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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
(MARK ONE)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ________ TO ________
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-28274
SYKES ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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FLORIDA 56-1383460
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
100 N. TAMPA STREET, SUITE 3900, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (813) 274-1000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
NONE
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS
Voting Common Stock $.01 Par Value
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. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's 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. [ ]
As of March 15, 2001, there were 40,103,221 shares of Common Stock
outstanding. The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant based on the last sale price reported on the
Nasdaq National Market as of March 15, 2001 was $117,025,644.
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SYKES ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
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PART I
Item 1 Business.................................................... 1
Item 2 Properties.................................................. 14
Item 3 Legal Proceedings........................................... 15
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders......... 16
PART II
Item 5 Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters....................................... 16
Item 6 Selected Financial Data..................................... 16
Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions
and Results of Operations................................. 16
Item 7a Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk...................................................... 16
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................. 17
Item 9 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure.................................. 17
PART III
Item 10 Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.......... 18
Item 11 Executive Compensation...................................... 18
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management................................................ 18
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.............. 18
PART IV
Item 14 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form
8-K....................................................... 18
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated and consolidated subsidiaries ("Sykes" or
the "Company") is a global leader in providing customer management solutions and
services to technology-enabled companies primarily within the technology,
communications and financial services markets. Sykes' Business Solutions group
provides consultative professional services in e-commerce and customer
relationship management with a focus on business strategy, project management,
business process redesign, change management, knowledge management, education,
training and web development. Sykes' Business Services group provides customer
care outsourcing with emphasis on technical support and customer service. These
services are delivered through multiple communications channels encompassing
phone, e-mail, web and chat. Sykes also provides distribution and fulfillment
services throughout Europe including multi-lingual sales order processing via
the Internet and phone, full multi-currency financial management, inventory
control and storage, vendor management, product delivery and product returns
handling. Sykes has developed an extensive global reach with 42 state-of-the-art
technical and customer support centers throughout North America, Europe, Latin
America, Asia and Africa.
The Company believes that outsourcing by technology-enabled companies for
customer management solutions and services will continue to grow as pressures of
the new economy place greater emphasis on customer-facing activities to enhance
customer relationships and build brand loyalty. Rapid changes in technology,
pricing pressures, growth rates and global competition are making it
increasingly difficult for companies to cost-effectively maintain quality,
long-term relationships with their customers.
Sykes was founded in 1977 in North Carolina and moved its headquarters to
Florida in 1993. In March 1996, Sykes changed its state of incorporation from
North Carolina to Florida. Sykes headquarters are located at 100 North Tampa
Street, Suite 3900, Tampa, Florida 33602, and its telephone number is (813)
274-1000.
DIVESTITURE ACTIVITY IN 2000
On June 30, 2000, the Company sold 93.5% of its ownership interest in SHPS,
Incorporated ("SHPS") for approximately $165.5 million cash. The cash proceeds
reflected in the Statement of Cash Flows for 2000, included elsewhere in this
Form 10-K, is net of approximately $0.7 million used to retire other debt and
approximately $5.0 million of cash recorded on SHPS' balance sheet on the date
of the sale. The sale of SHPS resulted in a gain for financial reporting
purposes of approximately $84.0 million ($59.9 million net of taxes). The 2000
results of operations includes the results of SHPS through June 30, 2000, its
disposition date. SHPS generated revenue and income from operations of $35.7
million and $1.7 million, respectively, for the six month period ended June 30,
2000 compared to $73.0 million and $5.9 million for the year ended 1999,
exclusive of compensation expense associated with the exercise of options during
2000.
The Company recorded restructuring and other charges during the second and
fourth quarters of 2000 totaling $30.5 million. Related to the second quarter
restructuring and other charges totaling $9.6 million, the Company consolidated
several European and one U.S. distribution and fulfillment center and closed or
consolidated six professional services offices. As a result of the second
quarter restructuring, the Company reduced the number of employees by 157 during
2000 and expects the remaining lease obligations related to the closed
facilities to be completed by June 2001. Included in the second quarter
restructuring and other charges is a $3.5 million lease termination payment
related to the corporate aircraft.
The Company also announced, after a comprehensive review of operations, its
decision to exit certain non-core lower margin businesses to reduce costs,
improve operating efficiencies and focus on its core competencies of technical
support, customer service and consulting solutions. As a result, the Company
recorded $20.9 million in restructuring and other charges during the fourth
quarter of 2000 related to the closure of its U.S. fulfillment and distribution
operations, the consolidation of its Tampa, Florida technical support center
into its Charlotte, North Carolina center and the exit of its worldwide
localization operations.
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In connection with the fourth quarter restructuring, the Company plans to reduce
the number of employees by 250. The Company expects to substantially complete
the workforce reduction by March 2001 and any remaining lease obligations
related to the closed facilities by December 2001. Included in the restructuring
and other charges is a $2.4 million severance payment related to the employment
contract of the Company's former President.
The Company estimates it may achieve up to approximately $12.0 million in
annualized savings related to the closed operations included in the second and
fourth quarter restructurings.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
In today's digital economy, companies require innovative customer
management solutions that allow them to enhance the end user's experience with
their products and services, strengthen and enhance company brands, maximize the
lifetime value of customers, efficiently and effectively deliver human
interaction when customers value it most, and deploy best-in-class Customer
Relationship Management (CRM) strategies, processes and technologies.
Technological changes, pricing pressures, fast growth rates and global
competition are making it increasingly difficult for companies to
cost-effectively maintain in-house the necessary personnel to handle all of
their customer management needs. Companies are increasingly turning to
outsourcers to perform specialized functions and services in CRM due to the
following factors:
- Increasing importance of companies to focus on customer-facing
activities;
- Increasing need for companies to focus on core competencies rather than
non-revenue producing activities;
- Rapid changes in technology requiring personnel with specialized
technical expertise;
- Growing capital requirements for sophisticated technology needed to
maintain the necessary infrastructure to provide timely technical and
customer support service;
- Increasing need to integrate and continually update complex systems
incorporating a variety of hardware and software components spanning a
number of technology generations;
- Extensive and ongoing staff training and associated costs required to
maintain responsive, up-to-date in-house technical and customer support
services; and
- Cost savings from converting fixed employee costs to flexible, variable
costs.
STRATEGY
The Company's objective is to continue to grow and expand its global
customer base as a leading provider of outsourced customer management solutions
and services while focusing on its core competencies of technical support,
customer service and consulting capabilities. The Company's principal strategies
for its Business Services and Business Solutions groups are as follows:
Continue Growing the Company's Customer Care Outsourcing Encompassing
Technical Support and Customer Service. Sykes has grown its Customer Care
operations utilizing a strategy of both internal growth and external
acquisitions. This plan has resulted in an increase from three technical and
customer support centers in 1994 to 42 worldwide as of February 15, 2001, with
an additional 2 domestic facilities scheduled to open in 2001. The Company's
technical and customer support centers currently have the capacity to handle
millions of customer contacts per year depending on the mix of contact media.
Sykes has standardized the establishment and ongoing operation of its domestic
technical and customer support centers by: (i) locating the centers in smaller
communities, near a college or university, with a relatively low cost structure
and a technically proficient, stable work force; (ii) constructing the technical
and customer support centers modeled after the same prototype; (iii) utilizing
standardized procedures to hire and train customer care agents; and (iv)
maintaining consistently responsive, high quality services through call
monitoring and tracking technology
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and other quality assurance procedures. The Company's systematic approach and
procedures are part of its strategy of providing responsive, high quality and
cost efficient support.
Leverage Customer Relationship Management Practice. The Company's
expertise in change management, knowledge management, education and training,
coupled with Sykes' customer care outsourcing capabilities, enable the Company
to deliver broad based customer management solutions on a global basis. Sykes
works with large and medium size companies to review, plan and build their CRM
strategies by conducting assessments, audits, strategy definitions, process
redesigns as well as the selection and implementation of technology.
Expand Vertical Market Reach. The Company markets its services on a
worldwide basis primarily to technology-enabled companies within the technology,
communications and financial services markets. The Company built its industry
knowledge by initially focusing on software publishers, personal computer
manufacturers and peripheral hardware manufacturers within the technology
market, providing Sykes with a competitive advantage in technical support. In
2000, the Company's growth strategy targeted the communications market, where
Sykes has leveraged its technical support capabilities to capitalize on dial-up
Internet, broadband Internet and wireless services opportunities. Sykes'
established presence in these markets provides tremendous opportunities for
outsourced services and growth in new target markets such as financial services.
Establish a Competitive Advantage Through Sophisticated Technology. The
Company seeks to establish a competitive advantage by continuing to capitalize
on its sophisticated and specialized technological capabilities, including its
current private asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network between North America
and Latin America that provides the Company the ability to redirect inquiries
and to also carry voice and data over the same network. Sykes flexible and
scalable network infrastructure allows the Company to rapidly respond to changes
in client voice and data traffic and quickly establish support operations for
new and existing clients. Through strategic partnerships, the Company is able to
provide fully integrated communication services encompassing e-mail, chat and
web, coupled with a self-healing, self-service technical e-support platform.
Additional technological capabilities include automatic call distributors,
sophisticated call routing and workforce management capabilities, call tracking
software, quality management systems and computer-telephony integration (CTI)
that enable Sykes' technical and customer support centers to serve as the
transparent extension of the Company's clients, receive telephone calls and data
directly from our clients' systems, and report detailed information concerning
the status and results of the Company's services on a daily basis. The Company's
European deployment of Global Direct, Sykes' CRM/e-commerce application,
establishes a platform whereby our clients can manage all customer profile and
contact information from every communication channel making it a viable
customer-facing infrastructure solution to support our clients' CRM initiatives.
Growth Through Selective Acquisitions and Mergers. The Company has
completed numerous strategic combinations since its initial public offering in
April 1996. The Company believes there are further opportunities to expand the
scope and quality of its support services by acquiring or combining with
companies with technical and customer support centers in international markets,
which provide quality call center activities within the technology,
communications, and financial services markets, as well as companies which
enhance its ability to provide such services. The Company will evaluate these
opportunities to acquire or combine with organizations, which provide these
services within the Company's strategic focus of technology, communications and
financial services markets. Many of these companies may be attractive
acquisition or merger candidates because they would enable Sykes to expand
existing service offerings or open new geographic locations.
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SERVICES
The Company provides innovative customer management solutions and services.
The following is a description of Sykes' outsourcing solutions and services:
Business Services
Customer Care Outsourcing. Sykes provides customer care management
solutions that support its clients' customers through the partial or complete
outsourcing or in-sourcing of people, processes and technologies. Sykes
specializes in providing technical support and customer service through multiple
communication channels encompassing phone, e-mail, web and chat through its 18
stand-alone technical and customer support centers in the United States, 3
centers in Canada, 2 centers in Costa Rica, and 19 international technical and
customer support centers located in Europe, South Africa, Peoples Republic of
China and The Philippines. Client customers contact a Sykes' customer care agent
through telephony support, e-mail, web or chat who is specially trained in the
applicable product and/or service. The agent acts as a transparent extension of
the client in diagnosing problems and providing a solution. The international
technical and customer support centers provide global support capabilities in
over 18 languages.
Technical support and customer service provided through the Company's
support centers are generally billed to the client based on a fee per e-mail or
call, rate per minute or time and material basis. As a result of the significant
infrastructure costs required for each support center, the Company requires a
minimum billing amount to facilitate planning and capital needs.
Distribution and Fulfillment Services. Fully integrated with customer care
services, the Company provides Pan-European fulfillment solutions including
multi-lingual sales order processing via the Internet and phone, full
multi-currency financial management, inventory control and storage, vendor
management, product delivery and product returns handling.
Business Solutions
CRM Consulting. The Company's Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
practice provides the full range of capabilities required for effectively
performing assessments and audits, defining CRM/eCRM strategies, selecting
appropriate technologies, defining training and knowledge management
methodologies and managing full implementation programs.
Enterprise Support Services. The Company provides a wide range of
enterprise support services for a company's internal support operations ranging
from training development, knowledge management and technical staffing services,
to the partial or complete outsourcing or in-sourcing of a company's internal
help desk. Help desk services are provided to major companies, either at their
facilities or through Sykes' support centers. Employees of Sykes' clients
telephone the help desk number provided to them by their employer for technical
assistance. Trained technicians dedicated to a specific client, answer questions
and diagnose and resolve technical problems ranging from a simplistic error
message to a wide area network failure.
OPERATIONS
CRM Consulting and Enterprise Support Services Offices. Consultative
professional personnel from Sykes' CRM Consulting and Enterprise Support
Services teams are assigned to one of the Company's 9 offices, which are located
in metropolitan areas throughout the United States. The Company's CRM consulting
practice provides the full range of capabilities required for effectively
performing assessments and audits, defining CRM/eCRM strategies, selecting
appropriate technologies, defining training and knowledge management
methodologies and managing full implementation programs. In addition, the
Company provides a wide range of enterprise support services for a company's
internal support operations ranging from training development, knowledge
management and technical staffing services, to the partial or complete
outsourcing or in-sourcing of a company's internal help desk. These CRM
Consulting and Enterprise Support Services offices provide a strong recruiting
platform for high-end knowledge workers and establish a local presence to
service major accounts. Each office is responsible for staffing the consultative
professional personnel needs of clients
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or managing program implementations within its geographic region. These offices
give Sykes the ability to (i) offer a broad range of consultative professional
services to existing clients, and (ii) deliver flexible, innovative solutions to
new and existing clients in each market. The number of consultative
professionals assigned to each office ranges from 40 to 150.
Each office is staffed with one or more account executives whose goal is to
become the client's partner in evaluating and meeting their customer care needs.
The account executive's primary responsibilities include: client development;
understanding and identifying clients' customer management needs; working
closely with recruiters to staff assignments appropriately; setting billing
rates for each assignment; and monitoring ongoing assignments. Each account
executive is responsible for between four and ten active corporate accounts,
some of which may involve several projects with multiple operating units of a
particular company. The account executive cultivates and maintains relationships
with the executive officers and numerous department and project managers within
the client's organization.
The account executive has responsibility for staffing an assignment on a
timely basis. Upon receiving a new assignment, the account executive prepares a
proposal with assignment specifications and distributes the proposal to a
recruiter who is familiar with the professionals who have the expertise required
for the assignment. The account executive reviews the recruiter's recommended
candidates, submits the resumes of qualified employees and other available
candidates to the client and schedules client interviews of the candidates.
Typically, an assignment is staffed within five working days.
Technical and Customer Support Centers. The Company's strategy in the
United States is to locate its technical and customer support centers in smaller
communities with similar demographic characteristics, typically near a college
or university. The Company believes these characteristics tend to provide a
well-educated, technically proficient employee pool from which to attract
qualified candidates. These locations also tend to have lower labor and
infrastructure costs than large metropolitan areas.
New technical and customer support centers are established to accommodate
anticipated growth in the Company's business or in response to a specific
customer need. The Company believes there are opportunities to establish
additional technical and customer support centers in the United States and
Europe and potentially in Asia, the Pacific Rim region and South America.
A typical domestic technical and customer support center is approximately
42,000 square feet, has 432 work stations and can handle in excess of 12,000
user transactions per day. The technical and customer support centers employ
current technology in PBX switches, call tracking software, telephone-computer
integration, interactive voice response and relational database management
systems that are integrated into centrally managed local area networks and wide
area networks. The Company's equipment and technology enable it to serve as the
transparent extension of its clients at a low cost per transaction and provide
its clients with immediate access to the status and results of the Company's
services. Due to its modular, open system architecture, the Company's computer
system allows timely system updates and modifications.
The Company utilizes call-tracking software and systems to provide
efficient scheduling of personnel to accommodate fluctuations in call volume.
Automated call distributors and digital switches identify each call by the
number dialed and automatically route the call to a customer care agent with the
applicable knowledge and training. The customer care calls are routed directly
from the end user to the technical and customer support center or are routed
from the client's place of business.
Technical and customer support center systems capture and download to
permanent databases a variety of information concerning each call for reporting
on a daily basis to clients, including number and duration of calls which are
important for billing purposes, response time and results of the call. Summary
data and complete databases are made available to the client to enable it to
monitor the level of service provided by the Company, as well as to determine
whether end users of its products are encountering recurring problems that
require modification. The databases also provide Sykes' clients with
considerable marketing information concerning end users, such as whether the
user is a home or business user and regional differences in
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purchasing patterns or usage. The Company maintains tape backups and offsite
storage to assure the integrity of its reporting systems and databases.
The technical and customer support centers are protected by a fire
extinguishing system and backup generators and short-term battery backup in the
event of a power outage, reduced voltage or a power surge. Rerouting of
telephone calls to one of the other technical support centers is also available
in the event of a telecommunications failure, natural disaster or other
emergency. Security measures are imposed to prevent unauthorized access.
Software and related data files are backed up daily and stored off site at
multiple locations. The Company carries business interruption insurance covering
interruptions that might occur as a result of damage to its business. In
addition, the Company believes that it has adequate arrangements with its
equipment vendors pursuant to which damaged equipment can be replaced promptly.
Distribution and Fulfillment Centers. Sykes had originally expanded its
distribution and fulfillment services through acquisitions, and through its
ability to utilize the Internet. During 2000, Sykes consolidated several
European distribution and fulfillment centers and announced the closure of its
U.S. distribution and fulfillment centers. Sykes currently has 5 distribution
and fulfillment centers located in Europe.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Sykes trains, monitors and supervises its employees to enhance the
efficiency and the quality of its services. Representatives of the Company's
clients conduct the training of new customer care agents in-house at the
technical and customer support centers through certified trainers or Sykes
actively recruits highly skilled professionals to staff specific assignment
needs of its clients. Generally, employees also receive ongoing training
throughout the year to respond to changes in technology.
A support center manager supervises project leaders, team leaders,
technicians and customer support representatives dedicated to individual client
accounts. Each team leader at the support centers monitors approximately ten
customer care agents. A project leader supervises a particular client's account
by monitoring calls and reviewing quality standards. Using call tracking
software, the project leader monitors the number of calls each technician
handles, the duration of each call, time between calls, response time, number of
queries resolved after the first call and other statistics important in
measuring and enhancing productivity and service levels. Remote and on-site call
monitoring systems and on-line performance tracking are used to enhance high
quality services. Clients have daily access to a variety of measures of service
performance tracked by the Company's technology and can monitor calls directly
through the Company's remote call monitoring systems.
The Company emphasizes a team approach in order to provide high quality,
customized solutions to meet its clients' customer management needs. The
Company's account executives and recruiters who work together to achieve a
successful relationship between the client and the Company provide the central
role in this team approach. The team shares information on active and
prospective clients, reviews the availability of the staff and discusses general
market conditions. Such forums enable the teams to remain informed and
knowledgeable on the latest technologies and to identify business development
opportunities as they emerge.
In November 2000, the Company announced that one of its Bismarck, North
Dakota technical and customer support centers received certification for the
COPC-2000(R) Standard (Customer Operations Performance Center Inc.) for
technical support and help desk services. The COPC-2000(R) Standard was
developed in 1996 by representatives from American Express, Dell, L.L. Bean,
Microsoft, Motorola, Novell and other customer focused companies that wanted
measurable standards to improve the level of service quality their customers
received from external customer service providers. The development team used the
criteria and framework of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award as the
foundation of the standard, and adapted the Baldrige criteria to accommodate the
practical realities of the customer support industry. In addition to the
Bismarck center, which marks the Company's first step towards global COPC
certification, the Company is also in the process of certifying one of its
Pan-European, multi-lingual customer support centers as well as several other
centers in the United States. The Company is committed to the COPC 2000 standard
and anticipates that it will eventually replace the current ISO 9002 standard
within the support industry. The Company's commitment to quality has resulted in
receiving the STAR Award for the years 1995 through 1999
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in the highest call volume category and received a lifetime achievement award
during 2000. This award has been presented annually since 1988 by the Software
Support Professionals Association (SSPA) to the software support company that
achieves superior customer satisfaction and call metrics.
SALES AND MARKETING
The Company's marketing objective is to develop long-term relationships
with existing and potential clients to become the preferred vendor for their
customer management outsourcing services. Sykes believes that its significant
client base provides excellent opportunities for further marketing and cross
selling of its broad range of capabilities. The Company markets its services
through a variety of methods, including client referrals, personal sales calls,
advertising in industry publications, attending trade shows, direct mailings to
targeted customers, telemarketing and cross selling additional services to
existing clients. The Company currently employs 110 people in its sales force.
As part of its marketing efforts, the Company invites potential and
existing customers to visit the technical and customer support centers, where
the Company demonstrates its sophisticated telecommunications and call tracking
technology, quality procedures and the knowledge of its technicians. The Company
also demonstrates its ability to quickly accommodate a new customer or a
significant increase in business from an existing customer by emphasizing its
systematic approach to establishing and managing support centers.
The Company emphasizes account development to strengthen its relationships
with its customers. Sales representatives and account executives are assigned to
a limited number of accounts in order to develop a complete understanding of
each customer's particular needs, to form strong customer relationships and
encourage cross selling of other services offered by the Company. Account
executives also receive incentives for cross selling the Company's services.
The Company's sales force is composed of field sales representatives and
major account executives that manage relationships with existing accounts. In
addition, the Company has inside customer sales representatives who receive
customer inquiries and provide outbound lead generation for the field sales
force.
CLIENTS
The Company serves clients in the United States, Canada, Latin America,
Europe, The Philippines, Peoples Republic of China and South Africa. The Company
primarily markets to Fortune 500 corporations within the technology,
communications and financials services industries. The Company believes its
globally recognized client base presents opportunities for further cross
marketing of its services.
No single client accounted for 10% or more of consolidated revenues for the
years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, and 1998, respectively. The Company's loss
of (or the failure to retain a significant amount of business with) its key
clients could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company's
largest ten clients accounted for approximately 49% of the consolidated revenues
in 2000, exclusive of SHPS revenue. Many of the Company's contracts are
cancelable by the client at any time or on short-term notice, and clients may
unilaterally reduce their use of the Company's services under such contracts
without penalty. Sykes provided services to over 1,000 clients during 2000.
COMPETITION
The industry in which the Company competes is extremely competitive and
highly fragmented. While many companies provide customer management solutions
and services, management believes no one company is dominant. There are numerous
and varied providers of such services, including firms specializing in various
CRM consulting, support center operations, product distribution, general
management consulting firms, major accounting firms, divisions of large hardware
and software companies and niche providers of customer management solutions and
services, many of whom compete in only certain markets. The Company's
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competitors include many companies who may possess substantially greater
resources, greater name recognition and a more established customer base than
the Company. In addition, in-house personnel have provided the services offered
by the Company historically.
The Company believes that the most significant competitive factors in the
sale of its services include quality, reliability, scalability, flexibility,
experience, price and tailored service offerings. As a result of intense
competition, customer management solutions and services frequently are subject
to pricing pressure. Customers also require vendors to be able to provide
services in multiple locations. Competition for contracts for many of Sykes'
services takes the form of competitive bidding in response to requests for
proposals.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Company relies upon a combination of contract provisions and trade
secret laws to protect the proprietary technology it uses at its technical and
customer support centers and facilities, and relies on a combination of
copyright, trademark and trade secret laws to protect its proprietary software.
The Company attempts to further protect its trade secrets and other proprietary
information through agreements with employees and consultants. The Company does
not hold any patents and does not have any patent applications pending. There
can be no assurance that the steps taken by the Company to protect its
proprietary technology will be adequate to deter misappropriation of its
proprietary rights or third party development of similar proprietary software.
Sykes(R), SEI(R), REAL PEOPLE. REAL SOLUTIONS.(R) are registered service marks
of the Company. Sykes holds a number of registered trademarks, including
QAPLUS(R), ETSC(R), FS PRO(R) and FS PRO MARKETPLACE(R), QA+(R) and
ANSWEREXPRESS(R).
EMPLOYEES
As of February 15, 2001, the Company had 17,300 employees (full-time and
part-time), consisting of 15,200 customer care agents at the technical and
customer support centers, 470 in CRM consulting, 320 in distribution and
fulfillment services, 110 in sales and marketing and 1,200 in management,
administration and finance.
The technical and service nature of the Company's business makes its
employees an important corporate asset. While the market for qualified personnel
is extremely competitive, the Company believes its relationship with its
employees is good. The Company's employees, with the exception of three
employees in Scotland, are not represented by any labor union.
The Company recruits its personnel through a continually updated recruiting
network. This network includes a seasoned team of technical recruiters, a
Company-wide candidate database, internet/newspaper advertising, candidate
referral programs and job fairs. However, demand for qualified professionals
conversant with certain technologies may outstrip supply, as new skills are
needed to keep pace with the requirements of customer engagements. Competition
for such personnel is intense and employee turnover in this industry is high.
FACTORS INFLUENCING FUTURE RESULTS AND ACCURACY OF FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that are based on current
expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the Company,
management's beliefs, and assumptions made by management. In addition, other
written or oral statements, which constitute forward-looking statements, may be
made from time to time by or on behalf of Sykes. Words such as "may," "expects,"
"anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations
of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. Similarly, statements that describe the Company's
future plans, objectives, or goals also are forward-looking statements. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed below and elsewhere in
this report. The Company's actual results may differ materially from what is
expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is
expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to: the marketplace's continued receptivity to Sykes' terms and elements
of services offered under Sykes' standardized contract for future bundled
service offerings; Sykes' ability to continue the growth of its support service
revenues through additional technical and customer support centers; Sykes'
ability to leverage its customer relationship management practice; Sykes'
ability to further penetrate into vertically integrated markets; Sykes' ability
to expand revenues within the global markets; Sykes' ability to continue to
establish a competitive advantage through sophisticated technological
capabilities, and the following risk factors:
The Company Faces Uncertainties Relating To Pending Litigation
Sykes faces uncertainties relating to the pending litigation described in
"Item 3. Legal Proceedings." Although the Company intends to vigorously defend
these lawsuits, it cannot predict the outcome or the impact they may have on the
Company. Sykes also cannot predict whether any other suits, claims, or
investigations may arise in the future based on the same or other claims.
Regardless of the outcome of any of these lawsuits or any future lawsuits,
claims, or investigations relating to the same or any other subject matter, the
Company may incur substantial defense costs and such actions may cause a
diversion of management time and attention. Also, it is possible that Sykes may
be required to pay substantial damages or settlement costs which could have a
material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operation.
Dependence on Key Clients
Sykes derives a substantial portion of its revenues from a few clients.
Sykes' largest ten clients accounted for approximately 49%, 52%, and 44% of its
consolidated revenue for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, and 1998,
respectively, exclusive of SHPS revenue. No single client accounted for 10% or
more of consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, and
1998, respectively. Sykes' loss of, or the failure to retain a significant
amount of business with, any of its key clients could have a material adverse
effect on Sykes' business, financial condition and results of operations.
Generally, Sykes' contracts with its clients are cancelable by the client at any
time or on short-term notice, and clients may unilaterally reduce their use of
Sykes' services under such contracts without penalty. Thus, Sykes' contracts
with its clients do not ensure that Sykes will generate a minimum level of
revenues.
Inability to Attract and Retain Experienced Personnel May Adversely Impact
Sykes' Business
Sykes business is labor intensive and places significant importance on its
ability to recruit, train, and retain qualified technical and consultative
professional personnel. Sykes generally experiences high turnover of its
personnel and is continuously required to recruit and train replacement
personnel as a result of a changing and expanding work force. Additionally,
demand for qualified consultative professionals conversant with certain
technologies is intense and may outstrip supply, as new and additional skills
are required to keep pace with evolving computer technology. Sykes' ability to
locate and train employees is critical to Sykes' achieving its growth objective.
Sykes' inability to attract and retain qualified personnel or an increase in
wages or other costs of attracting, training, or retaining qualified personnel
could have a material adverse effect on Sykes' business, financial condition and
results of operations.
The Company Faces Potential Difficulties in Continuing to Expand and Manage
Growth
Sykes has grown rapidly. The Company cannot guarantee that it will be able
to continue to expand or successfully manage its growth. This growth has placed,
and is expected to continue to place, significant demands on Sykes' management.
The Company also cannot guarantee that it will achieve levels of revenue and
profitability or otherwise perform as expected.
The Company's Strategy of Growing through Selective Acquisitions and Mergers
Involves Potential Risks
The Company evaluates opportunities to expand the scope of its services
through acquisitions and mergers. The Company may be unable to identify
companies that complement its strategy, and even if it
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identifies a company that complements its strategy, Sykes may be unable to
acquire or merge with the company. In addition, the decrease in the price of the
Company's common stock could hinder Sykes' growth strategy, including growth
through acquisitions.
The Company's acquisition strategy involves other potential risks. These
risks include:
- the inability to obtain the capital required to finance potential
acquisitions on satisfactory terms; and
- the diversion of management's attention to the integration of the
businesses to be acquired;
- the risk that the acquired businesses will fail to maintain the quality
of services that Sykes has historically provided;
- the need to implement financial and other systems and add management
resources;
- the risk that key employees of the acquired business will leave after the
acquisition;
- potential liabilities of the acquired business;
- unforeseen difficulties in the acquired operations;
- adverse short-term effects on Sykes' operating results;
- lack of success in assimilating or integrating the operations of acquired
businesses with those of Sykes;
- the dilutive effect of the issuance of additional equity securities;
- the incurrence of additional debt or issuing additional equity securities
as a result of future acquisitions;
- the impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets involved in any
acquisitions that are accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting;
- the businesses we acquire not proving profitable; and potentially
incurring additional indebtedness.
Rapid Technological Change
Rapid technological advances, frequent new product introductions and
enhancements, and changes in client requirements characterize the market for
information technology services. Sykes' future success will depend in large part
on its ability to service new products, platforms, and rapidly changing
technology. These factors will require Sykes to provide adequately trained
personnel to address the increasingly sophisticated, complex and evolving needs
of its clients. In addition, Sykes' ability to capitalize on its acquisitions
will depend on its ability to continually enhance software and services and
adapt such software to new hardware and operating system requirements. Any
failure by Sykes to anticipate or respond rapidly to technological advances, new
products and enhancements, or changes in client requirements could have a
material adverse effect on Sykes' business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Reliance on Technology and Computer Systems
Sykes has invested significantly in sophisticated and specialized
communications and computer technology and has focused on the application of
this technology to meet its clients' needs. Sykes anticipates that it will be
necessary to continue to invest in and develop new and enhanced technology on a
timely basis to maintain its competitiveness. Significant capital expenditures
may be required to keep Sykes' technology up-to-date. There can be no assurance
that any of Sykes' information systems will be adequate to meet its future needs
or that Sykes will be able to incorporate new technology to enhance and develop
its existing services. Moreover, investments in technology, including future
investments in upgrades and enhancements to software, may not necessarily
maintain Sykes' competitiveness. Sykes' future success will also depend in part
on its ability to anticipate and develop information technology solutions that
keep pace with evolving industry standards and changing client demands.
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Dependence on Trend Toward Outsourcing
Sykes' business and growth depend in large part on the industry trend
toward outsourcing customer management. Outsourcing means that an entity
contracts with a third party, such as Sykes, to provide support services rather
than perform such services in house. There can be no assurance that this trend
will continue, as organizations may elect to perform such services themselves. A
significant change in this trend could have a material adverse effect on Sykes'
business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, there can
be no assurance that Sykes' cross-selling efforts will cause its clients to
purchase additional services from Sykes or adopt a single-source outsourcing
approach.
Risk of Emergency Interruption of Technical and Customer Support Center
Operations
Sykes' operations are dependent upon its ability to protect its technical
and customer support centers and its information databases against damages that
may be caused by fire and other disasters, power failure, telecommunications
failures, unauthorized intrusion, computer viruses and other emergencies. The
temporary or permanent loss of such systems could have a material adverse effect
on Sykes' business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Notwithstanding precautions taken by the Company to protect itself and its
clients from events that could interrupt delivery of its services, there can be
no assurance that a fire, natural disaster, human error, equipment malfunction
or inadequacy, or other event would not result in a prolonged interruption in
Sykes' ability to provide support services to its clients. Such an event could
have a material adverse effect on Sykes' business, financial condition and
results of operations.
Risks Associated with International Operations and Expansion
The Company intends to continue to pursue growth opportunities in markets
outside the United States. At December 31, 2000, Sykes' international operations
were conducted from 19 technical and customer support centers located in Sweden,
The Netherlands, France, Germany, South Africa, Scotland, Ireland, Hungary,
Turkey, Peoples Republic of China, and The Philippines. Revenues from these
operations for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, and 1998, were 38%, 36%,
and 38%, of consolidated revenues, respectively, exclusive of SHPS revenue. The
Company also conducts business in Canada and Costa Rica which are included in
the Americas geographic region. International operations are subject to certain
risks common to international activities, such as changes in foreign
governmental regulations, tariffs and taxes, import/export license requirements,
the imposition of trade barriers, difficulties in staffing and managing foreign
operations, political uncertainties, longer payment cycles, foreign exchange
restrictions that could limit the repatriation of earnings, possible greater
difficulties in accounts receivable collection, potentially adverse tax
consequences, and economic instability.
Sykes conducts business in various foreign currencies and is therefore
exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and
interest rates, which could impact its results of operations and financial
condition. Sykes is also subject to certain exposures arising from the
translation and consolidation of the financial results of its foreign
subsidiaries. Sykes has from time to time taken limited actions to attempt to
mitigate Sykes' foreign transaction exposure. However, there can be no assurance
that the Company will take any actions to mitigate such exposure in the future,
and if taken that such actions taken will be successful or that future changes
in currency exchange rates will not have a material impact on Sykes' future
operating results. A significant change in the value of the dollar against the
currency of one or more countries where Sykes operates may materially adversely
affect Sykes' results. Sykes has historically not entered into a hedge contract
for either its translation risk or its economic risk.
Existence of Substantial Competition
The markets for Sykes' services are highly competitive, subject to rapid
change, and highly fragmented. While many companies provide information
technology services, Sykes believes no one company is dominant. There are
numerous and varied providers of such services, including firms specializing in
call center operations, temporary staffing and personnel placement companies,
general management consulting firms, divisions of large hardware and software
companies and niche providers of information technology services,
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many of whom compete in only certain markets. Sykes' competitors include many
companies who may possess substantially greater resources, greater name
recognition and a more established customer base than it does. In contrast to
Sykes' competitors, in-house personnel often provide the services offered by
Sykes. Increased competition, the failure of Sykes to compete successfully,
pricing pressures, loss of market share and loss of clients could have a
material adverse effect on Sykes' business, financial condition, and results of
operations.
Many of Sykes' large clients purchase customer management solutions and
services primarily from a limited number of preferred vendors. Sykes has
experienced and continues to anticipate significant pricing pressure from these
clients in order to remain a preferred vendor. These companies also require
vendors to be able to provide services in multiple locations. Although Sykes
believes it can effectively meet its clients' demands, there can be no assurance
that it will be able to compete effectively with other information technology
services companies. Sykes believes that the most significant competitive factors
in the sale of its services include quality, reliability, scalability,
flexibility, experience, price and tailored service offerings.
Dependence on Senior Management
The success of Sykes is largely dependent upon the efforts, direction and
guidance of its senior management. Sykes' continued growth and success also
depend in part on its ability to attract and retain skilled employees and
managers and on the ability of its executive officers and key employees to
manage its operations successfully. Sykes has entered into employment and
non-competition agreements with its executive officers. The loss of any of
Sykes' senior management or key personnel, or its inability to attract, retain
or replace key management personnel in the future, could have a material adverse
effect on Sykes' business, financial condition and results of operations.
Control by Principal Shareholder and Anti-Takeover Considerations
As of the date of this report, John H. Sykes, Sykes' Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owned more than 43% of
Sykes' outstanding common stock. As a result, Mr. Sykes will have substantial
influence in the election of the Company's directors and in determining the
outcome of other matters requiring shareholder approval.
Sykes' Board of Directors is divided into three classes serving staggered
three-year terms. The staggered Board of Directors and the anti-takeover effects
of certain provisions contained in the Florida Business Corporation Act and in
Sykes' Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, including the ability of the Board
of Directors of Sykes to issue shares of preferred stock and to fix the rights
and preferences of those shares without shareholder approval, may have the
effect of delaying, deferring or preventing an unsolicited change in the control
of Sykes. This may adversely affect the market price of Sykes' common stock or
the ability of shareholders to participate in a transaction in which they might
otherwise receive a premium for their shares.
Volatility of Stock Price May Result in Loss of Investment
The trading price of Sykes' common stock has been and may continue to be
subject to wide fluctuations over short and long periods of time. Sykes believes
that market prices of information technology stocks in general have experienced
volatility, which could affect the market price of Sykes' common stock
regardless of Sykes' financial results or performance. Sykes further believes
that various factors such as general economic conditions, changes or volatility
in the financial markets, changing market conditions in the information
technology industry, quarterly variations in Sykes' financial results, the
announcement of acquisitions, strategic partnerships, or new product offerings,
and changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts
could cause the market price of Sykes' common stock to fluctuate substantially
in the future.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The following table provides the names and ages of the Company's executive
officers, and the positions and offices with the Company currently held by each
of them:
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John H. Sykes........ 64 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
James E. Lamar....... 54 Group Executive and Executive Vice
President -- Business Services
Mitchell I. Nelson... 32 Group Executive and Senior Vice President -- Business
Solutions
Gerry L. Rogers...... 55 Group Executive, Senior Vice President and Chief
Information Officer
Charles E. Sykes..... 38 Senior Vice President -- Marketing
Jenna R. Nelson...... 37 Group Executive and Vice President, Human Resources
W. Michael Kipphut... 47 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
James T. Holder...... 42 General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
John H. Sykes has held the titles and responsibilities of Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company since December 1998. He has been
President of the Company from inception in 1977 until December 1998. Previously,
Mr. Sykes was Senior Vice President of CDI Corporation, a publicly held
technical services firm.
James E. Lamar joined the Company in May 1999 as Vice President and
Managing Director of EMEA and was named Group Executive and Executive Vice
President -- Business Services during July 2000. From March 2000 until July
2000, Mr. Lamar was named Group Executive and Senior Vice President --
International. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Lamar held various management positions
with Lucent Technologies, a publicly held telecommunications firm, most recently
as Managing Director of Licensing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Mitchell I. Nelson joined the Company in August 1999 and was named Group
Executive and Senior Vice President -- Business Solutions during July 2000. From
January 1999 to July 1999, Mr. Nelson was Vice President of Professional
Services Worldwide with IMRglobal, an IT strategy consulting and e-business
solutions organization. Mr. Nelson was a partner with EC Werks, an
e-business/e-commerce consulting firm, from October 1997 until December 1999
when IMRglobal acquired it. From January 1996 to September 1997, Mr. Nelson held
the position of President and Chief Executive Officer for Technology Architects
until it was sold to EC Werks. Previously, Mr. Nelson was General Manager and
Director of Professional Services of Waldec Group, a consulting and technology
systems integration company.
Gerry L. Rogers joined the Company in February 1999 as Group Vice
President, North America and was named Group Executive, Senior Vice President
and Chief Information Officer during July 2000. From March 2000 until July 2000,
Mr. Rogers was named Group Executive and Senior Vice President -- The Americas.
From 1968 to 1999, Mr. Rogers held various management positions with AT&T, a
publicly held telecommunications firm, most recently as General Manager for the
Business Growth Markets.
Charles E. Sykes joined the Company in 1986 and was named Senior Vice
President -- Marketing during March 2000. In December 1996, Mr. Sykes was
appointed Vice President Sales and held the position of Regional Manager of the
Midwest Region for Professional Services from 1992 until 1996. Mr. Charles E.
Sykes is the son of Mr. John H. Sykes.
Jenna R. Nelson joined the Company in August 1993 and was named Group
Executive and Vice President, Human Resources during January 2001. In August
1998, Ms. Nelson was appointed Vice President, Human Resources and held the
position of Director, Human Resources and Administration from August 1996 to
July 1998. From August 1993 until July 1996, Ms. Nelson served in various
management positions within the Company, including Director of Administration.
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W. Michael Kipphut joined the Company in March 2000 as Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer. From September 1998 to February 2000, Mr. Kipphut held
the position of Chief Financial Officer for USA Floral Products, Inc., a
publicly held worldwide perishable products distributor. From September 1994
until September 1998, Mr. Kipphut held the position of Vice President and
Treasurer for Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc., a global manufacturer of
consumer products.
James T. Holder joined the Company in December 2000 as General Counsel and
was named Corporate Secretary in January 2001. From November 1999 until November
2000, Mr. Holder served in a consulting capacity as Special Counsel to Checkers
Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., a publicly held restaurant operator and franchisor.
From November 1993 until November 1999, Mr. Holder served in various capacities
at Checkers including Corporate Secretary, Chief Financial Officer and Senior
Vice President and General Counsel.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company's principal executive offices are located in Tampa, Florida.
This facility currently serves as the headquarters for senior management, the
financial and administrative departments and the Tampa office. The following
table sets forth additional information concerning the Company's facilities:
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PROPERTIES GENERAL USAGE FEET EXPIRATION
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UNITED STATES LOCATIONS
Tampa, Florida.................... Corporate headquarters 18,000 December 2002
Tampa, Florida.................... Office 56,900 June 2002
Ada, Oklahoma..................... Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Bismarck, North Dakota............ Technical and customer support centers(2) 84,000 Company owned
Charlotte, North Carolina......... Technical and customer support center 52,000 October 2001
Greeley, Colorado................. Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Hays, Kansas...................... Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Klamath Falls, Oregon............. Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Manhattan, Kansas................. Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Milton-Freewater, Oregon.......... Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Morganfield, Kentucky............. Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Perry County, Kentucky............ Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Minot, North Dakota............... Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Pikesville, Kentucky.............. Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Ponca City, Oklahoma.............. Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Scottsbluff, Nebraska Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Sterling, Colorado................ Technical and customer support center 34,000 Company owned
Eveleth, Minnesota................ Technical and customer support center 42,000 Company owned
Nashville, Tennessee.............. Distribution center 91,200 October 2001
Atlanta, Georgia.................. Office 4,900 June 2003
Cary, North Carolina.............. Office 3,700 March 2003
Charlotte, North Carolina......... Office 2,900 June 2001
Charlotte, North Carolina......... Office 37,800 October 2003
Dallas, Texas..................... Office 3,000 June 2003
Denver, Colorado.................. Office 2,000 April 2001
Poughkeepsie, New York............ Office 1,000 January 2002
September
St. Louis, Missouri............... Office 5,700 2001
INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS
Amsterdam, The Netherlands........ Technical and customer support center/ 70,500 July 2004
International headquarters
Budapest, Hungary................. Technical and customer support center 15,700 June 2002
September
Edinburgh, Scotland............... Technical and customer support center/office 36,000 2019
Heredia, Costa Rica............... Technical and customer support centers(2) 23,800 June 2001
London, Ontario, Canada........... Technical and customer support center 45,000 Company owned
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.......... Technical and customer support center 14,600 December 2006
Moncton, New Brunswick............ Technical and customer support center 8,200 December 2001
Les Ulis, France.................. Technical and customer support center 36,200 January 2007
Bochum, Germany................... Technical and customer support center 29,100 June 2001
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Hannover, Germany................. Technical and customer support center 12,500 November 2008
Hamburg, Germany.................. Technical and customer support center 6,400 June 2001
Esslingen, Germany................ Technical and customer support center 9,200 December 2005
Pasewalk, Germany................. Technical and customer support center 41,900 July 2001
Wilhelmshaven, Germany............ Technical and customer support centers(2) 36,800 March 2003
Manila, The Philippines........... Technical and customer support center 26,100 October 2002
Sunninghill, South Africa......... Technical and customer support center 12,500 June 2001
Ed, Sweden........................ Technical and customer support center 44,000 November 2002
Sveg, Sweden...................... Technical and customer support center 35,100 June 2001
Istanbul, Turkey.................. Technical and customer support center 20,700 June 2001
Shanghai, PRC..................... Technical and customer support center 41,900 May 2002
September
Florence, Italy................... Technical and customer support center 32,300 2002
Technical and customer support center and
Shannon, Ireland.................. distribution center 66,000 April 2013
September
Aachen, Germany................... Distribution center 49,400 2002
Sevran, France.................... Distribution center 19,400 August 2002
Galashiels, Scotland.............. Distribution center 126,700 Company owned
Upplands Vasby, Sweden............ Distribution center 21,300 December 2001
Stockholm, Sweden................. Sales office 5,000 December 2001
London, Ontario, Canada........... Sales office 2,000 August 2002
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada........... Sales office 5,400 March 2002
Vancouver, British Columbia....... Sales office 400 June 2002
The Company owns each of its domestic technical and customer support
centers as identified and anticipates that additional support centers may be
required due to growth and expansion. In addition to the above list, the Company
has established technical and customer support centers at its customer's
production facilities in Germany, Peoples Republic of China and Turkey.
The Company currently has two domestic facilities scheduled to open in 2001
and may operate from time-to-time in temporary facilities to accommodate growth
before new support centers are available. The Company is currently utilizing one
such temporary facility totaling 27,800 square feet.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
A. CLASS ACTION LITIGATION
The Company is aware of 16 purported class action lawsuits that have been
filed against Sykes and certain of its officers alleging violations of federal
securities laws. All of the actions have been consolidated into one case which
is pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of
Florida. The plaintiffs purport to assert claims on behalf of a class of
purchasers of Sykes common stock during the period from July 27, 1998 through
September 18, 2000. The consolidated action claims violations of Sections 10(b)
and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated
thereunder. Among other things, the consolidated action alleges that during
2000, 1999 and 1998, the Company and certain of its officers made materially
false statements concerning the Company's financial condition and its future
prospects. The consolidated complaint also claims that certain of the Company's
quarterly financial statements during 1999 and 1998 were not prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The consolidated
action seeks compensatory and other damages, and costs and expenses associated
with the litigation. The Company believes these claims are without merit and
intends to defend the actions vigorously.
The Company is also aware of a lawsuit filed by Kyrus that asserts
functionality issues associated with software that Kyrus had licensed from the
Company. At the time of the software license, the Company and Kyrus entered into
an agreement which provided for a return of a portion of the convertible
preferred stock transferred to the Company in consideration of the license in
the event that revenues generated by Kyrus from the software did not reach
agreed upon levels. In this lawsuit, Kyrus claims that revenues from the
software did not meet the minimum levels agreed upon and that Kyrus is therefore
entitled to a return of the convertible preferred stock having a fair value of
$4.5 million at the time of the software license. The
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Company has not recorded the convertible preferred stock subject to the
contingency in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31,
2000 and 1999. Therefore, in the event the Company is required to return the
preferred stock to Kyrus, the return will not impact the Company's financial
position or results of operations. This litigation is currently pending in the
Court of Common Pleas for Greenville County, South Carolina. This lawsuit is in
the very early stages and formal discovery has not yet begun. The Company
intends to vigorously defend this lawsuit.
Although the Company intends to vigorously defend these lawsuits, it cannot
predict their outcome or the impact they may have on the Company. The Company
also cannot predict whether any other suits, claims, or investigations may arise
in the future based on the same claims. The outcome of any of these lawsuits or
any future lawsuits, claims, or investigations relating to the same subject
matter may have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial condition
and results of operations.
B. OTHER LITIGATION
The Company from time to time is involved in legal actions arising in the
ordinary course of business. With respect to these matters, management believes
that it has adequate legal defenses and/or provided adequate accruals for
related costs such that the ultimate outcome will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's future financial position.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matter was submitted to a vote of security-holders during the fourth
quarter of the year covered by this report.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER
MATTERS
MARKET SHAREHOLDER DATA
The information called for by this Item is contained on page 44 of the
Company's 2000 Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The information called for by this Item is contained on page 15 of the
Company's 2000 Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The information called for by this Item is contained on pages 16 through 22
of the Company's 2000 Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
The information called for by this Item is contained on page 22 of the
Company's 2000 Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The information called for by this Item is contained on pages 23 through 44
of the Company's 2000 Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None
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PART III
ITEMS 10. THROUGH 13. All information required by Items 10 through 13, with
the exception of information on Executive Officers which appears in the report
under the caption "Executive Officers of the Registrant," is incorporated by
reference to the Company's Proxy Statement for its Year 2001 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a)(1) Consolidated Financial Statements Report of Independent Auditors.
The following information is contained in Item 8 "Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data", and is incorporated herein by reference:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2000 and 1999.
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31,
2000, 1999 and 1998.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the
years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31,
2000, 1999 and 1998.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedule
Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(a)(3) Exhibits
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:
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NUMBER EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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2.1 -- Articles of Merger between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated,
a North Carolina Corporation, and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated, a Florida Corporation, dated March 1, 1996.(1)
2.2 -- Articles of Merger between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
and Sykes Realty, Inc.(1)
2.3 -- Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 1, 1996 among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated and Johan Holm, Arne Weinz and
Norhold Invest AB.(2)
2.4 -- Stock Purchase Agreement dated August 30, 1996 among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated and Gordon H. Kraft.(3)
2.5 -- Merger Agreement dated as of January 10, 1997 among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated, Info Systems of North Carolina,
Inc. and ISNC Acquisition Co.(4)
2.6 -- Stock Purchase Agreement date March 28, 1997 among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated, Sykes Holdings of Belgium,
B.V.B.A., Cycle B.V.B.A. and Michael McMahon.(5)
2.7 -- Joint Marketing and Distribution Agreement dated April 30,
1997 by and between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated and
SystemSoft Corporation.(10)
2.8 -- Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 6, 1997 by and
between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated and SystemSoft
Corporation.(10)
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NUMBER EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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2.9 -- Acquisition Agreement, dated May 30, 1997, by and among the
holders of all of the capital interests of Telcare
Gesellschaft fur Telekommunikations-Mehrwertdienste mbH,
Sykes Enterprises GmbH, and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(7)
2.10 -- Acquisition Agreement, dated September 19, 1997, by and
among the holders of all of the capital interests of TAS
Telemarketing Gesellschaft fur Kommunikation und Dialog mbH,
Sykes Enterprises, GmbH, and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(8)
2.11 -- Acquisition Agreement, dated September 25, 1997, by and
among the holders of all of the capital interests of TAS
Hedi Fabinyi GmbH, Sykes Enterprises, GmbH, and Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated.(8)
2.12 -- Shareholder Agreement dated December 18, 1997, by and among
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated and HealthPlan Services
Corporation.(14)
2.13 -- Acquisition Agreement, dated December 31, 1997, by and among
the holders of all of the capital interests of McQueen
International Limited and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(11)
2.14 -- Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 11, 1998, between
HealthPlan Services Corporation and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(17)
2.15 -- Acquisition Agreement, dated November 23, 1998, by and among
the holders of all of the capital interests of TAS GmbH Nord
Telemarketing und Vertriebsberatung, Sykes Enterprises,
GmbH, and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(19).
2.16 -- Combination Agreement, dated December 29, 1998, by and among
the holders of all of the capital interests of Oracle
Service Networks Corporation and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(18)
2.17 -- Merger Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2000, among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated, SHPS, Incorporated, Welsh Carson
Anderson and Stowe, VIII, LP ("WCAS") and Slugger
Acquisition Corp.(24)
3.1 -- Articles of Incorporation of Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated, as amended.(19)
3.2 -- Bylaws of Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated, as amended.(19)
4.1 -- Specimen certificate for the Common Stock of Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated.(1)
4.2 -- Credit Agreement between NationsBank N.A. and Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated dated as of February 27, 1998.(16)
4.3 -- Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement between NationsBank N.A.
and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated dated as of March 20,
1998.(16)
4.4 -- Guaranty Agreement between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
and HealthPlan Services Corp. to NationsBank N.A. dated
March 16, 1998.(16)
10.1 -- Loan Agreement between NationsBank, N.A. and Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated dated as of December 31, 1996.(6)
10.2 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between John
H. Sykes and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.3 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between David
L. Grimes and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.4 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between Scott
J. Bendert and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.5 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between W.
Michael Kipphut and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.6 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between Dale
W. Saville and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
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10.7 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between Gerry
L. Rogers and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.8 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between James
E. Lamar and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.9 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between
Charles E. Sykes and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.10 -- Stock Option Agreement between Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated and David E. Garner dated as of December 31,
1995.(1)
10.11 -- 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan.(1)
10.12 -- 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.(1)
10.13 -- 1996 Non-Employee Directors' Fee Plan.(1)
10.14 -- Form of Split Dollar Plan Documents.(1)
10.15 -- Form of Split Dollar Agreement.(1)
10.16 -- Form of Indemnity Agreement between directors and executive
officers and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated.(1)
10.17 -- Aircraft Lease Agreement between JHS Leasing of Tampa, Inc.
as lessor and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated as lessee,
dated December 1, 1995.(1)
10.18 -- Single Tenant Property Lease Agreement between Sykes
Investments as landlord and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
as tenant dated October 31, 1989, for building in Charlotte,
North Carolina.(1)
10.19 -- Tax Indemnification Agreement between Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated and John H. Sykes.(1)
10.20 -- Consultant Agreement between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
and E.J. Milani Consulting Corp. dated April 1, 1996.(1)
10.21 -- 1997 Management Stock Incentive Plan.(15)
10.22 -- 1999 Employees' Stock Purchase Plan.(19)
10.23 -- 2000 Stock Option Plan(20).
10.24 -- Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated and Bank of America, NA, dated
May 2, 2000.(21)
10.25 -- Termination of aircraft Lease Agreement between JHS Leasing
of Tampa, Inc., as lessor and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated as lessee dated June 30, 2000.(21)
10.26 -- Employment Agreement dated July 31, 2000 between James E.
Lamar and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated.(22)
10.27 -- Employment Separation Agreement dated as of September 20,
2000 between Dale W. Saville and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(22)
10.28 -- Employment Separation Agreement dated as of September 22,
2000 between Scott J. Bendert and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(22)
10.29 -- Employment Separation Agreement dated November 10, 2000
between David L. Grimes and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(23)
10.30 -- Employment Agreement dated July 31, 2000 between Mitchell I.
Nelson and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated.(23)
10.31 -- Employment Agreement dated March 6, 2000, amended
November 8, 2000, between W. Michael Kipphut and Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated.(23)
13.1 -- 2000 Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated Annual Report
(incorporates sections only in electronic filing).
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NUMBER EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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21.1 -- List of subsidiaries of Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
(filed herewith).
23.1 -- Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
24.1 -- Power of Attorney relating to subsequent amendments
(included on the signature page of this report).
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(1) Filed as the same numbered Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-2324) and incorporated herein
by reference.
(2) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated July 31, 1996, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated September 16, 1996,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(4) Included as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No.
333-20465) and incorporated herein by reference.
(5) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated March 30, 1997, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(6) Filed as Exhibit 2.5 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4
(Registration No. 333-20465) and incorporated herein by reference.
(7) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 16, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
(8) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
September 26, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
(9) Filed as the same numbered Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-38513) and incorporated herein
by reference.
(10) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q dated June 29, 1997, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(11) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 15, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference.
(12) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-38513) and incorporated herein by reference.
(13) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-46569) and incorporated herein by reference.
(14) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated December 31, 1997,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(15) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Proxy Statement on Form 14A, dated
April 1, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference.
(16) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q dated March 31, 1998, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(17) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
September 11, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference.
(18) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
December 29, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference.
(19) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated December 31, 1998,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(20) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated December 31, 1999,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(21) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2000, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(22) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2000,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(23) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated December 31, 2000,
filed here within.
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(24) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 30, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
The following reports on Form 8-K were filed during the period beginning
October 2, 2000 through March 21, 2001:
Registrant filed a current report on Form 8-K, dated October 30, 2000, with
the Commission on November 1, 2000 which announced its financial results for the
third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and its completion of its
previously announced accounting review.
Registrant filed a current report on Form 8-K, dated March 14, 2001, with
the Commission on March 21, 2001, which announced the engagement of Deloitte &
Touche LLP as its principal accountant to audit the consolidated financial
statements of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the
dismissal of Ernst & Young LLP, effective upon its completion of its audit of
the Registrant's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2000.
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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 duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tampa,
and State of Florida, on this 27th day of March , 2001.
SYKES ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
By: /s/ W. MICHAEL KIPPHUT
------------------------------------
W. Michael Kipphut,
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated. Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints W. Michael Kipphut his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and revocation, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this report
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorney-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done
in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
should do in person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ JOHN H. SYKES Chairman of the Board, President, and March 27, 2001
------------------------------------- Chief Executive Officer (Principal
John H. Sykes Executive Officer)
/s/ GORDON H. LOETZ Vice Chairman of the Board and March 27, 2001
------------------------------------- Director
Gordon H. Loetz
/s/ FURMAN P. BODENHEIMER, JR. Director March 27, 2001
-------------------------------------
Furman P. Bodenheimer, Jr.
/s/ H. PARKS HELMS Director March 27, 2001
-------------------------------------
H. Parks Helms
/s/ IAIN A. MACDONALD Director March 27, 2001
-------------------------------------
Iain A. Macdonald
/s/ LINDA F. MCCLINTOCK-GRECO Director March 27, 2001
-------------------------------------
Linda F. McClintock-Greco
/s/ WILLIAM J. MEURER Director March 27, 2001
-------------------------------------
William J. Meurer
/s/ ERNEST J. MILANI Director March 27, 2001
-------------------------------------
Ernest J. Milani
/s/ THOMAS F. SKELLY Director March 27, 2001
-------------------------------------
Thomas F. Skelly
/s/ ADELAIDE A. SINK Director March 27, 2001
-------------------------------------
Adelaide A. Sink
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SYKES ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000, 1999 AND 1998
(IN THOUSANDS)
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ADDITIONS
BALANCE AT CHARGED TO BALANCE AT
BEGINNING COSTS AND END
OF PERIOD EXPENSES RECLASSIFICATIONS(1) DEDUCTIONS(2) OF PERIOD
----------- ---------- -------------------- ------------- ----------
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
Year ended December 31, 2000..... $2,440 $ 7,621 $ -- $ 2,801 $7,260
Year ended December 31, 1999..... 796 2,202 -- 558 2,440
Year ended December 31, 1998..... 537 262 -- 3 796
Domestic current deferred tax asset
valuation allowance:
Year ended December 31, 2000..... $ -- $ 1,819 $ -- $ -- $1,819
Year ended December 31, 1999..... -- -- -- -- --
Year ended December 31, 1998..... -- -- -- -- --
Foreign current deferred tax asset
valuation allowance:
Year ended December 31, 2000..... $1,240 $ 1,593 $ -- $ 1,018 $1,815
Year ended December 31, 1999..... -- 626 704 90 1,240
Year ended December 31, 1998..... 135 -- -- 135 --
Restructuring reserve:
Year ended December 31, 2000..... $ -- $24,366 $ -- $21,658 $2,708
Year ended December 31, 1999..... -- -- -- -- --
Year ended December 31, 1998..... -- -- -- -- --
Domestic non-current deferred tax
asset valuation allowance:
Year ended December 31, 2000..... $2,894 $ -- $ -- $ 2,546 $ 348
Year ended December 31, 1999..... 3,000 -- -- 106 2,894
Year ended December 31, 1998..... -- 3,000 -- -- 3,000
Foreign non-current deferred tax
valuation allowance:
Year ended December 31, 2000..... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Year ended December 31, 1999..... 704 -- (704) -- --
Year ended December 31, 1998..... -- 704 -- -- 704
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(1) Amounts have been reclassified for reporting purposes.
(2) Write-offs and recoveries.
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2.1 -- Articles of Merger between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated,
a North Carolina Corporation, and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated, a Florida Corporation, dated March 1, 1996.(1)
2.2 -- Articles of Merger between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
and Sykes Realty, Inc.(1)
2.3 -- Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 1, 1996 among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated and Johan Holm, Arne Weinz and
Norhold Invest AB.(2)
2.4 -- Stock Purchase Agreement dated August 30, 1996 among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated and Gordon H. Kraft.(3)
2.5 -- Merger Agreement dated as of January 10, 1997 among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated, Info Systems of North Carolina,
Inc. and ISNC Acquisition Co.(4)
2.6 -- Stock Purchase Agreement date March 28, 1997 among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated, Sykes Holdings of Belgium,
B.V.B.A., Cycle B.V.B.A. and Michael McMahon.(5)
2.7 -- Joint Marketing and Distribution Agreement dated April 30,
1997 by and between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated and
SystemSoft Corporation.(10)
2.8 -- Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 6, 1997 by and
between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated and SystemSoft
Corporation.(10)
2.9 -- Acquisition Agreement, dated May 30, 1997, by and among the
holders of all of the capital interests of Telcare
Gesellschaft fur Telekommunikations-Mehrwertdienste mbH,
Sykes Enterprises GmbH, and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(7)
2.10 -- Acquisition Agreement, dated September 19, 1997, by and
among the holders of all of the capital interests of TAS
Telemarketing Gesellschaft fur Kommunikation und Dialog mbH,
Sykes Enterprises, GmbH, and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(8)
2.11 -- Acquisition Agreement dated September 25, 1997, by and among
the holders of all of the capital interests of TAS Hedi
Fabinyi GmbH, Sykes Enterprises, GmbH, and Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated.(8)
2.12 -- Shareholder Agreement dated December 18, 1997, by and among
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated and HealthPlan Services
Corporation.(14)
2.13 -- Acquisition Agreement, dated December 31, 1997, by and among
the holders of all of the capital interests of McQueen
International Limited and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(11)
2.14 -- Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 11, 1998, between
HealthPlan Services Corporation and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(17)
2.15 -- Acquisition Agreement, dated November 27, 1998, by and among
the holders of all of the capital interests of TAS GmbH Nord
Telemarketing und Vertriebsberatung, Sykes Enterprises,
GmbH, and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated.(19)
2.16 -- Combination Agreement, dated December 29, 1998, by and among
the holders of all of the capital interests of Oracle
Service Networks Corporation and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(18)
2.17 -- Merger Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2000, among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated, SHPS, Incorporated, Welsh Carson
Anderson and Stowe, VIII, LP ("WCAS") and Slugger
Acquisition Corp.(24)
3.1 -- Articles of Incorporation of Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated, as amended.(12)
3.2 -- Bylaws of Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated, as amended.(12)
4.1 -- Specimen certificate for the Common Stock of Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated.(1)
4.2 -- Credit Agreement between NationsBank N.A. and Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated dated as of February 27, 1998.(16)
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4.3 -- Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement between NationsBank N.A.
and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated dated as of March 20,
1998.(16)
4.4 -- Guaranty Agreement between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
and HealthPlan Services Corp. to NationsBank N.A. dated
March 16, 1998.(16)
10.1 -- Loan Agreement between NationsBank, N.A. and Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated dated as of December 31, 1996.(6)
10.2 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between John
H. Sykes and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.3 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between David
L. Grimes and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.4 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between Scott
J. Bendert and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.5 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between W.
Michael Kipphut and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.6 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between Dale
W. Saville and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.7 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between Gerry
L. Rogers and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.8 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between James
E. Lamar and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.9 -- Employment Agreement dated as of March 6, 2000 between
Charles E. Sykes and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(20).
10.10 -- Stock Option Agreement between Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated and David E. Garner dated as of December 31,
1995.(1)
10.11 -- 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan.(1)
10.12 -- 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.(1)
10.13 -- 1996 Non-Employee Directors' Fee Plan.(1)
10.14 -- Form of Split Dollar Plan Documents.(1)
10.15 -- Form of Split Dollar Agreement.(1)
10.16 -- Form of Indemnity Agreement between directors and executive
officers and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated.(1)
10.17 -- Aircraft Lease Agreement between JHS Leasing of Tampa, Inc.
as lessor and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated as lessee,
dated December 1, 1995.(1)
10.18 -- Single Tenant Property Lease Agreement between Sykes
Investments as landlord and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
as tenant dated October 31, 1989, for building in Charlotte,
North Carolina.(1)
10.19 -- Tax Indemnification Agreement between Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated and John H. Sykes.(1)
10.20 -- Consultant Agreement between Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
and E.J. Milani Consulting Corp. dated April 1, 1996.(1)
10.21 -- 1997 Management Stock Incentive Plan.(15)
10.22 -- 1999 Employees' Stock Purchase Plan.(19)
10.23 -- 2000 Stock Option Plan.(20)
10.24 -- Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Sykes
Enterprises, Incorporated and Bank of America, NA, dated May
2, 2000.(21)
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10.25 -- Termination of aircraft Lease Agreement between JHS Leasing
of Tampa, Inc., as lessor and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated as lessee dated June 30, 2000.(21)
10.26 -- Employment Agreement dated July 31, 2000 between James E.
Lamar and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated.(22)
10.27 -- Employment Separation Agreement dated as of September 20,
2000 between Dale W. Saville and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(22)
10.28 -- Employment Separation Agreement dated as of September 22,
2000 between Scott J. Bendert and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(22)
10.29 -- Employment Separation Agreement dated November 10, 2000
between David L. Grimes and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(23)
10.30 -- Employment Agreement dated July 31, 2000 between Mitchell I.
Nelson and Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated.(23)
10.31 -- Employment Agreement dated March 6, 2000, amended November
8, 2000, between W. Michael Kipphut and Sykes Enterprises,
Incorporated.(23)
13.1 -- 2000 Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated Annual Report
(incorporates sections only in electronic filing).
21.1 -- List of subsidiaries of Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
(filed herewith).
23.1 -- Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
24.1 -- Power of Attorney relating to subsequent amendments
(included on the signature page of this report).
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(1) Filed as the same numbered Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-2324) and incorporated herein
by reference.
(2) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated July 31, 1996, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated September 16, 1996,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(4) Included as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No.
333-20465) and incorporated herein by reference.
(5) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated March 30, 1997, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(6) Filed as Exhibit 2.5 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4
(Registration No. 333-20465) and incorporated herein by reference.
(7) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 16, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
(8) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
September 26, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
(9) Filed as the same numbered Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-38513) and incorporated herein
by reference.
(10) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q dated June 29, 1997, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(11) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 15, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference.
(12) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-38513) and incorporated herein by reference.
(13) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-46569) and incorporated herein by reference.
(14) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated December 31, 1997,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(15) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Proxy Statement on Form 14A dated
April 1, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference.
(16) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q dated March 31, 1998, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(17) Filed as an Exhibit to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
September 11, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference.
(18) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
December 29, 1998, and incorporated herein by reference.
(19) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated December 31, 1998,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(20) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated December 31, 1999,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(21) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2000, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(22) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q dated September 30, 2000,
and incorporated herein by reference.
(23) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K dated December 31, 2000,
filed here within.
(24) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 30, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
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