BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401K PLAN
 

 
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_____________

FORM 11-K

FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK
REPURCHASE SAVINGS AND SIMILAR PLANS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

Commission file number 0-24699

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan

(Full title of plan)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
200 Talcott Avenue South
Watertown, MA 02472
(Name of issuer of securities held pursuant to the plan
and the address of it principal executive office)

 
 

 


 

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC.
401(k) PLAN

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION

DECEMBER 31, 2004

 


 

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

         
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
       
 
       
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
    1  
 
       
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
    2  
 
       
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
    3  
 
       
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    4  
 
       
 
       
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
       
 
       
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
    12  

Note: Other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 


 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Administrator and Trustees of
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2004 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule H, line 4i – schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2004 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

GRAY, GRAY & GRAY, LLP

Westwood, MA
June 23, 2005

 


 

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                 
    December 31,  
    2004     2003  
ASSETS
               
Investments, at fair value:
               
Investments in mutual funds
  $ 39,991,098     $ 30,261,394  
Investment contract
    12,170,923       9,995,070  
Bright Horizons Company Stock Fund
    1,014,339       322,418  
Participant loans
    1,153,647       770,944  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL INVESTMENTS
    54,330,007       41,349,826  
 
           
 
               
Receivables:
               
Participants’ contributions
          344,150  
Employer’s contributions
          67,544  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL RECEIVABLES
          411,694  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL ASSETS
    54,330,007       41,761,520  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES
               
Excess contributions refundable
    93,893       37,577  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    93,893       37,577  
 
           
 
               
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 54,236,114     $ 41,723,943  
 
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004

         
ASSETS
       
Additions:
       
Additions to net assets attributed to:
       
Investment income:
       
Interest and dividends
  $ 488,842  
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
    4,134,090  
 
     
 
       
 
    4,622,932  
 
     
 
       
Contributions:
       
Participant deferrals
    8,631,600  
Participant rollovers
    402,929  
Employer
    1,667,316  
 
     
 
       
 
    10,701,845  
 
     
 
       
Total additions
    15,324,777  
 
     
 
       
Deductions:
       
Deductions from net assets attributed to:
       
Benefits paid to participants
    2,633,380  
Benefits paid to insurance carriers for the provision of benefits
     
Corrective distributions
    47,796  
Deemed distributions/(recoveries) of participants loans
    (9,580 )
Administrative expenses
    141,010  
 
     
 
       
Total deductions
    2,812,606  
 
     
 
       
NET INCREASE
    12,512,171  
 
       
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
       
Beginning of year
    41,723,943  
 
     
 
       
End of year
  $ 54,236,114  
 
     

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

The following description of the Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan Agreement for a more comprehensive description of the Plan’s provisions.

1.   General – The Plan is a defined contribution plan that is available to all employees of the Company and is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

2.   Eligibility – All employees are eligible to participate in the Plan on January 1 or July 1 after having completed one year and 1,000 hours of continuous service, provided they are then at least 20 1/2 years of age.

3.   Contributions – Participants are permitted to contribute up to 50% of pretax compensation up to a maximum of $13,000 and $12,000 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Catch-up contributions are permitted for participants reaching age 50 during the plan year.

    Contributions are made by the Company bi-weekly, equal to 25% of the first 8% of the participant’s compensation contributed by the participant for each of the bi-weekly pay periods. The Company may also make an additional discretionary contribution, as determined annually by the Company. For the Plan years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, the Company did not make any additional discretionary contributions.

4.   Vesting – Employees are immediately vested in their own contributions and related earnings. Company contributions to participants and earnings thereon are vested 20% after the second year of employment and 20% for each year thereafter, such that a participant is 100% vested after six years of continued employment.

5.   Participant Accounts – Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and earnings (losses); thereon, and an allocation of the Company’s contributions and Plan earnings. Allocations of earnings (losses) are based on account balances, as defined. Employer profit sharing contributions are allocated based on employee compensation amounts. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account balance.

    Each participant directs the investment of his or her account balance in the various investment funds of the Plan.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (CONTINUED)

6.   Forfeitures – The distribution and allocation of Company profit sharing and matching contributions forfeited are first made available to reinstate previously forfeited Company profit sharing or matching contributions account balances of rehired, former participants provided certain provisions in the Plan Agreement are met. The remaining forfeitures are used to reduce Company matching contributions or to reduce Plan expenses for the Plan year in which such forfeitures occur. At December 31, 2004 and 2003 forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $130,497 and $70,628, respectively. Forfeitures in the amount of $112,589 and $99,462 were used to reduce Company matching contributions during 2004 and 2003, respectively.

7.   Payment of Benefits – On termination of service due to death, disability or retirement, each participant is entitled to 100% of his or her account balance. Upon termination of employment for reasons other than death, disability or retirement, each participant is entitled to distributions based upon the vested portion of his or her account valuation determined as of the last day of the Plan year. In addition, participants can withdraw their deferred compensation balance in the event of certain hardship circumstances, as defined. Payment of benefits is made either in one lump sum, installments, or joint and survivor annuity.

8.   Participant Loans – Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 and a maximum of the lesser of 50% of the vested account balance or $50,000. Interest rates on outstanding loans range from 5% to 10.50%. Loans must be repaid within five years, unless the loan is taken for the purchase of a primary residence, which may be repaid over a period in excess of five years. Participants repay principal and interest through payroll deductions. If participants are terminating or retiring, they will have the choice of repaying the loan or having the loan offset from their account. The offset loan amount will be considered a taxable distribution.

9.   Investment Options – Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct employee contributions in any of the following investment options.

      American Century Ultra Fund – Invests mainly in common stocks of the fastest growing companies in the market.
 
      Calvert Social Equity fund — Invests in common stocks of large cap companies having market capitalization of at least $1 billion, seeking long-term growth.
 
      David L. Babson Small Company Opportunities Fund – Invests in equity securities of micro cap companies with above average return on assets and equity, low debt, and well regarded management.
 
      Davis Select Large Cap Value Fund – Invests in common stocks of growing companies with market capitalizations greater than $5 billion, seeking long-term growth.
 
      Fidelity Equity Income II Fund – Invests primarily in income producing equity securities and considers the potential for capital appreciation.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (CONTINUED)

      Mass Mutual Group Annuity Contract — Fixed Fund – Invests in high quality fixed income investments guaranteeing preservation of principal.
 
      Northern Trust Indexed Equity Fund – Seek to match the performance of the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index by investing in a representative sample of the stocks found on the index.
 
      Oppenheimer Premier International Equity Fund – Invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies located around the world, seeking a superior long-term rate of return.
 
      Oppenheimer Growth Fund – Invests primarily in stocks of medium and large companies to achieve an objective of long-term capital appreciation.
 
      Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Fund – Invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks, bonds and cash equivalents, seeking long-term growth.
 
      Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund – Invests in equity and fixed-income securities in pursuit of capital growth and current income.
 
      Salomon/Western Strategic Balanced Fund – Invests in a mix of equity and income producing securities.
 
      T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund – Invests primarily in stocks of small emerging growth companies, seeking long-term capital growth.
 
      Bright Horizons Company Stock Fund – This Plan investment option invests primarily in the common stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. and maintains a small investment in money market instruments, which provides liquidity.

10.   Significant Plan Amendments – Effective January 1, 2003, the Plan was amended to comply with the new laws and regulations collectively referred to by the Internal Revenue Service as “GUST”.

    Effective January 1, 2004, the plan was amended to change certain employer information, limitations on allocation provisions and the top-heavy duplications for employers maintaining a defined contribution plan.
 
    Effective January 1, 2004, Calvert Social Equity was added as an investment choice for participants.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting – The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting. The financial statements and supplementary schedule have been prepared to satisfy the reporting and disclosure requirements of ERISA.

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of plan assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Plan utilizes various investment instruments. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and, that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition – The Plan’s investments, except the investments in the guaranteed investment contracts, are valued at fair value based upon the quoted market prices of the underlying securities within each fund at December 31, 2004 and 2003. The investments in the guaranteed investment contracts are presented at contract value, which approximates fair value, as plan management has determined that the investment contracts are fully benefit responsive. Contract value represents the accumulated contributions plus accrued net earnings, less distributions. The crediting interest rate and the average return of the investment contracts held by the guaranteed investment contract at December 31, 2004 and 2003 was 4.0% and 4.8%, respectively. The interest rates on the guaranteed investment contracts are reset on a semi-annual basis. Participant loans are valued at cost which approximates fair value.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Payment of Benefits – Benefits are recorded when paid.

Administrative Expenses – Certain expenses incurred in connection with the general administration of the Plan are paid by the Plan and are recorded in the accompanying Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits as deductions.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Plan Termination – Although it has not expressed intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS

The following presents investments that represent 5 percent or more of the plan’s net assets as of December 31:

                 
    2004     2003  
American Century Ultra Fund
               
14,669 shares in 2004 and 12,117 shares in 2003
  $ 3,575,312     $ 2,674,583  
Davis Select Large Cap Value Fund
               
18,643 shares in 2004 and 14,221 shares in 2003
    2,942,491       2,002,186  
Fidelity Equity Income II Fund
               
24,595 shares in 2004 and 21,602 shares in 2003
    6,585,496       5,277,426  
Mass Mutual Group Annuity Contract — Fixed Fund
    12,170,923       9,995,070  
Northern Trust Indexed Equity Fund
               
12,427 shares in 2004 and 10,626 shares in 2003
    3,906,259       3,025,003  
Oppenheimer Premier International Equity Fund
               
10,247 shares in 2004 and 8,939 shares in 2003
    3,284,414       2,441,406  
Oppenheimer Growth Fund
               
18,099 shares in 2004 and 15,372 shares in 2003
    3,640,851       2,942,543  
Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund
               
22,260 shares in 2004 and 17,416 shares in 2003
    2,933,314       2,074,663  
Salomon/Western Strategic Balanced Fund
               
28,990 shares in 2004 and 23,035 shares in 2003
    2,980,544       2,244,529  
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund
               
17,582 shares in 2004 and 15,366 shares in 2003
    5,343,253       3,970,597  

During 2004, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value by $4,134,090 as follows:

         
Mutal funds
  $ 3,876,597  
Common stock fund
    257,493  
 
     
 
       
 
  $ 4,134,090  
 
     

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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

NOTE 4 – EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS REFUNDABLE

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, liabilities of $93,893 and $37,577, respectively, are recorded for amounts refundable by the Plan to participants for contributions made in excess of amounts allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.

NOTE 5 – TAX STATUS

Effective January 1, 1997, the Plan adopted a non-standardized form of prototype 401(k) profit sharing plan. The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on February 25, 2005, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

NOTE 6 – PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

The Plan engages in investment transactions with funds managed by the Trustee, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a party-in-interest with respect to the Plan. The total fees paid by the plan to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company during 2004 amounted to $141,010. The Plan also has investments in Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. common stock. These transactions are covered by an exemption from the “prohibited transaction” provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “IRC”), as amended.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2004

NOTE 7 – RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 as of December 31:

                 
    2004     2003  
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 54,236,114     $ 41,723,943  
 
               
Less — Accrued employer contributions receivable
          (67,544 )
— Accrued participants contributions receivable
          (344,150 )
 
               
Plus  — Accrued excess contributions refundable
    93,893       37,577  
 
           
 
               
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
  $ 54,330,007     $ 41,349,826  
 
           

     The following is a reconciliation of the net change in assets available for benefits per the financial statement to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2004:

         
Net change in assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 12,512,171  
 
       
Less — Accrued employer contributions receivable in 2004
     
— Accrued participant contributions receivable in 2004
     
— Accrued excess contributions refundable in 2003
    (37,577 )
 
       
 Plus — Accrued employer contributions receivable in 2003
    67,544  
— Accrued participant contributions receivable in 2003
    344,150  
— Accrued excess contributions refundable in 2004
    93,893  
 
     
 
       
Net change in assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
  $ 12,980,181  
 
     

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

 


 

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES REQUIRED BY ERISA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

DECEMBER 31, 2004

PLAN NUMBER: 001 E.I.N. 04-2949680

Schedule H, Line 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR):

                         
    (b)            
    Identity of issue, borrower,   (c)   (d)   (e)
(a)   lessor or similar party   Description of Investment   Cost   Current Value
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   American Century Ultra Fund   $ 3,288,030     $ 3,575,312  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Calvert Social Equity fund   $ 112,685     $ 119,390  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   David L. Babson Small Company Opportunities Fund   $ 2,024,124     $ 2,626,009  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Davis Select Large Cap Value Fund   $ 2,416,862     $ 2,942,491  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Fidelity Equity Income II Fund   $ 5,247,294     $ 6,585,496  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Mass Mutual Group Annuity Contract — Fixed Fund   $ 12,170,923     $ 12,170,923  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Northern Trust Indexed Equity Fund   $ 3,525,889     $ 3,906,259  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Oppenheimer Premier International Equity Fund   $ 2,626,107     $ 3,284,414  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Oppenheimer Growth Fund   $ 3,812,226     $ 3,640,851  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Fund   $ 1,613,812     $ 2,053,765  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund   $ 2,471,771     $ 2,933,314  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   Salomon/Western Strategic Balanced Fund   $ 2,691,615     $ 2,980,544  
*
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company   T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund   $ 3,812,462     $ 5,343,253  
 
                       
*
  Investors Bank and Trust   Bright Horizons Company Stock Fund   $ 736,846     $ 1,014,339  
 
                       
*
  Participant Loans   Rates from 5% to 10.50%, maturities ranging from
2004 to 2008
  $ -     $ 1,153,647  

* Represents party-in-interest.

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SIGNATURES

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Trustee, Investors Bank & Trust Company, of the Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
  BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

 
 
June 29, 2005      
  By:   Investors Bank & Trust Company, Trustee    
       
         
  By:   /s/ Sally Stubbs    
    Title: Director and Fiduciary Officer   
       
 

 


 

The following is a complete list of Exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of this annual report:

EXHIBITS

23.1      Consent of Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP