Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The information in this Item 2.02, including exhibit 99.1 attached herto, is
furnished solely pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K. Consequently, such
information is not deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section. Further, the information in this Item 2.02, including exhibit 99.1,
shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the
registrant under the Securities Act of 1933.
On April 21, 2020, we issued a press release announcing our results of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events
Supplemental Risk Factor
In light of recent developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company
is supplementing the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I., Item 1A. of
its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2020, to
include the following risk factor:
Our business, results of operations and financial condition have been and may
continue to be adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and future
adverse impacts could be material and difficult to predict.
The global spread of the coronavirus ("COVID-19"), which was declared a global
pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, has created significant
volatility, uncertainty and global macroeconomic disruption. Our business,
operations and financial results have been, and may continue to be, adversely
impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and by related government actions (including
declared states of emergency and quarantine, "shelter in place" or similar
orders), non-governmental agency recommendations and public perceptions, all of
which have led to disruption in global economic and labor market
conditions. These effects have had a significant impact on our business,
including reduced demand for our services, early terminations of client
contracts and client hiring freezes, and a shift of a majority of our workforce
to remote operations, all of which have contributed to a decline in revenues and
other adverse impacts on our financial results. Other potential impacts of the
spread of COVID-19 include continued or expanded closures of our clients'
facilities, the possibility our clients will not be able to pay for our services
and solutions, or that they will attempt to defer payments owed to us, either of
which could impact our liquidity, the possibility that the uncertain nature of
the pandemic may not yield the increase in outplacement-related programs that we
have historically observed during periods of economic downturn, and the
possibility that various government-sponsored programs to provide economic
relief will be inadequate. Further, we may continue to experience adverse
financial impacts if we cannot offset revenue declines with cost savings through
expense-related initiatives, human capital management initiatives or
otherwise. As a result of these observed and potential developments, we expect
our business, operations and financial results to continue to be negatively
affected. In particular, a number of our most important European markets,
including France and Italy, have been especially impacted to date by COVID-19,
and there is a risk that continued deterioration, or a slow eventual recovery,
in those and other key markets, including the United States, will have an
adverse effect on the labor markets of those jurisdictions and the related
demand for our services.
We are continuing to monitor and assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic but
expect that our business, operations and financial results will continue to be
adversely affected. There are numerous uncertainties relating to the ultimate
geographic spread of the virus, the severity of the disease, the duration of the
pandemic, the extent and duration of travel restrictions and business closures
imposed by the governments of impacted countries, and the effects these and
other factors have on underlying economic and labor market conditions. As a
result, we cannot accurately predict the ultimate effects, which could be
material, of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations and financial
results.
Item 9.01. Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release dated April 21, 2020
99.2 Presentation materials for April 21, 2020 Conference Call
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