EACO CORP - Quarter Report: 2008 October (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
quarterly period ended October
1, 2008
o TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACTO OF
1934
For the
transition period from _______ to _______
Commission
File No. 000-14311
EACO
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
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59-2597349
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(State
of Incorporation)
|
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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1500 NORTH LAKEVIEW
AVENUE
ANAHEIM,
CALIFORNIA 92807
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(714)
876-2490
(Registrant’s
Telephone No.)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has (1) filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes x
No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso
No x
As of
November 20, 2008
Title
of each class
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Number
of shares outstanding
|
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Common
Stock, $.01 par value
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3,910,264
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PART I - FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
EACO
Corporation
Condensed
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
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Oct
1, 2008
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Sept
26, 2007
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Oct
1, 2008
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Sept
26, 2007
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Revenues:
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||||||||||||||||
Rental
Revenue
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$ | 373,800 | $ | 262,700 | $ | 1,022,200 | $ | 696,400 | ||||||||
Total
Revenues
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373,800 | 262,700 | 1,022,200 | 696,400 | ||||||||||||
Cost
and Expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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181,100 | 120,800 | 537,900 | 371,800 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
456,400 | 413,100 | 1,416,300 | 1,315,400 | ||||||||||||
Loss
on property purchase commitment
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-- | -- | -- | 238,000 | ||||||||||||
Loss
on disposition of equipment
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-- | -- | -- | 226,100 | ||||||||||||
Total
costs and expenses
|
637,500 | 533,900 | 1,954,200 | 2,151,300 | ||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
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(263,700 | ) | (271,200 | ) | (932,000 | ) | (1,454,900 | ) | ||||||||
Investment
gain (loss)
|
-- | 69,400 | 95,700 | (133,900 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest
and other income
|
30,900 | 13,800 | 179,300 | 59,700 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(227,300 | ) | (101,100 | ) | (700,000 | ) | (385,200 | ) | ||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
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(460,100 | ) | (289,100 | ) | (1,357,000 | ) | (1,914,300 | ) | ||||||||
Discontinued
operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of income tax
|
-- | -- | (596,200 | ) | -- | |||||||||||
Net
loss
|
(460,100 | ) | (289,100 | ) | (1,953,200 | ) | (1,914,300 | ) | ||||||||
Undeclared
cumulative preferred stock dividend
|
(19,100 | ) | (19,100 | ) | (38,200 | ) | (57,300 | ) | ||||||||
Net
loss attributable to common shareholders
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(479,200 | ) | (308,200 | ) | (1,991,400 | ) | (1,971,600 | ) | ||||||||
Basic
and diluted loss per share continuing operations
|
$ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (0.50 | ) | ||||
Discontinued
operations
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(0.00 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.50 | ) | $ | (0.50 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
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3,910,264 | 3,906,800 | 3,910,264 | 3,906,800 |
See
accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.
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EACO
Corporation
Condensed
Balance Sheets
Oct
1, 2008
(Unaudited)
|
January
2,
2008
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|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
178,100
|
$
|
1,030,600
|
||||
Restricted
cash - short-term
|
--
|
1,186,500
|
||||||
Receivables,
net
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56,500
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6,500
|
||||||
Prepaid
and other current assets
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56,200
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145,500
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||||||
Total
current assets
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290,800
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2,369,100
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||||||
Investments,
trading
|
--
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290,700
|
||||||
Certificate
of deposit
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1,155,200
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1,148,500
|
||||||
Property
and equipment:
|
||||||||
Land
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5,682,800
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5,682,800
|
||||||
Building
and improvements
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7,896,600
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7,896,600
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||||||
Equipment
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2,398,900
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2,398,900
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||||||
15,978,300
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15,978,300
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|||||||
Accumulated
depreciation
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(3,136,600)
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(2,672,700
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)
|
|||||
Net
property and equipment
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12,841,700
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13,305,600
|
||||||
Other
assets, principally deferred charges, net of accumulated
amortization
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973,900
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884,400
|
||||||
$
|
15,261,600
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$
|
17,998,300
|
|||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
461,100
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$
|
341,200
|
||||
Securities
sold, not yet purchased
|
--
|
786,500
|
||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
262,000
|
2,425,600
|
||||||
Due
to related party
|
1,290,600
|
--
|
||||||
Current
portion of workers compensation benefit liability
|
265,600
|
132,100
|
||||||
Current
portion of long-term debt
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220,100
|
173,500
|
||||||
Current
portion of obligation under capital lease
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6,800
|
700
|
||||||
Current
portion of accrued loss on sublease contract
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178,900
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81,100
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
2,685,100
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3,940,700
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||||||
Deferred
rent
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48,200
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120,000
|
||||||
Deposit
liability
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179,400
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156,900
|
||||||
Workers
compensation benefit liability
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3,222,000
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3,669,900
|
||||||
Long-term
debt
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7,490,500
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6,473,100
|
||||||
Obligations
under capital lease
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2,871,600
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2,877,900
|
||||||
Accrued
loss on sublease contracts
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636,400
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639,800
|
||||||
Total
liabilities
|
17,133,200
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17,878,300
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||||||
Shareholders'
equity (deficit):
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||||||||
Preferred
stock of $0.01 par; authorized 10,000,000 shares;
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||||||||
issued
and outstanding 36,000 shares at October 1, 2008 and
January
2, 2008 (liquidation value $900,000)
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400
|
400
|
||||||
Common
stock of $.01 par; authorized 8,000,000 shares;
|
||||||||
outstanding 3,910,264
shares at October 1, 2008 and January 2, 2008
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39,000
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39,000
|
||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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10,932,300
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10,932,300
|
||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(12,843,300
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)
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(10,851,700
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)
|
||||
Total
shareholders' equity (deficit)
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(1,871,600
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)
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120,000
|
|||||
$
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15,261,600
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$
|
17,998,300
|
See
accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.
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EACO
Corporation
Condensed
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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||||||||
Nine
Months Ended
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||||||||
Oct
1, 2008
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Sept
26, 2007
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|||||||
Operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(1,953,200)
|
$
|
(1,914,300)
|
||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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537,900
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339,700
|
||||||
Net
(gain) loss on investments
|
(95,700
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)
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133,900
|
|||||
Loss
on purchase commitment
|
--
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238,000
|
||||||
Loss
on disposal of equipment
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--
|
226,100
|
||||||
Bad
debt expense
|
178,000
|
--
|
||||||
Amortization
of loan fees and origination costs
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--
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32,100
|
||||||
Amortization
of below market leases
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--
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(72,400)
|
||||||
Amortization
of other assets
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(95,800)
|
--
|
||||||
Amortization
of loss on contract
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(94,500)
|
--
|
||||||
Decrease
(increase) in:
|
||||||||
Receivables
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(228,200
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)
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436,300
|
|||||
Prepaid
and other current assets
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89,300
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29,700
|
||||||
Investments
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(151,100)
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733,900
|
||||||
Other
assets
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(163,500)
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(127,900)
|
||||||
Increase
(decrease) in:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
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119,900
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19,500
|
||||||
Securities
sold, not yet purchased
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(255,700
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)
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(813,800)
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
(2,102,600
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)
|
69,800
|
|||||
Deposit
liability
|
22,500
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34,400
|
||||||
Loss
on contract
|
188,900
|
--
|
||||||
Deferred
rent
|
24,000
|
33,900
|
||||||
Workers
compensation benefit liability
|
(314,400
|
)
|
(382,000)
|
|||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(4,294,200)
|
(983,100)
|
||||||
Investing
activities:
|
||||||||
Restricted
cash
|
1,186,500
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644,600
|
||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
--
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(9,100)
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by investing activities
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1,186,500
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635,500
|
||||||
Financing
activities:
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of long-term debt
|
1,179,700
|
--
|
||||||
Payments
on long-term debt
|
(115,700)
|
(80,800)
|
||||||
Preferred
stock dividend
|
(38,200)
|
(57,300)
|
||||||
Payment
on capital lease
|
(200)
|
(5,700)
|
||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of related party debt
|
2,804,600
|
--
|
||||||
Payment
on related party debt
|
(1,575,000
|
)
|
--
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
2,255,200
|
(143,800)
|
||||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(852,500)
|
(491,400)
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents – beginning of year
|
1,030,600
|
1,196,900
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents - end of period
|
$
|
178,100
|
$
|
705,500
|
||||
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
||||||||
Cash
paid during the nine months for interest
|
$
|
581,600
|
$
|
366,500
|
See
accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.
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EACO
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October
1, 2008
(Unaudited)
Note
1. Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America (“GAAP”) and the interim financial information instructions to Form
10-Q, and do not include all the information and notes required by GAAP for
complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments necessary to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP, the financial
position of Eaco Corporation (the “Company”) as of October 1, 2008 and the
results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented, have
been made (consisting of normal recurring accruals and reclassifications of
assets held for sale to assets held and used). The results of operations for the
three and nine months ended October 1, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of
the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and notes thereto
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 2, 2008 filed on April 4, 2008.
The
accompanying condensed financial statements of the Company have been prepared
assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company incurred
significant losses and had negative cash flow from operations for the year ended
January 2, 2008, and had a working capital deficit of $1,571,600 at that
date. During the nine months ended October 1, 2008, the Company
incurred further losses and had a working capital deficit of
$2,394,300. The cash balance at October 1, 2008 is
$178,100.
The cash
outflows through September 2009 are estimated to total $1,262,400, which will
generate an estimated negative cash balance of $1,084,300 in the next
twelve months.
The
Company currently has estimated equity of $4 to $7 million in its three owned
properties, of which $2 million is encumbered by a standby letter of credit to
the Florida Self Insurers Guaranty Association (“FSIGA”) as collateral for its
workers compensation liability. The Company has the ability to sell
any or all of these properties to fund operations; however, there can be no
assurance that improvement in operating results will occur or that the Company
will successfully implement its plans.
The
Company will require additional funds in order to maintain its current
operations. In the past, short term funds have been provided by Bisco
Industries, Inc. (“Bisco”) and the option to continue borrowing from Bisco is
available. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Glen F. Ceiley, is the President and sole shareholder of
Bisco. In the long term, the Company expects any capital requirements
to be provided through the sale or refinancing of property currently
owned. Additional sources of financing may include public or private
offerings of equity or debt securities. While management believes it will have
access to these financing sources, no assurance can be given that such
additional sources of financing will be available on acceptable terms, on a
timely basis or at all.
The
accompanying fiscal financial statements do not include any adjustments that
might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going
concern.
Note
2. Significant Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141R, “Business
Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141R). SFAS No. 141R retains the fundamental
requirements in SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations”, that the acquisition
method of accounting be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer
to be identified for each business combination. SFAS No. 141R requires an
acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any
noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at
their fair values as of that date, with limited exceptions specified in SFAS No.
141R. In addition, SFAS No. 141R requires acquisition costs and restructuring
costs that the acquirer expected but was not obligated to incur to be recognized
separately from the business combination, therefore, expensed instead of part of
the purchase price allocation. SFAS No. 141R will be applied prospectively to
business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the
beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December
15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company expects to adopt SFAS No.
141R to any business combinations with an acquisition date on or after January
1, 2009.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment to ARB No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”).
SFAS No. 160 changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests, which
will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and classified as a
component of equity. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008.
Early adoption is prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the impact
SFAS No. 160 may have on its condensed financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”
("SFAS No. 157"). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles
and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies
under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value
measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting
pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute.
Accordingly, SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS
No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2007. The Company plans to adopt SFAS No. 157 beginning in the first
quarter of fiscal 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a significant
impact on the Company’s condensed financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS
No. 159 expands the scope of specific types of assets and liabilities that
an entity may carry at fair value on its statement of financial position, and
offers an irrevocable option to record the vast majority of financial assets and
liabilities at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. SFAS
No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have a significant impact on the
Company’s financial statements.
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EACO
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October
1, 2008
(Unaudited)
Note
3. Investments
Prior to
the quarter ended April 2, 2008, investments consisted of trading securities and
securities sold, not yet purchased. The Company holds no such
investments at October 1, 2008, as the Company liquidated all of its investment
holdings in the quarter ended April 2, 2008.
These
securities were carried at fair market value, with unrealized and realized gains
and losses reported in the statement of operations as a component of other
income (expense). Gains or losses on securities sold were based on
the specific identification method. The results for the quarter ended October 1,
2008 and September 26, 2007 included realized loss from the sale of marketable
securities of $0 and $106,400, respectively, and unrealized gain of $0 and
$175,800, respectively. The results for the nine months ended October
1, 2008 and September 26, 2007, included realized gain from the sale of
marketable securities of $12,500 and loss of $333,100, respectively, and
unrealized loss of $447,500 and gain of $199,200, respectively.
A primary
investment strategy used by the Company in 2008 and 2007 consisted of the
short-selling of securities, which resulted in obligations to purchase
securities at a later date. As of October 1, 2008, the Company had no
obligation for these securities sold and not yet purchased compared to $786,500
at January 2, 2008. The Company recognized net gains on securities
sold, not yet purchased of $0 and of $123,400 for the quarters ended October 1,
2008 and September 26, 2007, respectively. The Company recognized net gain on
securities sold, not yet purchased of $530,700 and net loss of $140,200 for the
nine months ended October 1, 2008 and September 26, 2007,
respectively.
Note
4. Other Assets
Other
assets are summarized as follows:
October
1, 2008 (unaudited)
|
January
2,
2008
|
|||||||
Leasehold
origination costs
|
$ | 321,300 | $ | 318,100 | ||||
Loan
fees
|
233,200 | 172,100 | ||||||
Tenant
improvements
|
210,700 | 210,700 | ||||||
Deferred
commissions and fees
|
205,500 | 232,500 | ||||||
Deferred
rent
|
347,500 | 203,100 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
500 | 10,000 | ||||||
1,318,700 | 1,146,500 | |||||||
Less
accumulated amortization
|
(344,800 | ) | (262,100 | ) | ||||
$ | 973,900 | $ | 884,400 |
Amortization
expense was $24,900 and $23,000 for the quarters ended October 1, 2008 and
September 26, 2007, respectively, and $95,800 and $75,000 for the nine months
ended October 1, 2008 and September 26, 2007, respectively.
Note
5. Sublease Contracts and Related Matters
,In July
2007, the Company signed a sublease agreement with a third party for the
sublease of the Deland Property. The rental income is $16,600 monthly
which escalates at 6% every two years. The sublease term is for five
years with two five year renewal options. The monthly sublease income
will be approximately $7,000 less than the monthly lease
payments. The Company had recorded an accrual for the shortfall
between the lease payments and sublease income in the amount of $720,900 in
accordance with the FASB Technical Bulletin No. 79-15, “Accounting for Loss on a
Sublease Not Involving the Disposal of a Segment” (“FTB 79-15”)
In March
2008, the Company signed a sublease agreement with a third party for the
sublease of the Fowler Property, which was vacant at last fiscal
year-end. The Company obtained the landlord’s consent to the sublease
during the quarter ended April 2, 2008, at which time the sublease became
effective. The rental income is $22,500 monthly which escalates at 6%
every two years. The sublease term is for two years with a twelve
year renewal option. The monthly sublease income will be
approximately $8,000 less than the monthly lease payments. The
sublease allows for a $100,000 rent credit to be given to the subtenant in order
for the subtenant to perform necessary repairs on the property, specifically to
replace the roof and air conditioning, of which the roof was completed in
October 2008. The Company had recorded an accrual for the shortfall
between the lease payments and sublease income in the amount of $151,000 in
accordance with the FTB 79-15.
On March
21, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement for an option to purchase the
Fowler Property from the current landlord for $3.13 million. Upon
evaluation of the purchase, the Company transferred its option to purchase the
Fowler Property to Glen Ceiley, the Company’s CEO and Chairman of the Board, on
May 16, 2008. Due to the Company’s current liquidity, it would have
been difficult for the Company to provide the required down payment for the
purchase.
As of
October 1, 2008, the Company accrued losses on sublease contracts of $815,300
consisting of the estimated loss on the Fowler Property of $136,200 and an
accrued loss on the Deland Property of $679,100.
During
the third quarter of 2008, the Company performed an impairment analysis on the
Deland and Fowler properties. Upon review, the Company deemed that it did not
have sufficient information to determine whether an impairment existed as of
October 1, 2008. The Company continues to collect more relevant
market data and monitor Deland and Fowler.
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EACO
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October
1, 2008
(Unaudited)
Note
6. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued
liabilities are summarized as follows:
October
1, 2008 (unaudited)
|
January
2,
2008
|
|||||||
Property
taxes
|
$ | -- | $ | 15,700 | ||||
Accrued
settlements with broker
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-- | 2,317,700 | ||||||
Legal
and accounting
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33,000 | 52,600 | ||||||
Unearned
rental revenue
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71,500 | 36,300 | ||||||
Bank
overdraft
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134,400 | -- | ||||||
Other
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23,000 | 3,300 | ||||||
$ | 261,900 | $ | 2,425,600 |
Note
7. Workers’ Compensation Liability
Prior to
the Asset Sale (defined below) the Company self-insured workers’ compensation
losses up to certain limits. The liability for workers’ compensation
claims represents an estimate of the present value of the ultimate cost of
uninsured losses which are unpaid as of the balance sheet dates. The
estimate is continually reviewed and adjustments to the Company’s estimated
claim liability, if any, are reflected in current operations. The
workers’ compensation benefit liability was $3,487,600 and $3,802,000 at October
1, 2008 and January 2, 2008, respectively.
After the
sale of substantially all of the Company’s restaurant assets (the “Asset Sale”)
to Banner Buffets, LLC (“Banner”) pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement dated February 22, 2005, the Company terminated its self-insurance
program, and no further claims were incurred after June 29, 2005.
The State
of Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation (“the Division”) requires
self-insured companies to pledge collateral in favor of the Division in an
amount sufficient to cover the Company’s projected outstanding
liability. In compliance with this requirement, in July 2004, the
Company provided the Division with a $1 million letter of credit from a bank
with an expiration date of May 30, 2008. In May 2008, the letter of credit was
renewed for one year with an expiration date of May 30, 2009. Based
upon the bank’s evaluation of the Company’s credit and to avoid
collateralization requirements, the letter of credit is guaranteed on behalf of
the Company by Bisco Industries, Inc. In addition, the Company pledged in
favor of the Division another $3,139,000 in letters of credit from various banks
with expirations in 2008 and 2009. These letters of credit are collateralized by
the equity the Company holds in its Sylmar property of $2 million and
certificates of deposit totaling $1,155,200.
Note
8. Related Party Transactions
In
January 2008, the Company borrowed, on a short-term basis, $1,824,600 from Bisco
to fund operations. The note payable accrues interest monthly at 7.5%
per annum and payment of principal and interest matured in June 2008. During
June 2008, a two month extension was granted, to revise the note payable
maturity date to August 2008. During August 2008, four month
extensions were granted to revise the note payable maturing date to December
2008.
In May
2008, the Company borrowed, on a short term basis, $550,000 from Bisco to pay
for the Horn settlement. The note payable accrues interest monthly at 7.5% per
annum and payment of principal and interest matures in October
2008. During October 2008, a two month extension was granted to
revise the note payable maturity date to December 2008.
In June
2008, the Company borrowed, on a short term basis, $100,000 from Bisco to fund
its operations. The note payable accrues interest monthly at 7.5% per
annum and principal and interest matures in November 2008.
In July
2008, the Company borrowed, on a short term basis, $230,000 from Bisco to fund
its operations. The notes payable accrue interest monthly at 7.5% per
annum and principal and interest mature in January 2009.
In
September 2008, the Company borrowed, on a short term basis, $100,000 from Bisco
to fund its operations. The note payable accrues interest monthly at
7.5% per annum and principal and interest mature in March 2009.
Subsequent
to October 1, 2008, the Company borrowed an additional $50,000 from Bisco to
fund operations. See discussion in Note 11, Subsequent
Events.
During
the nine months ended October 1, 2008, the Company made a total repayment of
$1,575,000 to Bisco. During the three months ended October 1, 2008, the Company
made no repayments to Bisco. The outstanding balance at the quarter
ended October 1, 2008 was $1,290,600.
The
Company’s accounting functions are performed by Bisco’s accounting personnel and
independent contract workers pursuant to a lease and facilities agreement. The
amounts paid to Bisco were $13,900 and $44,700 for the three months ended
October 1, 2008 and September 26, 2007, respectively, and $83,800 and $93,500
for the nine months ended October 1, 2008 and September 26, 2007,
respectively.
On March
21, 2008, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to purchase the Fowler
Property from the current landlord for $3.13 million. Upon evaluation of
the purchase, the Company transferred the rights to purchase the Fowler Property
to Glen Ceiley, CEO and Chairman of the Board, on May 16,
2008. See Note 5 Sublease Contracts and Related
Matters.
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EACO
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October
1, 2008
(Unaudited)
Note
9. Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The
following is a quarterly reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of
the basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) computations for net loss from
continuing operations attributable to common shareholders:
(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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Quarters
Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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October
1,
2008
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September
26, 2007
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October
1,
2008
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September
26,
2007
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EPS
from continuing operations – basic and diluted:
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Loss
from continuing operations
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$ | (460,100 | ) | $ | (289,100 | ) | $ | (1,953,200 | ) | $ | (1,914,300 | ) | ||||
Less
preferred stock dividends
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(19,100 | ) | (19,100 | ) | (38,200 | ) | (57,300 | ) | ||||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
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for
basic and diluted
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EPS
Computation
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$ | (479,200 | ) | $ | (308,200 | ) | $ | (1,991,400 | ) | $ | (1,971,600 | ) | ||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding for basic and diluted EPS
computation
|
3,910,264 | 3,906,800 | 3,910,264 | 3,906,800 | ||||||||||||
Loss
per common share from continuing operations
- basic and diluted
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$ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.50 | ) | $ | (0.50 | ) |
Note
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal
Matters
The
following matters related to the discontinued restaurant operations of the
Company which were sold in July 2005:
In
connection with the Asset Sale, a broker demanded a commission payment of $3.5
million. The Company filed suit against the broker in an effort to
expedite a resolution of the claim. The Company agreed to place
$400,000 in escrow in connection with the lawsuit. In December 2007,
a final judgment was made by the court in favor of the broker for approximately
$2,317,000. As a result of the judgment and subsequent settlement
agreement (described below) between the Company and the broker, the $400,000 in
escrow was returned to the Company in January 2008. On January 22, 2008, the
Company and the broker, among others, entered into a written settlement
agreement whereby the Company, without admitting liability, agreed to pay the
broker the amount of $2.317 million in satisfaction of the final
judgment. The settlement amount was paid in January
2008. In March 2008, the court ruled the Company owed an additional
$46,200 in reimbursements related to legal costs incurred by the
broker. That amount was paid during the quarter ended April 2, 2008
and is included in discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed
statement of operations for the nine months ended October 1, 2008.
In August
2005, the Company was sued by another broker who claimed that a commission of
$749,000 was payable to him as a result of the Asset Sale. On May 9,
2008, the Company reached a settlement agreement with the broker whereby the
Company, without admitting liability, agreed to pay the broker $550,000 which
was accrued for as of April 2, 2008 and included in discontinued operations in
the condensed statement of operations. On May 13, 2008, payment of the
settlement was made by way of a short term loan from Bisco, see Note 8, Related
Party Transactions. Such amount is included in the amount due to related
party at the quarter ended October 1, 2008.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Cautionary
Statements
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Company
intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors
created by such statutes. The forward-looking statements included herein are
based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, to the extent that this Quarterly Report contains forward-looking
statements regarding the financial condition, operating results, business
prospects or any other aspect of the Company, please be advised that the
Company's actual financial condition, operating results and business performance
may differ materially from that projected or estimated by management in
forward-looking statements.
Such
differences may be caused by a variety of factors, including but not limited to
adverse economic conditions, intense competition, including intensification of
price competition and entry of new competitors and products, adverse federal,
state and local government regulation, inadequate capital, unexpected costs and
operating deficits, increases in general and administrative costs, and other
specific risks that may be alluded to in this Quarterly Report or in other
reports issued by the Company. In addition, the business and operations of the
Company are subject to substantial risks that increase the uncertainty inherent
in the forward-looking statements. The inclusion of forward looking statements
in this Quarterly Report should not be regarded as a representation by
management or any other person that the objectives or plans of the Company will
be achieved.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company leases its properties to tenants under operating leases with terms of
over one year. Some of these leases contain scheduled rent
increases. We record rent revenue for leases which contain scheduled rent
increases on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, in accordance
with SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases.”
Receivables
are carried net of an allowance for uncollectible receivables. An
allowance is maintained for estimated losses resulting from the inability of any
tenants to meet their contractual obligations under their lease
agreements. We determine the adequacy of this allowance by
continually evaluating each tenant’s receivables considering the tenant’s
financial condition and security deposits, and current economic
conditions. An allowance for uncollectible accounts of approximately
$256,500 was determined to be necessary with regards to the outstanding rent
amount due the Company from the tenant of one of its stores that has declared
bankruptcy. It is unclear whether any of these funds will be
collected during the bankruptcy proceedings.
Concentration
Risk
During
the nine months ended October 1, 2008 and September 26, 2007, three tenants each represent
more than 10% of total rental revenues. The tenant(s) balance of approximately
$135,200 represented approximately 43% of the total rental receivables. $38,100
was collected subsequent to October 1, 2008 and $97,100 has been accounted for
as bad debt.
Long
Lived Assets
The
Company’s accounting policy for the recognition of impairment losses on
long-lived assets is considered critical. The Company’s policy is to
review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. For the purpose of the impairment review, assets are
tested on an individual basis. The recoverability of the assets is
measured by a comparison of the carrying value of each asset to the future net
undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by such asset. If
such assets are considered impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by
the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds the fair value.
There were no impairment losses recorded during the quarter ended October 1,
2008.
Workers’
Compensation Liability
The
Company’s policy for estimating its workers’ compensation liability is
considered critical. The Company previously self-insured workers’
compensation claims losses up to certain limits. The liability for
workers’ compensation represents an estimate of the present value of the
ultimate cost of uninsured losses which are unpaid as of the balance sheet
dates. The estimate is continually reviewed and adjustments to the
Company’s estimated claim liability, if any, are reflected in current
operations. On an annual basis, the Company obtains an actuarial
report which estimates its overall exposure based on historical claims and an
evaluation of future claims. The Company pursues recovery of certain
claims from an insurance carrier. Recoveries, if any, are recognized
when realization is reasonably assured.
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Deferred
Tax Assets
The
Company’s policy for recording a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets
is considered critical. A valuation allowance is provided for
deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire
before the Company is able to realize their benefit, or that future
deductibility is uncertain. In accordance with SFAS No. 109,
“Accounting for Income Taxes”, the Company records net deferred tax assets to
the extent the Company believes these assets will more likely than not be
realized. In making such determination, the Company considers all available
positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax
liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent
financial performance. SFAS No. 109 further states that forming a conclusion
that a valuation allowance is not required is difficult when there is negative
evidence, such as significant decreases in operations. As a result of the
Company’s recent disposal of significant business operations, the Company
concluded that a valuation allowance should be recorded against federal and
state net operating losses and certain federal and state tax credits. The
utilization of these items requires sufficient taxable income.
Loss
on Sublease Contracts
The
Company’s policy for recording a loss on sublease contracts is to evaluate the
costs expected to be incurred under an operating sublease in relation to the
anticipated revenue in accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin “Accounting for
Loss on a Sublease not Involving the Disposal of a Segment” 79-15, Section L-10;
if such costs exceed anticipated revenue on the operating sublease, the Company
recognizes a loss equal to the value of the shortfall over the term of the
sublease.
Discontinued
Operations
In
accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets,” the Company accounts for the results of operations of a
component of an entity that has been disposed or that meets all of the “held for
sale” criteria, as discontinued operations, if the component’s operations and
cash flows have been (or will be) eliminated from the ongoing operations of the
entity as a result of the disposal transaction and the Company will not have any
significant continuing involvement in the operations of the component after the
disposal transaction. The “held for sale” classification requires having the
appropriate approvals by our management, Board of Directors and shareholders, as
applicable, and meeting other criteria. When all of these criteria are met, the
component is then classified as “held for sale” and its operations are reported
as discontinued operations.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No.
141R”) SFAS No. 141R retains the fundamental requirements in SFAS No. 141,
“Business Combinations”, that the acquisition method of accounting be used for
all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business
combination. SFAS No. 141R requires an acquirer to recognize the assets
acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the
acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date,
with limited exceptions specified in SFAS No. 141R. In addition, SFAS No. 141R
requires acquisition costs and restructuring costs that the acquirer expected
but was not obligated to incur to be recognized separately from the business
combination, therefore, expensed instead of part of the purchase price
allocation. SFAS No. 141R will be applied prospectively to business combinations
for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual
reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is
prohibited. The Company expects to adopt SFAS No. 141R to any business
combinations with an acquisition date on or after January 1, 2009.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment to ARB No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”).
SFAS No. 160 changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests, which
will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and classified as a
component of equity. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008.
Early adoption is prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the impact
SFAS No. 160 may have on its condensed financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”
(“SFAS No. 157”) SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework
for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies under other
accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the
FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair
value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, SFAS No. 157 does not
require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. The Company plans to adopt SFAS
No. 157 beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. The adoption of SFAS No.
157 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed financial
statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS
No. 159 expands the scope of specific types of assets and liabilities that
an entity may carry at fair value on its statement of financial position, and
offers an irrevocable option to record the vast majority of financial assets and
liabilities at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. SFAS
No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have a significant impact on the
Company’s condensed financial statements.
Other
recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging
Issues Task Force, or “EITF”), the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to have a
material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial
statements.
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Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of the condensed financial statements of the Company requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates include the
Company’s workers’ compensation liability, the depreciable lives of assets,
estimated loss on or impairment of long-lived assets and the valuation allowance
against deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
For a full description of the Company’s critical accounting policies, see
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
January 2, 2008 as filed on April 4, 2008.
Results
of Operations
Comparison
of Quarters Ended October 1, 2008 and September 26, 2007
At
October 1, 2008, the Company owns two real estate properties for restaurant use,
one located in Orange Park, Florida (the “Orange Park Property”) and one in
Brooksville, Florida (the “Brooksville Property”). Both of these
properties were vacant at the fiscal year ended January 2, 2008. A
tenant was found for the Brooksville Property with the lease period commencing
on January 9, 2008 and expiring in January 2013. The Orange Park
Property remains vacant at October 1, 2008. The Company is obligated
for capital leases of two restaurant locations, one located in Tampa, Florida
(the “Fowler Property”) and another located in Deland, Florida (the “Deland
Property”). The Deland Property is subleased to a restaurant operator
whose sublease will expire in February 2017 while the Fowler Property is leased
to a subtenant, which commenced on April 9, 2008. In addition, the
Company owns an income producing real estate property held for investment in
Sylmar, California (the “Sylmar Property”) with two industrial
tenants.
The
Company experienced an increase of $111,100 or 42% in rental revenue during the
third quarter of 2008 compared to the third quarter of 2007, due to having
tenants in the Company’s Brooksville, Deland and Fowler Properties for all or
most of the third quarter of 2008, while these properties were vacant for all or
most of the third quarter of 2007. The additional rent income was
offset by the loss of the tenant in the Company’s Orange Park Property, due to
that tenant filing for bankruptcy at the end of 2007.
Depreciation
and amortization expenses increased $60,300 or 50% in the third quarter of 2008
compared to the third quarter of 2007, primarily due to the return of the Fowler
Property following the Banner bankruptcy. The Fowler Property was
returned to the Company in December 2007 and was not depreciated during the
third quarter of 2007.
General
and administrative expenses consist mainly of rent and related property
insurance expense, legal and other professional fees. General and administrative
expenses increased $43,300 or 10% during the third quarter of 2008 as compared
to the third quarter of 2007, due mainly to a decrease in legal
fees. The Company concluded a major litigation case at the end of
fiscal 2007 with a vast amount of the legal work on that case occurring in the
third quarter of 2007. There was no similar case in progress in the
third quarter of 2008. This was offset by two
items. First, the return of the Fowler Property in December 2007
increased rents in the third quarter of 2008 as compared to the third quarter of
2007 which contained no rent to that property. Second, bad debt
expense increased in the third quarter of 2008 compared to the third quarter of
2007 due to tenants at two properties, the Deland Property and the Fowler
Property, being several months behind on their respective rents.
In the
quarter ended April 2, 2008, the Company liquidated all of its investment
holdings. This resulted in no gain or loss from investments in the
third quarter of 2008 versus a gain of $69,400 in the third quarter of
2007.
Interest
expense increased by $126,200 or 124% in the quarter ended October 1, 2008
versus the quarter ended September 26, 2007, mainly due to the refinancing of
the Sylmar Property that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2007. The
resulting interest on the higher loan amount was more than the interest paid on
the mortgage in the third quarter of 2007.
Net loss
was $460,100 in the three months ended October 1, 2008 compared to net loss of
$289,100 in the three months ended September 26, 2007. Loss per share
for the quarter was $0.11 in 2008 compared to $0.08 in 2007. The 2008 third
quarter loss was due primarily to bad debt and interest expense due to the
refinancing of the Sylmar Property and new mortgage on the Brooksville
Property. The loss in the third quarter of 2007 was principally due
to investment losses, legal fees and the loss on the purchase commitment from
the anticipated sale of the Deland Property.
Comparison
of Nine Months Ended October 1, 2008 and September 26, 2007
The
Company experienced an increase of $325,800 or 46% in rental revenue during the
first nine months of 2008 compared to the first nine months of 2007, due to the
subleasing of both the Deland Property and Fowler Property during the first and
second quarter of 2008, respectively, exceeding the loss of income from the
vacancy of the Orange Park Property.
Depreciation
and amortization expenses increased $166,100 or 44% during the first nine months
of 2008 compared to the first nine months of 2007 mainly due to the Fowler
Property reverting back to the Company in December 2007 as a result of the
Banner bankruptcy. This property was depreciated throughout the first
nine months of 2008.
The
results for the first nine months of 2008 included realized gains from the sale
of marketable securities of $104,400 and unrealized losses of
$8,700. During the first nine months of 2007, the Company had
unrealized gains from the sale of marketable securities of $199,200 and realized
losses of $333,100.
Interest
and other income increased $119,600 or 200% due to the reimbursement received by
the Company from the Florida Disability Trust Fund related to a worker’s
compensation claim against the Company and the receipt of interest in the first
quarter of 2008 from the amount held in escrow related to the Lurie broker
litigation.
Interest
expense increased by $314,800 or 81% during the nine months ended October 1,
2008 versus the nine months ended September 26, 2007, mainly due to the
refinancing of the Sylmar Property that occurred in the fourth quarter of
2007. The resulting interest on the higher loan amount was more than
the interest paid on the mortgage in 2007 prior to the refinancing.
Net loss
was $1,953,200 in the first nine months of 2008, compared to net loss of
$1,914,300 in the first nine months of 2007. Loss per share for the
nine months was $0.49 cents in 2008 compared to $0.50 in 2007.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
accompanying condensed financial statements of the Company have been prepared
assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The
Company incurred significant losses and had negative cash flow from operations
for the year ended January 2, 2008, and had a working capital deficit of
$1,571,600 at that date. During the nine months ended October 1,
2008, the Company incurred further losses and had a working capital deficit of
$2,394,300. The cash balance at October 1, 2008 is
$178,100.
The cash
outflows through September 2009 are estimated to total approximately $1,262,400,
which will generate an estimated negative cash balance of $1,084,300 in
the next twelve months.
The
Company currently has estimated equity of $4 to $7 million in its three owned
properties, of which $2 million is encumbered by a standby letter of credit to
the Florida Self Insurers Guaranty Association (“FSIGA”) as collateral for its
workers compensation liability. The Company has the ability to sell
any or all of these properties to fund operations; however, there can be no
assurance that improvement in operating results will occur or that the Company
will successfully implement its plans.
The
Company will require additional funds in order to maintain its current
operations. In the past, short term funds have been provided by Bisco
Industries, Inc. (“Bisco”) and the option to continue borrowing from Bisco is
available. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Glen F. Ceiley, is the President and sole shareholder of
Bisco. In the long term, the Company expects any capital requirements
to be provided through the sale or refinancing of property currently
owned. Additional sources of financing may include public or private
offerings of equity or debt securities. While management believes it will have
access to these financing sources, no assurance can be given that such
additional sources of financing will be available on acceptable terms, on a
timely basis or at all.
The
accompanying condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that
might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going
concern.
In the
first nine months of 2008, the Company received bridge loans from Bisco
approximating $2,800,000, of which $1,575,000 has been
repaid. Bisco’s sole shareholder and President is Glen F. Ceiley, the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. The note agreements
do not provide for regularly scheduled payments; however, any remaining
outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest is due six months from the
date of the note, although the Company has the ability to extend
the loans through April 2009.
Subsequent
to year end, the Company financed the Brooksville Property, which was purchased
in December 2007 with cash proceeds from the refinance of the Sylmar
Property. The cash paid for the Brooksville Property was
approximately $2,027,000, and the Company financed approximately $1,200,000
during the quarter ended April 2, 2008. Proceeds from the financing
were used to pay down the Bisco loan by approximately $1,150,000.
On May
13, 2008, the Company borrowed an additional $550,000 from Bisco to pay the Horn
settlement amount. The loan accrues interest at 7.5% per annum and
principal and interest is due no later than November 13, 2008.
On June
11, 2008, the Company borrowed an additional $100,000 from Bisco to cover
operating cash flow requirements through July 2008. The loan accrued
interest at 7.5% per annum and principal and interest is due no later than
December 11, 2008.
In July
2008, the Company borrowed, on a short term basis, $230,000 from Bisco to fund
its operations. The notes payable accrue interest monthly at 7.5% per
annum and principal and interest mature in January 2009.
In
September 2008, the Company borrowed, on a short term basis, $100,000 from Bisco
to fund its operations. The note payable accrues interest monthly at
7.5% per annum and principal and interest mature in March 2009.
Substantially
all of the Company’s revenues are derived from rental
income. Therefore, the Company has not carried significant
receivables or inventories and the primary working capital requirements are the
repayment of debt, legal expenses and payment on the workers’ compensation
liability.
As stated
above, at October 1, 2008, the Company had a working capital deficit of
$2,394,300 compared to a working capital deficit of $1,571,600 at January 2,
2008. The increase was due to the borrowing required to pay the Lurie
and Horn litigation settlements and cash outlays for operating expenses, such as
legal costs and rents. Cash used in operating activities was
$4,294,200 in the nine months ended October 1, 2008, compared to cash used in
operating activities of $983,100 in the nine months ended September 26,
2007. The increase in cash used in operating activities was primarily
due to the payment of the Lurie and Horn litigation settlements.
Cash
provided by investing activities was $1,186,500 for the first nine months of
2008 versus cash provided of $635,500 in the first nine months of
2007. During the first quarter of 2008, the Company received $400,000
of previously restricted cash in escrow related to the Lurie
litigation. Also, during the first quarter of 2008, the Company
liquidated all of its equity holdings, including securities sold, not yet
purchased resulting in a further reduction of restricted cash of
$786,500. Cash related to these securities sold, not yet purchased
was considered restricted as it was required to repurchase the
stock. During the first nine months of 2007, the Company decreased
its securities sold, not yet purchased by $644,600 from the year ended
2006.
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Net cash
provided by financing activities was $2,255,200 in the first nine months of 2008
due to the proceeds received from the related party loan from Bisco of
$2,804,600, offset by the repayment during the six months of
$1,575,000. The Company also received proceeds from the financing of
the Brooksville Property of $1,179,700 during the quarter ended July 2,
2008.
In
connection with the Convertible Preferred Stock owned by the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Glen Ceiley, dividends are paid
quarterly when declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. The
Company paid one quarterly dividend in the nine months ended October 1,
2008. There were $38,200 of accrued undeclared dividends as of
October 1, 2008.
The
Company is required to pledge collateral for its Workers’ Compensation
Self-Insurance Liability with FSIGA. The Company has a total of $1.37
million pledged collateral. Bisco provides $1 million of this
collateral. As previously mentioned, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Glen F. Ceiley, is the President
and sole shareholder of Bisco. During 2007, the Company received a
demand from the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation (the “Division”) to
post further collateral in the amount of $2,781,500. The Company
pledged the amount by posting a standby letter of credit. The letter
of credit is collateralized by a certificate of deposit of $769,500 and the
equity the Company holds in the Sylmar Property. The Company may be
required to increase this collateral pledge from time to time in the future,
based on its workers’ compensation claim experience and various FSIGA
requirements for self-insured companies. Despite the sale of the
Company’s restaurants, the workers’ compensation will remain an ongoing
liability for the Company until all claims are paid, which will likely take many
years.
The
Company entered into a loan agreement with GE Capital for the Orange Park
Property in 1996. As of October 1, 2008, the outstanding balance due
under the Company’s loan with GE Capital was $765,200. In December
2007, the Company refinanced the Sylmar Property with Community
Bank. The cash proceeds were used i) to fund the collateral required
by the Division for the projected outstanding worker’s compensation liability,
ii) for payment on the purchase of the Brooksville Property, and iii) for
payment of the Lurie litigation settlement in January 2008. As
of October 1, 2008, the outstanding balance due on the Community Bank loan was
$5,741,700. In April 2008, the Company completed financing of the
Brooksville Property with Zions Bank. Proceeds of the loan were used
to partially repay the related party loan received from Bisco. The
weighted average interest rate on the Company’s loans is 6.24%. As of
October 1, 2008, the outstanding balance due on the Zions Bank loan was
$1,203,700.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
The
Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have
a current or future effect on the financial position, revenues, results of
operations, liquidity or capital expenditures, except for the land leases on the
restaurant properties treated as operating leases.
Contractual
Financial Obligations
In
addition to using cash flow from operations, the Company finances its operations
through the issuance of debt, and previously by entering into
leases. These financial obligations are recorded in accordance with
accounting rules applicable to the underlying transactions, with the result that
some are recorded as liabilities in the balance sheet while others are required
to be disclosed in the Notes to the condensed financial statements and
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 2, 2008 as filed on April 4, 2008.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The
Company is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and is not required to provide the
information required under this item.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and
procedures. As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act as of the
end of the period covered by this report, the Company conducted an evaluation of
the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the
supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including
the Chief Executive Officer. Based upon that evaluation, the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer has concluded that the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures are not effective in alerting them to material
information regarding the Company’s financial statement and disclosure
obligations in order to allow the Company to meet its reporting requirements
under the Exchange Act in a timely manner.
At
October 1, 2008, management identified a lack of sufficient oversight and review
as well as a lack of the appropriate number of resources to ensure the complete
and proper application of generally accepted accounting principles related to
certain routine accounting transactions. Specifically, this material
weakness resulted in errors in the preparation of the Company’s
condensed financial statements and related disclosures.
This
material weakness, if not remediated, has the potential to cause material
misstatements in the future, with regard to routine and complex accounting
transactions.
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The
Company is in the process of developing and implementing remediation plans to
address its material weaknesses. Management has identified specific remedial
actions to address the material weakness described above:
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Improve
the effectiveness of the accounting group by continuing to augment
existing Company resources with consultants that have the technical
accounting capabilities to assist in the analysis and recording of complex
accounting transactions.
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Improve
period-end closing procedures by establishing a monthly hard close process
by implementing a process that ensures the timely review and approval of
routine and complex accounting
estimates.
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Our management does not expect that our disclosure
controls and internal controls will prevent all error and all
fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and
operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are
met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact
that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent
limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide
absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the
realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns
can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be
circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more
people, or by management’s override of the control.
The
design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions
about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any
design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control
system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be
detected.
Changes in internal control.
There have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting
that occurred in the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or
are reasonably likely to materially affect internal controls over financial
reporting.
As
previously disclosed in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC, effective
April 2006, the accounting functions for the Company are performed by Bisco’s
accounting personnel and independent contract workers pursuant to a lease and
facilities agreement. Bisco is an affiliated company owned and controlled by
Glen Ceiley, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
From time
to time, the Company may be named in claims arising in the ordinary course of
business. Currently, no legal proceedings or claims are pending
against us or involve us that, in the opinion of the Company’s management, could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
business or financial condition.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
The
Company is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act and is not required to provide the information required under this
item.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use
of Proceeds
None.
Item
3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
On July 21, 2008, the Company held an annual
meeting of the shareholders of its common stock to vote on the reelection of
four persons to the Company’s Board of Directors: Stephen Catanzaro, Glen F.
Ceiley, Jr., Jay Conzen and William L. Means.
All of the directors up for reelection at the annual
meeting were elected to serve a term of one year, expiring at the annual meeting
in the year 2009. The following table sets forth the votes for and
votes withheld with respect to the reelection of the
directors.
DIRECTOR
NOMINEE
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VOTES
FOR
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VOTES
WITHHELD
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Stephen Catanzaro
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2,563,039
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1,347,225
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Glen F. Ceiley, Jr.
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2,563,039
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1,347,225
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Jay Conzen
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2,563,039
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1,347,225
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William L. Means
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2,563,039
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1,347,225
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Item
5. Other Information
None.
Item
6. Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed as part of the report on Form 10-Q.
No.
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Exhibit
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3.01
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Articles
of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of Florida,
Inc. (Exhibit 3.01 to the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 29, 1985,
Registration No. 33-1887, is incorporated herein by
reference.)
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3.02
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Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc. (Exhibit 3.03 to the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 29, 1985,
Registration No. 33-1887, is incorporated herein by
reference.)
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3.03
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Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc. (Exhibit 3.04 to the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 29, 1985, Registration No.
33-1887, is incorporated herein by reference.)
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3.04
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Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc. (Exhibit 3.08 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 31, 1998, is incorporated herein by
reference.)
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3.05
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Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc. (Exhibit 3.09 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 29, 2004, is incorporated herein by
reference.)
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3.06
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Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc., changing the name of the corporation to Eaco Corporation
(Exhibit 3.10 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with
the SEC on September 3, 2004, File No. 000-14311 is incorporated herein by
reference.)
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3.07
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Amendment
of Articles of Amendment Designating the Preferences of Series A
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock $0.10 Par Value. of EACO
Corporation. (Exhibit 3.i to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on September 8, 2004, File No. 000-14311 is
incorporated herein by reference.)
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3.08
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Family Steak Houses of Florida, Inc. (Exhibit 4 to
the Company’s Form 8-A filed with the SEC on March 19, 1997, File No.
000-14311 is incorporated herein by reference.)
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3.09
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Amendment
to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Family Steak Houses of Florida, Inc.
(Exhibit 3.08 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
SEC on March 15, 2000, File No. 000-14311 is incorporated herein by
reference.)
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31.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
EACO
CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date:
November 20,
2008 /s/ Glen
Ceiley
Glen Ceiley
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer &
Principal Financial Officer)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
No.
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Exhibit
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3.01
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Articles
of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of Florida,
Inc. (Exhibit 3.01 to the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 29, 1985,
Registration No. 33-1887, is incorporated herein by
reference.)
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3.02
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Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc. (Exhibit 3.03 to the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 29, 1985,
Registration No. 33-1887, is incorporated herein by
reference.)
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3.03
|
Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc. (Exhibit 3.04 to the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 29, 1985, Registration No.
33-1887, is incorporated herein by reference.)
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3.04
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Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc. (Exhibit 3.08 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 31, 1998, File No. 000-14311 is incorporated
herein by reference.)
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3.05
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Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc. (Exhibit 3.09 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 29, 2004, File No. 000-14311 is incorporated
herein by reference.)
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3.06
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Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc., changing the name of the corporation to Eaco Corporation
(Exhibit 3.10 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with
the SEC on September 3, 2004, File No. 000-14311 is incorporated herein by
reference.)
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3.07
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Amendment
of Articles of Amendment Designating the Preferences of Series A
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock $0.10 Par Value. of EACO
Corporation. (Exhibit 3.i to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on September 8, 2004, File No. 000-14311 is
incorporated herein by reference.)
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3.08
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Family Steak Houses of Florida, Inc. (Exhibit 4 to
the Company’s Form 8-A filed with the SEC on March 19, 1997, File No.
000-14311 is incorporated herein by reference.)
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3.09
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Amendment
to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Family Steak Houses of Florida, Inc.
(Exhibit 3.08 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
SEC on March 15, 2000, File No. 000-14311 is incorporated herein by
reference.)
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31.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
Securities and Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
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