.9 million, or 31.1%, decrease from $6.1 million in 2013. Excluding the unfavorable impact of changes in exchange rates of $0.5 million, Incentive EBITDA decreased $1.4 million, or 23.0%. The decrease in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to a decline in operating income of $1.0 million and lower depreciation and amortization of $0.5 million, partially offset by higher non-operating income of $0.1 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 4.9% in 2014, a 1.4 percentage point decrease from 6.3% in 2013.

For the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

Service revenue was $165.3 million in 2013, a $13.2 million, or 7.4%, decrease from $178.5 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $9.7 million, service revenue decreased by $3.5 million, or 2.0%. The decrease was primarily driven by reduced volume from large customers in the mining sector.

Total direct expenses were $125.2 million in 2013, a $9.8 million, or 7.3%, decrease from $135.0 million in 2012. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $7.2 million, total direct expenses decreased $2.6 million, or 1.9%. PTE was $68.1 million in 2013, a $6.2 million, or 8.3%, decrease from $74.3 million in 2012. Changes in exchange rates had a $3.8 million favorable impact on PTE. The change in PTE was driven by volume decreases which had a $1.5 million positive impact and by PTE as a percentage of service revenue decreasing from 41.6% in 2012 to 41.1% in 2013, resulting in a $0.9 million positive impact. The improved PTE as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to a lower mix of international business. Other direct expense was $57.1 million in 2013, a $3.6 million, or 5.9%, decrease from $60.7 million in 2012. Changes in exchange rates had a $3.4 million favorable impact. The change in other direct expense was driven by volume increases which had a $1.2 million positive impact, partially offset by higher other direct expense as a percentage of service revenue, resulting in a $1.0 million negative impact. The higher expense as a percentage of service revenue was primarily related to a higher mix of domestic business, which uses primarily internal labor, versus international business, which uses more PTE.

Gross profit was $40.1 million in 2013, a $3.4 million, or 7.8%, decrease from $43.5 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.5 million, gross profit decreased by $0.9 million, or 2.1%. The decline was primarily driven by lower revenue. Gross margin was 24.3% in 2013, a 0.1 percentage point decrease from 24.4% in 2012.

Operating expenses were $37.4 million in 2013, a $4.6 million, or 11.0%, decrease from $42.0 million in 2012. Excluding the favorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $2.2 million, operating expenses decreased $2.4 million, or 5.7%. The decline was primarily driven by lower salary, travel, marketing and professional fee expenses as a result of restructuring and other cost savings initiatives.

Operating income from continuing operations was $2.7 million in 2013, a $1.2 million, or 80.0%, increase from $1.5 million in 2012. Operating income increased as operating expense reductions more than offset the decline in gross profit.

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Service Revenue decreased by $1.1 million, or 1.1%. The decrease in Net Service Revenue was due to the decline in service revenue of $3.5 million, excluding exchange impacts, partially offset by a reduction in PTE of $2.4 million.

Incentive EBITDA was $6.1 million in 2013, a $0.3 million, or 4.7%, decrease from $6.4 million in 2012. Excluding the unfavorable effect of changes in exchange rates of $0.5 million, Incentive EBITDA increased by $0.2 million, or 3.1%. The increase in Incentive EBITDA was primarily due to an improvement in operating income of $1.2 million, partially offset by a decrease in depreciation and amortization of $1.0 million. Incentive EBITDA as a percentage of Net Service Revenue was 6.3% in 2013, a 0.2 percentage point increase from 6.1% in 2012.

Corporate

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014

Corporate expenses were $7.8 million in 2015, a $2.7 million increase from $5.1 million in 2014. The increase was primarily driven by higher costs for professional fees of $1.7 million (audit, consulting and rating agency fees), salaries and benefits of $0.4 million, company expenses of $0.3 million (insurance and taxes), and legal services of $0.1 million.

For the Years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013

Corporate expenses were $15.2 million in 2014, a $0.9 million decrease from $16.1 million in 2013. The decrease was primarily driven by lower pension expense of $2.4 million, partially offset by higher salaries of $0.9 million and hiring costs of $0.6 million.

For the Years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

Corporate expenses were $16.1 million in 2013, a $4.9 million increase from $11.2 million in 2012. The increase was primarily driven by higher costs for restructuring of $1.5 million, salaries of $1.3 million, stock compensation of $0.7 million, and a net increase in various other expenses of $0.7 million as well as $0.7 million of benefits in 2012 from adjustments to accrued liabilities.

Results of Discontinued Operations

In 2013, our board of directors authorized a disposal plan involving a non-core logistics business, the Special Products Division (“SPD”), a component of our Moving Services segment. The sale of the Special Products Division was completed on April 30, 2013. The results of this business are reported as discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations data for all periods presented.

In 2005, we sold our subsidiaries Transguard Insurance Company of America, Inc., National Association of Independent Truckers, LLC, Vanguard Insurance Agency, Inc., and other related companies of our U.S. insurance business (collectively, our “U.S. Insurance Business”). Proceeds from the sale included $20.0 million of payments due in annual installments during the years 2009 through 2013. The third, fourth and fifth payments of $4.0 million were received in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As part of the sale, we guaranteed the U.S. Insurance Business closing balance sheet net loss reserves against adverse development up to a maximum of $20.0 million. We were also entitled to receive 55% of any favorable reserve development.

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2013. We received cumulative payments for favorable reserve development through the final settlement date of $6.1 million, which was recognized in 2013 and recorded in discontinued operations. Payments for favorable loss development of $1.5 million and $1.8 million were received in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table sets forth certain financial data for our discontinued operations for the periods presented:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,      Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2014      2013      2012  
     (in millions)  

Service revenue

   $         —       $         —       $         —       $ 7.5       $  22.0   

Gross profit

                                     1.8   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net

             0.1                 5.0         (0.3

Income from discontinued operations of $0.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014 related to an insurance recovery associated with a logistics business we sold in 2005.

Income from discontinued operations of $5.0 million for 2013 includes a net gain of $5.8 million related to the final settlement of the U.S. Insurance Business reserve guaranty liability, a net gain of $0.6 million related to the sale of SPD and a net loss of $1.4 million from the operating activities of SPD.

Loss from discontinued operations of $0.3 million for 2012 includes a loss of $0.7 million from the operating activities of SPD which was partially offset by a gain of $0.4 million related to the U.S. Insurance Business.

 

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Quarterly Results

The following table sets forth our historical unaudited quarterly consolidated statement of operations data for each of the fiscal quarters of 2013 and 2014 and the first two fiscal quarters of 2015. This unaudited quarterly information has been prepared on the same basis as our annual audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, and includes all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that we consider necessary to present fairly the financial information for the fiscal quarters presented. This unaudited quarterly information should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
    Year Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 
    First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
    First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
 
    (in millions)  

Service revenue

  $ 279.7      $ 384.4      $ 281.3      $ 376.2      $ 476.5      $ 330.4      $ 279.2      $ 370.2      $ 476.3      $ 326.3   

Direct expenses

                   

Purchased transportation expense

    180.0        248.0        184.6        249.0        331.3        214.4        180.8        250.0        342.1        219.2   

Other direct expense

    53.5        67.8        53.3        62.2        68.0        58.2        52.5        58.7        62.6        56.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

    233.5        315.8        237.9        311.2        399.3        272.6        233.3        308.7        404.7        275.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

    46.2        68.6        43.4        65.0        77.2        57.8        45.9        61.5        71.6        51.0   

Operating expenses

                   

Selling, general and administrative expense

    45.9        45.8        42.0        47.1        45.8        44.9        45.8        45.7        45.5        43.8   

Intangibles amortization

    1.2        1.2        1.4        1.5        1.6        1.5        1.9        1.8        1.8        1.8   

Restructuring, impairment and IPO expense

    0.1        —          0.3        0.3        7.3        2.1        —          0.6        0.1        1.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income from continuing operations

    (1.0     21.6        (0.3     16.1        22.5        9.3        (1.8     13.4        24.2        3.8   

Interest expense, net

    6.5        6.8        6.6        7.5        6.9        6.9        5.9        6.7        7.0        6.6   

Debt extinguishment (gain) loss, net

    (0.5     —          (0.5     —          —          —          8.0        —          —          —     

Other expense (income), net

    0.2        (0.2     0.3        —          0.3        (0.3     0.2        —          —          0.3   

Income tax (benefit) expense

    (1.9     5.9        (1.0     1.4        3.6        (44.8     (1.6     (4.6     7.5        (1.1
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    (5.3     9.1        (5.7     7.2        11.7        47.5        (14.3     11.3        9.7        (2.0

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net

    —          —          —          0.1        —          (0.1     (0.6     6.2        (0.1     (0.5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

  $ (5.3   $ 9.1      $ (5.7   $ 7.3      $ 11.7      $ 47.4      $ (14.9   $ 17.5      $ 9.6      $ (2.5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table sets forth Net Service Revenue for each of the fiscal quarters of 2013 and 2014 and the first two fiscal quarters of 2015. Net Service Revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure and a reconciliation to its nearest GAAP equivalent also appears in the table below.

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
    Year Ended
December 31, 2014
    Year Ended
December 31, 2013
 
    First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
    First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
 
    (in millions)  

Service Revenue

  $ 279.7      $ 384.4      $ 281.3      $ 376.2      $ 476.5      $ 330.4      $ 279.2      $ 370.2      $ 476.3      $ 326.3   

Purchased Transportation Expense

    (180.0     (248.0     (184.6     (249.0     (331.3     (214.4     (180.8     (250.0     (342.1     (219.2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Service Revenue

  $ 99.7      $ 136.4      $ 96.7      $ 127.2      $ 145.2      $ 116.0      $ 98.4      $ 120.2      $ 134.2      $ 107.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are, and after the completion of this offering are expected to continue to be, our existing cash and cash equivalent balances, cash flows from operations, borrowings under our Securitization Facility, ABL Revolver and borrowings under our Warehousing Facilities.

Our principal needs for liquidity have been, and for the foreseeable future will continue to be, debt service, capital expenditures, working capital, acquisitions, mortgage servicing and real estate purchases. Additionally, our strategy includes expansion into high growth segments and entry into new geographic markets. We anticipate that the execution of these components of our strategy will not require a significant amount of resources and will be funded primarily through cash provided by operations.

The main portion of our capital expenditures has been related to computer equipment, software development and transportation and warehouse equipment. Our capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were $5.7 million, and $7.7 million, respectively, and for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were $16.0 million, $12.4 million, and $10.6 million, respectively. We believe that our cash flow from operations, available cash and cash equivalents and available borrowings under our ABL Revolver will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs. We anticipate that to the extent that we require additional liquidity, it will be funded through the incurrence of other indebtedness, equity financings or a combination. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain this additional liquidity on reasonable terms, or at all. Additionally, our liquidity and our ability to meet our obligations and fund our capital requirements are also dependent on our future financial performance, which is subject to general economic, financial and other factors that are beyond our control. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available under our credit facilities or otherwise to meet our liquidity needs. Although we have no specific current plans to do so, if we decide to pursue one or more significant acquisitions, we may incur additional debt or sell additional equity to finance such acquisitions.

In the limited instances where we are required to repurchase a mortgage, liquidity is directly impacted as the loan is not eligible collateral for any of our mortgage warehouse facilities and is therefore funded with operating cash or our ABL Revolver. The timeframe can vary, but on average a repurchased loan remains on our books for approximately six months until the appropriate exit strategy, usually through a refinance or a sale to another lender, is completed. Our repurchased loan amounts for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were zero, $0.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively. We repurchased no loans for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Cash Flows

The following table presents a summary of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

 

     Six Months
Ended June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2015     2014     2014     2013     2012  
     (in millions)  

Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities

   $ (8.1   $ (9.8   $ 34.0      $ 16.5      $ 20.6   

Net cash used for investing activities

     (5.4     (13.7     (21.2     (9.5     (6.1

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

     6.5        18.5        (0.8     (2.9     (14.3

 

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As part of our relocation product offering, we provide home equity payments to relocating customer employees, purchase the customer employees’ homes under buyout programs in certain circumstances, and provide mortgage loans for home purchases. These equity advances, purchased homes, and mortgages are classified as current assets on our balance sheet, and movements in these assets are reflected in our cash flow from operations. The cash needed to finance these assets is largely provided by our securitization facility, as well as our mortgage warehouse facilities and ABL Revolver, movements in which are reflected in our cash flow from financing activities.

Cash flows from operating activities

Net cash used for operating activities was $8.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, a $1.7 million decrease compared to a net use of $9.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014. The decrease in net cash used was due to a $2.7 million improvement in net income adjusted for non-cash items, offset by a decline of $1.0 million in working capital movements.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $34.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, a $17.5 million increase compared to $16.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in net cash provided was due to a decrease in non-current assets and liabilities of $8.0 million, mostly due to a deferred interest payment in 2013, a $6.9 million decrease in working capital mostly related to other current liabilities and a $2.6 million improvement in net income adjusted for non-cash items.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $16.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, a $4.1 million decrease compared to $20.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The decrease in net cash provided was due to a $13.7 million increase in working capital from higher relocation properties for resale in 2013 and changes in non-current assets and liabilities of $3.3 million from a $7.5 million reduction in deferred interest on debt settled as part of our 2013 refinancing, partly offset by a 2012 reduction in a lease termination reserve. The decreases in cash provided were partially lessened by a $12.9 million improvement in net income adjusted for non-cash items in 2013.

Cash flows from investing activities

Net cash used for investing activities was $5.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, an $8.3 million decrease from the $13.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014. Capital expenditures were $2.0 million lower in 2015. Acquisitions in 2014 used $5.7 million of net cash. Other investing activities used $0.2 million less in 2015 and we received $0.4 million higher proceeds from the sale of property and equipment in 2015.

Net cash used for investing activities was $21.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, an $11.7 million increase from $9.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. Capital expenditures were $3.6 million higher in 2014. Acquisitions in 2014 used $5.7 million of net cash. Business and asset dispositions provided $5.2 million higher cash in 2013. Other investing activities used $2.8 million less cash in 2014.

Net cash used for investing activities was $9.5 million and $6.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Capital expenditures were $12.4 million and $10.6 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Proceeds of $5.5 million and $5.8 million were received in 2013 and 2012, respectively, for the sale of our U.S. Insurance Business. Net proceeds of $0.7 million were received in 2013 for the sale of the Special Products Division.

 

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Cash flows from financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $6.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, a $12.0 million decrease compared to $18.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, 2014. Cash flows from financing activities consist primarily of bank borrowing draw-downs and repayments and changes in our ABL Revolver and Warehouse Facilities. Net proceeds from borrowings were $8.0 million in 2015, $12.7 million lower than the net proceeds from borrowings of $20.7 million in 2014. Net proceeds from borrowing were lower primarily due to an increase in principal payments on our term loan of $8.5 million in 2015. Repayments on capital lease obligations were $0.9 million lower in 2015. Other financing activities used $0.2 million in 2015.

Net cash used for financing activities was $0.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, a $2.1 million decrease compared to $2.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. Cash flows from financing activities consist primarily of bank borrowing draw-downs and repayments and changes in our mortgage warehouse facilities and ABL Revolver. Net proceeds from borrowings were $1.6 million in 2014 or $114.7 million lower than the $116.3 million in 2013. In 2013, $109.0 million was used to redeem preferred stock. Repayments on capital lease obligations were $0.6 million higher in 2014. Debt issuance costs were $8.4 million in 2013.

Net cash used for financing activities was $2.9 million and $14.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Cash flows from financing activities consist primarily of bank borrowing draw-downs and repayments and changes in our mortgage warehouse facilities and our ABL Revolver. Net proceeds from borrowings were $116.3 million in 2013 compared to net repayments on borrowings of $12.1 million in 2012. In 2013, $109.0 million was used to redeem preferred stock. Repayments on capital lease obligations were $1.8 million and $2.2 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Debt issuance costs were $8.4 million in 2013.

Refinancing

In March 2013, we completed a refinancing (the “Refinancing”) by entering into the Term Loan to replace our existing term loan and second lien term loan and the ABL Revolver to replace our existing revolving credit loan. $109.0 million of the proceeds from the Term Loan were used to redeem 85,421 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, including any accrued and unpaid dividends.

Credit Facilities

As part of the Refinancing, SIRVA Worldwide entered into the ABL Revolver, with a group of lenders, with Goldman Sachs Bank USA serving as agent for the lenders. The ABL Revolver matures on March 27, 2018. Under the terms of the ABL Revolver, we may borrow up to the maximum borrowing limit of $50.0 million less any outstanding letters of credit, subject to a borrowing base formula. The ABL Revolver provides for an advance rate of up to 85% of eligible accounts receivable of SIRVA Worldwide and certain of its subsidiaries, subject to limitations on certain accounts. All obligations under the ABL Revolver are guaranteed by certain of SIRVA Worldwide’s present and future subsidiaries. All obligations under the ABL Revolver, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured, subject to certain exceptions, on a first-lien basis by all current assets of SIRVA Worldwide and its domestic subsidiaries, including, without limitation, accounts receivable, relocation properties held for resale, cash and cash equivalents and certain related assets and on a second-lien basis by substantially all of the other assets of SIRVA Worldwide and its domestic subsidiaries.

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applicable margin is generally determined in accordance with a pricing grid based on our excess availability (as defined in the ABL Revolver) and ranges from 1.75% to 2.25% for London interbank loans and from 0.75% to 1.25% for Base Rate loans.

The ABL Revolver contains a $30 million sub-facility for the issuance of letters of credit and a $20 million sub-facility for swing line loans that can be borrowed and repaid on a same day basis. A fixed charge coverage ratio is tested when minimum availability thresholds are not met or during the continuance of an event of default.

At June 30, 2015, there was $39.8 million of aggregate borrowing availability, $3.0 million borrowed and $16.2 million of letters of credit outstanding.

As part of the Refinancing, we entered into our Term Loan, with a group of lenders with Goldman Sachs Bank USA serving as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders. All obligations under our Term Loan are guaranteed by certain of SIRVA Worldwide’s present and future subsidiaries. All obligations under the Term Loan, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured, subject to certain exceptions, on a first-lien basis by (i) a pledge of 100% of certain of the capital stock held by us or any subsidiary guarantor and (ii) substantially all of the non-current assets of SIRVA Worldwide and its domestic subsidiaries and on a second-lien basis by substantially all current assets of SIRVA Worldwide and its domestic subsidiaries, including, without limitation, accounts receivable, relocation properties held for resale, cash and cash equivalents and certain related assets.

Our Term Loan currently bears interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, either (i) a base rate determined by reference to the higher of (a) the prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (c) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00% or (ii) a LIBOR rate (for the relevant interest period, and in any event, never less than 1.25%), subject to certain adjustments, in each case plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin with respect to outstanding base rate borrowings is currently 5.25% per annum and the applicable margin with respect to outstanding LIBOR borrowings is currently 6.25% per annum. The weighted average interest rate for the Term Loan since inception through June 30, 2015 was 7.5%. The Term Loan requires principal repayments in the form of quarterly installments of $0.75 million which commenced on June 30, 2013. There was a $9.3 million prepayment of the Term Loan on June 29, 2015 which eliminated the quarterly repayments scheduled for June 30, 2015 through March 31, 2017 and reduced the future quarterly installments to $0.74 million.

The Term Loan contains a number of covenants that, among other matters, restrict SIRVA Worldwide’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends to us, make acquisitions or engage in mergers or consolidations, and make capital expenditures or incur capital lease obligations. While the Term Loan generally permits dividends and distributions on the capital stock of SIRVA Worldwide’s subsidiaries to SIRVA Worldwide, such dividends from SIRVA Worldwide to SIRVA, Inc. are generally restricted. The Term Loan requires SIRVA Worldwide to maintain certain financial ratios, including a consolidated interest coverage ratio and consolidated leverage ratio.

The Term Loan contains customary events of default, including events of default resulting from, among other things, nonpayment of principal, interest or other amounts, failure to perform covenants, inaccuracy of representations or warranties in any material respect, cross-defaults with respect to other material indebtedness of over $7.5 million, certain undischarged judgments, the occurrence of certain ERISA or bankruptcy or insolvency events or the occurrence of a change in control (defined in the Term Loan). A bankruptcy or insolvency event of default will cause the obligations under the Term Loan to automatically become immediately due and payable.

 

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Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock

As part of the Refinancing, $109.0 million of proceeds was used to redeem 85,421 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, including $23.6 million of accrued and unpaid dividends. Following this redemption, 99,444 shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding. In the absence of a liquidation or redemption, we have no obligation to pay cash dividends on the preferred stock; however, after the repayment of all obligations under the Term Loan and the ABL Revolver, we have the option to pay cash dividends.

Mortgage Warehouse Facilities

SIRVA Mortgage has various credit facilities to fund its mortgage loans held for resale.

SIRVA Mortgage executed master repurchase agreements with Citibank, N.A. for a $25.0 million committed revolving mortgage loan facility and a $30.0 million uncommitted revolving mortgage loan facility. These facilities expired in November 2014.

SIRVA Mortgage executed a master repurchase agreement with US Bank, N.A. for a $60.0 million committed revolving mortgage loan facility. This facility expires in July 2016. There was $37.1 million and $26.5 million outstanding against the committed revolving mortgage loan facility as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. SIRVA Mortgage will pay a monthly facility fee of 15 basis points on the committed amount of $60.0 million. This facility has dividend restrictions and financial covenants, which requires SIRVA Mortgage to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $13.5 million, a maximum total debt to tangible net worth ratio of 12:1 at all times and a liquidity requirements, as defined in the agreement, of $6.5 million as of the end of each month.

SIRVA Mortgage executed a master repurchase agreement with Associated Bank, N.A. for a $40.0 million committed revolving mortgage loan facility. This facility expires in July 2016. There was $34.0 million and $27.9 million outstanding against the committed revolving mortgage loan facility as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. This facility has dividend restrictions and financial covenants, which requires SIRVA Mortgage to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $13.5 million, a maximum total debt to tangible net worth ratio of 12:1 at all times and an unencumbered cash requirement of $3.0 million as of the end of each month.

We expect to extend each of these facilities for additional one-year terms upon their respective expirations.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, interest on these facilities was payable monthly at a rate equivalent to LIBOR plus 225 basis points to 350 basis points with a floor of zero to 3.50% (contract rates of 2.74% and 2.75% at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 3.25% and 3.67% at December 31, 2013). The interest rate spread varies depending upon such factors as the type of mortgage financed, amount of time a mortgage loan has been closed and not yet sold to investors and other factors. Interest expense of $0.5 million and $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $1.6 million, $1.8 million and $1.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, is recorded in other direct expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Securitization Facilities

Relocation Receivable Securitization

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million to $130.0 million. As of June 30, 2015 approximately 81% of the facility had been utilized. The receivables are primarily service fees, home equity advances and other payments made on behalf of relocating employees and corporate customers. Invoice due dates typically range from seven to 60 days. The equity payments are evidenced by promissory notes executed by the relocating employees and/or supported by the underlying value of the relocating employees’ properties and contract arrangements with corporate customers. The equity advances generally are due within 180 to 270 days or upon the earlier sale of the underlying property.

SIRVA Relocation sells receivable portfolios to SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC (“SRC”). The receivables securitization program is accounted for as a sale of financial assets. At each sales transaction, SRC transfers its ownership in all of its receivable on a non-recourse basis to a third-party financial institution in exchange for a cash advance and a securitization receivable. SRC’s assets are not available to pay our general obligations. The program does not contain any financial covenants, but does contain cross-default provisions to our ABL Revolver and Term Loan and requirements for financial reporting and actions consistent with the maintenance and servicing of the receivable obligations.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We believe that the following are critical areas that either require significant judgment by management or may be affected by changes in general market conditions outside the control of management. As a result, changes in estimates and general market conditions could cause actual results to differ materially from future expected results.

The accounting policies we believe to be most critical to understanding our financial results and condition and that require complex and subjective management judgments are discussed below.

Income Taxes

Our income tax expense, deferred tax assets and liabilities and reserves for unrecognized tax benefits reflect management’s best assessment of estimated future taxes to be paid. We are subject to income taxes in both the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgments and estimates are required in determining the consolidated income tax expense. Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the tax and financial statement recognition of revenue and expense. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred tax assets within the jurisdiction from which they arise we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations. Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to realize the existing deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective positive evidence evaluated was the cumulative pre-tax income incurred over the three-year period ended December 31, 2014. On the basis of this evaluation, substantially all of the U.S. valuation allowance for the net deferred tax assets which had been recorded at December 31, 2013 was reversed as of December 31, 2014. Due to no longer providing for a valuation allowance and the relative amount of income or loss earned in the various jurisdictions we expect our effective tax rate to increase from approximately 4% in 2013 to an estimated 34% by 2016.

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three-year period. Due to prior ownership changes under these provisions, we are limited to $39.0 million of tax benefits from U.S. federal net operating losses and $8.1 million of tax benefits from state net operating losses reported at December 31, 2014. U.S. federal net operating losses will begin to expire in 2023.

Changes in tax laws and rates could also affect recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities in the future. Management is not aware of any such changes that would have a material effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

The calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations in a multitude of jurisdictions across our global operations.

Tax benefits from an uncertain tax position are recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits. We adjust our liabilities for uncertain tax positions when our judgment changes as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from our current estimate of the tax liabilities. These differences will be reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which they are determined. There are no unrecognized tax benefits expected to be settled in the next 12 months.

Pension Benefits

We have a qualified defined benefit pension plan covering certain of our domestic employees. This defined benefit pension plan was amended in 2002 to freeze participation and benefit accruals. We also have an unfunded, nonqualified plan that provides retirement benefits not otherwise provided under the qualified plan, because of the benefit limitations imposed by Sections 415 and 401(a)(17) of the Code. This plan ensures that an executive receives the total pension benefit to which he or she otherwise would be entitled, were it not for such limitation. Several statistical and other factors, which attempt to anticipate future events, are used in calculating the expense and liability related to the plans. Key factors include assumptions about the expected rates of return on plan assets and discount rates, as determined by us, within certain guidelines. We consider market conditions, including changes in investment returns and interest rates, in making these assumptions.

We determine the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets based on the plan assets’ historical long-term investment performance, current asset allocation, and estimates of future long-term returns by asset class.

Plan assets are comprised of equity and fixed income securities. The expected rate of return on plan assets is a long-term assumption and generally does not change annually. The discount rate reflects the market rate for high-quality fixed income debt instruments on our annual measurement date (December 31) and is subject to change each year. Holding all other assumptions constant, a 1% increase or decrease in the assumed rate of return on plan assets would have decreased or increased, respectively, 2014 net periodic pension expense by approximately $1.2 million. Likewise, a 0.25% increase or decrease in the discount rate would have decreased or increased, respectively, 2014 net periodic pension expense by approximately $0.3 million.

Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses are being recognized over approximately an 8-year period, which represents the expected remaining service life of the employee group. Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses arise from several factors including experience and assumption changes in the obligations and from the difference between expected returns and actual returns on plan assets.

 

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We have recorded unrecognized actuarial losses within accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax. These unrecognized losses will be systematically recognized from accumulated other comprehensive loss as an increase in future net periodic pension expense. Similarly, actuarial gains and losses that arise in the future, which have not yet been recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost will be recognized as increases or decreases in other comprehensive income, net of tax, in the period they arise. The actuarial assumptions we use in determining our pension benefits may differ materially from actual results because of changing market and economic conditions, higher or lower withdrawal rates or longer or shorter life spans of participants. While we believe that the assumptions used are appropriate, differences in actual experience or changes in assumptions might materially affect our financial position or results of operations.

Contractual Obligations

The following table provides a summary at December 31, 2014 of our contractual cash obligations:

 

     Payments Due by Period  
     Total      Less than
1 year
     1-3 years      3-5 years      After 5
years
 
     (in millions)  

Contractual obligations

              

Long-term debt(a)

   $ 295.4       $ 3.6       $ 6.0       $ 285.8       $ —     

Interest payments on long-term debt(b)

     91.7         22.3         42.9         26.5         —     

Operating leases

     81.1         14.3         22.2         17.4         27.2   

Household goods claim reserves(c)

     13.9         13.3         0.6         —           —     

Capital lease obligations (including interest payments)

     1.8         1.4         0.4         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total contractual cash obligations

   $ 483.9       $ 54.9       $ 72.1       $ 329.7       $ 27.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Long-term debt includes principal payments related to our $300.0 million Term Loan and other debt and excludes capital lease obligations.
(b) The following assumptions were made for interest payments on long-term debt:

$300.0 million Term Loan—A floating interest rate on the principal outstanding of 7.5% is assumed for 2015 and all years thereafter.

$50.0 million ABL Revolver—Interest on borrowings under our revolving credit facility is excluded because at December 31, 2014 no amounts were outstanding.

 

(c) Estimated costs to settle claims related to household goods damage and loss.

Pension Plans

Our policy is to fund our pension plans as required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), the IRS and local statutory law. As of December 31, 2014, our aggregate pension liability was $42.6 million. We currently estimate that we will contribute approximately $4.6 million to our pension plans in 2015, as determined by minimum required contribution calculations. Due to the future impact of various market conditions, rates of return and changes in plan participants, we cannot provide a meaningful estimate of our future pension plan contributions beyond 2015.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have an off-balance sheet arrangement that enables us to sell up to $130.0 million of certain receivables to an independent third-party financial institution in order to provide a cost effective way to offer home equity payments to our relocation services customers. The receivables are primarily for service fees, home equity payments, final equity payments, lump sum payments, employee expense reimbursements and third-party payments advanced by us and are collateralized by promissory notes, the underlying value of the properties and contract arrangements with the corporate customers. Invoice due dates typically range from seven to 60 days. The equity payment terms can extend to 180 to 270 days or upon the sale of the underlying property. Under the terms of the sales agreement, we are responsible to service the equity advances and other payments during their life, including administration and collection on the receivables, on behalf of the independent third-party financial institution. Servicing fees we receive under the sales agreement are deemed adequate compensation to us for performing the servicing; accordingly, no servicing asset or liability has been recognized. As of June 30, 2015, 81.3% of the facility has been utilized. Proceeds from receivables sold exceeded collections paid by $23.3 million, $31.6 million and $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The program does not contain any financial covenants, but does contain cross-default provisions to our ABL Revolver and Term Loan and requirements for financial reporting and actions consistent with the maintenance and servicing of the receivable obligations.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to various market risks, including changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to various interest rate risks that arise in the normal course of business. We finance our operations with borrowings comprised primarily of variable rate indebtedness. Significant increases in interest rates could adversely affect our operating margins, results of operations and our ability to service indebtedness. Because our Term Loan has a LIBOR floor of 1.25%, a 1% increase in market rates would not have increased our gross interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2014. A 1% increase in the effective interest rate would have increased our gross interest expense by $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. The interest rate swap instruments described below will not mitigate the impact of a rate increase until the 90 day LIBOR rate exceeds 2.5%.

We utilize interest rate agreements to manage interest rate exposure. The principal objective of such contracts is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with financial activities. We do not utilize financial instruments for trading purposes. The counterparties to these contractual arrangements are financial institutions with which we also have other financial relationships. We are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by these counterparties, but we have no reason to anticipate non-performance by the other parties.

 

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We have an interest rate cap agreement that limits the impact of rising interest rates on a portion of our variable rate term loan. The agreement requires the counterparty to pay our incremental interest expense on any incremental rate increase over the cap rate for the stated notational principal amount. This agreement qualifies for hedge accounting treatment, therefore, market rate changes in the effective portion of this derivative are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. The following table provides a summary of the interest rate cap agreement:

 

Capped Interest Rate (90-day Libor)

  2.5%   3.5%   4.0%   5.0%

Notional amount

  $150,000,000   $125,000,000   $100,000,000   $75,000,000

Effective date

  7/2/2014   4/1/2015   4/1/2016   4/1/2017

Expiration date

  3/31/2015   3/31/2016   3/31/2017   3/31/2018

Counterparty

  JPMorgan Chase   JPMorgan Chase   JPMorgan Chase   JPMorgan Chase

We are also exposed to interest rate risk arising from our interest rate lock commitments issued on residential mortgage loans intended to be held for sale and mortgages held for sale. We use a combination of forward contracts for the sales of loans, forward sales of mortgage-backed securities and call or put options on U.S. Treasury futures to manage our exposure to this interest rate risk.

Foreign Currency Risk

Assets, liabilities and commitments that are to be settled in cash and are denominated in foreign currencies for transaction purposes are sensitive to changes in currency exchange rates. All material trade receivable balances are denominated in the host currency of the local operation. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, we recognized currency losses of $0.5 million, $0.9 million and an insignificant amount, respectively, for transactional related items.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The objective of ASU 2014-09 is to (1) remove inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements, (2) provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, (3) improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets, (4) provide more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements, and (5) simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. For public organizations, the guidance in ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. We have not yet determined what impact, if any, the new guidance will have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Excluding ASU 2014-09, which has not been evaluated, there are no accounting standards that, when adopted, are expected to materially affect our financial condition or results of operations. See Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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BUSINESS

We are a leading provider of end-to-end relocation and moving services for multi-national corporations, government institutions and consumers, through a worldwide network of 1,475 locations in 170 countries. Our services are designed to provide our customers, typically large corporations, with the ability to efficiently and expeditiously relocate employees globally to execute their business strategies. We provide these services since relocation and moving are outside of our customers’ core competencies. We help manage all aspects of an employee’s relocation and believe that our suite of over 50 distinct services provides an enhanced experience for our corporate and government customers, relocating employees and their families.

According to the 2014 Workforce Management Relocation Hotlist (the “Relocation Hotlist”), SIRVA held a 26% volume share globally in relocation services in 2014 among companies that self-report to the Relocation Hotlist. In 2014, we executed over 333,000 relocations and moves, 55% of these were relocations with our contracted corporate customers, 38% were moves with individual consumers and 7% were relocations with contracted government customers. We served more than 1,800 corporate customers in 2014, including approximately 25% of the Fortune 500 and 60% of the Dow Jones 30, and many government agencies. Our corporate contracts typically have terms ranging from one to four years. We have long-standing relationships with our corporate customers with average retention rates reaching 98% for the period from 2012 to 2014 in our Relocation Services segment. We have a diversified customer base, with no single customer accounting for more than 3.2% of our service revenue in 2014 and our top ten customers accounting for approximately 16.8% of our service revenue in 2014. Our approximately 2,700 employees, located both within our offices and on-site within our customers’ human resources departments, provide a customized solution for each relocating employee. We provide moving services through our leading moving network, which includes third-party providers and franchise staff members, operating under our leading Allied and northAmerican brands.

A transfer to a new location is a challenging time for the employee, their spouse/partner and their entire family, and can be even more difficult if the job is located in a new country with different languages, cultures, employment policies, visa rules, and tax laws. We assist corporations and employees with each aspect of the relocation process to ensure a smooth transition, generating revenue from each of the relocation and moving services that we provide. Our relocation services are provided directly by SIRVA and through our network of third-party providers, and our moving services are provided through our agent network in the United States and Canada, and through exclusive franchise relationships, agents and third-party relationships in the rest of the world.

 

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The following is an example of the transfer of an employee with a family from New York to Beijing and illustrates the relocation and moving services that we provide:

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A relocation and moving event typically triggers many challenging questions for the employee and the employee’s family, including:

 

    Will we be happy and successful in a new location and in a new culture?

 

    Will my spouse/partner find a new job and will my kids find a good school?

 

    How will my family fit into the new culture, find friends and adjust while I try to be successful at my new job?

 

    What do I do with my current home—sell it or rent it?

 

    Do I buy or rent my new home?

 

    How will we move all of our personal things to our new home?

 

    How can I ensure I am compliant with domestic tax laws and those in the new country I’m going to?

 

    What visas are needed and what are the new local HR requirements?

 

    What happens with my domestic and international taxes?

 

    What are the new human resource requirements?

We assist the corporation, the relocating employee and the relocating employee’s family in meeting these challenges.

Our expertise lies in our proprietary business processes, our technological capabilities and our knowledge of the complex logistical and regulatory components involved in moving employees on a global basis. Our technical knowledge in the key areas of employment law, policy adherence, domestic and expatriate tax support, compensation law, customs, immigration, cultural integration, logistics and global supply chain optimization help ensure successful transitions for the relocating employees and their families worldwide.

 

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We operate an asset-light agent/franchise moving network which has attributes similar to a traditional franchise model. Our network of third-party relocation and moving providers allows us to deliver specialized, local expertise in a wide range of countries. We provide our moving services, primarily consisting of interstate and international professional moves, through the majority of our 1,475 locations, including 55 company-operated locations and 1,420 agent/franchise locations, in 170 countries. Our agents and franchises operate in the United States and Canada under our nationally recognized moving brands Allied and northAmerican, and in the rest of the world under our Allied brand. Our moving operations were established over many decades, and allow us to deliver a quality customer experience and manage the move, while our agents and franchises provide the capital and labor to execute moves, including moving vehicles, warehouses and packaging and transportation support teams.

Based on IBISWorld Inc. (“IBISWorld”) market data, we believe that the relocation and moving industries (collectively, “mobility”) have attractive growth fundamentals, including a shift to outsourcing in international markets, corporate globalization and an increasing focus on global talent development and management. We have also witnessed growth in corporate activity which has driven demand for relocation services.

We believe we are well-positioned to benefit from an ongoing expansion of the global relocation industry as a result of our market leading position, scale, breadth of service offerings, recognizable brands and asset-light business model. Additionally, we have implemented a number of initiatives that we believe have significantly strengthened our operations and enhanced our ability to generate growth and continue to improve margins. We have reduced our operating costs by approximately $68 million since 2008 by streamlining business processes, investing in our technology infrastructure, implementing new policies intended to improve our risk management, focusing on an asset-light strategy and divesting non-core businesses that were not directly related to providing relocation services. We have also grown our franchise network, completed five strategic acquisitions and recruited an additional 19 sales professionals.

Our Operating Segments

We report our operations in four segments: Relocation Services, Moving Services, Growth Markets, and Australia. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for further information on our reportable segments.

Relocation Services

Through this segment we provide relocation services to corporations and government agencies including complete program management (e.g. expense management, reporting, relocation policy deployment and execution), and the supervision and implementation of all employee relocations. These services do not include the physical move of household goods provided by our Moving Services segment. We are a leading provider of end-to-end relocation services to corporate customers in North America. According to IBISWorld, our market share of relocation services in North America was 13.4% in 2014. Our services are designed to execute a corporation’s relocation program and are predominantly contracted with the human resource departments at our corporate customers. We provide a variety of relocation packages from full service relocation packages managed by SIRVA that are typically offered to a corporate customer’s more senior executives to more basic relocation benefit packages managed by SIRVA for all other employees. These full service relocation packages include home sale assistance, moving services, temporary accommodation, visa assistance services, cultural programs, domestic and expatriate compensation and tax support, expense management and spouse and partner

 

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support, among many other services available. The more basic relocation packages consist of only a few of these services. We earn revenue through program, service, and referral fees and through fees we earn from providing home sale assistance and mortgage services. In 2014, Relocation Services represented 33.5% of Net Service Revenue.

Moving Services

Through this segment we provide the movement of household goods for U.S.-based contracts. We are one of the leading providers of moving services in North America and globally. According to the American Moving and Storage Association (“AMSA”), we had a 28% U.S. market share for interstate consumer moves in 2014 among companies that self-report to AMSA. The Moving Services segment maintains contracts with corporate and government customers that are distinct from the contracts entered into by our Relocation Services segment. In addition, the Moving Services segment performs moves for corporate customers under contract and directly for consumers. In 2014, we completed 168,969 moves. Of these moves, 50% were generated from contracts with corporate and military customers and 50% were direct with consumers. The moves executed are primarily interstate and international professional moves. Moving Services receives a share of all moving revenue related to interstate and international moves. We manage a global agent network, akin to a franchise program, through which moves are executed. We own the Allied and northAmerican brands, and provide agents/franchisees with marketing, technology and revenue/expense services. The agents/franchisees are responsible for all asset purchases, including trucks and trailers, and employ the labor used to execute moves. In 2014, Moving Services represented 34.3% of Net Service Revenue.

Growth Markets

In our Growth Markets segment, we provide services similar to those provided by our Relocation Services and Moving Services segments, but in the growth markets of Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and South America. The Growth Markets segment is a higher growth potential segment for us as we have only recently established sales operations in these markets to leverage our existing infrastructure. For example, historically we would move an executive from Frankfort, Germany to Beijing, China on behalf of a U.S.-based company and maintain branches and agent/franchise relationships in Germany and Beijing to offer this capability. To drive increased growth, we are now selling our capabilities to European, Asian, Middle Eastern and South American based companies directly, leveraging our existing operating infrastructure outside North America for corporations headquartered outside North America. In 2014, Growth Markets represented 14.6% of Net Service Revenue.

Australia

In our Australia segment, we offer relocation and moving services in Australia and New Zealand. This segment differs from our other segments because there is no agent moving network to utilize for moving operations. Therefore, we utilize a combination of third party franchises and our own operated moving locations. As a result, we operate a more asset-heavy model in this region, including direct ownership and operation of trucks, trailers and warehouses. In 2014, Australia represented 17.6% of Net Service Revenue.

Between 2010 and 2014, we increased our service revenue from $1,201.6 million to $1,464.4 million, Net Service Revenue from $373.4 million to $485.1 million, Adjusted EBITDA from $34.1 million to $84.5 million and net income (loss) from $(52.8) million to $60.7 million. For fiscal years 2012, 2013 and 2014, our service revenue was $1,438.9 million, $1,452.0 million and $1,464.4 million, respectively, Net Service Revenue, which we define as service revenue less purchased transportation expense, was $444.3 million, $459.9 million and $485.1 million, respectively, Adjusted EBITDA was

 

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$60.9 million, $70.9 million and $84.5 million, respectively, and net income (loss) was $(1.4) million, $9.7 million and $60.7 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, our service revenue was $664.1 million, Net Service Revenue was $236.1 million, Adjusted EBITDA was $34.1 million and net income was $3.8 million. For information on how we define Adjusted EBITDA and Net Service Revenue and reconciliations of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA and service revenue to Net Service Revenue, see “Summary—Summary Historical Financial and Other Data.”

 

 

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Industry Overview

The global relocation and moving services markets are large and growing and consist of a range of diversified services that enable corporations and government institutions to deploy executives and key personnel to locations throughout the world. The talent needs of multi-national corporations are becoming increasingly global and complex. Strategic business decisions normally depend upon the deployment of employees to the most important projects with speed and agility, which drives demand for relocation services. These services consist of managing numerous, distinct relocation and move events involving the relocation of the employee, their family and the employee’s household goods from their originating location to a destination location, while also managing the related legal requirements, visa and immigration requirements, human resources policies and needs specific to the relocating employee.

We compete against companies that solely provide relocation services, companies that solely provide moving services, companies that are primarily focused on real estate services and a limited group of companies that, similar to us, provide integrated relocation and moving services. Companies that provide only relocation services procure moving services and other services from third parties to complete the relocation for an employee and have limited control over the move. The majority of these companies are regional players and provide services in selected regions. Companies that solely provide moving services are typically regional companies that use partner companies if the destination of a move is not located in their covered area. Certain relocation companies are primarily focused on providing real estate services, such as broker services, and their relocation business is secondary to their primary business of real estate brokerage services. We believe integrating relocation and moving is the best model as it allows the relocation provider to exert a much greater level of control over the physical move itself. By combining relocation and moving, the relocating employee is offered the highest quality driver and crew to move and pack their home and is provided required relocation services before and after a move. SIRVA is the leading global provider for integrated relocation and moving services.

U.S. Market

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or capability within their human resources departments, they do not typically possess the domain expertise or local resources across diverse geographies required to manage the numerous processes involved in a relocation. Accordingly, most corporations outsource these functions to relocation services providers to leverage the provider’s scale, expertise and technology.

Third-party research describes U.S. mobility services as consisting of various component services, with relocation services and moving services as the two largest component services.

The U.S. mobility services market is well developed and is the largest mobility services market in the world:

 

    Relocation Services.    IBISWorld estimates that the market for U.S. relocation services will be $13.1 billion for 2015 and is forecasted to grow at an annualized rate of 4.8% from 2015 to 2020 to a total of $16.4 billion. Relocation services include expatriate services, temporary housing, property management, realtor advice, home sale and purchasing assistance and other value-added services. According to IBISWorld, we had a 13.4% market share in the U.S. relocation services market in 2014.

 

    Moving Services.    IBISWorld estimates that the market for U.S. moving services was $14.0 billion for 2014 and is forecasted to grow at an annualized rate of 1.1% from 2014 to 2019 to a total of $14.8 billion. Moving services include moving, valuables protection, records management and storage, integrated logistics and information services and other value-added services. According to AMSA, we had a 28% U.S. market share for interstate consumer moves in 2014 among companies that self-report to AMSA.

International Markets

The international relocation and moving services market has also experienced growth. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Talent Mobility 2020, the average number of mobile employees from global organizations has grown 25% over the past decade and is estimated to grow an additional 50% by 2020.

 

    Europe.    148 of the Global Fortune 500 corporations are headquartered in Europe and account for a significant amount of global mobility volume. We believe that the percentage of European companies that outsource mobility services is relatively small compared to their U.S. counterparts. We see a significant growth opportunity in the European market based upon the increasing shift to outsourcing of mobility services.

 

    Asia and Emerging Markets.    We believe China, Brazil and India are growing markets for mobility services. As more corporations in these countries develop into global leaders, we believe their mobility needs will increase. Additionally, countries in the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, are becoming increasingly important to global corporations, driven partially by the energy industry, but also by the technology, industrial, retail and business services sectors.

 

    Australia.    Australia is a relatively mature market. Our revenue growth in this region has been predominantly driven by the addition of new services, new customer wins and the strength of our Allied and SIRVA Relocation brands.

There can be no guarantee that the U.S. or international mobility services markets will continue to grow or that our revenue will increase as a result of any future growth in the mobility services market. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Industry—Our efforts to expand our business into new geographic markets may not be successful.”

 

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Our Customers’ Key Buying Criteria

Multi-national corporations are often seeking a “one-stop-shop” outsourcing relationship with their relocation and moving services provider in order to better address the complexity of relocating employees while also achieving operational and cost efficiencies. We believe the key factors used by multi-national corporations in selecting an outsourced relocation and moving services provider are:

 

    Quality of the Experience.    Deliver a high level of satisfaction and a timely, convenient delivery to the relocating employee of a quality relocation and moving experience.

 

    Technology.    Provide technology that integrates with customer’s IT systems, interfaces with relocating employees and allows for real time access regardless of location through mobile applications and reporting capabilities to meet a corporation’s needs for deploying staff worldwide to meet strategic initiatives.

 

    Global Presence.    Produce a consistent experience regardless of location in the world, even in developing or remote countries, and to provide tailored solutions to help relocating employees that find some new environments or societies a challenge to assimilate within.

 

    Scale.    Have the operational capabilities to handle any relocation, regardless of size or volume, from a single employee relocation to the group move of an entire corporate division.

 

    New Product Innovation.    Create new services that are customized to the unique needs of each customer’s corporate organization and innovate with value-added services for the relocating employee and their family.

 

    Scope of Expertise.    Expertise and experience in handling the complexities of a global relocation and moving program, including legal, tax, employment regulations, payroll and HR policies in the countries in which the customer operates.

 

    Supply Chain Management and Efficiency.    Provide the service and quality through a competitive and cost-effective supply chain on a global basis, wherever the corporation may operate.

Secular Drivers of Growth in Relocation and Moving Services

We believe the relocation and moving services industry is supported by the following secular growth drivers:

 

    Globalization.    As corporations expand their global reach and enter new markets, the lack of sufficient local talent in key growth areas and the emergence of new multi-national corporations in developing economies is likely to increase the need to deploy employees around the world.

 

    Corporate Activity and Investment.    As economic and political conditions improve, businesses are more inclined to undertake new corporate initiatives, projects and investments, which can lead to increased relocations to execute these initiatives.

 

    Employment Levels.    Employment growth typically results in increased need for the relocation of executives and key personnel to the locations where they can make the highest impact and results in an increase in the relocation benefits provided by a corporation to an employee as the competition for talent increases.

 

    GDP Growth.    Improving macroeconomic conditions can result in multi-national corporations seeking to expand the size of their workforce in various markets, which can increase their executive and key employee relocation volumes.

 

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Industry-Specific Growth Drivers

We believe the following industry trends further support growth in the mobility services industry:

 

    International Relocation Dynamics.    As businesses expand globally into emerging markets, they face a growing need to deploy talent to the most critical parts of their business in key growth regions. As a result, many businesses are not merely transferring talent on an “expat” basis but are creating flexible global organizations that deploy talent around the world continually.

 

    Complex Regulatory Environment.    Increasingly complex government regulations and compliance requirements associated with international relocations are placing an added burden on corporations due to changing local laws in tax, immigration, employment and other human resources regulations. These more complex regulatory environments require particular expertise and a local presence in foreign markets. The high costs of failure associated with a corporation’s inability to manage these processes can be significantly disruptive to its business operations. For example, the risk of failure is high if an executive has problems with a work permit while on an expat assignment or if the relocating employee encounters issues with U.S. or local taxes.

 

    Shift To Outsourcing.    Human resources departments do not typically possess the expertise or local resources in every country in the world to manage the numerous processes involved in a mobility event. “In-house” relocation programs can be costly to operate. As a result, corporations seek outsourced mobility services providers that can provide more comprehensive service offerings and global networks to provide the required expertise worldwide and reduce the administrative costs associated with complex relocations.

 

    Employee and Organizational Dynamics.    In addition, corporations are increasingly focused on retaining the employee after a relocation, and to create a more flexible or mobile organization. As a result, many HR departments and corporate leaders continually attempt to improve their relocation programs and to enhance the experience for their employees as they transfer between different corporate offices and locations.

As a leading, globally-integrated mobility services provider, we believe we are positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities resulting from these industry dynamics and secular drivers.

Competitive Strengths

The following is a description of the competitive strengths that have helped establish SIRVA as a leading global relocation and moving service provider:

Our Expertise Across a Broad Suite of Service Offerings

We take ownership of the key aspects of our customers’ global relocation programs and deliver over 50 distinct service offerings through our in-house experts, our network of exclusive agents and franchises and our third-party providers. Our broad suite of services enables us to provide a customized solution for each relocation, including employee-specific services at origin, moving of household goods and destination services, and in the case of an international relocation, on-going expatriate services over the course of the employees’ foreign assignment. We believe our extensive global experience servicing Fortune Global 500 companies, mid-size companies and small businesses enables us to accurately anticipate the complexities inherent in any relocation. Our employees are highly trained, and our team of relocation and moving experts includes individuals who hold the Certified Relocation Professional designation and the Global Mobility Specialist designation, each granted by Worldwide ERC, and who are certified public accountants and licensed real estate brokers. In addition to providing an enhanced employee experience and better control, we believe our expertise

 

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reduces the risk of non-compliance with laws in different geographies. This helps prevent some of the most critical and costly errors for our customers, such as the deportation of a transferred executive due to an unforeseen visa problem or compensation, payroll and tax issues in the United States or a foreign country due to inaccurate reporting.

Our Integrated Relocation and Moving Capabilities

We provide an integrated, end-to-end relocation and moving solution for our customers. By owning the moving van line network, we are able to ensure that the employee has a seamless relocation by controlling the entire relocation and moving process. For example, our integrated agent network allows us to select the specific moving crew that will be handling a relocating employee’s move, ensuring that our most capable people are handling our most complex relocations. A relocation company that does not have an integrated moving services business typically would rely on a contracted, independent third-party to perform the move.

Our Global Scale

We provide services across six continents and in 170 countries. In 2014, we served more than 1,800 corporate customers globally, including 25% of the Fortune 500 and 60% of the Dow Jones 30. These corporations need to relocate their employees on a global scale and our global relocation and moving network enables us to execute these moves on their behalf. As an example of our differentiated global presence, we have 161 franchise locations and 35 company-operated locations in the Asia Pacific region, including five locations in India where no other major competitor has a single office in India. In addition, we were one of the first relocation and moving companies to expand into key countries in the high-growth Middle East. We believe that our global scale allows us to provide a consistent level of service in comparison to our competitors.

Our Well-Recognized Global Brands

 

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We market the SIRVA brand to human resource professionals globally. We also own two of the top brands in moving services in the United States and Canada—Allied and northAmerican—which are leveraged across a network of 386 third-party agents in the United States and Canada. Allied has been in business since 1933 and northAmerican has been in business since 1928. According to the Relocation Hotlist, SIRVA held a 26% volume share globally in relocation services in 2014 among companies that self-report to the Relocation Hotlist. In 2014, we were a market leader in U.S. relocation services according to IBISWorld. According to the December 2014 IBISWorld Report, SIRVA held a 20% market share in the U.S. moving industry.

Our Local Delivery and Execution

We have local delivery capabilities in 170 countries through our 55 company-operated locations, our 1,420 agent and franchise locations and our third-party provider network. These local agent, franchise and third-party provider relationships enable us to serve the complex needs of large multi-national corporations even in challenging or undeveloped markets while maintaining an asset-light structure. We actively manage our agent, franchise and third-party provider network, enabling us to deliver a consistent quality of service. We also maintain the ability to provide select services directly through our in-house experts to control sensitive aspects of a relocation. For example, our staff

 

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provides increased safety for the relocating employee’s family and protection over their personal information by directly delivering services, such as visa assistance.

Our Leading Technology Capability

Our technology platform is connected to our customers’ human resources departments, our agent/franchise network and our third-party providers. As of December 31, 2014, we employed approximately 150 full-time technology professionals. We have developed an extensive knowledge of the technologies deployed for relocation and moving solutions, which has enabled us to design and build our technology and implement it with our customers. Our proprietary global assignment platform, SIRVAConnect, provides us with the ability to estimate costs for a move, initiate a transaction, measure and track progress and manage key aspects of a relocation, as well as collaborate with human resources departments. Employees are also able to track the movement of their household goods and view and request additional relocation services directly via our platform, which is accessible on the employee’s laptop, tablet or mobile device. We have the ability to update our technology independently of the corporate IT departments with which we integrate, giving us the freedom to update and innovate our platform on our own schedule. Our technological capabilities have been acknowledged by our customers and their technology experts. In 2014, we were named on the Information Week 500 list of Top Technology Innovators, an annual listing of the most innovative corporate users of business technology in the United States across all industries, for the 12th consecutive year.

Our Management Team

The core values of our leadership team are integrity, collaboration, customer service and capital efficiency. Our leadership team has a diverse set of management experiences with companies including McKinsey & Company, AlliedSignal, Getty Images, Prudential Financial, Xerox, Ricoh, Motorola, General Electric and Dell Inc. Both our CEO, Wes Lucas, and our CFO, Tom Oberdorf, have over 14 years of experience in their respective roles. Since Mr. Lucas joined us in 2008, our financial performance has improved significantly.

Growth Strategies

We intend to capitalize on our leading position in relocation and moving services and our global scale to increase revenue, enhance our profitability and maximize the return on investment for our stockholders. We seek to achieve these objectives by executing on the following key strategies:

Continue to Grow Our Market Share and Win New Customers

We intend to leverage our leading market position, global presence, well-recognized brands, broad and integrated service offering and commitment to delivering a high-quality of service to grow our market share and win new customers. We believe that our recently implemented sales and marketing initiatives, including an expanded sales team, a new global sales strategy, targeted marketing efforts and new agent/franchise sales process will be integral in our efforts to win new customers. We believe that our differentiated technology solutions will also be a key factor in our ability to increase our market share. In 2014, we won three out of the seven largest RFP’s that we competed for and signed 41 new U.S. and Canadian corporate customers. In each year during the period from 2012 to 2014 we increased the estimated annual service revenue attributable to contracts signed during that year and we estimate that the annual service revenue attributable to contracts entered into in 2015 will be greater than the comparable figure for 2014. For example, in our Moving Services segment, our U.S. market share for interstate consumer moves has increased from 25% in 2008 to 28% in 2014 among companies that self-report to AMSA. We believe that the addition of these new customers will provide incremental revenue and reinforce our leading position in the relocation services

 

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market. We are focused on offering customizable solutions, which enable us to win business and develop long-standing relationships with our customers. We have a 98% customer retention rate in each year from 2012 to 2014 for our corporate customers in our Relocation Services segment and an over 99% retention rate for our corporate and government institution customers in our Australia segment.

Increase the Number of Services Sold to Current Customers

Our broad service offerings provide an opportunity to cross-sell our diverse suite of services. Our team of dedicated experts works closely with our customers and their relocating employees to understand their individual needs at every stage of the relocation process and to identify areas where we can increase the quantity and depth of services that we provide. We believe we are positioned to leverage the breadth of our relocation services to expand the scope of our work with our existing customers in a variety of ways. For example, our account managers seek to add services to the existing contract, such as our visa assistance, language, domestic and expatriate compensation and tax support services. Our moving counselors also offer employees additional services during the relocation and at their destination location.

Expand Globally

We are targeting the expansion of our business in Europe. We believe that we can leverage our existing European infrastructure and network, consisting of 350 locations and seven company-operated offices in 42 countries which we have developed to serve our U.S.-based customers, to market to European-headquartered companies. To execute this strategy, we are investing in sales and marketing capabilities and acquisitions in the region to expand our customer base. For example, in March 2014, we hired a relocation professional with over 30 years of experience in the global relocation industry to lead our European operations and in June 2015 we hired a sales leader for our European operations. During 2013 and 2014, we had success increasing our business from two Fortune Global 500 European-headquartered customers to nine Fortune Global 500 European-headquartered customers. In addition, in March 2014, we acquired InHouse Relocation GmbH (“InHouse”), a German relocation and moving company, to grow our position in Germany.

We also believe there are growth opportunities in Asia, the Middle East, South America and Africa as corporations in these markets continue to expand their global reach, increasing their need for global relocation and moving services, and as U.S. and European multinational corporations continue to focus on growing in these regions. We have an extensive agent/franchise network in these regions, including 161 locations in Asia Pacific, 133 locations in Africa and the Middle East and 79 locations in Central America and South America. In addition, we have 35 company-operated locations in Asia Pacific, three locations in Africa and the Middle East and two locations in Central and South America. In 2012, we hired a new team to lead our growth efforts in Asia, and we have been focused on strengthening our market position in significant emerging markets, including China, Singapore and Malaysia. Additionally, in 2011 and 2012, we acquired relocation services businesses with locations in India and Brazil and invested in these regions to further strengthen our ability to serve these markets. We are also planning to expand our service offerings in key markets, including offering new immigration services in Malaysia, new destination services in the United Arab Emirates and new relocation services in Qatar, where we currently only offer moving services. Immigration services include visa and work permit requirements relating to a relocation and move event, and destination services include expat home or rental finding, area orientation, tenancy management and school search.

Continued New Product Development

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opportunities and be more responsive to our customers’ needs. We have several projects in various stages of development that we believe can be commercialized into attractive organic growth opportunities. Certain projects in development involve combining our industry expertise, global reach and proprietary technology platform to provide our customers with highly customized solutions. For example, we have recently developed a corporate human resources portal to enable human resources departments to access our relocation services directly, commercialized a global cost estimator and implemented a new reporting tool and data analytics service called SIRVAlytics. Additionally, we are working on expanding our service offerings to increase customer usage of services, such as expatriate compensation and tax support services.

Expand Into Adjacent Markets

We are continuously looking for opportunities to enter adjacent markets and capture new business. In October 2013, we launched the Xpress Marketplace, targeting individual employees who receive a lump sum payment to relocate and are obtaining relocation services on their own. These employees are often a majority of a corporation’s relocating employees that are afforded lower relocation budgets. We believe this represents an underserved market. Our product provides a portal, accessible via an employee’s smartphone or tablet, to our global network of agents, franchises and third-party providers along with our local delivery capability, enabling the relocating employees to better facilitate their relocation experience and stretch their lump sum allowance by using discounts they earn through our supply chain. We believe that the Xpress Marketplace enables our customers’ human resources departments to offer their relocating employees a service never before available. The human resources department also benefits from visibility of the relocation services utilized and monies spent, which allows them to better manage relocations for this group of employees.

We are also targeting the estimated $7.4 billion self-storage market and the multi-billion dollar self-moving market and believe that our March 2014 acquisition of SMARTBOX Portable Self Storage (“SMARTBOX”), a Do-It-Yourself (“DIY”) moving and storage company, provides a platform for the expansion of our relocation services into these DIY markets. We believe the SMARTBOX acquisition will allow us to expand our relocation service offering to corporate customers that want to provide a DIY option to their employees and to consumers looking for a more economical moving and storage option.

Improve Our Productivity and Drive Pricing Through Product Innovation

Over the last five years, we have focused on productivity improvements and product innovations that we believe have positioned us to improve our operating efficiency. For example, in our Moving Services segment, we are upgrading our IT systems and modernizing our operating system by installing GPS tracking devices on our agents’ trucks to enable network optimization, automating sales systems to enhance pricing capabilities and invoice processing and switching to a paperless system to document a move. From 2010 to 2014, we reduced selling, general and administrative expense as a percent of Net Service Revenue from 47% to 37%, and Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of Net Service Revenue grew from 9% to 17% over this same period. From 2013 to 2014, we reduced selling, general and administrative expense as a percent of Net Service Revenue from 39% to 37%, and Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of Net Service Revenue grew from 15% to 17% over this same period. We believe that there is potential to further increase our productivity.

We continue to have a significant amount of debt (approximately $         million of outstanding long-term debt and $         million of outstanding short-term debt as of June 30, 2015 on an as adjusted basis to give effect to this offering and the use of proceeds therefrom). Our significant debt may limit the availability of financial resources to pursue the growth strategies discussed above, and there can be no guarantee that any of the growth strategies described above will result in increased revenue and profits.

 

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Differentiated Delivery Model

When choosing a provider of outsourced relocation services, corporations and government agencies seek a consistent quality of experience for their relocating employees, global capabilities with local service delivery, regulatory compliance and security, robust technology capabilities, and program management and control. We offer an end-to-end solution to our customers. We directly deliver select relocation and moving services both domestically and internationally through our own staff and deliver other services either through our agents and franchises or through partnerships with third-party service providers. This approach enables us to relocate employees across the globe, while delivering specialized services with consistent quality on a local basis. We work closely with the services supply chain and provide our customers and their relocating employees with a secure experience.

Our independently owned agent network performs the moving and related services that we offer to our customers located in the United States and Canada. The agent network supports the physical transportation of a relocating employee’s household goods under our two nationally recognized moving brands—Allied and northAmerican. Our network in the United States and Canada, which is similar to a franchise model, includes 386 third-party agents serving customers in 676 locations. These agents maintain their own fleets of transportation vehicles and real estate portfolio of warehouses and have packing/unpacking crews on their payroll. We believe our agent network positions us to maintain a low fixed-cost structure and provides us with significant operating leverage. We have renewed our contracts with our Allied and northAmerican agent networks through January 2018.

The following graphic illustrates examples of the services that we provide and the activities that are performed by our agent network:

 

 

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Our Role in Moving

We act as a network manager for our agents and franchises, providing technology-enabled services associated with a move, including: integrated logistics and information services, IT systems, load optimization, billing, insurance, collection and claims handling, international customs clearance, valuables protection, and additional value-added services such as fine art storage, wine transport, family pet relocation, and other services required in a move.

 

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Agents’ and Franchises’ Role in Moving

Our agents and franchises are independently-owned and work with us on an exclusive basis under standardized contracts that we execute with each agent/franchisee. In 2013, we entered into multi-year agreements with our agent/franchise network that expire in January 2018. The agents and franchises own the trucks and trailers used in moves and provide the capital and labor-intensive services of the move, including in-home surveying, packing, loading, transportation, unloading and unpacking. Our agents and franchises provide moving services for intrastate, interstate and international households, office and industrial moves, and also records management and storage. We compensate the agents and franchises pursuant to our contractual arrangement with them and the related services they provide to our customers. Corporate customers primarily contract with us or the agent directly for services, and pricing is set by us based upon a discount to a contracted tariff rate. Government institutions contract with us or the agent directly for services, and all pricing is set by us. Consumers contract with either us or the agent directly, and pricing is set by us for the line haul portion of the consumer move, and the agent has an option to modify their compensation based on local service requirements for specific consumers. In addition, pricing for certain ancillary services required for a specific move is determined by the agent.

Our agent agreements appoint our agents to provide services, such as in-home surveying, packing, loading, transportation, unloading and unpacking for the shipment of household goods and other items as part of a relocation. Our agents agree to conduct their businesses pursuant to rules, regulations and standards established by us and operate under permits and licenses that we hold in order to transport household goods and other freight across state lines. We collect all revenue associated with the move and pass through a portion of this revenue to our agents. The amount of revenue we retain is largely dependent upon the size and distance of the move and value of the contents. Typically, we do not realize any revenue from the intrastate movement of goods by our agents unless such intrastate movements are originated by us. Additionally, we do not receive revenue from ancillary services our agents provide in connection with a move such as packing and unpacking. Our agents also agree to contribute a percentage of their revenue to marketing funds that are collectively used to promote the Allied and northAmerican brands and to contribute to a collective self-insurance fund.

Our franchise agreements grant our franchises the exclusive right to use our trademarks in their country of operation. Our franchises agree to conduct their businesses pursuant to rules, regulation and standards established by us. The revenue we earn under our franchise agreement is an annual fixed license fee (based upon a percentage of sales) paid by the franchise for the exclusive right to use our trademarks. The franchise also agrees that it will use our moving network in connection with moves into or out of countries where we have an agent/franchise presence.

Our Services and Solutions

We offer over 50 distinct relocation and moving services. Our services assist our customers at every stage of an international or domestic relocation or move. For example, our employees provide consulting, relocation and moving policy services and program development, vendor management, satisfaction surveys, and education seminars.

Our in-house services are provided through our operating centers domestically and internationally to meet the global relocation needs of our customers. Our relocation and moving services are provided by a team of approximately 2,500 employees located around the world. Visa and immigration law, rental assistance, language schools, compensation services, expat tax support, cross-cultural training, and other relocation services require very specific domain expertise and are performed by either our own internal domain specialists or by third-parties.

 

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Corporate Services

We provide consulting services to facilitate the development of our customer’s relocation programs and policies to best meet their corporate needs and the relocation requirements of their employees. We provide competitive benchmarks for a corporation’s policy and provide cost analyses of various policy options to help our corporate customers implement successful and competitive programs.

As part of our ongoing relationship with our corporate customers, we also provide management reporting, educational seminars and other tools to help ensure that their relocation and moving needs are being met. We have also developed applications, including an interactive dashboard, an ad-hoc report writer, and a dynamic report library, which provide detailed overviews of all ongoing relocations, associated expenses and service utilization. These applications enable human resources departments to better track all aspects of their relocation processes and manage the corporation’s relocation programs. These tools also support our customers’ budgeting and accrual reporting process. We work with our customers and receive ongoing feedback from them through many applications, including our customer satisfaction surveys, to enhance our service quality.

Employee Services

Relocating employees of our corporate customers require services that vary depending on the overall relocation objectives of the corporation, and the destination and origin locations involved with a relocation assignment. The relocation services are described in the corporate customer’s relocation policies and include services at the origin, transport policies, destination services and on-going services. We provide a broad range of services that support transferring employees at their origin and destination, and utilize our global network of agents across 170 countries and our 1,475 company-operated and agent/franchise locations to provide our customers with access to leading professionals in fields where assistance may be required.

Employee Services—Origin.    Transferring employees receive policy counseling at the outset of their move and throughout the move to help ensure understanding, compliance and satisfaction. We provide an upfront assessment and pre-decision services for employees prior to a relocation, which is designed to improve the success rate of transfers for the corporate customer.

The type and breadth of origin services are dependent on whether the employee is a homeowner or renter. Origin services may include home sale assistance, property management or lease cancellation. Through our network of real estate brokers, we assist our corporate relocating employees in selling their existing home and in many cases, the purchase of a new home. We work with leading third-party real estate professionals in each location where we operate and are able to offer our customers access to premium services. Real estate brokers are compensated based upon a percentage of the value of the home sold. The real estate broker commission is passed on to the customer as a third-party service cost in connection with the sale of the home except under our premium home sale product.

Employee Services—Move.    Each transferring employee requires transportation of household goods, provided through our agent/franchise network, which enables us to ensure service quality and timely delivery of their goods. We also provide employee counseling and many other services to meet the employee’s moving needs. For example in some cases, the employee’s goods require short- or long-term household goods storage, air shipments, multiple locations, and other moving services, depending on the type of assignment.

 

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Employee Services—Destination.    Depending on the nature of the employee’s move, destination services may include home finding, mortgage support, rental assistance, temporary living accommodation, and other destination services. These services are provided by us and our extensive network of local providers throughout the world.

We also support the employee’s family needs as required in the customer’s policy. We provide assistance services to the family, such as school search, spouse/partner job search and other family needs. For international assignments, we can also provide education, expat tax, expense management, language, visa, immigration and cultural training services.

Employee Services—Ongoing.    We offer ongoing services, including compensation and payroll administration, expense management, property management, tax services, work permit support, cultural training, language services, and many other services to support the family during the expat assignment. We provide these services throughout the employee’s relocation. As the employee incurs expenses associated with their relocation, they can utilize our technology tools to ensure they are reimbursed for their expenses. These expenses can be audited and reviewed by us under the tax guidelines associated with relocation activities, which differ by the tax code in each country. International and cross-regional relocations typically require ongoing support services. These ongoing services provide us with incremental recurring revenue opportunities.

We generate revenue in connection with the various types of employee services we provide in a relocation. In connection with our premium home sale product, revenue is generated based upon a fixed percentage of the selling price of the home. The fixed percentage charged for our premium home sale product varies by customer based upon customer-specific characteristics, including the average cost of home values for the customer’s relocating employees. For products other than the premium home sale product, we generate revenue based upon transaction fees per relocating employee or transaction fees for a particular service, such as corporate housing and global compensation reporting. We also collect referral fees from service providers upon referral of services. These referral fees are negotiated with the individual service providers.

Moving Services

We provide moving, logistics and technology-enabled solutions to our customers in the U.S. and Canada through our Allied and northAmerican agent/franchise network. The local agents and franchises in our network operate under our brands, perform capital and labor-intensive moving services, and own trucks and other assets required to perform physical moving. We provide moving services associated with large and complex international and domestic moves, as well as smaller interstate moves.

For international relocations and moves, we operate under the Allied brands to implement the moving of household goods outside of the United States.

We generate revenue from our moving services based upon a combination of the weight of the goods, the distance the goods will travel, the complexity of the move and the timing of the move.

Technology Platform

As a relocation and moving services provider focused on high quality customer experience and efficient operations, our technology capability is core to our business model and customer value proposition. Our technology team has approximately 150 employees and a dedicated IT expenditures budget. We utilize technology to provide our customers and third-party providers with a global technology platform securely connecting each service provider involved in the relocation within our

 

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flexible technology framework. The following graphic illustrates the role of our technology platform in connecting us, our customers, agents, franchises and third-party providers.

 

 

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Our technological capabilities have been acknowledged by our customers and technology experts. In 2014, we were named on the Information Week 500 list of top technology innovators, an annual listing of the most innovative corporate users of business technology in the United States across all industries, for the 12th consecutive year.

The Benefits of Our Technology

Our technology platform connects us to our corporate customers, their human resource teams, their relocating employees, our consumers, our agents, our franchises and our third-party providers, and provides a platform with applications that help each party in the relocation process to execute through us and with each other. In addition to creating an enhanced user experience for the customer, our technology platform allows us to operate more efficiently in managing the relocation process. We believe our technology platform is a key differentiator from our competitors, and that it enables us to develop close and deep relationships with our relocating employees and customers.

Technology for Our Corporate Customers and Their Human Resources Departments.    Our technology platform provides our corporate customers and their HR departments with integrated real-time access to the data associated with its relocation processes through an interactive dashboard and customized portals, which simplifies the tasks of overseeing, managing, estimating, and administering our relocation and moving services. We provide a broad range of applications with tools such as cost calculators, accrual reporting in multiple formats, audit changes with history tracking, automated initiation and authorization process, employee details screens and expense management systems.

 

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Technology for Relocating Employees and Consumers

We have a well-developed proprietary and scalable software-as-a-service system, including iMove.com, our mobile task manager, and Xpress Marketplace (described below), to support our operations and provide 24/7 global support to our customers. Additionally, we have developed a large variety of applications, including online needs assessments, personal task managers, electronic expense submission and management, message center, household goods tracking, applications for iPhone and Android, digital journal, policy documents and destination tools, to help relocating employees and consumers better manage their relocation process.

Technology for Agents/Franchises and Suppliers

We have developed sophisticated technology solutions for our agents, franchises and third-party providers. For example in our moving operations, we provide an integrated IT solution to manage the entire order lifecycle from the lead at the first customer contact through the entire sales process until the customer accepts the order. Our IT systems facilitate the in-home survey of household goods by our agents and provide dynamic pricing information for moves. We also utilize logistics systems, which allow us to maximize the capacity of our network and optimize work streams. For example in our relocation operations, we provide an integrated IT solution to manage the entire relocation process to seamlessly connect the corporate customer, employee, SIRVA, and all third party providers of specialized domain expertise in 170 countries worldwide.

New Products and Innovation

Xpress Marketplace

In October 2013, we launched our Xpress Marketplace, an internet solution for relocation and moving services, which enables corporate relocating employees to easily manage their lump sum benefits online and enables human resources departments to administer their lump sum programs. Xpress Marketplace offers employees the information they need to relocate in one convenient location and also provides access to premier vendors that provide high quality service. Within the Xpress Marketplace portal, employees can manage their lump sum benefits with tools that enable enhanced expense management and greater transparency into their spending. Human resources departments can gain clarity into employee lump sum spending, allowing them to refine their relocation policies and reimbursement amounts to reflect true costs. Additionally, the portal simplifies corporate reporting and reduces administrative paperwork by enabling companies to authorize and deliver services before employees are on payroll, which improves the employee’s onboarding experience.

We expect that the Xpress Marketplace will enable us to expand beyond the employees of our corporate customers to address the needs of consumers. The portal offers a comprehensive database of relocation and moving services and provides consumers with an opportunity to implement a relocation independently.

Other Technology Initiatives

Our other technology initiatives include enhancements to our internal operating systems and software infrastructure to increase our customer’s experience, enhance quality, increase our efficiency, and to reduce the operation costs. We are focused on introducing new processes and IT systems to upgrade our capabilities and achieve cost reductions and improve productivity.

 

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Our Principal Stockholders

Aurora Capital Group

Aurora Capital Group, founded in 1991, is a Los Angeles-based private investment firm. Aurora’s Resurgence Funds focus on investing in equity and debt securities of middle-market companies. Aurora acts as a constructive partner with management teams and other stakeholders to help drive financial growth and operational improvements. Its broad investment mandate allows Aurora to be a flexible source of capital in creating tailored solutions for companies across a variety of industries.

Equity Group Investments

Equity Group Investments is a Chicago-based private investment firm founded by Sam Zell over 40 years ago. The firm’s current investment portfolio has equity interests in real estate, energy, logistics, transportation, media and healthcare. EGI’s current holdings also include fixed-income investments in public and private companies.

Our Customers

We have more than 1,800 customers, consisting of a diverse mix of leading multinational, national, mid-sized regional corporations and government institutions. We also provide services to many consumers. During 2014, our customers generated an aggregate of almost $1.5 billion in revenue in 170 countries, with no single customer accounted for more than 3.2% of our service revenue in 2014 and our top ten customers accounted for approximately 16.8% of our service revenue in 2014. We believe that our focus on providing flexible and highly customized solutions to our customers enables us to develop long-standing relationships, reflected in a retention rate of over 98% from 2011 to 2014 for our corporate customers in our Relocation Services segment and an over 99% retention rate for our corporate and government institution customers in our Australia segment. We have not historically tracked customer retention rates in our Growth Markets segment as this information would not be a meaningful performance indicator due to the small size of this segment.

Corporate Customers

We have more than 1,800 corporate and government customers. We have renewable contracts with our corporate customers, with terms typically ranging from one to four years. Certain of our contracts provide that we are the exclusive provider of relocation services to such customer. Our customer base is well-diversified across a large number of industries, including energy, professional services, financial institutions, technology, specialty chemicals, automotive, aerospace and defense and business services, with no more than 8% of our service revenue coming from one industry in 2013. Services provided to corporate customers and government institutions accounted for approximately 62% of our service revenue in 2014.

Consumer Customers

Our consumer customers are comprised primarily of employees of corporations who receive a lump sum amount for reimbursement of relocation expenses, as opposed to comprehensive relocation services. Some corporations provide a list of moving and relocation companies that their employees can use to select a services provider. In 2014, services provided to consumers accounted for approximately 38% of our service revenue, and the majority is in Moving Services. Services to consumers are typically contracted directly with the customer for specific services for their specific move.

 

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Government Agencies and the United Stated Military

We provided relocation and moving services to state and federal government agencies and to the staff of the United States military in 2014. We believe there are growth opportunities for these customers, including the DEA, DOD and other government agencies. Services provided to government agencies accounted for approximately 9.8% of total service revenue in 2014.

Risk Management

Risk management is a critical aspect of our business. Since 2008 we have developed and implemented new policies for assisting employees with their real estate transactions that are designed to minimize the time period that we hold a home in inventory, and, as a result, we believe we have reduced our risk profile. As part of our corporate contracts for relocation services, we assist corporations in the buying and selling of their employees’ homes and also provide assistance with mortgage originations.

In a certain number of corporate contracts, we provide a premium home sale product. As part of this corporate program, we are required to take a home into inventory if the home is not purchased by a third-party in a predetermined amount of time. We purchase the home for a guaranteed price that is determined by an average of two independent appraisals. These appraisals are performed after an appropriate marketing time for the home, which will vary depending upon the specific corporate contract. The home remains in inventory until we can close on the home sale with a third-party buyer. As of December 31, 2014, we had 29 homes in inventory that were not already under contract to be sold. Only a small percentage of the homes are not sold to a third-party during the normal marketing period.

We also originate mortgages through our affiliate, SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. Our model is to originate and fund the mortgages using a warehouse line of credit and then sell the loan to third parties, primarily banks. We have a limited portfolio of loans which we sell to Fannie Mae while retaining the servicing rights. We will use a sub-servicer to service such loans. We are responsible for the proper underwriting of the loans we originate. This requires the proper documentation and ensuring the accuracy of information used to make the loans. We have built and implemented processes and procedures, employ loan origination software and use various other loan compliance programs in our business to facilitate and manage all of our loan processes, including origination, underwriting, post-closing and secondary market activity. These processes are designed to ensure our loans are originated in compliance with proper underwriting standards and the numerous laws and regulations on both the federal and state level that impact the mortgage lending business. Our work is subject to regular audit and review by state regulators, our warehouse banks and the investors to whom we sell our loans. If loans are not properly underwritten, we may be required to repurchase them. Repurchased mortgage loans were zero, $0.2 million and $1.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and zero for each of the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. In order to mitigate the risk of mortgage put-backs from certain mortgages that we previously sold, we entered into agreements with our largest investors. These settlement agreements prevent the investor from demanding put-backs for loans originated and sold in a defined period when there is a default on the underlying loan and the investor claims there was an underwriting deficiency.

Competition

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compete with single service providers, including a wide variety of moving companies, accounting firms, mortgage firms, destination service providers, real estate brokers, and business process outsourcing firms. Our Allied and northAmerican agent networks compete in the United States and Canada with Unigroup Inc. (the operator of United Van Lines LLC and Mayflower Transit, LLC), Atlas World Group, Graebel Companies, Inc. and Wheaton Van Lines, Inc. Our agent network also faces competition from smaller independent movers, self-storage and self-haul service providers. In addition, in international markets our competitors include the Asian Tigers Group, Crown Relocations, Grace Removals Group, Santa Fe Transports Intl. Ltd, and Sterling International Group. The most significant competitive factors in this segment are integration of services, quality of the relocating employee experience, global and local presence, scope of expertise, scalability and cost competitiveness.

Sales and Marketing

Go-To-Market Strategy

We use a sales process and a targeted marketing effort focused on increasing the quality and quantity of our corporate sales pipeline, increasing RFP win rates and improving our lead generation capabilities. Our go-to-market strategy positions us as a strategic partner to corporate human resources departments, which we believe are the primary decision makers for selecting relocation services providers at corporations. We highlight the benefits of our global reach, expertise and asset-light operating model for both corporations and relocating employees. Our sales and marketing teams are focused on large multi-national corporations, mid-size and small corporations, and consumers. We believe our marketing efforts are aligned with the customer’s buying process.

 

    Large Corporations:

 

    Direct Sales Force.    Our direct sales force focuses on large multi-national, mid-sized and small corporations. We market directly to large corporations across a broad range of industries and geographies. We also segment our sales force by target industry to align our sales and marketing experience with the specific needs of an industry. In addition, we also work closely with our agents/franchises to sell to large corporations where they have personal relationships.

 

    Market and Branding Campaigns.    We launched several global branding campaigns over the last four years that targeted Fortune 1,000 and Fortune Global 500 corporations. We also recently launched a new global branding campaign that was designed to better communicate our benefits to potential customers. The campaign was supported by market research that better defined attractive industry segments, as well as our target buyer’s needs and purchasing habits. We have also recently launched branding campaigns to increase our brand awareness and demand in the consumer market.

 

    Medium Sized Corporations:

 

    Agent/Franchise Sales Force.    Our agent/franchise sales force collaborates with our direct sales force to sell relocation and moving services to mid-size and smaller companies, both domestically and internationally. Our go-to-market strategy aims to establish continuity and maximize our market presence.

 

    Consumers:

 

    Internet Lead Generation.    We also have an internet lead generation capability targeting the consumer market that contributed over 571,360 leads in 2014. These leads resulted in sales of our services to over 41,240 consumers in 2014.

 

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Recent Sales and Marketing Initiatives

In 2014, we engaged in more active RFPs than in prior years and our RFP win rate has increased as a result of the signing of 41 new U.S. and Canadian corporate relocation customers. In addition, we anticipate that the following initiatives will enable us to maintain a successful RFP process in the future and will provide opportunities for continued growth.

 

    New Sales Strategy.    We developed a new global sales strategy and the supporting sales RFP presentation materials with improved content and stronger sales messaging. The upgraded strategy is designed to better communicate the value of our technology platform, service approach and global network and positions us as a better relocation partner to corporate customers.

 

    Targeted Marketing Efforts.    In order to improve our win rate with corporations that have an incumbent service provider, we have implemented a number of targeting efforts. These efforts include gathering critical information in order to proactively target potential customers in their buying window, offering creative programs to overcome the obstacles of switching relocation providers, and developing sales strategies and plans for our target accounts.

 

    Upgraded Sales Force.    We added new sales capabilities and resources to North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America, improved our training program to develop more effective selling practices, and enhanced our management of our regional sales force through SalesForce’s sales dashboard. Our upgraded sales force enables us to better support the RFP process in Asia and Europe from the United States.

 

    New Agent/Franchise Lead Process.    We implemented a new agent/franchise lead process that we believe enhances lead generation opportunities and improves our sales collaboration with our agents. We are assisting the sales teams at agents/franchises to improve their selling capabilities.

 

    Improved “Best and Final” Bid Process.    We strengthened the implementation and preparation of our best and final bid process by improving our preparation sessions, bringing key executives into best and final bid process, and creating a best and final bid team of subject matter experts to support large RFPs in the United States and Europe.

 

    New Sales Approach.    We deployed a new sales approach aimed at educating potential customers about our value proposition several months before their current contracts expire. This approach involves our senior executives who consult with the potential corporate customers’ human resources department as to how to improve the deployment of key employee personnel and better support their relocation-related human resource goals. In Asia and Europe we host workshops for expatriates in order to convey how our services can improve their relocation experiences. We also conduct training seminars in Asia, the Middle East, South America and other emerging market to further expand knowledge of our services and capabilities.

 

    New CCO and Sales Leaders.    We hired a new Chief Commercial Officer, Linda Smith, in 2012. Ms. Smith was previously a senior sales executive at Xerox and other large companies. Recently as part of continuously upgrading our sales capabilities, we hired a new sales leader in both our Asia business and our Europe business in 2015.

Government Regulation

Our mortgage origination operations provided as part of our home sale and home purchase assistance services are heavily regulated. We are subject to federal, state and local laws that regulate and restrict the manner in which we operate in the residential mortgage industry, including Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth in Lending Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Improvement

 

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Act. In addition, the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act has increased, and will continue to increase, regulation of the mortgage industry, including: generally prohibiting lenders from making residential mortgage loans unless a good faith determination is made of a borrower’s creditworthiness based on verified and documented information; requiring the CFPB to enact regulations to help assure that consumers are provided with timely and understandable information about residential mortgage loans that protect them against unfair, deceptive and abusive practices; and requiring federal regulators to establish minimum national underwriting guidelines for residential mortgages that lenders will be allowed to securitize and sell to third-party investors without retaining any of the loans’ default risk.

Our Moving Services segment is regulated by the Surface Transportation Board and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which are independent agencies within the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Surface Transportation Board has jurisdiction similar to the former Interstate Commerce Commission over such issues as rates, tariffs, antitrust immunity and undercharge and overcharge claims. The Department of Transportation, and in particular the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, also has jurisdiction over such matters as safety, the registration of motor carriers, freight forwarders and brokers, insurance (financial responsibility) matters, financial reporting requirements and enforcement of leasing and loading and unloading practices.

Our entities that engage in real estate activity including SIRVA Relocation LLC, DJK Residential LLC and SIRVA Hong Kong are licensed real estate brokers subject to regulation by the applicable local regulator as well as being subject generally to federal and state laws regarding consumer protection and real estate settlement services.

We are subject to indirect regulation through our requirement to comply with various laws and regulations, including but not limited to those concerning employment privacy, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering. The United States maintains trade and economic sanctions with respect to various foreign countries, individuals, and entities worldwide. Among other things, these sanctions prohibit most transactions by U.S. persons relating to Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, and the Crimea Region of Ukraine. The sanctions also restrict U.S. persons in their transactions and dealings with various individuals and entities considered Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons under various country-specific sanctions programs and sanctions regarding terrorism, weapons of mass destruction proliferation, narcotics trafficking, and transnational criminal organizations. Other sanctions prohibit dealings with persons on other lists maintained by OFAC. OFAC administers the sanctions. In March 2014, we filed an initial voluntary self-disclosure with OFAC reporting possible violations regarding certain of our and our agents’ activities in Cuba, Iran, Syria, and Sudan, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry”. We expect to follow this up in October 2015 with a final voluntary self-disclosure relating to certain transactions involving Iran and Cuba. In between the initial and final disclosure, we determined that the transactions related to Syria and Sudan were not violative of applicable regulations and did not need to be disclosed.

In addition, we are subject to federal and state laws governing consumer privacy, such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Affiliated Marketing Rule.

Employees

As of July 2015, we had approximately 2,700 total employees. Of our total employees, 1,386 were based in the United States and Canada in our Relocation Services and Moving Services segments, 667 employees were in our Growth Markets segment and 567 were in our Australia segment. Our employees are typically compensated on either an hourly basis or are paid a base salary plus a bonus. The bonuses paid to our employees are typically based upon metrics such as performance of the business, quality and their individual performance. None of our employees are represented by a union, and we have no labor-related work stoppages. We believe that we have a good relationship with our employees.

 

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Properties

Our corporate headquarters is located in an approximately 52,400 square foot facility at One Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, and is leased under an agreement expiring in November 2024. In addition, we own executive and administrative office space at 5001 U.S. Highway 30 West, Fort Wayne, Indiana. We do not own any other real property.

As of September 1, 2015, we held lease obligations for 85 properties throughout North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The following chart reflects the locations of our lease obligations. All leased properties used in our operations consist of administrative offices, warehouses and distribution facilities.

 

Location

   Number of Lease
Obligations
 

North and South America

     23   

Australia and New Zealand

     24   

Asia

     28   

Middle East

     4   

Europe

     6   

We believe that our offices, warehouse and distribution facilities are generally well maintained and suitable to support our current and planned business needs.

Seasonality

Our business segments are subject to seasonal fluctuations. Revenue for our Relocation Services, Moving Services and Growth Markets segments is generally higher in the second and third quarters of the calendar year, while revenue in our Australia segment is typically higher in the first and fourth quarters, corresponding to the summer months in each hemisphere. Significant portions of the expenses we incur, such as PTE and home sale-related expenses, are directly related to the number of initiations and shipments that occur in a given period and vary with revenue. However, certain of our other expenses, such as interest payments, facilities costs and certain personnel-related costs, are fixed and cannot be increased or reduced to match the seasonal changes. Consequently, our net income is generally higher in the second and third quarter of each year.

Legal Proceedings

We are involved in certain claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. Such litigation and other proceedings may include, but are not limited to, actions relating to the conduct of, and accidents involving, our agents and their drivers, minor regulatory violations and claims that arise in connection with our home sale program. Such claims often relate to accidents that have, and in the future may result, in serious injuries, the loss of lives, penalties or property damage. While the results of such claims and legal actions cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not believe based on information currently available to us that the final outcome of these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers and Directors

The following table sets forth the names and ages, as of September 1, 2015, of the individuals who serve as our directors, executive officers and key employees.

 

Name

   Age   

Position

Wes Lucas

   52    Chief Executive Officer and Director

Thomas Oberdorf

   58    Chief Financial Officer

Linda Smith

   58    Chief Commercial Officer

John Kirk

   55    Chief Technology Officer

Deborah Balli

   52    President, Relocation Services

Andrew Coolidge

   44    Chief Operating Officer, Moving Services

Bill Lyon

   49    President, Agent Networks

Jacob George

   43    President, Asia and Middle East

Mike Filipovic

   55    President, Australia and New Zealand

Margaret Ryan

   64    President, Europe

Dennis Thompson

   56    Chief Accounting Officer

Margaret Pais

   54    Executive Vice President, Human Resources

Lawrence Bossidy

   80    Chairman and Director

Ellen Havdala

   49    Director

Douglas C. Laux

   62    Director

Mats Lindstrand

   56    Director

Ryan McCarthy

   39    Director

Gerald Parsky

   72    Director

Mark Sotir

   51    Director

John D. Watkins, Jr.

   55    Director

Wes Lucas is our Chief Executive Officer, a position he has held since July 2008. Prior to this position, Mr. Lucas was a co-founder of BioMass Capital, a renewable energy company, from 2007 to 2008, and continues as a Director of BioMass Capital AB. Prior to this position, Mr. Lucas was the Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor World Inc. from 2006 to 2007, an entity that filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in 2008. Mr. Lucas was the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President from 2001 to 2006 of Sun Chemical Corporation. Mr. Lucas’ past experience also includes working at AlliedSignal and McKinsey & Company. Mr. Lucas received a B.S. in finance and accounting from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Lucas was elected to serve on our board of directors due to being a seasoned executive with experience in a variety of senior roles at global Fortune 500 corporations as well as high-tech growth companies.

Thomas Oberdorf is our Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since August 2011. Prior to this position, Mr. Oberdorf was a consultant from August 2010 to March 2011 for Orchards Brand Corporation. Mr. Oberdorf was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Infogroup, Inc. from December 2008 to July 2010 and prior to that position, Mr. Oberdorf was Chief Financial Officer of Getty Images, Inc. Mr. Oberdorf also serves as a director of UFP Technologies.

Linda Smith is our Chief Commercial Officer, a position she has held since April 2012. Prior to this position, Ms. Smith was Vice President of Ricoh Global Services and Area Vice President of Field Sale Operations from 2009 to March 2012. Ms. Smith has also held various executive positions at Xerox Corp, including Vice President and General Manager of Field Sales Operations, National Vice President of National Agent Channel Marketing and Vice President of United States Marketing.

 

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John Kirk is our Chief Technology Officer, a position he has held since September 2015. Prior to this position, Mr. Kirk was Chief Information Officer with The Vitamin Shoppe from 2009 to 2015. Prior to that position, Mr. Kirk was with The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, where he held several executive positions from 1984 to 2009, including Vice President of Application Development, Vice President of Merchandising and Vice President of Purchasing. Mr. Kirk has an MBA from Seton Hall University.

Deborah Balli is our President of Relocation Services, a position she has held since June 2008. Prior to this position, Ms. Balli was our Senior Vice President of Operations of Relocation Services from 2007 to 2008. Ms. Balli joined the Company in 1996 and has held various leadership roles at the Company, including as general manager and business unit director. Ms. Balli holds the Employee Relocation Council’s Certified Relocation Professional and Global Mobility Specialist designations.

Andrew Coolidge is our Chief Operating Officer of Moving Services, a position he has held since December 2012. Prior to this position, Mr. Coolidge was Executive Vice President of Moving Services from September 2009 to December 2012. From December 2007 to August 2009, Mr. Coolidge was Vice President and General Manager of our international moving business. Mr. Coolidge has previous experience at Sears Roebuck & Company, where he held multiple operational positions.

Bill Lyon is our President of Agent Networks, a position he has held since December 2012. Prior to this position, Mr. Lyon was Vice President and General Manager of Allied Van Lines from October 2008 to December 2013 and Vice President of Operations of SIRVA from 2000 to 2008. Mr. Lyon has worked in the moving industry for approximately 30 years.

Jacob George is our President of Asia and Middle East, a position he has held since December 2011. Prior to this position, Mr. George was Senior Vice President, Asia of Cartus Corporation from 2010 to 2011. Mr. George has previous experience working for Primacy, LLC as the President of Asia from 2007 to 2010.

Mike Filipovic is our President of Australia and New Zealand, a position he has held since November 2005. Prior to this position, Mr. Filipovic was Chief Financial Officer, Asia Pacific from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Filipovic’s past experience includes working at Motorola Australia, BHP Biliton and Franklin Mint.

Margaret Ryan is our President of Europe, a position she has held since April 2014. Prior to this position, Ms. Ryan was the Executive Vice President of Global Client Services for Brookfield Global Relocation Services from 2000 to March 2014. Ms. Ryan has been in the relocation industry for approximately 30 years.

Dennis Thompson is our Chief Accounting Officer, a position he has held since March 2013. Prior to this position, Mr. Thompson served as our Chief Financial Officer of Moving Services, North America from April 2010 to March 2013, and Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis from August 2007 to April 2010.

Margaret Pais is our Executive Vice President, Human Resources, a position she has held since March 2009. Prior to this position, Ms. Pais was Vice President of Human Resources for Relocation from May 2006 to March 2009. Ms. Pais has also held human resources positions in technology companies, including Dell, Inc.

Lawrence Bossidy has served as Chairman and director since February 2013. Mr. Bossidy is currently a member of Aurora’s outside Advisory Board, a position that he has held since 2004.

 

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Previously, Mr. Bossidy was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell International. Prior to this position Mr. Bossidy served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AlliedSignal. Mr. Bossidy’s past experience includes working at General Electric. Mr. Bossidy also serves as a director of Berkshire Hills Bancorp and chairman and director of Dubois, Inc. Mr. Bossidy holds a B.A. degree from Colgate University. Mr. Bossidy was elected to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive experience as an executive and his affiliation with Aurora.

Ellen Havdala has served as a director since February 2013. She is a Managing Director of Chai Trust Company, the family office of Sam Zell, a position she has held since November 2013. Ms. Havdala has worked in a variety of capacities for Zell’s affiliated companies since 1990. From 2010 to 2013, Ms. Havdala served on the board of Rewards Network. From 2003 to 2012, Ms. Havdala served on the board of WRS Holding Company. Prior to her present role, Ms. Havdala served as a Managing Director at Equity Group Investments, a division of Chai Trust Company. Previously, Ms. Havdala served as Vice President of Scott Sports Group, Inc., and as Executive Vice President at Equity International. Ms. Havdala holds an A.B. from Harvard College. Ms. Havdala was elected to serve on our board of directors due to her extensive restructuring experience and her affiliation with EGI.

Douglas C. Laux has been a director since May 2008. Mr. Laux currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of King-Devick Test. Prior to this position, Mr. Laux served as the Chief Financial Officer of InterAct Public Safety Systems, a position he held since January 2011. Prior to this position, Mr. Laux was the Chief Financial Officer Remy International from October 2008 to November 2010. Mr. Laux previously served in Chief Financial Officer positions at EaglePicher and ANC Rental Corporation. Mr. Laux also currently serves on the board of directors and as chairman of the audit committee of R.J. O’Brien & Associates LLC. Mr. Laux holds a B.S. degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois. Mr. Laux was elected to serve on our board of directors due to his senior level of experience serving in chief financial officer positions.

Mats Lindstrand has been a director since February 2013. Mr. Lindstrand is currently the Managing Partner and Founder of BioMass Capital AB, a renewable energy company headquartered in Stockholm Sweden, having founded the firm in 2007. Prior to this position, Mr. Lindstrand was a Director at McKinsey & Company in Europe, where he was a consultant for 21 years, joining the firm in 1987. Mr. Lindstrand held several leadership positions at McKinsey & Company, including the Global Practice Leader for Basic Materials from 2004 to 2008, and also for Forest Products from 1996 to 2004. In addition to BioMass Capital, Mr. Lindstrand has built several other businesses, including Sensec AB, a leading security system company. Mr. Lindstrand also currently serves on the board of directors of BioMass Capital AB, Papyrus AB, and EA group. Mr. Lindstrand holds a Masters in Civil Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Mr. Lindstrand was elected to serve on our board of directors due to his experience with growing companies and his relationships with European corporations.

Ryan McCarthy has been a director since February 2013. Mr. McCarthy is currently a Partner at Aurora Resurgence, having joined the firm in 2007 as a founding member. Mr. McCarthy also currently serves on the board of directors of Aurora Resurgence control investments, including Alltub SAS (a global cosmetic packaging company), TOPS Parking and International Cookware Group. Previously, Mr. McCarthy was a Senior Director at Alvarez & Marsal where he served in numerous interim management positions providing turnaround management to underperforming businesses. Prior to Alvarez & Marsal, Mr. McCarthy worked in the Global Energy and Power Group in the investment banking division of Banc of America Securities. Mr. McCarthy holds a B.S. degree in Accounting and Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Mr. McCarthy was elected to serve

 

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on the board of directors due to his experience in both turning around and growing companies and due to his affiliation with Aurora.

Gerald Parsky has been a director since February 2013. Mr. Parsky is currently the Chairman of Aurora Capital Group, which he founded in 1991. Mr. Parsky’s past experience includes working as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs and as a Senior Partner at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP. Mr. Parsky also currently serves on the board of directors of The Irvine Company. Mr. Parsky holds an A.B. degree from Princeton University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School. Mr. Parsky was elected to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive experience in investment advisory services and his affiliation with Aurora.

Mark Sotir has been a director since May 2008. He is a Managing Director at Equity Group Investments, a division of Chai Trust Company. Since 2013, Mr. Sotir has served as Executive Chairman of the board of Exterran Holdings, Inc. Previously, Mr. Sotir served as Director and Executive Vice Chairman from 2011 to 2013 of Exterran’s board. Since 2013, Mr. Sotir has been the Chairman of Veridiam. Since 2008, Mr. Sotir has served as Chairman of Rewards Network Inc. Mr. Sotir’s other board directorships have included: WRS Holding Company from 2008 to 2013, Middlebrook Pharmaceuticals from 2008 to 2010, and VIA Wines Group from 2007 to 2011. Mr. Sotir has served on the boards of CareerBuilder, Cars.com, QuadrantOne and Metromix. Before joining EGI in 2006, Mr. Sotir was the Chief Executive Officer of Sunburst Technology Corporation. He was also the President of Budget Group, Inc. Mr. Sotir holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Amherst College. Mr. Sotir was elected to serve on our board of directors due to his experience as a seasoned executive and his affiliation with EGI.

John D. Watkins, Jr. has been a director since February 2013. Mr. Watkins is currently Country Director, China of CRH plc, which manufactures and delivers building materials worldwide. Prior to this position, Mr. Watkins is served as the Chief Executive Officer of ASC Fine Wines-China located in Shanghai, China, which he joined in October 2012. Prior to this position, Mr. Watkins served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE AVIC Civil Avionics Systems Company, Ltd. from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Watkins’ past experience includes multiple positions at Cummins Inc.-East Asia and Cummins China Investment Co. from 2003 to 2009. Mr. Watkins was also the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China from 2009 to 2010. Mr. Watkins holds a B.S. from Miami University and an M.S. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Mr. Watkins was elected to serve on our board of directors due to his senior level of experience as an executive, and due to his relationships in Asia with Asian corporations and executives.

Board of Directors

Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our board of directors. Upon the consummation of this offering, our board of directors will be composed of nine directors. Our executive officers and key employees serve at the discretion of our board of directors.

Director Independence

Our board of directors has affirmatively determined that Lawrence Bossidy, Ellen Havdala, Douglas C. Laux, Mats Lindstrand, Ryan McCarthy, Gerald Parsky, Mark Sotir and John D. Watkins, Jr. are independent directors under the applicable rules of the NYSE and Nasdaq. Our board of directors has affirmatively determined that Douglas C. Laux, Mats Lindstrand and John D. Watkins Jr. are independent directors, as such term is defined in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange

 

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Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In accordance with the NYSE and Nasdaq corporate governance rules, a majority of our directors will be independent within specified periods from the effective date of our registration statement for this offering.

Board Committees

Our board of directors has the authority to appoint committees to perform certain management and administration functions. Upon the consummation of this offering, our board of directors will have four committees: the audit committee, the compensation committee, the nominating and corporate governance committee and the risk management committee.

Audit Committee

The primary purpose of our audit committee is to assist the board’s oversight of:

 

    the adequacy and integrity of our financial statements;

 

    our internal financial reporting and compliance with our disclosure controls and procedures;

 

    the qualifications, engagement, compensation, independence and performance of our independent registered public accounting firm;

 

    our independent registered public accounting firm’s annual audit of our financial statements and any engagement to provide other services;

 

    the performance of our internal audit function;

 

    our legal and regulatory compliance; and

 

    the application of our codes of business conduct and ethics as established by management and the board.

Upon the consummation of this offering, Douglas C. Laux, Mats Lindstrand, Mark Sotir, Ryan McCarthy and John D. Watkins, Jr. will serve on the audit committee. Douglas C. Laux will serve as chairman of the audit committee and also qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term has been defined by the SEC in Item 401(h)(2) of Regulation S-K. Our board of directors has affirmatively determined that Douglas C. Laux, Mats Lindstrand and John D. Watkins Jr. meet the definition of an “independent director” for the purposes of serving on the audit committee under applicable SEC and NYSE or Nasdaq rules, and we intend to comply with these independence requirements for all members of the audit committee within the time periods specified therein. The audit committee is governed by a charter that complies with the rules of the NYSE or Nasdaq.

Compensation Committee

The primary purposes of our compensation committee are to:

 

    oversee our executive compensation policies and practices;

 

    review and determine the compensation of our executive officers (including our chief executive officer);

 

    provide oversight of our compensation policies, plans and benefit programs including reviewing, and approving all equity incentive plans, policies and programs; and

 

    approve and recommend to the board of directors reports on compensation matters required to be included in our annual proxy statement or annual report.

Upon the consummation of this offering, Ellen Havdala, Mats Lindstrand and Gerald Parsky will serve on the compensation committee, and Gerald Parsky will serve as the chairman. Our board of directors has affirmatively determined that Ellen Havdala, Mats Lindstrand and Gerald Parsky meet the

 

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definition of an “independent director” for the purposes of serving on the compensation committee under applicable NYSE or Nasdaq rules, and we intend to comply with these independence requirements for all members of the compensation committee within the time periods specified therein. The compensation committee is governed by a charter that complies with the rules of NYSE or Nasdaq.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The primary purposes of our nominating and corporate governance committee are to:

 

    recommend to the board of directors for approval the qualifications, qualities, skills and expertise required for board of directors membership;

 

    identify potential members of the board of directors consistent with the criteria approved by the board and select and recommend to the board the director nominees for election at the next annual meeting of stockholders or to otherwise fill vacancies;

 

    evaluate and make recommendations regarding the structure, membership and governance of the committees of the board of directors;

 

    develop and make recommendations to the board with regard to our corporate governance policies and principles; and

 

    oversee the annual review of the board of directors’ performance.

Upon the consummation of this offering, Ryan McCarthy, Mark Sotir and John D. Watkins, Jr. will serve on the nominating and corporate governance committee. Mark Sotir will serve as the chairman and Ryan McCarthy will serve as the vice chairman. Our board of directors has affirmatively determined that Ryan McCarthy, Mark Sotir and John D. Watkins Jr. meet the definition of an “independent director” for the purposes of serving on the nominating and corporate governance committee under applicable NYSE or Nasdaq rules, and we intend to comply with these independence requirements for all members of the nominating and corporate governance committee within the time periods specified therein. The nominating and corporate governance committee is governed by a charter that complies with the rules of the NYSE or Nasdaq.

Risk Management Committee

The primary purposes of our risk management committee are to:

 

    provide oversight of the systems and processes developed and implemented by our management to identify, manage and mitigate risks;

 

    coordinate discussions and activities of the board of directors and its committees with respect to oversight and understanding the risks facing us;

 

    review the adequacy of our resources to perform our risk management tasks;

 

    review periodically the activities of our chief risk officer;

 

    review, approve and discuss our risk management policy with the board of directors;

 

    meet with the chief risk officer, the audit committee and compensation committee to discuss our risk management framework and related issues;

 

    review with management material risks related to significant transactions or other significant activities to be presented to the board of directors for action that may pose material risks to us; and

 

    review the disclosures related to risk management and the material risks facing us in our annual meeting proxy statement or annual report filed with the SEC or other SEC filings.

 

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Upon consummation of this offering, Lawrence Bossidy, Gerald Parsky and Mark Sotir will serve on the risk management committee. Lawrence Bossidy will serve as chairman of the risk management committee.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of our executive officers serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the compensation committee (or other committee performing equivalent functions) of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors or compensation committee. No interlocking relationship exists between any member of the compensation committee (or other committee performing equivalent functions) and any executive, member of the board of directors or member of the compensation committee (or other committee performing equivalent functions) of any other company.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. These standards are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct. The code of business conduct and ethics will be available on our web site at www.sirva.com. Any waiver of the code for directors or executive officers may be made only by our board of directors and will be promptly disclosed to our stockholders as required by applicable U.S. federal securities laws and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE or Nasdaq. Amendments to the code must be approved by our board of directors and will be promptly disclosed (other than technical, administrative or non-substantive changes). Any amendments to the code, or any waivers of its requirements, will be disclosed on our website.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

Our board of directors will adopt corporate governance guidelines in accordance with the corporate governance rules of the NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, that serve as a flexible framework within which our board of directors and its committees operate. These guidelines will cover a number of areas including the size and composition of the board, board membership criteria and director qualifications, director responsibilities, board agenda, roles of the Chairman of the board, Chief Executive Officer and presiding director, meetings of independent directors, committee responsibilities and assignments, board member access to management and independent advisors, director communications with third parties, director compensation, director orientation and continuing education, evaluation of senior management and management succession planning. A copy of our corporate governance guidelines will be posted on our website.

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

Our amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). We have established directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures such persons against the costs of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that our directors will not be liable for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except for liability relating to any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, violations under Section 174 of the DGCL or any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

 

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EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The following discussion and analysis of compensation arrangements should be read with the compensation tables and related disclosures set forth below. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based on our current plans and expectations regarding future compensation programs. Actual compensation programs that we adopt may differ materially from the programs summarized in this discussion.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

This section explains the objectives and design of our executive compensation program and our compensation-setting process. It provides qualitative information regarding the manner in which compensation is earned by our executive officers and explains the decisions we made for compensation with respect to 2014 for each of the named executive officers listed below.

Named Executive Officers

For 2014, our named executive officers were:

 

    Wes Lucas, President and Chief Executive Officer;

 

    Tom Oberdorf, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;

 

    Deborah Balli, Executive Vice President, President of Global Relocation Services;

 

    Linda Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer; and

 

    Jacob George, Executive Vice President, President of Asia and Middle East

Overview

The compensation committee of our board of directors oversees our executive compensation program and determines the compensation of our executive officers, including our named executive officers. The compensation committee consists of two members, each of whom are nominees of Aurora and EGI. Following this offering, the compensation committee of our board of directors will continue to oversee our executive compensation program. We also intend to develop and maintain a compensation framework that is appropriate and competitive for a public company. Therefore, although we currently do not intend to alter our compensation objectives, other than as described herein, following this offering, our compensation committee may establish executive compensation objectives and programs that are different from those currently in place.

Objectives and Design

Our executive compensation program is designed to meet the following objectives:

 

    Attract and retain executive officers who contribute to our overall success;

 

    Align compensation with our business goals, strategy and results; and

 

    Motivate and reward high levels of performance.

These objectives collectively seek to link compensation to our overall performance, which helps to ensure that the interests of our executives are aligned with the interests of our stockholders. These objectives serve as guiding principles in our compensation program design.

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individuals at companies we consider to be our peers and competitors for talented individuals, such as our executives. In addition, our compensation philosophy is guided by our leadership behaviors. We believe that our success is dependent on our executive officers demonstrating these traits. Our leadership traits are:

 

    Delivers Results—Sets challenging stretch goals, then meets or exceeds those commitments and takes ownership for delivering results.

 

    Manages the Customer Experience—Works to provide superior value to the customer, making each interaction a positive one.

 

    Exercises Good Business Judgment—Possesses a clear sense of direction, focusing on key priorities, balancing both short and long term goals.

 

    Leads People Effectively—Thinks and acts like a leader regardless of position. Retains the key talent across the organization and hires key new talent.

 

    Team Culture— Trust-based, inclusive group with all members working together as a global, seamless team. Communicates candidly, openly, and frequently; viewed as truthful and credible both internally and externally. Builds high performance teams.

 

    Leads Organizational Change—Embraces people development processes, including among other things, talent management, defining clear management performance objectives, coaching, performance management and new talent integration. Embraces robust succession planning to ensure consistency in leadership and capabilities.

 

    Possesses Position-Specific Knowledge and Skills—Understands and uses all tools and techniques for job success and customer satisfaction.

Compensation Committee

The goals of our compensation committee with respect to executive compensation are to attract, retain, motivate and reward talented executives, to tie annual short and long-term compensation incentives to the achievement of specified performance objectives, and to achieve long-term creation of value for our stockholders by aligning the interests of these executives with those of our stockholders. To achieve these goals, we endeavor to maintain compensation plans that are intended to tie a substantial portion of our executives’ overall compensation to key strategic, operational and financial goals and other non-financial goals that the compensation committee deems important. From time to time, the compensation committee evaluates individual executive performance with a goal of setting compensation at levels they believe, based on industry data and their general business and industry knowledge and experience, are comparable with executives in other companies of similar size and stage of development, while taking into account our relative performance and our own strategic goals.

Setting Executive Compensation

The compensation committee has designed our compensation programs to motivate the named executive officers and our other executive officers to achieve and exceed goals set by the compensation committee that are reflective of our leadership traits and core values and to retain these individuals. To assist the compensation committee in setting these goals, and monitor and review compensation levels and opportunities, management has in the past hired outside consultants and it continues to have the ability to hire or terminate such consultants as necessary.

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historically compared each element of total compensation against executive compensation survey data, including surveys published by Towers Watson & Co., and made recommendations to the compensation committee based upon this review. The Company compares compensation against a subset of the companies included in the Towers Watson & Co survey. The Company only utilizes compensation data for companies with total revenue between $1.0 billion to $2.0 billion and with a headcount of between 3,000 and 3,500 employees. The Company is unable to determine the underlying list of companies that comprise this subset.

The compensation committee has established policies or targets for the allocation of compensation between base salary and cash incentive payments. The compensation committee’s targeted allocation of compensation between base salary and Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”) payouts for our named executive officers (aside from our Chief Executive Officer) is 56% of the cash pay mix attributable to base salary and 44% of the cash pay mix attributable to MIP payouts. To attract and retain experienced talent, the compensation committee generally sets base salary for named executive officers and other executive officers at a competitive market rate based upon management’s review of the survey results. Actual compensation paid to the named executive officers and our other executive officers can fall below or exceed target levels depending upon our financial results and individual performance.

Role of Executive Officers in Compensation Decisions

Our Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President of Human Resources annually review the performance of each named executive officer and our other executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer, whose performance is reviewed by the compensation committee after seeking input from the board of directors). During this review, succession planning is considered, as well as strengths and development opportunities for the named executive officers and our other executive officers. The Chief Executive Officer discusses the results of this review and offers recommendations to the compensation committee. After consideration of these recommendations, the compensation committee determines annual cash incentive opportunities for the named executive officers and our other executive officers, sets our performance objectives and establishes financial performance targets. The compensation committee engages in an independent review of the Chief Executive Officer’s performance and then seeks ratification of its review from the independent members of the board of directors.

Principal Components of Compensation

For our fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the principal components of compensation for the named executive officers were base salary, annual cash incentives, 401(k) matching and perquisites and other benefits.

Base Salary

We provide the named executive officers with a base salary to compensate them for services rendered during the fiscal year at a threshold level. Base salary levels are determined as part of our annual performance review process. The key factors for assessing an individual’s performance for 2014 included the achievement of goals and objectives established by the compensation committee, and/or continued demonstration of our leadership traits and core values.

In connection with the performance review process, a base salary range for 2014 was determined for each named executive officer. While general industry survey data, an internal review of the named executive officer’s compensation, both individually and relative to other executive officers, as well as other factors such as an individual’s promotion or other change in job responsibility and the need to

 

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retain associates, including the named executive officers, were considered, the final base salary determinations were based primarily on Mr. Lucas’s qualitative review and recommendation to the compensation committee. We strive to pay a base salary for each position that is competitive within our industry to attract and retain top-level talent in a highly competitive market. Three of our named executive officers were recruited from other companies within the last five years and their initial base salaries were determined by negotiations between us and the named executive officer. These negotiations were guided by reference to market data.

The named executive officers did not receive any base salary increases in 2014. The named executive officers’ base salaries for 2015 currently continue at their 2014 levels.

Management Incentive Plan Compensation

We grant annual cash incentive opportunities to the named executive officers under the MIP. For 2014, the annual cash incentive opportunity for each of our named executive officers as a percentage of base salary was targeted at: Mr. Lucas (186%), Mr. Oberdorf (80%), Ms. Smith (80%), Ms. Balli (80%) and Mr. George (80%).

Each named executive officer’s annual MIP target was originally set forth in his or her employment agreement. Payouts under the MIP are typically approved by the compensation committee in the first quarter of each year and paid after our audited consolidated financial statements are approved by the board of directors, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment through the payment date.

The compensation committee has latitude to design annual cash incentive opportunities that promote the achievement of corporate goals and the participation by the named executive officers in our growth and profitability. For 2014, cash incentives under our MIP were based on an individual component, which is based on individual performance objectives for each executive officer, and a company component, which is based upon the attainment of an Adjusted EBITDA target (an amount equal to $94.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014) or more directed targets within the employee’s span of control, such as specific business EBITDA or cost savings targets for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The compensation committee evaluates the allocation between the individual and company component within the MIP on an annual basis and has the flexibility to adjust the structure including allocation percentages amongst the two components as needed in order to better align the incentives under the MIP. In addition to awards under the MIP, the compensation committee may grant special or supplemental benefits at their discretion.

Actual payments under the MIP for the year ended December 31, 2014 were calculated based on performance results as compared to the agreed upon goals. The components for the MIP payouts for a participant are (i) 80% established by targeted Adjusted EBITDA or more directed targets within the employee’s span of control, such as specific business EBITDA or cost savings targets and (ii) 20% established by performance in achieving individual performance objectives (“MBOs”) relating to the participant’s role. Mr. Lucas’s MBOs for 2014 included improving leverage, hiring and integrating new sales leaders, increasing global relocation services sales and U.S. moving services sales, introducing new products to market and improving productivity and efficiency of operations. Mr. Oberdorf’s MBOs for 2014 included increasing cash flow, improving leverage, increasing sales and revenue growth, increasing penetration of current products, generating cash to service debt and optimizing return on investment of capital expenditures. Ms. Smith’s MBOs for 2014 included increasing share-of-wallet revenue, growing revenue, winning new customer contracts, optimizing revenue lead management and launching new products. Ms. Balli’s MBOs for 2014 included growing revenue and winning customer

 

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contracts, increasing productivity of operations and reducing SG&A expenses, driving new contract margins and developing new global and domestic operating systems. Mr. George’s MBOs for 2014 included winning customers in Asia, developing a growth strategy in China, expanding our Middle East capabilities and building capabilities in India. The following table illustrates the potential MIP payouts for the company component for 2014 for each named executive officer except Mr. George who has an Adjusted EBITDA component for the region under his management:

 

     Adjusted EBITDA
Below Threshold
   Adjusted EBITDA
At Threshold
   Achieve Adjusted
EBITDA Target
   Adjusted EBITDA
Above Target

Company Component of MIP

   0% of target

(any payment would
be at board of
directors discretion)

   55% of target    100% of target    Up to 200% (any
payment in
excess of 200%
is at the Board’s
discretion)

Adjusted EBITDA performance for 2014 below $80.0 million would result in no payout to a participant for the company component; however the board of directors has the discretion to make any payments relating to the company component of the MIP even if Adjusted EBITDA thresholds are not achieved. In the event that Adjusted EBITDA performance for 2014 was above the $94.1 million target, payments could be made up to 200% of target. For compensation purposes, the Adjusted EBITDA for 2014 is the Adjusted EBITDA discussed in “Summary—Summary Historical Financial and Other Data” further adjusted for certain client implementation costs, foreign currency translation adjustments and acquisition costs, among other things. Above the 200% any payments are granted at the discretion of the board of directors. In the case of Mr. George, the company component of MIP relates to the Adjusted EBITDA of both the overall Company (approximately 13% of Mr. George’s company component) as well as the Adjusted EBITDA of the Asia and Middle East regions (approximately 87% of Mr. George’s company component). For information regarding performance against these goals, please see the footnotes to the Summary Compensation Table.

Stock Options

Stock options only reward an executive for the increase in our stock price during the holding period. Stock options represent the high-risk component of our long-term incentives, as the potential value of each stock option can fall to zero if the price of our stock is lower than the exercise price.

The size of stock option grants for executive officers is based primarily on the target dollar value of the award, translated into a number of option shares based on the estimated economic value of the award using the Black-Scholes option pricing formula. All stock options granted to our named executive officers, directors and other employees are non-qualified stock options under the Code.

In 2014, the compensation committee did not approve grants of stock options to any named executive officers.

Restricted Stock

During the year ended December 31, 2014, no named executive officers received restricted stock awards.

401(k) and Other Benefits

Our executive officers are eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans provided to other employees on the same terms. These benefits include a 401(k) plan with a company matching contribution of up to $1,950 annually to each employee, including our named executive officers. These benefits also include a group health insurance and short and long-term disability insurance.

 

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In addition to the benefits offered to all employees, certain executive officers, are provided additional benefits that are considered perquisites, which are part of an executive officer’s total compensation and treated as taxable income under the applicable tax laws. In 2014, perquisites for certain of our named executive officers included an annual automobile allowance, annual office expense allowance, commuting costs and annual executive physicals. Such perquisites and employee benefits are intended to promote health, convenience, security and financial protection to our executives. Detailed information about these perquisites is included below in a footnote to the “All Other Compensation” column of the 2014 Summary Compensation Table.

Severance and Change in Control Arrangements

Our executive officers, including our named executive officers, have terms in their employment agreements that would provide severance benefits on specified terminations of employment or if we experience a change of control. The terms and estimated amounts of these benefits are described below under “—Employment Agreements and Severance Benefits.” Most of these arrangements were negotiated when the executive officers were hired and have terms that we believed were reasonably necessary to hire and retain these individuals in our market for executive talent.

Tax and Accounting Considerations

We recognize a charge to earnings for accounting purposes for equity awards over their vesting period. In the past, we have not considered the accounting impact as a material factor in determining the equity award amounts for our executive officers. However, as a public company, we expect that the compensation committee will consider the accounting impact of equity awards in addition to considering the impact to dilution and overhang when deciding on amounts and terms of equity awards. We do not require executive compensation to be tax deductible, but instead balance the cost and benefits of tax deductibility to comply with our executive compensation goals. For example, Section 162(m) of the Code, generally disallows a tax deduction to a publicly held corporation for compensation in excess of $1.0 million paid in any taxable year to its chief executive officer and certain other executive officers unless the compensation qualifies as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m). Under a special Section 162(m) exception, any compensation paid pursuant to a compensation plan in existence before the effective date of this initial public offering will generally not be subject to the $1.0 million limitation until the earliest of: (i) the expiration of the compensation plan, (ii) a material modification of the compensation plan (as determined under Section 162(m)), (iii) the issuance of all the employer stock and other compensation allocated under the compensation plan or (iv) the first meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected after the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the public offering occurs. As a private company, we have not taken the deductibility limit of Section 162(m) into consideration in setting compensation for our executive officers because Section 162(m) did not apply to us. Once we are a public company, we expect that the compensation committee will consider the deductibility of compensation, but will be fully authorized to approve compensation that is not deductible when it believes that such payments are appropriate to attract and retain executive talent.

 

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2014 Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to compensation earned by or paid to our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Name and Principal Position

   Year      Salary
($)
     Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation(1) 
     All Other
Compensation
($)(2)
     Total
($)
 

Wes Lucas

     2014         700,000         1,027,000         123,434         1,850,434   

Chief Executive Officer

              

Tom Oberdorf

     2014         475,000         300,200         7,052         782,252   

Chief Financial Officer

              

Linda Smith

     2014         330,000         219,648         5,953         555,601   

Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer

              

Deborah Balli

     2014         340,000         204,544         4,474         549,018   

President of Global Relocation Services

              

Jacob George(3)

     2014         415,277         369,468         —           784,745   

President of Asia and Middle East

              

 

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2014, MIP amounts were approved for both the company component and the individual component of the MIP. We attained Adjusted EBITDA of $90.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, which is equivalent to an approximately 79% payout of the assigned bonus target for the company component for each named executive officer except Mr. George. The individual component bonus of the MIP was approved during the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 following a review of each named executive officer’s individual performance and contribution to our strategic and financial goals. The following table shows the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation provided to the named executive officers.

 

Name

   MIP Company
Component
     MIP Individual
Component
     Total Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Compensation
 

Wes Lucas

   $ 821,600       $ 205,400       $ 1,027,000   

Tom Oberdorf

     240,160         60,040         300,200   

Linda Smith

     166,848         52,800         219,648   

Deborah Balli

     171,904         32,640         204,544   

Jacob George

     316,978         52,490         369,468   

 

(2) This column includes matching contributions made under our 401(k) plan and perquisites and other personal benefits, as set forth in the below table.

 

Name

  401(k)
Match
    Office
Allowance(a)
    Commuting
Expenses(b)
    Automobile
Expenses(c)
    Executive
Physical
Expenses(d)
    Other(e)  

Wes Lucas

  $ 1,683      $ 42,000      $ 58,048      $ 16,800      $ 1,039      $ 3,864   

Tom Oberdorf

    1,950        —          —          —          —          5,102   

Linda Smith

    1,950        —          —          —          —          4,003   

Deborah Balli

    1,950        —          —          —          —          2,524   

Jacob George

    —          —          —          —          —          —     

 

  (a) This column represents reimbursed expenses incurred by the executive in maintaining his office in Jackson, WY.
  (b) This column represents the commuting related expense to and from the Company’s corporate headquarters.

 

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  (c) This column represents an annual automobile allowance.
  (d) This column represents expenses for an annual executive physical.
  (e) This column primarily represents group term life insurance.

 

(3) Mr. George’s cash compensation was paid in Singapore dollars. For convenience, this has been converted into U.S. dollars at the December 31, 2014 exchange rate of SGD$1.323627 per U.S. $1.00.

2014 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The following table summarizes plan-based awards granted to our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

            Estimated Possible Future
Payouts Under Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards
 

Name

   Grant
Date 
     Threshold
($)
     Target
($)
     Maximum
($)(1)
 

Wes Lucas

           

MIP Payment

     N/A         715,000         1,300,000         2,600,000   

Tom Oberdorf

           

MIP Payment

     N/A         209,000         380,000         760,000   

Linda Smith

           

MIP Payment

     N/A         145,200         264,000         528,000   

Deborah Balli

           

MIP Payment

     N/A         149,600         272,000         544,000   

Jacob George

           

MIP Payment(2)

     N/A         203,208         369,468         738,936   

 

(1) Any non-equity incentive plan awards in excess of 200% of the target amounts will be granted at the discretion of the board of directors.
(2) Mr. George’s MIP payment will be paid in Singapore dollars. For convenience, the threshold and target MIP payments have been converted into U.S. dollars at the December 31, 2014 exchange rate of SGD$1.323627 per U.S.$1.00.

2014 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2014.

 

    Option Awards     Stock Awards  

Name

  Grant
Date
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable(1)
    Option
Exercise
Price ($)
    Option
Expiration
Date
    Number of
Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have Not
Vested (#)(2)
    Market Value
of Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have
Not Vested ($)
 

Wes Lucas

    5/21/2013        37,014        148,054      $ 7.69        2/12/2023        —          N/A   

Tom Oberdorf

    8/28/2013        —          —          N/A        N/A        11,700        139,113   
    8/2/2012        —          —          N/A        N/A        19,500        231,855   
    8/1/2012        —          —          N/A        N/A        9,750        115,928   
    9/27/2011        —          —          N/A        N/A        71,500        850,135   

Linda Smith

    8/13/2012        —          —          N/A        N/A        42,900        510,081   

Deborah Balli

    N/A        —          —          N/A        N/A        —          N/A   

Jacob George

    2/3/2011        —          —          N/A        N/A        16,817        199,952   

 

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(1) Stock options vest over five years, at a rate of 20% per year, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant dates listed above.
(2) Restricted stock vests over five years at a rate of 10% in the first year, 15% in the second year, 20% in the third year, 25% in the fourth year and 30% in the fifth year. All unvested restricted stock will vest upon the closing of this offering.

Options Exercised and Stock Vested in 2014

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to stock vested by our named executive officers in fiscal year 2014. None of our executive officers exercised options during 2014.

 

     Stock Awards  

Name

   Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting (#)
     Value Realized on
Vesting ($)
 

Wes Lucas

     —           —     

Tom Oberdorf

     33,150         394,154   

Linda Smith

     8,580         102,016   

Deborah Balli

     —           —     

Jacob George

     14,014         166,626   

Pension Benefits

Our named executive officers did not participate in any defined benefit pension plan during 2014.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

In the year ended December 31, 2014, our named executive officers received no nonqualified deferred compensation and had no deferred compensation benefits.

Employment Agreements and Severance Benefits

We entered into an employment agreement with Wes Lucas on July 17, 2008, which was amended and restated as of October 1, 2009. Mr. Lucas’ initial contract period was valid through July 17, 2014 and automatically renews on an annual basis, unless he is terminated by certain agreed upon terms or we provide notice at least 60 days prior to the expiration date. The agreement provides that Mr. Lucas will receive an initial annualized base salary of $700,000. The board of directors or compensation committee, based on its review, has discretion to increase (but not reduce) the base salary each year. The agreement also provides for annual cash incentive payments for Mr. Lucas determined by the board of directors or the compensation committee based on performance incentives established with respect to that particular year. Pursuant to a subscription agreement entered into on the same date as his employment agreement, Mr. Lucas was granted 910,728 restricted shares of our common stock. If we terminate Mr. Lucas’ employment at any time without cause (as defined in the agreement) or Mr. Lucas resigns with good reason (as defined in the agreement), we must provide Mr. Lucas with, subject to his execution of a release of claims, (a) payment equal to one year’s base salary paid in bi-weekly installments, (b) medical benefits, automobile allowance and other office reimbursements for a one year period and (c) equity vesting through his one-year severance period. Alternatively, upon termination without cause or resignation by Mr. Lucas with good reason within a two year period following a change of control (as defined in the agreement), we must provide Mr. Lucas with, subject to his execution of a release of claims, (a) a lump sum payment equal to two year’s base salary and (b) medical benefits, automobile allowance and other office reimbursements for a one year period.

 

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We entered into an employment agreement with Tom Oberdorf on August 2, 2011. Mr. Oberdorf’s contract period is valid through August 3, 2016 and automatically renews on an annual basis, unless he is terminated by certain agreed upon terms or we provide notice at least 60 days prior to the expiration date. The agreement provides that Mr. Oberdorf will receive an initial annualized base salary of $475,000. The board of directors or compensation committee, based on its review, has discretion to increase (but not reduce) the base salary each year. The agreement also provides for annual cash incentive payments for Mr. Oberdorf determined by the board of directors or the compensation committee based on performance incentives established with respect to that particular year. Pursuant to a subscription agreement entered into on the same date as his employment agreement, Mr. Oberdorf was initially granted 130,000 restricted shares of our common stock and was also granted an additional 26,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock on August 2, 2012. Additionally, Mr. Oberdorf’s employment agreement provides that he shall receive a total of 26,000 restricted shares of our common stock upon the attainment of certain performance goals. Mr. Oberdorf received 13,000 performance related restricted shares on August 1, 2012, and an additional 13,000 performance-related restricted shares on August 28, 2013. If we terminate Mr. Oberdorf’s employment at any time without cause (as defined in the agreement) or Mr. Oberdorf resigns with good reason (as defined in the agreement), we must provide Mr. Oberdorf with, subject to his execution of a release of claims, (a) payment equal to one year’s base salary paid in bi-weekly installments and (b) medical benefits for a one year period. Alternatively, upon termination without cause or resignation by Mr. Oberdorf for good reason within a two year period following a change of control (as defined in the agreement), we must provide Mr. Oberdorf with, subject to his execution of a release of claims, (a) a lump sum payment equal to 18 months base salary and (b) medical benefits for a one year period.

We entered into an employment agreement with Linda Smith on April 2, 2012. Ms. Smith’s contract period is valid through January 1, 2017 and automatically renews on an annual basis, unless she is terminated by certain agreed upon terms or we provide notice at least 60 days prior to the expiration date. The agreement provides that Ms. Smith will receive an initial annualized base salary of $330,000. The board of directors or compensation committee, based on its review, has discretion to increase (but not reduce) the base salary each year. The agreement also provides for annual cash incentive payments for Ms. Smith determined by the board of directors or the compensation committee based on performance incentives established with respect to that particular year. Pursuant to a subscription agreement entered into on the same date as her employment agreement, Ms. Smith was granted 57,200 restricted shares of our common stock. If we terminate Ms. Smith’s employment at any time without cause (as defined in the agreement) or Ms. Smith resigns with good reason (as defined in the agreement), we must provide Ms. Smith with, subject to her execution of a release of claims, (a) payment equal to one year base salary paid in bi-weekly installments and (b) medical benefits for one year. Alternatively, upon termination without cause or resignation by Ms. Smith with good reason within a two year period following a change of control (as defined in the agreement), we must provide Ms. Smith, subject to her execution of a release of claims, (a) a lump sum payment equal to 18 months base salary and (b) medical benefits for a one year period.

We entered into an employment agreement with Deborah Balli on December 18, 2008. Ms. Balli’s initial contract period was valid through December 18, 2014 and automatically renews on an annual basis, unless she is terminated by certain agreed upon terms or we provide notice at least 60 days prior to the expiration date. The agreement provides that Ms. Balli will receive an initial annualized base salary of $330,000. The board of directors or compensation committee, based on its review, has discretion to increase (but not reduce) the base salary each year. The agreement also provides for annual cash incentive payments for Ms. Balli determined by the board of directors or the compensation committee based on performance incentives established with respect to that particular year. Pursuant to a subscription agreement entered into on the same date as her employment agreement, Ms. Balli was granted 140,114 restricted shares of our common stock. If we terminate Ms. Balli’s employment at any time without cause (as defined in the agreement) or Ms. Balli resigns with good reason, we must

 

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provide Ms. Balli with, subject to her execution of a release of claims, (a) payment equal to 18 months base salary payable in bi-weekly installments and (b) medical benefits for an 18 month period. In addition, upon termination without cause or resignation by Ms. Balli with good reason within a two year period following a change of control (as defined in the agreement), we must provide Ms. Balli, subject to her execution of a release of claims, with a lump sum payment equal to 18 months base salary and medical benefits for an 18 month period.

We entered into an employment agreement with Jacob George on December 1, 2010. Mr. George’s contract period is valid through December 1, 2015 and automatically renews on an annual basis, unless he is terminated by certain agreed upon terms or we provide notice at least six months prior to the expiration date. The agreement provides that Mr. George will receive an initial annualized base salary of SGD $549,672. The board of directors or compensation committee, based on its review, has discretion to increase (but not reduce) the base salary each year. The agreement also provides for annual cash incentive payments for Mr. George determined by the board of directors or the compensation committee based on performance incentives established with respect to that particular year. In addition, pursuant to his employment agreement Mr. George received a one-time cash bonus of SGD $384,711 in January 2011. Pursuant to a subscription agreement entered into on the same date as his employment agreement, Mr. George was granted 56,056 restricted shares of our common stock. If we terminate Mr. George’s employment at any time without cause (as defined in the agreement) or Mr. George resigns with good reason (as defined in the agreement), we must provide Mr. George with, subject to his execution of a release of claims, (a) payment equal to one year’s base salary payable in bi-weekly installments and (b) medical benefits for one year. In addition, upon termination without cause or resignation by Mr. George with good reason within a two year period following a change of control (as defined in the agreement), we must provide Mr. George with, subject to his execution of a release of claims, (a) a lump sum payment equal to 18 months base salary and (b) medical benefits for a one year period.

For purposes of each of the employment agreements with our named executive officers described above, “cause” means:

 

    intentional failure to substantially perform the executive’s duties under the employment agreement that is not cured within 15 business days of written notice from us requesting such performance;

 

    conviction of a criminal offense that involves dishonesty or moral turpitude materially affecting us, or of any felony;

 

    material breach of any material provision of the employment agreement that is not cured within 15 business days of written notice from us;

 

    any material act or omission by the executive involving malfeasance or gross negligence in the performance of the executive’s duties to us, or material deviation from any of our material policies or directives, that is not cured within 15 business days of written notice from us; or

 

    failure to reasonably cooperate in any audit or investigation of the business or accounting practices of the Company or its subsidiaries.

For purposes of Mr. Lucas’ employment agreement, “good reason” means termination based on our material breach of a material provision of the employment agreement (whether intentional, reckless or negligent) and/or any material changes, by us, in the executive’s duties that are inconsistent with his title, responsibilities, reporting relationships and/or authority; provided, however that no termination shall occur on that basis unless the executive provides us with advance written notice within ninety days of the initial occurrence of the condition allegedly constituting good reason, and if we do not cure the breach within sixty days of receipt of such notice, the executive terminates his employment upon the expiration of such sixty day period.

 

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For purposes of Mr. Oberdorf’s employment agreement, “good reason” means termination based on our material breach of a material provision of the employment agreement (whether intentional, reckless or negligent), a material diminution of the executive’s duties, and/or our removal of the executive as a member of the Office of the President; provided, however that no termination shall occur on that basis unless the executive provides us with advance written notice within ninety days of the initial occurrence of the condition allegedly constituting good reason, and if we do not cure the breach within sixty days of receipt of such notice, the executive terminates his employment upon the expiration of such sixty day period.

For purposes of Ms. Smith’s and Mr. George’s employment agreements, “good reason” means termination based on our material breach of a material provision of the employment agreement (whether intentional, reckless or negligent) and/or our removal of the executive as a member of the Office of the President; provided, however that no termination shall occur on that basis unless the executive provides us with advance written notice within ninety days of the initial occurrence of the condition allegedly constituting good reason, and if we do not cure the breach within sixty days of receipt of such notice, the executive terminates his employment upon the expiration of such sixty day period.

For purposes of Ms. Balli’s employment agreement, “good reason” means termination based on our material breach of a material provision of the employment agreement (whether intentional, reckless or negligent), and/or any material changes, by us, in the executive’s duties that are inconsistent with her title, responsibilities, reporting relationships and/or authority; provided, however that no termination shall occur on that basis unless the executive provides us with advance written notice within ninety days of the initial occurrence of the condition allegedly constituting good reason, and if we do not cure the breach within sixty days of receipt of such notice, the executive terminates his employment upon the expiration of such sixty day period.

For purposes of each of the employment agreements with our named executive officers described above, “change of control” means:

 

    the acquisition by any person or “group” (as defined in section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than by (A) the Company or any subsidiary; (B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary; or (C) any stockholder holding 7% or more of the capital stock of the Company, through one transaction or a series of transactions of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company;

 

    the merger or consolidation of the Company as a result of which persons who were stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, do not, immediately thereafter, own, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or the merged or consolidated company;

 

    the stockholders of the Company approve the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (other than a liquidation or dissolution occurring upon a merger or consolidation thereof); or

 

    the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company through one transaction or a series of related transactions to one or more persons who are not, immediately prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition, stockholders of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “change of control” shall not be deemed to occur upon the occurrence of an initial public offering, or if the Company files for bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization under the United States Bankruptcy Code.

 

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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

The table below shows the estimated value transfer to each named executive officer under various scenarios relating to a termination of employment. The table below assumes that such termination occurred on December 31, 2014, and payments are made under the employment agreements then in effect. The actual amounts that would be paid to any named executive officer can only be determined at the time of an actual termination of employment and would vary from those listed below.

 

     Termination without Cause or for Good
Reason and
without a Change in control
     Termination without Cause or for Good Reason
within Two Years Following a Change in  Control
 

Name

   Severance
Pay
($)
     Benefits
($)
     Accelerated
Equity Vesting
($)
     Severance Pay
($)
     Benefits
($)
     Accelerated
Equity Vesting
($)(1)
 

Wes Lucas

     700,000         94,084         —           1,400,000         94,084         621,826   

Tom Oberdorf

     475,000         15,846         N/A         712,500         15,846         1,337,031   

Linda Smith

     330,000         10,578         N/A         495,000         10,578         510,081   

Deborah Balli

     510,000         15,846         N/A         510,000         15,846         N/A   

Jacob George

     415,277         22,694         N/A         622,917         22,694         199,952   

 

(1) Represents equity awards that would vest pursuant to the “single-trigger” vesting provision described below.

All of the grants of restricted stock and stock options made to our named executive officers contain a “single-trigger” vesting provision, meaning that any unvested grants of restricted stock and stock options will vest in full upon a change of control. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to equity awards that will vest upon a change of control assuming that such change of control occurred on December 31, 2014:

 

Name

   Accelerated
Equity Vesting
($)
 

Wes Lucas

     621,826   

Tom Oberdorf

     1,337,031   

Linda Smith

     510,081   

Deborah Balli

     —     

Jacob George

     199,952   

Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality

Each of our executive officers’ employment agreements, including those of our named executive officers, contain non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality covenants. Pursuant to such agreements, each executive officer has agreed not to compete with us for a specified period following such executive officer’s date of termination (the “Restricted Period”). In addition, each executive officer may not solicit any of our employees during the term of his employment or for the Restricted Period or disclose any confidential information provided by our employment. The Restricted Periods for our Named Executive Officers range from one to three years.

2013 Stock Incentive Plan

The purpose of our SIP is to enable us to attract retain and motive our employees, non-employee directors, independent contractors and consultants. We have reserved an aggregate of 1,082,302 shares of our common stock for the issuance of awards under the SIP. This number is subject to

 

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adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend or other change in our capitalization. Effective upon the closing of this offering, our board of directors has determined not to grant any further awards under our SIP.

Our board of directors has acted as administrator of the SIP. The administrator has the power to select, from among the individuals eligible for awards, the individuals to whom awards will be granted, and to determine the specific terms and conditions of each award, subject to the provisions of the SIP.

The SIP permits the granting of stock, restricted stock, stock options, reload stock options, stock purchase warrants, other rights to acquire stock, securities convertible into or redeemable for stock, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, dividend equivalents, performance units and performance shares. The board of directors generally may terminate, suspend or amend the SIP in a manner that does not adversely affect outstanding awards at any time. No amendment may be made without stockholder approval if such amendment otherwise requires stockholder approval by reason of any law, regulation or rule applicable to the SIP. No awards may be granted under the SIP after the date that is ten years from the date the SIP was adopted by our board of directors.

Long-Term Incentive Plan

The Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) authorizes our compensation committee to grant options, restricted shares or restricted shares units to selected employees. The LTIP is administered by the compensation committee of the board of directors. The compensation committee shall determine the recipients of awards, the types of awards to be granted and the applicable terms, provisions, limitations and performance requirements of such awards. The compensation committee will also have the authority to conclusively interpret the LTIP and any award agreements under the plan.

The Company has reserved 2,802,280 of our shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to the LTIP. To the extent any award under the LTIP is cancelled, terminated or forfeited, then the number of shares of common stock covered by the award or stock option so cancelled, terminated or forfeited will again be available for awards under the LTIP.

The number of shares of common stock available for grants or subject to outstanding awards shall be proportionally adjusted in the event of any dividend payable in capital stock of the Company, and any stock split, share combination, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of shares or other similar event.

The compensation committee, in its sole discretion, may determine that an award will be immediately vested in whole or in part, or that all or any portion may not be vested until a date, or dates, subsequent to its grant date, or until the occurrence of one or more specified events, subject in any case to the terms of the LTIP. The compensation committee may impose on any award such additional terms and conditions as the compensation committee determines, including terms requiring forfeiture of awards in the event of a participant’s termination of service.

The compensation committee generally may terminate, suspend or amend the LTIP in a manner that does not adversely affect outstanding awards at any time. No amendment may be made without stockholder approval if such amendment otherwise requires stockholder approval by reason of any law, regulation or rule applicable to the LTIP. The LTIP will expire on the tenth anniversary of its adoption by the board of directors, unless earlier terminated.

Leaders Equity Award Plan

In 2010, we implemented a Leaders Equity Award Plan (the “Leaders Plan”) for key employees. The Leaders Plan provides for the issuance of up to 12,000,000 units. The Leaders Plan is funded upon a sale by certain stockholders (including Aurora and EGI) of certain of their shares of our

 

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common stock to a third-party above $12.73 per share (an “Eligible Sale”). Such stockholders agreed to fund the Plan through the payment to the Company of 1.5% of the aggregate sales price of any Eligible Sale. An amount equal to 1.5% of the sales price of an Eligible Sale is distributed to participants based on their pro rata share of units in the Leaders Plan, up to an aggregate maximum of $12.0 million. The Company’s obligation under the Leaders Plan expires in July 2020. None of our named executive officers participate in the Leaders Plan.

2015 Equity Incentive Plan

We anticipate that at the time of, or shortly after, completion of this offering, we will make changes to certain of our compensation arrangements, including those covering our named executive officers and members of our board of directors. We expect to adopt a 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) prior to the completion of this offering. The following is a summary of certain features of the 2015 Plan.

Reservation of Shares

Subject to adjustments as described below, the maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2015 Plan will be             . Any shares of common stock delivered under the 2015 Plan will consist of authorized and unissued shares, or treasury shares.

In the event of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other distribution with respect to common stock, or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar corporate change or any other change affecting common stock, appropriate and equitable adjustments will be made to the number and kind of shares of common stock available for grant, as well as to other maximum limitations under the 2015 Plan, and the number and kind of shares of common stock or other terms of the awards that are affected by the event.

Share Counting

Awards that are required to be paid in cash pursuant to their terms will not reduce the share reserve. To the extent that an award granted under the 2015 Plan is canceled, expired, forfeited, surrendered, settled by delivery of fewer shares than the number underlying the award or otherwise terminated without delivery of the shares to the participant, the shares of common stock retained by or returned to us will become available for future awards under the 2015 Plan. In addition, shares that are withheld or separately surrendered in payment of the exercise or purchase price or taxes relating to such an award or are not issued or delivered as a result of the net settlement of an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right will become available for future awards under the 2015 Plan. Awards assumed or substituted for in a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock or reorganization will not reduce the share reserve.

Administration

The 2015 Plan will be administered by the compensation committee. Subject to the limitations set forth in the 2015 Plan, the compensation committee has the authority to determine the persons to whom awards are to be granted, prescribe the restrictions, terms and conditions of all awards, accelerate the vesting or exercisability of awards at any time, interpret the 2015 Plan and adopt rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the 2015 Plan.

Eligibility

Awards under the 2015 Plan may be granted to any employees, directors, consultants or other personal service providers of us or our subsidiaries.

 

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Stock Options

Stock options granted under the 2015 Plan may be issued as either incentive stock options, within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or as nonqualified stock options. The exercise price of an option will be not less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of the grant of the option. The compensation committee will determine the vesting and/or exercisability requirements and the term of exercise of each option, including the effect of termination of service of a participant or a change in control. The vesting requirements may be based on the continued employment or service of the participant for a specified time period or on the attainment of specified business performance goals established by the compensation committee. The maximum term of an option will be 10 years from the date of grant.

To exercise an option, the participant must pay the exercise price, subject to specified conditions, (i) in cash, (ii) in shares of common stock, (iii) through an open-market broker-assisted transaction, (iv) by reducing the number of shares of common stock otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the stock option, (v) by combination of any of the above methods or (vi) by such other method approved by the compensation committee and must pay any required tax withholding amounts. All options generally are nontransferable. Dividends may not be paid and dividend equivalent rights may not be granted with respect to the shares of stock subject to stock options.

Stock Appreciation Rights

A stock appreciation right may be granted either in tandem with an option or without a related option. A stock appreciation right entitles the participant, upon settlement or exercise, to receive a payment based on the excess of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of settlement or exercise over the base price of the right, multiplied by the number of shares of common stock as to which the right is being settled or exercised. Stock appreciation rights may be granted on a basis that allows for the exercise of the right by the participant or that provides for the automatic payment of the right upon a specified date or event. The base price of a stock appreciation right may not be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant. The compensation committee will determine the vesting requirements and the term of exercise of each stock appreciation right, including the effect of termination of service of a participant or a change in control. The vesting requirements may be based on the continued employment or service of the participant for a specified time period or on the attainment of specified business performance goals established by the compensation committee. The maximum term of a stock appreciation right will be 10 years from the date of grant. Stock appreciation rights may be payable in cash or in shares of common stock or in a combination of both. Dividends may not be paid and dividend equivalent rights may not be granted with respect to the shares of stock subject to Stock Appreciation Rights.

Restricted Stock Awards

A restricted stock award represents shares of common stock that are issued subject to restrictions on transfer and vesting requirements. The vesting requirements may be based on the continued service of the participant for a specified time period or on the attainment of specified performance goals established by the compensation committee. Unless otherwise set forth in an award agreement, restricted stock award holders will have all of the rights of a stockholder of us, other than the right to receive dividends, during the restricted period. Any dividends with respect to a restricted stock award that is subject to performance-based vesting may be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and vesting requirements as the underlying restricted stock award.

Restricted Stock Units

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restrictions and conditions to payment. RSUs may vest based solely on the continued service of the participant for a specified time period. In addition, RSUs may be denominated as performance share units (“PSUs”), which will vest in whole or in part based on the attainment of specified performance goals established by the compensation committee. An RSU award will become payable to a participant at the time or times determined by the compensation committee and set forth in the award agreement, which may be upon or following the vesting of the award. Restricted stock unit awards are payable in cash or in shares of common stock or in a combination of both. RSUs may be granted together with a dividend equivalent right with respect to the shares of common stock subject to the award. Dividend equivalent rights may be subject to vesting conditions that apply to the underlying RSUs.

Stock Awards

A stock award represents shares of common stock that are issued free of restrictions on transfer and free of forfeiture conditions and to which the participant is entitled all incidents of ownership. A stock award may be granted for past services, in lieu of bonus or other cash compensation, directors’ fees or for any other valid purpose as determined by the compensation committee. The compensation committee will determine the terms and conditions of stock awards, and such stock awards may be made without vesting requirements. Upon the issuance of shares of common stock under a stock award, the participant will have all rights of a shareholder with respect to such shares of common stock, including the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions on the shares.

Cash Performance Awards

A performance award is denominated in a cash amount (rather than in shares) and is payable based on the attainment of pre-established business and/or individual performance goals. The requirements for vesting may be also based upon the continued service of the participant during the performance period, and vesting may be accelerated in certain circumstances, as determined by the compensation committee. The maximum amount of cash compensation that may be paid to a participant during any one calendar year under all cash performance awards is $5.0 million.

Performance Criteria

For purposes of cash performance awards, as well as for any other awards under the 2015 Plan intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the performance criteria will be one or any combination of the following, for us or any identified subsidiary or business unit, as determined by the compensation committee at the time of the award: (a) net earnings; (b) earnings per share; (c) net debt; (d) revenue or sales growth; (e) net or operating income; (f) net operating profit; (g) return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, equity or sales); (h) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, distributable cash flow and free cash flow); (i) earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, amortization and/or rent; (j) share price (including, but not limited to growth measures and total stockholder return); (k) expense control or loss management; (l) customer satisfaction; (m) market share; (n) economic value added; (o) working capital; (p) the formation of joint ventures or the completion of other corporate transactions; (q) gross or net profit margins; (r) revenue mix; (s) operating efficiency; (t) product diversification; (u) market penetration; (v) measurable achievement in quality, operation or compliance initiatives; (w) quarterly dividends or distributions; (x) employee retention or turnover; or (y) any combination of or a specified increase in any of the foregoing. Each of the performance criteria will be applied and interpreted in accordance with an objective formula or standard established by the compensation committee at the time of grant of the award including, without limitation, GAAP. The performance criteria may be applied on an absolute basis or relative to an identified index, peer group, or one or

 

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more competitors or other companies (including particular business segments or divisions of such companies), or may be applied after adjustment for non-controllable industry performance (such as industry attendance), as specified by the compensation committee.

At the time that an award is granted, the compensation committee may provide that performance will be measured in such objective manner as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, adjustments to reflect charges for restructurings, non-operating income, the impact of corporate transactions or discontinued operations, extraordinary and other unusual or non-recurring items and the cumulative effects of accounting or tax law changes.

Further, the compensation committee shall, to the extent provided in an award agreement, have the right, in its discretion, to reduce or eliminate the amount otherwise payable to any participant under an award and to establish rules or procedures that have the effect of limiting the amount payable to any participant to an amount that is less than the amount that is otherwise payable under an award. Following the conclusion of the performance period for any award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the compensation committee shall certify in writing whether the applicable performance goals have been achieved.

Award Limitations

For purposes of complying with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be subject to stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance-based restricted stock awards and performance-based RSUs granted to any participant other than a non-employee director during any calendar year will be limited to 1,000,000 shares of common stock for each such award type individually.

Further, the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be subject to stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, RSUs and stock awards granted to any non-employee director during any calendar year will be limited to 50,000 shares of common stock for all such award types in the aggregate.

Effect of Change in Control

Upon the occurrence of a change in control, unless otherwise specifically prohibited under applicable law, or unless otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, the compensation committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of outstanding awards, including without limitation the following (or any combination thereof): (i) continuation or assumption of such outstanding awards by us (if it is the surviving company or corporation) or by the surviving company or corporation or its parent; (ii) substitution by the surviving company or corporation or its parent of awards with substantially the same terms as such outstanding awards (excluding the consideration payable upon settlement of the awards); (iii) accelerated exercisability, vesting and/or payment; and (iv) if all or substantially all of our outstanding shares of common stock transferred in exchange for cash consideration in connection with such change in control: (A) upon written notice, provide that any outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights are exercisable during a reasonable period of time immediately prior to the scheduled consummation of the event or such other reasonable period as determined by the compensation committee (contingent upon the consummation of the event), and at the end of such period, such stock options and stock appreciation rights will terminate to the extent not so exercised within the relevant period; and (B) cancellation of all or any portion of outstanding awards for fair value, as determined in the sole discretion of the compensation committee.

 

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Forfeiture

The compensation committee may specify in an award agreement that an award will be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, including termination of service for “cause” (as defined in the 2015 Plan), violation of material Company policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the participant, or other conduct by the participant that is detrimental to our business or reputation. Unless otherwise provided by the compensation committee and set forth in an award agreement, if (i) a participant’s service is terminated for “cause” or (ii) after termination of service for any other reason, the compensation committee determines in its discretion either that, (A) during the participant’s period of service, the participant engaged in an act which would have warranted termination from service for “cause” or (B) after termination, the participant engaged in conduct that violates any continuing obligation or duty of the participant in respect of us or any of our subsidiaries, such participant’s rights, payments and benefits with respect to such award may be subject to cancellation, forfeiture and/or recoupment.

Right of Recapture

If a participant receives compensation pursuant to an award based on financial statements that are subsequently required to be restated in a way that would decrease the value of such compensation, the participant will, upon our written request, forfeit and repay to us the difference between what the participant received and what the participant should have received based on the accounting restatement, in accordance with (i) our compensation recovery, “clawback” or similar policy, as may be in effect from time to time and (ii) any compensation recovery, “clawback” or similar policy made applicable by law including the Dodd-Frank Act.

Tax Withholding

Participants in the 2015 Plan are responsible for the payment of any taxes or similar charges required by law to be paid or withheld from an award or an amount paid in satisfaction of an award.

Deferrals of Payment

The compensation committee may in its discretion permit participants in the 2015 Plan to defer the receipt of payment of cash or delivery of shares of common stock that would otherwise be due by virtue of the exercise of a right or the satisfaction of vesting or other conditions with respect to an award; provided, however, that such discretion shall not apply in the case of a stock option or stock appreciation right.

Term, Amendment and Termination

The term of the 2015 Plan is ten years from the date it was approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may amend, modify, suspend or terminate the 2015 Plan at any time. However, no termination or amendment of the 2015 Plan will materially adversely affect any award theretofore granted without the consent of the participant or the permitted transferee of the award. The Board of Directors may seek the approval of any amendment by our shareholders to the extent it deems necessary or advisable for purposes of compliance with Section 162(m) or Section 422 of the Code, the listing requirements of the NYSE or Nasdaq, or for any other purpose.

2014 Director Compensation

During 2014, our directors did not receive cash compensation for their service as a director. No equity or other compensation was granted to directors in 2014.

 

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The following table sets forth the number of shares of restricted stock and stock options held by our directors as of December 31, 2014:

 

Name

   Restricted Stock(1)      Stock Options(2)  

Lawrence A. Bossidy

     —           284,700   

Douglas C. Laux

     140,114         15,600   

Mats Lindstrand

     —           71,110   

Mark Sotir

     140,114         —     

John Watkins, Jr.

     —           71,110   

 

(1) As of December 31, 2014, all shares of restricted stock were fully vested.
(2) As of December 31, 2014, all stock options were 20% vested. Stock options vest over five years, at a rate of 20% per year, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. All stock option grants made to our directors contain a “single-trigger” vesting provision, meaning that any unvested grants of stock options will vest in full upon a change of control (as defined in the director non-qualified stock option agreement), a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

There were no standard compensation arrangements for our directors during the year ended December 31, 2014.

Compensation Policies and Practices as They Relate to Risk Management

In accordance with the applicable disclosure requirements, to the extent that risks may arise from our compensation policies and practices that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us, we are required to discuss those policies and practices for compensating our employees (including employees that are not named executive officers) as they relate to our risk management practices and the possibility of incentivizing risk-taking. The compensation committee has evaluated the policies and practices of compensating our employees in light of the relevant factors, including the following:

 

    the allocation of compensation between cash and equity awards and the focus on stock-based compensation, including options and stock awards generally vesting over a period of years, thereby mitigating against short-term risk taking;

 

    MIP payouts are not based solely on our performance, but also require achievement of individual performance objectives; and

 

    the financial performance targets of our MIP program are the budgeted objectives that are reviewed and approved by our board of directors and/or the compensation committee

Based on such evaluation, the compensation committee has determined that our policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

Set forth below is a description of certain relationships and related person transactions between us or our subsidiaries, and our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of our voting securities. We believe that all of the following transactions were entered into with terms as favorable as could have been obtained from unaffiliated third parties.

Arrangements with Our Investors

Stockholders Agreement

On February 12, 2013, we entered into an amended and restated stockholders agreement with certain of our stockholders, including affiliated funds of Aurora and EGI, our executive officers and directors.

The stockholders agreement includes customary provisions regarding the election of members of our board of directors, inspection rights, information rights, share transfer restrictions, tag-along rights, drag-along rights and certain preemptive rights. These provisions will terminate upon this offering. The obligation of the stockholders party to the agreement to fund the Leaders Equity Award Plan as described under “Executive and Director Compensation—Leaders Equity Award Plan” shall survive the termination of the agreement by virtue of an amendment thereto.

New Stockholder’s Agreement

In connection with this offering, we expect to enter into a new stockholder’s agreement with Aurora and EGI (together, the “Sponsor Investors”). The new stockholder’s agreement will set the number of directors serving on our board of directors initially at nine. Aurora (or one or more of its affiliates, to the extent assigned thereto), individually or in the aggregate, will be entitled to initially designate three directors to serve on the board of directors and EGI (or one or more of its affiliates, to the extent assigned thereto), individually or in the aggregate, will be entitled to initially designate two directors to serve on the board of directors. So long as each Sponsor Investor (or one or more of such Sponsor Investor’s affiliates, to the extent assigned thereto), individually or in the aggregate, owns: (i)         % or more of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, such Sponsor Investor will be entitled to designate three director designees, (ii) less than         %, but at least         % or more of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, such Sponsor Investor will be entitled to designate two director designees or (iii) less than         %, but at least         % or more of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, such Sponsor Investor will be entitled to designate one director designee, in each case to serve on the board of directors at any meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected to the extent that such Sponsor Investor does not have a director designee then serving on the board of directors. Aurora’s director designees will initially be Ryan McCarthy, Gerald Parsky and Lawrence Bossidy. EGI’s director designees will initially be Ellen Havdala and Mark Sotir.

In furtherance of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the new stockholder’s agreement will provide that each Sponsor Investor and such Sponsor Investor’s affiliates have no obligation to offer us an opportunity to participate in business opportunities presented to such Sponsor Investor or its affiliates even if the opportunity is one that we might reasonably have pursued (and therefore may be free to compete with us in the same business or similar businesses), and that neither such Sponsor Investor nor its affiliates will be liable to us or our stockholders for breach of any duty by reason of any such activities unless, in the case of any person who is a director or officer of our company, such business opportunity is expressly offered to such director or officer in writing solely in his or her capacity as an officer or director of our company. Each Sponsor Investor, as part of a

 

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privately negotiated sale of         % or more of its shares, may assign all or any portion of its rights under the stockholder’s agreement to any transferee. The new stockholder’s agreement will terminate upon the written request of both Sponsor Investors or at such time as the Sponsor Investors each own less than         % of our common stock.

For so long as a Sponsor Investor owns         % or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our common stock, such Sponsor Investor will be granted access to some of our customary non-public information and members of our management team and shall have the ability to share such material non-public information with any potential purchaser of us that executes an acceptable confidentiality agreement with us, which will involve a prohibition on trading or material non-public information.

The new stockholder’s agreement will also provide that we will pay the costs and expenses included in connection with the preparation, negotiation, and execution of the new stockholder’s agreement and all amendments thereto and that each Sponsor Investor will be reimbursed for its costs and expenses in connection with enforcing its rights and remedies under and pursuant to the new stockholder’s agreement.

Each Sponsor Investor will have the right to assign any of its governance rights to its affiliates or to a third-party in connection with the sale by such Sponsor Investor of         % or more of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock.

Registration Rights Agreement

On May 12, 2008, registration rights were granted to certain holders of our common stock, which included funds managed by Aurora and EGI, pursuant to a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The Registration Rights Agreement provides for (1) shelf demand registration rights, which require us to effect registration of Registrable Common Stock (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) upon a written request by one or more holders of at least 15% of the outstanding shares of Registrable Common Stock, subject to certain limitations, (2) demand registration rights at any time after the expiration or cessation of effectiveness of a shelf registration statement filed by the Company as a result of a shelf demand request upon a written request by one or more holders of at least 15% of the outstanding shares of Registrable Common Stock and (3) piggy-back registration rights, either in a demand registration or in an incidental registration by us. The holders of our common stock are limited to six demand registrations. In addition, we agree to indemnify all holders of Registrable Securities against specified liabilities in connection to registrations made pursuant to the above-mentioned registration rights. The registration rights agreement will be amended and restated in connection with this offering.

Series A Preferred Stock Ownership by Aurora and EGI

We issued shares of our Series A Preferred Stock in connection with the cancellation of our previously outstanding second lien term loan debt. During 2011, $183.5 million of the second lien term loan debt was cancelled in exchange for up to $10.0 million in cash and 173,503 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. The holders who participated in this exchange retained the option to receive the cash consideration in preferred stock and exercised this option in March 2012. As a result of the exercise of this option, an additional 11,362 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock were issued. After the completion of the exchange, Aurora and EGI held 84,616 and 80,824 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, respectively. Additionally, in March 2013, we used $109.0 million of the proceeds from the refinancing of our previously outstanding senior secured credit facilities to redeem 85,421 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. After the redemption, Aurora and EGI held 53,827 and 43,471 shares of

 

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our Series A Preferred Stock, respectively, all of which will be converted to common stock in connection with this offering. See “Use of Proceeds.”

Investor Rights Agreement

On March 17, 2011 in connection with the exchange of our second lien term loan debt for our Series A Preferred Stock, we entered into an investor rights agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) with the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock, including Aurora and EGI. Pursuant to the investor rights agreement, holders of our Series A Preferred Stock were granted certain information rights, inspection rights, pre-emptive rights and rights of first refusal. The Investor Rights Agreement also restricts our ability to redeem or pay dividends on our common stock, issue certain types of equity securities, sell or dispose of a material portion of our assets and incur debt. The investor rights agreement will terminate upon the redemption of the preferred stock.

Investor Guarantee

Affiliates of EGI and Aurora have provided guarantees (the “Investor Guarantees”) with respect to letters of credit issued pursuant to the ABL Revolver. Each of the EGI and Aurora affiliates has guaranteed the payment of 50% of the letters of credit issued pursuant to the ABL Revolver.

Employment Agreements

We have entered into employment agreements with each of Mr. Lucas, Mr. Oberdorf, Ms. Smith, Ms. Balli and Mr. George. For more information regarding these agreements, see “Executive and Director Compensation—Employment Agreements and Severance Benefits.”

Indemnification Agreements

We expect to enter into indemnification agreements with our current directors and executive officers prior to the completion of this offering and expect to enter in a similar agreement with any new directors or executive officers.

Mortgage Loans

One of our mortgage lending subsidiaries, SIRVA Mortgage, has made, in the ordinary course of business, mortgage loans to certain of our employees. Such mortgage loans were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral requirements, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with our other customers generally and were made in the ordinary course of business. Our lending subsidiary sells these mortgage loans, soon after origination, into the secondary market in the ordinary course of business.

Policies for Approval of Related Person Transactions

In connection with this offering, we will adopt a written policy relating to the approval of related person transactions. Our audit committee will review and approve or ratify all relationships and related person transactions between us and (i) our directors, director nominees, executive officers or their immediate family members, (ii) any 5% record or beneficial owner of our common stock or (iii) any immediate family member of any person specified in (i) and (ii) above. Our compliance director will be primarily responsible for the development and implementation of processes and controls to obtain information from our directors and executive officers with respect to related party transactions and for

 

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determining, based on the facts and circumstances, whether we or a related person have a direct or indirect material interest in the transaction.

As set forth in the related person transaction policy, in the course of its review and approval or ratification of a related party transaction, the committee will consider:

 

    the nature of the related person’s interest in the transaction;

 

    the availability of other sources of comparable products or services;

 

    the material terms of the transaction, including, without limitation, the amount and type of transaction; and

 

    the importance of the transaction to us.

Any member of the audit committee who is a related person with respect to a transaction under review will not be permitted to participate in the discussions or approval or ratification of the transaction. However, such member of the audit committee will provide all material information concerning the transaction to the audit committee.

 

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PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

Security Ownership

The following table shows information as of                     , 2015 regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock (1) prior to this offering and (2) as adjusted to give effect to this offering by:

 

    each person or group who is known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock;

 

    each member of our board of directors and each of our named executive officers; and

 

    all members of our board and our executive officers as a group.

Beneficial ownership of shares is determined under rules of the SEC and generally includes any shares over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power. Except as noted by footnote, and subject to community property laws where applicable, we believe based on the information provided to us that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock shown as beneficially owned by them. Percentage of beneficial ownership is based on              shares of common stock outstanding as of                     , 2015 and              shares of common stock outstanding after giving effect to this offering and the Preferred Stock Conversion, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, or              shares of common stock, assuming the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full. Shares of common stock subject to options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of the date of this prospectus are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding the options for the purposes of computing the percentage of beneficial ownership of that person and any group of which that person is a member, but are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of beneficial ownership for any other person. Except as otherwise indicated, the persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of capital stock held by them. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each holder listed below is care of One Parkview Plaza, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.

 

    Shares of
common stock
beneficially
owned
before this
offering
  Shares offered   Shares of
common stock
beneficially owned
after this offering
(assuming no
exercise of
the option
to purchase
additional shares)
  Shares of
common stock
beneficially owned
after this offering
assuming full
exercise

of the option
to purchase
additional shares

Name and address of beneficial owner

  Number
of
shares
  Percentage
of
shares
  Number
of
shares
  Percentage
of
shares
  Number
of
shares
  Percentage
of
shares
  Number
of
shares
  Percentage
of
shares

5% stockholders:

               

Affiliates of Aurora Capital Group(1)

               

Funds Managed by Equity Group Investments(2)

               

Named executive officers and directors:

               

Wes Lucas

               

Tom Oberdorf

               

Linda Smith

               

Deborah Balli

               

Jacob George

               

Lawrence A. Bossidy

               

Ellen Havdala

               

Douglas C. Laux

               

Mats Lindstrand

               

Ryan C. McCarthy

               

Margaret Ryan

               

Gerald L. Parsky(3)

               

Mark Sotir

               

John David Watkins, Jr.

               

All board of director members and executive officers as a group (18 persons)

               

 

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* Less than 1%
(1) All of the common stock is held of record by Commercial Finance Services 1107, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CFS 1107”). CFS 1107 is controlled by Aurora Resurgence Capital Partners II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ARCAP II”). Gerald L. Parsky and Steven D. Smith, the managing members of ARCAP II, jointly control ARCAP II and thus may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held by CFS 1107. The address of each of the foregoing entities and persons is c/o Aurora Capital Group, 10877 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
(2) The direct ownership of common stock consists of              shares held by EGI Fund (08-10) Investors, L.L.C. (“EGI 08-10”) and              shares held by EGI Fund (11-13) Investors, L.L.C. (“EGI 11-13”). The non-member manager of EGI 08-10 and managing member of EGI 11-13 is Chai Trust Company, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company that shares voting and dispositive power over the shares held by EGI 08-10 and EGI 11-13. The following individuals are the senior managing directors of Chai Trust Company, LLC: Thomas P. Heneghan, Robert M. Levin, Jonathan D. Wasserman, JoAnn Zell, Kellie Zell and Matthew Zell. The business address of Thomas P. Heneghan, Jonathan D. Wasserman, JoAnn Zell, Kellie Zell and Matthew Zell s c/o Equity Group Investments, Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606 and the business address of Robert Levin is c/o Levin & Schreder Ltd., 120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 3800, Chicago, Illinois 60602.
(3) Mr. Parsky is a controlling person of ARCAP II, which exercises voting and investment power over the shares of common stock beneficially owned by Aurora, and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by CFS 1107. Mr. Parsky disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock held by CFS 1107.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS

Revolving Credit Facility

As part of the refinancing we completed in March 2013, SIRVA Worldwide entered into our ABL Revolver, with a group of lenders, with Goldman Sachs Bank USA serving as administrative agent for the lenders. The ABL Revolver matures on March 27, 2018. Under the terms of the ABL Revolver, we may borrow up to the maximum borrowing limit of $50.0 million less any outstanding letters of credit, subject to a borrowing base formula. The ABL Revolver provides for an advance rate of up to 85% of eligible accounts receivable of SIRVA Worldwide and certain of its subsidiaries, subject to limitations on certain accounts. All obligations under the ABL Revolver are guaranteed by certain of SIRVA Worldwide’s present and future subsidiaries. All obligations under the ABL Revolver, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured, subject to certain exceptions, on a first-lien basis by all current assets of SIRVA Worldwide and its domestic subsidiaries, including, without limitation, accounts receivable, relocation properties held for resale, cash and cash equivalents and certain related assets and on a second-lien basis by substantially all of the other assets of SIRVA Worldwide and its domestic subsidiaries.

Borrowings under the ABL Revolver bear interest at our option, at either the London interbank rate, or a Base Rate (as defined in the ABL Revolver) plus, in each case, the applicable margin. The applicable margin is generally determined in accordance with a pricing grid based on our excess availability (as defined in the ABL Revolver) and ranges from 1.75% to 2.25% for London interbank loans and from 0.75% to 1.25% for Base Rate loans.

The ABL Revolver contains a $30 million sub-facility for the issuance of letters of credit and a $20 million sub-facility for swing line loans that can be borrowed and repaid on a same day basis. A fixed charge coverage ratio is tested when minimum availability thresholds are not met or during the continuance of an event of default.

At June 30, 2015, there was $39.8 million of aggregate borrowing availability under the ABL Revolver, $3.0 million borrowed and $16.2 million letters of credit outstanding.

Term Loan

Also as part of the refinancing we completed in March 2013, we entered into our $300.0 million six-year Term Loan, with a group of lenders with Goldman Sachs Bank USA serving as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders. All obligations under our Term Loan are guaranteed by certain of SIRVA Worldwide’s present and future subsidiaries. All obligations under the Term Loan, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured, subject to certain exceptions, on a first-lien basis by (i) a pledge of 100% of certain of the capital stock held by us or any subsidiary guarantor and (ii) substantially all of the long-term assets of SIRVA Worldwide and its domestic subsidiaries and on a second-lien basis by substantially all current assets of SIRVA Worldwide and its domestic subsidiaries, including, without limitation, accounts receivable, relocation properties held for resale, cash and cash equivalents and certain related assets.

Our Term Loan currently bears interest at a rate per annum equal to, at our option, either (i) a base rate determined by reference to the higher of (a) the prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (c) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00% or (ii) a LIBOR rate (for the relevant interest period, and in any event, never less than 1.25%), subject to certain adjustments, in each case plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin with respect to outstanding base rate borrowings is currently 5.25% per annum and the applicable margin with respect to outstanding LIBOR borrowings is

 

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currently 6.25% per annum. The weighted average interest rate for the Term Loan since inception through February 28, 2014 was 7.5%. The Term Loan requires principal repayments in the form of quarterly installments of $0.75 million which commenced on June 30, 2013. There was a $9.3 million prepayment of the Term Loan on June 29, 2015, which eliminated the quarterly repayments scheduled for June 30, 2015 through March 31, 2017 and reduced the future quarterly installments to $0.74 million.

The Term Loan contains a number of covenants that, among other matters, restrict SIRVA Worldwide’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends to us, make acquisitions or engage in mergers or consolidations, and make capital expenditures or incur capital lease obligations. While the Term Loan generally permits dividends and distributions on the capital stock of SIRVA Worldwide’s subsidiaries to SIRVA Worldwide, such dividends from SIRVA Worldwide to the Company are generally restricted. The Term Loan requires SIRVA Worldwide to maintain certain financial ratios, including a consolidated interest coverage ratio and consolidated leverage ratio. Based on the formulas set forth in the term loan credit agreement, as of June 30, 2015, we were required to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 4.00 to 1.00 and a minimum interest coverage ratio of 2.50 to 1.00.

The Term Loan contains customary events of default, including events of default resulting from, among other things, nonpayment of principal, interest or other amounts, failure to perform covenants, inaccuracy of representations or warranties in any material respect, cross-defaults with respect to other material indebtedness of over $7.5 million, certain undischarged judgments, the occurrence of certain ERISA or bankruptcy or insolvency events or the occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the Term Loan). A bankruptcy or insolvency event of default will cause the obligations under the Term Loan to automatically become immediately due and payable.

Mortgage Credit Facilities

SIRVA Mortgage has various credit facilities to fund its mortgage loans held for resale.

SIRVA Mortgage executed master repurchase agreements with Citibank, N.A. for a $25.0 million committed revolving mortgage loan facility and a $30.0 million uncommitted revolving mortgage loan facility. These facilities expired in November 2014.

SIRVA Mortgage executed a master repurchase agreement with US Bank, N.A. for a $60.0 million committed revolving mortgage loan facility. This facility expires in July 2016. There was $37.1 million and $26.5 million outstanding against the committed revolving mortgage loan facility as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. SIRVA Mortgage will pay a monthly facility fee of 15 basis points on the committed amount of $60.0 million. This facility has dividend restrictions and financial covenants, which requires SIRVA Mortgage to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $13.5 million, a maximum total debt to tangible net worth ratio of 12:1 at all times and a liquidity requirements, as defined in the agreement, of $6.5 million as of the end of each month.

SIRVA Mortgage executed a master repurchase agreement with Associated Bank, N.A. for a $40.0 million committed revolving mortgage loan facility. This facility expires in July 2016. There was $34.0 million and $27.9 million outstanding against the committed revolving mortgage loan facility as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. This facility has dividend restrictions and financial covenants, which requires SIRVA Mortgage to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $13.5 million, a maximum total debt to tangible net worth ratio of 12:1 at all times and an unencumbered cash requirement of $3.0 million as of the end of each month.

We expect to extend each of these facilities for additional one-year terms upon their respective expirations.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, interest on these facilities was payable monthly at a rate equivalent to LIBOR plus 225 basis points to 350 basis points with a floor of zero to 3.50% (contract rates of 2.74% and 2.75% at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 3.25% and 3.67% at December 31, 2013). The interest rate spread varies depending upon such factors as the type of mortgage financed, amount of time a mortgage loan has been closed and not yet sold to investors and other factors.

Securitization Facilities

Relocation Receivable Securitization

We have a program to sell certain receivables generated by SIRVA Relocation to an independent third-party financial institution which expires in December 2016.

As of December 31, 2014, the maximum capacity under the facility was $100.0 million and approximately 82% of the facility had been utilized. In April 2015 the maximum capacity under the facility was increased from $100 million to $130 million. The receivables are primarily home equity payments and other payments made by us on behalf of relocating employees and corporate customers. The equity payments are evidenced by promissory notes executed by the relocating employees and/or supported by the underlying value of the relocating employees’ properties and contract arrangements with corporate customers. The equity advances generally are due within 180 to 270 days or upon the earlier sale of the underlying property.

SIRVA Relocation sells receivable portfolios to a consolidated wholly-owned bankruptcy remote special purpose vehicle, SRC. SRC then transfers its ownership in all of its receivable on a non-recourse basis to a third-party financial institution in exchange for a cash advance and a securitization receivable. SRC’s assets are not available to pay our general obligations. The receivables securitization program is accounted for as a sale of financial assets. The program does not contain any financial covenants, but does contain cross-default provisions to our ABL Revolver and Term Loan and requirements for financial reporting and actions consistent with the maintenance and servicing of the receivable obligations.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following is a description of the material terms of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws as they will be in effect following the consummation of this offering. We refer you to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, copies of which will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Authorized Capitalization

Upon the consummation of this offering, our authorized capital stock shall consist of (i)              shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which              shares shall be issued and outstanding and (ii)              shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which              shares shall be issued and outstanding and will be converted to shares of our common stock upon the consummation of this offering.

Common Stock

Holders of our common stock are entitled to the following rights.

Voting Rights

Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes entitled to be cast except as set forth below with respect to directors to be elected by the holders of common stock. Our stockholders will not have cumulative voting rights. Except as otherwise provided in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or as required by law, all matters to be voted on by our stockholders other than matters relating to the election and removal of directors must be approved by a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter or by a written resolution of the stockholders representing the number of affirmative votes required for such matter at a meeting.

Dividend Rights

Holders of common stock will share equally in any dividend declared by our board of directors.

Liquidation Rights

In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, holders of our common stock would be entitled to share ratably in our assets that are legally available for distribution to stockholders after payment of liabilities.

Other Rights

Our stockholders have no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for additional shares. All holders of our common stock are entitled to share equally on a share-for-share basis in any assets available for distribution to common stockholders upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up. All outstanding shares are, and all shares offered by this prospectus will be, when sold, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

Registration Rights

Certain of our existing stockholders (including Aurora and EGI) have certain registration rights with respect to our common stock pursuant to a registration rights agreement. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Arrangements with Our Investors—Registration Rights Agreement.”

 

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Section 203 of the DGCL

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL, which relate to business combinations with interested stockholders, do not apply to us. Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination transaction with an interested stockholder (any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person) for a period of three years after the interested stockholder became such unless the transaction fits within an applicable exemption, such as board approval of the business combination or the transaction that resulted in such stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions would apply even if the business combination could be considered beneficial by some shareholders. However, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain provisions that have the same effect as Section 203 of the DGCL, except that they will provide that Aurora or EGI, or any affiliate thereof or any person or entity which acquires from any of the foregoing stockholders beneficial ownership of 5% or more of then-outstanding shares of our voting stock in a transaction other than through a registered public offering or through any broker’s transaction executed on any securities exchange or other over-the-counter market shall not be deemed an “interested stockholder” for purposes of this provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and therefore not subject to the restrictions set forth in this provision.

Corporate Opportunities

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that directors appointed by Aurora or EGI do not have any obligation to offer us an opportunity to participate in business opportunities presented to Aurora and EGI even if the opportunity is one that we might reasonably have pursued (and therefore may be free to compete with us in the same business or similar businesses), and that, to the extent permitted by law, Aurora and EGI will not be liable to us or our stockholders for breach of any duty by reason of any such activities.

Listing

We intend to apply to list our common stock on the NYSE or Nasdaq under the symbol “SRVA.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock will be American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.

 

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

There is no existing public market for our common stock. Future sales of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that sales may occur, could materially adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock at such time and our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

Sale of Restricted Securities

Upon consummation of this offering, we will have              shares of our common stock outstanding (or              shares, if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). Of these shares, all shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable without further restriction or registration under the Securities Act, except that any shares purchased by our affiliates may generally only be sold in compliance with Rule 144, which is described below. Of the remaining outstanding shares,              shares will be deemed “restricted securities” under the Securities Act.

Lock-Up Arrangements and Registration Rights

In connection with this offering, we, each of our directors and executive officers, the selling stockholder as well as certain other stockholders will enter into lock-up agreements described under “Underwriting” that restrict the sale of our securities for up to 180 days after the date of this prospectus, subject to certain exceptions or an extension in certain circumstances.

Following the expiration of the lock-up period, certain stockholders will have the right, subject to certain conditions, to require us to register the sale of their shares of our common stock under federal securities laws. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Arrangements with Our Investors—Registration Rights Agreement.” If these stockholders exercise this right, our other existing stockholders may require us to register their registrable securities.

Following the lock-up periods described above,              shares of our common stock that are restricted securities or are held by our affiliates as of the date of this prospectus will be eligible for sale in the public market in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Rule 144

The shares of our common stock sold in this offering will generally be freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except that any shares of our common stock held by an “affiliate” of ours may not be resold publicly except in compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act or under an exemption under Rule 144 or otherwise. Rule 144 permits our common stock that has been acquired by a person who is an affiliate of ours, or has been an affiliate of ours within the past three months, to be sold into the market in an amount that does not exceed, during any three-month period, the greater of:

 

    one percent of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding; or

 

    the average weekly reported trading volume of our common stock for the four calendar weeks prior to the sale.

Such sales are also subject to specific manner of sale provisions, a six-month holding period requirement, notice requirements and the availability of current public information about us.

 

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Approximately              shares of our common stock that are not subject to lock-up arrangements described above or to restrictions in the Registration Rights Agreement will be eligible for sale under Rule 144 immediately upon the closing.

Rule 144 also provides that a person who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of ours at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has for at least six months beneficially owned shares of our common stock that are restricted securities, will be entitled to freely sell such shares of our common stock subject only to the availability of current public information regarding us. A person who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of ours at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned for at least one year shares of our common stock that are restricted securities, will be entitled to freely sell such shares of our common stock under Rule 144 without regard to the current public information requirements of Rule 144.

Additional Registration Statements

We intend to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register              shares of our common stock to be issued or reserved for issuance under our equity incentive plans. Such registration statement is expected to be filed soon after the date of this prospectus and will automatically become effective upon filing with the SEC. Accordingly,              shares registered under such registration statement will be available for sale in the open market, unless such shares are subject to vesting restrictions with us or the lock-up restrictions described above.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR

NON-U.S. HOLDERS

The following is a discussion of the material U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences to non-U.S. holders (as defined below) of ownership and disposition of our common stock. This discussion does not provide a complete analysis of all potential U.S. federal income tax and estate tax considerations relating thereto. The information provided below is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and administrative pronouncements, judicial decisions and final, temporary and proposed Treasury regulations as of the date hereof, changes to any of which subsequent to the date of this prospectus may affect the tax consequences described herein. In addition, this discussion does not address the Medicare tax on certain investment income or any state, local or foreign taxes or any U.S. federal tax laws other than U.S. federal income tax laws and estate tax laws. Persons considering the purchase, ownership, or disposition of our common stock should consult their tax advisors concerning U.S. federal, state, local, foreign or other tax consequences in light of their particular situations.

As used in this section, a “non-U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of our common stock that is not, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

    any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States,

 

    a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia,

 

    any estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or

 

    any trust if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) it has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

If you are an individual, you may, in many cases, be deemed to be a resident alien, as opposed to a nonresident alien, by virtue of being present in the United States for at least 31 days in the calendar year and for an aggregate of at least 183 days during a three-year period ending in the current calendar year. For these purposes, all the days present in the current year, one-third of the days present in the immediately preceding year, and one-sixth of the days present in the second preceding year are counted. Resident aliens are subject to U.S. federal income tax as if they were U.S. citizens. Such an individual is urged to consult his or her own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership or disposition of our common stock. If a partnership or other pass-through entity is a beneficial owner of our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership or an owner of the entity will depend upon the status of the partner or other owner and the activities of the partnership or other entity. Any partner in a partnership or owner of a pass-through entity holding shares of our common stock should consult its own tax advisor.

This discussion assumes that a non-U.S. holder will hold our common stock as a capital asset (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not address tax considerations that may be relevant to particular investors because of their specific circumstances, or because they are subject to special rules, including, without limitation if the investor is a “controlled foreign corporation,” “passive foreign investment company” or former citizen or long-term resident of the United States. If you fall within any of the foregoing categories, this description does not apply to you, and you should consult with your own tax advisor about the tax consequences of acquiring, owning, and disposing of our common stock.

 

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INVESTORS CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF OUR COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME AND ESTATE TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF FOREIGN, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS AND TAX TREATIES.

Distributions on Common Stock

We do not expect to declare or pay any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. If we do pay dividends on shares of our common stock, however, such distributions will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits will constitute a return of capital that is applied against and reduces, but not below zero, a non-U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in shares of our common stock. Any remaining excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of our common stock. See “—Dispositions of Common Stock.”

Any dividend paid to a non-U.S. holder on our common stock will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30% rate. The withholding tax might not apply, however, or might apply at a reduced rate, under the terms of an applicable U.S. income tax treaty. You should consult your tax advisors regarding your entitlement to benefits under a relevant income tax treaty. Generally, in order for us or our paying agent to withhold tax at a lower treaty rate, a non-U.S. holder must certify its entitlement to treaty benefits. A non-U.S. holder generally can meet this certification requirement by providing an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form) or appropriate substitute form to us or our paying agent. If the non-U.S. holder holds the stock through a financial institution or other agent acting on the holder’s behalf, the holder will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the agent. The holder’s agent will then be required to provide certification to us or our paying agent, either directly or through other intermediaries.

Dividends received by a non-U.S. holder that are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by the non-U.S. holder, and if required by an applicable U.S. income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment (or, in certain cases involving individual holders, a fixed base) maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States, are not subject to such withholding tax. To obtain this exemption, a non-U.S. holder must provide us with an IRS Form W-8ECI properly certifying such exemption. Such effectively connected dividends, although not subject to withholding tax, are taxed at the same graduated rates applicable to U.S. persons, net of certain deductions and credits. In addition to the graduated tax described above, such effectively connected dividends received by corporate non-U.S. holders may also be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable tax treaty.

Dispositions of Common Stock

Subject to the discussion below on backup withholding and other withholding requirements, gain realized by a non-U.S. holder on a sale, exchange or other disposition of our common stock generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax, unless:

 

    the gain (1) is effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. holder of a U.S. trade or business and (2) if required by an applicable U.S. income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment (or, in certain cases involving individual holders, a fixed base) maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States (in which case the special rules described below apply),

 

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    the non-U.S. holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 or more days in the taxable year of such disposition and certain other conditions are met (in which case the gain would be subject to a flat 30% tax, or such reduced rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty, which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses), or

 

    we are, or have been, a U.S. real property holding corporation (a “USRPHC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of disposition of our common stock and the non-U.S. holder’s holding period for our common stock.

Generally, a corporation is a USRPHC if the fair market value of its “United States real property interests” equals 50% or more of the sum of the fair market value of (a) its worldwide real property interests and (b) its other assets used or held for use in a trade or business. The tax relating to stock in a USRPHC does not apply to a non-U.S. holder whose holdings, actual and constructive, amount to 5% or less of our common stock at all times during the applicable period, provided that our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market. We believe we have not been and are not currently a USRPHC, and do not anticipate being a USRPHC in the future.

If any gain from the sale, exchange or other disposition of our common stock, (1) is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by a non-U.S. holder and (2) if required by an applicable U.S. income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment (or, in certain cases involving individuals, a fixed base) maintained by such non-U.S. holder in the United States, then the gain generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the same graduated rates applicable to U.S. persons, net of certain deductions and credits. If the non-U.S. holder is a corporation, it also may be subject to the branch profits tax at a 30% rate, or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.

U.S. Federal Estate Tax

The estates of nonresident alien individuals generally are subject to U.S. federal estate tax on property with a U.S. situs. Because we are a U.S. corporation, our common stock will be U.S. situs property and therefore will be included in the taxable estate of a nonresident alien decedent, unless an applicable estate tax treaty between the United States and the decedent’s country of residence provides otherwise.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

Any dividends that are paid to a non-U.S. holder must be reported annually to the IRS and to the non-U.S. holder. Copies of these information returns also may be made available to the tax authorities of the country in which the non-U.S. holder resides under the provisions of various treaties or agreements for the exchange of information. Unless the non-U.S. holder is an exempt recipient, dividends paid on our common stock and the gross proceeds from a taxable disposition of our common stock may be subject to additional information reporting and may also be subject to U.S. federal backup withholding (at a rate of 28%) if such non-U.S. holder fails to comply with applicable U.S. information reporting and certification requirements. Provision of any IRS Form W-8 appropriate to the non-U.S. holder’s circumstances will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid the backup withholding tax.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts so withheld under the backup withholding rules will be refunded by the IRS or credited against the non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

 

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FATCA Withholding Taxes

Provisions commonly referred to as “FATCA” impose withholding of 30% on payments of dividends on our common stock, and, beginning in 2019, sales or other disposition proceeds from shares of our common stock to “foreign financial institutions” (which is broadly defined for this purpose and in general includes investment vehicles) and certain other non-U.S. entities unless various U.S. information reporting and due diligence requirements (generally relating to ownership by U.S. persons of interests in or accounts with those entities) have been satisfied, or an exemption applies (typically certified as to by the delivery of a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN-E). If FATCA withholding is imposed, a beneficial owner that is not a foreign financial institution generally will be entitled to a refund of any amounts withheld by filing a U.S. federal income tax return (which may entail significant administrative burden). Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing FATCA may be subject to different rules. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisers regarding the effects of FATCA on their investment in our common stock.

THE PRECEDING DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS NOT TAX ADVICE. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, HOLDING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON STOCK, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAWS.

 

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UNDERWRITING

The Company, the selling stockholder and the underwriters named below have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the shares being offered. Subject to certain conditions, each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase the number of shares indicated in the following table. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the representative of the several underwriters.

 

Underwriters

   Number of Shares

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

  
  

 

Total

  
  

 

The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the shares being offered, if any are taken, other than the shares covered by the option described below unless and until this option is exercised.

The underwriters have an option to buy up to an additional              shares from the selling stockholder to cover sales by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than the total number set forth in the table above. They may exercise that option for 30 days. If any shares are purchased pursuant to this option, the underwriters will severally purchase shares in approximately the same proportion as set forth in the table above.

The following tables show the per share and total underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by the Company and the selling stockholder. Such amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase              additional shares.

Paid by the Company

 

     No
Exercise
     Full
Exercise
 

Per Share

   $                    $                

Total

   $         $     

Paid by the Selling Stockholder

 

     No
Exercise
     Full
Exercise
 

Per Share

   $                    $                

Total

   $         $     

Shares sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus. Any shares sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to $             per share from the initial public offering price. After the initial offering of the shares, the representatives may change the offering price and the other selling terms. The offering of the shares by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters’ right to reject any order in whole or in part.

The Company and its officers, directors and holders of substantially all of the Company’s common stock (including Aurora and EGI) have agreed with the underwriters, subject to certain exceptions, not to dispose of or hedge any of their common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock during the period from the date of this prospectus

 

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continuing through the date 180 days after the date of this prospectus, except with the prior written consent of Goldman, Sachs & Co. This agreement does not apply to any existing employee benefit plans. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale” for a discussion of certain transfer restrictions.

Prior to the offering, there has been no public market for the shares. The initial public offering price has been negotiated among the Company, the representative and the selling stockholder. Among the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price of the shares, in addition to prevailing market conditions, will be the Company’s historical performance, estimates of the business potential and earnings prospects of the Company, an assessment of the Company’s management and the consideration of the above factors in relation to market valuation of companies in related businesses.

We intend to apply to quote the common stock on the NYSE or Nasdaq under the symbol “SRVA”.

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell shares of common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering, and a short position represents the amount of such sales that have not been covered by subsequent purchases. A “covered short position” is a short position that is not greater than the amount of additional shares for which the underwriters’ option described above may be exercised. The underwriters may cover any covered short position by either exercising their option to purchase additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to cover the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase additional shares pursuant to the option described above. “Naked” short sales are any short sales that create a short position greater than the amount of additional shares for which the option described above may be exercised. The underwriters must cover any such naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or purchases of common stock made by the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of the offering.

The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representative has repurchased shares sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

Purchases to cover a short position and stabilizing transactions, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Company’s stock, and together with the imposition of the penalty bid, may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the common stock. As a result, the price of the common stock may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. The underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time. These transactions may be effected on the NYSE or Nasdaq, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.

Discretionary Sales

The underwriters do not expect sales to discretionary accounts to exceed five percent of the total number of shares offered.

 

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Expenses and Indemnification

The Company estimates that its share of the total expenses of the offering, excluding underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $        . The Company has agreed to reimburse the underwriters for expenses relating to clearance of this offering with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority up to $40,000.

The Company and the selling stockholder have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

Other Relationships

The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage and other financial and non-financial activities and services. Affiliates of certain of the underwriters are arrangers, lenders and/or agents under the Term Loan and the ABL Revolver and receive customary fees in connection therewith. Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, a variety of these services to the issuer and to persons and entities with relationships with the issuer, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses.

In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates, officers, directors and employees may purchase, sell or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps and other financial instruments for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and trading activities may involve or relate to assets, securities and/or instruments of the issuer (directly, as collateral securing other obligations or otherwise) and/or persons and entities with relationships with the issuer. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such assets, securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to customers that they should acquire, long and/or short positions in such assets, securities and instruments.

Selling Restrictions

Canada

The shares may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the shares must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

 

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Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriter is not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), each underwriter has represented and agreed that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date) it has not made and will not make an offer of shares to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the shares which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of shares to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:

 

  (a) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

 

 

  (b) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than 43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than 50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;

 

  (c) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

 

  (d) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of shares to the public” in relation to any shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Relevant Member State and the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

United Kingdom

Each underwriter has represented and agreed that:

 

  (a) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the shares in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA would not, if the Issuer was not an authorised person, apply to the Issuer; and

 

  (b) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the shares in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

 

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Hong Kong

The shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

Singapore

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is:

(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.

Japan

The securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

 

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Switzerland

The shares may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (“SIX”) or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the shares or the offering may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the offering, the Company, the shares have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA (FINMA), and the offer of shares has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes (“CISA”). The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of shares.

Dubai International Financial Centre

This prospectus relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus. The shares to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

Australia

No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), in relation to the offering. This prospectus does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act 2001 (the “Corporations Act”), and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act.

Any offer in Australia of the shares may only be made to persons (the “Exempt Investors”) who are “sophisticated investors” (within the meaning of section 708(8) of the Corporations Act), “professional investors” (within the meaning of section 708(11) of the Corporations Act) or otherwise pursuant to one or more exemptions contained in section 708 of the Corporations Act so that it is lawful to offer the shares without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act.

The shares applied for by Exempt Investors in Australia must not be offered for sale in Australia in the period of 12 months after the date of allotment under the offering, except in circumstances where disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act would not be required pursuant to an exemption under section 708 of the Corporations Act or otherwise or where the offer is pursuant to a disclosure document which complies with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Any person acquiring shares must observe such Australian on-sale restrictions.

 

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This prospectus contains general information only and does not take account of the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It does not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an investment decision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus is appropriate to their needs, objectives and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York, has passed upon the validity of the common stock offered hereby on behalf of us. Certain legal matters will be passed upon on behalf of the underwriters by Latham  & Watkins LLP, Washington, District of Columbia.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of SIRVA, Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, appearing in this prospectus and registration statement have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC for the stock we are offering by this prospectus. This prospectus does not include all of the information contained in the registration statement. You should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits for additional information. Whenever we make reference in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract, agreement or other document. When we complete this offering, we will also be required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.

You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facilities at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. You may also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section at the SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities.

You may obtain a copy of any of our filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at:

One Parkview Plaza

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Telephone: (630) 570-3050

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

     F-2   

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

     F-3   

Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2014 (Audited)

     F-4   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

     F-5   

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-6   

AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-19   

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

     F-20   

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

     F-21   

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2014 and 2013

     F-22   

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

     F-23   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

     F-24   

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-25   

 

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SIRVA, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(In millions, except share and per share amounts)

   2015     2014     2015     2014  

Service revenue

   $ 384.4      $ 376.2      $ 664.1      $ 657.5   

Direct expenses:

        

Purchased transportation expense

     248.0        249.0        428.0        433.6   

Other direct expense

     67.8        62.2        121.3        115.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

     315.8        311.2        549.3        549.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     68.6        65.0        114.8        108.4   

Operating expenses:

        

Selling, general and administrative expense

     45.8        47.1        91.7        89.1   

Intangibles amortization

     1.2        1.5        2.4        2.9   

Restructuring and impairment expense

     —          0.3        0.1        0.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income from continuing operations

     21.6        16.1        20.6        15.8   

Interest expense, net

     6.8        7.5        13.3        14.1   

Debt extinguishment gain

     —          —          (0.5     (0.5

Other (income) expense, net

     (0.2     —          —          0.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     15.0        8.6        7.8        1.9   

Income tax expense

     5.9        1.4        4.0        0.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

     9.1        7.2        3.8        1.5   

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —          0.1        —          0.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     9.1        7.3        3.8        1.6   

Preferred stock dividends

     (5.4     (4.8     (10.6     (9.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

   $ 3.7      $ 2.5      $ (6.8   $ (7.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share

        

Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.14      $ 0.09      $ (0.24   $ (0.28

Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Basic earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.14      $ 0.09      $ (0.24   $ (0.28

Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.13      $ 0.09      $ (0.24   $ (0.28

Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.13      $ 0.09      $ (0.24   $ (0.28

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

        

Basic

     27,680,614        27,544,655        27,672,268        27,538,725   

Diluted

     28,023,632        27,914,143        27,672,268        27,538,725   

 

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SIRVA, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited)

 

(In millions)

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
       2015          2014         2015         2014    

Net income

   $ 9.1       $ 7.3      $ 3.8      $ 1.6   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

         

Defined benefit pension plans

     0.2         0.6        0.9        1.2   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     1.4         1.0        (2.3     1.7   

Unrealized cash flow hedging loss

     —           (0.3     —          (0.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     1.6         1.3        (1.4     2.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 10.7       $ 8.6      $ 2.4      $ 4.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SIRVA, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

(In millions, except share and per share amounts)

   June 30,
2015
    December 31,
2014
 
Assets      (Unaudited)     

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 31.9      $ 39.5   

Restricted cash

     9.4        7.1   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

     205.0        149.9   

Mortgages held for resale

     77.0        59.6   

Relocation properties held for resale

     20.4        18.3   

Prepaid expenses

     14.3        12.8   

Other current assets

     18.1        16.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     376.1        303.5   

Goodwill

     50.6        53.0   

Property and equipment, net

     49.8        53.1   

Other intangible assets, net

     18.9        21.6   

Deferred income taxes

     31.9        32.2   

Other assets

     10.3        11.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     161.5        171.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 537.6      $ 474.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit     

Current liabilities

    

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 0.2      $ 12.0   

Short-term debt

     78.2        57.0   

Accounts payable

     79.8        67.6   

Accrued purchased transportation expense

     71.2        41.4   

Compensation and benefits

     17.1        17.3   

Deferred revenue

     29.1        16.5   

Household goods claim reserves

     14.1        13.3   

Other current liabilities

     43.2        47.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     332.9        273.0   

Long-term debt (excluding current portion)

     281.8        278.2   

Pension liabilities

     39.3        42.5   

Other liabilities

     10.2        10.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     331.3        330.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     664.2        603.8   

Commitments and contingencies

     —          —     

Stockholders’ deficit

    

Series A preferred stock—$0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized with 99,444 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (involuntary liquidation value—$171.9 and $161.3 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014)

     —          —     

Common stock—$0.01 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized with 27,914,796 and 27,908,296 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

     0.3        0.3   

Additional paid-in-capital

     117.2        116.9   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (52.3     (50.9

Accumulated deficit

     (191.6     (195.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total SIRVA, Inc. stockholders’ deficit

     (126.4     (129.1

Non-controlling interests

     (0.2     (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (126.6     (129.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 537.6      $ 474.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SIRVA, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(In millions)

   2015     2014  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 3.8      $ 1.6   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization

     11.1        11.7   

Debt-related amortization

     1.3        1.2   

Decrease in provision for losses on accounts receivable and relocation properties held for resale

     —          (0.4

Deferred income taxes

     1.1        0.3   

Gain on sale of property and equipment

     (0.3     (0.2

Debt extinguishment gain

     (0.5     (0.5

Stock compensation

     0.3        0.4   

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Sales of mortgages held for resale

     347.0        301.3   

Originations of mortgages held for resale

     (364.9     (322.7

Accounts receivable

     (53.4     (46.9

Relocation properties held for resale

     (1.4     (1.3

Accounts payable

     14.6        9.4   

Other current assets and liabilities

     34.6        37.7   

Other non-current assets and liabilities

     (1.4     (1.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for operating activities

     (8.1     (9.8

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Capital expenditures

     (5.7     (7.7

Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment

     0.6        0.2   

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     —          (5.7

Other

     (0.3     (0.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for investing activities

     (5.4     (13.7

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Borrowings on mortgage facilities

     16.7        19.9   

Borrowings on revolving line of credit

     3.0        4.9   

Borrowings on short-term and long-term debt

     1.1        0.3   

Repayments on short-term and long-term debt

     (12.8     (4.4

Repayments on capital lease obligations

     (1.3     (2.2

Other

     (0.2     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     6.5        18.5   

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (0.6     (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (7.6     (5.2

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     39.5        28.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 31.9      $ 22.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SIRVA, Inc.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1. General

Description of Business

SIRVA, Inc. (the “Company”) is a global provider of relocation and moving services to corporate customers, military and government agencies, and the consumer market. The Company markets its services under the brand names of SIRVA Relocation®, northAmerican®, Allied®, Allied International and SIRVA Move Management, among others, with operations located throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, continental Europe, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and Asia. The Company conducts its U.S. and Canadian operations primarily through a network of exclusive agents. In Europe, Brazil, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region, operations are conducted through a combination of its company-operated locations, its proprietary agent/franchise network and its network of affiliated preferred providers.

Quarterly Reporting

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim reporting. Certain information and disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In management’s opinion, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full years. These consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Unless otherwise stated, references to particular years or quarters refer to the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31 and the associated quarters of those fiscal years.

The Company’s previously issued financial statements have been revised to correct the presentation of certain revenues and related expenses resulting in reductions to service revenue and purchased transportation expense of $5.6 million and $8.9 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. This revision had no impact on gross profit, operating income, net income, stockholders’ deficit, or cash flows in any period presented.

Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events through October 2, 2015, the date these financial statements were available to be issued.

New Accounting Standards

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”). ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have minimal impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The objective of ASU 2014-09 is to (1) remove inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements,

 

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(2) provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, (3) improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets, (4) provide more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements, and (5) simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. The guidance in ASU 2014-09 is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. The Company has not yet determined what impact, if any, the new guidance will have on its financial condition or results of operations.

Note 2. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Shares that are issued pursuant to restricted stock awards are not included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding until the vesting date. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed after adjusting the denominator of the basic earnings (loss) per share calculation for the effect of all potential dilutive securities outstanding during the period. The Company uses the treasury stock method to reflect the potential dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards. Potentially dilutive share-based compensation award impacts of 339,872 and 365,262 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, have not been included in the determination of diluted earnings (loss) per common share because the impact would be anti-dilutive.

The following sets forth the components used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2015             2014             2015             2014      
     (In millions)  

Income from continuing operations

   $ 9.1      $ 7.2      $ 3.8      $ 1.5   

Preferred stock dividends

     (5.4     (4.8     (10.6     (9.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations available to common stockholders

   $ 3.7      $ 2.4      $ (6.8   $ (7.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator

        

Basic earnings per share—weighted average shares outstanding

     27,680,614        27,544,655        27,672,268        27,538,725   

Impact of dilutive securities outstanding

     343,018        369,488        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share—weighted average shares outstanding

     28,023,632        27,914,143        27,672,268        27,538,725   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Note 3. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:

 

     Unrealized
Losses on
Defined Benefit
Pension Plans
    Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
    Unrealized
Cash Flow
Hedging Loss
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
           (In millions)        

Balance at December 31, 2014

   $ (37.5   $ (12.9   $ (0.5   $ (50.9

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

     —          (2.3     —          (2.3

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     0.9        —          —          0.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     0.9        (2.3     —          (1.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2015

   $ (36.6   $ (15.2   $ (0.5   $ (52.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

   $ (28.8   $ (8.5   $ (0.2   $ (37.5

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

     —          1.7        (0.5     1.2   

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     1.2        —          —          1.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     1.2        1.7        (0.5     2.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2014

   $ (27.6   $ (6.8   $ (0.7   $ (35.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The components of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are net of tax expense of $0.6 million and zero, respectively. Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) associated with unrealized losses on pension plans are recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were:

 

     Relocation
Services
    Moving
Services 
    Growth
Markets
    Australia     Consolidated  
     (In millions)  

Balance at December 31, 2014

   $ 3.9      $ 29.2      $ 9.6      $ 10.3      $ 53.0   

Disposals

     —          (0.1     —          —          (0.1

Tax amortization benefit

     (0.2     (1.3     —          —          (1.5

Effect of currency translation

     —          —          (0.2     (0.6     (0.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2015

   $ 3.7      $ 27.8      $ 9.4      $ 9.7      $ 50.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

     June 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
     June 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
     Amortization
Period
(Years)
 
     Gross Carrying Amount      Accumulated Amortization     
     (In millions)         

Customer relationships

   $ 41.6       $ 42.4       $ 31.6       $ 30.9         4, 8 and 20   

Trade names

     35.8         36.1         27.6         26.8         4 and 20   

Other intangibles

     0.9         0.9         0.2         0.1         6 and 7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

   $ 78.3       $ 79.4       $ 59.4       $ 57.8      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Note 5. Short-term Debt

Short-term debt consisted of the following:

 

     June 30,
        2015        
     December 31,
2014
 
     (In millions)  

Mortgage warehouse facilities

   $ 71.1       $ 54.4   

Securitization transfer proceeds

     6.0         1.5   

Other

     1.1         1.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 78.2       $ 57.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 6. Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

     June 30,
        2015        
     December 31,
2014
 
     (In millions)  

Term loan

   $ 278.4       $ 287.7   

ABL revolver

     3.0         —     

Capital lease obligations

     0.6         1.8   

Other

     —           0.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

     282.0         290.2   

Less current portion

     0.2         12.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 281.8       $ 278.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 7. Income Taxes

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $5.9 million based on a pre-tax income from continuing operations of $15.0 million, resulting in an effective income tax rate of 39.3%. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $1.4 million based on a pre-tax income from continuing operations of $8.6 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 16.3%. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $4.0 million based on a pre-tax income from continuing operations of $7.8 million, resulting in an effective income tax rate of 51.3%. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $0.4 million based on a pre-tax income from continuing operations of $1.9 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 21.1%. The Company’s effective tax rates differ from the applicable statutory tax rates primarily due to full valuation allowances against certain foreign subsidiaries’ net deferred tax assets and the relative amount of income or loss earned in the various jurisdictions.

 

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Note 8. Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Fair value disclosures are reflected in a three-level hierarchy, maximizing the use of observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

The three levels are defined as follows:

 

    Level 1—inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for an identical asset or liability in an active market.

 

    Level 2—inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in an active market or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

    Level 3—inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability.

The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, as reflected in the table below:

 

     Level 2  
     June 30,
        2015        
     December 31,
2014
 
     (In millions)  

Assets (liabilities):

     

Mortgages held for resale

   $ 77.0       $ 59.6   

Interest rate lock commitments

     2.1         1.0   

Forward mortgage-backed securities sales contracts

     0.6         (0.5

Interest rate cap agreements

     0.2         0.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net assets

   $ 79.9       $ 60.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgages Held For Resale

Mortgages held for resale consist of residential mortgage loans originated by the Company’s subsidiary SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. (“SIRVA Mortgage”). The loans are collateralized by the underlying real estate associated with the mortgage loan. Loans are accounted for using the fair value option with changes in fair value recorded as a component of revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Fair value is determined using inputs from Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, including market values provided by third-party investors for similar loans. Sales of loans are made without recourse provided the loans meet predetermined specifications as defined in the agreements with private investors.

The Company recognizes gains or losses on the sale of residential mortgage loans originated by SIRVA Mortgage at the date the loans are funded by private investors pursuant to the existing sales commitment. The gain or loss equals the difference between the basis in the loan and the net proceeds received and is included in service revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Revenue for the collection of origination fees and discount points is deferred until the sale of the mortgage loans to third-party investors.

The portfolio is stratified into loans saleable or unsaleable under conventional terms. The unpaid principal balance of loans considered saleable under conventional terms was $74.5 million and $57.0 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The excess of fair value over the

 

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unpaid principal balance was $1.1 million and $1.8 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The unpaid principal balance of loans not considered saleable under conventional terms was $1.5 million and $1.0 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The excess of unpaid principal balance over fair value was $0.1 million and $0.2 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Residential Mortgage Loan Interest Rate Agreements

The Company attempts to mitigate the risk that a change in interest rates may result in a decline in the value of the Company’s interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) issued on residential mortgage loans intended to be held for resale and mortgages held for resale. These are economically hedged with forward contracts for the sale of loans on a best-effort basis with private investors; forward sales of mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”); and call or put options on U.S. Treasury futures (“Treasury options”). IRLC’s, forward sales of MBS, and Treasury options are derivative instruments that are recognized and measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had $74.5 million and $57.0 million, respectively, of mortgages held for resale under conventional terms. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $70.2 million and $53.1 million, respectively, were closed loans committed to a private investor pursuant to an existing sales commitment. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $4.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively, were economically hedged by forward sales of MBS.

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had IRLCs of $131.2 million and $44.6 million, respectively, of which $77.4 million and $26.8 million, respectively, were economically hedged by forward sales of MBS. The fair value of IRLCs was an asset of $2.1 million and $1.0 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Fair value is measured using current market rates for the associated mortgage loans (Level 2).

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had open forward contracts to sell MBS of $82.0 million and $30.0 million, respectively. The fair value of these contracts was an asset of $0.3 million and a liability of $0.1 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Fair value is measured using quotes obtained from brokers (Level 2).

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had unsettled closed forward contracts to sell MBS of $55.0 million and $48.0 million, respectively. The fair value of these contracts was an asset of $0.3 million and a liability of $0.4 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Fair value is measured using the actual purchase and sales price of these closed positions (Level 2).

At both June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company owned no Treasury options. When Treasury options are used, fair value is measured utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model or by reference to market prices (Level 2).

Changes in fair value of IRLCs, forward sales of MBS, and Treasury options are recorded in current period earnings and were a gain of $2.2 million and a loss of $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Residential Mortgage Loan Servicing Rights

In June 2012, the Company was re-approved by Fannie Mae (“FNMA” – a government-sponsored enterprise) whereby the Company sells certain of its mortgage loans held for resale to FNMA but retains the mortgage servicing responsibilities (“MSR” or “servicing rights”) and FNMA has

 

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no recourse to the Company’s other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due. The Company receives monthly servicing fees based on a percentage of the outstanding balance and amortizes the associated servicing asset in proportion to and over the period of estimated servicing income (level yield method) and assesses the servicing asset for impairment based on fair value at each reporting date. In July 2013, the Company began to sell loans to FNMA. The Company identifies classes of servicing assets based on financial asset type and interest rates. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company serviced $67.3 million and $65.5 million, respectively, of residential mortgage loans for investors. Interest rates of the servicing portfolio range from 2.50% to 5.25% with a weighted average coupon of 4.11%. The net carrying amount of the residential MSR portfolio was $0.6 million as of both June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Term Debt Interest Rate Cap Agreements

The Company has attempted to mitigate the variability of interest rate payments on its variable-rate debt by entering into interest rate caps during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2013. The 2011 instruments capped the LIBOR interest rate at 5.0% on a notional amount of $80 million of variable-rate debt through April 2014. The 2013 instruments capped the LIBOR interest rate at 2.5% on $150 million of debt from July 2014 through March 2015, at 3.5% on $125 million of debt from April 2015 through March 2016, at 4.0% on $100 million of debt from April 2016 through March 2017, and at 5.0% on $75 million of debt from April 2017 through March 2018.

Both interest rate caps have been designated as cash flow hedges. The fair value of the 2011 cap was zero at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. No expense related to the 2011 cap was reclassified into earnings during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. The fair value of the 2013 cap was insignificant and $0.1 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Expense related to the 2013 cap of an insignificant amount and zero was reclassified into earnings during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The amounts expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months for the 2013 cap is $0.2 million. The Company recorded unrealized losses of an insignificant amount and $0.5 million for both caps in accumulated comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Relocation Receivable Securitization

The Company has a program to sell certain receivables generated by SIRVA Relocation LLC (“SIRVA Relocation”), a Relocation Services segment subsidiary, which expires in December 2016. In April 2015, the facility was increased from $100 million to $130 million. The receivables are primarily home equity advances and other payments made on behalf of relocating employees and corporate customers. The equity advances are evidenced by promissory notes executed by the relocating employees and supported by the underlying value of the employees’ properties and contract arrangements with corporate customers. The equity advances generally are due within 180 to 270 days or upon the earlier sale of the underlying property.

SIRVA Relocation sells receivable portfolios to a consolidated wholly-owned bankruptcy remote special purpose vehicle, SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC (“SRC”). The receivables securitization program is accounted for as a sale of financial assets. At each sale transaction, SRC transfers its ownership in all of its receivables on a non-recourse basis to the third-party financial institution in exchange for a cash advance and a securitization receivable (“securitization AR”), which is discussed further below. The loss on transfer to the independent third-party financial institution was $1.3 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $2.3 million and $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and has been included in selling, general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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As of June 30, 2015, 81.3% of the facility has been utilized. The table below summarizes certain cash flows received from and paid to the special purpose subsidiary.

 

     (In millions)  

Balance from securitizations on December 31, 2014

   $ 82.3   

Proceeds from new securitizations

     622.4   

Net collections paid to purchasers

     (599.1
  

 

 

 

Balance from securitizations on June 30, 2015

   $ 105.6   
  

 

 

 

Ineligible receivables and the difference between receivables sold and cash advanced are recorded as a component of accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the securitization AR is estimated by considering the history of performance of these types of receivables, the underlying security, the subordinate position of the securitization AR, current interest rates, and economic conditions. The key assumptions used to estimate fair value include the discount rate (approximately 5.8%), the expected weighted-average life of the underlying receivable (approximately two months), and anticipated credit losses (which have been immaterial based on historical experience). At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the securitization AR, carried at amounts that approximate fair value, was $16.9 million and $8.7 million, respectively.

Under the terms of the program, SIRVA Relocation is responsible for servicing the receivables during their life, including administration and collection of the receivables, on behalf of the financial institution. Fees are paid to SIRVA Relocation by SRC at the rate of 0.6% of the transferred receivables. The fees are considered adequate compensation for the services involved as they approximate the costs of providing the services. Accordingly, no servicing asset or liability is recorded.

The program does not contain any financial covenants, but does contain cross-default provisions to the Company’s credit facilities and requirements for financial reporting and actions consistent with the maintenance and servicing of the receivable obligations.

Note 9. Pension Plans and Other Benefits

Based on actuarial valuations, components of net periodic benefit cost for the defined benefit plans and amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2015             2014             2015             2014      
     (In millions)  

Interest cost

   $ 1.6      $ 1.8      $ 3.3      $ 3.5   

Expected return on plan assets

     (2.3     (2.1     (4.6     (4.1

Amortization of net loss

     0.8        0.6        1.5        1.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit expense

   $ 0.1      $ 0.3      $ 0.2      $ 0.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company contributed $1.0 million and $1.9 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, to the plans and expects to contribute a total of $4.6 million in 2015.

Note 10. Segments

The Company has four operating segments, (i) Relocation Services, (ii) Moving Services, (iii) Growth Markets, and (iv) Australia.

Relocation Services:    The Company provides a broad range of relocation services to assist its customers that are based in the United States and Canada at each stage of an international or

 

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domestic relocation, including policy consultation, temporary living services, move management services, global assignment management services, global compensation services, immigration and visa assistance services, orientation, settling and destination services, and property management-related services including home selling and finding assistance, closing and title insurance services and mortgage origination and assistance. Additionally, the Company assists the human resource departments of its corporate customers in administering their relocation programs with compliance and reporting, expense tracking, cost analysis and projection, and management reporting services.

Moving Services:    The Company provides international, interstate and intrastate household goods moving services to its customers in the United States and Canada through its agent network (Allied and northAmerican) and through its supplier network internationally. The Company acts as a network manager for its agent network, providing, among other things, brand management, load optimization, billing, collection and claims handling. It operates an asset-light model, which has many of the characteristics of a franchise model, in which it signs exclusive long-term contracts with local agents that operate under its brands, perform the capital and labor-intensive moving services, and own the trucks and other assets required to perform physical moving.

Growth Markets:    In these markets, the Company provides a similar range of services that it offers through its Relocation Services and Moving Services segments through a combination of company-owned and agent/franchise networks.

Australia:    The Company provides a full range of relocation and moving services in this geographic region including household goods moves on behalf of corporate customers through company-operated branches or those owned by its franchises rather than through an agent network as there are only a limited number of moving companies in this region.

Costs associated with corporate governance activities that are not allocated to the four operating segments are reflected in Corporate below. The Corporate function also provides a number of shared operational, information technology and administrative services to each segment so that they do not have to replicate these services and incur duplicative costs. These shared costs are allocated to the operating segments based primarily on specific identification, projected revenue, headcount and estimated use of time. Interest expense and other non-operating items are not allocated or reviewed on a segment basis.

In order to service global customers, relocation and moving services are often provided by one segment on behalf of a customer invoiced by another segment. In those instances, the segment providing the service invoices its charges to the segment invoicing the customer in order to provide meaningful financial analysis at a segment level. Revenue and expense associated with these intercompany transactions are eliminated for both segment and consolidated reporting.

 

    Relocation
Services(3)
    Moving
Services(3)
    Growth
Markets
    Australia     Corporate     Consolidated  
    (In millions)  

Three months ended June 30, 2015

           

Service revenue

  $ 54.5      $ 281.6      $ 20.2      $ 28.1      $ —        $ 384.4   

Incentive EBITDA(1)

    15.5        13.1        2.5        0.5        (4.3     27.3   

Depreciation and amortization

    1.1        3.4        0.4        0.6        —          5.5   

Capital expenditures

    1.0        0.7        0.2        —          0.5        2.4   

Three months ended June 30, 2014

           

Service revenue

  $ 45.6      $ 277.1      $ 20.4      $ 33.1      $ —        $ 376.2   

Incentive EBITDA(1)

    13.9        10.7        2.1        (0.1     (4.4     22.2   

Depreciation and amortization

    1.1        3.6        0.3        1.0        —          6.0   

Capital expenditures

    2.2        0.9        0.1        0.3        0.7        4.2   

 

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     Relocation
Services(3)
     Moving
Services(3)
     Growth
Markets
     Australia      Corporate     Consolidated  
     (In millions)  

Six months ended June 30, 2015

                

Service revenue

   $ 88.7       $ 473.7       $ 40.1       $ 61.6       $ —        $ 664.1   

Incentive EBITDA(1)

     18.2         15.9         3.8         2.1         (7.8     32.2   

Depreciation and amortization

     2.1         6.9         0.9         1.2         —          11.1   

Total assets(2)

     207.4         171.5         77.1         33.5         48.1        537.6   

Capital expenditures

     3.1         1.3         0.3         0.2         0.8        5.7   

Six months ended June 30, 2014

                

Service revenue

   $ 73.7       $ 469.6       $ 38.4       $ 75.8       $ —        $ 657.5   

Incentive EBITDA(1)

     15.1         12.8         3.3         1.7         (5.1     27.8   

Depreciation and amortization

     2.1         7.1         0.7         1.8         —          11.7   

Capital expenditures

     3.6         2.0         0.2         0.3         1.6        7.7   

 

 

(1) In 2015, the metric used by the Company to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources to the segments was changed to Incentive EBITDA, which is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), further adjusted to exclude certain other costs, gains and losses. Prior period disclosures have been adjusted to be presented on a comparable basis. EBITDA and Incentive EBITDA do not represent and should not be considered alternatives to net income or operating income under GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures in other businesses.

The Company uses Incentive EBITDA:

 

    as a measurement used in evaluating its consolidated and segment-level performance on a consistent basis;

 

    to calculate incentive compensation for its employees;

 

    for planning purposes, including the preparation of its internal annual operating budget;

 

    to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of its operational strategies.

Incentive EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations are:

 

    Incentive EBITDA does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on the Company’s debt;

 

    although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Incentive EBITDA does not reflect the cash requirements for such replacements;

 

    Incentive EBITDA does not reflect the Company’s tax expense or the cash requirements to pay its taxes;

 

    Incentive EBITDA does not reflect certain other costs, gains and losses including certain debt extinguishment losses, discontinued operations gains and costs associated with the Company’s cancelled IPO.

 

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The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA and Incentive EBITDA:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2015              2014              2015              2014      
     (In millions)  

Net income

   $ 9.1       $ 7.3       $ 3.8       $ 1.6   

Interest expense, net

     6.8         7.5         13.3         14.1   

Income tax expense

     5.9         1.4         4.0         0.4   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     5.5         6.0         11.1         11.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA and Incentive EBITDA

   $   27.3       $   22.2       $   32.2       $   27.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2) Corporate assets consist of assets that cannot be specifically identified with a reportable segment such as cash, equipment, debt issuance costs, and other miscellaneous assets.
(3) Results for Relocation Services and Moving Services exclude those categories of service revenue for non-North American geographic areas.

Service revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 by geographic area was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2015              2014              2015              2014      
     (In millions)  

United States

   $ 321.2       $ 309.6       $ 539.7       $ 522.7   

Australia / New Zealand

     28.1         33.1         61.6         75.8   

Other non-U.S.

     35.1         33.5         62.8         59.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total service revenue

   $ 384.4       $ 376.2       $ 664.1       $ 657.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Service revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 by major service type was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2015              2014              2015              2014      
     (In millions)  

Household goods moving services

   $ 321.7       $ 321.2       $ 559.9       $ 567.1   

Relocation services

     62.7         55.0         104.2         90.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total service revenue

   $ 384.4       $ 376.2       $ 664.1       $ 657.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 11. Restructuring

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company established a restructuring plan related to a reduction in personnel to be completed in 2014. The total cost of the restructuring plan in 2013 was $2.3 million for severance and employee benefits, lease contract termination fees and remaining lease rentals on facilities exited and other costs.

During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company established a restructuring plan related to a reduction in personnel to be completed in 2013. The total cost of the restructuring plan in 2012 was $3.4 million for severance and employee benefits and other costs.

 

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The restructuring accrual activity related to these plans for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 was as follows:

 

     Severance
and
Employee
Benefits
    Contract
Termination
& Other
Costs
    Total  
    

(In millions)

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

   $ 2.3      $ 0.3      $ 2.6   

Restructuring charge

     0.1        0.0        0.1   

Payments

     (0.7     (0.1     (0.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2015

   $ 1.7      $ 0.2      $ 1.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Severance
and
Employee
Benefits
    Contract
Termination
& Other
Costs
    Total  
    

(In millions)

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

   $ 2.7      $ 0.2      $ 2.9   

Restructuring charge

     0.3        0.3        0.6   

Payments

     (0.9     (0.3     (1.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2014

   $ 2.1      $ 0.2      $ 2.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 12. Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is involved from time-to-time in lawsuits and other routine legal matters incidental to its business, including lawsuits relating to the conduct of its agents and drivers and home sale assistance programs. Such lawsuits have arisen, and in the future may arise, from accidents involving serious injuries or the loss of life or for disclosure issues regarding a property condition. While the Company may be liable for damages or suffer reputational harm from litigation, the Company believes that such legal proceedings will not have a materially adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Residential Mortgage Loans

Loans sold are subject to certain indemnification provisions with investors, including the repurchase of loans sold and repayment of certain sales proceeds to investors under certain conditions. The Company makes representations and warranties that loans sold to investors meet the investor’s program’s guidelines and that the information provided by the borrowers is accurate and complete. In the event of a default on a loan sold, the investor may make a claim for losses due to document deficiencies, program compliance, early payment default, and fraud or borrower misrepresentations. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company recorded an accrual of $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively, as an estimate of its obligations under these indemnification provisions.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company repurchased no loans and there were no losses associated with the repurchase of new loans.

 

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Note 13. Other Direct Expense

Other direct expense categorized by type is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2015              2014          2015      2014  
     (In millions)  

Cost of sales—external services

   $ 29.7       $ 23.2       $ 48.2       $ 39.1   

Salaries and benefits—internal services

     16.7         16.2         33.9         32.7   

Household goods claims expense

     9.9         10.1         16.6         17.8   

Cost of sales—external products

     4.6         4.7         8.6         9.5   

Equipment expense (including depreciation)

     2.8         3.2         5.6         7.0   

Facility expense

     2.6         3.2         5.3         6.2   

Other miscellaneous

     1.5         1.6         3.1         3.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other direct expense

   $ 67.8       $ 62.2       $ 121.3       $ 115.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other direct expense categorized by source is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2015              2014          2015      2014  
     (In millions)  

External other direct expense

   $ 51.1       $ 46.0       $ 87.4       $ 82.8   

Internal other direct expense

     16.7         16.2         33.9         32.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other direct expense

   $ 67.8       $ 62.2       $ 121.3       $ 115.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of SIRVA, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of SIRVA, Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014. 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. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. 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, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of SIRVA, Inc. at December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois

March 25, 2015

 

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SIRVA, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

(In millions, except share and per share amounts)

   For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
   2014     2013     2012  

Service revenue

   $ 1,464.4      $ 1,452.0      $ 1,438.9   

Direct expenses

      

Purchased transportation expense

     979.3        992.1        994.6   

Other direct expense

     241.7        229.9        222.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

     1,221.0        1,222.0        1,217.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     243.4        230.0        221.5   

Operating expenses

      

Selling, general and administrative expense

     179.8        180.8        184.0   

Intangibles amortization

     6.0        7.3        9.3   

Restructuring, impairment and IPO expense

     10.0        2.3        2.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income from continuing operations

     47.6        39.6        25.9   

Interest expense, net

     27.9        26.2        25.1   

Debt extinguishment (gain) loss, net

     (0.5     8.0        (0.3

Other expense, net

     0.3        0.5        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     19.9        4.9        1.1   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (40.8     0.2        2.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     60.7        4.7        (1.1

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     —          5.0        (0.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     60.7        9.7        (1.4

Less preferred stock dividends

     (19.3     (20.4     (27.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

   $ 41.4      $ (10.7   $ (28.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share

      

Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations

   $ 1.50      $ (0.57   $ (1.06

Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations

   $ —        $ 0.18      $ (0.01

Basic net earnings (loss) per share

   $ 1.50      $ (0.39   $ (1.07

Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations

   $ 1.48      $ (0.57   $ (1.06

Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations

   $ —        $ 0.18      $ (0.01

Diluted net earnings (loss) per share

   $ 1.48      $ (0.39   $ (1.07

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

      

Basic

     27,574,430        27,260,090        26,869,700   

Diluted

     27,910,480        27,260,090        26,869,700   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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SIRVA, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

(In millions)

   For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
   2014     2013     2012  

Net income (loss)

   $ 60.7      $ 9.7      $ (1.4

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

      

Defined benefit pension plans

     (8.7     20.8        (8.7

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (4.4     (5.3     1.7   

Unrealized cash flow hedging loss

     (0.3     (0.2     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

     (13.4     15.3        (7.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 47.3      $ 25.0      $ (8.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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SIRVA, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

(In millions, except share and per share amounts)

   At December 31,  
   2014     2013  
Assets     

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 39.5      $ 28.0   

Restricted cash

     7.1        8.3   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

     149.9        153.9   

Mortgages held for resale

     59.6        50.5   

Relocation properties held for resale

     18.3        15.8   

Prepaid expenses

     12.8        14.2   

Other current assets

     16.3        5.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     303.5        276.6   

Goodwill

     53.0        56.4   

Property and equipment, net

     53.1        54.0   

Other intangible assets, net

     21.6        25.3   

Deferred income taxes

     32.2        —     

Other assets

     11.1        12.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     171.0        148.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 474.5      $ 424.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit     

Current liabilities

    

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 12.0      $ 5.8   

Short-term debt

     57.0        51.6   

Accounts payable

     67.6        69.1   

Accrued purchased transportation expense

     41.4        49.1   

Compensation and benefits

     17.3        16.7   

Deferred revenue

     16.5        14.6   

Household goods claim reserves

     13.3        12.1   

Other current liabilities

     47.9        41.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     273.0        260.9   

Long-term debt (excluding current portion)

     278.2        288.2   

Pension liabilities

     42.5        33.2   

Other liabilities

     10.1        19.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     330.8        340.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     603.8        601.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

     —          —     

Stockholders’ deficit

    

Series A preferred stock - $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized with 99,444 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013 (involuntary liquidation value - $161.3 and $141.9 at December 31, 2014 and 2013)

     —          —     

Common stock - $0.01 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized with 27,908,296 and 27,901,796 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013

     0.3        0.3   

Additional paid-in-capital

     116.9        116.3   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (50.9     (37.5

Accumulated deficit

     (195.4     (256.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total SIRVA, Inc. stockholders’ deficit

     (129.1     (177.0

Noncontrolling interests

     (0.2     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (129.3     (177.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 474.5      $ 424.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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SIRVA, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit

 

(In millions, except
share amounts)

 

 

Series A
Preferred Stock

    Common Stock     Additional
Paid-in-
Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
 
  Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount            

Balance at December 31, 2011

    173,503      $ —          27,805,596      $ 0.3      $ 189.6      $ (45.8   $ (239.2   $ —        $ (95.1

Net loss

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (1.4     —          (1.4

Other comprehensive loss

    —          —          —          —          —          (7.0     —          —          (7.0

Issuance of preferred stock

    11,362        —          —          —          11.4        —          (1.6     —          9.8   

Issuance of restricted stock

    —          —          117,728        —          —          —          —          —          —     

Forfeiture of nonvested restricted stock

    —          —          (56,056     —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

    184,865        —          27,867,268        0.3        201.0        (52.8     (242.2     —          (93.7

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          —          9.7        —          9.7   

Other comprehensive income

    —          —          —          —          —          15.3        —          —          15.3   

Redemption of preferred stock

    (85,421     —          —          —          (85.4     —          (23.6     —          (109.0

Issuance of restricted stock

    —          —          34,528        —          —          —          —          —          —     

Share-based compensation

    —          —          —          —          0.7        —          —          —          0.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

    99,444        —          27,901,796        0.3        116.3        (37.5     (256.1     —          (177.0

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          —          60.7        —          60.7   

Reclassification of noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (0.2     (0.2

Other comprehensive loss

    —          —          —          —          —          (13.4     —          —          (13.4

Issuance of restricted stock

    —          —          6,500        —          —          —          —          —          —     

Share-based compensation

    —          —          —          —          0.6        —          —          —          0.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

    99,444      $ —          27,908,296      $ 0.3      $ 116.9      $ (50.9   $ (195.4   $ (0.2   $ (129.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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SIRVA, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

(In millions)

   For the Years Ended

December 31,
 
   2014     2013     2012  

Cash flows from operating activities

      

Net income (loss)

   $ 60.7      $ 9.7      $ (1.4

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities

      

Depreciation and amortization

     23.6        25.5        28.1   

Debt-related amortization

     2.5        2.5        2.7   

Increase (decrease) in provision for losses on accounts receivable and relocation properties held for resale

     0.8        1.3        (1.2

Deferred income taxes

     (44.9     0.1        0.9   

Gain on sale of assets

     (0.5     (0.2     (0.5

Gain on business dispositions

     —          (6.4     —     

Debt extinguishment (gain) loss

     (0.5     8.0        (0.3

Impairments

     1.5        —          —     

Shared-based compensation

     0.6        0.7        —     

Change in operating assets and liabilities

      

Sales of mortgages held for resale

     738.8        772.1        649.6   

Originations of mortgages held for resale

     (746.9     (765.1     (645.7

Accounts receivable

     (1.5     (2.9     (11.8

Relocation properties held for resale

     (2.7     (6.9     10.7   

Accounts payable

     1.5        6.3        (5.3

Other current assets and liabilities

     5.2        (16.0     3.7   

Other non-current assets and liabilities

     (4.2     (12.2     (8.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

     34.0        16.5        20.6   

Cash flows from investing activities

      

Capital expenditures

     (16.0     (12.4     (10.6

Proceeds from dispositions

     —          6.2        5.8   

Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment

     1.3        0.3        0.2   

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (5.7     —          (0.2

Other

     (0.8     (3.6     (1.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used for investing activities

     (21.2     (9.5     (6.1

Cash flows from financing activities

      

Borrowings (repayments) on mortgage and relocation facilities

     7.7        (5.4     (2.1

Borrowings on short-term and long-term debt

     2.4        299.1        5.9   

Repayments on short-term and long-term debt

     (8.5     (177.4     (15.9

Preferred stock redemption

     —          (109.0     —     

Repayments on capital lease obligations

     (2.4     (1.8     (2.2

Debt issuance costs

     —          (8.4     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used for financing activities

     (0.8     (2.9     (14.3

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (0.5     (0.6     0.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     11.5        3.5        0.5   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     28.0        24.5        24.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 39.5      $ 28.0      $ 24.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information

      

Interest paid

   $ 24.0      $ 22.8      $ 22.5   

Income taxes paid

   $ 3.1      $ 4.5      $ 4.4   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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SIRVA, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. The Company

SIRVA, Inc. (the “Company”) is a global provider of relocation and moving services to corporate customers, military and government agencies, and the consumer market. The Company markets its services under the brand names of SIRVA Relocation®, northAmerican®, Allied®, Allied International and SIRVA Move Management, among others, with operations located throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, continental Europe, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and Asia. The Company conducts its U.S. and Canadian operations primarily through a network of exclusive agents. In Europe, Brazil, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region, operations are conducted through a combination of its company-operated locations, its proprietary agent/franchise network and its network of affiliated preferred providers.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SIRVA, Inc. and its controlled subsidiaries. The Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain amounts for prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Reclassifications

The Company’s previously issued financial statements have been revised to correct the presentation of certain revenues and related expenses resulting in reductions to service revenue and purchased transportation expense of $12.5 million and $11.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. This revision had no impact on gross profit, operating income, net income (loss), stockholders’ deficit, or cash flows in any period presented.

Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events through March 25, 2015, the date these financial statements were available to be issued.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual amounts and results could differ from these estimates.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company’s foreign operations use the local currency as their functional currency. Assets and liabilities of these operations are translated to U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet date. Income statement items are translated at the average exchange rate for the relevant period. The impact of currency fluctuation is included in stockholders’ deficit as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.

Foreign exchange transaction losses are included in other expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and were $0.5 million, $0.9 million and insignificant for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

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Revenue Recognition

Service revenue is recognized when the related service is provided to customers. Revenue is not recognized until sales prices are fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.

In the Company’s moving services operations, revenue and related direct expenses, including packing, transportation and other costs associated with the service, are recognized on the date a shipment is completed. When the Company’s agent or franchisee, affiliated preferred provider or supplier networks are used to complete a shipment, the Company is considered the primary obligor. Therefore, the Company recognizes revenue on a gross basis with the cost of such services reflected as purchased transportation expense in its Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In the Company’s relocation services operations, fees for home sale assistance are paid by customers at either a set price per transferred employee (standard home sale product), or a fixed percentage of the home’s selling price (premium home sale product) and are recorded in service revenue. For the standard home sale product, the Company recognizes service revenue at the date the home is sold to a third-party buyer. For the premium home sale product, the Company recognizes service revenue at the date the Company acquires the home from a relocating employee, which is typically upon receipt of an acceptable purchase offer from a third-party buyer. Additionally, the Company receives fees from Company-qualified real estate brokers for the listing or home purchase referral of a relocating employee. The listing referral fee revenue is recognized when the Company closes on the home sale to a third-party buyer. The home purchase referral fee revenue is recognized when a relocating employee closes on the purchase of a destination home from a third-party seller. Home listing referral fees received in connection with the Company’s premium home sale product are recognized as reduction of commission expense (other direct expense).

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Restricted Cash

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, restricted cash of $7.1 million and $8.3 million, respectively, were limited as to use primarily in the Company’s reinsurance subsidiary due to certain capital requirements and in its relocation businesses related to customer deposits.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. An allowance for doubtful accounts receivable is maintained for estimated losses resulting from the inability of the Company’s customers and agents to make required payments. The Company records a bad debt reserve for all receivables based on their aging and historical experience. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts receivable at December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $2.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively. Losses on accounts receivable were $0.6 million, $0.5 million and insignificant for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Relocation Properties Held for Resale

The Company purchases homes under certain home sale assistance programs. When the Company acquires a home from a relocating employee, the home is included in relocation properties held for resale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, proceeds received from homes sold were $559.9 million, $523.8 million and $494.4 million

 

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and the cost of such homes was $564.8 million, $526.9 million and $497.3 million, resulting in losses of $4.9 million, $3.1 million and $2.9 million, respectively. There were no material losses recognized on the sale of any individual property in any of the periods presented. These properties are residential homes held for resale and are recorded in current assets at net realizable value. In estimating the expected sales proceeds for unsold homes, the Company uses, on a property by property basis, the lower of cost or the current sales price as provided in the Multiple Listing Service and an estimate of expected future market declines based on historical results which are recorded in other direct expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Costs to sell relocation properties of $37.4 million, $34.3 million and $32.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are included in other direct expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Costs to sell relocation properties include (i) real estate agent commissions, (ii) closing costs, including appraisals, inspections, transfer taxes and concessions, and (iii) carrying costs for those homes the Company takes into inventory, including utilities, lawn care and mortgage interest. Real estate agent commissions are approximately 6% of the average home sale price and closing costs and carrying costs together constitute approximately 1.5% to 2.0% of the average home sale price.

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,        
     2014     2013     Useful life
(years)
 
     (In millions)        

Land

   $ 2.0      $ 2.5     

Buildings and improvements

     17.0        15.9        3 to 40   

Developed software for internal use

     58.7        50.3        1 to 5   

Computer equipment and other software

     30.4        31.7        1 to 5   

Transportation equipment

     8.9        9.1        4 to 15   

Warehouse equipment

     5.6        6.0        7 to 10   

Other

     9.0        8.7        1 to 10   

Projects in process

     8.4        6.7     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   
     140.0        130.9     

Less accumulated depreciation

     (86.9     (76.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 53.1      $ 54.0     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Transportation equipment includes tractors, straight trucks, trailers and van equipment. Leased property and equipment meeting certain criteria are capitalized, and the present value of the related lease payments is recorded as a liability. The Company capitalizes costs incurred during the application development-stage for internally developed software intended for internal use such as direct external costs and direct payroll-related costs incurred to develop the software prior to implementation. Preliminary project costs and post-implementation costs such as training, maintenance and support are expensed as incurred.

Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Depreciation of capitalized leased assets is computed on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the term of the lease or the useful life of the capitalized leased asset. When development is substantially complete on internally developed software intended for internal use, the cost of the software is amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected life of the software. Depreciation expense was $16.4 million, $16.5 million and $16.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Repairs and maintenance expenditures are expensed as incurred.

 

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Goodwill

The Company evaluated goodwill using a quantitative assessment in 2014. The first step compares the book value of a reporting unit, including goodwill, with its fair value. The fair value is estimated based on a market approach and a discounted cash flow analysis, also known as the income approach. If the book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Company performs the second step to estimate an implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities other than goodwill (including any unrecognized intangible assets). The difference between the fair value of the reporting unit and the fair value of all the assets and liabilities other than goodwill is the implied fair value of that goodwill. The amount of impairment loss is equal to the excess of the book value of the goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its respective book value and, therefore, the second step of the goodwill impairment test was not required. The Company evaluated goodwill in 2013 and 2012 using a qualitative assessment and concluded that it was not more likely than not that the fair value of any reporting unit was less than its respective book value. There were no goodwill impairments during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

The Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its property and equipment and its intangible assets to assess whether current events or circumstances indicate that such carrying value may not be recoverable. If the review indicates that the carrying value of the asset is greater than the expected undiscounted cash flows to be generated by such asset, then an impairment loss is recognized. An impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying value of such asset exceeds its fair value. The Company generally measures fair value by discounting estimated future cash flows from such assets using an appropriate discount rate. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate the fair value of assets and, accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from such estimates. Assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.

Household Goods Claim Reserves

The Company estimates claims relating to household goods damage and loss based principally on actuarial methods applied to historical trends. A household goods claims analysis is performed that compares open and closed claim costs, as well as estimates for incurred but not reported claim costs, to the original estimates. Any changes to those estimates are recorded as appropriate. Household goods claims expense was $36.1 million, $36.3 million and $33.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and was recorded in other direct expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Pension and Postretirement Benefits

The Company has a qualified and an unqualified defined benefit pension plan. Amounts relating to these plans are recorded based on actuarial calculations, which use various assumptions, such as discount rates and expected return on assets. See Note 11 “Pension Plans and Other Benefits” for further details.

Leases

The Company has noncancelable lease commitments under operating leases for office space, warehouse facilities, transportation equipment and office equipment. Tenant improvement allowances or other incentives provided in a facility lease are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term

 

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as a reduction of rent expense. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the useful life or the term of the lease.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The amounts included in the consolidated financial statements for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, short-term debt, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities approximate their fair values because of their short-term maturities. Mortgages held for resale and derivative instruments are carried at fair value. The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value due to variable interest rates.

Derivative Instruments

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to risk from adverse fluctuations in interest rates, which may result in higher interest on variable-rate debt or a decline in the value of the Company’s interest rate lock commitments issued on residential mortgage loans intended to be held for resale and mortgages held for resale. See Note 10 “Financial Instruments” for further details. The Company manages these risks through a program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments. Counterparties to these contracts are major financial institutions. The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by these counterparties; however, the Company does not anticipate nonperformance. The Company does not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company’s objective in managing exposure to market risk is to limit the impact on earnings and cash flow. The extent to which the Company uses such instruments is dependent on its access to these contracts in the financial markets and its success using other methods.

All of the Company’s outstanding derivative financial instruments are recognized in the balance sheet at their fair values using Level 2 inputs from the fair value hierarchy. The effect on earnings from recognizing the fair values of these derivative financial instruments depends on their intended use, their hedge designation, and their effectiveness in offsetting changes in the fair values of the exposures they are hedging. Changes in the effective portions of the fair values of instruments used to reduce or eliminate adverse fluctuations in cash flows of anticipated or forecasted transactions are reported in equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss are reclassified to earnings when the related hedged items affect earnings or the anticipated transactions are no longer probable. Changes in the fair values of derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges or do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are reported currently in earnings. Amounts reported in earnings are classified consistent with the item being hedged.

For derivative financial instruments accounted for as hedging instruments, the Company formally designates and documents, at inception, the financial instrument as a hedge of a specific underlying exposure, the risk management objective, and the manner in which effectiveness of the hedge will be assessed. The Company formally assesses, both at inception and at each reporting period thereafter, whether the derivative financial instruments used in hedging transactions are effective in offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of the related underlying exposures. Any ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the instruments is recognized immediately in earnings. The Company discontinues the use of hedge accounting prospectively when (1) the derivative instrument is no longer effective in offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows of the underlying hedged item; (2) the derivative instrument expires, is sold, terminated, or exercised; or (3) the Company elects to change the designation of the hedging instrument.

Advertising and Promotion Costs

The Company expenses radio, television and print material advertising costs, and other promotional materials, as incurred. The Company incurred advertising costs of $4.0 million, $3.5 million and $5.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

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Agent and Customer Incentives

The Company offers its agents certain volume incentives which the Company recognizes over the period the incentive is earned. The Company recognized agent incentive expense included in purchased transportation expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations of $4.2 million, $3.4 million and $3.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as these incentives increase the amount paid to agents for services.

Incentives offered to customers are based upon meeting certain revenue thresholds and are recognized by the Company over the period the incentives are earned as a reduction in revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company recognized customer incentives of $2.1 million, $2.4 million and $2.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Reinsurance Reserves

The Company’s reinsurance subsidiary has reinsurance contracts for loans from 1998 through 2009 that required private mortgage insurance originated by the Company’s subsidiary SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. (“SIRVA Mortgage”). The reinsurance contracts indemnify third-party primary mortgage insurance companies for losses that fall between a stated minimum and maximum loss rate on each annual pool of originated loans. As a result of participating in this loss exposure, the Company is contractually entitled to receive a portion of the insurance premium from the primary mortgage insurance companies. Insurance premium revenue received is recognized in service revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and was $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company estimates its claims by recording a reserve related to known loan delinquencies, further developing the reserve based on the age of the delinquency, as well as estimating an incurred but not reported claim expense. Any changes to those estimates are recorded as appropriate. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, reinsurance reserves were $0.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax laws and tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities due to a change in tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period that includes the enactment date. In addition, the amounts of any future tax benefits are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent such benefits are not expected to be realized on a more likely than not basis. Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes and, in particular, any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets.

Contingencies

The Company evaluates contingent liabilities, including threatened or pending litigation, and records accruals when the outcome of these matters is deemed probable and the liability is reasonably estimable. The Company makes these assessments based on the facts and circumstances and, in some instances, based in part on the advice of outside counsel. See Note 17 “Contingencies” for further details.

New Accounting Standards

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”). ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have minimal impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

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In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB “) issued ASU 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. The guidance requires the presentation of certain unrecognized tax benefits as reductions to deferred tax assets rather than as liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The amendment is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company adopted ASU 2013-11 in 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The objective of ASU 2014-09 is to (1) remove inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements, (2) provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, (3) improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets, (4) provide more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements, and (5) simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. The guidance in ASU 2014-09 is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. The Company has not yet determined what impact, if any, the new guidance will have on its financial condition or results of operations.

Note 3. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Shares that are issued pursuant to restricted stock awards are not included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding until the vesting date. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed after adjusting the denominator of the basic earnings (loss) per share calculation for the effect of all potential dilutive securities outstanding during the period. The Company uses the treasury stock method to reflect the potential dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards. Shared-based compensation awards were not considered in the determination of 2013 and 2012 diluted earnings (loss) per common share because the impact would be anti-dilutive.

The following sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2014     2013     2012  
     (In millions)  

Numerator for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

      

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 60.7      $ 4.7      $ (1.1

Less preferred stock dividends

     (19.3     (20.4     (27.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations available to common stockholders

   $ 41.4      $ (15.7   $ (28.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator

      

Basic earnings per share—weighted average shares outstanding

     27,574,430        27,260,090        26,869,700   

Impact of dilutive securities outstanding

     336,050        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share—weighted average shares outstanding

     27,910,480        27,260,090        26,869,700   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Note 12 “Capital Stock and Incentive Plans” for further details related to the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock and share-based compensation plans.

 

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Note 4. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss:

 

     Unrealized
Losses on
Defined
Benefit
Pension Plans
    Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
    Unrealized
Cash Flow
Hedging
Loss
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
     (In millions)  

Balance at December 31, 2011

   $ (40.9   $ (4.9   $ —        $ (45.8

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

     (11.6     1.7        —          (9.9

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

     2.9        —          —          2.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

     (8.7     1.7        —          (7.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

     (49.6     (3.2     —          (52.8

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications

     16.8        (5.3     (0.2     11.3   

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

     4.0        —          —          4.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

     20.8        (5.3     (0.2     15.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

     (28.8     (8.5     (0.2     (37.5

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

     (10.2     (4.4     (0.3     (14.9

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

     1.5        —          —          1.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

     (8.7     (4.4     (0.3     (13.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

   $ (37.5   $ (12.9   $ (0.5   $ (50.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The components of other comprehensive loss before reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2014 are net of tax benefit of $5.5 million. The components of other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2013 are net of tax expense of $0.6 million. Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) associated with unrealized losses on pension plans are recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Note 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were:

 

     Relocation
Services
    Moving
Services 
    Growth
Markets
    Australia     Consolidated  
     (In millions)  

Balance at December 31, 2012

   $ 4.4      $ 31.6      $ 9.5      $ 13.1      $ 58.6   

Effect of currency translation

     —          —          (0.4     (1.8     (2.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

     4.4        31.6        9.1        11.3        56.4   

Acquisitions

     —          1.3        1.0        —          2.3   

Disposal

     —          (0.2     —          —          (0.2

Tax amortization benefit

     (0.5     (3.5     —          —          (4.0

Effect of currency translation

     —          —          (0.5     (1.0     (1.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

   $ 3.9      $ 29.2      $ 9.6      $ 10.3      $ 53.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The Company’s tax deductible goodwill exceeded goodwill for financial reporting purposes when initially recognized in 2008. The tax benefit of amortizing this excess (i.e., component two goodwill) is required to be recognized when realized and will be applied to reduce goodwill reported for financial reporting purposes related to the acquisition.

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,      Amortization
Period
(Years)
 
     2014      2013      2014      2013     
     Gross Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    
     (In millions)         

Customer relationships

   $ 42.4       $ 41.9       $ 30.9       $ 28.6         4, 8 and 20   

Trade names

     36.1         36.6         26.8         24.6         4 and 20   

Other intangibles

     0.9         2.2         0.1         2.2         6 and 7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

   $ 79.4       $ 80.7       $ 57.8       $ 55.4      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Intangible amortization expense was $6.0 million, $7.3 million and $9.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows: $4.7 million in 2015; $3.7 million in 2016; $3.0 million in 2017; $2.4 million in 2018; and $2.0 million in 2019.

Note 6. Short-term Debt

Short-term debt consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2014      2013  
     (In millions)  

Mortgage warehouse facilities

   $ 54.4       $ 46.7   

Securitization transfer proceeds

     1.5         2.4   

Other

     1.1         2.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 57.0       $ 51.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage Warehouse Facilities

SIRVA Mortgage has various credit facilities to fund its mortgage loans held for resale.

SIRVA Mortgage executed master repurchase agreements with CitiBank, N.A. for a $25.0 million committed revolving mortgage loan facility and a $30.0 million uncommitted revolving mortgage loan facility. These facilities expired in November 2014. There was zero and $13.8 million outstanding against the committed revolving mortgage loan facility as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. SIRVA Mortgage paid a monthly facility fee of 25 basis points on the committed amount of $25.0 million. These facilities had dividend restrictions and financial covenants, which required SIRVA Mortgage to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $20.0 million, a maximum total debt to tangible net worth of 12:1 at all times and a liquidity requirement as defined in the agreement of $6.5 million as of the end of each month.

SIRVA Mortgage executed a master repurchase agreement with US Bank, N.A. for a $60.0 million committed revolving mortgage loan facility. This facility expires in July 2015. There was $26.5 million and $18.0 million outstanding against the committed revolving mortgage loan facility as of

 

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December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. SIRVA Mortgage will pay a monthly facility fee of 15 basis points on the committed amount of $60.0 million. This facility has dividend restrictions and financial covenants, which require SIRVA Mortgage to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $13.5 million, a maximum total debt to tangible net worth of 12:1 at all times and a liquidity requirement as defined in the agreement of $6.5 million as of the end of each month.

SIRVA Mortgage executed a master repurchase agreement with Associated Bank, N.A. for a $40.0 million committed revolving mortgage loan facility. This facility expires in July 2015. There was $27.9 million and $14.9 million outstanding against the committed revolving mortgage loan facility as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. This facility has dividend restrictions and financial covenants, which require SIRVA Mortgage to maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $13.5 million, a maximum total debt to tangible net worth of 12:1 at all times and an unencumbered cash requirement of $3.0 million as of the end of each month.

SIRVA Mortgage was in compliance with all financial covenants for each of the facilities for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, interest on these facilities was payable monthly at a rate equivalent to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 225 basis points to 350 basis points with a floor of zero to 3.50% (contract rates of 2.74% and 2.75% at December 31, 2014 and 3.25% and 3.67% at December 31, 2013). The interest rate spread varies depending upon such factors as the type of mortgage financed, amount of time a mortgage loan has been closed and not yet sold to investors, and other factors. Interest expense of $1.6 million, $1.8 million and $1.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, is recorded in other direct expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Securitization Transfer Proceeds

Certain transactions under the receivable securitization program discussed in Note 10 “Financial Instruments” do not qualify as a sale of a financial asset. The proceeds received from these transfers are accounted for as a financing transaction and are classified as short-term debt. Proceeds from these receivable transfers as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 were $1.5 million and $2.4 million, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2014 and 2013 was 3.20% and 3.21%, respectively.

Foreign Subsidiaries Lines of Credit

Certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company maintain credit facilities totaling $5.4 million at December 31, 2014. The outstanding balance was $0.2 million and zero at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interest is payable monthly or quarterly at the base lending rate plus margins up to 190 basis points (contract rates between 8.95% and 9.73% at December 31, 2014 and between 9.20% and 13.50% at December 31, 2013). Commitment fees on the unused portion of each applicable credit facility are insignificant. The Company had bank guarantees issued against these lines of credit of $2.0 million and $2.3 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These facilities are generally secured by the assets of the applicable subsidiary or are secured by letters of credit and guarantees from certain of the Company’s other subsidiaries.

 

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Note 7. Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2014      2013  
     (In millions)  

Term loan

   $ 287.7       $ 289.3   

Capital lease obligations

     1.8         3.5   

Other

     0.7         1.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

     290.2         294.0   

Less current portion

     12.0         5.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 278.2       $ 288.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Refinancing

In March 2013, SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. (“SIRVA Worldwide”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed a refinancing by entering into a new $300 million term loan (“Term Loan”) to replace the prior Term Loan (“2011 Term Loan”) and second lien term loan. SIRVA Worldwide also entered into a new $50 million asset-based revolving credit facility (“ABL Revolver”) to replace the prior ABL Revolver (“2011 ABL Revolver”). The Company deferred debt issuance costs of $6.8 million associated with the refinancing to be amortized over the life of the facilities and recorded a debt extinguishment loss of $8.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2013.

Term Loan

The Term Loan was issued at a 2.6% discount of $7.8 million. Principal payments are due as follows: $3.0 million annually in 2015 through 2018; and the remaining balance on March 27, 2019. The interest rate on the Term Loan is LIBOR plus 6.25% or prime plus 5.25%. Interest is payable quarterly.

The Term Loan is guaranteed by certain of SIRVA Worldwide’s present and future subsidiaries and is secured on a first lien basis by substantially all of the assets of SIRVA Worldwide and its domestic subsidiaries other than assets securing the ABL Revolver. The Term Loan has a second lien against the assets securing the ABL Revolver. The Term Loan contains a number of covenants that, among other matters, restrict SIRVA Worldwide’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends, make acquisitions or engage in mergers or consolidations, and make capital expenditures or incur capital lease obligations. While the Term Loan generally permits dividends and distributions on the capital stock of SIRVA Worldwide’s subsidiaries to SIRVA Worldwide, such dividends from SIRVA Worldwide to the Company are generally restricted. The Term Loan requires SIRVA Worldwide to maintain certain financial ratios, including a consolidated interest coverage ratio and consolidated leverage ratio. The Term Loan also includes certain cross-default provisions such that a default under any other loan agreement in excess of $7.5 million that has not been cured within an applicable grace period would cause a default under the Term Loan.

ABL Revolver

The ABL Revolver is a $50 million asset-based revolving credit facility maturing on March 27, 2018. It provides for an advance rate of up to 85% of eligible accounts receivable of SIRVA Worldwide and certain of its subsidiaries, subject to limitations on certain accounts. The interest rate on loans is LIBOR plus 1.75%-2.25% or prime plus 0.75%-1.25%. No borrowings were outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

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The ABL Revolver is guaranteed by certain of SIRVA Worldwide’s present and future subsidiaries and is secured on a first lien basis by substantially all current assets, including, without limitation, accounts receivable, relocation properties held for resale, cash and cash equivalents and certain related assets. The ABL Revolver has a second lien against the assets securing the Term Loan. The ABL Revolver contains a $30 million sub-facility for the issuance of letters of credit and a $20 million sub-facility for swing line loans that can be borrowed and repaid on a same day basis. A fixed charge coverage ratio is required to be maintained when minimum availability thresholds are not met or during the continuance of an event of default. Letters of credit outstanding were $15.3 million and $17.3 million and unused letter of credit availability was $14.7 million and $12.7 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Affiliates of two of the Company’s stockholders have provided guarantees (the “Investor Guarantees”) with respect to letters of credit issued pursuant to the ABL Revolver. Each of the affiliates has guaranteed the payment of 50% of the letters of credit issued pursuant to the ABL Revolver. The Investor Guarantees shall be terminated either (i) upon the repayment of all obligations under the ABL Revolver and the termination of the ABL Revolver or (ii) on May 7, 2015 provided that SIRVA Worldwide can demonstrate sufficient projected excess availability, which is the total availability for loans, less SIRVA Worldwide’s trade payables aged in excess of historical levels and book overdrafts.

Other Note Payable

The other note payable balances at December 31, 2014 and 2013 relate to a loan provided to the Company by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

Other

Future maturities of capital lease obligations and long-term debt principal outstanding at December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

     Capital
Leases
     Long-term
Debt
 
     (In millions)  

2015

   $ 1.4       $ 3.6   

2016

     0.4         3.0   

2017

     —           3.0   

2018

     —           3.0   

2019

     —           282.8   

Thereafter

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments and debt principal, respectively

   $ 1.8       $ 295.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The cost of assets, primarily computer equipment and software, under capital leases was $10.9 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, with accumulated amortization of $8.9 million and $8.5 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Note 8. Income Taxes

The components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes were:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
       2014          2013         2012    
     (In millions)  

U.S. operations

   $ 7.9       $ (2.6   $ (4.4

Foreign operations

     12.0         7.5        5.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 19.9       $ 4.9      $ 1.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Income tax (benefit) expense related to continuing operations included:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
       2014         2013         2012    
    

(In millions)

 

Current:

      

Federal

   $ 0.6      $ (0.7   $ 0.1   

Foreign

     4.1        0.1        0.9   

State

     (0.2     0.2        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current taxes

     4.5        (0.4     1.0   

Deferred:

      

Federal

     (39.9     1.2        1.2   

Foreign

     (0.5     (0.8     (0.1

State

     (4.9     0.2        0.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred taxes

     (45.3     0.6        1.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (40.8   $ 0.2      $ 2.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s effective tax rate from continuing operations differed from the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate of 35%. The sources and tax effects of the differences are as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
       2014         2013         2012    
     (In millions)  

Income tax (benefit) expense at U.S. federal statutory rate of 35%

   $ 6.9      $ 1.7      $ 0.4   

Permanent differences

     0.2        0.2        0.1   

Change in valuation allowances

     (47.4     1.6        3.3   

State income tax

     0.4        0.3        0.5   

Foreign rate differential

     (1.7     (1.0     (0.6

Change in uncertain tax positions

     0.1        (2.5     (1.7

Other

     0.7        (0.1     0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (40.8   $ 0.2      $ 2.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The components of deferred income taxes were as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2014     2013  
     (In millions)  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards

   $ 56.3      $ 55.6   

Pension obligation

     17.6        14.0   

Reserves

     9.6        5.6   

Intangibles

     2.2        7.8   

Employee benefits

     4.2        4.0   

Other

     0.5        0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

     90.4        87.2   
    

Less valuation allowance

     (13.2     (60.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

     77.2        26.6   

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Intangibles

     11.5        17.7   

Property and equipment

     10.9        10.3   

Reserves

     2.6        0.9   

Foreign earnings

     2.2        2.2   

Other

     3.6        3.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

     30.8        34.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

     46.4        (8.0

Less net current deferred tax assets

     14.2        1.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   $ 32.2      $ (9.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to realize the existing deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2014, in part because of the current year, the Company achieved three years of cumulative pre-tax income in the U.S. federal tax jurisdiction. This is a significant piece of objective positive evidence which allows management to consider other subjective evidence such as the Company’s projections for future growth. Management determined that sufficient positive evidence exists to conclude that it is more likely than not that most of the net U.S. deferred tax assets are realizable. Therefore, substantially all of the U.S. valuation allowance has been reversed with the exception of the foreign tax credit and certain state net operating losses, which management believes it is more likely than not that the benefits will not be realized. The Company also believes that it is more likely than not that certain foreign subsidiaries’ net deferred tax assets will not be realized due to cumulative losses in recent years and therefore a full valuation allowance was recorded at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

The Company’s ability to utilize its net operating losses (“NOLs”) and other tax attributes is limited if the Company undergoes an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. An ownership change is generally defined as a greater than 50 percentage point increase in equity ownership by five-percent shareholders in any three-year period. Due to prior ownership changes under these provisions, the Company is limited to $39.0 million of tax benefits from U.S. federal net operating losses and $8.1 million of tax benefits from state net operating losses reported at December 31, 2014. U.S. federal net operating losses will begin to expire in 2023.

Deferred U.S. federal income taxes and non-U.S. withholding taxes of $2.2 million have been provided by the Company on $29.6 million of undistributed foreign earnings accumulated through December 31, 2014.

 

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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     (In millions)  

Balance on December 31, 2012

   $ 4.8   

Settlements

     (3.0

Prior year—decrease

     (1.6
  

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013

     0.2   

Prior year—decrease

     (0.1

Current year—increase

     0.3   
  

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2014

   $ 0.4   
  

 

 

 

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of gross unrecognized tax benefits, which would affect the effective tax rate if recognized. The Company has netted $0.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits against its net operating loss carryforward deferred tax asset. There are no unrecognized tax benefits expected to be settled in the next 12 months.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, accrued liabilities for interest and penalties were insignificant. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits affecting earnings were net benefits of an insignificant amount and $0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S., various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service has examined the Company’s 2009 and 2010 U.S. federal income tax returns. The tax years 2011, 2012 and 2013 remain open to examination for federal income tax purposes. Although tax years 2010 and prior are not subject to examination because of the expiration of the statute of limitations, the Company has various regular and alternative minimum tax net operating loss carryforwards that it may utilize in future years. The Internal Revenue Service could propose adjustments to the closed years by reducing the net operating loss carryforward available to future years provided the net operating loss carryforwards are utilized in an open year. However, the Company does not expect such issue to arise with respect to its closed years. The status of state and foreign tax examinations varies by jurisdiction. The Company does not anticipate any material adjustments to its financial statements resulting from tax examinations currently in progress.

Note 9. Operating Leases

The Company has non-cancelable lease commitments under operating leases for rental of office space, warehouse facilities, transportation equipment and office equipment. The Company’s rental expense under these operating leases was $16.3 million, $18.2 million and $19.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company subleases certain of its leased facilities to third parties. Sublease income was $0.6 million, $0.8 million and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

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Future minimum payments to be made under operating leases and received from subleases arrangements at December 31, 2014 are:

 

     Operating
Leases
     Sublease
Income
 
     (In millions)  

2015

   $ 14.3       $ 0.1   

2016

     11.6         0.1   

2017

     10.6         0.1   

2018

     9.5         —     

2019

     7.9         —     

Thereafter

     27.2         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 81.1       $ 0.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 10. Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Fair value disclosures are reflected in a three-level hierarchy, maximizing the use of observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

The three levels are defined as follows:

 

    Level 1—inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for an identical asset or liability in an active market.

 

    Level 2—inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in an active market or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

    Level 3—inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability.

The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, as reflected in the table below:

 

     Level 2  
     2014     2013  
     (In millions)  

Assets (liabilities)

    

Mortgages held for resale

   $ 59.6      $ 50.5   

Interest rate lock commitments

     1.0        0.6   

Forward mortgage-backed securities sales contracts

     (0.5     0.6   

Interest rate cap agreements

     0.1        0.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

   $ 60.2      $ 52.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mortgages Held For Resale

Mortgages held for resale consist of residential mortgage loans originated by SIRVA Mortgage. The loans are collateralized by the underlying real estate associated with the mortgage loan. Loans are accounted for using the fair value option with changes in fair value recorded as a component of revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Fair value is determined using inputs from Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, including market values provided by third-party investors for similar

 

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loans. Sales of loans are made without recourse provided the loans meet predetermined specifications as defined in the agreements with private investors.

The Company recognizes gains or losses on the sale of residential mortgage loans originated by SIRVA Mortgage at the date the loans are funded by private investors pursuant to the existing sales commitment. The gain or loss equals the difference between the basis in the loan and the net proceeds received and is included in service revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Revenue for the collection of origination fees and discount points is deferred until the sale of the mortgage loans to third-party investors.

The portfolio is stratified into loans saleable or unsaleable under conventional terms. The unpaid principal balance of loans considered saleable under conventional terms was $57.0 million and $49.4 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The excess of fair value over the unpaid principal balance was $1.8 million and $0.6 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The unpaid principal balance of loans not considered saleable under conventional terms was $1.0 million and $0.5 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The excess of unpaid principal balance over fair value was $0.2 million and insignificant at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Residential Mortgage Loan Interest Rate Agreements

The Company attempts to mitigate the risk that a change in interest rates may result in a decline in the value of the Company’s interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) issued on residential mortgage loans intended to be held for resale and mortgages held for resale. These are economically hedged with forward contracts for the sale of loans on a best-effort basis with private investors; forward sales of mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”); and call or put options on U.S. Treasury futures (“Treasury options”). IRLC’s, forward sales of MBS, and Treasury options are derivative instruments that are recognized and measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had $57.0 million and $49.4 million, respectively, of mortgages held for resale under conventional terms. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, $53.1 million and $32.1 million, respectively, were closed loans committed to a private investor pursuant to an existing sales commitment. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, $3.9 million and $17.3 million, respectively, were economically hedged by forward sales of MBS.

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had IRLCs of $44.6 million and $45.8 million, respectively, of which $26.8 million and $29.3 million, respectively, were economically hedged by forward sales of MBS. The fair value of IRLCs was an asset of $1.0 million and $0.6 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Fair value is measured using current market rates for the associated mortgage loans (Level 2).

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had open forward contracts to sell MBS of $30.0 million and $44.0 million, respectively. The fair value of these contracts was a liability of $0.1 million at December 31, 2014 and was an asset of $0.3 million at December 31, 2013. Fair value is measured using quotes obtained from brokers (Level 2).

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had unsettled closed forward contracts to sell MBS of $48.0 million and $34.0 million, respectively. The fair value of these contracts was a liability of $0.4 million at December 31, 2014 and was an asset of $0.3 million at December 31, 2013. Fair value is measured using the actual purchase and sales price of these closed positions (Level 2).

At both December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company owned no Treasury options. When Treasury options are used, fair value is measured utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model or by reference to market prices (Level 2).

 

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Changes in fair value of IRLCs, forward sales of MBS, and Treasury options are recorded in current period earnings and were a loss of $0.7 million, a gain of $0.1 million and a gain of $0.6 million in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Term Debt Interest Rate Cap Agreements

The Company has attempted to mitigate the variability of interest rate payments on its variable-rate debt by entering into interest rate caps during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2013. The 2011 instruments capped the LIBOR interest rate at 5.0% on a notional amount of $80 million of variable-rate debt through April 2014. The 2013 instruments capped the LIBOR interest rate at 2.5% on $150 million of debt from July 2014 through March 2015, at 3.5% on $125 million of debt from April 2015 through March 2016, at 4.0% on $100 million of debt from April 2016 through March 2017, and at 5.0% on $75 million of debt from April 2017 through March 2018.

Both interest rate caps have been designated as cash flow hedges. The fair value of the 2011 cap was zero at December 31, 2014 and 2013. Expense related to the 2011 cap of zero, $0.2 million and an insignificant amount was reclassified into earnings during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The fair value of the 2013 cap was $0.1 million and $0.6 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Expense related to the 2013 cap of an insignificant amount and zero was reclassified into earnings during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The amounts expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months for the 2013 cap is $0.1 million. The Company recorded unrealized losses of $0.5 million, $0.2 million and zero for both caps in accumulated comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Residential Mortgage Loan Servicing Rights

In June 2012, the Company was re-approved by Fannie Mae (“FNMA”–a government-sponsored enterprise) whereby the Company sells certain of its mortgage loans held for resale to FNMA but retains the mortgage servicing responsibilities (“MSR” or “servicing rights”) and FNMA has no recourse to the Company’s other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due. The Company receives monthly servicing fees based on a percentage of the outstanding balance and amortizes the associated servicing asset in proportion to and over the period of estimated servicing income (level yield method) and assesses the servicing asset for impairment based on fair value at each reporting date. In July 2013, the Company began to sell loans to FNMA. The Company identifies classes of servicing assets based on financial asset type and interest rates. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company serviced $65.5 million and $35.3 million, respectively, of residential mortgage loans for investors. Interest rates of the servicing portfolio range from 2.50% to 5.25% with a weighted average coupon of 4.19%. The net carrying amount of the residential MSR portfolio was $0.6 million and $0.4 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Relocation Receivable Securitization

The Company has a program to sell certain receivables generated by SIRVA Relocation LLC (“SIRVA Relocation”), a Relocation Services segment subsidiary, which expires in December 2015. The receivables are primarily home equity advances and other payments made on behalf of relocating employees and corporate customers. The equity advances are evidenced by promissory notes executed by the relocating employees and supported by the underlying value of the employees’ properties and contract arrangements with corporate customers. The equity advances generally are due within 180 to 270 days or upon the earlier sale of the underlying property.

SIRVA Relocation sells receivable portfolios to a consolidated wholly-owned bankruptcy remote special purpose vehicle, SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC (“SRC”). The receivables securitization

 

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program is accounted for as a sale of financial assets. At each sale transaction, SRC transfers its ownership in all of its receivables on a non-recourse basis to the third-party financial institution in exchange for a cash advance and a securitization receivable (“securitization AR”), which is discussed further below. The loss on transfer to the independent third-party financial institution was $4.1 million, $3.0 million and $3.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and has been included in selling, general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As of December 31, 2014, 82% of the $100.0 million facility has been utilized. The table below summarizes certain cash flows received from and paid to the special purpose subsidiary.

 

     (In millions)  

Balance from securitizations on December 31, 2012

   $ 47.0   

Proceeds from new securitizations

     828.8   

Net collections paid to purchasers

     (825.1
  

 

 

 

Balance from securitizations on December 31, 2013

     50.7   

Proceeds from new securitizations

     1,082.3   

Net collections paid to purchasers

     (1,050.7
  

 

 

 

Balance from securitizations on December 31, 2014

   $ 82.3   
  

 

 

 

Ineligible receivables and the difference between receivables sold and cash advanced are recorded as a component of accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the securitization AR is estimated by considering the history of performance of these types of receivables, the underlying security, the subordinate position of the securitization AR, current interest rates, and economic conditions. The key assumptions used to estimate fair value include the discount rate (approximately 5.8%), the expected weighted-average life of the underlying receivable (approximately two months), and anticipated credit losses (which have been immaterial based on historical experience). At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the securitization AR, carried at amounts that approximate fair value, was $8.7 million and $4.3 million, respectively. An immediate 20% increase in the discount rate would reduce the fair value of the securitization AR at December 31, 2014 by an immaterial amount.

Under the terms of the program, SIRVA Relocation is responsible for servicing the receivables during their life, including administration and collection of the receivables, on behalf of the financial institution. Fees are paid to SIRVA Relocation by SRC at the rate of 0.6% of the transferred receivables. The fees are considered adequate compensation for the services involved as they approximate the costs of providing the services. Accordingly, no servicing asset or liability is recorded.

The program does not contain any financial covenants, but does contain cross-default provisions to the Company’s credit facilities and requirements for financial reporting and actions consistent with the maintenance and servicing of the receivable obligations.

Moving Receivable Securitization

In July 2013, the Company entered into a program to sell certain receivables generated by its Moving Services segment to Deutsche Bank AG (“Deutsche Bank”). The agreements have an indefinite term but can be cancelled with 30 day notice by Deutsche Bank. The receivables are amounts due from one large corporate customer. The receivables are generally due within 120 days and are secured by a contractual arrangement with the large corporate customer.

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customer on a non-recourse basis to Deutsche Bank in exchange for a cash receipt less a discounted amount based on time to maturity and an assumed discount factor. There was zero and $6.8 million of receivables sold under these agreements during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Note 11. Pension Plans and Other Benefits

Defined Benefit Plans

The Company has a qualified defined benefit pension plan covering certain of its domestic employees. This defined benefit pension plan was amended in 2002 to freeze participation and benefit accruals. The Company also has an unfunded, nonqualified plan that provides retirement benefits not otherwise provided under the qualified plan, because of the benefit limitations imposed by Sections 415 and 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”). This plan ensures that an executive receives the total pension benefit to which he or she otherwise would be entitled, were it not for such limitations.

Information on the defined benefit plans and amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2014 and 2013, based on actuarial valuations measured as of December 31, are as follows:

 

     2014     2013  
     (In millions)  

Change in accumulated benefit obligation

    

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

   $ 154.4      $ 169.4   

Interest cost

     7.2        6.5   

Actuarial (gain) loss

     20.2        (15.2

Benefits paid

     (6.7     (6.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at end of year

   $ 175.1      $ 154.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in plan assets at fair value

    

Beginning balance

   $ 121.1      $ 111.1   

Actual return on plan assets

     13.1        10.2   

Company contribution

     5.0        6.1   

Benefits paid

     (6.7     (6.3

Ending balance

   $ 132.5      $ 121.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unfunded status at end of year

   $ (42.6   $ (33.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of

    

Other current liabilities

   $ 0.1      $ 0.1   

Pension liabilities

     42.5        33.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 42.6      $ 33.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average assumptions used for measurements of the projected benefit obligation

    

Discount rate

     3.90     4.80

Salary growth rate

     N/A     N/A

 

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     Years Ended December 31,  
       2014         2013         2012    
     (In millions)  

Components of net periodic benefit expense

  

Interest cost

   $ 7.2      $ 6.5      $ 7.0   

Expected return on plan assets

     (8.3     (7.7     (6.9

Amortization of net loss

     1.5        4.0        2.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit expense

   $ 0.4      $ 2.8      $ 3.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to measure net periodic expense

      

Discount rate

     4.80     3.90     4.70

Expected rate of return on plan assets

     7.00     7.00     7.00

Salary growth rate

     N/A     N/A     N/A

 

* Not applicable

Included in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2014 is an unrecognized net actuarial loss of $37.5 million, net of tax benefit. Amortization of the net gain or loss resulting from experience different from that assumed and from changes in assumptions (excluding asset gains and losses not yet reflected in market-related value) is included as a component of net periodic benefit expense for a year. If, as of the beginning of the year, that net gain or loss exceeds 10% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation and the market-related value of plan assets, the amortization is that excess divided by the average remaining service period of participating employees expected to receive benefits under the plan, which is approximately 8 years. The estimated net actuarial loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit expense in 2015 will be $3.0 million.

The discount rate for determining the pension obligation incorporates discounting projected pension plan cash flows with spot rates from a hypothetical yield curve based on a portfolio of AA-graded bonds with yields falling within the 40th to 90th percentiles. Because the plan was frozen in 2002 and participants are no longer accruing service benefits, there will be no future compensation increases.

The expected rate of return on plan assets is determined by the plan assets’ historical long-term investment performance, current asset allocation, and estimates of future long-term returns by asset class. In developing its expected long-term rate of return assumption, the Company’s pension asset class 10-year weighted-average returns for each of the last 10 years were reviewed. The expected long-term rate of return for 2015 will be 7.0%.

The Company invests in several asset classes to ensure diversification of the plan assets with the intent to minimize the risk of large losses. Plan assets are targeted to be allocated 55% in equity securities (27.5% in U.S. equity and 27.5% in non-U.S. equity) and 45% in fixed income securities. The actual asset allocations are reviewed and rebalanced on a periodic basis to maintain the target allocations.

 

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The fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets at December 31 by asset category are as follows:

 

     Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3) 
     Total  
     (In millions)  

2014

  

Fixed income

   $ —         $ 63.4       $ —         $ 63.4   

U.S. equities

     7.5         27.5         —           35.0   

Non—U.S. equities

     9.3         24.8         —           34.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 16.8       $ 115.7       $ —         $ 132.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

2013

  

Fixed income

   $ —         $ 52.5       $ —         $ 52.5   

U.S. equities

     6.4         28.0         —           34.4   

Non—U.S. equities

     9.8         24.4         —           34.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 16.2       $ 104.9       $ —         $ 121.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Estimated future benefit payments are as follows: $8.7 million in 2015; $9.0 million in 2016; $9.1 million in 2017; $9.5 million in 2018; $10.1 million in 2019 and $53.0 million for the years 2020 to 2024.

The Company intends to fund at least the minimum amount required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Company expects to make contributions of $4.6 million in 2015, as determined by minimum required contribution calculations.

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company sponsors a defined contribution plan pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan is subject to the provisions of ERISA. The Company incurred expense of $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.1 million for matching contributions during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company’s incurred expenses for 2012 were minimized due to matching contributions being funded by forfeitures.

Note 12. Capital Stock and Incentive Plans

Series A Preferred Stock

During 2011, the Company issued 173,503 shares in exchange for partial cancellation of the second lien debt. During 2012, 11,362 shares were issued as part of the final settlement of the exchange. During 2013, $109.0 million of the proceeds from the 2013 debt refinancing were used to redeem 85,421 shares, including any accrued and unpaid dividends. See Note 7 “Long-term Debt” for further details.

Upon a liquidation, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a complete return of their liquidation value in the preferred stock of $1,000 per share and a 13% per annum yield on the Series A Preferred Stock, compounded quarterly, prior to the holders of common stock having any rights to distributions. The stock has no voting rights and is not convertible. The Company can redeem the stock at any time by paying the full liquidation value, including unpaid dividends. Holders of Series

 

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A Preferred Stock can require a redemption if a change in the Company’s ownership occurs. Subject to certain exceptions, the Company and its holders of Series A Preferred Stock have a right of first refusal on any sale or transfer of the stock. Preferred stock is subject to transfer restrictions.

Cumulative preferred stock dividends in arrears were $61.8 million and $42.5 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In the absence of a liquidation or redemption, the Company has no obligation to pay cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock. The Company may elect to pay cash dividends on Series A Preferred Stock after repayment of all obligations under the ABL Revolver and Term Loan. No preferred dividends have been declared.

Common Stock

Holders of shares of common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by the Board of Directors and are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders.

Long-term Incentive Plan

In 2009, the Company implemented a Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) for any member of the Board of Directors, officer, key employee, or former key employee of, or consultant to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any shareholder who has the right to select a member of the Board of Directors. The LTIP provides for the offer of up to 2,802,228 shares of the Company’s common stock. The shares of common stock to be delivered under the LTIP may consist, in whole or in part, of common stock held in treasury or authorized but unissued shares of common stock, not reserved for any other purpose. The LTIP provides for the award to eligible participants of restricted shares, restricted stock units, and stock options, including incentive stock options (within the meaning of section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code). Restricted stock granted under the LTIP to members of the Board of Directors generally vests over three years from the date that the director was elected to the Board of Directors. Restricted stock granted under the LTIP to officers and key employees generally vests over five years.

Compensation expense for equity awards is recognized over the vesting period based on their grant-date fair value. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, non-cash share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock was $0.1 million, $0.1 million and insignificant, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock was $0.2 million. The total fair value of restricted stock vested during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was insignificant, $0.1 million and insignificant, respectively. The estimated fair value of the restricted stock for the year ended December 31, 2014 was based on a review of share trading transactions involving the Company’s stock among its private equity owners.

Information with respect to restricted stock activity is as follows:

 

     Restricted
Stock
Shares
    Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 

Nonvested at December 31, 2013

     369,616      $ 0.91   

Granted

     6,500        9.96   

Vested

     (130,806     0.35   

Forfeited

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2014

     245,310      $ 1.44   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Equity Award Plan

In 2010, the Company implemented a Leaders Equity Award Plan (the “Plan”) for key employees. The Plan provides for the issuance of up to 12,000,000 units. The Plan is funded upon a sale of the Company’s common stock to a third- party above a strike price of $12.73 per share (an “Eligible Sale”). The Company’s Board of Directors determined that an aggregate threshold equity value of $355 million be reached before any payment was made to the Plan. This aggregate equity value yielded a per share strike price of $12.73 per share. Through an amendment to the stockholders’ agreement effective as of July 1, 2010, the Company’s stockholders agreed to fund the Plan through the payment to the Company of 1.5% of the sales price of any Eligible Sale. An amount equal to 1.5% of the sales price of an Eligible Sale is distributed to participants based on their prorata share of units in the Plan, up to a maximum of $12.0 million. For the first sale of equity and large sales involving more than 50% of the Company’s shares, 50% of the award value is paid in cash six months after the sale, and the remaining 50% is paid 12 months after the sale. Most other types of sales do not have a waiting period. In order to receive a payment under the Plan, participants generally must be employed by the Company at the time of the distribution. Compensation expense will not be recognized until consummation of an Eligible Sale.

Stock Option Plan

In 2013, the Company implemented a Stock Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) for any employee, non-employee director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The aggregate number of common shares that may be issued pursuant to all incentive stock options granted under this Incentive Plan including amendments is 683,644. Stock options granted under the Incentive Plan generally vest over five years.

Information with respect to stock option activity is as follows:

 

     Stock
Options
     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2013

     683,644       $ 7.69   

Stock options granted

     —           —     

Stock options forfeited

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2014

     683,644       $ 7.69   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The weighted-average remaining contractual life of these options is 8.23 years. At December 31, 2014 the number of options that were vested and exercisable was 136,729.

The weighted-average fair values at date of grant for options granted through December 31, 2014 were $2.56. All fair values were estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 1.19% to 1.77%, expected volatility of 30.7%, expected life of 6.5 years and no dividend payments.

Compensation expense for stock option awards is recognized over the vesting period based on their grant-date fair value. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, non-cash share-based compensation expense related to stock options was $0.5 million, $0.6 million and zero, respectively, and is recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expense. As of December 31, 2014, total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options is $0.6 million.

 

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Note 13. Segments

The Company has four operating segments, (i) Relocation Services, (ii) Moving Services, (iii) Growth Markets, and (iv) Australia.

Relocation Services:    The Company provides a broad range of relocation services to assist its customers that are based in the United States and Canada at each stage of an international or domestic relocation, including policy consultation, temporary living services, move management services, global assignment management services, global compensation services, immigration and visa services, orientation, settling and destination services, and property management-related services including home selling and finding assistance, closing and title insurance services and mortgage origination and assistance. Additionally, the Company assists the human resource departments of its corporate customers in administering their relocation programs with compliance and reporting, expense tracking, cost analysis and projection, and management reporting services.

Moving Services:    The Company provides international, interstate and intrastate household goods moving services to its customers in the United States and Canada through its agent network (Allied and northAmerican) and through its supplier network internationally. The Company acts as a network manager for its agent network, providing, among other things, brand management, load optimization, billing, collection and claims handling. It operates an asset-light model, which has many of the characteristics of a franchise model, in which it signs exclusive long-term contracts with local agents that operate under its brands, perform the capital and labor-intensive moving services, and own the trucks and other assets required to perform physical moving.

Growth Markets:    In these markets, the Company provides a similar range of services that it offers through its Relocation Services and Moving Services segments through a combination of company-owned and agent/franchise networks.

Australia:    The Company provides a full range of relocation and moving services in this geographic region including household goods moves on behalf of corporate customers through company-operated branches or those owned by its franchises rather than through an agent network as there are only a limited number of moving companies in this region.

Costs associated with corporate governance activities that are not allocated to the four operating segments are reflected in Corporate below. The Corporate function also provides a number of shared operational, information technology and administrative services to each segment so that they do not have to replicate these services and incur duplicative costs. These shared costs are allocated to the operating segments based primarily on specific identification, projected revenue, headcount and estimated use of time. Interest expense and other non-operating items are not allocated or reviewed on a segment basis.

 

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In order to service global customers, relocation and moving services are often provided by one segment on behalf of a customer invoiced by another segment. In those instances, the segment providing the service invoices their charges to the segment invoicing the customer in order to provide meaningful financial analysis at a segment level. Revenue and expense associated with these intercompany transactions are eliminated for both segment and consolidated reporting.

 

     Relocation
Services
(3)
     Moving
Services
(3)
     Growth
Markets
     Australia      Corporate     Consolidated  
     (In millions)  

Year ended December 31, 2014

                

Service revenue

   $ 162.5       $ 1,071.5       $ 85.5       $ 144.9       $ —        $ 1,464.4   

Incentive EBITDA(1)

     35.6         43.1         10.4         4.2         (15.2     78.1   

Depreciation and amortization

     4.2         14.4         1.6         3.4         —          23.6   

Total assets(2)

     173.5         139.6         72.2         40.1         49.1        474.5   

Capital expenditures

     7.2         4.4         0.9         0.9         2.6        16.0   

Year ended December 31, 2013

                

Service revenue

   $ 142.9       $ 1,072.3       $ 71.5       $ 165.3       $ —        $ 1,452.0   

Incentive EBITDA(1)

     29.3         39.3         5.6         6.1         (16.1     64.2   

Depreciation and amortization

     3.9         16.0         1.5         4.1         —          25.5   

Total assets(2)

     136.8         165.3         49.7         48.3         24.6        424.7   

Capital expenditures

     3.7         2.4         1.2         1.5         3.6        12.4   

Year ended December 31, 2012

                

Service revenue

   $ 133.1       $ 1,064.8       $ 62.5       $ 178.5       $ —        $ 1,438.9   

Incentive EBITDA(1)

     22.0         34.1         2.7         6.4         (11.2     54.0   

Depreciation and amortization

     4.1         17.2         1.4         5.4         —          28.1   

Capital expenditures

     1.7         4.6         0.8         2.4         1.1        10.6   

 

(1) In 2015, the metric used by the Company to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources to the segments was changed to Incentive EBITDA, which is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), further adjusted to exclude certain other costs, gains and losses. Prior period disclosures have been adjusted to be presented on a comparable basis. EBITDA and Incentive EBITDA do not represent and should not be considered alternatives to net income or operating income under GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures in other businesses.

The Company uses Incentive EBITDA:

 

    as a measurement used in evaluating its consolidated and segment-level performance on a consistent basis;

 

    to calculate incentive compensation for its employees;

 

    for planning purposes, including the preparation of its internal annual operating budget;

 

    to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of its operational strategies.

Incentive EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations are:

 

    Incentive EBITDA does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on the Company’s debt;

 

    although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Incentive EBITDA does not reflect the cash requirements for such replacements;

 

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    Incentive EBITDA does not reflect the Company’s tax expense or the cash requirements to pay its taxes;

 

    Incentive EBITDA does not reflect certain other costs, gains and losses including certain debt extinguishment losses, discontinued operations gains and costs associated with the Company’s cancelled IPO.

The following table reconciles net income (loss) to EBITDA and Incentive EBITDA:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2014          2013          2012  
     (In millions)  

Net income (loss)

   $ 60.7       $ 9.7       $ (1.4

Interest expense, net

     27.9         26.2         25.1   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (40.8      0.2         2.2   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     23.6         25.5         28.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA

     71.4         61.6         54.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Debt extinguishment loss(a)

     —           8.5         —     

IPO expense(b)

     6.7         —           —     

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax(c)

     —           (5.9      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal adjustments

     6.7         2.6         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Incentive EBITDA

   $ 78.1       $ 64.2       $ 54.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) Debt extinguishment losses related to the debt refinancing activities as discussed further in Note 7 “Long-term Debt”.
  (b) IPO expenses as discussed further in Note 14 “Restructuring, Impairment and IPO Expense”.
  (c) Income from discontinued operations net of tax related to the Company’s U.S. Insurance Business as discussed further in Note 16 “Discontinued Operations.”
(2) Corporate assets consist of assets that cannot be specifically identified with a reportable segment such as cash, equipment, debt issuance costs, and other miscellaneous assets.
(3) Results for Relocation Services and Moving Services exclude those categories of service revenue for non-North American geographic areas.

Service revenue for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and long-lived assets (property and equipment, net) at December 31, 2014 and 2013 by geographic area were as follows:

 

     2014      2013      2012  
     Service
Revenue
     Long-
lived
Assets
     Service
Revenue
     Long-
lived
Assets
     Service
Revenue
 
     (In millions)  

United States

   $ 1,172.3       $ 44.1       $ 1,144.0       $ 43.0       $ 1,126.5   

Australia / New Zealand

     144.9         5.6         165.3         7.8         178.5   

Other non-U.S

     147.2         3.4         142.7         3.2         133.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total continuing operations

   $ 1,464.4       $ 53.1       $ 1,452.0       $ 54.0       $ 1,438.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Service revenue for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 by major service type was as follows:

 

     2014      2013      2012  
    

(In millions)

 

Household goods moving services

   $ 1,270.3       $ 1,284.5       $ 1,281.5   

Relocation services

     194.1         167.5         157.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total service revenue

   $ 1,464.4       $ 1,452.0       $ 1,438.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 14. Restructuring, Impairment and IPO Expense

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company incurred $6.7 million of accounting, legal and other professional fees associated with its cancelled initial public offering and $1.5 million in impairment charges related to assets held-for-sale or assets and leased warehouse space no longer in use. In addition, the Company incurred $1.3 million for severance and employee benefits and $0.5 million for remaining lease rentals on facilities exited and other costs.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company established a restructuring plan related to a reduction in personnel to be completed in 2014. The total cost of the restructuring plan in 2013 was $1.8 million for severance and employee benefits. The Company also incurred expenses of $0.2 million for lease contract termination fees and remaining lease rentals on facilities exited and other costs of $0.3 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company established a restructuring plan related to a reduction in personnel to be completed in 2013. The total cost of the restructuring plan in 2012 was $3.2 million for severance and employee benefits. Other severance costs of $0.2 million were also incurred in 2012. In addition, the Company reduced the accrual for remaining lease payments by $1.1 million related to one of its facilities as a result of its decision to terminate the related agreement before the contractual term.

 

     Severance
and
Employee
Benefits
    Contract
Termination
and Other
Costs
    Total  
     (In millions)  

Balance at December 31, 2011

   $ —        $ 6.6      $ 6.6   

Restructuring charge (income)

     3.4        (1.1     2.3   

Payments

     (0.2     (2.7     (2.9

Accretion

     —          (0.2     (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

     3.2        2.6        5.8   

Restructuring charge

     1.8        0.5        2.3   

Payments

     (2.3     (2.9     (5.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

     2.7        0.2        2.9   

Restructuring charge

     1.3        0.5        1.8   

Payments

     (1.7     (0.4     (2.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

   $ 2.3      $ 0.3      $ 2.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Note 15. Acquisitions

SmartBox

In March 2014, the Company acquired the assets of SMARTBOX Portable Self Storage LLC. and certain affiliated entities (“SmartBox”), a Virginia-based portable moving and storage services company. SmartBox offers individuals and businesses affordable and convenient storage and local and long-distance moving solutions in 43 markets throughout the United States and operates 18 franchise locations and a call center operation in Richmond, Virginia. The acquired business is part of the Moving Services segment.

The value of goodwill of $1.3 million arising from the acquisition consists largely of the synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations of the Company and SmartBox. All of the goodwill was assigned to the Moving Services segment. The fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets of $1.1 million was based on a third-party valuation of those assets.

InHouse

In March 2014, the Company acquired InHouse Relocation GmbH (“InHouse”), a Germany-based relocation services provider. InHouse offers relocation, move management and visa and immigration services to corporate customers throughout continental Europe, operates three locations in Germany and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. The acquired business is a part of the Growth Markets segment.

The value of goodwill of $1.0 million arising from the acquisition consists largely of the synergies and economics of scale expected from combining the operations of the Company and InHouse. All of the goodwill was assigned to the Growth Markets segment. The fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets of $1.7 million was based on a third-party valuation of those assets.

Aggregate consideration paid with respect to both acquisitions was $5.7 million. Due to the immaterial nature of these transactions, both individually and in the aggregate, pro forma and other disclosures were not considered necessary.

Note 16. Discontinued Operations

Business Disposition—SPD

During 2013, the Company disposed of its Special Products Division (“SPD”), a component of the Moving Services segment. The results of this business are reported in discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Business Disposition—U.S. Insurance Business

In 2005, the Company sold its subsidiaries Transguard Insurance Company of America, Inc., National Association of Independent Truckers, LLC, Vanguard Insurance Agency, Inc., and other related companies of the U.S. insurance business (collectively, the “U.S. Insurance Business”). Proceeds from the sale included $20.0 million of payments due in annual installments during the years 2009 through 2013. The fourth and fifth payments of $4.0 million were received in 2012 and 2013, respectively. As part of the sale, the Company guaranteed the U.S. Insurance Business closing balance sheet net loss reserves against adverse development up to a maximum of $20.0 million. The Company also was entitled to receive 55% of any favorable reserve development.

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closing balance sheet net loss reserves which was agreed between the parties in the second quarter of 2013. The Company received cumulative payments for favorable reserve development through the final settlement date of $6.1 million, which was recognized in 2013 and recorded in discontinued operations. Payments for favorable loss development of $1.5 million and $1.8 million were received in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Income (loss) from discontinued operations includes the following:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
       2014          2013          2012    
     (In millions)  

Service revenue

   $ —         $ 7.5       $ 22.0   

Gross profit

     —           —           1.8   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —           5.0         (0.3

Income from discontinued operations of $5.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes a net gain of $5.8 million related to the final settlement of the favorable reserve development related to the U.S. Insurance business, a net gain of $0.6 million related to the sale of SPD and a net loss of $1.4 million from the operating activities of SPD.

Loss from discontinued operations of $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes a loss of $0.7 million from the operating activities of SPD, partially offset by a gain of $0.4 million related to the U.S. Insurance business.

Note 17. Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is involved from time-to-time in lawsuits and other routine legal matters incidental to its business, including lawsuits relating to the conduct of its agents and drivers and home sale assistance programs.

Such lawsuits have arisen, and in the future may arise, from accidents involving serious injuries or the loss of life or for disclosure issues regarding a property condition. While the Company may be liable for damages or suffer reputational harm from litigation, the Company believes that such legal proceedings will not have a materially adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Several of the Company’s operating subsidiaries are licensed entities and subject to regulatory audits from various regulatory agencies. From time to time a regulatory agency may identify a deficiency that becomes the subject of an adversarial proceeding. The California Department of Corporations (CDOC) has filed an action against SIRVA Mortgage arising from the CDOC’s 2012 bi-annual licensing audit of SIRVA Mortgage. SIRVA Mortgage is responding to the allegations in the action and does not anticipate that the outcome of the action will have a material adverse impact on the Company. The Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) has filed an action against SIRVA Relocation arising from certain of its activities as a licensed real estate broker in Minnesota. SIRVA Relocation has responded to the allegations in the action and does not anticipate that the outcome of the action will have a material adverse impact on the Company.

Residential Mortgage Loans

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conditions. The Company makes representations and warranties that loans sold to investors meet their program’s guidelines and that the information provided by the borrowers is accurate and complete. In the event of a default on a loan sold, the investor may make a claim for losses due to document deficiencies, program compliance, early payment default, and fraud or borrower misrepresentations. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had a reserve of $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, as an estimate of its obligations under these indemnification provisions.

In April and May, 2013, the Company completed global settlements with two of its largest investors for $3.0 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The settlements released the Company from future recourse as a result of the aforementioned indemnification provisions for all loans sold to those investors through the settlement dates.

During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company repurchased loans of zero, $0.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Losses associated with the repurchase of these loans were zero, insignificant and $0.4 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had no repurchased loans. These loans are recorded at fair value at the time of repurchase.

Note 18. Other Direct Expense

Other direct expense categorized by type is as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2014          2013          2012  
     (In millions)  

Cost of sales—external services

   $ 86.5       $ 77.1       $ 72.9   

Salaries and benefits—internal services

     66.1         62.9         60.4   

Household goods claims expense

     36.1         36.3         33.5   

Cost of sales—external products

     17.9         18.0         18.8   

Equipment expense (including depreciation)

     14.0         15.8         16.9   

Facility expense

     12.0         12.4         12.6   

Losses on home sales

     4.9         3.1         2.9   

Other miscellaneous

     4.2         4.3         4.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other direct expense

   $ 241.7       $ 229.9       $ 222.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other direct expense categorized by source is as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013      2012  
     (In millions)  

External other direct expense

   $ 175.6       $ 167.0       $ 162.4   

Internal other direct expense

     66.1         62.9         60.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other direct expense

   $ 241.7       $ 229.9       $ 222.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 19. Parent Company Information

SIRVA, Inc. is the parent company of its consolidated subsidiaries and is a holding company with no operations of its own. As a result, the Company is dependent on its subsidiaries for cash to fund its operations and expenses. As discussed further in Note 7 “Long-term Debt”, the Term Loan contains provisions that generally restrict the payment of dividends from SIRVA Worldwide to the Company. As

 

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of December 31, 2014, the amount of net assets of SIRVA Worldwide that were restricted from transfer to SIRVA, Inc. totaled $114.5 million.

The following condensed financial statements have been prepared on a parent-only basis. The Company’s investments in its subsidiaries and share of earnings of such subsidiaries have been presented using the equity method of accounting.

SIRVA, Inc. (Parent Only)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

     Years Ended
December 31,
 
     2014     2013      2012  
     (In millions)  

Equity in income of subsidiaries

   $ 5.3      $ 5.2       $ 4.1   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     10.1        2.9         3.3   

Other expense

     0.5        0.4         0.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (5.3     1.9         0.2   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (5.5     —           0.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

     0.2        1.9         0.1   

Other comprehensive income

     —          —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 0.2      $ 1.9       $ 0.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SIRVA, Inc. (Parent Only)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     At December 31,  
     2014     2013  
     (In millions)  
Assets     

Current assets

    

Prepaid expenses

   $ 0.4      $ 0.2   

Other current assets

     0.2        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     0.6        0.2   

Investments in subsidiaries

     108.1        104.2   

Deferred taxes

     4.1        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     112.2        104.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 112.8      $ 104.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit     

Current liabilities

    

Short-term debt

   $ 0.2      $ 0.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     0.2        0.3   

Due to subsidiaries

     112.3        104.6   

Dividends in excess of investments in subsidiaries

     119.0        119.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     231.3        223.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     231.5        223.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ deficit

    

Series A preferred stock—$0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized with 99,444 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013 (involuntary liquidation value—$161.3 and $141.9 at December 31, 2014 and 2013)

     —          —     

Common stock—$0.01 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized with 27,908,296 and 27,901,796 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013

     0.3        0.3   

Additional paid-in-capital

     116.9        116.3   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (10.3     (10.3

Accumulated deficit

     (225.6     (225.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (118.7     (119.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 112.8      $ 104.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SIRVA, Inc. (Parent Only)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Years Ended
December 31,
 
     2014     2013     2012  
     (In millions)  

Net cash used for operating activities

   $ (7.6   $ (1.7   $ (3.6

Cash flows from investing activities

      

Dividends from SIRVA Worldwide

     —          109.0        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

     —          109.0        —     

Cash flows from financing activities

      

(Repayments) borrowings on short-term debt

     (0.1     0.3        —     

Preferred stock redemption

     —          (109.0     —     

Increase in due to subsidiaries

     7.7        1.4        3.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

     7.6        (107.3     3.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     —          —          —     

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ —        $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SIRVA WORLD HEADQUARTERS 800.341.5648 +44.1793.619.555 +852.2104.6668 NORTH AMERICA | 802 LOCATIONS EUROPE | 165 LOCATIONS AFRICA | 82 LOCATIONS CENTRAL AND ASIA PACIFIC SOUTH AMERICA | 40 LOCATIONS AND MIDDLE EAST | 182 LOCATIONS SIRVA.COM* * The information that appears on our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus. © 2015 SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. SIRVA and the SIRVA LOGO DESIGN are registered service marks of a subsidiary of SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. Allied Van Lines, Inc., U.S. DOT No. 076235; Allied and the ALLIED ROADWAY DESIGN are registered trademarks and service marks of Allied Van Lines, Inc. North American Van Lines, Inc., U.S. DOT No. 070851; northAmerican and the northAmerican ARROW DESIGN WITH TWO CIRCLES are registered trademarks and service marks of North American Van Lines, Inc. SMARTBOX and its logo are registered service marks of SMARTBOX, a subsidiary of SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. COVER:BERLIN, GERMANY


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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

The expenses, other than underwriting commissions, expected to be incurred by us, or the Registrant, in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered under this Registration Statement are estimated to be as follows:

 

SEC Registration Fee

   $                

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Filing Fee

  

NYSE or Nasdaq Listing Fee

  

Printing and Engraving

  

Legal Fees and Expenses

  

Accounting Fees and Expenses

  

Transfer Agent and Registrar Fees

  

Miscellaneous

  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     
  

 

 

 

ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

The Registrant is governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL. Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who was or is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person was or is an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such officer, director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the corporation’s best interest and, for criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who was or is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or contemplated action or suit by or in the right of such corporation, under the same conditions, except that such indemnification is limited to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person, and except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if such person is adjudged to be liable to such corporation. Where an officer or director of a corporation is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify that person against the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.

The Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws will authorize the indemnification of its officers and directors, consistent with Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended. The Registrant intends to enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These agreements, among other things, will require the Registrant to indemnify each director and executive officer to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, including indemnification of expenses such as attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by the director or executive officer in any action or proceeding, including any action or proceeding by or in right of the Registrant, arising out of the person’s services as a director or executive officer.

 

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Reference is made to Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, which enables a corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director for violations of the director’s fiduciary duty, except (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, which provides for liability of directors for unlawful payments of dividends of unlawful stock purchase or redemptions or (iv) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.

The Registrant expects to maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (i) to its directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (ii) to the Registrant with respect to indemnification payments that it may make to such directors and officers.

The proposed form of Underwriting Agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Registration Statement provides for indemnification to the Registrant’s directors and officers by the underwriters against certain liabilities.

ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.

Preferred Stock Issuances

Since January 1, 2010, we have made the following sales of unregistered securities:

On March 17, 2011, pursuant to an exchange and purchase agreement we sold 169,538 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to certain of our creditors in exchange for the cancellation of $169.5 million debt outstanding under our second lien term loan facility.

On June 21, 2011, we sold 3,963 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to certain of our creditors in exchange for the cancellation of $4.0 million debt outstanding under our second lien term loan facility.

On March 11, 2012, we issued 11,362 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to certain of our creditors pursuant to their option to convert cash consideration previously received in exchange for the cancellation of debt into shares of our Series A preferred stock.

Plan-Related Common Stock Issuance

From January 1, 2010 to September 1, 2015, we granted to our officers and employees an aggregate of 797,618 shares of our common stock under our LTIP.

Other Common Stock Issuances

On April 26, 2013 and November 20, 2013, we granted an aggregate of 20,904 shares of our common stock to one of our former employees pursuant to a separation agreement.

The securities in all of the transactions listed above were issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as the sale of the security did not involve a public offering. Appropriate legends were affixed to the share certificate issued in each transaction.

Stock Options

From January 1, 2010 to September 1, 2015, we granted to our directors, officers and employees options to purchase 1,134,902 shares of our common stock with per share exercise prices of $7.69 under our Stock Incentive Plan.

 

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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

  1.1***   Form of Underwriting Agreement
  3.1**   Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of SIRVA, Inc.
  3.2**   Form of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of SIRVA, Inc.
  3.3**   Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of SIRVA, Inc.
  4.1**   Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Other Special Rights of Series A Preferred Stock of SIRVA, Inc.
  4.2**   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Other Special Rights of Series A Preferred Stock of SIRVA, Inc.
  4.3**   Form of Common Stock Certificate
  5.1**   Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
10.1**†   Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, among SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., as borrower, SIRVA Inc., as holdings, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative and collateral agent.
10.2**   First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2014 among SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., as borrower, SIRVA, Inc., as holdings, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative agent and the guarantors listed thereto.
10.3**†   Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, by and among SIRVA, Inc., SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., North American Van Lines, Inc., Allied Van Lines, Inc. and SIRVA Relocation LLC, as borrowers, the lenders from time to time parties thereto and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as agent, syndication agent and documentation agent.
10.4**†   Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, made by SIRVA, Inc., SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as collateral agent.
10.5**†   Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, made by SIRVA, Inc., SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as agent.
10.6**†   Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2010, among Citibank, N.A. as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.7**   Amendment Number One to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated July 30, 2010, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.8**   Amendment Number Two to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated August 13, 2010, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.9**   Amendment Number Three to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated September 15, 2010, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.10**†   Amendment Number Four to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated March 23, 2011, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.11**†   Amendment Number Five to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated May 13, 2011, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

10.12**†   Amendment Number Six to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated June 15, 2011, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.13**†   Amendment Number Seven to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated January 26, 2012, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.14**   Amendment Number Eight to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated June 14, 2012, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.15**   Amendment Number Nine to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated August 13, 2012, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.16**   Amendment Number Ten to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated November 9, 2012, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.17**   Amendment Number Eleven to the Master Purchase Agreement, December 14, 2012, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.18**   Amendment Number Twelve to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated June 14, 2013, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.19**   Amendment Number Thirteen to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated August 13, 2013, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.20**†   Mortgage Loan Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2011, among Associated Bank, N.A. as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.21**†   First Amendment to Mortgage Loan Repurchase Agreement, dated July 10, 2012, among Associated Bank, N.A. as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.22**†   Second Amendment to Mortgage Loan Repurchase Agreement, dated July 9, 2013, among Associated Bank, N.A. as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.23**†   Master Repurchase Agreement, dated December 30, 2009, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.24**   First Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated July 16, 2010, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.25**   Second Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated September 2, 2010, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.26**   Third Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated March 23, 2011, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.27**†   Fourth Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 31, 2011, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.28**†   Fifth Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 31, 2012, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.29**†   Sixth Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 30, 2013, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.29.1**   Seventh Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 29, 2014, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

10.30**†   Receivables Sale Agreement, dated September 30, 2008, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC as initial master servicer, Executive Relocation Corporation and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as initial subservicers, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and syndication agent and the purchasers from time to time party thereto.
10.31**   Consent and Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated January 30, 2009, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, Executive Relocation Corporation and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.32**   Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated May 31, 2009, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, Executive Relocation Corporation and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.33**†   Consent and Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated December 23, 2009, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, Executive Relocation Corporation and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.34**   Consent and Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated March 17, 2011, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.35**   Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated September 28, 2012, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.36**   Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated December 31, 2012, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.37**   Third Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September 30, 2008, between SIRVA Relocation LLC and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as originators and SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as buyer.
10.38**   Employment Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2008, between SIRVA, Inc. and Wes W. Lucas.
10.39**   Employment Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2011, between SIRVA, Inc. and Thomas Oberdorf.
10.40**   Employment Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012, between SIRVA, Inc. and Linda Smith.
10.41**   Employment Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2008, between SIRVA, Inc. and Deborah Balli.
10.42**   Employment Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2010, between SIRVA, Inc. and Jacob George.
10.43**   Investor Rights Agreement dated as of March 17, 2011, by and among SIRVA, Inc. and the holders of SIRVA, Inc.’s Series A Preferred Stock party thereto.

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

10.44**   Amendment No. 1 to the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2013, by and among SIRVA, Inc. and the holders of SIRVA, Inc.’s Series A Preferred Stock party thereto.
10.45**   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2008, by and among SIRVA, Inc. and the holders of common stock named therein.
10.45.1**   Form of Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement.
10.46**   Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2013, among SIRVA Inc. and the stockholders named therein or bound thereby.
10.46.1**   Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement of SIRVA, Inc.
10.47**   Form of Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.
10.48**   Form of Indemnification Agreement between SIRVA, Inc. and each of its directors and executive officers.
10.49**   SIRVA, Inc. Leaders Equity Award Plan.
10.50***   2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.51**   Form of Stockholder’s Agreement.
10.52***   Omnibus Amendment and Joinder, dated as of January 31, 2014, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC, as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. and SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., as servicers and originators and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent and sole purchaser.
10.53***   Second Omnibus Amendment, dated as of March 12, 2015, among SIRVA Relocation Credit LLC, as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. and SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., as servicers and originators and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.54***   Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2015, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC, as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. and SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., as servicers and originators and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent and sole purchaser.
21.1**   Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1*   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
24.1**   Power or Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)

 

* Filed herewith.
** Previously filed.
*** To be filed by amendment.
Confidential treatment requested as to certain portions, which portions have been provided separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

 

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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

  (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

  (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oakbrook Terrace, State of Illinois, on October 2, 2015

 

SIRVA, Inc.

By:  

/s/    Wes Lucas        

Name:

  Wes Lucas

Title:

  Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on October 2, 2015.

 

Signature

  

Title

/s/    Wes Lucas        

Wes Lucas

  

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/    Tom Oberdorf        

Tom Oberdorf

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

*

Denny Thompson

   Chief Accounting Officer

*

Lawrence Bossidy

   Director

*

Ellen Havdala

   Director

*

Douglas C. Laux

   Director

*

Mats Lindstrand

   Director

*

Ryan McCarthy

   Director

*

Gerald Parsky

   Director

*

Mark Sotir

   Director

*

John D. Watkins, Jr.

   Director

 

*By:  

/s/    Tom Oberdorf        

 

Tom Oberdorf

Attorney-in-fact

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

  1.1***   Form of Underwriting Agreement
  3.1**   Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of SIRVA, Inc.
  3.2**   Form of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of SIRVA, Inc.
  3.3**   Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of SIRVA, Inc.
  4.1**   Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Other Special Rights of Series A Preferred Stock of SIRVA, Inc.
  4.2**   Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Other Special Rights of Series A Preferred Stock of SIRVA, Inc.
  4.3**   Form of Common Stock Certificate
  5.1**   Opinion of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
10.1**†   Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, among SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., as borrower, SIRVA Inc., as holdings, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative and collateral agent.
10.2**   First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2014 among SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., as borrower, SIRVA, Inc., as holdings, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative agent and the guarantors listed thereto.
10.3**†   Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, by and among SIRVA, Inc., SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., North American Van Lines, Inc., Allied Van Lines, Inc. and SIRVA Relocation LLC, as borrowers, the lenders from time to time parties thereto and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as agent, syndication agent and documentation agent.
10.4**†   Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, made by SIRVA, Inc., SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as collateral agent.
10.5**†   Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2013, made by SIRVA, Inc., SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as agent.
10.6**†   Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2010, among Citibank, N.A. as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.7**   Amendment Number One to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated July 30, 2010, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.8**   Amendment Number Two to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated August 13, 2010, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.9**   Amendment Number Three to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated September 15, 2010, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.10**†   Amendment Number Four to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated March 23, 2011, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.11**†   Amendment Number Five to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated May 13, 2011, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.12**†   Amendment Number Six to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated June 15, 2011, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

10.13**†   Amendment Number Seven to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated January 26, 2012, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.14**   Amendment Number Eight to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated June 14, 2012, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.15**   Amendment Number Nine to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated August 13, 2012, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.16**   Amendment Number Ten to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated November 9, 2012, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.17**   Amendment Number Eleven to the Master Purchase Agreement, December 14, 2012, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.18**   Amendment Number Twelve to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated June 14, 2013, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.19**   Amendment Number Thirteen to the Master Purchase Agreement, dated August 13, 2013, between SIRVA Mortgage, Inc., as seller, and Citibank, N.A., as buyer.
10.20**†   Mortgage Loan Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2011, among Associated Bank, N.A. as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.21**†   First Amendment to Mortgage Loan Repurchase Agreement, dated July 10, 2012, among Associated Bank, N.A. as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.22**†   Second Amendment to Mortgage Loan Repurchase Agreement, dated July 9, 2013, among Associated Bank, N.A. as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.23**†   Master Repurchase Agreement, dated December 30, 2009, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.24**   First Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated July 16, 2010, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.25**   Second Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated September 2, 2010, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.26**   Third Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated March 23, 2011, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.27**†   Fourth Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 31, 2011, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.28**†   Fifth Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 31, 2012, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.29**†   Sixth Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 30, 2013, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.29.1**   Seventh Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated May 29, 2014, among U.S. Bank National Association as buyer and SIRVA Mortgage, Inc. as seller.
10.30**†   Receivables Sale Agreement, dated September 30, 2008, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC as initial master servicer, Executive Relocation Corporation and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as initial subservicers, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and syndication agent and the purchasers from time to time party thereto.

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

10.31**   Consent and Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated January 30, 2009, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, Executive Relocation Corporation and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.32**   Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated May 31, 2009, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, Executive Relocation Corporation and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.33**†   Consent and Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated December 23, 2009, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, Executive Relocation Corporation and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.34**   Consent and Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated March 17, 2011, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.35**   Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated September 28, 2012, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.36**   Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated December 31, 2012, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as servicers and originators, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.37**   Third Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September 30, 2008, between SIRVA Relocation LLC and SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. as originators and SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC as buyer.
10.38**   Employment Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2008, between SIRVA, Inc. and Wes W. Lucas.
10.39**   Employment Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2011, between SIRVA, Inc. and Thomas Oberdorf.
10.40**   Employment Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012, between SIRVA, Inc. and Linda Smith.
10.41**   Employment Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2008, between SIRVA, Inc. and Deborah Balli.
10.42**   Employment Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2010, between SIRVA, Inc. and Jacob George.
10.43**   Investor Rights Agreement dated as of March 17, 2011, by and among SIRVA, Inc. and the holders of SIRVA, Inc.’s Series A Preferred Stock party thereto.
10.44**   Amendment No. 1 to the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2013, by and among SIRVA, Inc. and the holders of SIRVA, Inc.’s Series A Preferred Stock party thereto.
10.45**   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2008, by and among SIRVA, Inc. and the holders of common stock named therein.

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibits

10.45.1**   Form of Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement.
10.46**   Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2013, among SIRVA Inc. and the stockholders named therein or bound thereby.
10.46.1**   Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement of SIRVA, Inc.
10.47**   Form of Director Non-Qualified Option Agreement.
10.48**   Form of Indemnification Agreement between SIRVA, Inc. and each of its directors and executive officers.
10.49**   SIRVA, Inc. Leaders Equity Award Plan.
10.50***   2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.51**   Form of Stockholder’s Agreement.
10.52***   Omnibus Amendment and Joinder, dated as of January 31, 2014, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC, as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. and SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., as servicers and originators and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent and sole purchaser.
10.53***   Second Omnibus Amendment, dated as of March 12, 2015, among SIRVA Relocation Credit LLC, as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. and SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., as servicers and originators and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as agent and sole purchaser.
10.54***   Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2015, among SIRVA Relocation Credit, LLC, as seller, SIRVA Relocation LLC, SIRVA Global Relocation, Inc. and SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., as servicers and originators and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent and sole purchaser.
21.1**   Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1*   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
24.1**   Power or Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)

 

* Filed herewith.
** Previously filed.
*** To be filed by amendment.
Confidential treatment requested as to certain portions, which portions have been provided separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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