RIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS FORM 8-K/A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Securities Exchange act of 1934

Date of Report: June 4, 2002

_________________

Date of the Earliest Event Reported: March 22, 2002
_________________

RIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-15539
(Commission file number)
23-2153729
(IRS Employer Identification
Number)

1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 988-1588


This Form 8-K/A, Amendment No. 1, is being filed to amend the Current Report on Form 8-K of Right Management Consultants, Inc. (the "Company"), in its entirety, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2002.

ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

On March 22, 2002, we concluded our acquisition of all of the shares (“Shares”) of Atlas Group Holdings Limited (“Atlas”), the parent company of Coutts Consulting Group Limited (“Coutts”). Coutts is a London based career transition and organizational consulting firm with operations in Europe, Japan and Canada. The purchaser of the Shares was our wholly owned U.K. subsidiary, Right Associates Limited (“RAL”). The acquisition was made pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement entered into on February 28, 2002.

The consideration paid for the Shares, the repayment of Atlas’ debt, and the costs of the transaction totaled approximately $106,331,000. Of this amount $53,579,000 was paid in cash to the sellers and an aggregate of $5,432,000 was paid by the issuance of loan notes by RAL to four individual sellers of the Shares. The notes are payable in seven years and bear interest at the rate of 4% per annum. Provisions of these notes allow the note-holders to redeem the notes within six months of the date of issuance. In connection with the acquisition, the Company also provided funds to repay all external financial debt of Atlas, which totaled approximately $44,618,000. Transaction costs, including legal fees and other professional fees, were approximately $2,702,000. The purchase price allocations for this acquisition are tentative and are based upon information available at this time, and accordingly are subject to change.

In accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom, Atlas’ 2001 revenue was approximately $92,000,000. The purchase price was based on a multiple of Atlas’ 2001 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

The sellers of the Shares were seven institutions and five individuals. 3i Group plc and certain of its affiliates owned approximately 81% of the Shares and held approximately 74% of the debt. No relationship existed between any seller of the Shares and the Company prior to the acquisition. The five individual sellers have become employees of the Company, one of whom, Andrew McRae, has assumed responsibility for the combined European business of the Company and Coutts, and another of whom, Stephen Johnson, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Company at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 2, 2002.

Also on March 22, 2002, in connection with the Company’s acquisition of the Shares, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders including First Union National Bank as Administrative Agent (the “New Credit Agreement”). The New Credit Agreement provides for a maximum of $180,000,000 of total borrowings, consisting of a revolving loan commitment of $90,000,000 (the “Revolving Loan”) and a term loan of $90,000,000 (the “Term Loan”). The Revolving Loan and Term Loan are together referred to herein as the “Loans”. The Loans require the Company to meet certain financial and non-financial covenants as defined in the New Credit Agreement.


Initial proceeds of the Loans of $130,000,000, together with Company cash, were used to finance the acquisition and repay the Company’s outstanding indebtedness of $41,038,000 under an existing credit agreement, which has been terminated. The Company may borrow, repay and re-borrow funds during the five-year term of the Revolving Loan, subject to the financial covenants of the New Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2002, approximately $36,000,000 remained available under the Revolving Loan. Future borrowings under the Revolving Loan will be used to finance working capital and other general corporate purposes, including permitted acquisitions. The Term Loan provides for repayment over its five-year term, as well as mandatory prepayments in certain circumstances and voluntary prepayments during its term as defined in the New Credit Agreement.

The Loans are secured by a pledge of substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of the Company, including a pledge of shares of certain principal subsidiaries. Under the New Credit Agreement, future acquisitions may be subject to certain dollar amount limits. The limits range from an annual limit of $15,000,000 to no limit based on the Leverage Ratio as defined and set forth in the New Credit Agreement.

Interest on the Loans is variable and may be determined by the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.25%, based on the relationship of funded debt to the Company’s EBITDA as defined in the New Credit Agreement. Alternatively, the interest on the Loans may be determined by the greater of prime or the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus one half of 1%, plus a margin of up to 0.75%, based on the relationship of funded debt to the Company’s EBITDA as defined in the New Credit Agreement. The initial rate on Loans as of March 22, 2002 was 4.15%.

The foregoing are brief descriptions of the Share Purchase Agreement and the New Credit Agreement, copies of which have been filed as exhibits as noted below in Item 7. These descriptions are qualified by the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement and the New Credit Agreement, which are incorporated herein in their entirety.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

  (a)

Financial statements of business acquired:


 

The following financial statements are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K/A:


  -

Atlas Group Holdings Limited Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2001 and 2000.




  (b)

Unaudited pro forma financial information:


 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K/A:


  -

Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2001; and


  -

Unaudited notes to pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2001.


 

The unaudited proforma condensed consolidated balance sheet has been omitted, since the transaction is fully reflected in the historical condensed consolidated financial statements of Right Management Consultants, Inc. as of March 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q.


  (c)

Exhibits:


Exhibit No.                      Description
2.1

Purchase Agreement between and among Right Management Consultants, Inc. and its subsidiary Right Associates Limited and Atlas Group Holdings Limited, dated February 28, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed March 28, 2002).

2.2

Credit Agreement between Right Management Consultants, Inc. and its United States wholly owned subsidiaries and UBS Warburg LLC, Fleet National Bank, Suntrust Bank, Bank of America N.A., and First Union National Bank, dated March 22, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed March 28, 2002).

ITEM 7 (a) Financial statements of business acquired:


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ATLAS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Atlas Group Holdings Limited and subsidiaries as at December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the related statements of consolidated profit and loss accounts, consolidated cash flows, consolidated total recognised gains and losses and movements in shareholders’ (deficit) / funds for the years then ended, all expressed in pounds sterling. These financial statements are the responsibility of the management of Atlas Group Holdings Limited. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Atlas Group Holdings Limited and subsidiaries at December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom vary in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The application of the latter would have affected the determination of profit/(loss) for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2001 and the determination of shareholders’ (deficit)/funds at December 31, 2001 and 2000, to the extent summarised in note 27.

Deloitte & Touche

Chartered Accountants
London, England
March 22, 2002, except for Notes 27 and 28, as to which the date is June 4, 2002


CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS
Years ended 31 December 2001 and 2000

Note Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
 
TURNOVER   2   63,101   54,530  
Administrative expenses    (57,490 ) (55,214 )


OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS)  3, 4 5,611   (684 )
Interest income and similar income    48   10  
Interest expense and similar charges  7   (2,687 ) (2,624 )


PROFIT/(LOSS) ON ORDINARY 
  ACTIVITIES BEFORE TAXATION  1   2,972   (3,298 )
Tax on profit/(loss) on ordinary activities  8   (1,273 ) (773 )


PROFIT/(LOSS) ON ORDINARY 
  ACTIVITIES AFTER TAXATION    1,699   (4,071 )
Equity minority interests    (164 ) 107  
Non-equity minority interests  26   (114 ) (114 )


PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE
  FINANCIAL YEAR
    1,421   (4,078 )
Dividend  20   (352 ) -  
Less: dividend waived  20   352   -  


RETAINED PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR  
  THE FINANCIAL YEAR  21   1,421   (4,078 )


All trading arises from continuing operations.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


STATEMENTS OF TOTAL RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES
Years ended 31 December 2001 and 2000

Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
 
Profit/(loss) for the financial year   1,421   (4,078 )
Exchange translation effect on foreign currency net investments  (714 ) (71 )
Effect on UK tax of foreign exchange movement on currency borrowings  (206 ) (70 )
Loss arising on deemed partial disposal of subsidiary undertaking  -   (1,107 )


Total recognised gains and losses for the year  501   (5,326 )


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

RECONCILIATIONS OF MOVEMENTS IN SHAREHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)/FUNDS
Years ended 31 December 2001 and 2000

Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
           
Profit/(loss) for the financial year   1,421   (4,078 )
Other recognised losses relating to the year  (920 ) (1,248 )
Issue of new ordinary shares  -   27  


Net increase/(decrease) in shareholders' funds for the year  501   (5,299 )
Opening shareholders' (deficit)/funds  (897 ) 4,402  


Closing shareholders' deficit  (396 ) (897 )




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


BALANCE SHEETS
31 December 2001 and 2000

Note Group
31 December
2001
£'000
Company
31 December
2001
£'000
Group
31 December
2000
£'000
Company
31 December
2000
£'000
 
                       
FIXED ASSETS            
Intangible assets  10   30,819   -   33,649   -  
Tangible assets  11   2,537   -   2,748   -  
Investments  12   -   32,091   -   33,504  




     33,356   32,091   36,397   33,504  
CURRENT ASSETS 
Stocks  13   347   -   208   -  
Debtors  14   18,194   2,244   14,502   3,112  
Cash at bank and in hand    2,724   277   2,127   327  




     21,265   2,521   16,837   3,439  
 
CREDITORS: amounts falling due 
  within one year  15   (31,745 ) (13,782 ) (22,687 ) (6,378 )




 
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES    (10,480 ) (11,261 ) (5,850 ) (2,939 )




 
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
  LIABILITIES
    22,876   20,830   30,547   30,565  
 
CREDITORS: amounts falling due after 
  more than one year  16   (20,955 ) (20,739 ) (29,283 ) (29,165 )
 
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND
CHARGES
  19   (315 ) -   (276 ) -  




     1,606   91   988   1,400  
 
MINORITY INTERESTS 
Equity minority interests    (457 ) -   (340 ) -  
Non-equity minority interests  26   (1,545 ) -   (1,545 ) -  




     (396 ) 91   (897 ) 1,400  




CAPITAL AND RESERVES 
Called up share capital  20   360   360   360   360  
Share premium account  21   2,893   2,893   2,893   2,893  
Capital reserves  21   741   -   828   -  
Profit and loss account  21   (4,390 ) (3,162 ) (4,978 ) (1,853 )




SHAREHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)/FUNDS    (396 ) 91   (897 ) 1,400  




Equity shareholders' deficit    (3,229 ) (2,742 ) (3,730 ) (1,433 )
Non-equity shareholders' funds    2,833   2,833   2,833   2,833  




     (396 ) 91   (897 ) 1,400  




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
Years ended 31 December 2001 and 2000

Note Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
 
Net cash inflow from operating activities   22   7,518   2,461  


Returns on investments and servicing of finance 
Interest received    45   11  
Interest paid    (752 ) (1,960 )
Non-equity dividends paid to minority interests    (163 ) (114 )
Interest element of hire purchase and finance lease rental payments    (52 ) (56 )


Net cash outflow from returns on investments and servicing of 
   finance    (922 ) (2,119 )


Taxation 
UK corporation tax received    22   -  
UK corporation tax paid    (341 ) (109 )
Overseas tax received    815   -  
Overseas tax paid    (409 ) (2,439 )


Tax received/(paid)    87   (2,548 )


Capital expenditure 
Payments for purchase of tangible fixed assets    (898 ) (1,112 )
Receipts from sale of tangible fixed assets    40   118  


Net cash outflow from capital expenditure    (858 ) (994 )


Acquisitions and disposals 
Additional consideration and payment of professional costs in relation 
  to prior acquisition    (1,226 ) -  
Proceeds from deemed partial disposal of subsidiary undertaking    -   236  


Net cash (outflow)/inflow from acquisitions and disposals    (1,226 ) 236  


Net cash inflow/(outflow) before financing    4,599   (2,964 )


Financing 
Net proceeds from the issue of ordinary share capital    -   27  
New loans drawn down    -   325  
Repayment of loans    (2,047 ) (1,359 )
Capital element of hire purchase and finance lease rental payments    (367 ) (495 )


Net cash outflow from financing    (2,414 ) (1,502 )


Increase/(decrease) in cash for the year  22   2,185   (4,466 )



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


RECONCILIATIONS OF CASH FLOW TO MOVEMENT IN NET DEBT
Years ended 31 December 2001 and 2000

Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
 
           
Increase/(decrease) in cash   2,185   (4,466 )
Cash outflow from debt and lease financing  2,414   1,529  


 
Change in net debt resulting from cash flows  4,599   (2,937 )
Exchange differences  574   207  
Other  (451 ) (601 )


 
Movement in net debt  4,722   (3,331 )
 
Net debt at 1 January  (32,005 ) (28,674 )


 
Net debt at 31 December  (27,283 ) (32,005 )



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.

ACCOUNTING POLICIES


 

Company structure


 

Atlas Group Holdings Limited, the “Company,” is the investment holding company. The “Group” represents Atlas Group Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries.


 

Statutory Financial Statements and Going Concern


 

These financial statements are not the United Kingdom statutory audited financial statements, a copy of which has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. In their report on the statutory financial statements, which were prepared on the going concern basis, the auditors drew attention to the disclosures made by the directors concerning the uncertainty over continuation of support by the Company’s bankers. Their opinion was not qualified in this respect.


 

Subsequent to the issue of the statutory financial statements, the Group was acquired by Right Management Consultants, Inc. (“Right”). In view of the Group’s net liabilities and net current liabilities position, Right has given an undertaking to support the Company and Group for the foreseeable future and meet any liabilities as and when they fall due. On this basis, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.


 

Accounting convention


 

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with applicable accounting standards. The particular policies adopted are set out below.


 

Basis of consolidation


 

The Group financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the Company and all its subsidiary undertakings, made up to 31 December each year. Acquisitions are included from the date of acquisition. Intercompany balances have been eliminated on consolidation.


 

Use of estimates


 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year. In the preparation of these consolidated financial statements, estimates and assumptions have been made by management concerning the selection of useful lives of fixed assets and goodwill, provisions necessary for trade receivables and liabilities, income tax valuation allowances, estimated landing periods and other similar evaluations. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


 

Goodwill


 

Goodwill on acquisitions is calculated as the difference between the fair value of consideration paid and the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired, and is shown on the balance sheet as an intangible fixed asset. The amount of goodwill arising is capitalised and amortised over its estimated useful economic life.


 

Deemed disposal of subsidiary undertakings


 

The issue of shares in subsidiary undertakings to parties outside the Group is accounted for as a deemed disposal. The gain or loss on disposal is calculated as the difference between the Group’s share of net assets and goodwill before and after the issue of the new shares. The gain or loss arising is taken to the profit and loss reserve through the statement of recognised gains and losses, as permitted by Financial Reporting Standard 2, “Accounting for Subsidiary Undertakings.”


 

Fixed asset investments (company only financial information)


 

Fixed asset investments are carried at cost less provision for any impairment in value.


 

Depreciation


 

Depreciation is provided on fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset evenly over its expected useful life as follows:


Short leasehold properties and improvements - over the lesser of the useful life of the asset or the period of lease
  Fixtures, fittings and equipment - over three to ten years
  Motor vehicles - over four years

 

Stocks


 

Stocks, comprising finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value using the first-in, first-out method.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.

ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)


 

Leasing and hire purchase commitments


 

Assets obtained under finance and hire purchase contracts are capitalised in the balance sheet and are depreciated over the lesser of the lease term or their estimated useful lives. The interest element of the rental obligations is charged to the profit and loss account over the period of the lease and represents a constant proportion of the balance of capital repayments outstanding.


 

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the lease term.


 

Deferred taxation


 

Deferred taxation is provided on the liability method on all timing differences which are expected to reverse in the future, calculated at the rate at which it is estimated that tax will be payable.


 

Foreign currencies


 

In the financial statements of individual companies, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rates ruling at the date of each transaction. All differences are taken to the profit and loss account other than foreign exchange differences on foreign equity investments and related foreign currency borrowings which are taken to reserves in accordance with the provisions of SSAP 20, “Foreign Currency Translation.”


 

The assets and liabilities of overseas subsidiary undertakings and related foreign currency borrowings and goodwill are translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Their profit and loss accounts are translated at the average rate for the year. The exchange differences arising on translation are taken directly to reserves.


 

Pensions


 

The Group provides pension arrangements on both defined contribution and defined benefit bases. For defined contribution schemes, costs are charged to the profit and loss account as incurred. For defined benefit schemes the costs are accounted for on the basis of charging the expected cost of providing pensions over the period during which the Group benefits from the employees’ services. The effect of variations from regular cost are spread over the expected average remaining service lives of members of the scheme.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2.

SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS


Turnover Profit on ordinary
activities before taxation
        Classes of business Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
 
        Career consultancy and outplacement   63,101   54,530   7,866   3,311  


 
        Central costs      (430 ) (2,077 )
 
        Goodwill amortisation      (1,825 ) (1,918 )


 
        Operating profit/(loss)      5,611   (684 )
        Net interest payable and similar charges      (2,639 ) (2,614 )


 
        Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before 
          taxation      2,972   (3,298 )



 

Central costs and central net liabilities comprise items which are attributable to the head office function and those attributable to more than one operating unit.


 

Turnover represents the amounts derived from the provision of services which fall within the Group’s ordinary activities, and is stated net of value added tax.


        Geographical area Turnover by origin and
destination
Profit/(loss) on ordinary
activities before taxation
Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
   
        United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland   30,135   27,801   4,857   4,165  
        Continental Europe  18,833   16,552   410   (270 )
        Japan  11,715   8,464   2,078   (688 )
        North America  2,418   1,713   521   104  




   63,101   54,530   7,866   3,311  
 
        Central costs      (430 ) (2,077 )
 
        Goodwill amortisation      (1,825 ) (1,918 )
 
        Net interest payable and similar charges      (2,639 ) (2,614 )


 
        Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before 
          taxation      2,972   (3,298 )




NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2.

SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS (continued)


        Classes of business and geographical area Net assets/
(liabilities)
31 December
2001
£'000
Net assets/
(liabilities)
31 December
2000
£'000
           
        United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland   4,124   4,388  
        Continental Europe  916   (748 )
        Japan  (167 ) 2,425  
        North America  235   237  


 
        Career consultancy and outplacement  5,108   6,302  
 
        Central net liabilities  (5,603 ) (7,799 )
        Goodwill  30,819   33,649  
        Bank and debenture loans  (28,718 ) (31,164 )
        Minority interests  (2,002 ) (1,885 )


 
        Net liabilities  (396 ) (897 )



 

Cash, overdrafts, and finance lease and hire purchase obligations have been allocated to the appropriate geographical area.


3.

OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS)


Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
           
        This is stated after charging/(crediting):      
 
        Audit fees  105   137  
        Other fees to auditors  239   160  
        Depreciation of owned fixed assets  1,060   1,036  
        Impairment of owned fixed assets  -   243  
        Depreciation of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts  117   208  
        Amortisation of goodwill  1,825   1,918  
        Operating lease rentals: 
          - land and buildings  3,203   3,131  
          - plant and machinery  748   661  
        (Profit)/loss on disposal of fixed assets  (10 ) (31 )

 

Auditors' remuneration for the audit of the Company was £5,300 (2000: £5,150).



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4.

DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION


 

Aggregate emoluments receivable by directors were £1,214,000 (2000: £975,000). In addition, directors received pension contributions of £60,000 (2000: £55,000) and compensation for loss of office of £160,000 (2000: nil).


 

The highest paid director received emoluments of £379,000 (2000: £241,000), which did not include pension contributions (2000: the emoluments of the highest paid director included pension contributions of £23,000).


 

Each of the executive directors is remunerated through a subsidiary company of the Company.


 

Pension contributions relate to amounts paid by the Group into the directors’ private pension schemes and also the Group’s own defined contribution scheme. Two of the directors are members of the Group’s defined contribution scheme (2000: two).



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

5.

STAFF COSTS


Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
           
        Wages and salaries   21,052   19,719  
        Social security costs  3,663   3,444  
        Other pension costs  970   470  


 
   25,685   23,633  


 

6.

NUMBER OF STAFF


Year ended
31 December
2001
No.
Year ended
31 December
2000
No.
           
        Training and operational  462   413  
        Office and administration  202   196  


 
   664   609  



7.

INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR CHARGES


Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
           
        Bank loans and overdrafts   723   730  
        Finance charges payable under finance leases and hire purchase 
          contracts  58   56  
        Other loans  1,617   1,344  
        Amortisation of finance costs  289   494  


   2,687   2,624  




NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

8.

TAX ON PROFIT/(LOSS) ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES


Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
           
        The tax charge is made up as follows:      
 
        UK: 
        Corporation tax at 30%  492   274  
        Adjustment in respect of prior years  18   (9 )
        Overseas: 
        Current tax  1,165   523  
        Deferred tax  (225 ) (37 )
        Adjustment in respect of prior years  (177 ) 22  


 
   1,273   773  



 

The tax charge for the year is higher than the UK standard rate of 30 per cent as a result of the effects of higher rates of overseas tax and expenses in the profit and loss account which are not eligible for tax relief.


9.

LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY


 

As permitted by the Section 230 of the Companies Act, the profit and loss account of the Company is not presented as part of these financial statements.


 

The loss for the financial year dealt with in the financial statements of the Company amounted to £354,000 (2000: loss of £2,451,000).



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

10.

INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS – GOODWILL


        Group 31 December
2001
£'000
 
        Cost    
        At 1 January  36,927  
        Additions  24  
        Foreign exchange adjustments  (1,029 )

 
        At 31 December  35,922  

 
        Accumulated amortisation 
        At 1 January  3,278  
        Charge for the year  1,825  

 
        At 31 December  5,103  

 
        Net book value 
        At 31 December 2001  30,819  

 
        At 31 December 2000  33,649  


 

Goodwill is being amortised on a straight-line basis over 20 years, which is the period the directors estimate that the values of the underlying businesses acquired are expected to exceed the value of the underlying assets.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

11.

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS


        Group Short
leasehold
properties and
improvements
£'000
Fixtures,
fittings and
equipment
£'000
Motor
vehicles
£'000
Total
£'000
 
        Cost
        At 1 January 2001
  2,744   7,319   364   10,427  
        Additions  297   761   19   1,077  
        Disposals  (35 ) (59 ) (195 ) (289 )
        Exchange movement  (79 ) (114 ) (1 ) (194 )




 
        At 31 December 2001  2,927   7,907   187   11,021  




 
        Depreciation 
        At 1 January 2001  1,801   5,570   308   7,679  
        Charge for the year  285   852   40   1,177  
        Disposals  (32 ) (36 ) (183 ) (251 )
        Exchange movement  (46 ) (74 ) (1 ) (121 )




 
        At 31 December 2001  2,008   6,312   164   8,484  




 
        Net book value 
        At 31 December 2001  919   1,595   23   2,537  




 
        At 31 December 2000  943   1,749   56   2,748  





 

The net book value of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase agreements is as follows:


        Group Fixtures,
fittings and
equipment
£'000
Motor
vehicles
£'000
Total
£'000
 
        Net book value        
        At 31 December 2001  247   19   266  



 
        At 31 December 2000  194   43   237  





NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

12.

INVESTMENTS


 

Investments held by the Company, directly and indirectly, are as follows:


2001
£'000
 
        Shares in subsidiary undertakings    
        At 1 January 2001  33,504  
        Additions  24  
        Foreign exchange adjustment  (1,437 )

 
        At 31 December 2001  32,091  


 

The principal subsidiary undertakings are listed below. All are held indirectly except Coutts Consulting Group Limited, and all are included in the consolidated financial statements.


        Name of Company Country of
registration
(or incorporation)
and operation
Class of
share
holding
Proportion
of shares
and voting
rights held
Nature of business
        Coutts Consulting Group
        Limited
England and Wales  Ordinary  100% Holding company 
        Coutts Holdings Limited England and Wales  Ordinary  100% Holding company 
        Coutts Career Consultants
        Limited
England and Wales  Ordinary  100% Holding company 
        Coutts Consulting Limited England and Wales  Ordinary  100% Outplacement and career management consultants 
        Coutts PDC Limited England and Wales  Ordinary  100% Personal and management development consultants 
        Corecare Limited England and Wales  Ordinary  100% Employee counselling services 
        Coutts Outplacement
        International Limited
England and Wales  Ordinary  100% Holding company 
        Coutts Consulting
        (Espana) SA
Spain  Ordinary  100% Outplacement and career management consultants 
        Coutts Consulting
        (Deutschland) GmbH
Germany  Ordinary  100% Outplacement and career management consultants 
        Garon Bonvalot SA France  Ordinary  100% Outplacement and career management consultants 


NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

12.

INVESTMENTS (continued)


        Name of Company Country of
registration
(or incorporation)
and operation
Class of
share
holding
Proportion
of shares
and voting
rights held
Nature of business
        Alternative International
        (Holdings) SA
Belgium Ordinary 100% Holding company
        Coutts Alternative SA Belgium Ordinary 100% Outplacement and career management consultants
        Curriculum Plus NV Belgium Ordinary 100% Outplacement and career management consultants
        Scan-in SA Belgium Ordinary 100% Outplacement and career management consultants
        Alternative Srl Italy Ordinary 100% Outplacement and career management consultants
        Alternative Management Luxembourg Ordinary 100% Outplacement and career management consultants
        PHI Transition Limited Ireland Ordinary 100% Outplacement and career management consultants
        Coutts Alternative BV Netherlands Ordinary 100% Outplacement and career management consultants
        Coutts Consulting
        (Japan) Limited
Japan Ordinary 89% Outplacement and career management consultants
        Coutts Job Search Limited Japan Ordinary 100% Outplacement and career management consultants
        Coutts Consulting
        (Schweitz) AG
Switzerland Ordinary 100% Outplacement and career management consultants
        Murray Axmith &
        Associates Limited
Canada Ordinary 100% Outplacement and career management consultants

 

On 4 June 2000, Coutts Consulting (Japan) Limited (“CCJL”) issued share options to its directors and employees. The outstanding share options are exercisable from 1 January 2001 to 3 June 2004 at an exercise price of 271,000 yen per share. In the event that the remaining share options are fully exercised, the Group’s interest in CCJL will be reduced from 89% to 83.4%.


 

The Company operates an Employee Benefit Trust (“EBT”), which was established for the purpose of facilitating the long-term holding of interests in and ownership of shares in the Company. During the year, the Employee Benefit Trust acquired an interest in 47,216 ordinary shares, with a nominal value of £47,216, amounting to 1.5% of issued share capital. The Employee Benefit Trust acquired this interest for £2 from a director and an employee who lost office during the year. This acquisition was financed by the Company. The assets and liabilities of the EBT are consolidated in the Group’s financial statements. The number of own shares held as of 31 December 2001 was 47,216 (2000: nil).



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

13.

STOCKS


Group Company
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
 
        Finished goods   347   208   -   -  





14.

DEBTORS


Group Company
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
         
        Trade debtors   12,459   8,667   -   -  
        Other debtors  1,093   1,004   125   18  
        Prepayments and accrued income  3,219   2,917   30   190  
        Amounts owed by Group undertakings  -   -   2,089   2,904  
        Overseas tax recoverable  281   833   -   -  
        Deferred tax recoverable  203   -   -   -  




 
        Debtors falling due within one year  17,255   13,421   2,244   3,112  
 
        Debtors: amounts falling due after more than 
          one year 
        Other debtors  939   1,081   -   -  




 
   18,194   14,502   2,244   3,112  





15.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR



Group Company
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
         
        Bank overdrafts   1,037   2,481   314   2,411  
        Obligations under finance leases and hire 
          purchase contracts (note 17)  117   369   -   -  
        Bank loans (note 18)  7,979   1,999   7,979   1,999  
        Trade creditors  2,407   2,968   12   119  
        Other taxes and social security costs  3,316   2,162   145   145  
        Amounts owed to Group undertakings  -   -   2,343   -  
        Corporation tax payable  687   407   -   -  
        Overseas tax payable  1,109   113   -   -  
        Other creditors  2,527   4,159   267   484  
        Accrued expenses and deferred income  12,562   7,976   2,722   1,220  
        Preference dividends payable  4   53   -   -  




 
   31,745   22,687   13,782   6,378  





 

The bank overdraft and bank loans are secured by fixed and floating charges over all the Company’s assets.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

16.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR


Group Company
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
         
        Obligations under finance leases and hire          
          purchase contracts (note 17)  135   118   -   -  
        Bank loans (note 18)  -   8,616   -   8,616  
        Debenture loans (note 18)  20,739   20,549   20,739   20,549  
        Other creditors  81   -   -   -  




 
   20,955   29,283   20,739   29,165  





17.

OBLIGATIONS UNDER FINANCE LEASES, HIRE PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND OPERATING LEASES


Group Company
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
         
        Gross obligations payable:          
            Within one year  126   376   -   -  
            Between one and two years  94   77   -   -  
            Between two and five years  46   54   -   -  




   266   507   -   -  
        Finance charges allocated to future periods  (14 ) (20 ) -   -  




   252   487   -   -  




        Finance leases and hire purchase contracts are 
          analysed as follows: 
        Current obligations (note 15)  117   369   -   -  
        Non-current obligations (note 16)  135   118   -   -  




   252   487   -   -  






NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

17.

OBLIGATIONS UNDER FINANCE LEASES, HIRE PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND OPERATING LEASES (continued)


 

The commitments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:


        Group Land and
buildings
31 December
2001
£'000
Other
31 December
2001
£'000
Land and
buildings
31 December
2000
£'000
Other
31 December
2000
£'000
 
        Operating leases which expire:          
            Within one year  1,256   74   1,179   66  
            In the second to fifth year inclusive  3,087   159   1,434   558  
            Over five years  31   -   1,699   12  




 
   4,374   233   4,312   636  





 

The Company had no such commitments at 31 December 2001 or 31 December 2000.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

18.

LOANS AND MORTGAGES


Group Company
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
         
        Secured loans          
        Senior term  3,525   5,872   3,525   5,872  
        Mezzanine  3,464   3,689   3,464   3,689  
        Junior mezzanine  990   1,054   990   1,054  
        Unsecured loans 
        Shareholders' loan  20,739   20,549   20,739   20,549  




   28,718   31,164   28,718   31,164  
        Less: amount due within one year (note 15)  (7,979 ) (1,999 ) (7,979 ) (1,999 )




        Amount due after more than one year (note 16)  20,739   29,165   20,739   29,165  




        Amount of instalments falling due after five 
          years in respect of loans repayable by 
          instalments  15,554   20,739   15,554   20,739  




        Amount of loans not repayable by instalments 
          falling due after five years  -   -   -   -  





 

Loans made to the Company and the Group, which amounted to £7,979,000 at 31 December 2001, require the Group to comply with a series of financial covenants. During the year ended 31 December 2001, the Group breached certain of these covenants which have rendered the loans repayable on demand. Accordingly, the loans are disclosed at 31 December 2001 as being payable within one year.


 

If the loans were not called in on demand by the Group’s bankers, the repayment profile would be:


Group Company
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
31 December
2001
£'000
31 December
2000
£'000
         
        Amounts falling due:          
            In one year or less  1,762   2,097   1,762   2,097  
            Between one and two years  1,762   1,911   1,762   1,911  
            Between two and five years  9,640   6,706   9,640   6,706  
            After five years  15,554   20,739   15,554   20,739  




   28,718   31,453   28,718   31,453  
        Unamortised finance costs  -   (289 ) -   (289 )




   28,718   31,164   28,718   31,164  





 

The senior term loan would be repayable by quarterly instalments between 30 September 2000 and 31 December 2003 and bears interest at 2% over London interbank offered rates (“LIBOR”).


 

The mezzanine loan would be repayable by four equal quarterly instalments between 31 March 2004 and 31 December 2004 and bears interest at 3.5% over LIBOR.


 

The junior mezzanine loan would be repayable on 31 March 2005 and bears interest at 3.5% over LIBOR.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

18.

LOANS AND MORTGAGES (continued)


 

These loans are jointly secured by fixed and floating charges over all the Company’s assets.


 

The unsecured shareholders’ loan is repayable in four equal annual instalments between 31 December 2006 and 31 December 2009. Interest on the unsecured loan is payable at 7% for the year to 31 December 2001, and 10% thereafter until repayment.


19.

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES


        Group Other
provisions
£'000
Deferred
taxation
£'000
Total
 
£'000
 
        At 1 January 2001   253   23   276  
        Additions  118   -   118  
        Utilised in the period  (46 ) (23 ) (69 )
        Foreign exchange  (10 ) -   (10 )



        At 31 December 2001  315   -   315  




 

Other provisions relate to the cost of retirement benefits made available by law or custom in certain overseas subsidiaries. The liabilities will in general fall due within ten years, but may be extended if employees continue service after the age of sixty.


 

The deferred taxation balance can be analysed as follows (brackets indicate deferred tax assets):


        Group Provided
31 December
2001
£'000
Not provided
31 December
2001
£'000
Provided
31 December
2000
£'000
Not provided
31 December
2000
£'000
 
        Capital allowances in advance of depreciation   -   (153 ) (5 ) (206 )
        Other timing differences  (203 ) (4,143 ) 28   (2,808 )




 
   (203 ) (4,296 ) 23   (3,014 )





 

Deferred tax assets are included within debtors (see note 14).


 

The Company had no provisions for liabilities and charges at 31 December 2001 or 31 December 2000.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

20.

CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL


 

The Company’s authorised shares and their nominal value for the 2001 and 2000 years were:


Number of
shares
Authorised
nominal
value
£
 
        Ordinary shares of £1 each   331,803   331,803  
        ‘A’ ordinary shares of 1p each  3,016,300   30,163  
        ‘B’ ordinary shares of £1 each  49,184   49,184  


        At 1 January and 31 December 2001  3,397,287   411,150  



 

The Company’s allotted, called and fully paid shares for the 2001 and 2000 years were:


Number of
Shares
Nominal
Value
£
        At 1 January 2000        
        Ordinary shares of £1 each    314,778 314,778  
        ‘A’ ordinary shares of 1p each    2,833,000 28,330  
        Issued for cash - Ordinary shares of £1 each    17,015 17,015  
 

        At 31 December 2000    3,164,793 360,123  
 

        At 31 December 2001    3,164,793 360,123  
 


 

A brief summary of the rights of each class of share is provided below:


 

Dividends


 

Distributable profits are to be paid out in the following order of priority: (i) to the holders of the A ordinary shares, a fixed cumulative dividend of 10p per share from 2001; (ii) to the holders of the A ordinary shares, a participating cumulative dividend of 10% of net profit for 2001 and 2002 and 20% of net profit thereafter; (iii) to the holders of ordinary, A ordinary and B ordinary shares pari passu, any further dividends declared. Deferred shares are not entitled to dividends.


 

2001 dividends


 

The holders of the A ordinary shares have conditionally waived their entitlement to both fixed and participating cumulative dividends for the year ended 31 December 2001. This waiver is contingent upon completion of the proposed offer by Right Management Consultants, Inc (“RMC”) to purchase the entire share capital of the Company.


 

As at the date of approving these financial statements, the directors have viewed the proposed sale to RMC as being more probable than not. On this basis, the dividend has been waived, as set out in the consolidated profit and loss account.


 

Should the sale to RMC not proceed, the ensuing year’s financial statements will need to reflect the waiver as being void.


 

Return of capital


 

The net assets of the Company are to be applied in the following order of priority: (i) £1 per share to the holders of the A ordinary shares; (ii) the amount subscribed to holders of the ordinary and B ordinary shares; (iii) to the holders of ordinary, A ordinary and B ordinary shares pari passu; (iv) to the holders of deferred shares when each ordinary share has received a distribution of £100,000 per share.


 

Warrants


 

The Company has issued warrants entitling their holders to subscribe at par for A ordinary shares if control of the Company is changed. The warrants are exercisable until 31 December 2025, and the maximum number of A ordinary shares that can be issued is such as to be 5.5% of the A ordinary shares in issue after exercise.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

21.

RESERVES


        Group Share
premium
£000
Capital
reserve
£000
Profit and
loss
account
£000
 
        At 1 January 2001   2,893   828   (4,978 )
        Retained profit for the year  -   -   1,421  
        Currency translation differences on foreign currency net 
          investments  -   (87 ) (627 )
        Tax effect of foreign exchange movement on foreign currency 
          borrowings  -   -   (206 )



        At 31 December 2001  2,893   741   (4,390 )




        Company Share
premium
£'000
Profit
and loss
account
£'000
           
        At 1 January 2001   2,893   (1,853 )
        Retained loss for the year  -   (354 )
        Tax effect of foreign exchange movement on foreign currency borrowings  -   (206 )
        Currency translation differences on foreign currency net investments  -   (749 )


        At 31 December 2001  2,893   (3,162 )



 

Exchange differences of £686,000 arising on borrowings hedged against equity investments in overseas subsidiaries, and related tax charges of £206,000 have been offset in the reserves of the Group and the Company.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

22.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT


 

All amounts disclosed in the consolidated cash flow statement relate to continuing activities.


 

Reconciliation of operating profit/(loss) to net cash inflow from operating activities


Year ended
31 December
2001
£'000
Year ended
31 December
2000
£'000
           
        Operating profit/(loss)   5,611   (684 )
        Depreciation and amortisation  3,002   3,162  
        Impairment of owned fixed assets  -   243  
        Profit on disposal of fixed assets  (10 ) (31 )
        Increase in stocks  (143 ) (126 )
        (Increase)/decrease in debtors  (3,632 ) 1,625  
        Increase/(decrease) in creditors (excluding bank loans)  2,690   (1,728 )


        Net cash inflow from operating activities  7,518   2,461  



 

Cash outflows in respect of exceptional items during the year ended 31 December 2001 amounted to £440,000.


 

Movements in the Group’s net debt can be analysed as follows:


At
31 December
2000
£'000
Cash
flow
£'000
Exchange
difference
£'000
Other
non-cash
movements
£'000
At
31 December
2001
£'000
 
                       
        Analysis of net debt            
        Cash at bank and in hand  2,127   741   (144 ) -   2,724  
        Bank overdrafts  (2,481 ) 1,444 -   -   (1,037 )





   (354 ) 2,185   (144 ) -   1,687  





 
        Bank and debenture loans due within
          one year
  (1,999 ) 2,047   51   (8,078 ) (7,979 )
        Bank and debenture loans due after more 
          than one year  (29,165 ) -   637   7,789   (20,739 )
        Finance leases  (487 ) 367   30   (162 ) (252 )





   (31,651 ) 2,414   718   (451 ) (28,970 )





        Net debt  (32,005 ) 4,599   574   (451 ) (27,283 )






 

Non-cash transactions for bank and debenture loans represent the amortisation of finance fees, and changes in the maturity of debt. Non-cash transactions for finance leases represent the inception of new loans. £277,000 of the cash balance at 31 December 2001 was subject to restrictions (2000: £264,000).



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

23.

PENSION COMMITMENTS


 

Defined contribution scheme


 

The Group operates a defined contribution pension scheme under which the executive directors and certain employees are eligible, the latter on the basis of age and length of service. For defined contribution schemes, costs are charged to the profit and loss account as incurred. The total pension cost for the Group under this scheme was £376,000 (2000: £403,000).


 

Defined benefit scheme


 

As of 12 October 1998, the Group started a defined benefit pension scheme under which certain employees are eligible, the Coutts Consulting Group Civil Service Replacement Benefit Scheme (the “CS scheme”). The CS scheme is funded by the payment of contributions to separately trustee administered funds. Group contributions to the CS Scheme for the year ended 31 December 2001 were £134,000 (2000: £67,000).


 

A full actuarial valuation of the CS Scheme was performed as at 12 October 2001. This used the attained age method (considered most appropriate for a scheme with a small membership), and assumed a financial yield up to retirement of 7% per annum net of expenses, a financial yield after retirement of 6% per annum net, salary increases of 5% per annum, and no withdrawals. The market value of assets at the date of valuation was £354,000, which was 71% of the actuarial liabilities. The Group contribution rate for future service has been agreed at 45% of pensionable pay, and the Group will make additional contributions at a higher rate yet to be agreed in order to eliminate the deficiency of assets.


 

Financial Reporting Standard 17 ‘Retirement Benefits’


 

The Group has continued to account for pensions in accordance with SSAP 24, “Accounting for Pension Costs.” A new Financial Reporting Standard 17, Retirement Benefits, (“FRS 17”), was issued in November 2000 but it will not be mandatory for the Group and Company to comply fully with FRS 17 until the end of the 2003 financial year. Phased transitional disclosures, however, are required from this year onwards and these, to the extent not covered above, are provided below.


 

The actuarial valuation as at 12 October 2001 has been updated to 31 December 2001, in accordance with the advice of a qualified actuary using the projected unit method.


 

a) Actuarial assumptions


 

The major assumptions used in the calculation required under FRS 17 were:


At
31 December
2001
 
        Rate of increase in salaries   4.0 %
        Rate of increase in pensions in payment  3.0-5.0 %
        Discount rate  5.9 %
        Inflation assumption  2.5 %


NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

23.

PENSION COMMITMENTS (continued)


 

b) Scheme assets


 

The deficit in the scheme and the expected rate of return were


Long-term rate of
return expected
31 December
2001
Fair value
at 31
December
2001
£'000
           
        Equity   7.0% 321  
        Bonds  5.5% 62  
        Property  7.0% 9  
        Other  4.0% 15  

        Total fair value of assets    407  
        Present value of scheme liabilities    (510 )

        Deficit in the scheme    (103 )
        Related deferred tax    31  

        Net pension liability    (72 )


 

This was the first actuarial valuation of the scheme since inception.


 

c) Analysis of reserves


 

Had FRS 17 been adopted for the current year, the profit and loss reserve would have been adjusted as follows:


31
December
2001
£'000
 
        Profit and loss reserve excluding pension liability   (4,390 )
        Pension liability  (72 )

        Profit and loss reserve including pension liability  (4,462 )



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

24.

CAPITAL COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES


 

Neither the Group nor the Company had any capital commitments or contingent liabilities at 31 December 2001.


25.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


 

At 31 December 2001, the Company owed 3i Group plc £10,369,500 (2000: £10,369,500) in respect of unsecured loan stock. Interest charged by 3i Group plc on the loan stock for the period amounted to £742,386 (2000: £682,395). 3i Group plc is a related party of the Company as a result of its shareholding in the Company. During the year the Company paid fees of £25,000 (2000: £25,000) to a subsidiary of 3i Group plc.


26.

NON-EQUITY MINORITY INTERESTS


 

Coutts Consulting Group Limited (“CCG”), a subsidiary of the Company, has on issue 5,000,000 5p cumulative convertible redeemable preference shares of 5p each, and 3,750,000 8p second cumulative convertible redeemable preference shares of 5p each, of which 325,000 and 1,220,000 respectively are owned by shareholders outside the Company.


 

The 5p (net) cumulative convertible redeemable preference shares of 5p each (‘first convertible preference shares’) are redeemable, at the discretion of CCG, from 31 May 2005 at 100p per share and those outstanding must be redeemed at 100p per share on 30 September 2005.


 

These first convertible preference shares carry no voting rights unless (a) at the date of any notice convening any General Meeting, the dividend on such shares is six months or more in arrears, or (b) if the business of any General Meeting includes consideration for reducing the share capital of CCG or including the purchase of CCG’s own shares or otherwise varying the rights attaching to such shares.


 

On the winding up of CCG, the surplus assets of CCG shall first be applied to paying any arrears of dividend, secondly to repaying the nominal capital paid up on the shares and thirdly, paying to the holders of such shares a fixed premium of 95 pence per share.


 

The 8p (net) second cumulative convertible redeemable preference shares of 5p each (‘second convertible preference shares’) are redeemable, at the discretion of CCG, from 31 May 2008 at 100p per share and those outstanding must be redeemed at 100p per share on 30 September 2010.


 

These second convertible preference shares carry no voting rights unless (a) at the date of any notice convening any General Meeting, the dividend on such shares is six months or more in arrears, or (b) if the business of any General Meeting includes consideration for reducing the share capital of CCG or including the purchase of CCG’s own shares or otherwise varying the rights attaching to such shares.


 

On the winding up of CCG, the surplus assets of CCG shall first be applied to paying any arrears of dividend, secondly to repaying the nominal capital paid up on the shares and thirdly, paying to the holders of such shares a fixed premium of 95 pence per share, after having first met the distribution requirements attaching to the first convertible preference shares.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

27.

SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES


 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom (“UK GAAP”), which differ in certain material respects from those generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”).


 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to profit/(loss) for the financial year and shareholders’ (deficit)/equity required when reconciling such amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements to the corresponding amounts in accordance with US GAAP.


 

Revenue recognition


 

Under the accounting standards of the United Kingdom, Atlas recognizes career transition revenue for the services provided, upon the estimated performance of its obligations under its service contracts. Revenue is recorded at the start of performance of services and is deferred on the balance sheet and recognized as the services are provided. For purposes of reconciling to US GAAP, career transition revenue has been adjusted to conform with the revenue recognition criteria under Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.” Atlas’ career transition revenue has been adjusted to be recognised on a straight-line basis over the lives of programmes.


 

Goodwill


 

Under UK GAAP, costs of acquisition in excess of the fair value of the attributable net assets of acquired businesses at the date of acquisition must be capitalised and amortised over the estimated period of benefit. UK GAAP permits amendments to be made to the provisional fair value of assets and liabilities acquired, with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill, in the financial statements for the first full financial year following the acquisition. As a result, adjustments may be made in the financial year subsequent to the year of acquisition. Under US GAAP, due to a shorter timeframe, not all such subsequent adjustments may be made to goodwill.


 

Where the payment of consideration for an acquisition is to be made after the date of acquisition and is contingent upon uncertain future events, such as the future performance of the acquired company, UK GAAP requires reasonable estimates of the fair value amounts expected to be paid to be included in the cost of acquisition. US GAAP requires such contingent consideration to be recorded against goodwill only once the additional consideration is known with virtual certainty.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

27.

SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (Continued)


 

Derivative instruments


 

All of Atlas’ transactions in derivative financial instruments are undertaken for risk management purposes and are accounted for as hedging transactions under UK GAAP. Under UK GAAP, these derivative financial instruments are recorded at appropriate historical amounts.


 

For purposes of reconciling to US GAAP, the fair value of these derivative financial instruments was recorded to the balance sheet on adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Subsequent gains and losses related to changes in fair value have been calculated under the provisions of SFAS No. 133 and SFAS No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities –  an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133.” Accordingly, adjustments have been made to recognise the adoption of these statements and to record these subsequent gains and losses directly into earnings.


 

Pension cost


 

In the Atlas’ consolidated financial statements, pension costs are accounted for in accordance with SSAP 24, “Accounting for Pension Costs,” with costs being charged to income over employees’estimated working lives. Under US GAAP, pension costs are determined in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 87 “Employers’Accounting for Pensions”and SFAS No. 88, “Employers’Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits.” Differences between the UK and US GAAP figures arise from the requirement to use different methods and assumptions for valuing scheme assets and a different method of amortising surpluses or deficits.


 

Deferred taxation


 

Under UK GAAP, deferred taxes are only provided to the extent an asset or liability is expected to crystallise. Under US GAAP, the Company has applied SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” for all periods presented. SFAS No. 109 requires an asset and liability method of accounting whereby deferred taxes are recognised for the tax consequences of all temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the related tax bases of assets and liabilities. Under US GAAP, the effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rate is recognised in income in the period that includes the enactment date. SFAS No. 109 requires deferred tax assets to be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, including cumulative losses in recent years, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realised.


 

During the years ended 31 December 2000 and 2001, valuation allowances of £1.9 million and £2.1 million, respectively, were recorded to reduce its deferred tax assets to estimated realisable value. The valuation allowance relates to the deferred tax assets arising from loss carryforwards attributable to the entities in the UK, Italy and the Netherlands.


 

The losses in Italy and the Netherlands are primarily operating losses while those in the UK comprise of capital losses and excess management charges. The losses in the UK are restricted in that they may be used to offset only certain types of income. Based on the historical levels and composition of income in these jurisdictions and projections of future income, management believes that it is more likely than not that the benefits of these tax assets will not be realised. However, if estimates of taxable income are revised, the amount of the deferred tax assets considered realisable may be adjusted in the future.


 

Minority interest


 

Due to the change in revenue recognition under US GAAP described above, the accounting for Atlas’minority interest provisions has been revised accordingly.



NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

27.

SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (Continued)


 

Profit/(loss)


For the Year Ended December 31,
2001
£'000
2000
£'000
           
        Profit/(loss) for the financial year   1,421   (4,078 )


        Revenue recognition  (1,704 ) 2,060  
        Goodwill amortisation  83 129
        Goodwill adjustments  (445 ) (488 )
        Cumulative effect of accounting change in respect to SFAS No. 133  14   --  
        Derivative instruments  (41 ) --  
        Pension cost  74   (83 )
        Deferred tax benefit/(expense) of losses carried forward  (202 ) 308
        Deferred tax benefit/(expense) of above US GAAP adjustments  519   (847 )
        Minority interest effect of the above US GAAP adjustments  (10 ) (135 )


        Total US GAAP adjustments  (1,712 ) 944  


        Net loss according to US GAAP  (291 ) (3,134 )



 

Shareholders’ deficit


For the Year Ended December 31,
2001
£'000
2000
£'000
           
        Shareholders' deficit/funds as reported by Atlas   (396 ) (897 )


        Revenue recognition  (10,193 ) (8,489 )
        Cumulative effects on goodwill  (681 ) (319 )
        Derivative instruments  (27 ) --  
        Pension cost  (10 ) (84 )
        Translation adjustments on the above  99   64  
        Deferred tax effect of loss carryforwards  647   849  
        Deferred tax effect of above US GAAP adjustments  3,649   3,130  
        Minority interest effect of the above US GAAP adjustments  51   61  


        Total US GAAP adjustments  (6,465 ) (4,788 )


        Shareholders' deficit according to US GAAP  (6,861 ) (5,685 )



 

Rollforward analysis of shareholders’ (deficit) / equity


    2001
£'000
  2000
£'000
 
 
        Opening shareholders' deficit  (5,685 ) (1,443 )
        Exchange translation effect of foreign currency net investments  (714 ) (71 )
        Effect on UK tax of foreign exchange movement on currency borrowings  (206 ) (70 )
        Loss arising on deemed partial disposal  - (1,031 )
        Net loss according to US GAAP  (291 ) (3,134 )
        Translation adjustment for shareholders' equity reconciling items  35   64


        Closing shareholders' deficit  (6,861 ) (5,685 )





NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

27.

SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (Continued)


 

Consolidated statement of cash flows


 

The consolidated statement of cash flows prepared under UK GAAP presents substantially the same information as that required under US GAAP by SFAS No. 95, “Statements of Cash Flows”. These standards differ, however, with regard to classification of items within the statements and as regards the definition of cash and cash equivalents.


 

Under UK GAAP cash flows are presented separately for operating activities, returns on investments and servicing of finance, taxation, capital expenditure, acquisitions and disposal and financing activities. US GAAP, however, requires only three categories of cash flow activity to be reported: operating, investing and financing. Cash flows from taxation and returns on investments and servicing of finance shown under UK GAAP would be included as operating activities under US GAAP. The payment of dividends would be included as a financing activity under US GAAP. Under US GAAP overdrafts and restricted cash are not included in the definition of cash and cash equivalents, movements on the overdraft and restricted cash are treated as a financing cash flow.


 

Summary statements of cash flows presented under US GAAP are given below:


    Year Ended
31 December
2001
£'000
  Year Ended
31 December
2000
£'000
 
  
        Operating activities  6,683   (2,206
        Investing activities  (2,084 (758
        Financing activities  (3,871 998  
        Exchange movements  (144 (32


        Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  584   (1,998 )
        Opening cash and cash equivalents  1,863   3,861  


        Closing cash and cash equivalents  2,447   1,863  

 

Recently issued accounting pronouncements


 

SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”


 

In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”), subsequently amended by SFAS No. 137 and SFAS No. 138. SFAS No. 133 requires the Company to record all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in derivative fair values will either be recognized in earnings as offsets to the changes in fair value of related hedged assets, liabilities and firm commitments or, for forecasted transactions, deferred and recorded as a component of other accumulated comprehensive income until the hedged transactions occur and are recognised in earnings. The ineffective portion of a hedging derivative’s change in fair value will be immediately recognised in earnings.


 

The Company adopted SFAS 133 on 1 January 2001. The transitional adjustment at this date, of £14,000, has been reported as the cumulative effect of an accounting change.




NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

27.

SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES (Continued)


 

SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations”


 

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 141 “Business Combinations”(“SFAS 141”). SFAS 141 requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations initiated after 30 June 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method. The Company does not believe that the adoption of SFAS 141 will have a significant impact on its financial statements.


 

SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”


 

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”), which is effective 1 January 2002. SFAS 142 requires, among other things, the discontinuance of goodwill amortisation. In addition, the standard includes provisions for the reclassification of certain existing recognised intangibles as goodwill, reassessment of the useful lives of existing recognised intangibles, reclassification of certain intangibles out of previously reported goodwill and the identification of reporting units for purposes of assessing potential future impairments of goodwill. SFAS 142 also requires the Company to complete a transitional goodwill impairment test six months from the date of adoption. The Company is currently assessing, but has not yet determined, the impact of SFAS 142 on its financial position and results of operations.


 

SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”


 

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” (“SFAS 143”). SFAS 143 requires entities to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred. SFAS 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after 15 June 2002. The Company is currently assessing, but has not yet determined, the impact of adoption on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.


 

SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets”


 

In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”(“SFAS No. 144”). SFAS No. 144, which supersedes SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of”(“SFAS No. 121), provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed of. SFAS No. 144 does not apply to goodwill and other intangible assets that are not amortised. SFAS No. 144 is effective for fiscal years beginning after 15 December 2001. The Company is assessing, but has not yet determined, the impact of adoption on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.


28.

SUBSEQUENT EVENT


 

On 22 March 2002, the shareholders of Atlas sold all shares to Right Management Consultants, Inc. (“Right”). In addition, as part of this purchase, the Company’s bank debts and shareholder loans were repaid in full. The consideration consisted of £37,743,680 in cash and an aggregate of £3,813,196 by the issuance of loan notes by one of the subsidiaries of Right to four individual sellers of the shares.



ITEM 7 (b) Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information:

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

On 22 March 2002, Right Management Consultants, Inc. (“Right”) completed its previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of the outstanding shares of Atlas Group Holdings Limited (“Atlas”).

The following presents certain unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information of Right for the year ended 31 December 2001. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations were prepared as if the Acquisition took place on 1 January 2001. The financial statements give pro forma effect to (i) borrowings used to fund the Acquisition, (ii) the issuance of the loan notes to the four individual sellers, and (iii) preliminary allocation of the purchase price based upon the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations reflect pro forma adjustments that are based upon available information and certain assumptions that management believes are reasonable. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations do not purport to represent Right’s results of operations that would have resulted had the Acquisition been consummated as of the date or for the periods indicated. The pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements reflect preliminary estimates of the allocation of the purchase price for the Acquisition that may be adjusted. Management does not expect any such adjustments to be material.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of Right contained in its Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2001 and the historical financial statements of Atlas contained herein.


RIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001
(Dollars and Shares in Thousands Except Earnings Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)

RIGHT
MANAGEMENT
CONSULTANTS

(1)
ATLAS
GROUP
HOLDINGS, LTD.

(2)
PRO FORMA
ADJUST-
MENTS

 
PRO FORMA
CONSOL-
IDATED

 
Revenue:            
Company office revenue  $307,323   $88,443   $ -   $395,766  
Affiliate royalties  8,101   -   -   8,101  




     Total revenue  315,424   88,443   -   403,867  
Expenses: 
Consultants' compensation  123,339   40,105   -   163,444  
Office sales and consulting support  24,946   7,138   -   32,084  
Office depreciation  7,346   1,695   -   9,041  
Office administration  79,640   28,888   -   108,528  
General sales and administration  31,372   2,934   -   34,306  
Depreciation and amortization  8,988   2,509   2,285  (3) 13,782  




     Total expenses  275,631   83,269   2,285   361,185  
 
Income (loss) from operations  39,793   5,174   (2,285 ) 42,682  
 
Interest income (expense), net  (2,496 ) (3,801 ) 1,209  (4) (5,088 )
 
Income before income taxes  37,297   1,373   (1,076 ) 37,594  
 
Provision for income taxes  17,728   1,377   (511 )(5) 18,594  
Minority interest in 
     net income of subsidiaries  395   415   -   810  




Net income (loss)  $19,174   $(419 ) $(565 ) $18,190  




Basic earnings per share  $1.33 $1.26


Diluted earnings per share  $1.22 $1.16


Basic weighted average shares outstanding  14,416   14,416  


Diluted weighted average shares outstanding  15,723   15,723  


See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information.


RIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001

On 22 March 2002, Right completed its previously announced acquisition of the outstanding shares of Atlas Group Holdings Limited (“Atlas”). The consideration paid for the shares, the repayment of Atlas’ debt, and the costs of the transaction totaled approximately $106,331,000. Of this amount $53,579,000 was paid in cash to the sellers and an aggregate of $5,432,000 was paid by the issuance of loan notes by one of Right’s subsidiaries to four individual sellers of the shares of Atlas. The notes are payable in seven years and bear interest at the rate of 4% per annum. Provisions of these notes allow the note-holders to redeem the notes within six months of the date of issuance. In connection with the acquisition, Right also provided funds to repay all external financial debt of Atlas, which debt totaled approximately $44,618,000. Transaction costs, including legal fees and other professional fees, were approximately $2,702,000. In connection with our acquisition of Coutts, we will incur certain costs to integrate Coutts' offices and personnel in to our network. At this time, we have not determined the timing, nature or amount of these cost we anticipate concluding our integration review during the second quarter of 2002.

Also on 22 March 2002, in connection with Right’s acquisition of the shares of Atlas, Right entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders including First Union National Bank as Administrative Agent (the “New Credit Agreement”). The New Credit Agreement provides for a maximum of $180,000,000 of total borrowings, consisting of a revolving loan commitment of $90,000,000 (the “Revolving Loan”) and a term loan of $90,000,000 (the “Term Loan”). The Revolving Loan and Term Loan are together referred to herein as the “Loans”. The Loans require Right to meet certain financial and non-financial covenants as defined in the New Credit Agreement.

Initial proceeds of the Loans of $130,000,000, together with cash from Right, were used to finance the acquisition and repay Right’s outstanding indebtedness of $41,038,000 under an existing credit agreement, which has been terminated. Right may borrow, repay and re-borrow funds during the five-year term of the Revolving Loan, subject to the financial covenants of the New Credit Agreement. The Term Loan provides for repayment over its five-year term as well as mandatory prepayments in certain circumstances and voluntary prepayments during its term as defined in the New Credit Agreement.


RIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001

The Acquisition will be accounted for in accordance with the purchase method. Based on a preliminary valuation of net tangible and intangible assets acquired, Right has allocated the total cost of the acquisition of Atlas as follows:

        Purchase price:    
           Cash paid to sellers  $53,579,000  
           Loan Notes issued to sellers  5,432,000  
           Estimated transaction costs  2,702,000  
           Repayment of Atlas' debt  44,618,000  

        Total consideration  $106,331,000  

 
        Net tangible assets  $(12,204,000 )
        Identifiable intangible assets  23,970,000  
        Goodwill  94,565,000  

   $106,331,000  

The purchase price allocations for this acquisition are tentative and are based upon information available at this time, and are accordingly subject to change.

The consolidated financial statements of Atlas contained in this Form 8-K/A have been prepared in accordance with UK GAAP. Atlas prepared its consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented in British Pounds. A reconciliation from Atlas' consolidated statements of operations reported in British Pounds to the U.S. GAAP consolidated statements of operations reported in U.S. dollars is contained in footnote 6 herein.


RIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001

The condensed consolidated statements of operations of Right are derived from its Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2001 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations give effect to the Acquisition as if it had been consummated as of the beginning of the period presented. The adjustments which follow are those which are required by Article 11 of Regulation S-X.

Statement of Operations

(1) Represents Right’s historical consolidated statement of operations for the year ended 31 December 2001.

(2) Represents the historical consolidated statement of operations for Atlas in U.S. GAAP and U.S. dollars (see note 6 below).

(3) To eliminate the amortisation of Atlas’ goodwill balance and to recognise the amortisation expense related to certain identified other intangibles recorded by Right from the acquisitions of Atlas. These other intangibles have a definitive life of five years, and will be amortised over this period. The statement of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 reflects amortisation of the other intangibles. The goodwill resulting from Right’s acquisition of Atlas is not amortised based on the provisions of SFAS No. 142, which would have resulted in annual amortisation expense of approximately $6.3 million.

(4) To recognise interest expense on the financing under the New Credit Agreement completed for the acquisition of Atlas and on the issued loan notes. Also to eliminate the interest expense for Atlas’ debt and Right’s debt which were repaid in full at the time of the Acquisition.



RIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001

(5) Taxes

To record the income tax effect of the pro forma adjustments noted in 3 and 4 above.

(6) U.K. to U.S. Adjustments:

The historical consolidated statements of operations of Atlas in British Pounds were obtained from Atlas for the twelve months ended 31 December 2001. The unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations are translated into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rate in effect during the period presented. The adjustments were determined by the management of Right.

A reconciliation of the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations of Atlas for the twelve months ended 31 December 2001 prepared in accordance with UK GAAP reported in British Pounds to U.S. GAAP reported in U.S. dollars is as follows:


ATLAS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001
(Unaudited)

Atlas Group
Holdings, Ltd.
UK GAAP
£ in 000's
Adjustments
£ in 000's
Atlas Group
Holdings, Ltd.
US GAAP
£ in 000's
Atlas Group
Holdings, Ltd.
US GAAP
US$ in 000's
Revenue:          
Company office revenue  63,101   (1,704 ) 61,397   $88,443  
Affiliate royalties  -   -   -   -  




     Total revenue  63,101   (1,704 ) 61,397   88,443  
Expenses: 
Consultants' compensation  27,888   (49 ) 27,839   40,105  
Office sales and consulting support  4,955   -   4,955   7,138  
Office depreciation  1,177   -   1,177   1,695  
Office administration  20,077   (22 ) 20,055   28,888  
General sales and administration  1,568   469 2,037   2,934  
Depreciation and amortization  1,825   (83 ) 1,742   2,509  




     Total expenses  57,490   315   57,805   83,269  
 
Income from operations  5,611   (2,019 ) 3,592   5,174  
 
Interest income (expense), net  (2,639 ) -   (2,639 ) (3,801 )
 
Income before income taxes  2,972   (2,019 ) 953   1,373  
 
Provision for income taxes  1,273   (317 ) 956   1,377  
 
Minority interest in net income of subsidiaries  164   10 174   251  
 
Non-equity minority interests  114   -   114   164  




Net income  1,421   (1,712 ) (291 ) $(419 )






RIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001

A summary of the differences between accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States is included in Note 27 in the Notes to the Financial Statements of Atlas Group Holdings Limited 2001 Annual Report.


SIGNATURES

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

     
RIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.
(Registrant)
     
     
     
Date: June 4, 2002 By: /S/ CHARLES J. MALLON

Charles J. Mallon
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer