Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions

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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
13. Acquisitions

Access

 

On October 4, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Access Data Agreement”) with William Daniel Dampier and Carol Lee Dampier (collectively, the “Sellers”). Pursuant to the terms of the Access Data Agreement the Company acquired on October 4, 2015, 100% of the outstanding stock of Access Data Consulting Corporation., a Colorado corporation (“Access Data”), for a purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) equal to approximately $16,168,000, which includes $600,000 related to a mutual tax election of which $350,000 was paid during the year ended September 30, 2017 and the remaining $150,000 is included in current liabilities.

 

Paladin

 

The Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 1, 2016 (the “Paladin Agreement”) with Enoch S. Timothy and Dorothy Timothy (collectively, the “Sellers”). Pursuant to the terms of the Paladin Agreement the Company acquired on January 1, 2016, 100% of the outstanding stock of Paladin Consulting Inc., a Texas corporation (“Paladin”), for a purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) equal to approximately $2,625,000.

 

SNI

 

The Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 31, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, GEE Group Portfolio, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, (“GEE Portfolio”), SNI Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SNIH”), Smith Holdings, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a Wisconsin corporation, organized as a fraternal benefits society (“Thrivent”), Madison Capital Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Madison”) and Ronald R. Smith, in his capacity as a stockholder (“Mr. Smith” and collectively with Smith Holdings, LLC, Thrivent and Madison, the “Principal Stockholders”) and Ronald R. Smith in his capacity as the representative of the SNIH Stockholders (“Stockholders’ Representative”). The Merger Agreement provided for the merger subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement of SNI Holdco with and into GEE Portfolio pursuant to which GEE Portfolio would be the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). The Merger was consummated on April 3, 2017 (the “Closing”) and did not require stockholder approval in order to be completed. As a result of the merger, GEE Portfolio became the owner of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of SNI Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNI Holdco (“SNI Companies” and collectively with SNI Holdco, the “Acquired Companies”).

 

SNI Companies, led by co-founder and then current Chairman and CEO Ron Smith, is a premier provider of recruitment and staffing services specializing in administrative, finance, accounting, banking, technology, and legal professions. Through its Staffing Now ®, Accounting Now ®, SNI Technology ®, SNI Financial ®, Legal Now ®, SNI Energy ® and SNI Certes ® divisions, SNI Companies delivers staffing solutions on a temporary/contract, temp/contract-to hire, full time and direct hire basis, across a wide range of disciplines and industries including finance, accounting, banking, technical, software, tax, human resources, legal, engineering, construction, manufacturing, natural resources, energy and administrative professional. SNI Companies has offices in Colorado, Connecticut, Washington DC, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

 

Merger Consideration and Closing Payments

 

The aggregate consideration paid for the shares of SNI Holdco (the “Merger Consideration”) was approximately $66,300,000, plus or minus the “NWC Adjustment Amount” or the difference in the book value of the Closing Net Working Capital (as defined in Merger Agreement) of the Acquired Companies as compared to the Benchmark Net Working Capital (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of the Acquired Companies of $9.2 million.

 

On the date of the Closing the Company made the following payments:

 

  · Cash Payment to Stockholders of SNIH (the “SNIH Stockholders”) or as directed by SNIH Stockholders. At the Closing, the Company paid approximately an aggregate of $23,000,000 in cash to the SNIH Stockholders.
     
  · Issuance of 9.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes. At the Closing, the Company issued and paid to certain SNIH Stockholders an aggregate of $12,500,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 9.5% Notes.
     
  · Issuance of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. At the Closing, the Company agreed to issue to certain SNIH Stockholders upon receipt of duly executed letters of transmittal an aggregate of approximately 5,926,000 shares of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (with an approximate value of $29,300,000 based on the closing stock price of GEE Group, Inc. common stock of $4.95 on March 31, 2017).
     
  · Working Capital Reserve Fund. At the Closing, $1.5 million of the cash of the Merger Consideration was retained by the Company (the “Working Capital Reserve Fund”) and is subject to payment and adjustment as follows. The Merger Consideration will be adjusted (positively or negatively) based upon the difference in the book value of the Closing Net Working Capital (as defined in the Merger Agreement) as compared to the Benchmark Net Working Capital (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of $9.2 million (such difference to be called the “NWC Adjustment Amount”). If the NWC Adjustment Amount is positive, the Merger Consideration will be increased by the NWC Adjustment Amount. If the NWC Adjustment Amount is negative, the Merger Consideration will be decreased by the NWC Adjustment Amount. If the Merger Consideration increases, then the Company will pay the Stockholders’ Representative account for payment to SNIH Stockholders the amount of the increase plus the Working Capital Reserve Fund in immediately available funds within three (3) business days of a final determination thereof. If the Merger Consideration decreases, then SNIH Stockholders will pay the amount of the decrease to the Company within three (3) business days of a final determination thereof, which first shall be funded from the Working Capital Reserve Fund (which shall be credited to the SNIH Stockholders). If the amount of the Merger Consideration decrease exceeds the Working Capital Reserve Fund, then the SNIH Stockholders, will pay the difference to the Company, severally, not jointly, in accordance with their SNIH Ownership Proportion (as defined in the Merger Agreement), in immediately available funds within twenty (20) days of a final determination. If the Working Capital Reserve Fund exceeds the payment due from SNIH Stockholders then the remaining balance of those funds after the payment to the Company shall be paid to the Stockholders’ Representative’s account for payment to the SNIH Stockholders in immediately available funds.

 

The intangibles were recorded, based on the Company’s estimate of fair value, which consist primarily of customer lists with an estimated life of five to ten years and goodwill. The Company has not finalized the purchase price allocation at September 30, 2017 and subject to change based on the working capital contingency.

 

(in Thousands)

 

$ 12,989     Assets Purchased
  32,174     Liabilities Assumed
  19,185     Net Liabilities Assumed
  66,300     Purchase Price
$ 85,485     Intangible Asset from Purchase

 

Intangible asset detail

 

$ 18,312     Intangible asset customer list
  5,900     Intangible asset trade name
  3,270     Intangible asset non-compete agreement
  58,003     Goodwill
$ 85,485     Intangible Asset from Purchase

 

All goodwill and intangibles related to the acquisition of SNI companies will not be deductible for tax purposes.

 

Consolidated pro-forma unaudited financial statements

 

The following unaudited pro forma combined financial information is based on the historical financial statements of the Company, SNI Companies, Inc. and Paladin Consulting, Inc., after giving effect to the Company’s acquisition as if the acquisitions occurred on October 1, 2015.

 

The following unaudited pro forma information does not purport to present what the Company’s actual results would have been had the acquisitions occurred on October 1, 2015, nor is the financial information indicative of the results of future operations. The following table represents the unaudited consolidated pro forma results of operations for the years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016 as if the acquisition occurred on October 1, 2015. The pro forma results of operations for the years ended September 30, 2016 only include three months of Paladin and twelve months of SNI Companies, as all other acquisitions either occurred prior to October 1, 2015 or had an immaterial effect on pro forma balances. Operating expenses have been increased for the amortization expense associated with the estimated fair value adjustment as of each acquisition during the respective period for the expected definite lived intangible assets. Operating expenses have been increased for the amortization expense associated with the fair value adjustment of definite lived intangible assets of approximately $4,100,000 and $107,000 for the years ended September 30, 2016 for the Paladin and SNI acquisitions, respectively. Operating expenses have been increased for the amortization expense associated with the fair value adjustment of definite lived intangible assets of approximately $2,100,000 for the year ended September 30, 2017 for the SNI acquisition.

 

(in Thousands, except per share data)

 

Pro Forma, unaudited   Year Ended September 30, 2017     Year Ended September 30, 2016  
             
Net sales   $ 189,149     $ 201,433  
Cost of sales   $ 119,817     $ 126,708  
Operating expenses   $ 68,794     $ 66,390  
Net income   $ (2,670 )   $ 2,679  
Basic income per common share   $ (0.28 )   $ 0.29  
Dilutive income per common share   $ (0.28 )   $ 0.28  

 

The proforma results of operations for the years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, included approximately $54,170,000 and $113,460,000 of sales, respectively, and approximately $2,606,000 and $1,227,000 of net income, respectively of SNI Companies. The year ended September 30, 2016 included approximately $4,785,000 of sales and approximately $842,000 of a net income of Paladin.

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2017 include the actual results of SNI Companies since the date of acquisition and include sales of approximately $49,710,000 and net income of approximately $741,000 for the year ended September 30, 2017. The consolidated financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016 included sale of approximately $17,572,000 of $14,697,000 of sales and approximately $403,000 and $842,000 of net income.