UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File Number 0-8814
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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(State of incorporation)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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8451 Delaware Street, Thornton, CO
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(Address of principal executive office)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (303) 292-3456
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock 1/3 of $.01 par value
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The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC |
Title of Class
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405
of the Securities Act.
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days.
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation
S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by
reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerate filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defied in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The approximate aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates on February 28, 2007, the last business day of the registrants most recently
completed second fiscal quarter was: $84,289,000
Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, as of October 31, 2007:
20,206,566
Documents incorporated by reference: The information required by Part III is incorporated by
reference from the registrants definitive proxy statement for the 2007 annual meeting of
stockholders, which will be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the close of the fiscal year
ended August 31, 2007.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE UNITED STATES PRIVATE
SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
Statements that are not historical facts contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward
looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
from projected results. The words anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, plan, intend
and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We cannot assure you that any of our expectations will be
realized. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by
such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the timing of development of the areas
where we may sell our water, including uncertainties related to the development of projects we
currently have under contract, the market price of water, changes in applicable statutory and
regulatory requirements, uncertainties in the estimation of water available under decrees, costs of
delivery of water and treatment of wastewater, uncertainties in the estimation of costs of
construction projects, the strength and financial resources of our competitors, our ability to find
and retain skilled personnel, climatic and weather conditions, labor relations, availability and
cost of material and equipment, delays in anticipated permit and construction dates, environmental
risks, the results of financing efforts and the ability to meet capital requirements, and general
economic conditions.
PART I
Item 1. Business
Summary of our business
Pure Cycle Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in 1976. We are a vertically integrated water
and wastewater service provider engaged in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of
water and wastewater systems. Our philosophy is that water is a precious commodity, one which is
often undervalued and used inefficiently. We have assets located in the Denver, Colorado
metropolitan area, in southeastern Colorado in the Arkansas River, and on the western slope of
Colorado; however, we primarily operate in metropolitan Denver, Colorado. We center our business
practices around efficient and environmentally responsible water management programs to ensure we
have high quality water to meet the long-term needs of our customers. This means we withdraw,
treat, store and deliver water to our customers, then collect wastewater from our customers, treat
it, and reuse that water through our dual distribution delivery systems. A dual distribution system
is one in which domestic water demands and irrigation water demands are provided through separate
independent infrastructure which promotes efficient water resource management and reduces the
amount of water that is wasted by traditional water systems. This enables us to maximize our
water supplies and allows us the ability to provide long-term water solutions on a regional basis.
The Denver metropolitan region continues to experience growth, even in the slow housing
construction market experienced throughout 2007. In recent years, cities and municipalities have
begun requiring property developers to demonstrate they have sufficient water supplies for their
proposed projects before the cities and municipalities will consider rezoning or annexation
applications. Our water marketing activities focus on developers and homebuilders developing new
areas along the Front Range, which includes the greater Denver and Colorado Springs metropolitan
areas. Our groundwater supplies are largely undeveloped and are located in the southeast portion of
the greater Denver area in Arapahoe County. The majority of our surface water is located in the
Arkansas River Valley, and we anticipate using it in our target service market and throughout the
Front Range of Colorado.
We work with area developers to investigate water supply constraints, water and wastewater utility
issues and other issues related to water and wastewater services in order to identify suitable
areas for development. We negotiate individual service agreements with developers and/or
homebuilders and cities and municipalities to design, construct and operate water and wastewater
systems and services. These service agreements address all aspects of the development of the water
and wastewater systems, which are more specifically discussed below, but include: (i) the purchase
of water and wastewater taps in exchange for our
obligation to construct the Wholesale Facilities; (ii) the establishment of payment terms,
timing, capacity and location of Special Facilities (if any); and (iii) specific terms related
to our provision of ongoing water and wastewater services.
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Our Water Assets
We own the following water assets in Colorado, which are described in greater detail below:
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Approximately 60,000 acre-feet of senior 1883 water rights in the Arkansas River and its
tributaries represented by over 21,600 shares of the Fort Lyon Canal Company (FLCC); |
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Approximately 11,650 acre-feet of water located in Arapahoe County, Colorado at property
known as the Lowry Range (described below), which we can export from the Lowry Range to
supply water to nearby communities and developers in need of additional water supplies (this
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Approximately 363 acre-feet of groundwater pursuant to an Agreement for Water Service (the
County Agreement) with Arapahoe County (the County), which will be added to our overall
Denver metropolitan water supply portfolio (we are awaiting the delivery of a water rights
deed for approximately 336 acre-feet of this water valued at approximately $240,000, the value
of which is included in the construction proceeds receivable account on our balance sheet as
of August 31, 2007, until the water rights deed is received); and |
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Approximately 89 acre-feet of water located beneath Sky Ranch together with the right to
purchase an additional 671 acre-feet of water (for a total of 760 acre-feet), which will be
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In addition to the water we own, we also control the following water assets in Colorado, which are
described in greater detail below:
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We have the exclusive rights to use, through 2081, approximately 15,050 acre-feet of water
located at the Lowry Range. This water is required to be used specifically on the Lowry Range
(collectively we refer to the 15,050 acre-feet of water designated for use on the Lowry Range
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We own conditional water rights in western Colorado that entitle us to build a 70,000
acre-foot reservoir to store Colorado River tributary water and a right-of-way permit from the
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Arkansas River Water
On August 31, 2006, we acquired approximately 60,000 acre-feet of Arkansas River water from High
Plains A&M, LLC (HP A&M), in exchange for 3.0 million shares of our common stock, pursuant to an
acquisition agreement (the Arkansas River Agreement). Of this, we anticipate that approximately
40,000 acre-feet will be available for non-agricultural uses along the front range of Colorado.
This acquisition allows us to more effectively market our water and wastewater services to
customers in the Denver metropolitan market as well as other markets such as the Colorado Springs
region. It also expands our service capacities from approximately 78,000 Single Family Equivalent
units (SFE) to over 180,000 SFE units. An SFE is defined in our water and wastewater service
rules and regulations applicable to our services (the Rules and Regulations) as the amount of
water required each year by a family of four persons living in a single family house on a standard
sized lot, which is equivalent to approximately 0.4 acre-feet of water per year. The Arkansas River
water rights we own are represented by approximately 21,600 shares of the FLCC. The FLCC is a
non-profit mutual ditch company established in the 1800s that operates and maintains the 110 mile
Fort Lyon Canal between La Junta, Colorado and Lamar, Colorado.
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Along with these water rights, we also acquired approximately 17,500 acres of real property
located in the counties of Bent, Otero and Prowers, Colorado, and certain contract rights,
tangible personal property,
mineral rights, and other water interests associated with the real property. The real and
personal property and other non-water assets were acquired because the water we intend to
ultimately develop for municipal purposes is based on the current and historical consumptive
use of such water on the land. By owning the land and having the water continue to be used for
agricultural purposes, we ensure that there is continued beneficial use of the water.
The real property is comprised of approximately 80 separate parcels, which are subject to
operating lease agreements permitting the lessees to farm the land, in return for defined lease
payments, and use the water rights for irrigation purposes. These properties are subject to a
management agreement which is described below. Additionally, certain of the properties are
subject to outstanding promissory notes which are secured by deeds of trust on the properties. We
did not assume these promissory notes and are not responsible for making any of the required
payments. This responsibility remained with HP A&M. In the event of default by HP A&M, we may
choose to pay HP A&Ms obligations in order to protect our water interests. As collateral on HP
A&Ms obligation to pay the promissory notes, HP A&M placed 1.5 million shares of our common
stock in escrow, pursuant to a stock pledge agreement, which stock will only be released upon the
circumstances described in the pledge agreement. In the event of default, we could foreclose on
this stock and the payments required under the Tap Participation Fee (described in Item 7
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations below)
could be reduced.
Timing of the development of the Arkansas River water will depend on the timing of connections
added to our existing water and wastewater systems along the Front Range. We will fund the
development of the Arkansas River water, much like the other water we own, by using proceeds
generated from the sale of taps or connection fees associated with new connections to our system.
In addition to increasing our service capacities, this additional water may present other market
opportunities for us to assist existing water providers in solving their long-term water supply
needs for their existing and new connections. Along the Front Range, there are over 70 separate
independent water providers with varying needs for replacement and new water supplies, which
presents an opportunity for us to assist these water providers in meeting their existing and future
water needs.
We are working with the FLCC and other interested parties in the Arkansas River Valley to mitigate
any impact to the community and to make investments and decisions on farming operations which
benefit our water as well as the traditional water users. If any of our real property is converted
to non-irrigated uses, we will be required to re-vegetate the land to its natural state.
In addition to the Arkansas River Agreement and the stock pledge agreement with HP A&M noted
above, we also signed various other agreements with HP A&M, including:
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A pledge agreement, whereby the Company pledged to HP A&M a defined number of FLCC shares
acquired pursuant to the Arkansas River Agreement which will be released as the consideration
(the value of the stock and the Tap Participation Fees paid) exceeds certain defined amounts; |
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A property management agreement with HP A&M whereby HP A&M will manage the real estate
leases in exchange for all the rental income from the assumed leases for a period of five
years (through August 31, 2011), which can be extended under defined circumstances; |
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A registration rights agreement, pursuant to which we granted HP A&M one demand right to
register 750,000 shares of Pure Cycle common stock and piggyback rights to register an
additional 750,000 shares of Pure Cycle common stock (HP A&M exercised the piggyback rights in
July 2007 and registered 750,000 shares of common stock); and |
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A voting agreement, pursuant to which our President agreed to vote shares of Pure Cycle
common stock owned by him for HP A&Ms designated board member. |
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The Rangeview Water Supply and Related Agreements
Our Rangeview Water Supply is located at the Lowry Range. The Lowry Range is owned by the State
Board of Land Commissioners (the Land Board), and is located in unincorporated Arapahoe County
approximately 15 miles southeast of Denver and 12 miles south of the Denver International Airport.
The Land Board acquired this property in the 1960s and has stated that the Lowry Range is one of
the most valuable pieces of property in its nearly 2.5 million acre portfolio. The Lowry Range
encompasses approximately 27,000 acres, of which approximately 24,000 acres are within our
exclusive service area. In June 2007, the Land Board entered into a Development and Management
Services Agreement with Australian based Lend Lease Communities, LLC (see www.lendlease.com for
more information on Lend Lease Communities) for the development of approximately 3,900 acres of the
Lowry Range. Of this 3,900 acres, we have the exclusive right to provide water and wastewater
services to approximately 1,300 acres.
We acquired our Rangeview Water Supply in April 1996 pursuant to the following agreements (i) the
Amended and Restated Lease Agreement (the Lease) between the Land Board and the Rangeview
Metropolitan District (the District), a quasi-municipal political subdivision of the State of
Colorado, (ii) the Agreement for Sale of Export Water between us and the District and (iii) the
Service Agreement between us and the District for the provision of water service to the Lowry
Range (collectively these agreements are referred to as the Rangeview Water Agreements).
The Rangeview Water Supply is a combination of tributary surface water, nontributary groundwater
rights, and storage rights associated with the Lowry Range. We own the rights to use 11,650
acre-feet of non-tributary groundwater that can be exported off the Lowry Range to serve area
users. We also have the exclusive rights to use an additional 15,050 acre-feet of tributary surface
water and nontributary groundwater to serve customers on the Lowry Range. The Export Water we own,
together with water owned by the Land Board that we have contracted to utilize under our Service
Agreement, includes over 26,700 acre-feet of water per year. Based on independent engineering
estimates, the 15,050 acre-feet of water designated for use on the Lowry Range is capable of
providing water service to approximately 44,500 SFE units, and the 11,650 acre-feet of Export Water
we own can serve approximately 33,600 SFE units throughout the Denver metropolitan region, for a
combined service capacity, of our Denver based water assets, of approximately 78,100 SFE units.
Pursuant to the Rangeview Water Agreements we will design, construct, operate and maintain the
Districts water system to provide water service to customers within the Districts service area,
namely the Lowry Range, using approximately 15,050 acre-feet of water per year located on the
Lowry Range. This 15,050 acre-feet of water is dedicated for use specifically on the Lowry Range
per the Rangeview Water Agreements. In exchange for providing water service to customers within
the Districts service area, we receive 95% of all amounts received by the District relating to
water services, after deducting required royalties to the Land Board, which initially total
approximately 12% of gross revenues received from water sales.
We will also design, finance, construct, operate and maintain the Districts wastewater system to
provide wastewater service to customers within the Districts service area. In exchange for
providing wastewater service, we receive 100% of the Districts wastewater tap fees and 90% of the
Districts monthly wastewater fees, as well as the rights to use or sell the reclaimed water.
On the Lowry Range, we operate both the water and the wastewater systems during our contract period
and the District owns both systems. However, after 2081, ownership of the water system
infrastructure servicing customers on the Lowry Range reverts to the Land Board, with the District
retaining ownership of the wastewater infrastructure. Off the Lowry Range, we will use our Export
Water to provide water and wastewater services to our customers, along with the Arkansas River
water described above, and we plan to own these facilities. We plan to contract with third parties
for the construction of these facilities.
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The sale of Export Water generates a royalty payment to the Land Board, which is described in
greater detail in the Revenues Export Water Customers section below. A portion of the proceeds
from the sale of
Export Water are subject to the Comprehensive Amendment Agreement No. 1 (the CAA), which is one
of the agreements we used to purchase our Export Water and is more fully described in Item 6
Critical Accounting Policies Accounting for CAA Payments and Note 5 Participating Interests in
Export Water in the accompanying financial statements.
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Agreement for Water Service
We entered into the County Agreement in August 2005 to design, construct, operate and maintain a
water system for, and provide water services to, the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds (the
Fairgrounds), which was constructed West of the Lowry Range. Pursuant to the County Agreement, we
acquired approximately 363 acre-feet of water from the County, which we can use in conjunction with
our Rangeview Water Supply to supply water to nearby communities. As of August 31, 2007, we have
not received the water rights deed for approximately 336 acre-feet of groundwater, which is valued
at approximately $240,000. Therefore, we have not capitalized the cost of this water and will not
do so until the satisfactory transfer of this deed. Until the deed is transferred, the value of
this water is included under the caption construction proceeds receivable on the balance sheet as
the County would be required to pay us this amount in cash if the water rights deed is not
transferred to us.
Pursuant to the County Agreement, the County purchased water taps for 38.5 SFEs for approximately
$567,500 (which was comprised of $514,600 in cash and 27 acre-feet of water rights valued at
approximately $52,900), or $14,740 per tap. The County also paid us, or will pay us, approximately
$1.25 million (which can be lowered by the value of the 336 acre-feet of water rights we agreed to
acquire as explained above, or approximately $240,000) to design and build certain Special
Facilities (as defined below).
We are servicing the Fairgrounds using our Export Water, and therefore, the tap fees we received
generated royalty payments to the Land Board totaling approximately $34,500, which was 10% of the
net revenues we received from the sale of Export Water taps in fiscal 2006. The agreement with the
Land Board requires royalty payments on Export Water sales based on the net revenues we receive.
These net revenues are defined as proceeds from the sale of Export Water less direct and indirect
costs, including reasonable overhead charges, associated with the withdrawal, treatment and
delivery of Export Water. In addition, the tap fees, net of the Land Board royalty, were subject to
the CAA. This resulted in us distributing approximately $533,000 of the tap fees received from the
County to the escrow agent in September 2005. Based on our CAA ownership at the time, we received
back $373,100, or 70% of this distribution. The tap fees we retained were used to construct the
Wholesale Facilities required to provide water service to the Fairgrounds.
See also Note 3 Water, Water Systems and Service Agreements in the accompanying financial
statements for a discussion of the funding of the Special Facilities at the Fairgrounds as well
as a proposed amendment to the County Agreement.
The construction of the Special and Wholesale facilities were completed in our fiscal 2006, and we
began providing water service to the Fairgrounds at the opening of the 100th Annual
Arapahoe County fair on July 21, 2006. This is when we started recognizing the tap fees and special
facilities funding revenue in income (as described in the Critical Accounting Policies section in
Item 7 below) and we started depreciating the facilities constructed to serve the Fairgrounds.
Sky Ranch Water Supply and Water Service Agreements
On October 31, 2003, and May 14, 2004, we entered into two Water Service Agreements (collectively
the Sky Ranch Agreements) with the developer of approximately 950 acres of property located 4
miles north of the Lowry Range along Interstate 70 in Colorado, known as Sky Ranch. Under the Sky
Ranch Agreements, once the project commences, we are to provide water service to the homes and
other buildings that are expected to be built at Sky Ranch, which could be as high as 4,850 SFEs.
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As of the date of this filing, we have not received any payments for tap purchases from the
developer and have no information on if or when the developer will begin developing the project and
purchase water taps from us. As part of the Sky Ranch Agreements, the developer is required to
dedicate approximately 537 acre-feet of water to us in exchange for a $3,400 per tap credit for the
first 767 water taps purchased. Additionally, pursuant to the Sky Ranch Agreements, the developer
is required to pay us $3.41 million for the construction of certain Special Facilities required to
extend service to Sky Ranch. As of August 31, 2007, none of this water has been dedicated to us
because Sky Ranch has not yet purchased any water taps, and construction of the Special Facilities
has not occurred so therefore none of the $3.41 million for construction of the Special Facilities
has been paid.
We also entered into a five year groundwater purchase agreement with Sky Ranch to acquire the 223
acre-feet of Denver Aquifer groundwater located at Sky Ranch, with the final $50,000 payment due in
April 2008. As of the date of this filing, we have acquired 40% of this water, or 89.2 acre-feet
for payments totaling $100,000. The 89.2 acre-feet of water we have acquired from Sky Ranch, for
which we have the water rights deeds, does not have to be used at Sky Ranch, at our discretion it
can be used throughout our target service area. We have also paid the developer an additional
$100,000 to acquire the next 40% (89.2 acre-feet) of water pursuant to this groundwater purchase
agreement, but the developer has not cashed our checks or remitted the water rights deed for this
water to us. Therefore, we have not capitalized this 89.2 acre-feet of water purchased as a water
asset yet. In addition to this, Sky Ranch is required to make annual option payments to us of
$50,000 and $10,400 for the right to use our Export Water at Sky Ranch. As of the date of this
filing, we have not received either of the option payments due in fiscal 2007 or 2006, and
therefore Sky Ranch is in default on these payments (totaling $120,800). Notwithstanding Sky Ranch
being in default on its option fees, our service agreements with Sky Ranch currently remain in
effect. Pursuant to the Sky Ranch Agreements, we maintain responsibility to provide water service
to up to 1,500 single family units at the Sky Ranch development using the water we have, or expect
to acquire, from Sky Ranch. Continued default by Sky Ranch on payment of the option fees places the
Sky Ranch development at risk of not being able to use our Export Water to service development in
excess of the 1,500 single family units. There is currently no development occurring at Sky Ranch
and the developer of Sky Ranch has listed the property for sale.
By combining the 537 acre-feet of water to be purchased from the developer of Sky Ranch together
with the 89.2 acre-feet of water already purchased, and the 133.8 acre-feet anticipated to be
purchased under the agreement to purchase Denver Aquifer groundwater, we will have acquired a total
of 760 acre-feet of water from Sky Ranch, which we plan to use to provide water service to the
first 1,500 SFEs at Sky Ranch.
Paradise Water Supply
In 1987 we acquired the conditional rights to build a 70,000 acre-foot reservoir to store Colorado
River tributary water and a right-of-way permit from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for
property at the dam and reservoir site. Due to the nature of the Paradise water rights, the
significant development costs of water assets along the western slope, and agreements with other
western slope water interests, the use of our Paradise Water Supply is limited to opportunities
along the western slope. While we continue to identify potential new users for these rights, we
cannot assure you that we will ever be able to make use of this asset or sell the water
profitably. See discussion of impairment analysis in the Critical Accounting Policies section
below.
Every six years our Paradise Water Supply is subject to a Finding of Reasonable Diligence review
by the water court and the State Engineer to determine if we are diligently pursuing the
development of the water rights. During fiscal 2005 the water court began the latest review. In
2007, we completed the due diligence review with the State Engineers office and received a Finding
of Reasonable Diligence, but only after certain objectors came forward. The objectors were
questioning our anticipated use of the conditional water rights outside of the Colorado River
Basin and the western slope of Colorado. Following months of discussions, we reached an agreement
with the objectors on our continued development activities as well as certain milestones to be met
during our next diligence period for the Paradise Water Supply, and the objectors agreed to remove
their objections from the review process. As a result, we acknowledged that we
can only use our Paradise Water Supply in the Colorado River basin, we will consider alternative
locations for constructing a reservoir, and we agreed the objectors can have the right to lease up
to 10,000 acre-feet of water per year if we develop the Paradise Water Supply.
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Revenues
We generate revenues predominately from three sources:
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We negotiate the payment terms for tap fees, construction fees, and other water and wastewater
service fees with each developer, builder or municipality before we commit to providing service and
before construction of the project begins.
Water and Wastewater Tap Fees
Tap fees are paid by the developer in advance of construction activities. Tap fees are designed to
fund construction of the Wholesale Facilities and defray the acquisition costs of obtaining water
rights. Wholesale Facilities are facilities we design, construct, operate, maintain and repair.
Wholesale Facilities serve our entire service area or major regions or portions thereof. Wells,
treatment plants, pumping stations, tanks, reservoirs, transmission pipelines, and major sewage
lift stations are typical examples of Wholesale Facilities. We own the Wholesale Facilities we
construct off the Lowry Range. The District owns the Wholesale Facilities constructed on the Lowry
Range.
Pursuant to our Rangeview Water Agreements with the District and the Land Board, pricing for water
tap fees (as well as water usage charges described further below) is controlled through a
market-driven pricing mechanism in which our rates and charges may not exceed the average of
similar rates and charges of three nearby communities (referred to as the rate-based districts).
Due to increases in tap fees at the rate-based districts, effective July 1, 2007, water tap fees
increased to $20,000 per tap, which is an increase of 18.8% over the 2006 water tap fee of $16,840
per SFE. Wastewater tap fees remained unchanged at $4,883.
Table A provides a summary of our water tap fees since 2002:
Table A Water System Tap Fees
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Developers owning rights to either surface water or groundwater underlying their properties can
receive a credit against a portion of their water tap fees if they elect to sell their water to us,
which is negotiated at the time of the service agreement.
Construction Fees
The development of water and wastewater systems typically requires the construction of facilities
to extend services to an individual development. In cases where these facilities are not available
for use by any other developments, these facilities are classified as Special Facilities. Special
Facilities can include items such as infrastructure required during the construction of the
permanent water and wastewater systems, transmission pipelines to transfer water from one location
to another, temporary storage facilities, etc. Generally we are not responsible for the design and
construction of the Special Facilities; this is typically the developers responsibility. However,
we are typically responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Special Facilities upon
completion. We will accept responsibility for the budgeting, design and
construction of the Special Facilities if the developer provides the funding. If the developer
constructs the Special Facilities, the facilities must be constructed to our design standards, and
the developer is required to dedicate the Special Facilities to us at no charge upon completion. If
we construct the Special Facilities, we capitalize the construction costs, and upon completion, we
own the Special Facilities.
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If we agree to build the Special Facilities, the funding received from the developer is deferred
until construction is completed and the assets are placed into operation. At that time, the funding
from the developer is recorded as income over the estimated service period, which is the estimated
useful life of the assets constructed with those funds. The depreciation charges for the Special
Facilities are recorded as costs of revenue over the estimated useful life of the assets.
Developers are usually responsible for the design and construction of Retail Facilities, which
are facilities that transport water throughout an individual subdivision or community. Retail
Facilities are constructed pursuant to our design standards and are inspected by our engineers
prior to completion. Once we certify that the Retail Facilities have been constructed in accordance
with our design criteria, the developer dedicates the Retail Facilities to us or to a
quasi-municipal political subdivision of the State of Colorado, such as the District, at no cost.
At Sky Ranch, the developer is required to dedicate the Retail Facilities to the District. We,
through our agreements with the District, are then responsible for the operation and maintenance of
the Retail Facilities.
Customer Facilities consist of water service pipelines, plumbing, meters and other components
that carry potable water and reclaimed water from the street to the customers house and collect
wastewater from the customers house and transfer it to the collection system. In many cases,
portions of the Customer Facilities are constructed by the developer, again pursuant to our design
standards, but are owned and maintained by the customer.
Monthly Service Fees
Monthly water usage charges are assessed to customers connected to our water system. The charges
are based on actual metered usage each month. Water usage pricing is based on a tiered pricing
structure which is based on our rate-based districts. Due to increases at our rate-based districts,
the tiered pricing structure has increased over the past several years as noted in Table B below:
Table B Tiered Pricing Structure
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Price ($ per thousand gallons) |
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Consumption |
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(1,000 gallons / month) |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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Base charge per SFE |
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$ |
25.11 |
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$ |
20.44 |
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$ |
20.28 |
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$ |
19.80 |
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Zero to 10 |
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$ |
2.55 |
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$ |
2.58 |
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$ |
2.46 |
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$ |
2.40 |
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more than 10 to 20 |
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$ |
3.35 |
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$ |
3.34 |
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$ |
3.17 |
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$ |
3.10 |
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more than 20 |
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$ |
5.96 |
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$ |
5.90 |
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$ |
5.54 |
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$ |
5.40 |
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Revenues are sensitive to timing and volume of water use, meaning the more water used by a customer
in a given month, the higher the cost of additional incremental water deliveries to the customer.
Based on this, for a typical residential customer using approximately 0.4 acre-feet of water
annually, during a typical weather year, water usage fees would approximate $600 per year.
Wastewater customers are charged a flat monthly fee of $39.50 per SFE, or $474 per year per SFE,
which was increased on July 1, 2007 from $34.80 per SFE, an increase of 13.5%.
We also collect other relatively small fees and charges from residential customers and other end
users to cover miscellaneous administrative and service expenses, such as application fees, review
fees and permit fees.
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Land Board Royalties and District Fees
Pursuant to the Rangeview Water Agreements, the Land Board is entitled to royalty payments based on
a percentage of revenues earned from water sales that utilize water dedicated for use on the Lowry
Range or Export Water. The calculation of royalties depends on whether the customer is located on
the Lowry Range, or elsewhere, and whether the customer is a public or private entity. In addition,
for water sales to customers located on the Lowry Range, the District is entitled to a 5% fee,
which is calculated after the royalty payment to the Land Board, and the District is entitled to a
fee of 10% of our wastewater fees (not including wastewater tap fees) from customers on the Lowry
Range. The Land Board does not receive a royalty from wastewater services.
The Rangeview Water Agreements were written prior to any development of the Lowry Range or areas
outside of the Lowry Range that could utilize our Export Water. The terms of the Rangeview Water
Agreements did not fully anticipate the specific circumstances of development that have arisen and
might arise in the future as we enter into and negotiate agreements for the sale of Export Water
and the provision of service to the Lowry Range. Therefore, the Rangeview Water Agreements may not
clearly delineate the rights and responsibilities for the forms of transactions that may arise. We
anticipate that we will be required to enter into negotiations with the Land Board from time to
time to clarify the applicability of contract terms to circumstances that were not anticipated at
the time we entered into the Rangeview Water Agreements. We cannot assure you that the outcome of
such negotiations will be favorable to us.
Lowry Range Customers
For services to customers located on the Lowry Range, the District collects fees from customers,
pays the royalties to the Land Board, retains its own fee, and remits the remainder to us. Payments
from customers who are on the Lowry Range generate royalties to the Land Board at a rate of 12% of
gross revenues. When either (i) metered production of water used on the Lowry Range in any calendar
year exceeds 13,000 acre-feet or (ii) 10,000 surface acres on the Lowry Range have been rezoned to
non-agricultural use, finally platted and water tap agreements have been entered into with respect
to all improvements to be constructed on such acreage, the Land Board may elect, at its option, to
receive, in lieu of its 12% royalty payments, 50% of the aggregate net profits generated derived by
the District and Pure Cycle from the sale or other disposition of water on the Lowry Range. To date
neither of these conditions has been met.
Export Water Customers
Payments for Export Water also generate royalty payments to the Land Board. These royalties vary
depending on a number of factors including whether the customer is a public or private entity.
When we withdraw, treat and deliver the water to the user and incur the costs related to this
process, the royalty to the Land Board is based on our Net Revenues, which are our gross revenues
less costs, including reasonable overhead allocations, incurred as a direct or indirect result of
incremental activity associated with the withdrawal, treatment and delivery of Export Water.
Royalties payable to the Land Board for Export Water sold escalate based on the amount of Net
Revenue we receive and are lower for sales to a water district or similar municipal or public
entity than for sales to a private entity as noted in Table C:
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Table C Royalties for Export Water Sales
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Royalty Rate |
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Private |
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Public |
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Net Revenues |
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Entity |
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Entity |
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$0 - $45,000,000 |
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12 |
% |
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10 |
% |
$45,000,001 - $60,000,000 |
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24 |
% |
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20 |
% |
$60,000,001 - $75,000,000 |
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36 |
% |
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30 |
% |
$75,000,001 - $90,000,000 |
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48 |
% |
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40 |
% |
Over $90,000,000 |
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50 |
% |
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50 |
% |
Our Current Operations
We operate and maintain a water system that provides water and wastewater services to our customers
on the Lowry Range. We also designed and constructed a water system that provides Export Water to
the Fairgrounds. During fiscal 2007 we delivered approximately 44.4 million gallons of potable
water to our customers, which equates to approximately 2 million gallons per month during the
winter and over 6.5 million gallons per month during the summer.
We also operate a wastewater treatment plant, which we designed and built, that currently has a
permitted capacity of 130,000 gallons per day and receives about 20,000 gallons per day.
We operate and maintain all our water and wastewater facilities with limited assistance from third
party contractors. We design, construct and operate the facilities serving customers on the Lowry
Range and plan to operate this system, together with facilities serving customers in areas outside
the Lowry Range, in a unified manner to capitalize on economies of scale and ensure the most
efficient use of our water.
In August 2005, we entered into the County Agreement to provide water services to the Fairgrounds.
We commenced service to the Fairgrounds in July 2006.
In 1998, we entered into a water service agreement with the State of Colorado Department of Human
Services to provide water and wastewater services to a juvenile correction facility on the
northwestern edge of the Lowry Range known as the Ridge View Youth Services Center. This system is
designed to provide water and wastewater services for approximately 200 SFEs. We commenced service
to the Ridge View Youth Services Center in 2001.
Significant Customers
Ridge View Youth Services Center and Schmidt Aggregates provided approximately 91%, 96% and 98% of
our total water and wastewater treatment revenues during the years ended August 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005, respectively.
Our Projected Operations
We design, construct and operate our water and wastewater facilities using advanced cleaning and
treatment technologies. We also design our systems to use our water supplies in an efficient
manner. We plan to develop our water and wastewater systems in stages to meet incremental demands
in our service areas. We will use third party contractors to construct our facilities as needed. We
employ licensed water and wastewater operators to operate our water and wastewater systems. At full
build-out, we expect to employ professionals that will operate our systems, read meters, bill
customers, and manage our operations. We plan to take advantage of advanced technologies to keep
personnel requirements and operating costs low,
such as systems that enable meter readings and billings to be done remotely, reducing associated
handling and labor costs.
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We plan to provide an environmentally responsible integrated water management system, as depicted
in Table D below, that combines conservation efforts with effective water reuse planning and
balanced water supply management. We plan to jointly utilize our surface water rights in the
Arkansas River, our two surface water streams that flow through the Lowry Range, deep-well waters
from our non-tributary water supplies and our stored reuse water in our irrigation water system, to
provide an efficient, environmentally sound, long-term water solution for our customers.
Table D Our Balanced Water Plan
We anticipate initially developing our Denver based water supplies located on the Lowry Range and
phasing the development of our Arkansas River water as connections are added to our system. In
order to deliver the Arkansas River water to the Front Range market, a 130 mile pipeline will have
to be constructed with an estimated cost of over $400 million (this includes estimated costs of
water treatment facilities). We are currently reviewing physical alignments and potential
partnerships for construction of this pipeline. Converting the Arkansas Water to municipal use and
constructing the pipeline will be a long-term process, which will give us the opportunity to work
closely with those who might be impacted by any water transfers. The development of this water will
require us to apply for a change of use in the Colorado water court which could take many years and
require a significant amount of capital. However, we do not anticipate starting this process in the
near term and anticipate that the tap fees and usage fees from taps sold utilizing our Rangeview
Water Supply will be sufficient to fund these requirements. We ultimately anticipate being able to
service over 100,000 SFEs with the Arkansas River water.
We expect the development of our Rangeview Water Supply to require between 250 and 300 high
capacity water wells ranging in depth from 800 feet to over 2,500 feet. We anticipate drilling
separate wells into each of the three principal aquifers located beneath the Lowry Range. Each well
is intended to deliver water to central water treatment facilities for treatment prior to delivery
to customers. We also intend to build structures to divert surface water to storage reservoirs to
be located on the Lowry Range. Our plan is to divert the surface water when available and, prior to
distribution to our customers, to treat the surface water with a separate water treatment facility
built specifically to treat surface water. Based on preliminary independent engineering estimates,
the full build-out of water facilities on the Lowry Range will cost in excess of $340 million and
will accommodate water service from the Rangeview Water Supply for up to 80,000 SFE units, which
includes both customers located in and outside the Lowry Range service area.
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Rangeview Metropolitan District
The District is a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of Colorado formed in 1986
for the purpose of providing water and wastewater service to the Lowry Range. The District will
utilize the 15,050 acre-feet of water leased to it by the Land Board located on the Lowry Range for
service to customers on the Lowry Range.
The District is run by an elected board of directors. The only eligible voters and the only persons
eligible to serve as directors are the owners of property within the boundaries of the District. We
own certain rights to the real property which encompasses the current boundaries of the District.
The current directors of the District are Mark W. Harding and Scott E. Lehman (employees of Pure
Cycle), Ryan T. Clark (by reason of his role as manager of TPC Ventures, LLC, Ryan Clark is deemed
an indirect beneficial owner of more than 5% of Pure Cycle common stock) and Tom Lamm.
We are party to a Right of First Refusal Agreement with the owners of the property comprising the
District. Pursuant to a tenancy in common agreement, in the event of death, bankruptcy or
incompetence of any tenant, that tenants estate or representative must offer the property interest
of that tenant to the remaining tenants for purchase. If the remaining tenants do not purchase all
of such persons interest, the property must be offered to us pursuant to the Right of First
Refusal Agreement. In addition, if any tenant wants to sell his
interest in the parcel, such tenant must find a bona fide buyer and then offer the property to us.
We have the right, at our option, to buy the property by matching the terms of the bona fide third
party offer or by paying the appraised value of the property as determined by independent
appraisers. A tenant may also negotiate a sale directly with us if he elects not to locate a bona
fide buyer. Each of the directors listed above, as well as Pure Cycle, currently own an undivided
interest in the land comprising the District. Under applicable Colorado law, entities are not
qualified to serve as directors of municipal districts and may not vote. Our President and
Corporate Secretary serve as elected members of the board of directors of the District. Pursuant to
Colorado law, directors receive $75 for each board meeting or a maximum of $1,200 per year.
We and the board of directors of the District transact business on an arms-length basis. The
conflicts of interest of the directors in transactions between us and the District are disclosed in
filings with the Colorado Secretary of State. The District and we were each represented by separate
legal counsel in negotiating the water service agreement and wastewater service agreement between
the parties. The agreements were also approved by the two members of the Districts board who were
not our employees and by the Land Board.
It is likely that at some point in the future, the board of directors of the District will be
comprised entirely of directors independent from us. As the Land Board develops the Lowry Range,
landowners on the Lowry Range may petition to include their land within the Districts boundaries.
Provided such petition complies with applicable law, the District is required by its lease with the
Land Board to proceed with due diligence to include the area designated in such petition within the
Districts boundaries. As the Districts boundaries expand, the base of persons eligible to serve
as directors and eligible to vote will also increase.
Water and Growth in Colorado
As the population in Colorado continues to grow, so does the need for obtaining new water sources.
Despite the softening housing market that Colorado and the nation have experienced, the US Census
Bureau estimated Colorados 2006 population at nearly 4.8 million, a 10.5% increase from the census
taken in 2000. The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), a voluntary association of
over 50 county and municipal governments in the Denver metropolitan area, estimates the Denver
metropolitan area is expected to increase from 2.5 million people to 3.9 million people by the year
2030. With this estimated population increase comes increased demand for water services beyond what
the municipal service providers are currently capable of providing. It is estimated that the
population growth in the Denver metropolitan area will require an additional 140,000 acre-feet of
water annually. This is why the U.S. Department of the Interior has identified the Denver
metropolitan area as one region that is highly likely to experience a water supply crisis by
2025.
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With these projected levels of growth, with interest heightened by droughts in Colorado, with most
of Colorados water being located in the western half of the state while the majority of the
population is in the eastern half of the state, water is one of the largest influences on
development in Colorado. Due to wide fluctuations in snowfall from year to year and area to area,
the amount of surface water that can be captured for use varies greatly. This has lead most water
providers in Colorado to actively pursue additional water supplies, including the use of reclaimed
wastewater for irrigation and other non-potable uses. Having participated in the Department of
Public Healths regulatory rule making process defining water quality standards for reuse water, we
have helped lead the effort in the metropolitan area to design water reuse systems and set reuse
water quality standards. In August 2005, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
adopted rules defining water quality standards for raw and reclaimed water uses for residential
irrigation customers. These rules, as applicable, will be incorporated into our rules and
regulations.
Our master plan for our service area, which includes the Lowry Range and all other areas in which
we will provide services, calls for the installation of a dual pipe water distribution and
reclamation system. A dual pipe distribution system is a system in which one pipe supplies the
customer with high quality potable drinking water and a second pipe supplies raw or reclaimed water
to homes for irrigation uses. About one-half of the water needed to meet Denver-area residential
water demands is used for landscaping and outdoor irrigation of lawns. We, along with most major
water providers, believe that raw or reclaimed water
supplies provide the lowest cost water for irrigation purposes for customers. We expect to
implement an extensive water reclamation system, in which essentially all wastewater treatment
plant effluent water will be re-used to meet non-potable water demands. This will enhance our
ability to provide quality water service and reinforce our philosophy that emphasizes the
importance of water recycling and our commitment to environmentally responsible water management
policies.
Competition
Although we have exclusive long term water and wastewater service contracts for the majority of the
Lowry Range (we currently have the exclusive rights to serve two of the six initial development
sections at the Lowry Range, but are negotiating with the developer to provide services to the
entire initial development), providing water service using our Export Water and Arkansas River
water is subject to competition. Alternate sources of water are available, principally from other
private parties, such as farmers owning senior water rights that are no longer being economically
used in agriculture, and municipalities seeking to annex newly developed areas in order to increase
their tax base. Our principal competition in areas close to the Lowry Range is the neighboring City
of Aurora. The principal factors affecting competition for potential purchasers of our Arkansas
River water and Export Water include the availability of water for the particular purpose, the cost
of delivering the water to the desired location and the reliability of the water supply during
drought periods. We believe the water assets we own and have the exclusive rights to use, which
have a supply capacity of over 180,000 SFE units (or roughly 720,000 people), provide us a
significant competitive advantage along the Front Range because our legal rights to the assets have
been confirmed for municipal use (for our Rangeview Water Supply), a significant portion of our
water supply is close to Denver area water users, our pricing structure is competitive and our
water portfolio is well balanced with senior surface rights, groundwater rights, storage capacity
and reclamation water. Further, the size of the Lowry Range and the amount of property that can be
served by the Arkansas River water and Export Water will provide us with economies of scale that
should give us advantages over our competitors.
Employees
We currently have three full-time employees.
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Available Information and Website Address
Our website address is www.purecyclewater.com. We make available free of charge through our
website, our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form
8-K, and all amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after filing with the
SEC. They also may be obtained directly from the SECs website,
www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html, under CIK code 276720. The contents of our
website are not incorporated by reference into this report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business, operations, and financial condition are subject to significant risks. These risks
include those listed below and may include additional risks of which we are not currently aware or
which we currently do not believe are material. If any of the events or circumstances described in
the following risk factors actually occurs, our business could be materially adversely affected.
These risks should be read in conjunction with the other information set forth in this report.
We are dependent on the development of Sky Ranch, the Lowry Range and other areas near our
Rangeview Water Supply that are potential markets for our Export Water.
Our Rangeview Water Supply is one of our principal sources of future revenue. The timing and amount
of these revenues will depend significantly on the development of the Lowry Range and Sky Ranch.
The development of these areas is not within our control. The Lowry Range is owned by the Land
Board, which has been considering various development alternatives, including proposals for
conservation. In June 2007, the Land Board finalized an agreement with Lend Lease Communities LLC
to develop approximately 3,900 acres of the Lowry Range. Of this, we have the right to provide
water service to approximately 1,300 acres. The Land Board does not have any development proposals
for the remaining approximately 23,100 acres. There is currently no development at Sky Ranch and
it is our understanding that the developer of Sky Ranch is attempting to sell the property. There
can be no assurance that development will occur or that water sales will occur on acceptable terms
or in the amounts or time required for us to support our costs of operation. Because of the prior
use of the Lowry Range as a military facility, environmental clean-up may be required prior to
development, including the removal of unexploded ordnance. There is often significant delay in
adoption of development plans, as the political process involves many constituencies with differing
interests. In the event water sales are not forthcoming or development of the Lowry Range is
delayed, we may incur additional short or long-term debt obligations or seek to sell additional
equity to generate operating capital. If the Land Board determines to limit the use of significant
portions of the Lowry Range for conservation, it may limit our ability to fully develop our
Rangeview Water Supply.
Our operations are significantly affected by the general economic conditions for real estate
development and the pace and location of real estate development activities in the greater Denver
metropolitan area, most particularly areas which are close to our Rangeview Water Supply. During
2006 and through August 31, 2007, the Colorado housing market has continued to see declines in new
construction, which could continue for some time. Increases in the number of our water and
wastewater connections, our connection fees and our billings and collections will depend on real
estate development in this area. We have no ability to control the pace and location of real estate
development activities which affect our business.
We expect to be involved in on-going negotiations with the Land Board to clarify our rights and
obligations with respect to our Rangeview Water Supply and such negotiations may not be successful.
Our Rangeview Water Supply rights derive principally from the Lease between the Land Board and the
District which was entered into in 1996 prior to any development of the Lowry Range or of areas
outside the Lowry Range that utilize our Export Water. The terms of the Lease did not fully
anticipate the specific circumstances of development that have arisen and may not clearly delineate
rights and responsibilities for the forms of transactions that may arise in the future as we enter
into and negotiate agreements for sale of
water and the provision of service to the Lowry Range. We anticipate engaging in negotiations with
the State Land Board from time to time to clarify the applicability of contract terms to
circumstances that were not anticipated at the time the agreements were entered into. An
unfavorable outcome in such negotiations could have a material adverse effect on our financial
results. We cannot assure you that such negotiations will be successful.
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In order to utilize the Arkansas River water acquired in fiscal 2006, we must apply for a change of
use with the Colorado water court and this may take several years to complete.
The change of use of our Arkansas River water requires a ruling by the Colorado water courts, which
could take several years and be a costly and contentious effort since it is anticipated that many
parties will oppose the transfer of the water. There are several conditions which must be satisfied
prior to our receiving a change of use decree for transfer of our Arkansas River water. One
condition that we must satisfy is a showing of anti-speculation in which we, as the applicant must
demonstrate that we have contractual obligations to provide water service to customers prior to the
water court ruling on the transfer of a water right. The water court is also expected to limit the
transfer to the consumptive use portion of the water right and to address changing the historic
use of the water from agricultural uses to other uses such as municipal and industrial use. We
expect to face opposition to any consumptive use calculations of the historic agricultural uses of
this water. The water court may impose conditions on our transfer of the water rights such as
requiring us to mitigate the loss of the farming tax base, imposing re-vegetation requirements to
convert soils from irrigated to non-irrigated, and imposing water quality measures. Any such
conditions will likely increase the cost of transferring the water rights.
Our Valuation of the Tap Participation Fee payable to HP A&M contains estimates and management
assumptions. The actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
As part of our acquisition of the Arkansas River water rights from HP A&M, we granted HP A&M a Tap
Participation Fee entitling HP A&M to receive ten percent (10%) of the gross proceeds of our sales
of forty thousand (40,000) water taps. We have estimated the fair value of the Tap Participation
Fee payable to HP A&M using available historic market information and estimated future market
information. We believe the estimates we used reasonably reflect the fair value of the Tap
Participation Fee. Estimates involve matters of uncertainty and judgment and interpreting relevant
market data is inherently subjective in nature. Many factors are necessary to estimate future
market conditions, including but not limited to, supply and demand for new homes, population growth
along the Front Range, cash flows, tap fee increases at our rate-based districts, and other market
forces beyond our control. The actual results could differ materially from our estimates which
would result in significantly higher fees being paid to HP A&M than what are reflected in our
balance sheet and significantly higher imputed interest being reflected on our future statements of
operations associated with the Tap Participation Fee.
In the event of default by HP A&M on promissory notes secured by deeds of trust on our properties,
we would be required to cure the defaults or lose the properties.
Certain of the properties we acquired from HP A&M are subject to promissory notes, aggregating
$13.9 million in principal and interest as of August 31, 2007. The notes are secured by deeds of
trust on the properties we own, but are the responsibility of HP A&M. Because the likelihood of HP
A&M defaulting on the notes is deemed remote, these promissory notes are not reflected on our
balance sheet. However, if HP A&M were to default on the notes, and we did not cure the defaults,
we would lose approximately 60 of the 80 real property interests we acquired and the water rights
associated with those properties.
Our net losses may continue and we may not have sufficient liquidity to pursue our business
objectives.
We have experienced significant net losses and could continue to incur net losses. For the years
ended August 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, we had net losses of approximately $6.9 million, $793,000 and
$1,051,000, respectively, on revenues of approximately $265,700, $271,700 and $234,700, in the
respective periods. Our cash flows from operations have not been sufficient to fund our operations
in the
past, and we have been required to raise debt and equity capital to remain in operation. Since
2004, we have raised approximately $21.5 million through the issuance of common stock to support
our operations. Our ability to fund our operational needs and meet our business objectives will
depend on our ability to generate cash from future operations. If our future cash flows from
operations and other capital resources are not sufficient to fund our operations and the
significant capital expenditure requirements to build our water delivery systems, we may be forced
to reduce or delay our business activities, or seek to obtain additional debt or equity capital,
which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
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The rates we are allowed to charge customers on the Lowry Range are limited by the Lease with the
Land Board and our contract with the District and may not be sufficient to cover our costs of
construction and operation.
The prices we can charge for our water and wastewater services on the Lowry Range are subject to
pricing regulations set in the Lease with the Land Board. Both the tap fees and our usage rates and
charges are based on the average of the rates of our rate-based districts. Annually we survey the
tap fees and rates of our rate-based districts and set our tap fees and rates and charges based on
the average of those charged by this group. Our costs associated with the construction of water
delivery systems and the production, treatment and delivery of our water are subject to market
conditions and other factors, which may increase at a significantly greater rate than the prices
charged by our rate-based districts. Factors beyond our control and which cannot be predicted, such
as drought, water contamination and severe weather conditions, like tornadoes and floods, may
result in additional labor and material costs that may not be recoverable under our operations and
maintenance contracts, creating additional differences from the costs of our rate-based districts.
Increased customer demand may also increase the overall cost of our operations. If the costs for
construction and operation of our water services, including the cost of extracting our groundwater,
exceed our revenues, we may petition the Land Board for rate increases. There can be no assurance
that the Land Board would approve a rate increase request beyond the average of the rate-based
districts. Our profitability could be negatively impacted if we experience an imbalance of costs
and revenues and are not successful in receiving approval for rate increases.
We only have three employees and may not be able to manage the increasing demands of our expanding
operations.
We currently have only three employees to administer our existing assets, interface with applicable
governmental bodies, market our services and plan for the construction and development of our
future assets. We may not be able to maximize the value of our water assets because of our limited
manpower. We depend significantly on the services of Mark W. Harding, our President. The loss of
Mr. Harding would cause a significant interruption of our operations. The success of our future
business development and ability to capitalize on growth opportunities depends on our ability to
attract and retain additional experienced and qualified persons to operate and manage our business.
State regulations set the training, experience and qualification standards required for our
employees to operate specific water and wastewater facilities. Failure to find state-certified and
qualified employees to support the operation of our facilities could put us at risk, among other
things, for operational errors at the facilities, for improper billing and collection processes,
and for loss of contracts and revenues. We cannot assure you that we can successfully manage our
assets and our growth.
We may be adversely affected by any future decision by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to
regulate us as a public utility.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regulates investor-owned water companies
operating for the purpose of supplying the public. The CPUC regulates many aspects of public
utilities operations, including the location and construction of facilities, establishing water
rates and fees, initiating inspections, enforcement and compliance activities and assisting
consumers with complaints.
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We do not believe we are a public utility under Colorado law. We currently provide services by
contract to the District, which supplies the public. Quasi-municipal metropolitan districts, such
as the District, are
exempt by statute from regulation by the CPUC. However, the CPUC could attempt to regulate us as a
public utility. If this were to occur, we might incur significant expense challenging the CPUCs
assertion of jurisdiction, and we may be unsuccessful. In the future, existing regulations may be
revised or reinterpreted, and new laws and regulations may be adopted or become applicable to us or
our facilities. If we become regulated as a public utility, our ability to generate profits could
be limited and we might incur significant costs associated with regulatory compliance.
There are many obstacles to our ability to sell our Paradise Water Supply.
We currently earn no revenues from our Paradise Water Supply, which as of August 31, 2007 has a
recorded cost of approximately $5.5 million. Our ability to convert our Paradise Water Supply into
an income generating asset is limited. Due to the nature of the Paradise Water rights and
agreements with other western slope water interests, our use of the Paradise Water Supply is
limited to opportunities along the western slope. As part of our water court decree for the
Paradise Water Supply, we are permitted to construct a storage facility on the Colorado River.
However, pursuant to a stipulation entered into with various objectors to our Paradise Water
rights, and the strict regulatory requirements for constructing a reservoir on the main stem of the
Colorado River, completing the storage facility at its decreed location will be difficult. We
cannot assure you that we will ever be able to make use of this asset or sell the water profitably.
Our Paradise Water Supply is also conditioned on a Finding of Reasonable Diligence from the water
court every six years. To arrive at that finding, the water court must determine that we continue
to diligently pursue the development of the water rights, either directly or indirectly through a
third party who has a contractual commitment for its use. If the water court is unable to make such
a finding, our right to the Paradise Water Supply would be lost and we would be required to impair
the Paradise Water Supply asset and incur a $5.5 million charge against earnings. The fiscal 2005
review was completed in 2007 but not without objectors and not without us having to agree to
certain stipulations to remove the objections.
Conflicts of interest may arise relating to the operation of the District.
Our officers, employees and a majority shareholder constitute a majority of the directors of the
Rangeview Metropolitan District. In addition, Pure Cycle, along with our officers and employees and
one unrelated individual, own, as tenants in common, the 40 acres that form the District. Pursuant
to State law, directors receive $75 for each board meeting or a maximum compensation of $1,200 per
year. We have made loans to the District to fund its operations. At August 31, 2007, total
principal and interest owed to us by the District was approximately $475,700. The District is a
party to our agreements with the Land Board and receives fees of 5% of the revenues from the sale
of water on the Lowry Range. Proceeds from the fee collections will initially be used to repay the
Districts obligations to us, but after these loans are repaid, the District is not required to use
the funds to benefit Pure Cycle. We have received benefits from our activities undertaken in
conjunction with the District, but conflicts may arise between our interests and those of the
District, and with our officers who are acting in dual capacities in negotiating contracts to which
both we and the District are parties. We expect that the District will expand when more properties
are developed and become part of the District, and our officers acting as directors of the District
will have fiduciary obligations to those other constituents. There can be no assurance that all
conflicts will be resolved in the best interests of Pure Cycle and its stockholders. In addition,
other landowners coming into the District will be eligible to vote and to serve as directors of the
District. There can be no assurances that our officers and employees will remain as directors of
the District or that the actions of a subsequently elected board would not have an adverse impact
on our operations.
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We are required to maintain stringent water quality standards and are subject to regulatory and
environmental risks.
We must provide water that meets all federal and state regulatory water quality standards and
operate our water and wastewater facilities in accordance with these standards. We face
contamination and pollution issues regarding our water supplies. Improved detection technology,
increasingly stringent regulatory
requirements, and heightened consumer awareness of water quality issues contribute to an
environment of increased focus on water quality. We cannot assure you that in the future we will be
able to reduce the amounts of contaminants in our water to acceptable levels. In addition, the
standards that we must meet are constantly changing and becoming more stringent. Future changes in
regulations governing the supply of drinking water and treatment of wastewater may have a material
adverse impact on our financial results.
We handle certain hazardous materials at our water treatment facilities, primarily sodium
hypochlorite. Any failure of our operation of the facilities in the future, including sewage
spills, noncompliance with water quality standards, hazardous materials leaks and spills, and
similar events could expose us to environmental liabilities, claims and litigation costs. We cannot
assure you that we will successfully manage these issues, and failure to do so could have a
material adverse effect on our future results of operations by increasing our costs for damages and
cleanup.
Our contracts for the construction of water and wastewater projects may expose us to certain
completion and performance risks.
We intend to rely on independent contractors to construct our water and wastewater facilities.
These construction activities may involve risks, including shortages of materials and labor, work
stoppages, labor relations disputes, weather interference, engineering, environmental, permitting
or geological problems and unanticipated cost increases. These issues could give rise to delays,
cost overruns or performance deficiencies, or otherwise adversely affect the construction or
operation of our water and wastewater delivery systems.
In addition, we may experience quality problems in the construction of our systems and facilities,
including equipment failures. We cannot assure you that we will not face claims from customers or
others regarding product quality and installation of equipment placed in service by contractors.
Certain of our contracts may be fixed-price contracts, in which we may bear all or a significant
portion of the risk for cost overruns. Under these fixed-price contracts, contract prices are
established in part based on fixed, firm subcontractor quotes on contracts and on cost and
scheduling estimates. These estimates may be based on a number of assumptions, including
assumptions about prices and availability of labor, equipment and materials, and other issues. If
these subcontractor quotations or cost estimates prove inaccurate, or if circumstances change, cost
overruns may occur, and our financial results would be negatively impacted. In many cases, the
incurrence of these additional costs would not be within our control.
We may have contracts in which we guarantee project completion by a scheduled date. At times, we
may guarantee that the project, when completed, will achieve certain performance standards. If we
fail to complete the project as scheduled, or if we fail to meet guaranteed performance standards,
we may be held responsible for cost impacts and/or penalties to the customer resulting from any
delay or for the costs to alter the project to achieve the performance standards. To the extent
that these events occur and are not due to circumstances for which the customer accepts
responsibility or cannot be mitigated by performance bonds or the provisions of our agreements with
contractors, the total costs of the project could exceed our original estimates and our financial
results would be negatively impacted.
Our customers may require us to secure performance and completion bonds for certain contracts and
projects. The market environment for surety companies has become more risk averse. We secure
performance and completion bonds for our contracts from these surety companies. To the extent we
are unable to obtain bonds, we may not be awarded new contracts. We cannot assure you that we can
secure performance and completion bonds where required.
We may operate engineering and construction activities for water and wastewater facilities where
design, construction or system failures could result in injury to third parties or damage to
property. Any losses that exceed claims against our contractors, the performance bonds and our
insurance limits at facilities so managed could result in claims against us. In addition, if there
is a customer dispute regarding performance of our services, the customer may decide to delay or
withhold payment to us.
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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None
Item 2. Properties
We currently occupy approximately 1,800 square feet of office space at a cost of $1,000 per month,
which is leased from Ryan Clark, an indirect beneficial owner of greater than 5% of Pure Cycle
common stock, at the address shown on the cover page. The lease is a month-to-month agreement that
can be cancelled by either party at any time.
We own the following amounts of water and other items associated with the water rights see Item
1. Description of Our Water Assets and Related Service Agreements:
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We own the following assets in the Arkansas River valley in southeastern Colorado: |
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Approximately 60,000 acre-feet of Arkansas River water represented by over 21,600
shares of the FLCC, |
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Approximately 17,500 acres of real property land located in the counties of Bent,
Otero and Prowers, Colorado, and mineral rights and personal property associated with the
real property. |
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We own the following assets located on the Lowry Range: |
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We own a total gross volume of 1,165,000 acre-feet (approximately 11,650 acre-feet
per year) of non-tributary groundwater, an option to substitute 1,650 acre-feet of
tributary surface water in exchange for a total gross volume of 165,000 acre-feet of
non-tributary groundwater, which we can export from the Lowry Range, and certain surface
storage rights on the Lowry Range. |
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Pursuant to the Rangeview Water Agreements, we have the exclusive right, through
2081, to use approximately 15,050 acre feet of water located at the Lowery Range to serve
customers within the Districts service area. |
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We own approximately 70,000 acre-feet of conditional water rights in the Colorado River,
water wells and related assets in the State of Colorado by assignment and quitclaim deed. |
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We own 89.2 acre-feet of groundwater located in the Sky Ranch development. This represents
40% of the 223 acre-feet of groundwater we will own upon exercise of our rights under the
Denver groundwater purchase agreement. |
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We own 27 acre-feet of groundwater located near the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds site. |
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We own an undivided 59.9% interest as a tenant-in-common in a 40-acre parcel of undeveloped
land located in unincorporated Arapahoe County comprising the Rangeview Metropolitan District. |
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of stockholders during the quarter ended August 31, 2007.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
(a) Market Information
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol PCYO. The high and low
sales prices of our common stock, by quarter, for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2007 and 2006
are presented with the Selected Quarterly Financial Information in Item 8 below.
(b) Holders
On October 31, 2007, there were 3,400 holders of record of our common stock.
(c) Dividends
We have never paid any dividends on our common stock and expect for the foreseeable future to
retain all of our earnings from operations, if any, for use in expanding and developing our
business. Any future decision as to the payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our board
of directors and will depend upon our earnings, financial position, capital requirements, plans for
expansion and such other factors as our board of directors deems relevant. The terms of our Series
B Preferred Stock prohibit payment of dividends on common stock unless all dividends accrued on the
Series B Preferred Stock have been paid.
(d) Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans
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Number of securities |
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remaining available |
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securities to be |
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under equity |
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issued upon |
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average exercise |
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compensation plans |
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exercise of |
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price of |
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(excluding |
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outstanding |
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outstanding |
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securities |
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options, warrants |
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options, warrants |
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reflected in column |
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and rights |
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and rights |
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(a)) |
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(b) |
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Equity compensation
plans approved by
security holders |
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140,092 |
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$ |
8.60 |
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1,460,000 |
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Equity compensation
plans not approved
by security holders |
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Total |
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140,092 |
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$ |
8.60 |
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1,460,000 |
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(e) Performance Graph 1
(f) Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
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This performance graph is not soliciting material, is not deemed filed
with the Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference in any of our
filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and
irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing. |
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Basic and diluted loss per share and weighted average shares outstanding for the year ended August
31, 2003 reflects a 10-for-1 reverse split that was effective April 26, 2004.
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In thousands (except per share data) |
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August 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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Summary of Statement of Operations items: |
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Total revenues |
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$ |
265.7 |
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$ |
271.7 |
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$ |
234.7 |
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$ |
205.0 |
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$ |
225.4 |
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Gross margin |
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$ |
100.5 |
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$ |
197.8 |
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$ |
171.5 |
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$ |
144.4 |
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$ |
187.9 |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(6,914.7 |
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$ |
(792.9 |
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$ |
(1,050.9 |
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$ |
(1,975.7 |
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$ |
(321.0 |
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Basic and diluted loss per share |
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$ |
(0.37 |
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$ |
(0.05 |
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$ |
(0.08 |
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$ |
(0.22 |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding |
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18,590 |
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14,694 |
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13,674 |
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8,880 |
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7,844 |
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Summary Balance Sheet Information: |
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Current assets |
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$ |
7,288.4 |
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$ |
3,121.4 |
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$ |
5,740.3 |
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$ |
5,738.7 |
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$ |
593.5 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
111,891.9 |
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$ |
108,833.9 |
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$ |
26,046.5 |
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$ |
25,625.6 |
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$ |
20,413.4 |
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Long-term liabilities |
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$ |
53,863.7 |
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$ |
53,789.1 |
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$ |
10,004.4 |
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$ |
12,100.8 |
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$ |
15,980.2 |
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Total liabilities |
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$ |
54,047.1 |
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$ |
54,169.2 |
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$ |
10,693.7 |
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$ |
12,302.1 |
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$ |
16,032.0 |
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Equity |
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$ |
57,844.8 |
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$ |
54,664.7 |
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$ |
15,352.7 |
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$ |
13,323.5 |
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$ |
4,381.5 |
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The following items had a significant impact on our operations:
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In fiscal 2006, we acquired water and real property interests in the Arkansas River Valley.
The consideration for these assets consisted of equity valued at approximately $36.2 million,
and a Tap Participation Fee agreement valued at approximately $45.6 million (at August 31,
2006), which is payable when we sell water taps. The total consideration of approximately
$81.9 million was allocated to the acquired assets based on each assets relative fair value.
During our fiscal 2007, we imputed approximately $4.7 million of accrued interest on the Tap
Participation Fee. See Note 3 Water, Water Systems and Service Agreements in the
accompanying financial statements for more details. |
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In fiscal 2007, we recognized approximately $1.04 million of gain related to the
acquisition of certain CAA interests, of which, approximately $765,000 was recorded as
additional paid in capital because the CAA interests were acquired from parties that are
deemed related to us. See Note 5 Participating Interests in Export Water in the accompanying
financial statements for more details. |
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In fiscal 2006, we recognized $390,900 of gain related to the extinguishment of debt and
the acquisition of certain CAA interests. See Note 5 Participating Interests in Export Water
in the accompanying financial statements for more details. |
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In fiscal 2004, we recognized a $1.1 million dollar loss related to the acquisition of
certain CAA interests. |
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We did not declare or pay any cash dividends in any of the five years presented. |
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Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation
Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K should be read in
conjunction with our disclosure under the heading: SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE UNITED STATES
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 on page 3.
General
Pure Cycle is an investor owned water and wastewater service provider engaged in the design,
operation and maintenance of water and wastewater systems. We operate primarily in the Denver
metropolitan area and own nearly 12,000 acre-feet of groundwater and/or certain surface water
rights in the Denver area. We also own approximately 60,000 acre-feet of Arkansas River water, we
have the exclusive rights to use over 15,000 acre-feet of groundwater located at the Lowry Range
through the year 2081, and we own 70,000 acre-feet of conditional Colorado River water rights on
the western slope of Colorado. We plan to utilize our Denver assets and our Arkansas River water to
provide large scale residential/commercial water and wastewater services to customers located along
the Front Range of Colorado. We are also exploring ways to use our western slope water for
commercial or agricultural purposes along the western slope of Colorado.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with Accounting Principles Generally Accepted
in the United States of America (GAAP), which requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
We have identified certain key accounting policies on which our financial condition and results of
operations are dependent. These key accounting policies most often involve complex matters and are
based on subjective judgments or decisions. In the opinion of management, our most critical
accounting policies are those related to revenue recognition, impairment of water assets and other
long-lived assets, depletion and depreciation, accounting for Participating Interests in Export
Water, Tap Participation Fees, royalty and other obligations, and income taxes. Management
periodically reviews its estimates, including those related to the recoverability and useful lives
of assets. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Our revenues consist mainly of tap fees, construction fees and monthly service fees. Emerging
Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21 Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (EITF 00-21),
governs how to identify when goods or services, or both, that are separately delivered but included
in a single sales arrangement should be accounted for individually. Based on the criteria of EITF
00-21, we account for each of the items contained in our service agreements individually. That is,
we determine the proper revenue recognition for tap fees, construction fees and services fees
independent of one another.
Proceeds from tap sales and construction fees are deferred upon receipt and recognized in income
based on whether we own or do not own the facilities constructed with the proceeds. Tap fees and
construction fees derived from agreements for which we construct infrastructure the customer will
own are recognized in accordance with Statement of Position 81-1 Accounting for Performance of
Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts, whereby we recognize tap fees and
construction fees as revenue and costs of construction based on the percentage-of-completion
method. Tap fees and construction fees derived from agreements for which we will own the
infrastructure are recognized in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 Revenue
Recognition (SAB 104), whereby the up-front fees are recognized ratably over the estimated
service life of the facilities constructed, starting at completion of construction. Because we
own these facilities, we capitalize construction costs and amortize those as costs of revenue over
the assets estimated useful life.
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We recognize water and wastewater usage revenues upon delivery of water and collection of
wastewater, in the month in which the services are performed. Water service fees are based upon
metered water deliveries to customers plus base charges. Wastewater customers are charged flat
monthly fees.
Impairment of Water Assets and Other Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS 144), we review our long-lived assets for
impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We measure recoverability of assets to be
held and used by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash
flows we expect to be generated by the eventual use of the asset (the fair value). For our Denver
based assets and the Arkansas River Valley assets, we determined the undiscounted cash flows to
be generated by estimating tap sales related to new home development in our service area, less
costs to provide water services, including estimated engineering costs, over an estimated
development period. Actual new home development in our service area, as well as future tap fees
and future operating costs, could vary materially from our estimates which would have a material
impact on our financial statements. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment
to be recognized would be measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets
exceeds the fair value of the assets estimated as described above. For our Paradise Water Supply,
we determined the undiscounted cash flows by estimating the proceeds we could derive from the
leasing of the water rights to commercial and agricultural users along the western slope of
Colorado. We report assets to be disposed of at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value
less costs to sell.
Every six years the Paradise Water Supply is subject to a Finding of Reasonable Diligence review by
the water court and the State Engineer to determine if we are diligently pursuing the development
of the water rights. During fiscal 2005, the water court began this review. In fiscal 2006 we
received objections from two parties to our Paradise Water rights. The objectors expressed concerns
that we have not diligently pursued the development of the Paradise water rights and they sought
additional assurances that we intend to develop this water in the future. In fiscal 2007, we
reached an agreement with the objectors and agreed to various stipulations which are described in
Note 3 Water, Water Systems and Service Agreement in the accompanying financial statements. As a
result, we received a Finding of Reasonable Diligence on our latest review.
Based on the SFAS 144 impairment analysis performed on our long-lived water assets, we believe
there were no impairments in the carrying amounts of our investments in water and water systems at
August 31, 2007.
Accounting for CAA Payments
The balance sheet liability captioned Participating Interests in Export Water Supply (the
Participating Interests) represents an obligation which arose under the Water Commercialization
Agreement (the WCA), as amended by the CAA.
Upon entering into the CAA, we recorded an initial liability of approximately $11.1 million, which
represents the cash we received and used to purchase our Export Water Supply. In return we agreed
to remit a total of $31.8 million of proceeds received from the sale of Export Water to the
Participating Interest holders. In accordance with EITF Issue No 88-18 Sales of Future Revenues,
the obligation for the $11.1 million was recorded as debt, and the remaining $20.7 million
contingent liability is not reflected on our balance sheet because the obligation to pay this is
contingent on sales of Export Water, the amounts and timing of which are not reasonably
determinable.
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As of August 31, 2007, the remaining Participating Interests liability reflected on our balance
sheet totaled approximately $2.9 million, and the contingent liability not reflected on our balance
sheet totaled approximately $5.3 million. For more information see Note 5 Participating
Interests in Export Water in the accompanying financial statements.
Tap Participation Fee
On August 31, 2006, we acquired 60,000 acre-feet of Arkansas River water along with real property
and other associated rights from HP A&M. Along with common stock issued to HP A&M, we agreed to pay
HP A&M 10% of our tap fees on the sale of the next 40,000 water taps, of which 38,965 water taps
remain to be paid at August 31, 2007. During the due diligence period specified in the Arkansas
River Agreement, HP A&M sold certain property rights which pursuant to the terms of the agreement
were deemed to be Tap Participation Fee payments. The value of these payments equated to 530 taps
under the tap participation section of the Arkansas River Agreement. During our fiscal 2007 we sold
509 shares in the Lower Arkansas Water Management Authority (the LAWMA Shares), acquired pursuant
to the Arkansas River Agreement, for approximately $850,000. Pursuant to the Arkansas River
Agreement, the payments were deemed to be Tap Participation Fee payments, the value of which
equated to 505 taps. The Tap Participation Fee is payable when we sell water taps and receive the
funds from such water tap sales. The Tap Participation Fee payable to HP A&M was valued based on a
discounted cash flow model using highly subjective assumptions and estimates. We will assess the
value of the liability whenever events or circumstances indicate the assumptions used to estimate
the value of the liability have changed materially. The difference between the net present value
and the estimated realizable value will be imputed as interest expense using the effective interest
method over the estimated development period utilized in the valuation of the Tap Participation Fee
beginning September 1, 2006.
Obligations Payable by HP A&M
Certain of the properties we acquired pursuant to the Arkansas River Agreement are subject to
outstanding promissory notes with principal and accrued interest totaling approximately $13.9
million at August 31, 2007. These notes are secured by deeds of trust on the properties. We did
not assume any of these promissory notes and are not responsible for making any of the required
payments under these notes. This responsibility remains solely with HP A&M. In the event of default
by HP A&M, we may make payments on any or all of the notes and cure any or all of the defaults. If
we do not cure the defaults, we will lose the properties securing the defaulted notes. If HP A&M
defaults on the promissory notes, we can foreclose on a defined amount of Pure Cycle stock issued
to HP A&M being held in escrow and reduce the Tap Participation Fee by two times the amount of
notes defaulted on by HP A&M. Although the likelihood of HP A&M defaulting on the notes is deemed
remote, we will continue to monitor the status of the notes for any indications of default. We are
not aware of any defaults by HP A&M as of August 31, 2007.
Royalty and other obligations
Revenues from the sale of Export Water are shown net of royalties payable to the Land Board.
Revenues from the sale of water on the Lowry Range are shown net of the royalties to the Land Board
and the fees retained by the District.
Depletion and depreciation of water assets
Water supplies that are being utilized are depleted on the basis of units produced divided by the
total volume of water adjudicated in the water decrees. Water systems are depreciated on a
straight line basis over their estimated useful lives.
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Income taxes
We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability
method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax
consequences attributable to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and
their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax
rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which we expect to recover or settle
those temporary differences. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax
rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance
is provided for deferred tax assets until realization is more likely than not.
Results of Operations
Executive Summary
The results of our operations for the years ended August 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were as follows:
Table E Summary Results of Operations
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Millions of gallons of water delivered |
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44.4 |
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56.6 |
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52.3 |
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Water revenues generated |
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$ |
149,500 |
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$ |
163,600 |
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$ |
152,300 |
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Water delivery operating costs incurred |
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$ |
54,600 |
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$ |
48,500 |
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$ |
43,900 |
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Water delivery gross margin % |
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63 |
% |
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70 |
% |
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71 |
% |
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Wastewater treatment revenues |
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$ |
60,300 |
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$ |
59,000 |
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$ |
57,500 |
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Wastewater treatment operating costs incurred |
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$ |
22,800 |
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$ |
17,300 |
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$ |
15,700 |
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Wastewater treatment gross margin % |
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62 |
% |
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71 |
% |
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73 |
% |
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General and administrative expenses |
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$ |
2,476,500 |
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$ |
1,544,500 |
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$ |
1,315,300 |
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Net losses |
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$ |
6,914,700 |
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$ |
792,900 |
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$ |
1,050,900 |
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Water and Wastewater Usage Revenues
Water deliveries during fiscal 2007 dropped approximately 22% over water deliveries in fiscal 2006.
This was a result of high precipitation experienced throughout the Front Range of Colorado starting
in December 2006 and lasting into the spring of 2007. Increased precipitation results in our
customers using less water for irrigation. Water usage fees in fiscal 2007 decreased 9% over fiscal
2006, despite the 22% decrease in gallons delivered. This is a result of increased usage fees on
July 1, 2007.
Water deliveries in fiscal 2006 and 2005 were consistent, but usage fees in fiscal 2006 were much
higher than fiscal 2005. This is due to increases in usage fees on July 1, 2006.
Our water service charges are based on a tiered pricing structure that provides for higher prices
as customers use greater amounts of water. Our rates and charges are established based on the
average of three surrounding communities, referred to as our rate-based districts. Table B included
above in Item 1 Description of Business, outlines our tiered pricing structure and changes during
fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Our wastewater customers are charged flat monthly fees based on the number of tap connections they
have. Wastewater usage fees increased July 1, 2007, from $34.80 to $39.50 per wastewater tap per
month and before that they increased July 1, 2005, from $33.70 to $34.80 per wastewater tap per
month, which accounts for the changes in revenues between the fiscal years.
Gross margins for water and wastewater services declined in fiscal 2007 over fiscal 2006 and fiscal
2005. This is due to declines in the amount of water delivered. Decreased water deliveries does not
typically equate to a decrease in the energy usage within the systems, and therefore, in reduced
delivery years, gross margins will typically be lower. The decline is also due to certain testing
and compliance expenses incurred
during fiscal 2007 not experienced in the previous two years presented. Gross margins for water and
wastewater operations remained consistent in fiscal 2006 and 2005.
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General and Administrative and Other Expenses
General and administrative (G&A) expenses for fiscal 2007 and 2006 were impacted by the adoption
of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) Share Based Payment (SFAS 123(R)), as follows:
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Years ended August 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Increase |
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G&A expenses as reported |
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$ |
(2,476,500 |
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$ |
(1,544,500 |
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$ |
(932,000 |
) |
SFAS 123(R) expenses |
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287,300 |
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209,600 |
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77,700 |
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G&A expenses less SFAS 123(R) expenses |
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$ |
(2,189,200 |
) |
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$ |
(1,334,900 |
) |
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$ |
(854,300 |
) |
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We adopted SFAS 123(R) on the first day of our fiscal 2006, so fiscal 2005 was not impacted by SFAS
123(R).
The increase in G&A expenses for the three fiscal years ended August 31, 2007, is mainly
attributable to the following:
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Salaries and related expenses (including SFAS 123(R) expenses and healthcare costs)
totaled approximately $1.12 million, $944,800 and $690,500 for the fiscal years ended
August 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Without the effects of SFAS 123(R), salary
and related expenses in fiscal 2007 and 2006 would have been $833,000 and $735,200,
respectively, an increase of $97,800. This increase is mainly attributable to employee
bonuses totaling $330,000 in fiscal 2007, paid upon completion of the equity offering in
July 2007, which exceeded the $250,000 of bonuses paid in fiscal 2006. Salaries for 2007
(without the impact of SFAS 123(R)) exceeded fiscal 2005 salaries by $142,500, which is
mainly attributable to pay raises and the fact that bonuses in fiscal 2005 totaled
$150,000. |
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During fiscal 2007, we expensed approximately $256,000 related to water assessment
charges payable to the FLCC. This represents our share (based on the number of FLCC shares
we own) of FLCCs annual operating and maintenance expenditures. These charges were not
incurred during fiscal 2006 or 2005 because we acquired the Arkansas Water Rights in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Additionally, we expensed approximately $37,200 for work
performed in the Arkansas River Valley on our behalf by HP A&M. |
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Professional fees (legal and accounting) totaled approximately $470,300, $187,400 and
$173,500, for the years ended August 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Approximately
$190,000 of the increases from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2007 was a result of services
performed in connection with our consultations with the Staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission completed during fiscal 2007. The remaining increase was a result of
the internal control audits as a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related
items. |
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Franchise fees to the State of Delaware and NASDAQ listing fees increased approximately
$113,500 since fiscal 2006 due to the increase in our total assets as a result of the
Arkansas River water acquisition and the issuance of common stock as a result of the
exercising of stock options. |
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We paid approximately $40,000 in consulting fees related to our discussions with Lend
Lease Communities LLC as it relates to the potential development of six sections of the
Lowry Range. |
Depreciation and depletion charges for the years ended August 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were
approximately $366,100, $20,100 and $7,900, respectively. The year to year increases are mainly a
result of depreciation charges associated with the water delivery fixtures acquired from HP A&M on
August 31, 2006 (depreciation began on September 1, 2006) and depreciation of capitalized legal
costs associated with the HP A&M asset acquisition. In addition, in late fiscal 2006 we began
depreciating the costs incurred to extend the water system to the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds. We
expect the depreciation and depletion charges going forward to remain consistent with the fiscal
2007 charges.
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Interest income totaled approximately $155,700, $191,000 and $149,600 in fiscal 2007, 2006 and
2005, respectively. This represents interest earned on the temporary investment of capital in
available-for-sale securities, interest accrued on the note payable by the District and interest
accrued on the Special Facilities construction proceeds receivable from the County. The decrease
for fiscal 2007 over 2006 is due to fewer funds being invested and earning interest as a result of
the Arapahoe County construction project in fiscal 2006 and cash used in operations. Interest
income in fiscal 2008 is expected to increase as we have increased our invested capital by
approximately $4.0 million as a result of the equity offering in July 2007.
Imputed interest expense related to the Tap Participation Fee payable to HP A&M totaled
approximately $4.7 million for the year ended August 31, 2007. This represents the expensed portion
of the difference between the relative fair value of the liability and the net present value of the
liability recognized under the effective interest method.
Interest expense related parties was approximately $0, $7,100 and $21,400 in fiscal 2007, 2006
and 2005, respectively. All interest bearing debt related parties, was paid off or extinguished
as of August 31, 2006. The significant decrease from 2005 to 2006 was due to repayments of related
party debt. In late fiscal 2004 we retired $3.6 million of related party debt (which included
accrued interest) and in December 2005 we retired $558,800 of related party debt (which included
accrued interest). See Note 7 Long-Term Debt in the accompanying financial statements.
Interest expense non-related parties was approximately $0, $19,300 and $12,600 in fiscal 2007,
2006 and 2005, respectively. All interest bearing debt was extinguished as of August 31, 2006. The
increase from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006 was due to increases in interest rates.
Our net losses, as reported in our statements of operations in fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, were
approximately $6.9 million, $792,900 and $1.05 million, respectively. Our reported net losses have
been materially impacted by the imputed interest on the Tap Participation Fee and stock-based
compensation expense recognized pursuant to SFAS 123(R). In the table below, we have presented a
non-GAAP financial disclosure to provide a quantitative analysis of the impact of the imputed
interest and stock-based compensation expenses on our reported net losses and loss per share.
Because these items do not require the use of current assets, management does not include these
items in its analysis of our financial results or how we allocate our resources. Because of this,
we deemed it meaningful to provide this non-GAAP disclosure of the impact of these significant
items on our financial results.
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2007-2006 |
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2007-2005 |
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Net loss as reported |
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$ |
(6,914,700 |
) |
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$ |
(792,900 |
) |
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$ |
(1,050,900 |
) |
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$ |
(6,121,800 |
) |
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$ |
(5,863,800 |
) |
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Interest imputed on Tap Participation Fees
payable to HP A&M |
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4,669,700 |
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4,669,700 |
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4,669,700 |
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SFAS 123(R) expenses |
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287,300 |
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209,600 |
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77,700 |
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287,300 |
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Net loss less imputed interest and SFAS
123(R) expenses |
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$ |
(1,957,700 |
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$ |
(583,300 |
) |
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$ |
(1,050,900 |
) |
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$ |
(1,374,400 |
) |
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$ |
(906,800 |
) |
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Net loss per common share as reported |
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$ |
(0.37 |
) |
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$ |
(0.05 |
) |
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$ |
(0.08 |
) |
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$ |
(0.32 |
) |
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$ |
(0.30 |
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Interest imputed on Tap Participation Fees
payable to HP A&M |
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0.25 |
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$ |
0.25 |
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$ |
0.25 |
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SFAS 123(R) expenses |
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0.02 |
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0.01 |
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$ |
0.00 |
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$ |
0.02 |
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Net loss per common share less non-cash
interest and SFAS 123(R) expenses |
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(0.10 |
) |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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$ |
(0.08 |
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Weighted avererage common shares
outstanding |
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18,589,737 |
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14,693,585 |
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13,674,156 |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
At August 31, 2007, our working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities, was
approximately $7.1 million, and we had cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand
totaling approximately $6.9 million. We believe that at August 31, 2007, we have sufficient working
capital to fund our operations for the next year. However, there can be no assurance that we will
be successful in marketing the water from our primary water projects in the near term. In the event
increased revenues and cash flows from providing water and wastewater services are not achieved, we
may incur additional short or long-term debt or seek to sell additional equity securities to
generate working capital to support our operations.
Development of the water that we own, have rights to use, or may seek to acquire, will require
substantial capital investments. We anticipate that capital required for the development of the
water and wastewater systems will be financed through the sale of water taps to developers and
water delivery charges to users. A water tap charge refers to a charge we impose to fund
construction of Wholesale Facilities and permit access to a water delivery system (e.g., a
single-family homes tap into our water system), and a water service charge refers to a water
customers monthly water bill, generally including a base charge and consumption charges per 1,000
gallons of water delivered to the customer. We anticipate tap fees will be sufficient to generate
funds with which we can design and construct the necessary Wholesale Facilities. However, once we
receive tap fees from a developer, we are contractually obligated to construct the Wholesale
Facilities for the taps paid, even if our costs are not covered by the fees we receive. We cannot
assure you that our sources of cash will be sufficient to cover all our capital costs.
On August 31, 2006, we finalized the Arkansas River Agreement whereby we purchased approximately
60,000 acre-feet of Arkansas River water, real property and certain other related assets. Pursuant
to the Arkansas River Agreement we agreed to pay HP A&M 10% of our tap fees received on the sale of
the next 40,000 water taps. We have estimated the Tap Participation Fee payable to HP A&M at
approximately $45.6 million (as of August 31, 2006, which is $49.5 million as of August 31, 2007,
including $4.7 million of imputed interest) based on a discounted cash flow valuation analysis. The
actual amount to be paid could exceed our estimates. See Note 3 Water, Water Systems and Service
Agreements in the accompanying financial statements. Tap participation payments are not payable to
HP A&M until we receive water tap fees.
We are obligated to pay the FLCC water assessment charges which are the charges assessed to the
FLCC shareholders for the upkeep and maintenance of the Fort Lyon Canal. The calendar 2007 charges
totaled approximately $270,000, which we expect to remain relatively consistent for calendar 2008.
On August 3, 2005, we entered into the County Agreement to provide water service to the
Fairgrounds. Pursuant to the County Agreement, funding of $1.25 million for the construction of the
Special Facilities will come from the County and will be provided as follows: (i) an initial
payment of $397,000 (received in August 2005), and (ii) $848,000 paid over ten years, which
includes interest at 6%, which based on currently scheduled payments will result in us receiving
$286,000 in interest. Upon the delivery of a water rights warranty deed by the County to us for
approximately 336 acre-feet of groundwater, the amount payable over ten years will be reduced by
approximately $240,000, which is the value of groundwater. Since we have not received this water
rights deed, the value of the water to be conveyed to us is currently included in the construction
proceeds receivable account on our balance sheet. See Note 3 Water, Water Systems and Service
Agreements in the accompanying financial statements for additional information regarding the County
Agreement and a proposed amendment.
In accordance with SAB 104, upon completion of construction of the Fairgrounds facilities and the
initiation of water service to the Fairgrounds in July 2006, we began ratably recognizing tap fee
revenue as income. The tap fees received from the County are being recognized in income over the
estimate useful life of the constructed assets, or 30 years. For the year ended August 31, 2007, we
recognized water tap fee revenues of approximately $14,300.
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On October 31, 2003, and then on May 14, 2004, we entered into the Sky Ranch Agreements with the
developer of Sky Ranch. Pursuant to the Sky Ranch Agreements we are required to provide water for
all
homes and buildings to be constructed at Sky Ranch, which could go as high as 4,850 SFE units.
Pursuant to the Sky Ranch Agreements, the developer must purchase at least 400 water taps before
occupancy of the first home. The Sky Ranch Agreements permit the developer to add additional taps
annually, with at least 310 taps to be purchased each year after construction begins. This schedule
is designed to provide us with adequate funds with which to construct the Wholesale Facilities
needed to provide water service to the areas being developed. We do not currently have any
information regarding when or if Sky Ranch will begin development. See also Item 1. Business Sky
Ranch Water Supply and Water Service Agreements above for information regarding the developer of
Sky Ranch being in default on the Sky Ranch Agreements.
To the extent that water service is provided using Export Water, we are required to pay a royalty
to the Land Board equal to 12% of the net revenue after deducting direct and indirect costs,
including a reasonable charge for overhead, associated with the withdrawal, treatment and delivery
of Export Water. The developer of Sky Ranch is currently in default on the option agreements. If
the developer cures the defaults, we expect to dedicate approximately 1,200 acre-feet, or
approximately 10%, of our Export Water supply (which is about 4.2% of our overall Rangeview Water
Supply) for the Sky Ranch project. We estimate we will spend approximately $25.0 million for
infrastructure costs related to the development and delivery of water to the Sky Ranch development.
At August 31, 2007, we had outstanding debt to one related party totaling approximately $26,500.
All other interest bearing notes with scheduled maturities were repaid or extinguished during
fiscal 2006 as described in the accompanying financial statements.
The remaining note payable was paid in full in October 2007.
Operating Activities
Operating activities include revenues we receive from the sale of water and wastewater services to
our customers, costs incurred in the delivery of those services, general and administrative
expenses, and depletion/depreciation expenses.
Cash used by operating activities was approximately $2.4 million, $767,600 and $818,300 for the
fiscal years ended August 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Cash used by operations in 2007
included the following significant cash payments:
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Approximately $833,000 in wages and related employee expenses, which is $98,000 higher than
2006 due mainly to additional bonuses to management and employees following the equity
offering; |
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Approximately $345,500 of FLCC water assessment charges since September 2006, this includes
our fiscal 2007 assessments and a portion of the calendar 2006 assessments; |
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Approximately $470,000 of professional fees, which is significantly higher than fiscal
2006, mainly due to approximately $180,000 for professional fees
related to consultations with the Staff of the Commission of the SEC; |
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Approximately $260,000 for Delaware franchise fees and NASDAQ listing fees, which is
approximately $201,000 higher than the cash paid in 2006 mainly due to the increased assets
and number of shares outstanding as a result of the Arkansas River water acquisition (the
$260,000 paid in fiscal 2007 includes amounts expensed in fiscal 2007 and 2006); |
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Approximately $136,000 for directors fees and expenses, which includes approximately
$50,000 for insurance. |
Cash used by operations decreased from fiscal 2005 to 2006 due to lower salaries following the
passing away of our former CEO and decreased health insurance costs for the same reason and because
we switched to a new insurance provider, offset by an increase in management bonuses and increased
board of director fees, annual retainers, and insurance.
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During fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, we accrued interest on the note receivable from the District of
approximately $23,500, $21,500 and $16,900, respectively. The increase is caused by increases in
interest
rates. These amounts were offset by decreases in accrued interest on notes payable of approximately
$0, $26,400 and $34,000 in fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The decreases in interest
expense are due to the extinguishment of all interest bearing debt as of August 2006, with the
extinguishment of $896,000 of principal and accrued interest in August 2006, the repayment of
$558,800 of notes payable to a related party in December 2005 and the repayment of $1.6 million of
debt along with approximately $2.0 million of accrued interest in fiscal 2004.
We will continue to provide domestic water and wastewater service to customers in our service area
and we will continue to operate and maintain our water and wastewater systems with our own
employees.
Investing Activities
We continue to invest in the acquisition, development and maintenance of our water systems. On
August 31, 2006 we acquired the Arkansas River water, represented by the shares in the FLCC and
certain other real and personal property, in exchange for equity and a Tap Participation Fee
payable when we sell water taps. In total, we expended $288,600 related to legal and engineering
costs associated with this acquisition, which have been capitalized as part of the costs of the
acquired assets.
During fiscal 2006, we invested approximately $2.4 million in the construction of the facilities
required to provide water service to the Fairgrounds which were completed in July 2006, with
minimal construction related expenditures continuing into fiscal 2007, which were accrued at August
31, 2006.
We intend to exercise our rights to acquire the final 20% of the Sky Ranch groundwater pursuant to
the agreement for the purchase of Denver Aquifer groundwater for $50,000 in fiscal 2008. In fiscal
fiscal 2007 and 2006 we paid $100,000 for the purchase of 40% of the groundwater, but the purchases
have not been capitalized as part of our water assets because the developer has not cashed the
checks and we have not received the water rights deeds. Because we have been unable to obtain any
response from the developer, we do not know when we will obtain these deeds.
We also continue to invest in legal and engineering fees associated with certain water rights, and
we continue to invest in the right-of-way permit fees to the Department of Interior Bureau of Land
Management and legal and engineering costs for our Paradise Water Supply.
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities for fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005 was approximately
$2.5 million, ($1.64) million and $197,900, respectively. The most significant investing activities
that generated cash flows were the sale or maturity of approximately $2.0 million of investments,
the sale of $850,000 of LAWMA shares and the sale of certain non-irrigated land in the Arkansas
Valley. These were offset by approximately $208,100 of temporary investments in marketable
securities, $84,600 of expenditures for fixed assets, and $40,000 of cash invested in Well
Enhancement and Recovery Systems, LLC (see Note 4 Investment in Well Enhancement and Recovery
Systems, LLC, to the accompanying financial statements). The most significant investments in fiscal
2006 related to the construction of the Fairgrounds water system and costs incurred in connection
with the acquisition of the Arkansas River water. During fiscal 2005, we maintained temporary
investments of funds generated from the equity offering in fiscal 2004 and capitalized
approximately $404,500 of costs related to our water assets, which included approximately $223,000
related to the start of construction of the Fairgrounds water system. During fiscal 2005, we
received option payments totaling $60,400 from the developer of Sky Ranch related to the potential
use of Export Water (which were not received in fiscal 2007 or 2006). As of August 31, 2007, Sky
Ranch option payments totaling $120,800 are past due. We have been unable to collect these amounts
from Sky Ranch and we have no assurances as to when these amounts will be paid.
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Financing Activities
Cash provided by financing during fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005 was approximately $5.6 million,
$807,500 and $1.0 million, respectively. In July 2007, we finalized our equity offering of 1.2
million shares of common stock and raised approximately $9.0 million. Concurrent with the equity
offering, we acquired approximately $10.5 million of CAA interests for cash payments totaling
approximately $2.6 million. Also
in 2007, we made a Tap Participation Fee payment of approximately $850,000 to HP A&M as a result of
the sale of the LAWMA shares described above, and we received approximately $57,300 from the County
related to the construction proceeds receivable. In fiscal 2006 the main financing item was $1.18
million received from persons exercising outstanding options and warrants offset by $195,600 of
debt payments to retire debt with our former CEO and $174,900 paid to CAA holders related to the
County Agreement. Fiscal 2005 cash provided by financing activities included the receipt of
approximately $676,500 related to exercises of stock options and the receipt of $397,200 of special
facilities funding from the County.
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS No. 159). SFAS
No. 159 allows companies the choice to measure many financial instruments and certain other items
at fair value. This gives a company the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings
caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex
hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007 (September 1, 2008 for us). We are currently reviewing the impact of SFAS No. 159
on our financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157,
Fair Value Measurement, (FAS 157), which establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
accordance with GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective
for fiscal years, and the interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after November 15,
2007 (September 1, 2008 for us). We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our
financial statements.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting for
uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements in accordance with FASB
Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 provides guidance on the financial statement
recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected
to be taken in income tax returns. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December
31, 2006 (September 1, 2007 for us). We do not expect the adoption of FIN 48 to have a material
impact on our financial statements.
Total Contractual Cash Obligations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments due by period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 1 |
|
|
1-3 |
|
|
3-5 |
|
|
More than 5 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
year |
|
|
years |
|
|
years |
|
|
years |
|
Contractual obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt obligations |
|
$ |
26,542 |
|
|
$ |
26,542 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Operating lease obligations |
|
|
12,000 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
|
|
(a |
) |
|
|
(a |
) |
|
|
(a |
) |
Investment in Well Enhancement and Recovery
Systems, LLC |
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participating Interests in Export Water |
|
|
2,851,037 |
|
|
|
(b |
) |
|
|
(b |
) |
|
|
(b |
) |
|
|
(b |
) |
Tap Participation Fee payable to HP A&M |
|
|
104,582,000 |
|
|
|
(c |
) |
|
|
(c |
) |
|
|
(c |
) |
|
|
(c |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
107,501,579 |
|
|
$ |
38,542 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Our only operating lease is related to our office space. The lease is month-to-month and is
cancelable upon thirty days notice. Due to this not being a long-term lease, payments cannot
be reasonably estimated beyond one year. |
|
(b) |
|
The participating interests liability is payable to the CAA holders upon the sale of Export
Water, and therefore, the timing of the payments is uncertain and not reflected in the above
table by period. |
|
(c) |
|
The Tap Participation Fee payable to HP A&M is payable upon the sale of water taps. Because
the timing of these water tap sales is not fixed and determinable, the estimated payments are
not reflected in the above table by period. The amount listed above includes an unamortized
discount of approximately $55.1 million. The valuation of the Tap Participation Fee payable
to HP A&M is a
significant estimate based on available historic market information and estimated future
market information. Many factors are necessary to estimate future market conditions, including
but not limited to, supply and demand for new homes, population growth along the Front Range,
cash flows, tap fee increases at our rate-based districts, and other market forces beyond our
control. Because the estimates and assumptions used to value the Tap Participation Fees
payable to HP A&M are subjective, actual results could vary materially from the estimates. |
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
General. Pure Cycle is exposed to market risks that may impact the Balance Sheets, Statements of
Operations, and Statements of Cash Flows due primarily to changing interest rates and changes in
tap fees and usage rates at our rate based districts. Additionally, due to the promissory notes on
the land we acquired which we may elect to pay in the event of default by HP A&M, we are subject to
market risks impacting the ability of HP A&M to make the required payments. The following
discussion provides additional information regarding these market risks.
Interest Rates. The primary objective for our investment activities is to preserve principal while
maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. This is accomplished by investing in
diversified short-term investments, consisting primarily of United States Treasury Obligations and
other investment grade debt securities. As of August 31, 2007, the fair value of our marketable
securities was approximately $800,000 with maturity dates through January 2008. A hypothetical 50
basis point change in interest rates would not result in a material decrease or increase in the
fair value of our marketable securities . We have no investments denominated in foreign country
currencies and therefore our investments are not subject to foreign currency exchange risk.
Rates and Charges. Our rates and charges are based on the average of our rate based districts and
could vary dramatically from year to year. The rates charged by our rate based districts might not
provide us sufficient funds to support our operations and capital required to fund construction
activities. Based on the increases in taps fees and usage charges at our rate based districts over
the last several years as noted in Table A above, we expect rates and charges to continue to be
sufficient to meet our operational and construction needs.
35
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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66 |
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36
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Pure Cycle Corporation
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Pure Cycle Corporation as of August 31, 2007, and
the related statements of operations, stockholders equity, and cash flows for the year ended
August 31, 2007. We also have audited Pure Cycle Corporations internal control over financial
reporting as of August 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Pure Cycle Corporations management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining
effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Managements Report on
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and an opinion on the companys internal control over financial reporting
based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and
whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audit of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining
an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material
weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal
control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinions.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A
companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1)
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company;
and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the
financial statements.
37
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or
detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are
subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that
the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Pure Cycle Corporation as of August 31, 2007, and the results
of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, Pure
Cycle Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial
reporting as of August 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
/s/ GHP HORWATH, P.C.
Denver, Colorado
November 12, 2007
38
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Pure Cycle Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Pure Cycle Corporation (the Company) as of
August 31, 2006 and the related statements of operations, stockholders equity, and cash flows for
the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Pure Cycle Corporation at August 31, 2006, and the results of
its operations and its cash flows for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), the effectiveness of Pure Cycle Corporations internal control over
financial reporting as of August 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO) and our report dated November 10, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on managements
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and an adverse opinion
on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting because of the existence of a
material weakness.
As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements included within the Form 10-K/A filed by the
Company on April 16, 2007, the 2006 financial statements have been restated.
As discussed in Note 2, effective September 1, 2005, the Company adopted the provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R) ShareBased Payment.
/s/ Anton Collins Mitchell LLP
Denver, Colorado
November 10, 2006, except for the
effect of the restatement discussed in
Note 1 to the financial statements included
within the Form 10-K/A filed by the
Company on April 16, 2007, which is
dated April 10, 2007.
39
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
August 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
ASSETS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
6,095,075 |
|
|
$ |
374,069 |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
799,802 |
|
|
|
2,529,406 |
|
Trade accounts receivable |
|
|
70,217 |
|
|
|
65,420 |
|
Interest receivable |
|
|
11,585 |
|
|
|
36,880 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
246,968 |
|
|
|
50,825 |
|
Current portion of construction proceeds receivable |
|
|
64,783 |
|
|
|
64,783 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
7,288,430 |
|
|
|
3,121,383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in water and water systems, net |
|
|
103,248,427 |
|
|
|
104,455,868 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction proceeds receivable, less current portion, including $240,075
expected to be paid with water rights |
|
|
792,719 |
|
|
|
800,172 |
|
Note receivable Rangeview Metropolitan District, including accrued interest |
|
|
475,734 |
|
|
|
452,230 |
|
Assets held for sale |
|
|
77,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in Well Enhancement and Recovery Systems, LLC |
|
|
4,431 |
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
4,210 |
|
|
|
4,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
111,891,891 |
|
|
$ |
108,833,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
15,056 |
|
|
$ |
34,650 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
85,919 |
|
|
|
289,596 |
|
Deferred revenues |
|
|
55,800 |
|
|
|
55,800 |
|
Current debt related party |
|
|
26,542 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
183,317 |
|
|
|
380,046 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt related party |
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,542 |
|
Deferred revenues, less current portion |
|
|
1,557,711 |
|
|
|
1,613,515 |
|
Participating Interests in Export Water Supply |
|
|
2,851,037 |
|
|
|
6,514,116 |
|
Tap Participation Fee payable to HP A&M,
net of discount of $55.1 million and $59.0 million |
|
|
49,455,000 |
|
|
|
45,635,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
54,047,065 |
|
|
|
54,169,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Par value $.001 per share, 25 million shares authorized;
Series B 432,513 shares issued and outstanding
(liquidation preference of $432,513) |
|
|
433 |
|
|
|
433 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Par value 1/3 of $.01 per share, 40 million shares authorized;
19,995,338 and 18,348,834 shares outstanding |
|
|
67,512 |
|
|
|
61,602 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
91,650,897 |
|
|
|
80,609,875 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost, 256,800 and 130,279 shares of common stock |
|
|
(1,979,447 |
) |
|
|
(1,009,534 |
) |
Accumulated comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
7,168 |
|
|
|
(10,654 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(31,901,737 |
) |
|
|
(24,987,001 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
57,844,826 |
|
|
|
54,664,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
|
$ |
111,891,891 |
|
|
$ |
108,833,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
40
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Years Ended August 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metered water usage |
|
$ |
149,539 |
|
|
$ |
163,560 |
|
|
$ |
152,247 |
|
Wastewater treatment fees |
|
|
60,335 |
|
|
|
59,008 |
|
|
|
57,453 |
|
Special facility funding |
|
|
41,508 |
|
|
|
3,494 |
|
|
|
|
|
Water tap fees |
|
|
14,294 |
|
|
|
1,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sky Ranch options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,416 |
|
|
|
21,619 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
265,676 |
|
|
|
271,669 |
|
|
|
234,654 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Water service operations |
|
|
(54,631 |
) |
|
|
(48,508 |
) |
|
|
(43,873 |
) |
Wastewater service operations |
|
|
(22,817 |
) |
|
|
(17,312 |
) |
|
|
(15,684 |
) |
Depletion and depreciation |
|
|
(87,739 |
) |
|
|
(8,078 |
) |
|
|
(743 |
) |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,858 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues |
|
|
(165,187 |
) |
|
|
(73,898 |
) |
|
|
(63,158 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross margin |
|
|
100,489 |
|
|
|
197,771 |
|
|
|
171,496 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
(2,476,462 |
) |
|
|
(1,544,516 |
) |
|
|
(1,315,320 |
) |
Depreciation |
|
|
(278,360 |
) |
|
|
(12,004 |
) |
|
|
(7,148 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss |
|
|
(2,654,333 |
) |
|
|
(1,358,749 |
) |
|
|
(1,150,972 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
155,712 |
|
|
|
190,987 |
|
|
|
149,611 |
|
Gain on extinguishment of contingent obligations and debt |
|
|
271,127 |
|
|
|
390,866 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sale of land |
|
|
17,927 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on sales of marketable securities |
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
10,414 |
|
|
|
(15,563 |
) |
Share of losses of Well Enhancement and
Recovery Systems, LLC |
|
|
(35,569 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Imputed interest expense related to the Tap
Participation Fees
payable to HP A&M |
|
|
(4,669,742 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense related parties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,120 |
) |
|
|
(21,359 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19,258 |
) |
|
|
(12,598 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(6,914,736 |
) |
|
$ |
(792,860 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,050,881 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per common share basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(.37 |
) |
|
$ |
(.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(.08 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
basic and diluted |
|
|
18,589,737 |
|
|
|
14,693,585 |
|
|
|
13,674,156 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
41
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock |
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Treasury Stock |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
Income (loss) |
|
|
Deficit |
|
|
Total |
|
August 31, 2004 balance: |
|
|
432,513 |
|
|
$ |
433 |
|
|
|
13,316,135 |
|
|
$ |
44,387 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
36,407,105 |
|
|
$ |
14,834 |
|
|
$ |
(23,143,260 |
) |
|
$ |
13,323,499 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reimbursement to former
CEO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,414,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,415,000 |
|
Warrants exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,714 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
684,132 |
|
|
|
2,284 |
|
|
|
(73,154 |
) |
|
|
(554,939 |
) |
|
|
1,229,153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
676,498 |
|
Unrealized loss on
investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,381 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,381 |
) |
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,050,881 |
) |
|
|
(1,050,881 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,062,262 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
August 31, 2005 balance: |
|
|
432,513 |
|
|
|
433 |
|
|
|
14,329,981 |
|
|
|
47,770 |
|
|
|
(73,154 |
) |
|
|
(554,939 |
) |
|
|
40,050,159 |
|
|
|
3,453 |
|
|
|
(24,194,141 |
) |
|
|
15,352,735 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related party debt
extinguishment gain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
363,208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
363,208 |
|
CAA acquired and debt
extinguished |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
242,169 |
|
|
|
807 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,127,389 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,128,196 |
|
Arkansas River water
acquisition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,230,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,240,000 |
|
Warrants exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,520 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,884 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,936 |
|
Stock options exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
891,443 |
|
|
|
2,973 |
|
|
|
(57,125 |
) |
|
|
(454,595 |
) |
|
|
1,601,624 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,150,002 |
|
Stock based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
209,611 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
209,611 |
|
Unrealized loss on
investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,107 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,107 |
) |
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(792,860 |
) |
|
|
(792,860 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(806,967 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
August 31, 2006 balance: |
|
|
432,513 |
|
|
|
433 |
|
|
|
18,479,113 |
|
|
|
61,602 |
|
|
|
(130,279 |
) |
|
|
(1,009,534 |
) |
|
|
80,609,875 |
|
|
|
(10,654 |
) |
|
|
(24,987,001 |
) |
|
|
54,664,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAA acquired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
765,071 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
765,071 |
|
Equity offering (net of
$275,000 expenses) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,020,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,024,608 |
|
Stock options exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
538,836 |
|
|
|
1,796 |
|
|
|
(126,521 |
) |
|
|
(969,913 |
) |
|
|
968,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock grant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34,189 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(114 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
287,340 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
287,340 |
|
Unrealized gain on
investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,822 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,822 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,914,736 |
) |
|
|
(6,914,736 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,896,914 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
August 31, 2007 balance: |
|
|
432,513 |
|
|
$ |
433 |
|
|
|
20,252,138 |
|
|
$ |
67,512 |
|
|
|
(256,800 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,979,447 |
) |
|
$ |
91,650,897 |
|
|
$ |
7,168 |
|
|
$ |
(31,901,737 |
) |
|
$ |
57,844,826 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
42
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the years ended August 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(6,914,736 |
) |
|
$ |
(792,860 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,050,881 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used for operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Imputed interest on Tap Participation Fees
payable to HP A&M |
|
|
4,669,742 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and other non-cash items |
|
|
368,960 |
|
|
|
20,082 |
|
|
|
7,891 |
|
Stock based compensation expense included with
general and administrative expenses |
|
|
287,340 |
|
|
|
209,611 |
|
|
|
|
|
Share of losses of Well Enhancement
and Recovery Systems, LLC |
|
|
35,569 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on sales of marketable securities |
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
(10,414 |
) |
|
|
15,563 |
|
Gain on sale of fixed assets |
|
|
(17,927 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest added to note receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rangeview Metropolitan District |
|
|
(23,504 |
) |
|
|
(21,508 |
) |
|
|
(16,917 |
) |
Interest added to construction proceeds receivable |
|
|
(49,877 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extinguishment of contingent obligations and debt |
|
|
(271,127 |
) |
|
|
(390,866 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Interest accrued on long-term debt related parties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,120 |
|
|
|
21,360 |
|
Interest accrued on long-term debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,258 |
|
|
|
12,597 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Export water proceeds to be remitted to escrow agent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
174,890 |
|
|
|
(174,890 |
) |
Trade accounts receivable |
|
|
(4,797 |
) |
|
|
(15,361 |
) |
|
|
179 |
|
Interest receivable and prepaid expenses |
|
|
(170,849 |
) |
|
|
(27,250 |
) |
|
|
(1,862 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
(223,271 |
) |
|
|
19,957 |
|
|
|
(124,235 |
) |
Deferred revenues |
|
|
(55,804 |
) |
|
|
39,754 |
|
|
|
492,933 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used for operating activities |
|
|
(2,370,423 |
) |
|
|
(767,587 |
) |
|
|
(818,262 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales and maturities of marketable securities |
|
|
1,955,669 |
|
|
|
4,833,174 |
|
|
|
5,971,735 |
|
Sale of LAWMA shares |
|
|
849,742 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sale of property and equipment |
|
|
19,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment |
|
|
(3,003 |
) |
|
|
(2,781 |
) |
|
|
(5,660 |
) |
Capitalized acquisition costs |
|
|
(37,600 |
) |
|
|
(173,110 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Investment in Well Enhancement and Recovery Systems LLC |
|
|
(40,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in water and water systems |
|
|
(46,983 |
) |
|
|
(2,411,746 |
) |
|
|
(404,519 |
) |
Purchase of marketable securities |
|
|
(208,101 |
) |
|
|
(3,885,238 |
) |
|
|
(5,424,071 |
) |
Sky Ranch option payments received |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities |
|
|
2,488,974 |
|
|
|
(1,639,701 |
) |
|
|
197,885 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of common and preferred stock, net |
|
|
9,024,608 |
|
|
|
1,177,938 |
|
|
|
676,498 |
|
Payments received on construction proceeds receivable |
|
|
57,330 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments to contingent liability holders |
|
|
(4,516 |
) |
|
|
(174,890 |
) |
|
|
(3,120 |
) |
Tap Participation Fee payments to HP A&M |
|
|
(849,742 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments to purchase contingent liabilities |
|
|
(2,625,225 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments on long-term debt related parties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(195,573 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Construction funding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
397,235 |
|
Reimbursement to former CEO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50,555 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
5,602,455 |
|
|
|
807,475 |
|
|
|
1,020,058 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
5,721,006 |
|
|
|
(1,599,813 |
) |
|
|
399,681 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of year |
|
|
374,069 |
|
|
|
1,973,882 |
|
|
|
1,574,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end of year |
|
$ |
6,095,075 |
|
|
$ |
374,069 |
|
|
$ |
1,973,882 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
43
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
NOTE
1 ORGANIZATION
Pure Cycle Corporation (the Company) was incorporated in Delaware in 1976. The Company owns
water assets in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area, in the Arkansas River Valley in southern
Colorado, and the Colorado River on the western slope of Colorado. The Company is currently using
its water assets located in the Denver metropolitan area to provide water and wastewater services
to customers located in and around its service area. The Company is a vertically integrated
service provider owning water supplies and providing a full line of water and wastewater services
including the design and construction of water and wastewater systems as well as the operation and
maintenance of such systems. The Companys business focus is to provide water and wastewater
service to customers within its service area and other areas throughout the Denver metropolitan
area and the Front Range of Colorado.
The Company believes that at August 31, 2007, it has sufficient working capital and financing
sources to fund its operations for at least the next year. However, there can be no assurances
that the Company will be successful in marketing its water on terms that are acceptable to the
Company. The Companys ability to generate working capital from its water and wastewater projects
is dependent on its ability to successfully market the water, or in the event it is unsuccessful,
to sell the underlying water assets. In the event increased sales are not achieved, the Company
may incur additional short or long-term debt or seek to sell additional shares of the Companys
common or preferred stock, as deemed necessary by the Company, to generate sufficient working
capital.
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Revenue Recognition. The Company generates revenues mainly from three sources; (i) water and
wastewater tap fees, (ii) construction fees, and (iii) monthly water usage fees and wastewater
service fees. Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21 Revenue Arrangements with Multiple
Deliverables (EITF 00-21), governs how to identify when goods or services, or both, that are
separately delivered but included in a single sales arrangement should be accounted for separately.
Based on the criteria of EITF 00-21, the Company accounts for each of the items addressed in its
service agreements separately.
Proceeds from tap fees and construction fees are deferred upon receipt and recognized in income
based on whether or not the Company owns the infrastructure constructed with the proceeds. Tap fees
and construction fees derived from agreements in which the customer will own the assets constructed
with the fees (for example the assets constructed for use on the Lowry Range pursuant to the
Companys service agreement with the Rangeview Metropolitan District (the District)) are
recognized in accordance with Statement of Position 81-1 Accounting for Performance of
Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts, whereby the Company recognizes revenue and
costs of construction using the percentage-of-completion method. Tap fees and construction fees
derived from agreements for which the Company will own the infrastructure (for example the assets
constructed for use at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds (the Fairgrounds)) are recognized in
accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 Revenue Recognition (SAB 104), whereby the
up-front fees are recognized ratably over the estimated service life of the facilities constructed,
starting at completion of construction.
The Company recognizes water usage revenues upon delivering water to customers. The Company
recognizes wastewater processing revenues monthly based on flat fees assessed per single family
equivalent (SFE) unit served. An SFE is defined in the Companys Rules and Regulations as the
amount of water required each year by a family of four persons living in a single family house on a
standard sized lot which is equivalent to the use of approximately 0.4 acre-feet of water per year.
The Company recognized approximately $14,300 and $1,200 of water tap fee revenues in fiscal 2007
and 2006, respectively, related to the Agreement for Water Services (the County Agreement) signed
with Arapahoe County (the County) in August 2005. The Wholesale Facilities required to provide
water service to the Fairgrounds were completed in fiscal 2006 in time for the Fairgrounds opening
date on July 21, 2006. In accordance with SAB 104 and Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in
the United States of America (GAAP), the Company began recognizing the water tap fees as revenue
ratably over the estimated service period upon completion of the Wholesale Facilities. The water
tap fees to be recognized over this period are net of the royalty payments to the State
of Colorado Board of Land Commissioners (the Land Board) and amounts paid to third parties
pursuant to the Comprehensive Amendment Agreement No. 1 (the CAA) as further described in Note 5
below.
44
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
The Company recognized approximately $41,500 and $3,500 of Special Facilities funding as revenue in
fiscal 2007 and 2006, respectively. This is the ratable portion of the Special Facilities funding
paid and payable by the County as more fully described in Note 3 below.
No water tap fees or construction revenues were recognized during the year ended August 31, 2005.
As of August 31, 2007, the Company has deferred recognition of approximately $1.6 million of tap
fee and construction fee revenue, which will be recognized as revenue ratably over the estimated
life of the assets constructed with the construction proceeds as described above.
If costs meet the Companys capitalization criteria, costs to construct Wholesale Facilities and
Special Facilities are capitalized as incurred, including interest, and depreciated over their
estimated useful lives. Costs of delivering water and providing wastewater service to customers are
recognized as incurred.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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 financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include all highly liquid debt and equity
instruments with original maturities of three months or less. The Companys cash equivalents are
comprised of money market funds, investments in debt securities and investments in commercial
paper. As of August 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has no investments in equity instruments.
Financial Instruments. Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations
of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities. The
Company places its cash equivalents and investments with a high quality financial institution. At
various times throughout fiscal 2007, cash deposits have exceeded federally insured limits. The
Company invests its excess cash primarily in money market instruments, commercial paper
obligations, corporate bonds and US government treasury obligations. To date, the Company has not
experienced significant losses on any of these investments.
Cash Flows. The Company did not pay any interest or income taxes during the three years ended
August 31, 2007.
Marketable Securities. Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments in
debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determinations each
reporting period.
Debt securities are classified as held-to-maturity when the Company has the positive intent and
ability to hold the securities to maturity. The Company had no investments classified as
held-to-maturity at August 31, 2007 or 2006.
Debt securities for which the Company does not have the positive intent or ability to hold to
maturity are classified as available-for-sale, along with any investments in equity securities.
Securities classified as available-for-sale are marked-to-market at each reporting period. Changes
in value on such securities are recorded as a component of Accumulated comprehensive income. The
cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.
45
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
The following is a summary of marketable securities at August 31, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Estimated |
|
|
|
Cost Basis |
|
|
Gains |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Commercial paper |
|
$ |
95,500 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
95,500 |
|
U.S. government debt securities with
unrealized gains |
|
|
597,984 |
|
|
|
2,197 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
600,181 |
|
U.S. corporate debt securities with
unrealized gains |
|
|
194,650 |
|
|
|
4,971 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
199,621 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments |
|
|
888,134 |
|
|
|
7,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
895,302 |
|
Less cash equivalents |
|
|
95,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
95,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total marketable securities |
|
$ |
792,634 |
|
|
$ |
7,168 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
799,802 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following is a summary of marketable securities at August 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Estimated |
|
|
|
Cost Basis |
|
|
Gains |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Commercial paper |
|
$ |
149,156 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
149,156 |
|
U.S. government debt securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
With unrealized losses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 12 months |
|
|
993,129 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,584 |
) |
|
|
989,545 |
|
Greater than 12 months |
|
|
299,742 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,109 |
) |
|
|
297,633 |
|
U.S. corporate debt securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
With unrealized gains |
|
|
295,400 |
|
|
|
593 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
295,993 |
|
With unrealized losses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 12 months |
|
|
702,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,529 |
) |
|
|
697,974 |
|
Greater than 12 months |
|
|
249,286 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,025 |
) |
|
|
248,261 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments |
|
|
2,689,216 |
|
|
|
593 |
|
|
|
(11,247 |
) |
|
|
2,678,562 |
|
Less cash equivalents |
|
|
(149,156 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(149,156 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total marketable securities |
|
$ |
2,540,060 |
|
|
$ |
593 |
|
|
$ |
(11,247 |
) |
|
$ |
2,529,406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the years ended August 31, 2007 and 2006 gross realized gains totaled approximately $100 and
$10,400, respectively. For the year ended August 31, 2005 gross realized losses totaled
approximately $15,600. The Company actively monitors the performance of its investments and adopted
a new investment policy in fiscal 2005 to more closely align its investment portfolio with its
expected capital requirements. Losses incurred during 2005 were the result of the Company
shortening its average maturity in its investment portfolio to allow it more flexibility regarding
anticipated capital needs in the short-term and to allow it to capitalize on rising interest rates.
The Companys marketable securities mature at various dates through January 2008.
Accounts receivable. The Company records accounts receivable net of allowances for uncollectible
accounts (none as of August 31, 2007 or 2006). Any allowance for uncollectible accounts would be
determined based on a review of past due accounts.
Fair value of financial instruments. The carrying value of all financial instruments potentially
subject to valuation risk (principally consisting of cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable,
accounts payable, and notes receivable) approximates fair value based upon prevailing interest
rates available to the Company. The fair value of the note receivable from the District is not
practicable to estimate due to the District being a related party.
Long-Lived Assets. The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of
an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the eventual use of the
asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the
impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets
exceed the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the
carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. The Company believes there are no impairments in
the carrying amounts of its long-lived assets at August 31, 2007.
46
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
Water and Wastewater Systems. The Company capitalizes design and construction costs related to
construction activities and it capitalizes certain legal, engineering and permitting costs relating
to the adjudication and improvement of its water assets.
Depletion and Depreciation of Water Assets. The Company depletes its water assets that are being
utilized on the basis of units produced divided by the total volume of water adjudicated in the
water decrees. Water systems are depreciated on a straight line basis over their estimated useful
lives of 30 years.
Share-based Compensation. Effective September 1, 2005, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, (SFAS 123(R)) which requires
the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to
employees and directors, including employee stock options, based on estimated fair values. SFAS
123(R) supersedes the Companys previous accounting under Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25) for periods beginning on or after
September 1, 2005. In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) relating to SFAS 123(R). The Company has applied the provisions of
SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS 123(R).
On November 10, 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Staff Position
No. FAS 123(R)-3 Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment
Awards. The Company has adopted the alternative transition method provided in the FASB Staff
Position for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R). The
alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the
additional paid-in capital pool (APIC pool) related to the tax effects of employee stock-based
compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and statements of cash flows
of the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation awards that are outstanding upon adoption
of SFAS 123(R). Because the Company has a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets, the
granting and exercise of stock options during the years ended August 31, 2007 and 2006 had no
impact on the income tax provisions.
The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires
the application of the accounting standard as of September 1, 2005, the first day of the Companys
fiscal 2006. In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Companys financial
statements for periods prior to fiscal 2006 have not been restated to reflect, and do not include,
the impact of SFAS 123(R). Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS 123(R) for the
years ended August 31, 2007 and 2006, was approximately $287,300 and $209,600, respectively.
SFAS 123(R) requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date
of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately
expected to vest is recognized as a period expense over the requisite service period in the
statement of operations. Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on
the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during
the period. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Companys statements of operations
for the years ended August 31, 2007 and 2006, included (i) compensation expense for share-based
payment awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of, September 1, 2005, based on the grant
date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS 123), and (ii)
compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted subsequent to September 1, 2005
based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). In
accordance with SFAS 123(R), stock-based compensation expense recognized in the statements of
operations for the years ended August 31, 2007 and 2006, is based on awards ultimately expected to
vest. The Company does not expect any forfeitures of its prior option grants and therefore the
compensation expense has not been reduced for estimated forfeitures. No options were forfeited
47
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
by option holders
during the three years ended August 31, 2007. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at
the time of grant and revised if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from
those estimates. In the Companys pro forma information required under SFAS 123 for the periods
prior to fiscal 2006 presented below, the Company would have accounted for forfeitures as they
occurred, if any had occurred. The Company attributes the value of stock-based compensation to
expense using the straight-line single option method for all options granted.
Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based awards to employees and
directors using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB 25 as allowed under SFAS 123.
Under the intrinsic value method, no stock-based compensation expense had been recognized in the
Companys statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2005. If the Company had
recognized stock-based compensation expense pursuant to SFAS 123 for the year ended August 31, 2005
in its statements of operations, the results would have been as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss, as reported |
|
$ |
(1,050,881 |
) |
Add back stock-based employee compensation expense
included in reported net loss |
|
|
|
|
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense
determined under fair value based method for all options and
warrants |
|
|
(168,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net loss |
|
$ |
(1,218,881 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
basic and diluted |
|
|
13,674,156 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net loss per share |
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
|
|
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model (Black-Scholes model) for the pro forma
information required under SFAS 123 as well as the compensation expense recorded pursuant to SFAS
123(R). The Companys determination of the estimated fair value of share-based payment awards on
the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by the following variables and
assumptions:
|
|
The grant date exercise price which is the closing market price of the Companys common
stock on the date of grant; |
|
|
|
Estimated option lives based on historical experience with existing option holders; |
|
|
|
Estimated dividend rates based on historical and anticipated dividends over the life of
the option; |
|
|
|
Life of the option pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan, all option grants have a 10 year
life; |
|
|
|
Risk-free interest rates with maturities that approximate the expected life of the options
granted; |
|
|
|
Calculated stock price volatility calculated over the expected life of the options
granted, which is calculated based on the weekly closing price of the Companys common stock
over a period equal to the expected life of the option; and |
|
|
|
Option exercise behaviors based on actual and projected employee stock option exercises
and forfeitures. |
Income Taxes. Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences
between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryovers. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years
in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on
deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period
that includes the enactment date.
48
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss). In addition to net loss, comprehensive income (loss)
includes the cumulative unrecognized changes in the fair value of marketable securities that are
classified as available-for-sale.
Loss per Common Share. Loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted
average number of shares outstanding during each period. Common stock options and warrants
aggregating 140,092, 661,428 and 1,523,391 common share equivalents as of August 31, 2007, 2006
and 2005, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of loss per common share as their
effect is anti-dilutive.
Reclassifications. Certain amounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified
to conform with the current year presentation.
NOTE
3 WATER, WATER SYSTEMS AND SERVICE AGREEMENTS
The Companys water and water systems consist of the following costs and accumulated depreciation
and depletion as of August 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and |
|
|
|
Costs |
|
|
Depletion |
|
|
Costs |
|
|
Depletion |
|
|
Arkansas River Valley assets |
|
$ |
81,234,547 |
|
|
$ |
(265,466 |
) |
|
$ |
82,125,952 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Rangeview water supply |
|
|
13,949,036 |
|
|
|
(4,408 |
) |
|
|
13,924,448 |
|
|
|
(3,768 |
) |
Rangeview water system |
|
|
167,720 |
|
|
|
(38,032 |
) |
|
|
167,720 |
|
|
|
(28,862 |
) |
Paradise water supply |
|
|
5,525,017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,520,836 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fairgrounds water and water system |
|
|
2,669,924 |
|
|
|
(94,325 |
) |
|
|
2,653,995 |
|
|
|
(7,225 |
) |
Sky Ranch water supply |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Water supply other |
|
|
5,307 |
|
|
|
(893 |
) |
|
|
3,022 |
|
|
|
(250 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals |
|
$ |
103,651,551 |
|
|
$ |
(403,124 |
) |
|
$ |
104,495,973 |
|
|
$ |
(40,105 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investments in water and
water systems |
|
$ |
103,248,427 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
104,455,868 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depletion and Depreciation. The Company recorded approximately $600, $900 and $700 of depletion
charges for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. This related
entirely to the use of the Rangeview Water Supply. No depletion is taken against the Arkansas
River water, the Paradise Water Supply or Sky Ranch Water Supply because these assets have not
been placed into service as of August 31, 2007.
The Company recorded approximately $365,500, $19,200 and $7,200 of depreciation expense during the
years ended August 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Arkansas River Valley Assets. The Company owns the following Arkansas River Valley assets, which
were acquired when the Company entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement (the Arkansas River
Agreement) with High Plains A&M LLC (HP A&M) in fiscal 2006:
|
|
60,000 acre-feet of senior water interests in the Arkansas River and its tributaries
represented by approximately 21,600 shares of the Fort Lyon Canal Company (FLCC)
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Approximately 80 separate real estate properties (or approximately 17,500 acres of land)
located in the counties of Bent, Otero and Prowers, Colorado, currently used for agricultural
purposes (the Properties) (certain of the Properties are subject to mortgages maintained by
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interests related to the Water Rights and Properties (collectively the Water Rights,
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
The Company acquired the Water Rights to enhance and better balance its water portfolio by
increasing its rights to senior surface water which is being demanded by cities and municipalities
granting land use approvals and to increase its inventory of water and capacity to serve
additional customers. The Properties and other non-water assets were acquired because the rights
to the Arkansas River water the Company seeks to transfer for use in the Denver market are based
on the quantity of water historically used to irrigate crops grown on the Properties.
The shares in the FLCC acquired by the Company represent the amount of water the Company owns in
the Fort Lyon Canal. The FLCC is a non-profit mutual ditch company that is responsible for the
maintenance and operation of the 110 mile Fort Lyon Canal.
Each of the Properties acquired by the Company are subject to operating leases. The Company
assumed title to the farm leases effective August 31, 2006. Pursuant to a property management
agreement between HP A&M and the Company, HP A&M will manage the leases for a period of five years
(through August 31, 2011) and will receive all lease payments from the lessees as a management
fee. Because the Company does not have the risk of loss associated with the leases (HP A&Ms
management fee is equal to the lease income for the next five years, and contractually HP A&M has
the risk of loss on the leases), in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force No. 99-19 Reporting
Revenue Gross as Principal versus Net as an Agent, the lease income and management fees are
reflected on a net revenue basis throughout the term of the management agreement.
The $81.9 million value of the consideration paid to HP A&M (comprised of the equity and Tap
Participation Fee described below) was allocated to the Acquired Assets based on estimates of each
assets, or group of assets, respective fair value. Because the estimated value of the
consideration paid was less than the total fair value of the Acquired Assets, the relative values
assigned to the Acquired Assets were ratably reduced. The relative fair value of the Water Rights
of $97.5 million was determined by an independent third party appraisal. The relative fair value
of the remaining assets of approximately $4.8 million was determined by internal studies. The
amounts recorded as other assets consists of professional fees and other acquisition related
costs.
The Water Rights will be depleted in accordance with the Companys depletion policies once the
Water Rights are being utilized for their intended purpose. The remaining depreciable assets are
being depreciated over their estimated useful lives of three to seven years consistent with the
Companys depreciation policies.
Tap Participation Fee
As consideration for the Acquired Assets, on August 31, 2006, the Company issued HP A&M 3,000,000
shares of Pure Cycle common stock valued at approximately $36.2 million. The Company also granted
HP A&M the right to receive ten percent (10%) of the Companys gross proceeds, or the equivalent
thereof, from the sale of the next 40,000 water taps (the Tap Participation Fee) (the 40,000
figure was reduced to 39,470 at the August 31, 2006, closing date because HP A&M sold certain
assets and properties not related to the FLCC shares which were subject to the Arkansas River
Agreement and were available for credit against the Tap Participation Fee), valued at
approximately $45.6 million at the acquisition date. The Tap Participation Fee is due and payable
once the Company has sold a water tap and received the consideration due for such water tap. The
Company did not sell any water taps during the year ended August 31, 2007. However, it did sell
additional assets unrelated to the FLCC shares which were credited towards the Tap Participation
Fee. See sale of Lower Arkansas Water Management Association shares (LAWMA shares) below.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
The $49.5 million estimated fair value of the Tap Participation Fee at August 31, 2007 (which
includes imputed interest of approximately $4.7 million) was determined using a discounted cash
flow analysis of the projected future payments to HP A&M. The Company determined this value by
estimating new home development in the Companys service area over an estimated development
period. This was done by utilizing third party historical and projected housing and population
growth data for the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area applied to an
estimated development pattern
supported by historical development patterns of certain master planned communities in the Denver,
Colorado metropolitan area. This development pattern was then applied to future water tap fees
that were calculated using historical water tap fees. The realizable value of the Tap
Participation Fee payable to HP A&M was discounted to August 31, 2006, using a rate that
approximates the prevailing rate the Company believes would
be available to similar companies in its industry. Actual development may differ substantially
from the estimated new home development in the Companys service area, which may have a material
effect on the estimated fair value of the Tap Participation Fee payable to HP A&M, and such
differences may have a material impact on the Companys financial statements. The valuation of the
Tap Participation Fee payable to HP A&M is a significant estimate based on available historic
market information and estimated future market information. Many factors are necessary to estimate
future market conditions, including but not limited to, supply and demand for new homes,
population growth along the Front Range, cash flows, tap fee increases at our rate-based
districts, and other market forces beyond the Companys control.
The Company imputes interest expense on the unpaid Tap Participation Fee using an effective
interest method over the estimated development period utilized in the valuation of the liability.
During the year ended August 31, 2007, the Company imputed interest of approximately $4.7 million
related to the Tap Participation Fee.
After five years, under circumstances defined in the Arkansas River Agreement, the Tap
Participation Fee can increase to 20% and the number of water taps subject to the Tap
Participation Fee would be correspondingly reduced by half. The Tap Participation Fee is subject
to acceleration in the event of a merger, reorganization, sale of substantially all assets, or
similar transactions and in the event of bankruptcy and insolvency events.
Purchase Price Adjustment
During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company completed its evaluation of the fair value
of the LAWMA shares acquired from HP A&M on August 31, 2006. At August 31, 2006, the Company did
not allocate any of the consideration issued to HP A&M to the LAWMA shares because the number of
LAWMA shares acquired and the value of those shares was unknown at the date of the asset
acquisition. Based on information obtained during the second quarter, the Company adjusted its
allocation to reflect the acquisition of 554 LAWMA shares. The LAWMA shares were determined to
have a value of approximately $927,700, which was based on the amount realized from the sale of
509 LAWMA shares as described below.
Because the Company intended to sell the LAWMA shares, the LAWMA shares should have been reflected
as assets held for sale as of the acquisition date, if the Company would have been able to
determine the fair value of the LAWMA shares at the date of the acquisition. Based on this, the
Company re-allocated the purchase price, as of the date the value of the LAWMA shares became
known, to the Acquired Assets. In the adjustment process, the LAWMA shares (which are assets held
for sale) have been allocated their full net realizable value, approximately $927,700, and the
remaining value of the consideration has been re-allocated to the remaining Acquired Assets based
on each individual assets relative fair value. The effect of this is a reduction in the value
assigned to the Acquired Assets, which are held for use, of $927,700.
Sale of LAWMA Shares
During the year ended August 31, 2007, the Company sold 509 LAMWA shares for approximately
$849,700. Pursuant to the Arkansas River Agreement, 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the
LAWMA shares were required to be paid to HP A&M. This results in a credit to the Tap Participation
Fee Payable to HP A&M equivalent to the sale of 505 water taps, which incorporates the full
consideration of the LAWMA transaction credits based on the water tap fees charged by the Company
at the date of sale. As of August 31, 2007, the remaining taps subject to the Tap Participation
Fee are 38,965. Because the LAWMA shares were sold at their allocated fair value, the Company did
not recognize any gain or loss on the transaction.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
As of August 31, 2007, the Company owns 45 remaining LAWMA shares valued at approximately $77,900,
which are valued based on the sales value of the 509 LAWMA shares sold. Because the Company plans
to dispose of these LAWMA shares, pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) 144, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, the net book value of the
remaining LAWMA shares has been reflected on the balance sheet as held for sale. The LAWMA shares
are not currently being depleted. Management continues to evaluate offers and believes that the
estimated selling price less estimated cost to sell equals or exceeds the net book value of the
LAWMA shares remaining and therefore there is no impairment loss.
Promissory Notes Payable by HP A&M
Certain of the properties the Company acquired are subject to outstanding promissory notes with
principal and accrued interest totaling approximately $13.9 million at August 31, 2007. These
promissory notes are secured by deeds of trust on the Properties. The Company did not assume any of
these promissory notes and is not responsible for making any of the required payments under these
notes. This responsibility remains solely with HP A&M. In the event of default by HP A&M, at the
Companys sole discretion, the Company may make payments pursuant to any or all of the notes and
cure any or all of the defaults. If the Company does not cure the defaults, it will lose the
properties securing the defaulted notes. If HP A&M defaults on the promissory notes, the Company
can foreclose on a defined amount of stock issued to HP A&M and reduce the Tap Participation Fee by
two times the amount of notes defaulted on by HP A&M. Because HP A&M would lose such a substantial
amount of equity and Tap Participation Fee, and based on the financial stability of HP A&M and its
owners and affiliated companies, the probability of HP A&M defaulting on the notes is deemed
remote. As far as the Company is aware, HP A&M did not default on any of the promissory notes
during the Companys fiscal 2007.
Because the outstanding notes are collateralized by the Companys Properties and Water Rights, HP
A&M is deemed to be a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) as defined by FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (as amended) (FIN 46R). However, because the Company
will not absorb any of HP A&Ms expected losses or receive any of HP A&Ms expected gains, the
Company is not deemed the Primary Beneficiary of HP A&M and therefore is not required to
consolidate HP A&M. HP A&M became a VIE to the Company on August 31, 2006 when the Company acquired
the Arkansas River Water Rights and Properties subject to the outstanding promissory notes. HP A&M
is a holding company that acquires water rights and related properties for investment and sale
purposes. If HP A&M were to default on the notes, the Company would lose approximately 60 of the 80
real property interests it acquired and the water rights associated with those Properties, unless
the Company cured the notes in default.
Additional Agreements and Information
Upon the closing, the Company and HP A&M also entered into the following agreements:
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A pledge agreement related to the promissory notes, whereby HP A&M pledged, transferred,
assigned and granted to the Company a security interest in and to (a) 1,500,000 shares of Pure
Cycle common stock, (b) all shares of Pure Cycle Common Stock hereafter issued to HP A&M by
means of any dividend or distribution in respect of the shares pledged hereunder (together
with the shares identified in (a), the Pledged Shares), (c) the certificates representing
the Pledged Shares, and (d) all rights to money or property which HP A&M now has or hereafter
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A pledge agreement, whereby the Company pledged to HP A&M: (i) one-half of the shares of
FLCC purchased by the Company, (ii) all shares of FLCC hereafter issued to the Company by
means of any dividend or distribution in respect of the shares pledged hereunder (together
with the shares identified in (i), the Companys Pledged Shares), (iii) the certificates
representing the Companys Pledged Shares, (iv) the Properties associated with the water
represented by the Companys Pledged Shares, and (v) all rights to money or property which the
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A five year property management agreement with HP A&M, pursuant to which, HP A&M holds the
right to pursue leasing of the Properties and the Water Rights to interested parties. All
lease income associated with leasing the Properties and Water Rights, together with all costs
associated with these activities including but not limited to, overhead obligations, real
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
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A non-solicitation agreement with each of the owners of HP A&M, pursuant to which each of
the named parties agreed, for three years (i) not to solicit the Companys customers or
potential customers to provide water in the
Companys service areas or potential service areas, (ii) not to solicit employees of the
Company, (iii) not to engage in certain activities competitive with the Company and (iv) not to
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A registration rights agreement, pursuant to which the Company granted HP A&M one demand
right to register 750,000 shares of Pure Cycle common stock and piggyback rights to register
an additional 750,000 shares of Pure Cycle common stock (HP A&M exercised its piggyback rights
in July 2007 and therefore the Company registered 750,000 shares of common stock held by HP
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A voting agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Mark Harding, the Companys President, agrees to
vote shares of Pure Cycle common stock owned by him for HP A&Ms designated board member. |
The Company assigned no value to the management agreement based on the fact that the Company does
not receive any of the lease payments and is not responsible for any of the operating expenses
associated with the leases. The leases subject to the property management agreement expire at
various dates through 2010, which is earlier than the expiration date of the management agreement.
In order to utilize the Arkansas River water in the Companys service areas, the Company will be
required to convert this water to municipal and industrial uses. Change of water use must be done
through the Colorado water courts and several conditions must be present prior to the water court
granting an application for transfer of a water right. A transfer case would be expected to include
the following provisions: (i) a provision of anti-speculation in which the applicant must have
contractual obligations to provide water service to customers prior to the water court ruling on
the transfer of a water right, (ii) the applicant can only transfer the consumptive use portion
of its water rights (the Company expects to face opposition to any consumptive use calculation of
the historic agricultural uses of its water), (iii) applicants likely would be required to mitigate
the loss of tax base in the basin of origin, (iv) applicants would likely have re-vegetation
requirements requiring them to restore irrigated soils to non-irrigated, and (v) applicants would
be required to meet water quality measures which would be included in the cost of transferring the
water rights. The Company will likely need to construct a pipeline, which would be approximately
130 miles long and cost in excess of $400 million, in order to transport the Arkansas River water
to its potential customers along the Front Range. The cost for this pipeline is expected to be
funded through tap sales utilizing the Companys existing Denver based assets, but there can be no
assurances that the Company will be able to generate the funds necessary to complete the pipeline
without additional debt or equity offerings.
Rangeview Water Supply and Water System. The Rangeview Water Supply and water system costs
represent the costs of assets acquired or facilities constructed to extend water service to
customers located on and off the Lowry Range. The recorded costs of the Rangeview Water Supply
includes payments to the sellers of the Rangeview Water Supply, design and construction costs and
certain direct costs related to improvements to the asset including legal and engineering fees.
The Company acquired the Rangeview Water Supply beginning in 1996 when (i) the Company entered
into the Agreement for Sale of Export Water with the District, a quasi-municipal political
subdivision of the State of Colorado; (ii) the District entered into the Amended and Restated
Lease Agreement with the Land Board, which owns the Lowry Range; and (iii) the Company entered
into the Service Agreement with the District for the provision of water service to the Lowry Range
(collectively these agreements are referred to as the Rangeview Water Agreements).
The 26,700 acre-feet Rangeview Water Supply is a combination of tributary surface water and storage
rights and nontributary groundwater rights associated with the Lowry Range, a 27,000 acre property
owned by the Land Board, which is located approximately 15 miles southeast of Denver. The Rangeview
Water Agreements require 15,050 acre-feet of water per year be used specifically on the Lowry
Range, which the Company has the exclusive rights to use. The Rangeview Water Agreements also
provide for the Company to use surface reservoir storage capacity in providing water service to
customers both on and off the Lowry Range. The Company owns the rights to use the remaining 11,650
acre-feet of non-tributary groundwater, which can be exported off the Lowry Range to serve area
users (referred to as Export Water). The Company also has the option with the Land Board to
exchange an aggregate gross volume of 165,000 acre-feet of groundwater for 1,650 acre-feet per year
of adjudicated surface water.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
Based on independent engineering estimates, the 15,050 acre-feet of water designated for use on the
Lowry Range is capable of providing water service to approximately 46,500 SFE units, and the 11,650
acre-feet of Export Water owned by the Company can serve approximately 33,600 SFE units throughout
the Denver metropolitan region.
Pursuant to the Rangeview Water Agreements, the Company will design, finance, construct, operate
and maintain the Districts water and wastewater systems to provide service to the Districts
customers on the Lowry Range. On the Lowry Range, the Company will operate both the water and the
wastewater systems during the contract period and the District will own both systems. After 2081,
ownership of the water system servicing customers on the Lowry Range will revert to the Land Board,
with the District retaining ownership of the wastewater system. The Company owns the Export Water
and will use it to provide water and wastewater services to customers off the Lowry Range. The
Company will also own all the facilities required to extend water and wastewater services off the
Lowry Range. The Company plans to contract with third parties for the construction of these
facilities.
Rates and charges for all water and wastewater services on the Lowry Range, including tap fees and
usage or monthly fees, are governed by the terms of the Rangeview Water Agreements. The Companys
rates and charges are reviewed annually and are based on the average of similar rates and charges
of three surrounding municipal water and wastewater service providers. These represent gross fees
and to the extent that water service is provided using Export Water, the Company is required to pay
royalties to the Land Board ranging from 10% of gross revenues to 50% of net revenue after
deducting certain costs. In exchange for providing water service to customers on the Lowry Range,
the Company will receive 95% of all water service fees received by the District, after the District
pays the required royalties to the Land Board totaling 12% of gross revenues received from water
sales. In exchange for providing wastewater service for the Districts customers, the Company will
receive 100% of the Districts wastewater tap fees and 90% of the Districts wastewater usage fees.
The Company delivered approximately 44.4 million, 56.6 million and 52.3 million gallons of water to
customers on the Lowry Range in fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Agreement for Water Service. Effective August 3, 2005, the Company
entered into the County Agreement with the County to design and construct a water system for, and
provide water services to, the Fairgrounds. Pursuant to the County Agreement: (i) the County
purchased water taps for 38.5 SFEs for $567,490, or $14,740 per tap; (ii) the Company agreed to
design and construct the required Special Facilities, for which the County agreed to provide
funding of $1,245,168; and (iii) the Company agreed to acquire rights to approximately 363
acre-feet of groundwater from the County for $293,013. As of August 31, 2007, the water rights deed
for 336 acre-feet of water has not been transferred to the Company, and therefore, the cost of this
water has not been capitalized on the accompanying balance sheet. However, the value of
approximately $240,000 is included in the construction proceeds receivable account until such time
as the County transfers the water rights deed to the Company. The other 27 acre-feet of
groundwater, valued at $52,938, has been capitalized in the accompanying balance sheet as of August
31, 2007.
Pursuant to the County Agreement, in August 2005 the Company received a net cash payment of
$514,552 and the rights to 27 acre-feet of dedicated groundwater valued at $52,938. Since the
Company will utilize Export Water to provide water service to the Fairgrounds, the sale of the
water taps generated a royalty payment to the Land Board of $34,522. The agreement with the Land
Board requires royalty payments on Export Water sales based on net revenues, which are defined as
proceeds from the sale of Export Water less direct and indirect costs, including reasonable
overhead charges, associated with the withdrawal, treatment and delivery of Export Water. Based on
this, in September 2005, the Company made the required $34,522 royalty payment to the Land Board,
which is 10% of the net tap fees received from the County.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
In addition, tap fees under service agreements in which Export Water will be utilized are subject
to the CAA, which is described in more detail in Note 5 below. Net tap fees subject to the CAA
totaled $532,968, which were the tap
fees received from the County less the $34,522 Land Board royalty. The $532,968 was distributed by
the escrow agent as required by the CAA in September 2005. Based on the 2004 CAA acquisitions made
by the Company, the Company received $373,078, or 70%, of the distribution and external parties
received $159,890, or 30%.
The tap fees retained by the Company were used to fund construction of the Wholesale Facilities
required to extend water service to the Fairgrounds. In July 2006 the Company completed
construction of the Wholesale Facilities and in accordance with SAB 104 began ratably recognizing
$428,000 of tap fees in income. The $428,000 is comprised of the tap fees received by the Company
of $567,490, decreased by (i) royalties to the Land Board of $34,522; and (ii) 65% of the total
payments made to external CAA holders (which is more fully described in Note 5 below) or $104,136.
For the years ended August 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized approximately $14,300 and
$1,200 of tap fee revenue, respectively.
Pursuant to the County Agreement, the County is providing funding of approximately $1.245 million
for the design and construction of the Special Facilities, to be paid as follows:
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The monthly payments payable by the County were originally $6,850. However, pursuant to the County
Agreement, because the County had not transferred the 336 acre-feet of water to the Company upon
the completion of construction, the balance owed the Company was not reduced by the value of the
water rights to be transferred (approximately $240,000) and is therefore still included in the
construction proceeds receivable account. As a result, the monthly payments being charged to the
County in fiscal 2007 was $9,555. The County made six payments of $9,555 each through December
2006, but then ceased making payments because the County disagreed with the increase. As a result,
in October 2007, the Company and the County agreed in principal to amend the County Agreement,
whereby the County would (i) make the principal and interest payments on the original $607,900
balance owed to the Company (or approximately $6,850 per month for ten years), (ii) pay half of the
interest (at 6% per annum) calculated on the value of the water rights that have not been
transferred to the Company as of yet, and (iii) transfer the water rights valued at approximately
$240,000. In addition, the County made a one-time payment of approximately $54,800, which
represents the amounts past due under the proposed amendment to the County Agreement. The County
and the Company are diligently working to complete this amendment to the County Agreement, but as
of the date of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2007,
the amendment has not been finalized.
In accordance with GAAP, the total construction funding of $1.25 million is deferred and will be
recognized as revenue over the expected service period, which is also the estimated useful life of
the Special Facilities constructed with the funds. During the years ended August 31, 2007 and 2006,
the Company recognized approximately $41,500 and $3,500 of Special Facilities revenue,
respectively.
Sky Ranch Water Supply and Water Service Agreements. On October 31, 2003, and May 14, 2004, the
Company entered into two Water Service Agreements (collectively the Sky Ranch Agreements) with
the developer of approximately 950 acres of property located 4 miles north of the Lowry Range along
Interstate 70 known as Sky Ranch. Pursuant to the Sky Ranch Agreements the Company will provide
water for all homes and buildings to be constructed at Sky Ranch, which could go as high as 4,850
SFE units. The developer is obligated to purchase a minimum of 400 water taps from the Company
before occupancy of the first house in Sky Ranch and a minimum of 310 annually thereafter. This tap
purchase schedule is designed to provide the Company with adequate funds with which to construct
the Wholesale Facilities required to provide water service. As additional water taps are acquired
due to continued development of Sky Ranch, the Company will expand the infrastructure to meet
demand as necessary. The Company has not received any payments for tap purchases from the developer
as of August 31, 2007, and the Company does not know if or when Sky Ranch will purchase water taps.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
As part of the Sky Ranch Agreements, the Company will purchase approximately 537 acre-feet of water
through future tap credits totaling $2.6 million on the first 767 taps purchased by the developer.
In lieu of the developer receiving these credits, the Company will utilize the funds to construct
certain Special Facilities required in order for the Company to provide water service to Sky Ranch.
As of August 31, 2007, this water has not been purchased by the Company because Sky Ranch has not
purchased any water taps.
On October 31, 2003, the Company entered into the Denver Groundwater Purchase Agreement (the
DGPA) with the developer of Sky Ranch. The DGPA provides the Company the right to purchase a
total of 223 acre-feet of adjudicated decreed water rights owned by the developer for five payments
of $50,000 each, totaling $250,000. Under the DGPA, the Company can acquire 44.6 acre-feet of water
per year (or 20% of the total 223 acre-feet) for $50,000. In fiscal 2005 and 2004, the Company
exercised its rights and purchased a total of 89.2 acre-feet of Denver aquifer groundwater for
payments totaling $100,000, which was deeded to the Company at the dates of purchase. At the
Companys discretion, this water can be used either on Sky Ranch or elsewhere in the Companys
target service area. In fiscal 2007 and 2006, the Company exercised its rights to acquire another
40% (89.2 acre-feet) of water per the DGPA from Sky Ranch. However, as of August 31, 2007, Sky
Ranch has not cashed the Companys payments nor has the Company received the water rights deeds as
required by the DGPA. The Company anticipates purchasing the remaining 20% of the Sky Ranch
groundwater pursuant to the DGPA, by exercising its rights in fiscal 2008 for the final payment of
$50,000. The Company will not capitalize any of these payments until it receives the water rights
deeds from Sky Ranch.
The Company plans to initially develop the 760 acre-feet of water beneath the Sky Ranch property
purchased from the developer of Sky Ranch under the DGPA and the Sky Ranch Agreements. The
purchased water is sufficient to provide water service to approximately 1,500 taps. Any taps
purchased by Sky Ranch in excess of 1,500 will be serviced utilizing Export Water and are subject
to royalty payments to the Land Board and payments to the CAA holders.
The Sky Ranch Agreements provide the developer options to use a combined 1,200 acre-feet of Export
Water per year at Sky Ranch after a defined number of taps have been purchased for use at Sky Ranch
unless the developer allows the options to expire. The Sky Ranch Agreements call for two options:
(i) annual installments of $50,000 over five years (the Sky Ranch Option), and (ii) annual
installments of $10,400 over five years (the Hills Option). Option fees received before the
options are exercised or allowed to expire will not be refunded and are deferred and recognized
into income ratably until the next option payment is due.
In fiscal 2005 and 2004, the developer remitted the first two $50,000 Sky Ranch Option payments
which were both distributed in order of priority to the CAA holders. The Company received $35,000
of the fiscal 2005 distribution in September 2005 and outside parties received $15,000. The Company
received this distribution because it had repurchased certain CAA interests in fiscal 2004. Of the
amounts paid to the outside parties, $5,231 was allocated to the Participating Interests in Export
Water supply liability and $9,769 reduced the contingency under the CAA. The Company did not retain
any of the fiscal 2004 distributions.
In February 2005, the developer remitted the first $10,400 Hills Option payment which was
distributed in order of priority to the CAA holders. Of this distribution, the Company received
$7,280 and outside parties received $3,120. Of the amounts paid to the outside parties, $1,088 was
allocated to the Participating Interests in Export Water supply liability and $2,032 reduced the
contingency under the CAA.
As of August 31, 2007, the developer of Sky Ranch has not remitted the Sky Ranch Option payments or
the Hills at Sky Ranch Option payments due in our fiscal 2007 and 2006, and therefore the payments,
which total $120,800, are past due. Notwithstanding Sky Ranch being in default on its option fees,
the Sky Ranch and Hills at Sky Ranch Agreements remain in effect. Continued default by Sky Ranch on
payment of option fees for Export Water places the Sky Ranch development at risk of not being able
to use our Export Water to service development in excess of the 1,500 single family units. There is
currently no development occurring at Sky Ranch and the developer of Sky Ranch has listed the
property for sale. Whether Sky Ranch exercises these options or not has no bearing on the DGPA and
the Company fully intends to complete its purchase of the remaining water covered by the DGPA, and
to pursue delivery of the deeds for the water acquired.
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PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
The Company has dedicated approximately 1,200 acre-feet, or 10%, of the Export Water supply (which
is about 4.2% of the Companys overall Rangeview Water Supply) for this project under the Sky Ranch
options.
Paradise Water Supply. In 1987, the Company acquired water, water wells, and related assets from
Paradise Oil, Water and Land Development, Inc., which constitute the Paradise Water Supply. The
recorded costs of the Paradise water supply include the costs to acquire the Paradise water supply,
as well as certain direct legal and engineering costs relating to improvements to the asset. The
Paradise Water Supply includes 70,000 acre-feet of conditionally decreed tributary Colorado River
water, a right-of-way permit from the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, for the construction of a 70,000 acre-foot dam and reservoir across federal lands, and
four unrelated water wells. Due to the strict regulatory requirements for constructing an
on-channel reservoir, completing this conditional storage right at its decreed location would be
difficult. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Company will ever be able to make use of
this asset or sell the water profitably.
Every six years the Paradise Water Supply is subject to a Finding of Reasonable Diligence review by
the water court and the State Engineer to determine if the Company is diligently pursuing the
development of the water rights. During fiscal 2005, the water court began the latest review. In
fiscal 2006 the Company received objections from two parties to its Paradise Water rights. In
fiscal 2007, the Company received a Finding of Due Diligence from the State Engineer because the
Company and the objectors reached an agreement on the objections. The agreement called for the
Company to acknowledge that, pursuant to agreements entered into prior to the Companys acquisition
of the Paradise Water Supply, it is required to use the water along the western slope of Colorado,
the Company will investigate reservoir sites that are not located directly on the main channel of
the Colorado River, and the Company will lease up to 10,000 acre-feet of water to the objectors for
a minimal annual lease payment subject to the parties ratable participation in the development
costs of the reservoir project.
In accordance with FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS 144), the Company reviews its long-term
assets, including the Paradise water supply, for indicators of impairment. Consistent with SFAS
144, the Company compares the carrying amount of the Paradise Water Supply to the sum of the
undiscounted cash flows from the expected eventual use of the asset. Assessment of the
recoverability of the carrying value of the Paradise Water Supply assumes the Company generates
cash flows from the leasing of the Paradise Water Supply to commercial and agricultural uses along
the western slope of Colorado. Because the fair value exceeds the carrying value of the Paradise
water supply no impairment was found to exist.
NOTE
4 INVESTMENT IN WELL ENHANCEMENT AND RECOVERY SYSTEMS, LLC
Effective January 30, 2007, the Company entered into an Operating Agreement with Mr. Ryan Clark
(who is deemed the indirect beneficial owner of approximately 7% of the Companys common stock by
means of his role as manager of TPC Ventures, LLC) and Hydro Resources, Inc. (collectively the
Company, Ryan Clark and Hydro Resources, Inc. are referred to as the LLC Owners) to form Well
Enhancement and Recovery Systems, LLC (Well Enhancement LLC). Well Enhancement LLC was
established to develop a proprietary new deep water well enhancement tool which the LLC Owners
believe will increase the efficiency of deep water wells in the Denver metropolitan area. Each of
the LLC Owners holds a 1/3 interest in Well Enhancement LLC. The president of the Company will act
as the manager of Well Enhancement LLC.
The Company accounts for its investment in Well Enhancement LLC under the equity method pursuant to
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 18 The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in
Common Stock (as amended) and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 03-16 Accounting for Investments
in Limited Liability Companies. As of August 31, 2007, the Companys Investment in Well Enhancement
and Recovery Systems, LLC account on its balance sheet includes $40,000 of capital contributions
made to date by the Company (total initial capital contribution will be approximately $70,000 per
LLC Owner) and its 1/3rd share of the $106,700 of net losses of Well Enhancement LLC
through August 31, 2007. As of August 31, 2007, Well Enhancement LLCs balance sheet consisted
entirely of approximately $13,300 of cash and its results of operations for the seven months ended
August 31, 2007 consisted of $106,700 of expenses related to the design of the well enhancement
tool.
57
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
NOTE
5 PARTICIPATING INTERESTS IN EXPORT WATER
The Company acquired its Rangeview Water Supply through various amended agreements entered into in
the early 1990s. The acquisition was consummated with the signing of the Comprehensive Amendment
Agreement No. 1 (the CAA) in 1996. Upon entering into the CAA, the Company recorded an initial
liability of approximately $11.1 million, which represents the cash the Company received and used
to purchase its Export Water Supply. In return, the Company agreed to remit a total of $31.8
million of proceeds received from the sale of Export Water to the Participating Interest holders.
In accordance with EITF Issue No 88-18 Sales of Future Revenues, the obligation for the $11.1
million was recorded as debt, and the remaining $20.7 million contingent liability is not reflected
on the Companys balance sheet because the obligation to pay this is contingent on sales of Export
Water, the amounts and timing of which are not reasonably determinable.
As the proceeds from the sale of Export Water are received, and the amounts are remitted to the
external CAA holders, the Company allocates a ratable percentage of this payment to the principal
portion (the Participating Interests in Export Water supply liability account) with the balance of
the payment being charged to the contingent obligation portion. The amount allocated to the
liability is approximately 35%, which is the percentage the $11.1 million represented of the
original total $31.8 million obligation. The remaining portion, or approximately 65%, is allocated
to the contingent obligation. The portion allocated to principal will be recorded as a reduction in
the Participating Interests in Export Water liability account while the amounts applied to the
contingency are recorded on a net revenue basis when funds are received.
In recent years the Company has repurchased various portions of the CAA obligations in priority.
The table below summarizes the transactions impacting the CAA obligations since its signing, which
are explained in greater detail below the table:
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Export |
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Water |
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|
Export Water |
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Total |
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Paticipating |
|
|
|
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|
|
Proceeds |
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|
Proceeds to |
|
|
Potential |
|
|
Interests |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Received |
|
|
Pure Cycle |
|
|
Obligation |
|
|
Liability |
|
|
Contingency |
|
Original balances |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
218,500 |
|
|
$ |
31,807,732 |
|
|
$ |
11,090,630 |
|
|
$ |
20,717,102 |
|
Sky Ranch option payment |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50,000 |
) |
|
|
(17,435 |
) |
|
|
(32,565 |
) |
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,199,333 |
|
|
|
(8,199,333 |
) |
|
|
(2,858,920 |
) |
|
|
(5,340,413 |
) |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
Balance at August 31, 2004 |
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|
50,000 |
|
|
|
8,417,833 |
|
|
|
23,558,399 |
|
|
|
8,214,275 |
|
|
|
15,344,124 |
|
Sky Ranch option payment |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
(35,000 |
) |
|
|
(15,000 |
) |
|
|
(5,231 |
) |
|
|
(9,769 |
) |
Hills at Sky Ranch option payment |
|
|
10,400 |
|
|
|
(7,280 |
) |
|
|
(3,120 |
) |
|
|
(1,088 |
) |
|
|
(2,032 |
) |
Arapahoe County tap fees * |
|
|
532,968 |
|
|
|
(373,078 |
) |
|
|
(159,890 |
) |
|
|
(55,754 |
) |
|
|
(104,136 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at August 31, 2005 |
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|
643,368 |
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|
|
8,002,475 |
|
|
|
23,380,389 |
|
|
|
8,152,202 |
|
|
|
15,228,187 |
|
Acquisition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,698,001 |
|
|
|
(4,698,001 |
) |
|
|
(1,638,086 |
) |
|
|
(3,059,915 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at August 31, 2006 |
|
|
643,368 |
|
|
|
12,700,476 |
|
|
|
18,682,388 |
|
|
|
6,514,116 |
|
|
|
12,168,272 |
|
Export Water Sale payments |
|
|
15,810 |
|
|
|
(11,067 |
) |
|
|
(4,743 |
) |
|
|
(1,655 |
) |
|
|
(3,088 |
) |
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,500,900 |
|
|
|
(10,500,900 |
) |
|
|
(3,661,424 |
) |
|
|
(6,839,476 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at August 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
659,178 |
|
|
$ |
23,190,309 |
|
|
$ |
8,176,745 |
|
|
$ |
2,851,037 |
|
|
$ |
5,325,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
* |
|
The Arapahoe County tap fees are less the $34,522 royalty payment to the Land Board. |
58
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
In July 2007, the Company acquired the rights to approximately $10.5 million of CAA interests in
exchange for cash payments of approximately $2.6 million, which was raised in the Companys equity
offering in July 2007. As a result, the Company now has the right to retain an additional $10.5
million of the initial $31.8 million of proceeds from the sale of Export Water. When combined with
the CAA acquisitions described below and the payments made as a result of the sale of Export Water,
the total remaining potential third party obligation as of August 31, 2007 is approximately $8.2
million. The Company recorded a gain on the acquisition of the CAA interests made in July 2007
of approximately $1.0 million. Of this, approximately $765,000 was recorded as a capital
contribution because the CAA interests acquired by the Company for approximately $7.8 million were
held by parties that are deemed related to the Company.
In August 2006, the Company acquired the rights to approximately $4.7 million of CAA interests, and
retired approximately $896,000 of debt (which included approximately $471,500 of accrued interest)
in exchange for the issuance of 242,169 shares of restricted common stock valued at approximately
$2.1 million. The Company agreed to register these shares, which was completed in fiscal 2007. As a
result, the Company recorded a gain on the extinguishment of debt and acquisition of the CAA of
$390,900 during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006.
During fiscal 2004, the Company acquired the rights to approximately $8.2 million of CAA
obligations in exchange for cash payments of $2.75 million and the issuance of 40,512 shares of
restricted common stock. As a result of these transactions, the Company recorded an extinguishment
charge of approximately $217,000 related to this transaction during the fiscal year ended August
31, 2004.
Also see Note 14 Subsequent Events, regarding the acquisition of approximately $4.7 million of
CAA interests in October 2007.
The acquisition of these CAA obligations and debt reduction, reduces the long term impact of the
CAA and provides the Company with additional cash flows to fund operations and pursue other
business opportunities that may arise.
The CAA includes contractually established priorities. Following the CAA acquisition made by the
Company, the Companys priority levels include $5.6 million in the highest priority level, $2.0
million in the third priority level, and the remaining $16.0 million at various other priority
levels.
The CAA obligation is non-interest bearing, and if the Export Water is not sold, the parties to the
CAA have no recourse against the Company. If the Company does not sell the Export Water, the
holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are also not entitled to payment of any dividend and have
no contractual recourse against the Company.
NOTE
6 ACCRUED LIABILITIES
At August 31, 2007, the Company had accrued liabilities of approximately $85,900, of which $79,500
was for professional fees with the remainder relating to operating payables. At August 31, 2006,
the Company had accrued liabilities of approximately $289,600, of which $143,400 was for
professional fees (of which $77,800 related to the Arkansas River Agreement as described in Note 3
above), $117,300 related to construction invoices for the County Agreement, and the remainder was
for operating payables.
NOTE 7 LONG-TERM DEBT
As of August 31, 2007, the only debt the Company has with a contractual maturity date is the
$26,542 note payable to the estate of the Companys former CEO, which was paid in full in October 2007 and
was non-interest bearing and un-secured.
The Participating Interest in Export Water supply and the Tap Participation Fees payable to HP A&M
are obligations of the Company that have no scheduled maturity dates. Therefore, these liabilities
are not disclosed in tabular format.
59
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
As further described in Note 5 above, in August 2006 the Company issued 242,169 shares of
restricted common stock as consideration for the extinguishment of approximately $896,000 of debt
and accrued interest and $4.7 million of CAA interests. The net gain on this transaction was
approximately $390,900 which is reflected in the Companys statement of operations.
As further described in Note 13 below, in December 2005, the Company and the estate of its former
CEO agreed to terms whereby the Company paid the estate approximately $195,600 in full
consideration of notes payable and accrued interest totaling approximately $558,800.
NOTE 8 STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Preferred and Common Stock. On July 24, 2007, the Company completed the sale of 1.2 million shares
of its common stock in a privately placed registered offering, which raised approximately $9.1
million (less commissions, fees and expenses totaling $275,400). Approximately $2.6 million of the
funds raised in the equity offering were used to acquire the $10.5 million of CAA interests
described in Note 5 above. The remaining funds will be used to fund the Companys operations.
The Companys non-voting Series B Preferred Stock have a preference in liquidation of $1.00 per
share less any dividends previously paid. Additionally, the Series B Preferred Stock are
redeemable at the discretion of the Company for $1.00 per share less any dividends previously
paid. In the event that the Companys proceeds from sale or disposition of Export Water rights
exceeds $36,026,232, the Series B Preferred Stock holders will receive the next $433,000 of
proceeds in the form of a dividend.
Stock Options. The Company maintains two stock option plans, the 2004 Incentive Plan which was
approved by stockholders in April 2004, and the Equity Incentive Plan which was approved by
stockholders in June 1992, (collectively the Option Plans) for executives, eligible employees
and non-employee directors. Under the Option Plans, options to purchase shares of stock can be
granted with exercise prices and vesting periods determined by the Compensation Committee of the
Board and are exercisable over periods of up to ten years. The Company has 1.6 million shares of
common stock reserved for issuance under the 2004 Incentive Plan, of which 1,460,000 options can
still be granted. The Equity Incentive Plan expired in 2002 and no additional options can be
granted under this plan.
The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the Option Plans for the year ended
August 31, 2007:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Average |
|
|
Approximate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
Remaining |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
Contractual |
|
|
Instrinsic |
|
|
|
Options |
|
|
Price |
|
|
Term |
|
|
Value |
|
Outstanding at August 31, 2006: |
|
|
661,336 |
|
|
$ |
3.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
17,500 |
|
|
|
7.84 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
(538,836 |
) |
|
|
1.80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or expired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at August 31, 2007: |
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
$ |
8.60 |
|
|
|
8.0 |
|
|
$ |
(131,700 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable at August 31, 2007: |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
8.70 |
|
|
|
7.4 |
|
|
$ |
(102,700 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended August 31, 2007 was
approximately $3.2 million.
60
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
The following table summarizes the activity and value of non-vested options as of and for the year
ended August 31, 2007:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
Grant Date |
|
|
|
Options |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Non-vested options outstanding at August 31, 2006 |
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
$ |
8.10 |
|
Granted |
|
|
17,500 |
|
|
|
6.62 |
|
Vested |
|
|
(37,500 |
) |
|
|
8.35 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested options outstanding at August 31, 2007 |
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
$ |
7.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The total fair value of options vested during the year ended August 31, 2007 was approximately
$312,900.
At August 31, 2007, the Company has unrecognized SFAS 123(R) expenses relating to non-vested
options that are expected to vest totaling approximately $259,400. The weighted-average period over
which these options are expected to vest is approximately one year. The Company has not recorded
any excess tax benefits to additional paid in capital.
During the year ended August 31, 2007, the Company issued 538,836 shares of common stock upon the
exercise of stock options. The options were exercised at a price of $1.80 per share. The exercise
price for the options exercised was paid for by the option holders utilizing 126,521 shares of
Company common stock held by the option holders for more than six months with a combined market
value at the dates of exercise totaling approximately $969,900, which is included on the line
Treasury Stock on the accompanying balance sheet.
In August 2007, the Company granted one of its directors options to purchase 2,500 shares of the
Companys common stock pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan. The options vest one year from the date
of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant. The Company calculated the fair value of
these options pursuant to SFAS 123(R) at approximately $16,100 using the Black-Scholes model with
the following variables: exercise price of $7.64; estimated option life of eight years; estimated
dividend rate of 0%; weighted average risk-free interest rate of 4.75%; weighted average stock
price volatility of 92.5%; and an estimated forfeiture rate of 0%. The $16,100 of stock-based
compensation expense calculated pursuant to SFAS 123(R) will be expensed monthly over the vesting
period.
Also in August 2007, the Company granted one of its directors options to purchase 5,000 shares of
the Companys common stock pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan. The options vest 50% on the first
anniversary date of the grant and 50% on the second anniversary date of the grant. The Company
calculated the fair value of these options pursuant to SFAS 123(R) at approximately $32,100 using
the Black-Scholes model with the following variables: exercise price of $7.61; estimated option
life of eight years; estimated dividend rate of 0%; weighted average risk-free interest rate of
4.75%; weighted average stock price volatility of 92.6%; and an estimated forfeiture rate of 0%.
The $32,100 of stock-based compensation expense calculated pursuant to SFAS 123(R) will be expensed
monthly over the vesting period.
In April 2007, the Company granted four of its directors options to purchase a combined 10,000
shares of the Companys common stock pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan. The options vest one year
from the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant. The Company calculated the fair
value of these options pursuant to SFAS 123(R) at approximately $67,700 using the Black-Scholes
model with the following variables: approximate weighted average exercise price of $8.00; estimated
option lives of eight years; estimated dividend rate of 0%; weighted average risk-free interest
rate of 4.625%; weighted average stock price volatility of 93.4%; and an estimated forfeiture rate
of 0%. The $67,700 of stock-based compensation expense calculated pursuant to SFAS 123(R) is being
expensed monthly over the vesting period.
61
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
In August 2006, the Company granted a director an option to purchase 5,000 shares of the Companys
common stock pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan. The option vests 50% on the first anniversary
date of the grant and 50% on the second anniversary date of the grant. The Company calculated the
fair value of these options pursuant to SFAS 123(R) at approximately $36,000 using the
Black-Scholes model with the following variables: exercise price of $8.27; estimated option life of
eight years; estimated dividend rate of 0%; weighted average risk-free interest rate of 4.875%;
stock price volatility of 101.6%; and an estimated forfeiture rate of 0%. The $36,000 of
stock-based compensation expense calculated pursuant to SFAS 123(R) is being expensed monthly over
the vesting period.
Also in August 2006, the Company granted an employee an option to purchase 30,000 shares of the
Companys common stock pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan. The option vests one-third on each of
the next three anniversary dates of the grant. The Company calculated the fair value of these
options pursuant to SFAS 123(R) at approximately $232,000 using the Black-Scholes model with the
following variables: exercise price of $8.84; estimated option life of eight years; estimated
dividend rate of 0%; weighted average risk-free interest rate of 4.875%; stock price volatility of
101.5%; and an estimated forfeiture rate of 0%. The $232,000 of stock-based compensation expense
calculated pursuant to SFAS 123(R) is being expensed monthly over the vesting period.
In April 2006 the Company granted four of its directors options to purchase a combined 10,000
shares of the Companys common stock pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan. The options vest one year
from the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant. The Company calculated the fair
value of these options pursuant to SFAS 123(R) at approximately $116,000 using the Black-Scholes
model with the following variables: weighted average exercise price of $13.25; estimated option
lives of eight years; estimated dividend rate of 0%; weighted average risk-free interest rate of
4.93%; weighted average stock price volatility of 101.8%; and an estimated forfeiture rate of 0%.
The $116,000 of stock-based compensation expense calculated pursuant to SFAS 123(R) was
expensed monthly over the vesting period.
Restricted stock. On August 27, 2007, the Company granted 34,189 shares of restricted common stock
to the President of the Company. Pursuant to SFAS 123(R), the Company will recognize compensation
expense on this grant based on the grant date fair value of the stock. The grant date fair value of
the restricted stock was based upon the market price of the Companys common stock on the date of
the grant. The grant date fair value will be amortized to compensation expense over the vesting
term of two years.
A summary of the status of our restricted stock at August 31, 2007, and changes during fiscal 2007,
are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
grant date |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
fair value |
|
Restricted stock outstanding at August 31, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Restricted stock granted |
|
|
34,189 |
|
|
|
7.59 |
|
Restricted stock vested and released |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock forfeited |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock outstanding at August 31, 2007 |
|
|
34,189 |
|
|
$ |
7.59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of August 31, 2007, there was approximately $259,000 of unrecognized compensation expense
related to restricted stock awarded under the Companys 2004 Incentive Plan. This expense is
expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2 years.
Warrants. As of August 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase 92 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $1.80 per share. These warrants expire six months from the
earlier of (i) the date all of the Export Water is sold or otherwise disposed of, (ii) the date the
CAA is terminated with respect to the original holder
of the warrant, or (iii) the date on which the Company makes the final payment pursuant to Section
2.1(r) of the CAA. No warrants were exercised during fiscal 2007. During fiscal 2006, the Company
issued 15,520 shares of common stock upon the exercise of 15,520 warrants. The warrant holder paid
the exercise price of $27,936 in cash.
62
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
Gain on extinguishment of related party CAA obligations and debt. See Note 13 Related Party
Transactions regarding gain on extinguishment of related party CAA obligations and debt recorded as
additional paid in capital.
NOTE 9 SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
The Company had accounts receivable from two customers totaling approximately $61,200 and $60,600
as of August 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The same customers accounted for approximately 91%,
96% and 98% of the Companys revenues during the years ended August 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
NOTE 10 INCOME TAXES
There is no provision for income taxes because the Company has incurred operating losses. Deferred
income taxes reflect the tax effects of net operating loss carryforwards and temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the
amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Companys deferred tax assets
as of August 31 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net operating loss carryforwards |
|
$ |
4,440,600 |
|
|
$ |
3,366,200 |
|
|
$ |
3,472,500 |
|
Imputed interest on Tap Participation Fee
payable to HP A&M |
|
|
1,753,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and depletion of water and
water systems |
|
|
462,400 |
|
|
|
479,200 |
|
|
|
77,900 |
|
Water tap revenues |
|
|
154,200 |
|
|
|
159,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
(6,810,100 |
) |
|
|
(4,003,300 |
) |
|
|
(3,548,900 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax asset |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation on property and equipment |
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
(1,600 |
) |
|
|
(1,500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred assets |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company has recorded a valuation allowance equal to the excess of the deferred tax assets over
the deferred tax liability as the Company is unable to reasonably determine if it is more likely
than not that deferred tax assets will ultimately be realized.
Income taxes computed using the federal statutory income tax rate differs from our effective tax
rate primarily due to the following for the years ended August 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Expected benefit from federal income taxes at statutory
rate of 34% |
|
$ |
(2,351,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(269,600 |
) |
|
$ |
(357,300 |
) |
State taxes, net of federal benefit |
|
|
(228,200 |
) |
|
|
(26,200 |
) |
|
|
(34,700 |
) |
Expiration of net operating losses |
|
|
393,900 |
|
|
|
160,500 |
|
|
|
176,900 |
|
Permanent differences |
|
|
(621,500 |
) |
|
|
(319,100 |
) |
|
|
(215,000 |
) |
Change in valuation allowance |
|
|
2,806,800 |
|
|
|
454,400 |
|
|
|
430,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income tax expense |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At August 31, 2007, the Company has approximately $11,905,100 of net operating loss carryforwards
available for income tax purposes which expire between fiscal 2008 and 2027. Utilization of these
net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to substantial annual ownership change limitations
provided by the Internal Revenue Code. Such an annual limitation could result in the expiration of
the net operating loss carryforwards before utilization.
63
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
Net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1.1 million, $430,000 and $474,000 expired
during the years ended August 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
NOTE
11 401(k) PLAN
Effective July 25, 2006, the Company adopted the Pure Cycle Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
(the Plan), a defined contribution retirement plan for the benefit of its employees. The Plan is
currently a salary deferral only plan and at this time the Company does not match employee
contributions. The Company pays the annual administrative fees of the Plan, and the Plan
participants pay the investment fees. The Plan is open to all employees, age 21 or older, who have
been employees of the Company for at least six months. During the years ended August 31, 2007 and
2006, the Company paid fees of approximately $3,400 and less than $1,000, respectively, for the
administration of the Plan.
NOTE
12 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended August 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
Adjustment to purchase price relating to LAWMA
shares acquired from
HP A&M |
|
$ |
927,682 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury stock accepted upon exercise of stock
options with mature shares used as consideration |
|
$ |
969,913 |
|
|
$ |
454,595 |
|
|
$ |
554,939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on extinguishment of related party debt
accounted for as contributed capital |
|
$ |
765,071 |
|
|
$ |
363,208 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tap Participation Fee issued to HP A&M pursuant to
Arkansas River Agreement |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
45,635,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued to HP A&M pursuant to the
Arkansas River Agreement |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
36,240,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued to acquire contingent
obligations, and extinguish debt |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,128,196 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction proceeds receivable included in
deferred revenue |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
864,955 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in water and water systems included
with accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
117,287 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized legal and engineering fees incurred in
connection with Arkansas River water acquisition
included with accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
77,842 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Water rights acquired with deferred tap fee credits |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
52,938 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated common stock registration costs included
with accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
15,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted common stock issued to former CEO in
satisfaction of reimbursement obligation |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,415,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
NOTE
13 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On July 30, 2007, the Company acquired approximately $10.5 million of CAA interests, for cash
payments totaling approximately $2.6 million, resulting in a gain on extinguishment of
approximately $1.02 million. Certain of these parties were deemed related to the Company and
therefore, approximately $765,000 of this gain was recorded as a contribution of capital in fiscal
2007.
See Sale of LAWMA Shares in Note 3 above regarding Tap Participation Fee payments made to HP A&M
pursuant to the Arkansas River Agreement.
On December 29, 2005, the Company and the estate of its former CEO agreed to terms whereby the
Company paid the estate $195,573 in full consideration of notes payable and accrued interest
totaling $558,781. Because the estate of our former CEO is deemed a related party, the Company
recorded the $363,208 gain as a contribution of capital.
The Company leases office space from the son of its former CEO, who is also the sole manager of
TPC Ventures, LLC which is a greater than 5% holder of the Companys common stock. The Company
leases the office space on a month-to-month basis for $1,000 per month.
In 1995, the Company extended a loan to the District, a related party. The loan provided for
borrowings of up to $250,000 is unsecured, bears interest based on the prevailing prime rate plus
2% (10.25% at August 31, 2007) and matures on December 31, 2007. The approximately $475,700
balance of the note receivable at August 31, 2007 includes borrowings of approximately $229,300
and accrued interest of approximately $246,400. The Company extended the due date to December 31,
2008 and accordingly the note has been classified as non-current.
NOTE
14 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 1, 2007, the Company acquired the rights to approximately $4.7 million of CAA interests
in exchange for the issuance of 211,228 shares of the Companys restricted common stock, valued at
approximately $1.9 million. As a result, the Company now has the right to retain an additional $4.7
million of the initial $31.8 million of proceeds from the sale of Export Water. This brings the
Companys total to be retained per the CAA as of October 1, 2007 to $28.3 million. As a result of
this acquisition, the Company will record a loss on the extinguishment of CAA interests of
approximately $273,700 for the three months ended November 30, 2007.
In October 2007, the Company and the County agreed in principal to amend the County Agreement. As
of the date of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the amendment has not been finalized.
See further discussion of proposed amendment to the County Agreement in the Arapahoe County
Fairgrounds Agreement for Water Service section of Note 3 above.
65
PURE CYCLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2007, 2006 AND 2005
NOTE
15 SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands, except per share amounts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal 2007 quarters ended: |
|
August 31 |
|
|
May 31 |
|
|
February 28 |
|
|
November 30 |
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
87.6 |
|
|
$ |
62.4 |
|
|
$ |
52.0 |
|
|
$ |
63.7 |
|
Gross margin |
|
$ |
43.5 |
|
|
$ |
21.9 |
|
|
$ |
12.8 |
|
|
$ |
22.3 |
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(1,757.3 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,742.9 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,829.3 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,585.2 |
) |
Earnings per share basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
Market price of common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
High |
|
$ |
8.66 |
|
|
$ |
8.71 |
|
|
$ |
9.32 |
|
|
$ |
9.74 |
|
Low |
|
$ |
7.16 |
|
|
$ |
6.47 |
|
|
$ |
7.60 |
|
|
$ |
6.41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal 2006 quarters ended: |
|
August 31 |
|
|
May 31 |
|
|
February 28 |
|
|
November 30 |
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
83.4 |
|
|
$ |
67.7 |
|
|
$ |
55.0 |
|
|
$ |
65.6 |
|
Gross margin |
|
$ |
55.3 |
|
|
$ |
54.8 |
|
|
$ |
40.9 |
|
|
$ |
46.8 |
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(79.1 |
) |
|
$ |
(201.9 |
) |
|
$ |
(306.8 |
) |
|
$ |
(205.1 |
) |
Earnings per share basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
Market price of common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
High |
|
$ |
11.23 |
|
|
$ |
14.48 |
|
|
$ |
11.88 |
|
|
$ |
8.00 |
|
Low |
|
$ |
7.67 |
|
|
$ |
9.57 |
|
|
$ |
6.61 |
|
|
$ |
5.56 |
|
*****
66
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
As discussed in our Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 18, 2006, certain of the
properties we acquired from HP A&M pursuant to the Arkansas River Agreement, entered into on
August 31, 2006, are subject to outstanding promissory notes (the Promissory Notes) which are
secured by deeds of trust on the properties. We did not assume the Promissory Notes and they remain
the obligation of HP A&M. The Promissory Notes had principal and accrued interest totaling
approximately $13.9 million and $14.6 at August 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Because we would
lose a portion of the land and water rights acquired from HP A&M if any defaults on such Promissory
Notes are not cured, we originally recorded the outstanding balance of the Promissory Notes as a
liability on our balance sheet at August 31, 2006. In December 2006, we were informed by our
former auditor, Anton Collins Mitchell LLP (ACM) of their intent to not stand for re-election. At
the time, it was ACMs position that for periods commencing after August 31, 2006, the acquisition
date, interest accrued on the Promissory Notes should be treated as an expense paid by a principal
shareholder in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 79, Accounting for Expenses or
Liabilities by Principal Stockholder(s), whereby we would record interest expense, which would have
been approximately $950,000 in fiscal 2007, with a corresponding increase to additional paid in
capital. Since we did not concur with this position, we requested the Staff of the Office of the
Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Staff) to review our proposed
treatment of the Promissory Notes. As described in our First Amendment to our August 31, 2006 Form
10-K, following this concurrence review, we removed the liability related to the Promissory Notes
from our August 31, 2006 balance sheet. Further information can be obtained from the First
Amendment to our August 31, 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 16,
2007.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting as such term is defined in the Exchange Act Rule 13a15(f). Our internal
control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with GAAP.
The President and Chief Financial Officer assessed the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting as of August 31, 2007 based on the criteria established in Internal
ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. Based upon this evaluation, the President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that
the Companys disclosure controls and procedures have been designed and are being operated in a
manner that provides reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the
Company in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. A system of controls, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance
that the objectives of the system of controls are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide
absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have
been detected.
(b) Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 defines internal control over
financial reporting as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Companys principal
executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Companys board of directors,
management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those
policies and procedures that:
|
|
|
Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the
assets of the Company; |
|
|
|
Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being
made only in accordance with authorizations of management and
directors of the Company; and |
|
|
|
|
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection
of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Companys
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
67
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore,
even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to
financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting as
of August 31, 2007. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control Integrated
Framework. Based on our assessment, we determined that, as of August 31, 2007, the Companys
internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.
GHP Horwath P.C. (GHP) our independent registered public accounting firm, has performed an audit
of the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting
as of August 31, 2007. This audit is required to be performed in accordance with the standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our independent auditors were given
unrestricted access to all financial records and related data. The report of the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm is included in Item 8. Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data.
(c) Changes in Internal Controls
During managements assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial
reporting as reported in our 2006 Form 10-K/A, we identified certain material weaknesses. In an
effort to improve our internal controls over financial reporting, we engaged a third party
accounting firm to assist us in evaluating complex accounting issues which arose during fiscal 2007
and we implemented new procedures to ensure our filings with the SEC are made on time.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None
PART III
Information concerning Items 10 through Items 14 are contained in our definitive Proxy Statement
pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the 2008
Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference, which is expected to be
filed on or about December 15, 2007.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a) |
|
Exhibits |
|
3.1 |
|
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed June 10,
2004, Registration No. 333-114568 |
|
3.2 |
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2
to Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed June 10, 2004,
Registration No. 333-114568-. |
|
4.1 |
|
Specimen Stock Certificate Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement No.
2-62483. |
|
10.1 |
|
Right of First Refusal Agreement dated August 12, 1992 between INCO Securities
Corporation and Richard F. Myers, Mark W. Harding, Thomas P. Clark, Thomas Lamm and Rowena
Rogers. Incorporated by Reference from Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed April
19, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
|
10.2 |
|
2004 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference from Proxy Statement for Annual
Meeting held April 12, 2004 |
68
10.3 |
|
Service Agreement, dated April 11, 1996, by and between Pure Cycle Corporation and the
Rangeview Metropolitan District. Incorporated by reference from Quarterly Report on Form
10-QSB for the period ended May 31, 1996. |
|
10.4 |
|
Wastewater Service Agreement, dated January 22, 1997, by and between Pure Cycle
Corporation and the Rangeview Metropolitan District. Incorporated by reference from the
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1998. |
|
10.5 |
|
Comprehensive Amendment Agreement No. 1, dated April 11, 1996, by and among ISC, the
Company, the Bondholders, Gregory M. Morey, Newell Augur, Jr., Bill Peterson, Stuart
Sundlun, Alan C. Stormo, Beverlee A. Beardslee, Bradley Kent Beardslee, Robert Douglas
Beardslee, Asra Corporation, International Properties, Inc., and the Land Board.
Incorporated by reference from Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended May
31, 1996. |
|
10.6 |
|
Agreement for Sale of Export Water dated April 11, 1996 by and among the Company and
the District. Incorporated by reference from Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the
fiscal quarter ended May 31, 1996). |
|
10.7 |
|
Water Service Agreement for the Sky Ranch PUD dated October 31, 2003 by and between
Airpark Metropolitan District, Icon Investors I, LLC, the Company and the District.
Incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed April 19, 2004,
Registration No. 333-114568. |
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10.8 |
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Amendment to Water Service Agreement for the Sky Ranch PUD dated January 6, 2004.
Incorporated by Reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2,
filed June 7, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
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10.9 |
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Amendment to Water Service Agreement for the Sky Ranch PUD dated January 30, 2004.
Incorporated by Reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2,
filed June 7, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
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10.10 |
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Amendment to Water Service Agreement for the Sky Ranch PUD dated January 30, 2004
pertaining to amendment of the Option Agreement for Export Water. Incorporated by
Reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed June 7, 2004,
Registration No. 333-114568. |
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10.11 |
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Corrected Amendment to Water Service Agreement for the Sky Ranch PUD dated March 5,
2004. Incorporated by Reference from original Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended August 31, 2006, filed November 21, 2006. |
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10.12 |
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Amended and Restated Lease Agreement between the Land Board and the District dated
April 4, 1996. Incorporated by Reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on
Form SB-2, filed June 7, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
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10.13 |
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Bargain and Sale Deed among the Land Board, the District and the Company dated
April 11, 1996. Incorporated by Reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on
Form SB-2, filed June 7, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
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10.14 |
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Mortgage Deed, Security Agreement, and Financing Statement between the Land Board
and the Company dated April 11, 1996. Incorporated by Reference from Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed June 7, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
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10.15 |
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Water Service Agreement for the Hills at Sky Ranch Water dated May 14, 2004 among
Icon Land II, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, the Company, and the District.
Incorporated by reference from the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 21,
2004. |
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10.16 |
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Agreement for Water Service dated August 3, 2005 among Pure Cycle Corporation,
Rangeview Metropolitan District and Arapahoe County incorporated by reference from Form 8-K
filed on August 4, 2005. |
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10.17 |
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Arkansas River Agreement dated May 10, 2006 among Pure Cycle Corporation and High
Plains A&M, LLC incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2006. |
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10.18 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of August 28, 2006 between Pure Cycle Corporation
and Inco Securities Corporation incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on September
1, 2006. |
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10.19 |
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Placement Agent Agreement by and among Pure Cycle Corporation, certain selling
stockholders, and Wm Smith Securities, Incorporated and Flagstone Securities, LLC, as
Placement Agents, dated July 24, 2007 incorporated by reference from
Form 8-K filed on July
25, 2007. |
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10.20 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Apex Investment Fund II, L.P. * |
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10.21 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Productivity Fund II, L.P.* |
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10.22 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Environmental Private Equity
Fund II, L.P.* |
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10.23 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Environmental Venture Fund, L.P.* |
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10.24 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
the Estate of Thomas P. Clark.* |
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10.25 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Auginco.* |
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10.26 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Newell Augur, Jr.* |
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10.27 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Anders Brag.* |
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10.28 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Bill Peterson.* |
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10.29 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Gregory M. Morey.* |
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10.30 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Amy Leeds.* |
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10.31 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Margaret S. Hansson.* |
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10.32 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated October 1, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Landmark Water Partners, L.P.* |
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10.33 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated October 1, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Landmark Water Partners II, L.P.* |
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10.34 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated October 1, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Warwick Partners, L.P.* |
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10.35 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated October 1, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
International Properties, Inc.* |
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10.36 |
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Purchase and Sale Agreements dated October 1, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Fayyaz & Company, Inc.* |
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14 |
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Code of Ethics as amended August 2, 2007. * |
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16.1 |
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Letter from Anton Collins Mitchell LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated
December 18, 2006, incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2006. |
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23.1 |
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Consent of GHP Horwath, P.C. * |
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23.2 |
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Consent of Anton Collins Mitchell LLP * |
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31.1 |
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Certification under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. * |
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32.1 |
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Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. * |
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* |
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Filed herewith |
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(b) |
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Financial Statement Schedules |
None
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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PURE CYCLE CORPORATION |
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By:
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/s/ Mark W. Harding |
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Mark W. Harding, President and Chief Financial Officer |
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November 14, 2007 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed
by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacity and on the dates
indicated.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Mark W. Harding
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President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
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November 14, 2007 |
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(Principal Executive
Officer, Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Harrison H. Augur |
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Chairman,
Director
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November 14, 2007 |
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/s/ Mark D. Campbell |
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Director
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November 14, 2007 |
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/s/ Arthur G. Epker III |
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Director
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November 14, 2007 |
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/s/ Richard L. Guido |
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Director
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November 14, 2007 |
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/s/ Peter C. Howell |
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Director
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November 14, 2007 |
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/s/ George M. Middlemas |
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Director
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November 14, 2007 |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibits |
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No. |
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Description |
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3.1 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed June 10,
2004, Registration No. 333-114568 |
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3.2 |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2
to Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed June 10, 2004,
Registration No. 333-114568-. |
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4.1 |
|
Specimen Stock Certificate Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement No.
2-62483. |
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10.1 |
|
Right of First Refusal Agreement dated August 12, 1992 between INCO Securities
Corporation and Richard F. Myers, Mark W. Harding, Thomas P. Clark, Thomas Lamm and Rowena
Rogers. Incorporated by Reference from Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed April
19, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
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10.2 |
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2004 Equity Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference from Proxy Statement for Annual
Meeting held April 12, 2004 |
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10.3 |
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Service Agreement, dated April 11, 1996, by and between Pure Cycle Corporation and the
Rangeview Metropolitan District. Incorporated by reference from Quarterly Report on Form
10-QSB for the period ended May 31, 1996. |
|
10.4 |
|
Wastewater Service Agreement, dated January 22, 1997, by and between Pure Cycle
Corporation and the Rangeview Metropolitan District. Incorporated by reference from the
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1998. |
|
10.5 |
|
Comprehensive Amendment Agreement No. 1, dated April 11, 1996, by and among ISC, the
Company, the Bondholders, Gregory M. Morey, Newell Augur, Jr., Bill Peterson, Stuart
Sundlun, Alan C. Stormo, Beverlee A. Beardslee, Bradley Kent Beardslee, Robert Douglas
Beardslee, Asra Corporation, International Properties, Inc., and the Land Board.
Incorporated by reference from Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended May
31, 1996. |
|
10.6 |
|
Agreement for Sale of Export Water dated April 11, 1996 by and among the Company and
the District. Incorporated by reference from Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the
fiscal quarter ended May 31, 1996). |
|
10.7 |
|
Water Service Agreement for the Sky Ranch PUD dated October 31, 2003 by and between
Airpark Metropolitan District, Icon Investors I, LLC, the Company and the District.
Incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed April 19, 2004,
Registration No. 333-114568. |
|
10.8 |
|
Amendment to Water Service Agreement for the Sky Ranch PUD dated January 6, 2004.
Incorporated by Reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2,
filed June 7, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
|
10.9 |
|
Amendment to Water Service Agreement for the Sky Ranch PUD dated January 30, 2004.
Incorporated by Reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2,
filed June 7, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
|
10.10 |
|
Amendment to Water Service Agreement for the Sky Ranch PUD dated January 30, 2004
pertaining to amendment of the Option Agreement for Export Water. Incorporated by
Reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed June 7, 2004,
Registration No. 333-114568. |
|
10.11 |
|
Corrected Amendment to Water Service Agreement for the Sky Ranch PUD dated March 5,
2004. Incorporated by Reference from original Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended August 31, 2006, filed November 21, 2006. |
|
10.12 |
|
Amended and Restated Lease Agreement between the Land Board and the District dated
April 4, 1996. Incorporated by Reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on
Form SB-2, filed June 7, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
|
10.13 |
|
Bargain and Sale Deed among the Land Board, the District and the Company dated
April 11, 1996. Incorporated by Reference from Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on
Form SB-2, filed June 7, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
|
10.14 |
|
Mortgage Deed, Security Agreement, and Financing Statement between the Land Board
and the Company dated April 11, 1996. Incorporated by Reference from Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed June 7, 2004, Registration No. 333-114568. |
|
10.15 |
|
Water Service Agreement for the Hills at Sky Ranch Water dated May 14, 2004 among
Icon Land II, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, the Company, and the District.
Incorporated by reference from the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 21,
2004. |
|
10.16 |
|
Agreement for Water Service dated August 3, 2005 among Pure Cycle Corporation,
Rangeview Metropolitan District and Arapahoe County incorporated by reference from Form 8-K
filed on August 4, 2005. |
|
10.17 |
|
Arkansas River Agreement dated May 10, 2006 among Pure Cycle Corporation and High
Plains A&M, LLC incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2006. |
|
10.18 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of August 28, 2006 between Pure Cycle Corporation
and Inco Securities Corporation incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on September
1, 2006. |
|
10.19 |
|
Placement Agent Agreement by and among Pure Cycle Corporation, certain selling
stockholders, and Wm Smith Securities, Incorporated and Flagstone Securities, LLC, as
Placement Agents, dated July 24, 2007 incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on July
25, 2007. |
|
10.20 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Apex Investment Fund II, L.P. * |
|
10.21 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Productivity Fund II, L.P.* |
|
10.22 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Environmental Private Equity Fund II, L.P.* |
|
10.23 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Environmental Venture Fund, L.P.* |
|
10.24 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
the Estate of Thomas P. Clark.* |
|
10.25 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Auginco.* |
|
10.26 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Newell Augur, Jr.* |
|
10.27 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Anders Brag.* |
|
10.28 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Bill Peterson.* |
|
10.29 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Gregory M. Morey.* |
|
10.30 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Amy Leeds.* |
|
10.31 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated July 31, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and Margaret S. Hansson.* |
|
10.32 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated October 1, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Landmark Water Partners, L.P.* |
|
10.33 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated October 1, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Landmark Water Partners II, L.P.* |
|
10.34 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated October 1, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Warwick Partners, L.P.* |
|
10.35 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated October 1, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
International Properties, Inc.* |
|
10.36 |
|
Purchase and Sale Agreements dated October 1, 2007 between Pure Cycle Corporation and
Fayyaz & Company, Inc.* |
|
14 |
|
Code of Ethics as amended August 2, 2007. * |
|
16.1 |
|
Letter from Anton Collins Mitchell LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated
December 18, 2006, incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2006. |
|
23.1 |
|
Consent of GHP Horwath P.C. * |
|
23.2 |
|
Consent of Anton Collins Mitchell LLP * |
|
31.1 |
|
Certification under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. * |
|
32.1 |
|
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. * |
|
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|
* |
|
Filed herewith |
|
(b) |
|
Financial Statement Schedules |
72