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This excerpt taken from the RECN 10-K filed Jul 25, 2007.
Overview
 
Resources Connection is a multi-national professional services firm; its operating entities provide services under the name Resources Global Professionals (“Resources Global” or “the Company”). The Company provides experienced finance, accounting, risk management and internal audit, information management, human resources, supply chain management and legal services professionals in support of client-led projects and initiatives. We assist our clients with discrete projects requiring specialized expertise in:
 
  •  finance and accounting services, such as mergers and acquisitions due diligence, initial public offering assistance and assistance in the preparation or restatement of financial statements, financial analyses (e.g., product costing and margin analyses), corporate reorganizations, budgeting and forecasting, audit preparation, public-entity reporting and tax-related projects;
 
  •  information management services, such as financial system/enterprise resource planning implementation and post implementation optimization;
 
  •  human capital services, such as change management and compensation program design and implementation;
 
  •  risk management and internal audit services (provided via our subsidiary Resources Audit Solutions or “RAS”), including compliance reviews, internal audit co-sourcing and assisting clients with their compliance efforts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes”);
 
  •  supply chain management (“SCM”) services, such as leading strategic sourcing efforts, contracts negotiation and purchasing strategy; and
 
  •  legal services, such as providing attorneys, paralegals and contract managers to assist clients (including law firms) with project-based or peak period needs.
 
We were founded in June 1996 by a team at Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”), led by our current chief executive officer, Donald B. Murray, who was then a senior partner with Deloitte & Touche. Additional founding members include our current chief financial officer, Stephen J. Giusto, then also a Deloitte & Touche partner, and Karen M. Ferguson, president of our North American operations. Our founders created Resources Connection to capitalize on the increasing demand for high quality outsourced professional services. We operated as a part of Deloitte & Touche from our inception in June 1996 until April 1999. In April 1999, we completed a management-led buyout.
 
Our business model combines the client service orientation and commitment to quality from our legacy as part of a Big Four accounting firm with the entrepreneurial culture of an innovative, high-growth company. We are positioned to take advantage of what we believe are two converging trends in the outsourced professional services industry: the increasing global demand for outsourced professional services by corporate clients and a supply of professionals interested in working in a non-traditional professional services firm. We believe our business model allows us to offer challenging yet flexible career opportunities, attract highly qualified, experienced professionals and, in turn, attract clients with challenging professional needs.
 
As of May 31, 2007, we employed 3,276 professional service associates on assignment. Our associates have professional experience in a wide range of industries and functional areas. Based upon an internal survey conducted in mid-June of 2007, to which approximately 56% of all active associates responded, 39% of respondents were CPAs (including 42% of the U.S. associates surveyed), 41% had advanced professional degrees, and the average years of professional experience was about 23. We offer our associates careers that combine the flexibility of project-based work with many of the advantages of working for a traditional professional services firm.
 
We served a diverse base of more than 2,200 clients during fiscal 2007, ranging from large corporations to mid-sized companies to small entrepreneurial entities, in a broad range of industries. For example, our clients have included more than eighty of the Fortune 100. We have grown revenues from $181.7 million in fiscal 2002 to


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$735.9 million in fiscal 2007, a five-year compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 32.3% and our income from operations over the same period has increased from $21.0 million to $89.3 million, a five-year CAGR of 33.6%. We have been profitable every year since inception. As of May 31, 2007, we served our clients through 53 offices in the United States and 31 offices abroad.
 
During our first three years of operations, our offices were located only in the United States. As the Company evolved, we have increased our presence in other regions around the world. During fiscal 2007, we opened our first two offices in Mexico (Mexico City and Tijuana); our first office in Germany (Dusseldorf); our first office in Italy (Milan); and additional offices in Japan (Nagoya); Canada (Montreal); United Kingdom (Edinburgh); People’s Republic of China (Shanghai); and the United States (Glenview, Illinois). During fiscal 2006, we opened five additional offices in Europe: Brussels, Belgium; Copenhagen, Denmark; Dublin, Ireland; Luxembourg; and Oslo, Norway; we acquired two offices of a regional non-assurance accounting practice in India; and we opened three offices in the Asia-Pacific region: Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Brisbane, Australia; and Singapore.
 
We are now a multi-national company with offices in twenty countries. Overall, in fiscal 2007, we generated $561.9 million of our revenue in the United States (76.4% of total revenue), $68.7 million in the Netherlands (9.3% of total revenue), and $105.3 million from offices in eighteen other countries (14.3% of total revenue); in fiscal 2006, we generated $499.9 million of our revenue in the United States (78.9% of total revenue), $62.9 million in the Netherlands (9.9% of total revenue), and $71.0 million from offices in fifteen other countries (11.2% of total revenue); and in fiscal 2005, we generated $435.2 million of our revenue in the United States (81.0% of total revenue), $54.4 million in the Netherlands (10.1% of total revenue), and $48.0 million from offices in eight other countries (8.9% of total revenue).
 
While much of our growth in countries outside of the United States has been from establishing new Resources Global offices, we have also completed a number of acquisitions to build our presence around the world (including in the Netherlands, Australia and Sweden). In fiscal 2006, we acquired a regional non-assurance accounting practice in India. We anticipate that this practice will serve as a platform for future expansion in India, a country with a large population of experienced professionals as well as a source of professionals for clients in the Asia-Pacific area.
 
We believe our distinctive culture is a valuable asset and is in large part due to our management team, which has extensive experience in the professional services industry. Most of our senior management and office managing directors have Big Four experience and an equity interest in our Company. This team has created a culture of professionalism that we believe fosters in our associates a feeling of personal responsibility for, and pride in, client projects and enables us to deliver high-quality service to our clients.
 
This excerpt taken from the RECN 10-Q filed Apr 5, 2007.

Overview

Resources Global is a multinational professional services firm that provides experienced finance, accounting, risk management and internal audit, information technology, human resources, supply chain management and legal professionals to clients on a project basis. We assist our clients with discrete projects requiring specialized expertise in 1) finance and accounting, such as mergers and acquisitions due diligence, financial analyses (e.g., product costing and margin analyses), corporate reorganizations, budgeting and forecasting, audit preparation, public entity reporting and tax-related projects; 2) information management services, such as financial system/enterprise resource planning implementation and post implementation optimization; 3) human resources management services, such as change management and compensation program design and implementation; 4) internal audit services (provided via our subsidiary Resources Audit Solutions or “RAS”), including compliance reviews, internal audit co-sourcing and assisting clients with their compliance efforts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes”); 5) supply chain management (“SCM”) services, such as leading strategic sourcing efforts, negotiating contracts and performing tactical purchasing; and 6) legal services providing attorneys, paralegals and contract managers to assist clients (including law firms) with project-based or peak period needs.

We began operations in June 1996 as a division of Deloitte & Touche and operated as Resources Connection, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deloitte & Touche, from January 1997 until April 1999. In November 1998, our management formed RC Transaction Corp., renamed Resources Connection, Inc., to raise capital for an intended management-led buyout. In April 1999, we completed the management-led buyout in partnership with several investors. In December 2000, we completed our initial public offering of common stock and began trading on the NASDAQ. We currently trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. In January 2005, we announced the change of our operating entity name to Resources Global Professionals to better reflect the Company’s global capabilities.

Growth in revenue, to date, has generally been the result of establishing offices in major markets. The following table summarizes for each fiscal year the number of offices opened, international expansion and the creation of additional service lines.

 

Fiscal Year

  

Number of United States
Offices Opened

   Number of International
Offices Opened
   Service Line Established

1997

   Nine       Finance and accounting

1998

   Nine      

1999

   Ten       Information management

2000

   Four    Three    Human resources management

2001

   Nine    One   

2002

   Two      

2003

   Six    One    Resources Audit Solutions; Supply
chain management (via
acquisition)

2004

   Two opened; two consolidation closures    Seven opened via acquisition; one
organic
  

2005

   Two opened; two consolidation closures    One opened via acquisition; two
organic
   Legal

2006

   Three    Two opened via acquisition; eight
organic
  

2007

   One    Four opened and one consolidation
closure
  

As of February 28, 2007, we served our clients through 53 offices in the United States and 29 offices abroad.

 

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This excerpt taken from the RECN 10-Q filed Jan 4, 2007.

Overview

Resources Global is an international professional services firm that provides experienced finance and accounting, risk management and internal audit, information technology, human resources, supply chain management and legal professionals to clients on a project basis. We assist our clients with discrete projects requiring specialized expertise in 1) finance and accounting, such as mergers and acquisitions due diligence, financial analyses (e.g., product costing and margin analyses), corporate reorganizations, budgeting and forecasting, audit preparation, public entity reporting and tax-related projects; 2) information management services, such as financial system/enterprise resource planning implementation and post implementation optimization; 3) human resources management services, such as change management and compensation program design and implementation; 4) internal audit services (provided via our subsidiary Resources Audit Solutions or “RAS”), including compliance reviews, internal audit co-sourcing and assisting clients with their compliance efforts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes”); 5) supply chain management (“SCM”) services, such as leading strategic sourcing efforts, negotiating contracts and performing tactical purchasing; and 6) legal services providing attorneys, paralegals and contract managers to assist clients (including law firms) with project-based or peak period needs.

We began operations in June 1996 as a division of Deloitte & Touche and operated as Resources Connection, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deloitte & Touche, from January 1997 until April 1999. In November 1998, our management formed RC Transaction Corp., renamed Resources Connection, Inc., to raise capital for an intended management-led buyout. In April 1999, we completed the management-led buyout in partnership with several investors. In December 2000, we completed our initial public offering of common stock and began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market. In January 2005, we announced the change of our operating entity name to Resources Global Professionals to better reflect the Company’s global capabilities.

Growth in revenue, to date, has generally been the result of establishing offices in major markets. The following table summarizes for each fiscal year the number of offices opened, international expansion and the creation of additional service lines.

 

Fiscal Year

  

Number of United States
Offices Opened

   Number of International
Operations Opened
   Service Line Established

1997

   Nine       Finance and accounting

1998

   Nine      

1999

   Ten       Information management

2000

   Four    Three    Human resources management

2001

   Nine    One   

2002

   Two      

2003

   Six    One    Resources Audit Solutions; Supply
chain management (via
acquisition)

2004

   Two opened; two consolidation closures    Seven opened via acquisition; one
organic
  

2005

   Two opened; two consolidation closures    One opened via acquisition; two
organic
   Legal

2006

   Three    Two opened via acquisition; eight
organic
  

2007

   One    Four opened and one consolidation
closure
  

During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, we continued to expand our international presence, opening a practice in Edinburgh, Scotland. As of November 30, 2006, we served our clients through 53 offices in the United States and 29 offices abroad.

This excerpt taken from the RECN 10-Q filed Oct 5, 2006.

Overview

Resources Global is an international professional services firm that provides experienced finance and accounting, risk management and internal audit, information technology, human resources, supply chain management and legal professionals to clients on a project basis. We assist our clients with discrete projects requiring specialized expertise in 1) finance and accounting, such as mergers and acquisitions due diligence, financial analyses (e.g., product costing and margin analyses), corporate reorganizations, budgeting and forecasting, audit preparation, public entity reporting and tax-related projects; 2) information management services, such as financial system/enterprise resource planning implementation and post implementation optimization; 3) human resources management services, such as change management and compensation program design and implementation; 4) internal audit services (provided via our subsidiary Resources Audit Solutions or “RAS”), such as documenting internal controls and assisting clients with their compliance efforts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes”); 5) supply chain management (“SCM”) services, such as leading strategic sourcing efforts, negotiating contracts and performing tactical purchasing; and 6) legal services providing attorneys, paralegals and contract managers to assist clients (including law firms) with project-based or peak period needs.

We began operations in June 1996 as a division of Deloitte & Touche and operated as Resources Connection, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deloitte & Touche, from January 1997 until April 1999. In November 1998, our management formed RC Transaction Corp., renamed Resources Connection, Inc., to raise capital for an intended management-led buyout. In April 1999, we completed the management-led buyout in partnership with several investors. In December 2000, we completed our initial public offering of common stock and began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market. In January 2005, we announced the change of our operating entity name to Resources Global Professionals to better reflect the Company’s global capabilities.

 

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Growth in revenue, to date, has generally been the result of establishing offices in major markets. The following table summarizes for each fiscal year the number of offices opened, international expansion and the creation of additional service lines.

 

Fiscal Year

  

Number of United States
Offices Opened

   Number of International
Operations Opened
   Service Line Established

1997

   Nine       Finance and accounting

1998

   Nine      

1999

   Ten       Information management

2000

   Four    Three    Human resources management

2001

   Nine    One   

2002

   Two      

2003

   Six    One    Resources Audit Solutions; Supply
chain management
(via acquisition)

2004

   Two opened; two
consolidation closures
   Seven opened via acquisition; one
organic
  

2005

   Two opened; two
consolidation closures
   One opened via acquisition; two
organic
   Legal

2006

   Three    Two opened via acquisition; eight
organic
  

2007

   One    Three opened and one consolidation
closure
  

During the first quarter of fiscal 2007, we continued to expand our international presence, opening practices in Montreal, Canada; Nagoya, Japan; and Tijuana, Mexico. We also closed the Den Haag office in the Netherlands, consolidating its operations with another office. In the United States, we opened an office in Glenview, Illinois. As of August 31, 2006, we served our clients through 53 offices in the United States and 28 offices abroad.

This excerpt taken from the RECN 10-K filed Aug 9, 2006.

Overview

 

Resources Global is an international professional services firm that provides experienced finance and accounting, risk management and internal audit, information technology, human resources, supply chain management and legal professionals to clients on a project basis. We assist our clients with discrete projects requiring specialized expertise in 1) finance and accounting, such as mergers and acquisitions due diligence, financial analyses (e.g., product costing and margin analyses), corporate reorganizations, budgeting and forecasting, audit preparation, public entity reporting and tax-related projects; 2) information management services, such as financial system/enterprise resource planning implementation and post implementation optimization; 3) human resources management services, such as change management and compensation program design and implementation; 4) internal audit services (provided via our subsidiary Resources Audit Solutions or “RAS”), such as documenting internal controls and assisting clients with their compliance efforts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes”); 5) supply chain management (“SCM”) services, such as leading strategic sourcing efforts, negotiating contracts and performing tactical purchasing; and 6) legal services providing attorneys, paralegals and contract managers to assist clients (including law firms) with project-based or peak period needs.

 

We began operations in June 1996 as a division of Deloitte & Touche and operated as Resources Connection, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deloitte & Touche, from January 1997 until April 1999. In November 1998, our management formed RC Transaction Corp., renamed Resources Connection, Inc., to raise capital for an intended management-led buyout. In April 1999, we completed the management-led buyout in partnership with several investors. In December 2000, we completed our initial public offering of common stock and began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market. In January 2005, we announced the change of our operating entity name to Resources Global Professionals to better reflect the Company’s global capabilities.

 

Growth in revenue, to date, has generally been the result of establishing offices in major markets. The following table summarizes for each fiscal year the number of offices opened, international expansion and the creation of additional service lines.

 

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Fiscal Year


  

Number of United States
Offices Opened


  

Number of International
Operations Opened


  

Service Line Established


1997

   Nine         Finance and accounting

1998

   Nine          

1999

   Ten         Information management

2000

   Four    Three    Human resources management

2001

   Nine    One     

2002

   Two          

2003

   Six    One    Resources Audit Solutions; Supply chain management
(via acquisition)

2004

   Two opened; two consolidation closures    Seven opened via acquisition; one organic     

2005

   Two opened; two consolidation closures    One opened via acquisition; two organic    Legal

2006

   Three    Two opened via acquisition; eight organic     

 

During fiscal 2006, we continued our expansion around the world, opening offices in five additional European countries and in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Singapore and Brisbane, Australia. In addition, we completed the acquisition of a non-assurance accounting practice in India with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore. We also expanded in the United States, opening offices in Louisville, Kentucky; Woodland Hills, California; and Grand Rapids, Michigan. At May 31, 2006, we served our clients through 52 offices in the United States and 26 offices abroad.

 

The acquisition of the operations of the non-assurance accounting practice in India discussed above was completed on April 1, 2006 for approximately $250,000 in cash and $250,000 in stock. The stock, though not issued as of May 31, 2006, is priced at $27.65 per share, resulting in the future issuance of 9,042 shares. The acquisition agreement provides for an additional payment of up to $375,000 in cash and $375,000 in stock if the practice meets certain financial goals for the period from March 1, 2006 through February 28, 2007.

 

We primarily charge our clients on an hourly basis for the professional services of our associates. We recognize revenue once services have been rendered and invoice the majority of our clients in the United States on a weekly basis. Our clients are contractually obligated to pay us for all hours billed. To a much lesser extent, we also earn revenue if a client hires one of our associates. This type of contractually non-refundable revenue is recognized at the time our client completes the hiring process and represented 0.6%, 0.7% and 0.6% of our revenue for the years ended May 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. We periodically review our outstanding accounts receivable balance and determine an estimate of the amount of those receivables we believe may prove uncollectible. Our provision for bad debts is included in our selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

The costs to pay our professional associates and all related benefit and incentive costs, including provisions for paid time off and other employee benefits, are included in direct cost of services. We pay most of our associates on an hourly basis for all hours worked on client engagements and, therefore, direct cost of services tends to vary directly with the volume of revenue we earn. We expense the benefits we pay to our associates as they are earned. These benefits include paid time off and holidays; a bonus incentive plan; referral bonus programs; subsidized group health, dental and life insurance programs; a matching 401(k) retirement plan; the ability to participate in the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and professional development and career training. In addition, we pay the related costs of employment, including state and federal payroll taxes, workers’ compensation insurance, unemployment insurance and other costs. Typically, an associate must work a threshold number of hours to be eligible for all of the benefits. We recognize direct cost of services when incurred.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses include the payroll and related costs of our internal management as well as general and administrative, marketing and recruiting costs. Our sales and marketing efforts are led by our management team who are salaried employees and earn bonuses based on operating results for our Company as a whole and within each individual’s geographic market.

 

The Company’s fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks, ending on the last Saturday in May. For fiscal years of 53 weeks, such as fiscal 2003, the first three quarters consist of 13 weeks each and the fourth quarter consists of 14 weeks. The actual quarter end dates for fiscal 2006 and 2005 were as follows: for fiscal 2006, August 27, 2005 (first quarter); November 26, 2005 (second quarter); February 25, 2006 (third quarter); and May 27, 2006 (fourth quarter); and for fiscal 2005, August 28, 2004 (first quarter); November 27, 2004 (second quarter); February 26, 2005 (third quarter); and May 28, 2005 (fourth quarter); and. For convenience, all references herein to years or annual periods (of one or more years) are to years or annual periods ended May 31.

 

This excerpt taken from the RECN 10-Q filed Apr 6, 2006.

Overview

Resources Global Professionals is an international professional services firm that provides experienced accounting and finance, risk management and internal audit, information technology, human resources, supply chain management and legal professionals to clients on a project basis. We assist our clients with discrete projects requiring specialized expertise in 1) accounting and finance, such as mergers and acquisitions due diligence, financial analyses (e.g., product costing and margin analyses), corporate reorganizations, budgeting and forecasting, audit preparation, public entity reporting and tax-related projects; 2) information management services, such as financial system/enterprise resource planning implementation and post implementation optimization; 3) human resources management services, such as compensation program design and implementation and change management; 4) internal audit services (provided via our subsidiary Resources Audit Solutions or “RAS”), such as documenting internal controls and assisting clients with their compliance efforts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes”); 5) supply chain management (“SCM”) services, such as leading strategic sourcing efforts, negotiating contracts and performing tactical purchasing; and 6) legal services, such as providing attorneys, paralegals and contract managers to assist clients and law firms with project-based or peak period needs.

 

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We began operations in June 1996 as a division of Deloitte & Touche LLP and operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Deloitte & Touche LLP from January 1997 until April 1999. In November 1998, our management formed RC Transaction Corp., renamed Resources Connection, Inc., to raise capital for an intended management-led buyout. In April 1999, we completed the management-led buyout in partnership with several investors. In December 2000, we completed our initial public offering of common stock and began trading on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “RECN”. In January 2005, we announced the change of our operating entity name to Resources Global Professionals to better reflect the Company’s global capabilities.

Growth in revenue, to date, has generally been the result of establishing offices in major markets. The following table summarizes for each fiscal year the number of offices opened, international expansion and the creation of additional service lines.

 

Fiscal Year   

Number of Domestic

Offices Opened

  

International Operations

Established

  

Service Line Established

1997 (initial year)    Nine       Accounting and finance
1998    Nine      
1999    Ten       Information management
2000    Four    Toronto, Canada; Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China    Human resources management
2001    Nine    London, England   
2002    Two      
2003    Six    Birmingham, England   

Resources Audit Solutions; Supply chain management

(via acquisition)

2004    Two opened; two
consolidation closures
   The Netherlands (5 locations via acquisition); Melbourne & Sydney, Australia (via acquisition); Tokyo, Japan   
2005    Two opened; two
consolidation closures
   Stockholm, Sweden (via acquisition); Paris, France; Calgary, Canada    Legal
2006    Two    Brisbane, Australia; Brussels, Belgium; Copenhagen, Denmark; Dublin, Ireland; Luxembourg; Oslo, Norway; Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Singapore   

On August 27, 2004, the Company acquired approximately 80% of Nordic Spring Management Consulting AB (“Nordic Spring”) of Stockholm, Sweden for $4.6 million. This acquisition expanded the Company’s European presence into the Nordic region of Europe. Consideration paid consisted of approximately $3.6 million in cash, $250,000 in transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition and approximately 38,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of approximately $700,000. The Company has the obligation to purchase the remaining 20% of the shares of Nordic Spring in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The purchase price is dependent upon Nordic Spring’s operating income (before interest and depreciation) during the Company’s fiscal 2006 and will be payable 50% in cash and 50% in the Company’s common stock.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2006, we opened practices in Dublin, Ireland and Brisbane, Australia. The opening of these offices continues the implementation of our strategy of expanding our presence in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. As of February 28, 2006, we served our clients through 51 offices in the United States and 24 offices abroad.

This excerpt taken from the RECN 10-Q filed Jan 5, 2006.

Overview

 

Resources Global Professionals is an international professional services firm that provides experienced accounting and finance, risk management and internal audit, information technology, human resources, supply chain management and legal professionals to clients on a project basis. We assist our clients with discrete projects requiring specialized expertise in 1) accounting and finance, such as mergers and acquisitions due diligence, financial analyses (e.g., product costing and margin analyses), corporate reorganizations, budgeting and forecasting, audit preparation, public entity reporting and tax-related projects; 2) information management services, such as financial system/enterprise resource planning implementation and post implementation optimization; 3) human resources management services, such as compensation program design and implementation and change management; 4) internal audit services (provided via our subsidiary Resources Audit Solutions or “RAS”), such as documenting internal controls and assisting clients with their compliance efforts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes”); 5) supply chain management (“SCM”) services, such as leading strategic sourcing efforts,

 

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negotiating contracts and performing tactical purchasing; and 6) legal services, such as providing attorneys, paralegals and contract managers to assist clients and law firms with project-based or peak period needs.

 

We began operations in June 1996 as a division of Deloitte & Touche LLP and operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Deloitte & Touche LLP from January 1997 until April 1999. In November 1998, our management formed RC Transaction Corp., renamed Resources Connection, Inc., to raise capital for an intended management-led buyout. In April 1999, we completed the management-led buyout in partnership with several investors. In December 2000, we completed our initial public offering of common stock and began trading on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “RECN”. In January 2005, we announced the change of our operating entity name to Resources Global Professionals to better reflect the Company’s global capabilities.

 

Growth in revenue, to date, has generally been the result of establishing offices in major markets. The following table summarizes for each fiscal year the number of offices opened, international expansion and the creation of additional service lines.

 

Fiscal Year


  

Number of Domestic

Offices Opened


  

International Operations

Established


  

Service Line Established


1997 (initial year)    Nine         Accounting and finance
1998    Nine          
1999    Ten         Information management
2000    Four    Toronto, Canada; Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China    Human resources management
2001    Nine    London, England     
2002    Two          
2003    Six    Birmingham, England   

Resources Audit Solutions; Supply chain management

(via acquisition)

2004    Two opened; two consolidation closures    The Netherlands (5 locations via acquisition); Melbourne & Sydney, Australia (via acquisition); Tokyo, Japan     
2005    Two opened; two consolidation closures    Stockholm, Sweden (via acquisition); Paris, France; Calgary, Canada    Legal
2006    One    Brussels, Belgium; Copenhagen, Denmark; Luxembourg; Oslo, Norway; Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Singapore     

 

On August 27, 2004, the Company acquired approximately 80% of Nordic Spring Management Consulting AB (“Nordic Spring”) of Stockholm, Sweden for $4.6 million. This acquisition expanded the Company’s European presence into the Nordic region of Europe. Consideration paid consisted of approximately $3.6 million in cash, $250,000 in transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition and approximately 38,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of approximately $700,000. The Company has the obligation to purchase the remaining 20% of the shares of Nordic Spring in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The purchase price is dependent upon Nordic Spring’s operating income (before interest and depreciation) during the Company’s fiscal 2006 and will be payable 50% in cash and 50% in the Company’s common stock.

 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2006, we opened practices in Brussels, Belgium; Luxembourg; Beijing, People’s Republic of China; and Singapore. The opening of these offices continues the implementation of our strategy of expanding our presence in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. As of November 30, 2005, we served our clients through 50 offices in the United States and 22 offices abroad.

 

This excerpt taken from the RECN 10-Q filed Oct 6, 2005.

Overview

 

Resources Global Professionals is an international professional services firm that provides experienced accounting and finance, risk management and internal audit, information technology, human resources, supply chain management and legal professionals to clients on a project basis. We assist our clients with discrete projects requiring specialized expertise in 1) accounting and finance, such as mergers and acquisitions due diligence, financial analyses (e.g., product costing and margin analyses), corporate reorganizations, budgeting and forecasting, audit preparation, public entity reporting and tax-related projects; 2) information management services, such as financial system/enterprise resource planning implementation and post implementation optimization; 3) human resources management services, such as compensation program design and implementation; 4) internal audit services, (provided via our subsidiary Resources Audit Solutions or “RAS”) such as documenting internal controls and assisting clients with their compliance efforts under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes”); 5) supply chain management (“SCM”) services, such as leading strategic sourcing efforts, negotiating contracts and performing tactical purchasing; and 6) legal services, that provides attorneys, paralegals and contract managers to assist clients and law firms with project-based or peak period needs.

 

We began operations in June 1996 as a division of Deloitte & Touche LLP and operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Deloitte & Touche LLP from January 1997 until April 1999. In November 1998, our management formed RC Transaction Corp., renamed Resources Connection, Inc., to raise capital for an intended management-led buyout. In April 1999, we completed the management-led buyout in partnership with several investors. In December 2000, we completed our initial public offering of common stock and began trading on the Nasdaq National Market. In January 2005, we announced the change of our operating entity name to Resources Global Professionals to better reflect the Company’s global capabilities across a base of more than 1,900 clients within 39 countries during fiscal 2005.

 

Growth in revenue, to date, has generally been the result of establishing offices in major markets. The following table summarizes for each fiscal year the number of offices opened, international expansion and the creation of additional service lines.

 

Fiscal Year

  

Number of Domestic

Offices Opened


  

International Operations

Established


  

Service Line Established


1997 (initial year)    Nine         Accounting and finance
1998    Nine          
1999    Ten         Information management
2000    Four   

Toronto, Canada; Taipei, Taiwan;

Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

   Human resources management
2001    Nine    London, England     
2002    Two          
2003    Six    Birmingham, England   

Resources Audit Solutions;

Supply chain management

(via acquisition)

2004   

Two opened; two

consolidation closures

  

The Netherlands (5 locations via

acquisition); Melbourne &

Sydney, Australia (via

acquisition); Tokyo, Japan

    
2005   

Two opened; two

consolidation closures

  

Stockholm, Sweden (via

acquisition); Paris, France;

Calgary, Canada

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Copenhagen, Denmark; Oslo,

Norway

    

 

On August 27, 2004, the Company acquired approximately 80% of Nordic Spring Management Consulting AB (“Nordic Spring”) of Stockholm, Sweden for $4.6 million. This acquisition expanded the Company’s European presence into the Nordic region of Europe. Consideration paid consisted of approximately $3.6 million in cash, $250,000 in transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition and approximately 38,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of approximately $700,000. The Company has the obligation to purchase the remaining 20% of the shares of Nordic Spring in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The purchase price is dependent upon Nordic Spring’s operating income (before interest and depreciation) during the Company’s fiscal 2006 and will be payable 50% in cash and 50% in the Company’s common stock.

 

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During the first quarter of fiscal 2006, we opened practices in Louisville, Kentucky; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Oslo, Norway. As of August 31, 2005, we served our clients through 50 offices in the United States and 18 offices abroad.

 

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