Consolidater Water Co. Ltd.
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)
Registration No. 333-137970
PROSPECTUS
1,500,000 Ordinary Shares
We are offering 1,500,000 ordinary shares, par value
$0.60 per share, pursuant to this prospectus.
Our ordinary shares are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market under the symbol CWCO. On December 7,
2006, the last reported sale price for our ordinary shares was
$25.25 per share.
We have granted the underwriters an option, exercisable within
30 days after the date of this prospectus, to purchase up
to 225,000 additional ordinary shares upon the same terms and
conditions as the ordinary shares offered by this prospectus to
cover over-allotments, if any.
Investing in our ordinary shares involves risk. See
Risk Factors beginning on page 5 of this
prospectus.
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Public offering price
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24.900 |
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37,350,000 |
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Underwriting discounts and commissions
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1.245 |
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1,867,500 |
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Proceeds to Consolidated Water
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23.655 |
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35,482,500 |
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, on behalf of the underwriters,
expects to deliver the ordinary shares on or about
December 13, 2006.
Janney Montgomery Scott
llc
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Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. |
Brean Murray, Carret & Co. |
The date of this prospectus is December 7, 2006.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary calls your attention to selected information in
this prospectus, but may not contain all the information that is
important to you in deciding whether to invest in our ordinary
shares. Unless otherwise indicated, all the information
contained in this prospectus assumes that the underwriters will
not exercise their over-allotment option. For a more complete
description of this offering, and to understand this offering
more fully, you should read this entire document carefully,
including Risk Factors and the information
incorporated herein by reference as set forth under
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference, as
well as the documents referred to under Where You Can Find
More Information.
Unless otherwise indicated, references to we,
our, ours, and us refer to
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Unless
otherwise indicated, references to dollar amounts, $
or US$ are to United States dollars. References to
CI$ are to Cayman Islands dollars. References to
BAH$ are to Bahamian dollars. References to gallons
are to United States gallons.
Our Business
We develop and operate seawater desalination plants and water
distribution systems in areas where naturally occurring supplies
of potable water are scarce or nonexistent. Through our
subsidiaries and affiliate, we operate 13 reverse osmosis
desalination plants and provide the following services to our
customers in the Cayman Islands, Belize, Barbados, the British
Virgin Islands and The Bahamas:
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Retail Water Operations. We produce and supply
water to end-users, including residential, commercial and
government customers in the Cayman Islands and a resort in The
Bahamas. In the Cayman Islands, we operate under an exclusive
retail license issued by the government to provide water in two
of the most populated and rapidly developing areas in the Cayman
Islands. In 2005, our retail water operations generated 51% of
our consolidated revenues. |
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Bulk Water Operations. We produce and supply water
to government-owned distributors in the Cayman Islands, Belize
and The Bahamas. In 2005, our bulk water operations generated
45% of our consolidated revenues. |
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Service Operations. We provide engineering and
management services for desalination projects, including
designing and constructing desalination plants and managing and
operating desalination plants owned by other companies. In 2005,
our service operations generated 4% of our consolidated revenues. |
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Affiliate Operations. Our affiliate, Ocean
Conversion (BVI) Ltd. (or OC-BVI), produces and supplies bulk
water to the British Virgin Islands Water and Sewerage
Department. We account for our interests in OC-BVI using the
equity method of accounting and do not consolidate
OC-BVIs operating
results in our financial statements. |
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The following table lists the plants under the management of us
or our affiliate by location and production capacity as of
September 30, 2006:
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Cayman Islands
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6 |
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The Bahamas(2)
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10.0 |
British Virgin Islands(3)
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1.7 |
Barbados
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Belize
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13 |
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Millions of gallons of water per day. |
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Includes our Blue Hills plant, which we substantially completed
in July 2006. |
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Owned and operated by our affiliate, OC-BVI. Does not include
OC-BVIs Bar Bay plant, which is currently under
construction and expected to be operational in early 2007. |
Our Strategy
Our strategy is to provide water services in areas where the
supply of potable water is scarce and we believe the production
of potable water by reverse osmosis desalination is, or will be,
profitable. We have focused on the Caribbean basin and adjacent
areas as our principal market because these areas tend to have
(i) little or no naturally occurring fresh water;
(ii) limited regulations and taxes allowing for higher
returns; (iii) a large proportion of tourist properties,
which historically have generated higher volume sales than
residential properties; and (iv) growing populations and
tourism levels.
While our business is currently focused primarily within the
Caribbean basin and adjacent areas, we believe that our
potential market includes any location where there is a demand
for, and a limited supply of, potable water. The desalination of
seawater is the most widely used process for producing fresh
water in areas with an insufficient natural supply. In addition,
in many locations, desalination is the only commercially viable
means to expand the existing water supply. We believe that our
experience in the development and operation of reverse osmosis
desalination plants provides us with a competitive advantage to
successfully expand our operations.
Key elements of our strategy include:
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Maximizing the benefits of our exclusive retail license on Grand
Cayman. |
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Expanding our existing operations in the Cayman Islands, Belize,
Barbados and The Bahamas. |
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Penetrating new markets where there is demand for potable water
and where we believe production would be profitable. |
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Broadening our existing and future operations into complementary
services, such as wastewater management. |
Corporate Information
Our registered office is located at Regatta Office Park,
Windward Three, 4th Floor, West Bay Road, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 1114, Grand
Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman
Islands and our telephone number is (345) 945-4277. Our
website is located at http://www.cwco.com. Information contained
on our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.
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The Offering
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Ordinary shares offered by us |
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1,500,000 shares |
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Ordinary shares to be outstanding after this offering |
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13,907,860 shares(1) |
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The NASDAQ Global Select Market symbol |
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CWCO |
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Ordinary shares 52-week
price range
(through December 7, 2006) |
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Low: $19.47 per share
High: $31.79 per share |
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Current annualized dividend rate |
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$0.24 per share |
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Use of proceeds |
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We estimate that our net proceeds from this offering will be
approximately $34.9 million, or approximately
$40.2 million if the underwriters exercise their over-
allotment option in full. We intend to use approximately
$10.0 million of the net proceeds to repay debt and the
remaining proceeds for capital expenditures and general
corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the remaining
net proceeds for acquisitions and strategic investments, if
future opportunities arise. |
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Over-allotment option |
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225,000 ordinary shares |
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Risk factors |
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Investing in our ordinary shares involves risks. See Risk
Factors beginning on page 5 to read about certain
risk factors you should consider before investing in our
ordinary shares. |
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Based on 12,407,860 ordinary shares outstanding as of
October 29, 2006. |
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Summary Financial Data
The following table sets forth our summary financial data, which
you should read in conjunction with, and which is qualified in
its entirety by reference to, Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations and our consolidated financial statements,
including the notes thereto, set forth in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005 and our Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, June 30 and
September 30, 2006, incorporated by reference into this
prospectus. See Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference. The summary financial information set forth
below for and as of the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004
and 2003 has been derived from our audited consolidated
financial statements. The financial data for and as of the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 has been derived
from our unaudited consolidated financial statements, which
include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals
that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of our
results of operations and our financial condition for these
periods. Our financial data is prepared pursuant to accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. Historical
results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.
Also, period-to-period
comparisons are significantly affected by our acquisitions. We
acquired OC-Cayman, DesalCo, DesalCo (Barbados) and our interest
in OC-BVI in February 2003. The operating results of CW-Bahamas
were included in our financial statements as of August 2003. The
financial data for the year ended December 31, 2004
includes other income of approximately $591,000 related to
insurance proceeds received in connection with Hurricane Ivan.
Historical per share information set forth below has been
retroactively adjusted to reflect our
2-for-1 stock split on
August 25, 2005.
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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Statement of Income Data: |
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Revenues: |
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Retail water sales
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14,053,539 |
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9,549,318 |
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13,372,103 |
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12,089,491 |
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10,918,151 |
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Bulk water sales
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13,193,179 |
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8,435,746 |
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11,724,438 |
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10,303,074 |
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7,045,761 |
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Services revenue
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1,634,187 |
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829,676 |
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1,090,664 |
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888,848 |
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1,090,293 |
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Total revenues
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28,880,905 |
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18,814,740 |
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26,187,205 |
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23,281,413 |
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19,054,205 |
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Gross profit |
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12,991,657 |
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7,382,504 |
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10,354,397 |
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9,609,700 |
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7,813,757 |
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Income from operations |
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6,371,232 |
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2,969,869 |
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4,209,186 |
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5,062,922 |
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4,038,400 |
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Net income |
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6,847,079 |
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3,864,760 |
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5,514,258 |
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6,197,383 |
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4,177,081 |
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Basic earnings per ordinary share |
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0.55 |
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0.33 |
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0.47 |
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0.54 |
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0.42 |
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0.54 |
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0.32 |
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0.45 |
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0.53 |
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0.41 |
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Balance Sheet Data: |
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Current assets |
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21,661,583 |
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20,063,556 |
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21,176,498 |
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19,208,154 |
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15,337,723 |
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Total assets |
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109,233,506 |
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80,773,038 |
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88,365,191 |
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70,825,049 |
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68,562,126 |
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Long-term debt |
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30,567,712 |
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20,185,633 |
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19,378,212 |
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12,856,226 |
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16,633,437 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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3,913,248 |
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3,721,144 |
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3,472,330 |
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3,733,144 |
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3,763,144 |
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Shareholders equity |
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65,659,681 |
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51,813,865 |
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59,563,079 |
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48,371,894 |
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44,248,527 |
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our ordinary shares involves risks. Prior to
making a decision about investing in our ordinary shares, you
should consider carefully the factors discussed below and the
information contained in, or incorporated by reference into,
this prospectus. Each of these risks, as well as other risks and
uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently
deem immaterial, could adversely affect our business, operating
results, cash flows and financial condition, and cause the value
of our ordinary shares to decline, which may result in the loss
of all or part of your investment.
Our exclusive license to provide water to retail customers in
the Cayman Islands may not be renewed in the future.
In the Cayman Islands, we provide water to retail customers
under a license originally issued to us in December 1979 by the
Cayman Islands government that grants us the exclusive right to
provide water to retail customers within our licensed service
area. Our service area is comprised of an area on Grand Cayman
that includes the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas, two of
the three most populated areas in the Cayman Islands. For the
year ended December 31, 2005, we generated approximately
51% of our consolidated revenue from our retail water operations
conducted pursuant to our exclusive license. Our license expires
in July 2010. If we are not in default of any terms of the
license, we have a right of first refusal to renew the license
on terms that are no less favorable than those that the
government offers to any third party. If we are unable to renew
our license or negotiate a new license on satisfactory terms, we
could lose a significant portion of our current revenues and our
results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could
be adversely affected.
We rely on fixed-term water supply and/or service agreements
with our bulk customers in the Cayman Islands, Belize, Barbados
and The Bahamas, which may not be renewed or may be renewed on
terms less favorable to us.
All of our bulk water supply agreements are for fixed terms
ranging from seven to 23 years and with a range of two to
20 years remaining. Upon expiration, these agreements may
not be renewed or may be renewed on less favorable terms. In
addition, certain of these agreements provide for our customers
to acquire or automatically assume ownership of the related
plant upon expiration of the contract term. If this occurs, we
may no longer generate income from such plant. In instances
where we own the plant that produces the water under an
agreement that is not renewed or renewed with lower production
quantities, we may not be able to find a new customer for the
plants excess production capacity. If our fixed-term
agreements are not renewed or are renewed on less favorable
terms, our results of operations, cash flows and financial
condition could be adversely affected.
The water supply agreement between the British Virgin Islands
Water and Sewerage Department and our affiliate, Ocean
Conversion (BVI) Ltd. (or OC-BVI), is on a
month-to-month basis
and could be cancelled or renegotiated on less favorable
terms.
Since the expiration of the initial term of their bulk water
supply agreement in May 1999, OC-BVI has supplied water to the
British Virgin Islands Water and Sewerage Department under what
it considers to be a
month-to-month supply
arrangement. Under this arrangement, the British Virgin Islands
government could cease purchasing water from OC-BVI at any time.
OC-BVI has made attempts in the past to negotiate a new water
supply agreement, and in August 2006 preliminary discussions
began for the renegotiation of this contract. However, this
agreement may not be renewed and a new agreement may not be
reached. If a new agreement is obtained, it may be on terms less
favorable to OC-BVI than the current arrangement. For the year
ended December 31, 2005 and the nine months ended
September 30, 2006, we recognized approximately
$1.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in income
from our equity investment in the earnings of OC-BVI. For those
same periods, we recognized approximately $653,000 and
$1.3 million, respectively, in revenue from our agreement
to provide management services to OC-BVI. We also recognized
approximately $485,000 and $372,000 in other income for the year
ended December 31, 2005 and the nine months ended
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September 30, 2006, respectively, from a profit-sharing
agreement we have with OC-BVI. As of September 30, 2006,
our loans to, and equity investment in, OC-BVI equaled
approximately $13.6 million and the recorded value of our
management services agreement, which is reflected on our balance
sheet as an intangible asset, was approximately $856,000. In the
event that the British Virgin Islands government ceased
purchasing water from OC-BVI, or entered into a new contract
with OC-BVI on less favorable terms than the existing supply
arrangement, the values of our investment in OC-BVI, loan to
OC-BVI and OC-BVI intangible asset would decline, and we could
be required to record impairment charges to reduce the carrying
values of these assets. Such impairment charges would reduce our
earnings and could have a significant adverse impact on our
results of operations and financial condition.
The British Virgin Islands government has asserted a
purported right of ownership of OC-BVIs Baughers Bay
plant. If this right is found to be enforceable and is exercised
by the government, OC-BVI will lose ownership of the Baughers
Bay plant.
In October 2006, the British Virgin Islands government notified
OC-BVI that it was asserting a purported right of ownership of
OC-BVIs desalination plant in Baughers Bay, Tortola
pursuant to the terms of a water supply agreement dated May 1990
(or the 1990 Agreement) and invited OC-BVI to submit a proposal
for its continued involvement in the production of water at the
Baughers Bay plant. While OC-BVI believes that the
governments claim can be resolved to the satisfaction of
both parties through the negotiation of a new agreement, we
cannot assure you that the government shares this belief or that
such a result will occur. For the year ended December 31,
2005 and the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we
recognized approximately $1.4 million and
$1.0 million, respectively, in income from our equity
investment in the earnings of OC-BVI. For those same periods, we
recognized approximately $653,000 and $1.3 million,
respectively, in revenue from our agreement to provide
management services to OC-BVI. We also recognized approximately
$485,000 and $372,000 in other income for the year ended
December 31, 2005 and the nine months ended
September 30, 2006, respectively, from a profit-sharing
agreement we have with OC-BVI. As of September 30, 2006,
our loans to, and equity investment in, OC-BVI equaled
approximately $13.6 million and the recorded value of our
management services agreement, which is reflected on our balance
sheet as an intangible asset, was approximately $856,000. If the
governments right of ownership under the 1990 Agreement is
found to be enforceable, OC-BVI may be forced to accept a water
supply arrangement with the government on less favorable terms,
and if the government exercises its purported right, OC-BVI
could lose ownership of the Baughers Bay plant. In either case,
the value of our OC-BVI-related assets would decline, and we
could be required to record impairment charges to reduce the
carrying values of these assets. Such impairment charges would
reduce our earnings and could have a significant adverse impact
on our results of operations and financial condition.
We do not have sole control over our affiliate, OC-BVI. A
divergence of our interests and the interests of OC-BVIs
other voting shareholder may adversely affect the operations of
OC-BVI and in turn decrease the value of our investment in
OC-BVI.
We own 43.5% of the equity and 50% of the voting shares of
OC-BVI. We and Sage Water Holdings (BVI) Limited (or Sage
Water), which owns the remaining 50% of the voting shares, are
each entitled to appoint three of the six directors of OC-BVI.
If there is a tied vote of the directors on any matter, the
president of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association,
a regional trade association comprised primarily of
government representatives, is entitled to appoint a temporary
director to cast the deciding vote. As a result, although we
provide operating management and engineering services to OC-BVI,
we share the overall management of OC-BVI with Sage Water and do
not fully control its operations. A divergence of our interests
and the interests of Sage Water could adversely affect the
operations of OC-BVI and in turn decrease the value of our
investment in OC-BVI, in which case we could be required to
record an impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of our
investment in OC-BVI. Such an impairment charge would reduce our
earnings and have a significant adverse impact on our result of
operations and financial condition.
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The profitability of our plants is dependent upon our ability
to accurately estimate the costs of their construction and
operation.
The cost estimates prepared in connection with the construction
and operation of our plants are subject to inherent
uncertainties. Additionally, the terms of our supply contracts
may require us to guarantee the price of desalinated water on a
per unit basis, subject to certain annual inflation and monthly
fuel cost adjustments, and to assume the risk that the costs
associated with producing this water may be greater than
anticipated. Because we base our contracted price of water in
part on our estimation of future construction and operating
costs, the profitability of our plants is dependent on our
ability to estimate these costs accurately. The cost of
materials and services and the cost of the delivery of such
services may increase significantly after we submit our bid for
a plant, which could cause the gross margin and net return on
investment for a plant to be less than we anticipated when the
bid was made. The profit margins we initially expect to generate
from a plant could be further reduced if future operating costs
for that plant exceed our estimates of such costs. These future
operating costs could be affected by a variety of factors,
including lower than anticipated production efficiencies and
hydrological conditions at the plant site that differ materially
from those that existed at the time we submitted our bid. Any
construction and operating costs for our plants that
significantly exceed our initial estimates could adversely
affect our results of operations and financial condition.
A significant portion of our consolidated revenues are
derived from two customers. A loss of, or a less favorable
relationship with either of these customers would adversely
affect our results of operations.
Our top two bulk water customers accounted for approximately 23%
and 18% of our consolidated revenues for the year ended December
31, 2005 and approximately 24% and 18% of our consolidated
revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. If
either of these customers terminate or decide not to renew their
contracts with us, or renew such contracts on terms that are
less favorable to us, our results of operations and financial
condition would be adversely affected.
If OC-BVI does not obtain a customer to purchase water to be
produced at its Bar Bay plant currently under construction, it
may not be able to recover the cost of its investment in the
plant, which could adversely affect its operations and in turn
decrease the value of our investment in OC-BVI.
OC-BVI is constructing a new desalination plant located on Bar
Bay, Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands. The total cost for
this plant is approximately $7.0 million. We have agreed to
provide up to $3.0 million in loans for the construction of
this plant, of which $1.6 million has been provided as of
September 30, 2006. OC-BVI is constructing this plant in
response to what it believes is an extreme shortage of, and a
pressing demand for, potable water on the eastern end of Tortola
and anticipates entering into a bulk water supply agreement with
the British Virgin Islands government. However, OC-BVI does not
presently have any type of agreement or understanding with the
British Virgin Islands government, or any other potential
customer, for the purchase of the water to be produced by its
Bar Bay plant. If such an agreement is not obtained, or is not
obtained on sufficiently favorable terms, OC-BVI may not be able
to recover the cost of its investment in this plant, in which
case we may be required to record an impairment charge to reduce
the carrying value of our loan to OC-BVI and our investment in
OC-BVI. Such an impairment charge would reduce our earnings and
could have a significant adverse impact on our results of
operations and financial condition.
Our operations are affected by tourism and are subject to
seasonal fluctuations which could affect demand for our water
and impact our revenues and results of operations.
Our operations are affected by the levels of tourism and are
subject to seasonal variations in our service areas. Demand for
our water in the Cayman Islands, Belize and Bimini, The Bahamas
is affected by variations in the level of tourism and local
weather, primarily rainfall. Tourism in our service areas is
affected by the economies of the tourists home countries,
primarily the United States and Europe, terrorist activity and
perceived threats thereof, and increased costs of fuel and
airfares. We
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normally sell slightly more water during the first and second
quarters, when the number of tourists is greater and local
rainfall is less, than in the third and fourth quarters. A
downturn in tourism or greater than expected rainfall in the
locations we serve could adversely affect our revenues and
results of operations.
We may have difficulty accomplishing our growth strategy
within and outside of our current operating areas.
Our expansion both within our current operating areas and into
new areas involves significant risks, including, but not limited
to, the following:
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receiving and maintaining necessary permits, licenses and
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risks related to operating in foreign countries, including
political instability, reliance on local economies,
environmental problems, shortages of materials, immigration
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risks related to development of new operations, including
inaccurate assessment of the demand for water, engineering
difficulties and inability to begin operations as
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including the ability of our competitors to gain or retain
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Even if we successfully expand our operations, we may have
difficulty managing our growth. We cannot assure you that any
new operations within or outside of our current operating areas
will attain or maintain profitability or that the results from
these new operations will not negatively affect our overall
profitability.
Continued production shortfalls under our Windsor supply
contract could result in further rate decreases or cancellation
of the contract.
Our supply contract, through our subsidiary, Consolidated Water
(Bahamas) Limited (or CW-Bahamas), with the Water and Sewerage
Corporation of The Bahamas (or the WSC) to supply water from our
Windsor plant located on the island of New Providence in The
Bahamas expires upon the earlier of either (i) March 2013
or (ii) CW-Bahamass supply of 13.1 billion
gallons of water to the WSC. Since the plant was commissioned in
1996, fouling of its reverse osmosis membrane elements has
occurred several times. From time to time since October 2004, we
have been unable to deliver the minimum water volumes required
under the contract because of mechanical equipment problems and
membrane fouling. As a result, we have been subject to water
rate decreases that decreased revenue by approximately $600,000
and $300,000 in 2005 and 2004, respectively. We have implemented
an extensive program to test and understand the cause of the
membrane fouling and have expanded the production capacity of
the Windsor plant in order to replace the production capacity
that was lost because of membrane fouling. At present, we
believe we have resolved the membrane fouling problem at the
Windsor plant. However, membrane fouling may reoccur at the
Windsor plant, and if we are unable to meet the production
minimums due to this or other operating issues, we could be in
technical default of the Windsor supply contract and subject to
various adverse consequences, including further water rate
decreases or cancellation of the contract by the WSC.
Our operations could be harmed by hurricanes or tropical
storms.
A hurricane or tropical storm could cause major damage to our
equipment and properties and the properties of our customers,
including the large tourist properties in our areas of
operation. For example, in September 2004 Hurricane Ivan caused
significant damage to our plants and our customers
properties, which adversely affected our revenues. Any future
damage could cause us to lose use of our equipment and
properties and incur additional repair costs. Damage to our
customers properties and the adverse impact on tourism
could result in a decrease in water demand. A hurricane
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or tropical storm could also disrupt the delivery of equipment
and supplies, including electricity, necessary to our
operations. These and other possible effects of hurricanes or
tropical storms could have an adverse impact on our results of
operations and financial condition.
Contamination of our processed water may cause disruption in
our services and adversely affect our revenues.
Our processed water may become contaminated by natural
occurrences and by inadvertent or intentional human
interference, including acts of terrorism. In the event that a
portion of our processed water is contaminated, we may have to
interrupt the supply of water until we are able to install
treatment equipment or substitute the flow of water from an
uncontaminated water production source. In addition, we may
incur significant costs in order to treat a contaminated source
of plant feed water through expansion of our current treatment
facilities, or development of new treatment methods. An
inability by us to substitute processed water from an
uncontaminated water source or to adequately treat the
contaminated plant feed water in a cost-effective manner may
have an adverse effect on our revenues and our results of
operations.
Potential government decisions, actions and regulations could
negatively affect our operations.
We are subject to the local regulations of the Cayman Islands,
Belize, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands and The Bahamas,
all of which are subject to change. Any government that
regulates our operations may issue legislation or adopt new
regulations, including but not limited to:
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As new laws and regulations are issued, we may be required to
modify our operations and business strategy, which we may be
unable to do in a cost-effective manner. Failure by us to comply
with applicable regulations could result in the loss of our
licenses or authorizations to operate, the assessment of
penalties or fines, or otherwise may have a material adverse
effect on our results of operations.
The rates we charge our retail customers in the Cayman
Islands are subject to regulation. If we are unable to obtain
government approval of our requests for rate increases, or if
approved rate increases are untimely or inadequate to cover our
projected expenses, our results of operations may be adversely
affected.
Under our exclusive retail license in the Cayman Islands, we
must obtain prior approval from the Cayman Islands government to
increase our water supply rates, except for inflation-related
adjustments. However, the expenses we incur in supplying water
under this license may increase due to circumstances that were
unforeseen at the time we entered into the license. We may incur
additional costs in attempting to obtain government approval of
any rate increase, which may be granted on a delayed basis, if
at all. Failure to obtain timely and adequate rate increases
could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
We rely on the efforts of key employees. Our failure to
retain these employees could adversely affect our results of
operations.
Our success depends upon the abilities of our executive
officers. In particular, the loss of the services of Jeffrey
Parker, our Chairman of the Board, or Fredrick W. McTaggart, our
President and
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Chief Executive Officer, could be detrimental to our operations
and our continued success. Messrs. Parker and McTaggart
have employment agreements expiring on December 31, 2009.
Each year, the term of these agreements may be extended for an
additional year. However, we cannot guarantee that
Messrs. Parker or McTaggart will continue to work for us
during the term of their agreements or will enter into any
extensions thereof.
We are exposed to credit risk through our relationships with
several customers and our affiliate.
We are subject to credit risk posed by possible defaults in
payment by our bulk water customers in the Cayman Islands,
Belize, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands and The Bahamas and
by possible defaults in payment of loan receivables by OC-BVI
and Water Authority-Cayman. Adverse economic conditions
affecting, or financial difficulties of, those parties could
impair their ability to pay us or cause them to delay payment.
We depend on these parties to pay us on a timely basis. Our
outstanding accounts receivable are not covered by collateral or
credit insurance. Any delay or default in payment could
adversely affect our cash flows, financial condition and results
of operations.
We are exposed to interest rate risk in several countries.
As of September 30, 2006, we had outstanding debt of
$9.7 million bearing interest at various floating lending
rates such as LIBOR, Cayman Islands Prime Rate or The
Bahamas Prime Lending Rate. We currently do not use interest
rate swap contracts or other derivative investments designed to
hedge our exposure to interest rate increases. An increase in
the interest rates of our floating rate loans would cause an
increase in our interest expense and could adversely affect our
results of operations.
We are exposed to the risk of variations in currency exchange
rates.
Although we report our results in United States dollars, the
majority of our revenue is earned in other currencies. All of
the currencies in our operating areas have been fixed to the
United States dollar for over 20 years and we do not employ
a hedging strategy against exchange rate risk associated with
our reporting in United States dollars. If any of these fixed
exchange rates becomes a floating exchange rate our results of
operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
You will incur immediate and substantial dilution of the book
value of your investment in our ordinary shares.
The per share offering price is substantially more than the per
share book value of our ordinary shares. As a result, purchasers
of ordinary shares in this offering will experience immediate
and substantial dilution of $18.20 per ordinary share in
book value.
Future sales of our ordinary shares may depress the market
price of our ordinary shares.
If we or our existing shareholders sell substantial amounts of
ordinary shares or if it is perceived that such sales could
occur, the market price of our ordinary shares could decline. In
addition, if these sales were to occur, we may find it difficult
to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a
time and price that we deem desirable.
We may not pay dividends in the future. If dividends are
paid, they may be in lesser amounts than past dividends.
Our shareholders may receive dividends out of legally available
funds if, and when, they are declared by our Board of Directors.
We have paid dividends in the past, but may cease to do so at
any time. Under the agreements governing certain of our
outstanding debt obligations, we may only pay dividends from
cash flows, defined under the applicable agreement
as consolidated net income plus non-cash charges less capital
expenditures and scheduled debt repayment, calculated annually
on a fiscal year basis. We may incur increased capital
requirements or additional indebtedness in the future that may
restrict our ability to declare and pay dividends. We may also
be restricted from paying dividends in the future due to
restrictions imposed by applicable corporate laws, our financial
condition and results of operations, covenants contained in our
financing agreements, managements assessment
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of future capital needs and other factors considered by our
Board of Directors. There can be no assurance that we will
continue to pay dividends in the future or, if dividends are
paid, that they will be in amounts similar to past dividends.
We have not identified specific uses for a substantial
portion of the net proceeds from this offering. We have broad
discretion in applying these proceeds and may apply them in less
than optimal ways or in ways with which you may not agree.
Other than approximately $10.0 million that we will use to
repay outstanding debt, we have not identified specific uses for
the net proceeds from this offering. Accordingly, we will have
significant flexibility in determining how to spend these
proceeds. Although we are not currently engaged in any active
discussions with respect to any acquisitions, we may seek to
acquire, invest in or establish joint ventures with respect to
businesses, products, services or technologies that complement
or expand our existing business, and a portion of the net
proceeds may be used for such acquisitions, investments or joint
ventures. See Use of Proceeds. If management fails
to use the proceeds effectively, our business and operating
results could suffer.
Service of process and enforcement of legal proceedings
commenced against us in the United States may be difficult to
obtain.
We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a
substantial portion of our assets are located outside of the
United States. In addition, 12 out of 16 of our directors and
officers reside outside the United States. As a result, it may
be difficult for investors to effect service of process within
the United States upon us and such other persons, or to enforce
judgments obtained against such persons in United States courts,
and bring any action, including actions predicated upon the
civil liability provisions of the United States securities laws.
In addition, it may be difficult for investors to enforce, in
original actions brought in courts or jurisdictions located
outside of the United States, rights predicated upon the United
States securities laws.
Based on the advice of our Cayman Islands legal counsel, Myers
and Alberga, we believe there is no reciprocal statutory
enforcement of foreign judgments between the United States and
the Cayman Islands, and that foreign judgments originating from
the United States are not directly enforceable in the Cayman
Islands. A prevailing party in a United States proceeding
against us or our officers or directors would have to initiate a
new proceeding in the Cayman Islands using the United States
judgment as evidence of the partys claim. A prevailing
party could rely on the summary judgment procedures available in
the Cayman Islands, subject to available defenses in the Cayman
Islands courts, including, but not limited to, the lack of
competent jurisdiction in the United States courts, lack of due
service of process in the United States proceeding and the
possibility that enforcement or recognition of the United States
judgment would be contrary to the public policy of the Cayman
Islands.
Depending on the nature of damages awarded, civil liabilities
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or the Securities
Act), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or the
Exchange Act), for original actions instituted outside the
Cayman Islands may or may not be enforceable. For example, a
United States judgment awarding remedies unobtainable in any
legal action in the courts of the Cayman Islands, such as treble
damages, would likely not be enforceable under any circumstances.
Low trading volume of our stock may limit your ability to
sell your shares at or above the price you pay for them.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the
average daily trading volume of our ordinary shares was
approximately 66,700 shares, a much lower trading volume than
the stock of many other companies listed on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market. A public trading market having the desired
characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness depends on
the presence in the market of willing buyers and sellers of our
ordinary shares at any given time. This presence in turn depends
on the individual decisions of investors and general economic
and market conditions over which we have no control. As a
consequence of the limited volume of trading in our ordinary
shares, you may have difficulty selling a large number of our
ordinary shares in the manner or at the price that might be
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attainable if our ordinary shares were more actively traded. In
addition, as a result of our low trading volume, the market
price of our ordinary shares may not accurately reflect their
value.
Competition may threaten the sustainability and growth of our
current operations and impede the expansion of our operations
into new areas.
We face competition in our areas of operation in renewing our
present supply contracts and in our efforts to expand our
current operations within those areas. We also face competition
in attempting to expand our operations to new areas. We often
compete with larger companies, including units of General
Electric Company and Veolia Environnement. Some of our current
and potential competitors have technical and financial resources
and marketing and service organizations that are significantly
greater than ours. Moreover, our competitors may forecast the
course of market developments more accurately and could in the
future develop new technologies that compete with our services.
Additional competitors with significant market presence and
financial resources may enter those markets, thereby further
intensifying competition. These competitors may be able to
reduce our market share by adopting more aggressive pricing
policies than we can adopt or by developing technology and
services that gain wider market acceptance than our technology
and/or services. If we do not compete successfully, we may be
unable to maintain or increase our operations and our results of
operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We are subject to anti-takeover measures that may discourage,
delay or prevent changes of control of Consolidated Water.
Classified Board of Directors. We have a classified Board
that consists of three groups of directors. Only one group of
directors is elected each year. Our classified Board may
increase the length of time necessary for an acquiror to change
the composition of a majority of directors in order to gain
control of our Board.
Option Deed. Our Board of Directors has adopted an Option
Deed that is intended to improve the bargaining position of our
Board of Directors in the event of an unsolicited offer to
acquire our outstanding stock. Under the terms of the Option
Deed, a stock purchase right is attached to each of our current
or future outstanding ordinary shares, including each ordinary
share being offered pursuant to this prospectus, issued prior to
the time the purchase rights become exercisable, are redeemed or
expire. The purchase rights will become exercisable only if an
individual or group has acquired, or obtained the right to
acquire, or announced a tender or exchange offer that if
consummated would result in such individual or group acquiring
beneficial ownership of 20% or more of our outstanding ordinary
shares. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the rights
will entitle every holder of our ordinary shares, other than the
acquiror, to purchase our shares or shares of our successor on
terms that would likely be economically dilutive to the
acquiror. Under certain circumstances, instead of ordinary
shares, our Board of Directors may issue cash or debt
securities. Our Board of Directors, however, has the power to
amend the Option Deed so that it does not apply to a particular
acquisition proposal or to redeem the rights for a nominal value
before they become exercisable. These features will likely
encourage an acquiror to negotiate with our Board of Directors
before commencing a tender offer or to condition a tender offer
on our Board of Directors taking action to prevent the purchase
rights from becoming exercisable. The Option Deed expires in
July 2007.
As a result of these anti-takeover measures, we could deter
efforts to make changes to, or exercise control over, current
management. In addition, our shareholders may not have an
opportunity to sell their ordinary shares to a potential
acquiror at the acquirors offering price, which is
typically at a premium to market price.
Restrictive covenants in our credit facilities and trust
deeds could adversely affect our business by limiting our
flexibility; our failure to comply with these covenants could
cause foreclosure on our assets.
Our credit facilities and the trust deeds governing the terms of
our debt securities contain restrictive covenants. These
covenants and requirements limit our ability, without approval
of the lender
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or trustee, to take various actions, including incurring
additional debt, making capital expenditures, guaranteeing
indebtedness, engaging in various types of transactions,
including mergers and sales of assets, and paying dividends and
making distributions or other restricted payments. These
covenants could place us at a disadvantage compared to some of
our competitors which may not be required to operate under these
or similar restrictions. Further, these covenants could have an
adverse effect on our business by limiting our ability to take
advantage of financing, acquisition or investment opportunities.
A material breach of any of these covenants would constitute a
default under our credit facilities or trust deeds. In the event
of default, the lender or trustee may accelerate repayment of
our outstanding indebtedness. If we are unable to repay the
amounts accelerated, the lender or trustee has the right to
foreclose on substantially all of our assets, which we have
pledged to secure that indebtedness. Foreclosure upon our assets
would have a significant adverse affect on our results of
operations, financial condition and our ability to continue
operations.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the filings incorporated into this
prospectus by reference contain forward-looking statements. All
statements included or incorporated by reference into this
prospectus or made by our management, other than statements of
historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements can generally be identified by our use of words such
as anticipates, believes,
continue, estimates,
expects, intends, may,
opportunity, plans,
potential, predicts or will,
the negative of these words or words of similar meaning.
Similarly, statements that describe our future plans,
strategies, intentions, expectations, objectives, goals or
prospects are also forward-looking statements.
These statements are based on our beliefs and assumptions, which
in turn are based on currently available information. Our
beliefs and assumptions could prove incorrect. Actual results or
outcomes could differ materially from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf as a
result of several factors, including those set forth under the
heading Risk Factors beginning on page 5. In
addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time,
and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will
arise or how they may affect us.
You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the
date on which it is made, and we have no duty to, and do not
intend to, update publicly any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, in this prospectus, except as may be required by law.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We estimate that our net proceeds from the sale of ordinary
shares in this offering will be approximately $34.9 million
(or approximately $40.2 million if the underwriters
exercise their over-allotment option in full), after deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering
expenses payable by us.
We intend to use approximately $10.0 million of the net
proceeds from this offering to repay a portion of the
indebtedness outstanding under our term loan with Scotiabank
(Cayman Islands) Ltd., which matures in February 2010. Our term
loan with Scotiabank bears interest at an annual adjusted
floating rate of LIBOR plus 1.5% to 3.0%, depending on the ratio
of our consolidated debt to our consolidated earnings before
interest, taxes and depreciation. As of September 30, 2006,
the applicable annual interest rate on the term loan was 7.08%.
We intend to use the remaining portion of the net proceeds of
this offering to fund capital expenditures and for general
corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the remaining
net proceeds for acquisitions and/or strategic investments, if
future opportunities arise. Our management will have broad
discretion in the allocation of this remaining portion of the
net proceeds of this offering. The amounts actually expended and
the timing of such expenditures will depend on a number of
factors, including our realization of the different elements of
our growth strategy, the amount of cash generated by our
operations and the availability and attractiveness of potential
acquisitions or strategic investments. Pending these uses, we
intend to invest the remaining portion of the net proceeds of
this offering in short-term, interest-bearing securities.
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PRICE HISTORY OF OUR ORDINARY SHARES AND DIVIDENDS
The tables below set forth the high and low sales prices for our
ordinary shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and prior to
August 2006, on the NASDAQ Global Market (formerly the Nasdaq
National Market). The tables also set forth the dividends paid
per ordinary and redeemable preference share for the periods
indicated. The amounts shown have been adjusted to reflect our
2-for-1 stock split
effective August 25, 2005.
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2001
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$6.000 |
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$3.438 |
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0.2000 |
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2002
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7.725 |
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5.385 |
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0.2100 |
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2003
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10.850 |
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6.750 |
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0.2100 |
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2004
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15.500 |
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8.710 |
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0.2300 |
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2005
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22.475 |
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13.650 |
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0.2375 |
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2004
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10.600 |
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$8.710 |
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0.0575 |
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Second Quarter
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15.000 |
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9.300 |
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0.0575 |
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Third Quarter
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13.665 |
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9.880 |
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0.0575 |
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Fourth Quarter
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15.500 |
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10.700 |
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0.0575 |
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2005
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First Quarter
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$ |
17.435 |
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$ |
13.650 |
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$ |
0.0575 |
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Second Quarter
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20.305 |
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15.970 |
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0.0600 |
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Third Quarter
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22.475 |
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17.695 |
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0.0600 |
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Fourth Quarter
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20.920 |
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15.120 |
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0.0600 |
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2006
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First Quarter
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28.900 |
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19.750 |
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0.0600 |
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Second Quarter
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31.790 |
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22.430 |
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0.0600 |
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Third Quarter
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28.480 |
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20.770 |
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0.0600 |
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June 2006
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30.480 |
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22.430 |
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July 2006
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26.050 |
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20.770 |
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August 2006
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28.480 |
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22.900 |
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September 2006
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28.280 |
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24.000 |
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October 2006
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28.440 |
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24.750 |
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November 2006
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28.980 |
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23.640 |
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On December 7, 2006, the closing sales price of our
ordinary shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market was
$25.25 per share.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table shows our capitalization as of
September 30, 2006:
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on an as adjusted basis giving effect to our receipt
of the estimated $34.9 million in net proceeds from this
offering and the application of those net proceeds as set forth
under Use of Proceeds. |
This information should be read in conjunction with
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations and our consolidated financial
statements and related notes set forth in our Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for
the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A, incorporated by
reference into this prospectus.
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Shareholders equity(1)
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$ |
65,659,681 |
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65.6 |
% |
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$ |
100,529,681 |
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80.4 |
% |
Long-term debt(2)
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34,480,960 |
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34.4 |
% |
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24,480,960 |
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19.6 |
% |
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Total capitalization
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100,140,641 |
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100.0 |
% |
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$ |
125,010,641 |
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(1) |
Includes (i) ordinary shares and Class B ordinary
shares, par value $0.60 per share: 19,800,000 shares
authorized; 12,395,653 ordinary shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2006, actual; and 13,895,653 ordinary
shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006, as
adjusted (there were no Class B ordinary shares outstanding
at September 30, 2006, actual or as adjusted); and
(ii) Redeemable Preference Shares, par value $0.60 per
share: 200,000 shares authorized and 24,971 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006, actual and as
adjusted. |
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All of our long-term debt is secured. |
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DILUTION
Our net tangible book value at September 30, 2006 was
$58.2 million, or $4.70 per ordinary share. Net
tangible book value per share represents the amount of total
tangible assets (excluding goodwill and other intangible assets)
less total liabilities, divided by the number of our ordinary
shares outstanding. After giving effect to the sale of the
1,500,000 ordinary shares offered by us in this offering, less
estimated offering expenses, including underwriting discounts
and commissions, our pro forma net tangible book value as of
September 30, 2006 would have been approximately
$93.1 million, or $6.70 per share. This represents an
immediate increase in net tangible book value of $2.00 per
share to existing shareholders and an immediate dilution in net
tangible book value of $18.20 per share to new investors
purchasing our ordinary shares in this offering. The following
table illustrates this dilution:
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Public offering price per ordinary share
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24.90 |
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Net tangible book value per ordinary share as of
September 30, 2006
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4.70 |
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Increase in net tangible book value per ordinary share
attributable to this offering
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2.00 |
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Pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share as of
September 30,
2006 after giving effect to this offering
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6.70 |
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Dilution in net tangible book value per ordinary share to new
investors
in this offering
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18.20 |
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The following tables show a comparison between the effective
cash cost of ordinary shares, including ordinary shares
underlying currently exercisable options, acquired by our
directors and executive officers during the last five years and
the public offering price of the ordinary shares in this
offering:
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New investors in this offering
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1,500,000 |
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66.4 |
% |
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$ |
37,350,000 |
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87.8 |
% |
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24.90 |
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Directors and officers
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759,437 |
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33.6 |
% |
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5,186,390 |
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12.2 |
% |
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$ |
6.83 |
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Total
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2,259,437 |
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100 |
% |
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$ |
42,536,390 |
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% |
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGULATIONS AND TAXATION
Foreign Exchange Regulations
We are not subject to any governmental laws, decrees or
regulations in the Cayman Islands which restrict the export or
import of capital, or that affect the remittance of dividends,
interest or other payments to non-resident holders of our
securities. The Cayman Islands does not impose any limitations
on the right of non-resident owners to hold or vote the ordinary
shares. There are no exchange control restrictions in the Cayman
Islands.
Cayman Islands Taxation
The Cayman Islands presently impose no taxes on our profit,
income, distribution, capital gains or appreciations and no
taxes are currently imposed in the Cayman Islands on profit,
income, capital gains or appreciations of the holders of our
securities or in the nature of estate duty, inheritance or
capital transfer tax. There is now a tax information exchange
agreement which allows under certain conditions the exchange of
tax information between the United States and the Cayman Islands.
A major source of revenue to the Cayman Islands government is a
stamp tax of 6.0% or 7.5% (previously 7.5% or 9.0%, with a
temporary rate of 5.0% between November 2001 and June 2006),
depending on location, on the transfer of ownership of land in
the Cayman Islands. To prevent stamp tax avoidance by transfer
of ownership of the shares of a company which owns lands in the
Cayman Islands (as opposed to transfer of the land itself), a
company which owns land or an interest in land in the Cayman
Islands is taxed based on the value of its land or interest in
land attributable to each share transferred. Prior to our
ordinary shares becoming quoted in the United States, we paid
this tax on private share transfers. We have never paid the tax
on transfers of our publicly-traded shares. Since 1994, we
requested that the Cayman Islands government exempt us from the
share transfer tax. Other local companies whose businesses are
not primarily related to the ownership of land and whose shares
are publicly-traded have either received an exemption from the
tax or have not been pursued by government for payment of the
tax. In April 2003, we received notice that the Cayman Islands
government had granted an exemption from taxation for all
transfer of our shares after that date. We believe it is
unlikely that the government will seek to collect this tax on
transfers of our publicly-traded shares made during the period
from 1994 through April 2003.
United States Taxation
This summary is not intended to constitute a complete analysis
of all tax considerations relevant to an investment in our
ordinary shares. Investors should seek advice from their own
independent tax advisors concerning the United States federal,
state and local, as well as foreign, income and other tax
consequences to them, in light of their particular
circumstances, of acquiring, owning and disposing of our
ordinary shares. This summary assumes that we are not currently
a Passive Foreign Investment Company (or PFIC) nor will we be a
PFIC while you own our ordinary shares.
The following discussion summarizes the material United States
federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to you if
you invest in our ordinary shares and are a
U.S. Holder. You will be a U.S. Holder if
you are:
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an individual that is a citizen or resident of the United
States, including an alien individual who is a lawful permanent
resident of the United States or meets the substantial
presence test under Section 7701(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or the Code); |
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a corporation or other entity taxable as a corporation created
or organized in or under the laws of the United States or a
political subdivision thereof; |
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an estate, the income of which is subject to United States
federal income tax regardless of its source; |
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a trust, if a United States court can exercise primary
supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more
United States persons can control all substantial trust
decisions or, if the trust was in existence on
September 20, 1996, and it has elected to continue to be
treated as a United States person; or |
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any holder whose income or gain in respect to its investment is
effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in
the United States. |
The following discussion is a summary of the material United
States federal income tax consequences relevant to the purchase,
ownership and disposition of our ordinary shares, but is not a
complete analysis of all potential tax consequences thereof. The
discussion is based upon the Code, United States Treasury
Regulations issued thereunder, Internal Revenue Service (or IRS)
rulings and pronouncements and judicial decisions now in effect,
all of which are subject to change at any time. Any such changes
may be applied retroactively in a manner that could adversely
affect a holder of our ordinary shares.
The summary provides only a preview of the consequences to
U.S. Holders that hold our ordinary shares as capital
assets. It does not address considerations that may be relevant
to investors subject to special tax rules, including, but not
limited to, banks, thrifts, real estate investment trusts,
regulated investment companies, insurance companies, dealers in
securities or currencies, traders in securities or commodities
that elect
mark-to-market
treatment, persons that hold our ordinary shares as a position
in a straddle, conversion transaction or other
integrated transaction, tax-exempt organizations, persons whose
functional currency is not the United States dollar,
or persons that hold, directly or constructively, 10.0% or more
of our voting shares. The Code imposes reporting requirements on
U.S. Holders that own, directly or constructively, more
than 5.0% of our ordinary shares. Such U.S. Holders should
contact their independent tax advisors to ensure compliance with
this requirement, and any other reporting obligations imposed by
the Code.
No rulings from the IRS have or will be sought with respect to
the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance that the
IRS will not take a different position concerning the tax
consequences of the purchase, ownership or disposition of our
ordinary shares or that any such position would not be
sustained. If a partnership or other entity taxable as a
partnership holds our ordinary shares, the tax treatment of its
partners will generally depend on the status of the partners and
the activities of the partnership.
Upon a sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of ordinary
shares, you generally will recognize gain or loss for United
States federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the
difference between (i) the sum of the amount of cash and
fair market value of any property you receive and (ii) your
adjusted income tax basis in the ordinary shares that you
dispose of. Such gain or loss will generally be long-term
capital gain or loss if you have held the ordinary shares for
more than one year. Through December 31, 2010, long-term
capital gains realized by non-corporate taxpayers are generally
taxed at 15.0% or lower rate. Short-term capital gains are
generally taxed at the same rates as ordinary income. Capital
losses realized by a U.S. Holder from the disposition of
capital assets (including our ordinary shares) during any
taxable year are, with minor exceptions, deductible only to the
extent of the capital gains realized in that taxable year or
certain permitted carryover years. Any gain derived by a
U.S. Holder from a taxable disposition of our shares
generally will be treated as U.S. source income to
U.S. Holders.
Because our ordinary shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market, we are treated as a qualified foreign
corporation with respect to dividends paid on our ordinary
shares. Any dividends (i.e. distributions out of current or
accumulated earnings and profits) received by a non-corporate
U.S. Holder are subject to a reduced rate of tax (15% or
less) applicable to qualified dividends through
December 31, 2010 and will be treated as foreign source
income. Because we are a foreign corporation, dividends received
on our ordinary shares will not be eligible for the dividends
received deduction available to domestic corporations.
Distributions that are not from earnings and profits will
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be treated as a return of capital to the extent of (and in
reduction of) a shareholders tax basis for the shares; any
excess will be treated as gain from the sale of shares.
You may be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 28% with
respect to dividends paid on ordinary shares or the proceeds of
a sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of ordinary
shares, unless you: (i) are a corporation or come within
another exempt category, and when required, you demonstrate this
fact, or (ii) provide a correct taxpayer identification
number, certify that you are not subject to backup withholding
and otherwise comply with applicable U.S. Treasury
Regulations.
Any amount withheld under these rules will be creditable against
your U.S. federal income tax liability. You should consult
your tax advisor regarding your qualifications for exemption
from backup withholding and the procedure for obtaining such an
exemption, if applicable, or for obtaining credit for any back
up withholding tax.
Non-U.S. Holders
A
Non-U.S. Holder
generally is any holder (other than a partnership) who is not a
U.S. Holder. Dividends received on our ordinary shares and
gain recognized from a taxable disposition of our ordinary
shares by a
Non-U.S. Holder
generally will not be subject to United States federal income or
withholding taxes, unless (i) such income is effectively
connected with the conduct by such
Non-U.S. Holder of
a trade or business in the United States; or (ii) in the
case of any gain realized by an individual
Non-U.S. Holder,
the holder was present in the United States for 183 days or
more in the taxable year in which such taxable disposition
occurred.
The above summary is not intended to constitute a complete
analysis of all the United States federal income tax
consequences relating to the ownership of our redeemable shares.
Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors
concerning the tax consequences of their particular
situations.
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MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Registered Office
We have been assigned registration number C/0250 by the
registrar of companies in the Cayman Islands. The registered
office is located at Regatta Office Park, Windward Three,
4th Floor, West Bay Road, P.O. Box 1114, Grand Cayman
KY1-1102, Cayman Islands. The telephone number at that location
is (345) 945-4277.
Object and Purpose
Paragraphs 3 and 4 of our Amended and Restated Memorandum
of Association (or Memorandum of Association) provide that our
object and purpose is to perform all functions permitted under
the Companies Law (2004 Revision). Without limiting
paragraphs 3 and 4, paragraph 5 of the Memorandum
of Association provides that our objects and powers shall
include:
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To supply water for domestic and all other purposes in the
Cayman Islands and to construct the necessary works for such
supply; |
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To purchase, take on lease, hire or otherwise acquire waterworks
or the right to supply and work water undertakings; |
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To fit out, maintain and work with any form of mechanical steam
or electric or other power the necessary works for the supply of
water including the construction and fitting out of pumping
stations, reservoirs, desalinators, reverse osmosis equipment,
pipe lines and all other works necessary or reasonably required
for the supply of water for the purposes aforesaid; |
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To acquire, manufacture, repair and maintain all machines,
machinery pipes, utensils, apparatus and materials required for
the supply aforesaid; |
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To make from time to time such applications to the Cayman
Islands government or other authority as may be thought
necessary or desirable for powers to construct maintain and work
our business or to acquire or lease land, buildings, easements,
water rights, water and other works and any extensions thereof
and to execute any works in connection therewith; |
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To purchase, take upon, lease or otherwise acquire or build upon
or improve any lands or building or any estates or interest
therein and any licenses, rights, easements or privileges which
may be considered necessary or expedient for the purposes of our
business and to do any such things notwithstanding that in any
case, the whole of the land may not be required for such
purposes; |
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To manufacture, buy, sell, let upon hire, with or without an
option of purchase, all pipes, taps, valve engines, tools,
machines and other chattels and things used or which may at any
time hereafter be used in the establishment, maintenance,
equipping or working of the aforesaid; |
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To sell, grant, let, exchange or otherwise dispose of absolutely
or conditionally or for any limited estate or interest, all or
any part or section of, the undertaking worked by us or any of
them or any or any part of the property or properties, rights or
powers thereof or any licenses, rights or privileges in over or
in relation to any such property or any part thereof; |
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To purchase or otherwise acquire any lands and buildings, and to
utilize the same for the treatment, re-use and disposal of
sewage, and to construct, erect and lay down any buildings,
engines, pumps, sewers, tanks, drains, culverts, channels,
sewage or other works or things that may be necessary or
convenient for any of our objects; |
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To manufacture, purchase, sell, deal in or otherwise dispose of
chemical vegetable and other manures and other substances,
materials and things that may be conveniently dealt with in
connection with sewage works; and |
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To engage in or carry on any other lawful trade, business or
enterprise which may at any time appear to our directors capable
of being conveniently carried on in conjunction with any of the
aforementioned businesses or activities or which may appear to
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Directors
Article 26.05 of our Amended and Restated Articles of
Association (or Articles of Association) provides that a
director may vote in respect of any contract, arrangement or
other matter notwithstanding such directors interest
provided that the nature of his or her interest shall have been
disclosed to the directors prior to the resolution.
Article 25.01 provides that remuneration of the directors
shall be in such amount or at such rate as the directors may
from time determine. Article 30.01 provides that the
directors may exercise all our powers that are not required by
the Companies Law of the Articles of Association to be exercised
by our shareholders. In particular, Article 30.03 provides
that the directors may exercise all our powers to borrow money
and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled
capital or any part thereof by way of fixed charge, floating
charge or other form of encumbrance, and to issue debentures,
debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as
security for any debt, liability or obligation of ours or any
third party. Article 24.02 provides that our directors are
not required to own our shares in order to act as our directors
unless prescribed by special resolution. See
Certain Provisions of the Articles of Association Having
the Effect of Delaying, Deferring or Preventing a Change in
Control.
Rights of Shareholders
Article 4.02 of our Articles of Association provides that
unless otherwise provided in the terms of issue of a class of
stock, the rights attached to any class of shares may not be
changed unless approved by the holders of such class of shares
by special resolution.
Annual General Meetings; Extraordinary General Meetings
Under Article 16 and Article 18, of our Articles of
Association, we shall hold an annual general meeting on a date
determined by our Board of Directors upon at least five days
notice unless all of the shareholders waive the notice
requirements. Article 17.01 of our Articles of Association
provides that an extraordinary general meeting may be called by
our Board of Directors or by the directors upon the request of
the holders of 51% of shares that have the right to vote at a
general meeting. If the directors do not call an extraordinary
general meeting within 21 days of such request, the
shareholders requesting such meeting may call an extraordinary
general meeting so long as the meeting takes place within
90 days of the original request by the shareholders. Under
Article 18.01, five days notice must be given prior to an
extraordinary general meeting unless at least 75% of the
shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting agree to call the
meeting on shorter notice (but not shorter than two days).
Certain Provisions of the Articles of Association Having the
Effect of Delaying, Deferring or Preventing a Change in
Control
Our Articles of Association provide for our Board of Directors
to be divided into three groups of directors serving staggered
three-year terms. As a result, approximately one-third of the
Board of Directors will be elected each year. A director may be
removed prior to expiration of his or her term by a special
resolution of the shareholders. Our Articles of Association
define special resolution as a resolution passed at
a shareholder meeting of which notice specifying the intention
to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been duly
given by a majority of three-quarters of the votes cast, or a
resolution passed as such without a shareholder meeting by a
unanimous vote of all shareholders of record. Vacancies on the
Board of Directors may be filled either by the directors or the
shareholders. Our classified Board of Directors could have the
effect of increasing the length of time necessary to change the
composition of a majority of the Board of Directors.
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Under our Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association
we are authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of capital
stock, consisting of 19,655,000 ordinary shares, par value
CI$0.50 (approximately US$0.60) per share, 145,000 Class B
ordinary shares, par value CI$0.50 (approximately US$0.60) per
share and 200,000 redeemable preference shares, par value
CI$0.50 (approximately US$0.60) per share. The following is a
summary of the material terms and provisions of our capital
stock and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of our
Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association. For the
complete terms of our capital stock, please refer to our
Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, which are
exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus
forms a part. As of October 29, 2006, there were 12,407,860
ordinary shares outstanding, 24,971 redeemable preference shares
outstanding, and no Class B ordinary shares outstanding.
Ordinary Shares
Holders of ordinary shares may cast one vote for each share held
of record at all shareholder meetings. All voting is
non-cumulative. Holders of more than 50% of the outstanding
shares present and voting at an annual meeting at which a quorum
is present are able to elect all of our directors. Holders of
ordinary shares do not have preemptive rights or rights to
convert their ordinary shares into any other securities. All of
the outstanding ordinary shares are fully paid and
non-assessable.
Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive ratably
dividends, if any, distributed out of our accumulated profits.
Subject to the preferential rights of holders of the redeemable
preference shares, upon liquidation, all holders of ordinary
shares are entitled to participate pro rata in our assets which
are available for distribution.
Redeemable Preference Shares
Holders of redeemable preference shares may cast one vote for
each share held of record at all shareholder meetings. All
voting is on a non-cumulative basis. Upon the event of our
liquidation, the redeemable preference shares rank in preference
to the ordinary shares with respect to the repayment of the par
value of redeemable preference shares plus any premium paid or
credited on the purchase of the shares. Under our employee share
incentive plan, we may redeem any redeemable preference shares
issued to an employee under certain circumstances. The ordinary
shares and the redeemable preference shares rank equally in all
other respects.
Class B Ordinary Shares
Holders of Class B ordinary shares are entitled to the same
dividends paid on ordinary shares and redeemable preference
shares, and we cannot pay a dividend on the ordinary shares
without paying the same dividend on the Class B ordinary
shares, and vice versa. We cannot redeem the Class B
ordinary shares, and the holders of the Class B ordinary
shares are not entitled to any repayments of capital upon our
dissolution.
If we enter into a transaction in which ordinary shares are
exchanged for securities or other consideration of another
company, then the Class B ordinary shares will also be
exchanged pursuant to a formula. The Class B ordinary
shares and the ordinary shares rank equally in all other
respects.
Option Deed
In 1997, our Board of Directors approved our adoption of an
option deed, which is similar to a poison pill. We
entered into an option deed, as amended, with American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, as option agent, granting to
each holder of an ordinary and redeemable preference share an
option to purchase one one-hundredth of a Class B ordinary
share at an exercise price of $50.00, subject to adjustment. If
a takeover attempt occurs, each shareholder would be able to
exercise the
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option and receive ordinary shares with a value equal to twice
the exercise price of the option. Under circumstances described
in the option deed, instead of receiving ordinary shares, we may
issue to each shareholder cash or other equity or debt
securities of us, or the equity securities of the acquiring
company, as the case may be, with a value equal to twice the
exercise price of the option.
Takeover events that would trigger the options include a person
or group becoming the owner of 20% or more of our outstanding
ordinary shares or the commencement of, or announcement of an
intention to make, a tender offer or exchange offer, which upon
completion would result in the beneficial ownership by a person
or group of 20% or more of the outstanding ordinary shares.
Accordingly, exercise of the options may cause substantial
dilution to a person who attempts to acquire us.
The options are attached to each ordinary share and redeemable
preference share, including any shares offered by this
prospectus, and presently have no monetary value. The options
will not trade separately from our shares unless and until they
become exercisable. The options, which expire on July 31,
2007, may be redeemed, at the option of our Board of Directors,
at a price of CI$.01 per option at any time until ten
business days following the date that a group or person acquires
ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding ordinary shares.
The option deed may delay or prevent a change in control or
takeover of Consolidated Water. The option deed is designed to
enhance our Board of Directors ability to protect
shareholder interests and ensure that shareholders receive fair
and equal treatment upon any proposed takeover by deterring
coercive takeover tactics, including the accumulation of shares
in the open market or through private transactions, and
preventing an acquirer from gaining control of us without
offering a fair and adequate price and terms to all of our
shareholders as determined by our Board of Directors.
The full terms and conditions of the options are contained in an
option deed between us and our option agent, American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, and are incorporated by
reference into this prospectus. See Where You Can Find
More Information.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for our ordinary shares is American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, New York, New York.
Listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market
Our ordinary shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market under the symbol CWCO.
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UNDERWRITING
We are offering the ordinary shares described in this prospectus
by means of an underwritten public offering. We have entered
into a firm commitment underwriting agreement with the
underwriters named below. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, 1801
Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, is the lead underwriter
for the offering. Subject to the terms and conditions of the
underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell to the
underwriters, and the underwriters have agreed to purchase, the
aggregate number of our ordinary shares set forth opposite their
respective names below at the public offering price less the
underwriting discount on the cover page of this prospectus.
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Underwriters |
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Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
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1,100,000 |
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Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.
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200,000 |
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Brean Murray, Carret & Co., LLC
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200,000 |
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The underwriting agreement is subject to a number of terms and
conditions and may be terminated by the underwriters in the
event of a material adverse change in economic, political or
financial conditions. The obligations of the underwriters also
may be terminated upon the occurrence of other events specified
in the underwriting agreement. The underwriting agreement
provides that the underwriters must buy all of the ordinary
shares if they buy any of them. The underwriters will sell the
shares to the public when and if the underwriters buy the shares
from us.
The underwriters initially will offer the ordinary shares to the
public at the price specified on the cover page of this
prospectus. The underwriters may allow a concession of not more
than $0.73 per share to selected dealers. The underwriters
may allow, and selected dealers may re-allow, a concession not
in excess of $0.10 per share to brokers and dealers. If all
of the ordinary shares are not sold at the public offering
price, the underwriters may change the public offering price and
the other selling terms. The ordinary shares are offered subject
to a number of conditions, including:
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the registration statement, of which the prospectus is a part,
has been declared effective; |
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the representations and warranties made by us to the
underwriters are true; |
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there is no material adverse change in our business; |
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we deliver customary closing documents to the underwriters; |
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receipt and acceptance of the ordinary shares by the
underwriters; and |
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the underwriters right to reject orders in whole or in
part. |
Over-Allotment Option
We have granted the underwriters an over-allotment option to buy
up to 225,000 additional ordinary shares at the price specified
on the cover page of this prospectus less underwriting discounts
and commissions. These additional ordinary shares may only be
used to cover sales of shares by the underwriters that exceed
the total number of ordinary shares described above. The
underwriters may exercise this option at any time within
30 days after the date of this prospectus. If purchased,
the additional ordinary shares will be sold by the underwriters
on the same terms as those on which the other ordinary shares
are sold. We will pay the expenses associated with the exercise
of this option.
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Discounts and Commissions
The following table shows the per share and total underwriting
discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by us.
These discounts and commissions represent 5.0% of the total
amount of the offering. These amounts are shown assuming no
exercise and full exercise of the underwriters option to
purchase additional ordinary shares.
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to be paid by us
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1.245 |
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1.245 |
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1,867,500 |
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2,147,625 |
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Stabilization
In connection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in
activities that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the
price of our ordinary shares, including:
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short sales; |
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Stabilizing transactions consist of bids or purchases made for
the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market
price of our ordinary shares while this offering is in progress.
Stabilizing transactions may include making short sales of our
ordinary shares, which involves the sale by the underwriters of
a greater number of ordinary shares than they are required to
purchase in this offering, and purchasing ordinary shares from
us or on the open market to cover positions created by short
sales. Short sales may be covered shorts, which are
short positions in an amount not greater than the
underwriters over-allotment option referred to above, or
may be naked shorts, which are short positions in
excess of that amount. Syndicate covering transactions involve
purchases of our ordinary shares in the open market after the
distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate
short positions.
The underwriters may close out any covered short position either
by exercising their over-allotment option, in whole or in part,
or by purchasing shares of our ordinary shares in the open
market. In making this determination, the underwriters will
consider, among other things, the price of our ordinary shares
available for purchase in the open market compared to the price
at which the underwriters may purchase ordinary shares through
the over-allotment option.
A naked short position is more likely to be created if the
underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure
on the price of ordinary shares in the open market that could
adversely affect investors who purchased ordinary shares in this
offering. To the extent that the underwriters create a naked
short position, they will purchase ordinary shares in the open
market to cover the position.
The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. Penalty bids
permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a
syndicate member when the ordinary shares originally sold by
that syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing transaction
or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short
positions. The imposition of a penalty bid may have an effect on
the price of the ordinary shares to the extent that it may
discourage resales of the ordinary shares.
These activities may have the effect of raising or maintaining
the market price of ordinary shares or preventing or retarding a
decline in the market price of ordinary shares. As a result of
these
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activities, the price of ordinary shares may be higher than the
price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If the
underwriters commence the activities, they may discontinue them
at any time.
Lock-up
Agreements
Consolidated Water and our executive officers and directors have
entered into lock-up
agreements with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, on behalf of the
underwriters. Under our agreement with the underwriters, subject
to certain exceptions, we may not issue any new ordinary shares
other than ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of options
issued under our equity incentive plans or upon exercise or
conversion of currently outstanding exercisable or convertible
securities.
Under agreements with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, on behalf of
the underwriters, our executive officers and directors may not,
directly or indirectly, offer to sell, sell, pledge, contract to
sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of, enter into any swap or
any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole
or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of
ownership of or engage in any short selling of any ordinary
shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
ordinary shares, or publicly disclose the intention to do any of
the foregoing, without the prior written consent of Janney
Montgomery Scott LLC for a period of 90 days from the
effective date of the registration statement of which the
prospectus forms a part. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, in its
sole discretion, may release the securities subject to the
lock-up agreements, in
whole or in part, at any time with or without notice. Janney
Montgomery Scott LLC has advised us that when determining
whether to release such securities from the
lock-up agreements, it
will consider, among other factors, the holders reasons
for requesting the release, the number of securities for which
the release is being requested and market conditions at the time
of the request for such release. In addition, during this
90-day period we also
have agreed not to file any registration statement for, and each
of our officers and shareholders has agreed not to exercise any
demand, mandatory, piggyback, optional or any other registration
rights with respect to, the registration of any ordinary shares
or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for ordinary shares without the prior written
consent of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, other than a
registration statement on
Form S-8 to
register ordinary shares, options to purchase ordinary shares
and ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of options pursuant
to any stock option, stock bonus or other stock plan or
arrangement described in this prospectus.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we issue an earnings release
or material news or a material event relating to us occurs
during the last 17 days of this 90-day period or prior to
the expiration of this 90-day period or we announce that we will
release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on
the last day of this 90-day period, the restrictions imposed by
lock-up agreements shall continue to apply until the expiration
of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of such earnings
release or the occurrence of such material news or material
event.
Indemnification
We will indemnify the underwriters against some liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act. If we are unable
to provide this indemnification, we will contribute to payments
the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those
liabilities.
Other
Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates
have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future
perform, various brokerage and banking services for our
executive officers and directors, for which they received or
will receive customary fees and expenses.
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OFFERING EXPENSES
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other
than the underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by us
in connection with the offering of the ordinary shares pursuant
to this prospectus. All amounts are estimates, except for the
SEC registration fee.
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SEC registration fee
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4,895 |
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NASD filing fee
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5,075 |
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Printing expenses
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100,000 |
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Accounting fees and expenses
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100,000 |
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300,000 |
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Transfer agent fees and expenses
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NASDAQ listing fees
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45,000 |
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Premiums paid to insure directors and officers in connection
with this offering
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50,000 |
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4,030 |
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Total
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612,500 |
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the issuance of the ordinary shares offered
hereby will be passed upon by our Cayman Islands counsel, Myers
and Alberga, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Certain legal matters
with respect to U.S. law will be passed upon by our United
States counsel, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Ballard Spahr Andrews &
Ingersoll, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is acting as counsel
to the underwriters in connection with this offering.
EXPERTS
Our consolidated financial statements as of December 31,
2005 and for the year then ended, and managements
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, incorporated
by reference into this prospectus, have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report of Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP,
independent registered public accounting firm, Las Olas Centre,
450 E. Las Olas Blvd, Suite 950,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, given as the authority of said
firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements of Consolidated Water Co.
Ltd. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and for the years
then ended, have been incorporated by reference herein in
reliance upon the reports of KPMG, independent registered public
accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The KPMG audit report, dated April 15, 2005, on
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2004, expresses an opinion that Consolidated
Water Co. Ltd. did not maintain effective internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, because of the
effect of a material weakness on the achievement of the
objectives of the control criteria and contains an explanatory
paragraph that states: (i) the Company failed to properly
track fixed assets and accumulated depreciation, including
work-in-progress
accounts, (ii) the Company does not have sufficient
personnel resources with appropriate accounting expertise,
(iii) the Company did not properly track inventory and
management did not sufficiently review the physical count
worksheets to the final inventory lists, (iv) the Company
did not sufficiently review the inter-company eliminations and
(v) the Company did not sufficiently document the system
access controls around its financial management information
system.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on
Form F-3 under the
Securities Act, with respect to the ordinary shares offered by
this prospectus. This prospectus, which is part of that
registration statement, omits certain information, exhibits,
schedules and undertakings set forth in the registration
statement which you should refer to for further information.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act. As a foreign private issuer, we are required to file with
the SEC reports on
Form 40-F,
Form 20-F and
Form 6-K. However,
we instead voluntarily file reports on
Form 10-K,
Form 10-Q and
Form 8-K, which we
believe provide more detailed and timely information.
The registration statement on
Form F-3, as
amended, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, and
reports and other information filed by us with the SEC may be
inspected without charge and copied at prescribed rates at the
SECs Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material are also
available by mail at prescribed rates from the Public Reference
Section of the SEC, at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C.
20549. The public may call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information. Our filings with the SEC are also available
to the public on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
We maintain a website at http://www.cwco.com. Our website is not
part of this prospectus.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under
the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy
statements to shareholders. In addition, our officers, directors
and principal shareholders are exempt from the short-swing
profits reporting and liability provisions contained in
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and related Exchange Act
rules.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the
information we file with them, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring to those documents.
The information incorporated by reference is considered to be
part of this prospectus. The reports and information we
incorporate by reference and file after the date of this
prospectus, will update, supplement and supersede the
information in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the
documents listed below and our Annual Reports on
Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q and
Current Reports on
Form 8-K
subsequently filed with the SEC after the date of the initial
registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the
registration statement and after the date of the prospectus and
prior to the termination of the offering; provided,
however, that we are not incorporating any information
furnished under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on
Form 8-K.
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Our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed on
March 16, 2006; |
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Our Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006
and September 30, 2006, filed on May 10, 2006,
August 9, 2006 and November 9, 2006, respectively, and
our Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on
November 22, 2006; |
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Our Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed on
May 26, 2006, August 9, 2006, October 2, 2006 and
October 6, 2006; and |
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The description of our ordinary shares contained in our
Registration Statement on
Form 20-F filed on
April 24, 1995 and any amendment or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description. |
You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing
or telephoning us at the following address:
Frederick W. McTaggart
President and Chief Executive Officer
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.
Regatta Office Park, Windward Three, 4th Floor, West Bay
Road
P.O. Box 1114
Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands
Tel: (345) 945-4277
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________________________________________________________________________________
We have not authorized any
dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or
represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must
not rely on any unauthorized information. If anyone provides you
with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely
on it. This prospectus does not offer to sell any shares in any
jurisdiction where it is unlawful. The information in this
prospectus is current as of the date shown on the cover page.
________________________________________________________________________________
1,500,000 Ordinary Shares
PROSPECTUS
Janney Montgomery Scott llc
Boenning &
Scattergood, Inc.
Brean Murray,
Carret & Co.
The date of this prospectus is December 7, 2006.