10-K 1 g04687e10vk.htm CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION Central Parking Corporation
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 001-13950
CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
Tennessee   62-1052916
     
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
2401 21st Avenue South,    
Suite 200, Nashville, Tennessee   37212
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
  (615) 297-4255
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value   New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark if the regristrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES o NO þ
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES þ NO o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES o NO þ
The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on March 31, 2006 (the last business day of the most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was $107,400,592. For purposes of this response, the registrant has assumed that its directors, executive officers, and beneficial owners of 5% or more of its Common Stock are the affiliates of the registrant.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
     
Class   Outstanding at November 30, 2006
     
Common Stock, $0.01 par value   32,176,711
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
     Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on February 20, 2007 are incorporated by reference into Part III, items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this Form 10-K.
 
 

 


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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
          Certain information discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including but not limited to, information under the captions “Business”; “Properties”; “Legal Proceedings”; “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”; “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk”; and the information incorporated herein by reference, may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the factors set forth under the caption “Risk Factors.” Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, discussions regarding the Company’s strategic plan, operating strategy, growth strategy, acquisition strategy, cost savings initiatives, industry, economic conditions, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources, results of operations and impact of new accounting pronouncements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “projects,” “objective,” “strategy,” “outlook,” “assumptions,” “guidance,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “intends,” “pursue,” “will likely result,” “will continue” or similar expressions. For those statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
          The following important factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this document, and the documents which are incorporated herein by reference, could affect the future financial results of the Company and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained in news release and other public statements by the Company and incorporated by reference in this document:
  -   the Company’s ability to achieve the goals described in this report and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, the Company’s ability to
  -   increase cash flow by reducing operating costs, accounts receivable and indebtedness;
 
  -   cover the fixed costs of its leased and owned facilities and maintain adequate liquidity through its cash resources and credit facility;
 
  -   integrate future acquisitions, in light of challenges in retaining key employees, synchronizing business processes and efficiently integrating facilities, marketing, and operations;
 
  -   comply with the terms of its credit facility or obtain waivers of noncompliance;
 
  -   reduce operating losses at unprofitable locations;
 
  -   form and maintain strategic relationships with certain large real estate owners and operators; and
 
  -   renew existing insurance coverage and to obtain performance and surety bonds on favorable terms;
  -   successful implementation of the Company’s strategic plan and other operating strategies;
 
  -   interest rate fluctuations;
 
  -   the loss, or renewal on less favorable terms, of existing management contracts and leases and the failure to add new locations on favorable terms;
 
  -   the timing of property-related gains and losses;
 
  -   pre-opening, start-up and break-in costs of parking facilities;
 
  -   player strikes or other events affecting major league sports;
 
  -   changes in economic and business conditions at the local, regional, national or international levels;
 
  -   changes in patterns of air travel or automobile usage, including but not limited to, the effects of weather and fuel prices on travel and transportation patterns;
 
  -   the impact of litigation;
 
  -   higher premium and claims costs relating to medical, liability, worker’s compensation and other insurance programs;

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  -   compliance with, or changes in, local, state, national and international laws and regulations, including, without limitation, local regulations, restrictions and taxation on real property, parking and automobile usage, security measures, environmental, anti-trust and consumer protection laws;
 
  -   changes in current parking rates and pricing of services to clients;
 
  -   extraordinary events affecting parking facilities that the Company manages, including labor strikes, emergency safety measures, military or terrorist attacks and natural disasters;
 
  -   the loss of key employees; and
 
  -   the other factors discussed under the heading Item 1A. “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

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PART I
Item 1. Business
General
          Central Parking Corporation (“Central Parking” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of parking and related services. As of September 30, 2006, Central Parking operated 3,055 parking facilities containing 1,403,055 spaces in 37 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Puerto Rico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Poland, Greece and Switzerland.
          Central Parking operates or manages multi-level parking facilities and surface lots. It also provides ancillary services, including parking consulting, shuttle bus, valet, parking meter collection and enforcement, and billing services. Central Parking operates parking facilities under three general types of arrangements: management contracts, leases and fee ownership. As of September 30, 2006, Central Parking operated 1,620 parking facilities under management contracts and 1,296 parking facilities under leases. In addition, the Company owned 139 parking facilities either independently or through joint ventures.
Parking Industry
          The commercial parking services business is very fragmented, consisting of a few national companies and numerous small, privately held local and regional operators. Central Parking believes it has certain competitive advantages over many of these companies, including advantages of scale, financial resources and technology.
          During the 1980’s, the high level of construction activity in the United States resulted in a significant increase in the number of parking facilities. Since that time, construction activity has slowed and the primary growth opportunity for parking companies has become “take-aways” or competing with other parking operators for existing locations. Although some growth in revenues from existing operations is possible through redesign, increased operational efficiency, or increased facility use and prices, such growth is ultimately limited by the size of a facility and market conditions.
          Management believes that most commercial real estate developers and property owners view services such as parking as potential profit centers rather than cost centers. Many of these parties outsource parking operations to parking management companies in an effort to maximize profits or leverage the original rental value to a third-party lender. Parking management companies can increase profits by using managerial skills and experience, operating systems, and operating controls unique to the parking industry.
          Management continues to view privatization of certain governmental operations and facilities as an opportunity for the parking industry. For example, privatization of on-street parking fee collection and enforcement in the United Kingdom has provided significant opportunities for private sector parking companies. In the United States, several cities have awarded on-street parking fee collection and enforcement and parking meter service contracts to private sector parking companies such as Central Parking.
Strategic Plan
          In August 2005, the Company announced a strategic plan designed to streamline operations and focus on core competencies and key markets with the greatest potential for growing profits. The plan includes the following components:
    Exit marginal and low growth markets (cities and countries). The Company has divested operations in 10 cities in the United States and 4 foreign countries. Most of the operations divested in the United States are in small to medium-sized markets that management believes have limited growth potential. The Company intends to maintain a strong presence and focus its growth efforts in the major metropolitan areas throughout the United States. Internationally, the operations divested are primarily in countries in which the Company has a small market share and significant barriers to growth. The operations that the Company has divested since August 2005 represent less than 4.0% of revenues.
 
    Reduce the number of marginal and unprofitable operating agreements. In its remaining markets, the Company is seeking to improve profit margins by reducing the number of marginal and unprofitable operating agreements and focus on fewer but more profitable locations. The Company plans to continue its program of seeking to eliminate unprofitable leases through renegotiation, operational improvements and selective buyouts. Low-margin management agreements and leases will be targeted for renegotiation or termination.
 
    Target national accounts and other market segments with high growth potential. The Company is placing more focus on national accounts and other specialized parking market segments, including stadiums and arenas, airports, municipal and hospitality valet. Additional resources have been dedicated to these specialized markets. A senior-level manager has been named to focus on the stadium and arena market segment and a vice president for national accounts also has been named. In addition, the Company’s USA Parking subsidiary, which is focused on the high-end hospitality industry, is expanding its

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      marketing activities outside of its traditional home base of Florida. The Company will continue its efforts to expand its share of the airport parking segment and will seek to grow its on-street business.
 
    Re-emphasize the importance of client relationships in retaining and growing the management contract segment. The Company is re-emphasizing the importance of developing and maintaining strong client relationships at the local, regional and national levels with the primary goals of improving the Company’s management contract retention rates and increasing its share of the management contract business.
 
    Expand the Operational Excellence initiative company-wide. Through its Operational Excellence initiative, the Company seeks to improve revenues, margins and profits at the location level. The Company is dedicating additional resources to its Operational Excellence initiative to expand its operational audit and training programs and is adding Operational Excellence managers in several key markets.
 
    Increase investment in technology to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies. The Company plans to deploy additional technology at the lot level, including automated pay stations and other revenue collection technology. In addition, the Company plans to continue to automate more field and corporate accounting processes. Management believes this investment will streamline payment processing, improve timeliness of reporting and drive operational efficiencies. In addition, management believes that the Company’s application of technology to its operations represents a competitive advantage over smaller operators with more limited resources.
 
    Pursue opportunistic sales of real estate. The Company plans to continue its previously announced strategy of pursuing opportunistic sales of real estate in situations where the Company can achieve a purchase price that represents a substantial multiple to earnings. The Company has a significant portfolio of real estate properties. In certain situations, some of these properties have increased in value significantly such that the best use for the property is something other than parking. In these situations, the Company will consider selling the property for development. During fiscal year 2006, the Company sold 39 properties for a total of $115.8 million and anticipates additional sales during the next fiscal year.
     The strategic plan is designed to capitalize on Central Parking’s brand, experience and relationships to grow the profits of the Company.
Operating Strategy
          In addition to the strategic plan described above, Central Parking seeks to increase the revenues and profitability of its parking facilities through a variety of operating strategies, including the following:
          Manage Costs
          To provide competitively priced services, the Company must contain costs. Managers analyze staffing and cost control issues, and each is tracked on a monthly basis to determine whether financial results are within budgeted ranges. Because of the substantial performance-based components of their compensation, managers at the city level and above are motivated to contain the costs of their operations.
          Emphasize Sales and Marketing Efforts
          Central Parking’s management is actively involved in developing and maintaining business relationships and in exploring opportunities for growth. Central Parking’s marketing efforts are designed to expand its operations by developing lasting relationships with major real estate developers and asset managers, business and government leaders, and other clients. Central Parking encourages its managers to pursue new opportunities at the local level while simultaneously targeting key clients and projects at a national level. Management believes that Central Parking’s relative size, financial resources and systems give it a competitive advantage in winning new business and make it an attractive partner for joint venture and other opportunities. In addition, Central Parking believes that its performance-based compensation system, which is designed to reward managers for increasing profitability in their respective areas of responsibility, is an important element of this strategy.
          Leverage Established Market Presence
          Central Parking has an established presence in multiple markets, representing platforms from which it can build. Because of the relatively fixed nature of certain overhead at the city level and the resources that can be shared in specific markets, management believes it has the opportunity to increase the Company’s profit margins as it grows its presence in established markets.

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          Pursue Privatization Opportunities and Airports
          The Company pursues privatization opportunities, including on-street parking fee collection and enforcement, shuttle services and airport parking management. The Company currently has contracts for parking meter collection and enforcement in 29 cities, including; Charlotte, North Carolina; Daytona Beach, Florida; and Edinburgh, Scotland. The Company currently provides airport parking management services to approximately 30 airports, including airports in Miami, New Orleans, Houston, Detroit and Washington Dulles.
          Empower Local Managers; Provide Corporate Support
          The Company’s strategy is to establish a successful balance between centralized and decentralized management. Because its business is dependent, to some extent, on relationships with clients, Central Parking provides its managers with a significant degree of autonomy in order to encourage prompt and effective responses to local market demands. In conjunction with this local operational authority, the Company provides, through its corporate office, services that may not be readily available to independent operators such as management support, human resources management, marketing and business expertise, training, and financial and information systems. Services performed primarily at the corporate level include billing, quality improvement oversight, accounts payable, financial and accounting functions, human resources, legal services, policy and procedure development, systems design, real estate management and corporate acquisitions and development.
          The Company’s operations are managed based on segments administered by executive vice presidents and senior vice presidents. These segments are generally organized geographically, with exceptions depending on the needs of specific regions. See Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for financial information regarding the Company’s business segments.
          Utilize Performance-Based Compensation
          Central Parking’s performance-based compensation system rewards managers at the general (city) manager level and above for the profitability of their respective areas of responsibility.
          Maintain Well-Defined Professional Management Organization
          In order to ensure professionalism and consistency in Central Parking’s operations, provide a career path opportunity for its managers, and achieve a balance between autonomy and accountability, Central Parking has established a structured management organization.
          For its managerial positions, Central Parking seeks to recruit college graduates or people with previous parking services or hospitality industry experience, and requires that they undergo a training program. New managers typically are assigned to a particular facility where they are supervised as they manage one to five employees. The Company’s management trainee program teaches a wide variety of skills, including organizational skills and basic management techniques. As managers develop and gain experience, they have the opportunity to assume expanded responsibility, be promoted to higher management levels and increase the performance-based component of their compensation. This well-defined structure provides a career path that is designed to be an attractive opportunity for prospective new hires. In addition, management believes the training and advancement program has enabled Central Parking to instill a high level of professionalism in its employees.
          Offer Ancillary Services
          Central Parking provides services that are complementary to parking facility management. These services include consulting services (parking facility design, layout and utilization); on-street parking fee collection and enforcement services; shuttle bus and van services; and, accounts receivable billing systems and services. These ancillary services did not constitute a significant portion of Central Parking’s revenues in fiscal year 2006, but management believes that the provision of ancillary services can be important in obtaining new business and preparing the Company for future changes in the parking industry.
          Focus on Retention of Patrons
          For the Company to succeed, its parking patrons must have a positive experience at Company facilities. Accordingly, the Company seeks to have well lit, clean facilities and cordial employees. Each facility manager has primary responsibility for the environment at the facility, and is evaluated on his or her ability to retain parking patrons. The Company also monitors customer satisfaction through customer surveys.
          Maintain Disciplined Facility Site Selection Analysis
          In existing markets, the facility site selection process begins with identification of a possible facility site and the analysis of projected revenues and costs at the site by general managers and regional managers. The managers then typically conduct an examination of a location’s potential demand based on traffic patterns and counts, area demographics, and potential competitors. Pro forma financial statements are then developed and a Company representative will meet with the property owner to discuss the terms and structure of the agreement.

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          The Company seeks to distinguish itself from its competitors by combining a reputation for professionalism and quality management with operating strategies designed to increase the revenues of parking operations for its clients. The Company’s clients include some of the nation’s largest owners, developers and managers of mixed-use projects, office buildings and hotels as well as municipalities and other governmental agencies and airport authorities. Parking facilities operated by the Company include, among others, certain terminals operated by BAA Heathrow International Airport (London), Houston Airport, Detroit Airport, Strategic Rail Authority Parking (London), the Prudential Center (Boston), Turner Field (Atlanta), Coors Field (Denver), and various parking facilities owned by the Hyatt and Westin hotel chains, Faison Associates, May Department Stores, Trizec Office Properties, Jones Lang LaSalle, Millenium Partners, Shorenstein and Crescent Real Estate. None of these clients accounted for more than 5% of the Company’s total revenues for fiscal year 2006.
Acquisitions
          The Company’s acquisition strategy is selective and focuses primarily on acquisitions that the Company believes will enable it to become a more efficient and cost-effective provider in selected markets. The strategy also focuses on businesses that have the potential to enhance future cash flows and can be acquired at reasonable valuations. Central Parking believes it has the opportunity to recognize certain economies of scale by making acquisitions in markets where the Company already has a presence. Management believes acquisitions also can be an effective means of entering new markets, thereby quickly obtaining both operating presence and management personnel. No acquisitions were completed in 2004, 2005 or 2006.
Sales and Marketing
          Central Parking’s sales and marketing efforts are designed to expand its operations by developing and maintaining relationships with major real estate developers and asset managers, business and government leaders, and other clients. Central Parking encourages its managers to pursue new opportunities at the local level while selectively targeting key clients and projects at a national level.
          Local
          At the local level, Central Parking’s sales and marketing efforts are decentralized and directed towards identifying new expansion opportunities within a particular city or region. Managers are trained to develop the business contacts necessary to generate new opportunities and monitor their local markets for take-away and outsourcing opportunities. Central Parking provides its managers with a significant degree of autonomy in order to encourage prompt and effective responses to local market demands, which is complemented by management support and marketing training through Central Parking’s corporate offices. By developing business contacts locally, Central Parking’s managers often get the opportunity to bid on projects when asset managers and property owners are dissatisfied with other operators and also learn in advance of possible new projects.
          National
          At the national level, Central Parking’s marketing efforts are undertaken primarily by upper-level management, which targets developers, governmental entities, the hospitality industry, mixed-use projects, and medical facilities. These efforts are directed at operations that generally have national name recognition, substantial demand for parking related services, and the potential for nationwide growth. For example, Central Parking’s current clients include, among other national real estate companies and hotel chains, Millennium Partners, Faison Associates, Shorenstein, May Department Stores, Crescent Real Estate, Trizec Office Properties, Jones Lang LaSalle, Westin Hotels, Ritz Carlton Hotels and Hyatt Hotels. Management believes that providing high-quality, efficient services to such companies can lead to additional opportunities as those clients expand their operations. Management believes outsourcing by parking facility owners will continue to be a source for additional facilities, and management believes the Company’s global presence, experience and reputation with large real estate asset managers give it a competitive advantage in this area.
          International
          Central Parking’s international operations began in the early 1990’s with the formation of an international division. The Company generally has entered foreign markets either through consulting projects or by forming joint ventures with established local entities. Consulting projects allow Central Parking to establish a presence and evaluate the prospects for growth in a given market without investing a significant amount of capital. Likewise, forming joint ventures with local partners allows Central Parking to enter new foreign markets with reduced operating and investment risks.
          Operations in London began in 1991 with a single consulting agreement and, as of September 30, 2006, had grown to 113 locations in the United Kingdom including four airports, eight rail operating companies and parking meter enforcement and ticketing services for thirteen local governments that have privatized these services. Central Parking began operations in Mexico in July 1994 by forming a joint venture with G. Accion, (formerly Fondo Opcion), an established Mexican developer. In Fiscal 2006, the Company sold its interest in Mexico and Germany. As of September 30, 2006, Central Parking also operated 142 facilities in Canada, 6 in Spain, 28 in Chile, 23 in Colombia, 10 in Poland, 13 in Peru, 2 in Switzerland, 10 in the Republic of Ireland, and 13 in Greece. The Company also operates on-street parking services in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. In October 2006, the Company

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sold its operations in Poland. Poland has been included in discontinued operations. The financial impact of the sale of Poland is not significant to the Company. The Company received $0.3 million from the sale of Poland. To manage its international expansion efforts, the Company has allocated responsibilities for international operations to the President of International Operations.
Operating Arrangements
          Central Parking operates parking facilities under three general types of arrangements: management contracts, leases, and fee ownership. The following table sets forth certain information regarding the number of managed, leased, or owned facilities as of the specified dates:
                         
    September 30,
    2006   2005   2004
Managed
    1,620       1,671       1,615  
Leased
    1,296       1,548       1,626  
Owned
    139       180       192  
 
                       
Total
    3,055       3,399       3,433  
 
                       
          See Item 2. “Properties” for certain information regarding the Company’s managed, leased and owned facilities. The general terms and benefits of these types of arrangements are discussed below. Financial information regarding these types of arrangements is set forth in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
          Management Contracts
          Management contract revenues consist of management fees (both fixed and performance based) and fees for ancillary services such as insurance, accounting, benefits administration, equipment leasing, and consulting. The cost of management contracts includes insurance premiums and claims and other indirect overhead. The Company’s responsibilities under a management contract as a facility manager generally include hiring, training, and staffing parking personnel, and providing collections, accounting, record keeping and insurance. Most management contracts provide that the Company is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. Central Parking is not responsible under most of its management contracts for structural, mechanical, or electrical maintenance or repairs, or for providing security or guard services or for paying property taxes. In general, management contracts are for terms of one to three years and are renewable for successive one-year terms, but are typically cancelable by the property owner on 30 days’ notice. With respect to insurance, the Company’s clients have the option of obtaining liability insurance on their own or having Central Parking provide insurance as part of the services provided under the management contract. Because of the Company’s size and claims experience, management believes it can purchase such insurance at lower rates than the Company’s clients can generally obtain on their own.
          Leases
          The Company’s leases generally require the payment of a fixed amount of rent, regardless of the amount of revenues or profitability generated by the parking facility. In addition, many leases also require the payment of a percentage of gross revenues above specified threshold levels. In general, leased facilities require a longer commitment, a larger capital investment for the Company, and represent a greater risk than managed facilities due to the relatively fixed nature of expenses. However, leased facilities often provide a greater opportunity for long-term growth in revenues and profits. The cost of parking includes rent, payroll and related benefits, depreciation, maintenance, insurance, and general operating expenses. Under its leases, the Company is typically responsible for all facets of the parking operations, including pricing, utilities, and routine maintenance. In short to medium term leases, the Company is generally not responsible for structural, mechanical or electrical maintenance or repairs, or property taxes. However, the Company does often have these responsibilities in longer-term leases. Lease arrangements are typically for terms of three to twenty years, and generally provide for increases in base rent that are either pre-determined and recognized on a straight-line basis or have contingent payments based on changes in indices, such as the Consumer Price Index, and are recognized when incurred.
          Fee Ownership
          Ownership of parking facilities, either independently or through joint ventures, typically requires a larger capital investment and greater risk than managed or leased facilities, but provides maximum control over the operation of the parking facility and the greatest profit potential of the three types of operating arrangements. All owned facility revenues flow directly to the Company, and the Company has the potential to realize benefits of appreciation in the value of the underlying real estate if the property is sold. The ownership of a parking facility brings the Company complete responsibility for all aspects of the property, including all structural, mechanical or electrical maintenance or repairs and property taxes.
          Joint Ventures
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the Company’s joint venture partners to benefit from a capital infusion to the project. Joint ventures offer the revenue growth potential of owned lots with lower capital requirements. The Company has interests in joint ventures that own or operate parking facilities located in the United States as well as several other countries.
          DBE Partnerships
          Central Parking is a party to a number of disadvantaged business enterprise partnerships. These are generally partnerships formed by Central Parking and a disadvantaged business person to manage a facility. Central Parking generally owns 60% to 75% of the partnership interests in each partnership and typically receives management fees before partnership distributions are made to the partners.
Competition
          The parking industry is fragmented and highly competitive with relatively low barriers to entry. The Company competes with a variety of other companies to manage, lease and own parking facilities, and faces competition for customers and employees to operate parking facilities. Although there are relatively few large, national parking companies that compete with the Company, numerous companies, including real estate developers, hotel and property management companies, and national financial services companies either compete currently or have the potential to compete with parking companies. Municipalities and other governmental entities also operate parking facilities that compete with Central Parking. In addition, the Company faces competition from numerous regional and local parking companies and from owner-operators of facilities who are potential clients for the Company’s management services. Construction of new parking facilities near the Company’s existing facilities increases the competition for customers and employees and can adversely affect the Company’s business.
          Management believes that it competes for management clients based on a variety of factors, including fees charged for services; ability to generate revenues and control expenses for clients; accurate and timely reporting of operational results; quality of customer service; and ability to anticipate and respond to industry changes. Factors that affect the Company’s ability to compete for leased and owned locations include the ability to make capital investments, pre-paid rent payments and other financial commitments; long-term financial stability; and the ability to generate revenues and control expenses. The Company competes for parking customers based primarily on rates charged for parking; convenience (location) of the facility; and quality of customer service. Factors affecting the Company’s ability to compete for employees include wages, benefits and working conditions.
Seasonality
          The Company’s business is subject to a modest amount of seasonality. Historically, the Company’s results have been higher during the quarters that end on December 31 and June 30. The Company attributes the relative lower results of the quarters that end on March 31 and September 30 to, among other factors, winter weather and summer vacations. There can be no assurance that this trend will continue in future years. For further discussion of this issue see Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Insurance
          The Company purchases comprehensive liability insurance covering certain claims that occur at parking facilities it owns, leases or manages. The primary amount of such coverage is $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate per facility. In addition, the Company purchases umbrella/excess liability coverage. The Company’s various liability insurance policies have deductibles of up to $350,000 that must be met before the insurance companies are required to reimburse the Company for costs and liabilities relating to covered claims. The Company purchases a worker’s compensation policy with a per claim deductible of $250,000. The Company utilizes a third party administrator to process and pay filed worker’s compensation claims. The Company also provides health insurance for many of its employees and purchases a stop-loss policy with a deductible of $150,000 per claim. As a result, the Company is, in effect, self-insured for all claims up to the deductible levels.
          Because of the size of the operations covered and its claims experience, the Company purchases liability insurance policies at prices that management believes represent a discount to the prices that would typically be charged to parking facility owners on a stand-alone basis. Pursuant to its management contracts, the Company charges its management clients for insurance at rates it believes are competitive. In each case, the Company’s management clients have the option of purchasing their own policies, provided the Company is named as an additional insured. A reduction in the number of clients that purchase insurance through the Company could have a material adverse effect on the operating earnings of the Company. In addition, a material increase in insurance costs due to an increase in the number of claims, higher claims costs or higher premiums paid by the Company could have a material adverse effect on the operating earnings of the Company.
Regulation
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governmental restrictions concerning numbers of cars, pricing, structural integrity and certain prohibited practices. Many cities impose a tax or surcharge on parking services, which generally range from 10% to 50% of revenues collected. Several state and local laws have been passed in recent years that encourage car-pooling and the use of mass transit or impose certain restrictions on automobile usage. These types of laws have adversely affected the Company’s revenues and could continue to do so in the future. An example was the restrictions imposed by the City of New York in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, which included street closures, traffic flow restrictions and a requirement for passenger cars entering certain bridges and tunnels to have more than one occupant during the morning rush hour. Although these restrictions have been eased, the City of New York has considered other actions, including higher tolls, increased taxes and vehicle occupancy requirements in certain circumstances, which could adversely impact the Company. The Company is also affected by zoning and use restrictions, increases in real estate taxes, and other laws and regulations that are common to any business that owns real estate.
          The Company is subject to numerous federal, state and local employment and labor laws and regulations, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Family Medical Leave Act, wage and hour laws, and various state and local employment discrimination and human rights laws. Several cities in which the Company has operations either have adopted or are considering the adoption of so-called “living wage” ordinances which could adversely impact the Company’s profitability by requiring companies that contract with local governmental authorities and other employers to increase wages to levels substantially above the federal minimum wage. In addition, the Company is subject to provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended (“OSHA”) and related regulations. Various other governmental regulations affect the Company’s operation of parking facilities, both directly and indirectly, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Under the ADA, public accommodations, including many parking facilities, are required to meet certain federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. For example, the ADA generally requires garages to include handicapped spaces, headroom for wheelchair vans and elevators that are operable by disabled persons.
          Under various federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real property may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances on, under or in such property. Such laws typically impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. In connection with the ownership or operation of parking facilities, the Company may be liable for any such costs. Although Central Parking is currently not aware of any material environmental claims pending or threatened against it, there can be no assurance that a material environmental claim will not be asserted against the Company. The cost of defending against claims of liability, or remediating a contaminated property, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
          The Company also is subject to various federal and state antitrust and consumer laws and regulations including the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), which requires notification filings and waiting periods in connection with certain mergers and acquisitions. In connection with the Company’s merger with Allright Corporation (“Allright”) in March 1999, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to enjoin the merger on antitrust grounds. In addition, the Company received notices from several states, including Tennessee, Texas, Illinois and Maryland, that the attorneys general of those states were reviewing the merger from an antitrust perspective. Several of these states also requested certain information relating to the merger and the operations of Central Parking and Allright in the form of civil investigative demands. Central Parking and Allright entered into a settlement agreement with the Antitrust Division on March 16, 1999, under which the two companies agreed to divest a total of 74 parking facilities in 18 cities, representing approximately 18,000 parking spaces. The settlement agreement also prohibited Central Parking and Allright from, among other things, operating any of the divested properties for a period of two years following the divestiture of each facility. The two-year prohibition on operating the divested properties has expired. None of the states that reviewed the transaction from an antitrust perspective became a party to the settlement agreement with the Antitrust Division and several of the states continued their investigation of the merger after the Allright merger was consummated. The completion of any future mergers or acquisitions by the Company is subject to the filing requirements described above and possible review by the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission and various state attorneys general. Certain of the Company’s fee collection activities are subject to federal and state consumer protection or debt collection laws and regulations.
Employees
          As of September 30, 2006, the Company employed 18,940 individuals, including 14,657 full-time and 4,283 part-time employees. Approximately 3,817 U. S. employees are represented by labor unions. Various union locals represent parking attendants and cashiers at the New York City facilities. Other cities in which some of the Company’s employees are represented by labor unions include Washington, D.C., Miami, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Jersey City, Newark, Atlantic City, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Columbus, Chicago and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Company frequently is engaged in collective bargaining negotiations with various union locals. Management believes that the Company’s employee relations are good.

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Service Marks and Trademarks
          The Company has registered the names CPC, Central Parking System and Central Parking Corporation, and its logo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and has the right to use them throughout the United States except in certain areas, including the Chicago and Atlantic City areas where two other companies have the exclusive right to use the name “Central Parking.” The Company also owns registered trademarks for Square Industries, Kinney System, Allied Parking and Allright Parking and operates various parking locations under those names. The Company uses the name “Chicago Parking System” in Chicago and “CPS Parking” in Seattle and Milwaukee. The Company has registered the name “Control Plus” and its symbol in London and has registered that name and symbol in association with its on-street parking activities in Richmond, Virginia. The Company has registered, or intends to register, its name and logo in various international locations where it does business.
Foreign and Domestic Operations
          For information about the Company’s foreign and domestic operations refer to Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Available Information
          The Company files reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. Copies of the Company’s reports filed with the SEC may be obtained by the public at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Company files such reports with the SEC electronically, and the SEC maintains an Internet site at www.sec.gov that contains the Company’s reports, proxy and information statements, and other information filed electronically. The Company’s website address is www.parking.com. The Company also makes available, free of charge through the Company’s website, its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and other materials filed with the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. The information provided on the Company’s website is not part of this report, and is therefore not incorporated by reference unless such information is otherwise specifically referenced elsewhere in this report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
          You should carefully consider the following specific risk factors as well as the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this report, as these are important factors, among others, that could cause our actual results to differ from our expected or historical results. It is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete statement of all of our potential risks or uncertainties.
          Our financial performance is sensitive to changes in economic conditions that may impact employment and consumer spending and commercial office occupancy.
          Economic slowdowns in the United States could adversely affect employment levels, consumer spending and commercial office occupancy, which, in turn, could reduce the demand for parking. The reduced demand for parking could negatively impact our revenues and net income. Future economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income, employment levels, business conditions, fuel and energy costs, interest rates, and tax rates, are also likely to adversely affect our business.
          Our concentration of operations in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, particularly in New York City, increases the risk of negative financial fluctuations due to events or factors that affect these areas.
          Our operations in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, which includes the cities of New York, Newark, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. generated approximately 43.2% of our total revenues from continuing operations (excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses) in fiscal year 2006. Revenues from our operations in New York City and surrounding areas accounted for approximately 26.6% of our total revenues from continuing operations (excluding reimbursement of management expenses) in fiscal 2006. The concentration of operations in these areas increases the risk that local or regional events or factors that affect these cities or regions such as severe winter weather, labor strikes, changes in local or state laws and regulations, economic conditions or acts of terrorism, can have a disproportionate impact on our operating results and financial condition.
          Compliance with and any failure to comply with current regulatory requirements will result in additional expenses and may adversely affect us.
          Keeping abreast of, and in compliance with, changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and NYSE Stock Market rules, has required an increased amount of management attention. We remain committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance and public disclosure. As a result, we intend to invest all reasonably necessary resources to

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comply with evolving standards, and this investment has resulted in and we expect will continue to result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities.
          Changes in the insurance marketplace, including significantly higher premiums, higher deductibles and coverage restrictions and increased claims costs, have negatively impacted our net income in recent years and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition in the future.
          We purchase insurance covering certain types of claims that occur at parking facilities we own, lease or manage. In addition, we purchase worker’s compensation, group health, director’s and officer’s liability and certain other insurance coverages. Due to changes in the insurance marketplace, we have experienced in recent years a substantial increase in the premiums we pay for most types of insurance coverage and an increase in the deductibles relating to such coverage. We also have experienced an increase in certain claims costs, including worker’s compensation, liability and group health. In addition, coverages of certain types of risk, such as terrorism coverage, have been significantly restricted or are no longer available at a reasonable cost. The changes in the insurance marketplace, including increased premium and claims costs, higher deductibles and coverage restrictions, have negatively impacted our earnings in recent years and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition in the future.
          Acts of terrorism, such as the September 11, 2001 attacks, can have a significant adverse affect on our results of operations and financial condition.
          We estimate that the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 reduced our revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2001 by approximately $5 million and approximately $10 million in the first half of fiscal year 2002. Not only did the attack cause physical damage to some of the parking facilities operated by us, but the reduction in the number of commuters parking in the areas affected, reduction in tourists and local consumers traveling to the area as well as the broader reduction in airplane travel and lower attendance at sporting events, concerts and other venues, also impacted our operations adversely. The closing of streets in the vicinity of the World Trade Center and other areas of New York City and the imposition of certain restrictions on traffic and other security measures in New York City and at the nation’s airports also had a negative impact on our operations. Our operations are concentrated heavily in the downtown areas of major U.S. cities and some are located near landmarks or other sites that have been mentioned as potential targets of terrorists. In addition, we manage the parking operations at approximately 30 airports. Additional terrorist attacks or the imposition of additional security measures, particularly in New York, Washington, D.C. or other major cities in which we have a significant presence, or at airports, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
          The offer or sale of a substantial amount of our common stock by significant shareholders could have an adverse impact on the market price of our common stock.
          In February 2001, we filed a registration statement on Form S-3 covering 7,381,618 shares of our common stock held by certain shareholders. These shares were registered pursuant to registration rights previously granted to these shareholders. Although we believe a significant portion of these shares has been sold, these shareholders may sell any remaining shares that were registered on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded, or in private transactions. Other substantial shareholders, including the Chairman of Central Parking, Monroe Carell, Jr., the Carell Children’s Trust, and other family members and related entities (the “Carell Family”), are permitted to sell significant amounts of our common stock under Rule 144 and other exemptions from registration under the federal securities laws. In addition, the Carell Family has certain rights to register substantially all of the shares held by the family and related entities. The offer or sale of substantial amounts of our common stock by these or other significant shareholders, particularly if such offers or sales occur simultaneously or relatively close in time, could have a significant negative impact on our stock’s market price.
          We are dependent on the continued availability of capital to support our business.
          We have significant working capital requirements, including but not limited to, repair and maintenance obligations for our parking facilities. We are dependant on the cash generated from our operations and Credit Facility to meet our working capital requirements. The Credit Facility contains covenants including those that require us to maintain certain financial ratios, restrict further indebtedness and certain acquisition activity and limit the amount of dividends paid. The primary ratios are a leverage ratio, senior leverage ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. Quarterly compliance is calculated using a four quarter rolling methodology and measured against certain targets. Our inability to meet debt covenants and debt service payments under the Credit Facility would have a material adverse effect on us.
          We are subject to interest rate risk.
          We are subject to market risk from exposure to changes in interest rates based upon our financing, investing and cash management activities. The Credit Facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a tier-based margin dependent upon certain financial ratios. There are separate tiers for the revolving loan and term loan. The weighted average margin as of September 30, 2006, was 200 basis points. The amount outstanding under our Credit Facility was $73.7 million with a weighted average interest rate of

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3.7% as of September 30, 2006. We have reduced a portion of our interest rate risk by executing two interest rate swap transactions whereby we have fixed $87.5 million of floating rate debt. The term loan is required to be repaid in quarterly payments of $0.2 million through March 2008 and quarterly payments of $9.1 million from June 2008 through March 2010. An increase (decrease) in LIBOR of 1% would result in no increase (decrease) of annual interest expense since the swaps, which converted the rates to fixed, totaled $87.5 million and the Credit Facility, which was all floating interest, was $73.7 million on September 30, 2006. We expect to pay both quarterly principal amortization and monthly interest payments out of operating cash flow.
     Our large number of leased and owned facilities increases the risk that we may become unprofitable and that we may not be able to cover the fixed costs of our leased and owned facilities.
     We leased or owned 1,435 facilities as of September 30, 2006. Although there is more potential for income from leased and owned facilities than from management contracts, they also carry more risk if there is a downturn in the economy, property performance or commercial real estate occupancy rates because a significant part of the costs to operate such facilities typically is fixed. For example, in the case of leases, there are typically minimum lease payments that must be made regardless of the revenues or profitability of the facility. In particular, it is difficult to forecast revenues of newly constructed parking facilities because these facilities do not have an operating history. Start-up costs, the length of the break–in period during which parking demand is built and economic conditions at the time the facility is opened, are very difficult to predict at the time the lease is executed (and the base rent is agreed upon), which is often two or more years prior to the opening of the facility.
     In the case of owned facilities, there are the normal risks of ownership and costs of capital. In addition, operating expenses for both leased and owned facilities are borne by us and are not passed through to the owner, as is the case with management contracts. In the case of owned facilities and generally in the case of longer-term leased facilities, we also are responsible for property taxes and all maintenance and repair costs, including structural, mechanical and systems repairs. Performance of our parking facilities depends, in part, on our ability to negotiate favorable contract terms and control operating expenses, economic conditions prevailing generally and in areas where parking facilities are located, the nature and extent of competitive parking facilities in the area, weather conditions and the real estate market.
     An increase in government regulation or taxation could have a negative effect on our profitability.
     Our business is subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations, and in some cases, municipal and state authorities directly regulate parking facilities. In addition, many cities impose a substantial tax or surcharge on parking services, which generally range from 10% to 50%. Substantial increases in the tax or surcharge on parking such as occurred in recent years in Pittsburgh and Miami can have a significant negative effect on profitability in a given city. The profitability of our business is also affected by increases in property taxes because the Company is responsible for paying property taxes on its owned properties and on many of its leased facilities. Several state and local laws have been passed in recent years that are designed to encourage car-pooling or the use of mass transit or impose certain restrictions on automobile usage. An example is the restrictions imposed by the City of New York in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, which included street closures and a requirement for passenger cars entering certain bridges and tunnels to have more than one occupant during the morning rush hour. We also are subject to federal, state and local employment and labor laws and regulations, and several cities in which we have operations either have adopted or are considering the adoption of so-called “living wage” ordinances. The adoption of such laws and regulations, the imposition of additional parking taxes or surcharges and increases in property and other taxes could adversely impact our profitability.
     The sureties for our performance bond program may increase rates and require additional collateral to issue or renew performance bonds in support of certain contracts.
     Under substantially all of our contracts with municipalities and government entities and airports, we are required to provide a performance bond to support our obligations under the contract. We are also required to provide performance bonds under certain leases and other contracts with non-governmental entities. In recent years, the sureties for our performance bond program increased the rates we pay on these bonds and required us to collateralize a greater percentage of our performance bonds with letters of credit. Although we believe our performance bond program is adequate for its present needs, if we are unable to provide sufficient collateral in the future, our sureties may not issue or renew performance bonds to support our obligations under certain contracts.
     As is customary in the industry, a surety provider can refuse to provide a bond principal with new or renewal surety bonds. If any existing or future surety provider refuses to provide us with surety bonds, there can be no assurance that we would be able to find alternate providers on acceptable terms, or at all. Our inability to provide surety bonds could result in the loss of existing contracts or future business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
     Our net income could be adversely affected if accruals for future insurance losses are not adequate.
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loss experience and guidance and evaluation we have received from third party insurance professionals, such as actuaries. There can be no assurance, however, that the ultimate amount of such costs will not exceed the amounts presently accrued, in which case we would need to increase accruals and pay additional expenses.
     The operation of our business is dependent on key personnel.
     Our success is, and will continue to be, substantially dependent upon the continued services of our management team. The loss of the services of one or more of the members of our senior management team could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the results of operations. Although we have entered into employment agreements with, and historically have been successful in retaining the services of our senior management, there can be no assurance that we will be able to retain these senior management people in the future. In addition, our future growth depends on our ability to attract and retain skilled operating managers and employees.
     We have foreign operations that may be adversely affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.
     We operate in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and other countries. For the year ended September 30, 2006, revenues from foreign operations represented 6.1% of our total revenues, excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses. Our United Kingdom operations accounted for 24.9% of total revenues from foreign operations, excluding reimbursement of management contract expense and excluding earnings from joint ventures. We receive revenues and incur expenses in various foreign currencies in connection with our foreign operations and, as a result, we are subject to currency exchange rate fluctuations. We intend to continue to invest in certain foreign leased or owned parking facilities, either independently or through joint ventures, where appropriate, and may become increasingly exposed to foreign currency fluctuations. We believe we currently have limited exposure to foreign currency risk. We have entered into certain foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate the foreign exchange risk related to certain intercompany notes we have with our subsidiary in the United Kingdom. See note 1 to our consolidated financial statements.
     In connection with ownership or operation of parking facilities, we may be liable for environmental problems.
     Under various federal, state, and local environmental laws, ordinances, and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real property may be liable for the cost of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances on, under, or in such property. Such laws typically impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. There can be no assurance that a material environmental claim will not be asserted against us or against our owned or operated parking facilities. The cost of defending against claims of liability, or of remediating a contaminated property, could have a negative effect on our business and financial results.
     If we cannot maintain positive relationships with labor unions representing our employees, a work stoppage may adversely affect our business.
     Approximately 3,907 employees are represented by labor unions. There can be no assurance that we will be able to renew existing labor union contracts on acceptable terms. Employees could exercise their rights under these labor union contracts, which could include a strike or walk-out. In such cases, there are no assurances that we would be able to staff sufficient employees for its short-term needs. Any such labor strike or our inability to negotiate a satisfactory contract upon expiration of the current agreements could have a negative effect on our business and financial results.
Item 2. Properties
     The Company’s facilities, as of September 30, 2006, are organized into seven segments which are subdivided into 21 regions as detailed below. Each region is supervised by a regional manager who reports directly to one of the executive vice presidents or senior vice presidents. Regional managers oversee four to six general managers who each supervise the Company’s operations in a particular city. The following table summarizes certain information regarding the Company’s operating locations as of September 30, 2006.
                                                     
                                                Percentage
        Number of                           Total   of Total
Segment   Cities   Locations   Managed   Leased   Owned   Spaces   Spaces
Segment 1  
 
                                               
Canada  
Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto Pearson Airport, Toronto, Vancouver
    142       71       69       2       62,462       4.45 %
Cincinnati  
Columbus, Columbus Airport, Cleveland, Indianapolis Lexington ,Detroit Airport, Detroit, Cincinnati,
    168       76       76       16       88,423       6.30 %
Chicago  
Chicago, Milwaukee, General Mitchell Airport
    129       88       36       5       54,589       3.89 %
   
 
                                               
   
Total Segment 1
    439       235       181       23       205,474       14.64  
   
 
                                               
Segment 2  
 
                                               
Washington DC  
Washington DC, Washington Dulles Airport, Baltimore, Richmond, Richmond Airport
    203       106       92       5       95,053       6.78 %
Upper New York  
Syracuse, Charleston, WV, Pittsburgh, Rochester
    58       30       23       5       21,652       1.54 %
Philadelphia  
Philadelphia, Harrisburg Airport
    75       28       42       5       53,313       3.80 %
   
 
                                               

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        Number of                           Total   of Total
Segment   Cities   Locations   Managed   Leased   Owned   Spaces   Spaces
   
Total Segment 2
    336       164       157       15       170,018       12.12 %
   
 
                                               
Segment 3  
 
                                               
Nashville  
Nashville, Knoxville
    153       59       80       14       60,151       4.29 %
Los Angeles  
Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, San Diego, Burbank Airport Pheonix
    153       79       70       4       55,656       3.97 %
San Francisco  
San Francisco, Sacramento, Oakland
    85       51       34       0       23,594       1.68 %
Seattle  
Seattle
    26       24       2       0       8,555       0.61 %
Denver  
Denver, Albuquerque, Minneapolis, St. Louis Airport, Memphis, St. Louis, Omaha, Kansas city
    298       122       153       23       92,077       6.56 %
   
 
                                               
   
Total Segment 3
    715       335       339       41       240,033       17.11 %
   
 
                                               
Segment 4  
 
                                               
Boston  
Boston, Manchester, Providence, Hartford
    137       70       61       6       98,306       7.01 %
New York  
Stamford, New Jersey, Poughkeepsie, New York
    408       209       187       12       162,255       11.56 %
   
 
                                               
   
Total Segment 4
    545       279       248       18       260,561       18.57 %
   
 
                                               
Segment 5  
 
                                               
Florida  
Atlanta, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando
    133       77       48       8       65,379       4.66 %
Charlotte  
Birmingham, Charlotte, Knoxville
    105       71       33       1       39,151       2.79 %
New Orleans  
New Orleans, New Orleans Airport, Baton Rouge Jackson, Mobile
    146       53       88       5       44,001       3.14 %
Houston  
Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Houston, Houston Airport, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, FT Worth, Dallas- FT Worth Airport
    253       103       123       27       116,053       8.27 %
   
 
                                               
   
Total Segment 5
    637       304       292       41       264,584       18.86 %
   
 
                                               
Segment 6  
 
                                               
USA Parking  
 
    92       76       15       1       51,483       3.67 %
   
 
                                               
   
Total Segment 6
    92       76       15       1       51,483       3.67 %
   
 
                                               
Segment 7  
 
                                               
South America  
San Juan, Chile, Colombia, Peru
    91       59       32       0       33,112       2.36 %
Europe  
London, Poland, Greece, Switzerland, Ireland Spain
    154       134       20       0       148,464       10.58 %
Miami  
Miami
    46       34       12       0       29,326       2.09 %
   
 
                                               
   
Total Segment 7
    291       227       64       0       210,902       15.03 %
   
 
                                               
Total  
 
    3,055       1,620       1,296       139       1,403,055       100.00 %
   
 
                                               
     The Company’s facilities include both surface lots and structured parking facilities (garages). Approximately 25% of the Company’s owned parking properties are in structured parking facilities, with the remainder in surface lots. Each year the Company expends significant funds to repair and maintain parking facilities. Management believes the Company’s owned facilities generally are in good condition and are adequate for its present needs.
A summary of the facilities operated domestically and internationally by Central Parking as of September 30, 2006 is as follows:
                                                 
                                            Percent
    Managed   Leased   Owned   Total   Spaces   of Total
Total U.S. and Puerto Rico
    1,376       1,182       137       2,695       1,170,588       83.43 %
 
                                               
United Kingdom
    108       5       0       113       122,470       8.73 %
Canada
    71       69       2       142       62,462       4.45 %
Chile
    19       9       0       28       9,346       0.67 %
Greece
    9       4       0       13       8,185       0.59 %
Peru
    13       0       0       13       8,327       0.59 %
Spain
    1       5       0       6       2,440       0.17 %
Poland
    5       5       0       10       1,867       0.13 %
Colombia
    7       16       0       23       3,868       0.28 %
Ireland
    10       0       0       10       13,177       0.94 %
Switzerland
    1       1       0       2       325       0.02 %
 
                                               
Total foreign
    244       114       2       360       232,467       16.57 %
 
                                               
 
                                               
Total facilities
    1,620       1,296       139       3,055       1,403,055       100.00 %
 
                                               

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The table below sets forth certain information regarding the Company’s managed, leased and owned facilities in the periods indicated.
                         
    Year Ended September 30,
    2006   2005   2004
Managed Facilities:
                       
Beginning of year
    1,671       1,615       1,714  
 
                       
Acquired or merged during year
                 
Added during year
    279       354       225  
Consolidated during year
    (15 )     (52 )     (18 )
Deleted during year
    (315 )     (246 )     (306 )
 
                       
End of year
    1,620       1,671       1,615  
 
                       
Renewal Rate (1)
    83.9 %     87.6 %     84.2 %
Leased Facilities:
                       
Beginning of year
    1,548       1,626       1,798  
 
                       
Acquired or merged during year
                 
Added during year
    118       159       108  
Consolidated during year
    (49 )     (18 )     (59 )
Deleted during year
    (321 )     (219 )     (221 )
 
                       
End of year
    1,296       1,548       1,626  
 
                       
Owned Facilities (2):
                       
Beginning of year
    180       192       205  
 
                       
Purchased during year
    1       2       2  
Sold during year
    (42 )     (14 )     (15 )
 
                       
End of year
    139       180       192  
 
                       
Total facilities (end of year)
    3,055       3,399       3,433  
 
                       
Net increase(reduction) in number of facilities:
                       
Managed
    (3.1 )%     3.5 %     (5.8 )%
Leased
    (16.3 )%     (4.8 )%     (9.6 )%
Owned
    (22.8 )%     (6.3 )%     (6.3 )%
Total facilities
    (10.1 )%     (1.0 )%     (7.6 )%
 
(1)   The renewal rate calculation is 100% minus deleted locations divided by the sum of the beginning of the year, acquired and added during the year for management locations.
 
(2)   Includes the Company’s corporate headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
     The ownership of property and provision of services to the public entails an inherent risk of liability. Although the Company is engaged in routine litigation incidental to its business, there is no legal proceeding to which the Company is a party which, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. The Company carries liability insurance against certain types of claims such as bodily injury that management believes meets industry standards; however, there can be no assurance that any legal proceedings (including any related judgments, settlements or costs) will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.
     The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the ordinary course of its business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liability with respect to those proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, operations, or liquidity of the Company, but could have a material effect on the results of operations in a given quarter.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders
     No matter was submitted to a vote of the Company’s security-holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.

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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
     (a) The Registrant’s common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “CPC.” The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices for the Company’s common stock as reported by the NYSE.
                 
    High   Low
FISCAL YEAR 2006
               
First Quarter
  $ 15.54     $ 12.85  
Second Quarter
    16.84       12.96  
Third Quarter
    16.11       13.30  
Fourth Quarter
    17.97       15.00  
Twelve months
    17.97       12.85  
 
FISCAL YEAR 2005
               
First Quarter
  $ 15.72     $ 12.55  
Second Quarter
    18.37       13.72  
Third Quarter
    17.76       13.21  
Fourth Quarter
    16.33       13.79  
Twelve months
    18.37       12.55  
     (b) There were, as of September 30, 2006, approximately 4,500 shareholders of the Company’s common stock, based on the number of record holders of the Company’s common stock and an estimate of the number of individual participants represented by security position listings.
     (c) Since April 1997, Central Parking has distributed a quarterly cash dividend of $0.015 per share of Central Parking common stock. The Company’s Board currently intends to declare a cash dividend each quarter depending on Central Parking’s profitability and future capital requirements. Central Parking reserves the right, however, to retain all or a substantial portion of its earnings to finance the operation and expansion of Central Parking’s business. As a result, the future payment of dividends will depend upon, among other things, the Company’s profitability, capital requirements, financial condition, growth, business opportunities, and other factors that the Central Parking Board may deem relevant, including restrictions in any then-existing credit agreement. The Company’s existing credit facility contains certain covenants including those that require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios, restrict further indebtedness, and limit the amount of dividends payable; however, the Company does not believe these restrictions limit its ability to pay currently anticipated cash dividends. In addition, Central Parking Finance Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory business trust, of which all of the common securities are owned by the Company, has issued preferred securities (the “Trust Issued Preferred Securities”) and has invested the proceeds thereof in an equivalent amount of 5.25% Convertible Subordinated Debentures (“Convertible Debentures”) of the Company. Pursuant to the Convertible Debentures, the Company is prohibited from paying dividends on its common stock if the quarterly distributions on the Trust Issued Preferred Securities are not made. See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
     (d) The following table is for the presentation of securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans as of September 30, 2006.
                         
                    Number of securities remaining  
    Number of securities to be     Weighted-average exercise     available for future issuance under  
    issued upon exercise of     price of outstanding     equity compensation plans  
    outstanding options,     options, warrants and     (excluding securities reflected in  
    warrants and rights     rights     column (a))  
Plan Category   (a)     (b)     (c)  
Equity compensation plans approved by securities holders
    3,684,895     $ 17.83       1,440,969  
 
Equity compensation plans not approved by securities holders
                 
 
 
                 
Total
    3,684,895     $ 17.83       1,440,969  
 
                 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
     Selected financial data of the Company is set forth below for each of the periods indicated. Certain of the statement of operations, per share, and balance sheet data were derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company. All of the information set forth below should be read in conjunction with Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” and with Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
                                                         
    Year Ended September 30,     2006 vs. 2005  
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002     Increase (Decrease)  
Amounts in thousands, except share and
employee data
    (5)     (5)     (5)     (5)                  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
                                                       
Revenues:
                                                       
Parking
  $ 522,547     $ 537,712     $ 560,925     $ 564,294     $ 554,143     $ (15,165 )     (2.8 )%
Management contract and other
    119,006       115,053       122,023       114,816       113,262       3,953       3.4  
 
                                         
 
    641,553       652,765       682,948       679,110       667,405       (11,212 )     (1.7 )
Reimbursement of management contract expenses
    467,882       452,287       516,515       482,938       449,513       15,595       3.4  
 
                                         
Total revenues
    1,109,435       1,105,052       1,199,463       1,162,048       1,116,918       4,383       0.4  
Expenses:
                                                       
Total before reimbursed management contract expenses
    605,514       634,995       639,528       675,447       608,497       (29,481 )     (4.6 )
Reimbursed management contract expenses
    467,882       452,287       516,515       482,938       449,513       15,595       3.4  
Property-related gains (losses), net
    31,900       53,596       7,161       (7,150 )     (4,329 )     (21,696 )     (40.5 )
Impairment of goodwill
          (454 )                       (454 )      
 
                                         
Operating earnings (losses)
    67,939       70,912       50,581       (3,487 )     54,579       (2,973 )     (4.2 )
Percentage of operating earnings (losses) to total revenues, excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses
    10.6 %     10.9 %     7.4 %     0.5 %     8.2 %                
Interest expense, net
    (14,470 )     (13,152 )     (15,396 )     (16,988 )     (10,011 )     1,318     10.0
Gain on repurchase of subordinated convertible debentures
                            9,245              
Gain on sale of non-operating assets
                      3,279                    
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments
    (1,172 )     3,006                         (4,178 )     (139.0 )
Equity in partnership and joint venture earnings (losses)
    1,234       (474 )     (2,984 )     2,212       2,702       1,708       (360.3 )
 
                                         
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    53,531       60,292       32,201       (14,984 )     56,515       (6,761 )     (11.2 )
Minority interest
    (1,014 )     (1,327 )     (2,999 )     (4,044 )     (4,764 )     313       (23.6 )
 
                                         
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    52,517       58,965       29,202       (19,028 )     51,751       (6,448 )     (10.9 )
Income tax (expense) benefit
    (19,068 )     (26,906 )     (12,736 )     7,231       (18,381 )     7,838       (29.1  
Income tax percentage of earnings (loss) from continuing Operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    36.3 %     45.6 %     43.6 %     38.0 %     35.5 %     N/A       N/A  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax (1)
                            (9,341 )         NM
 
                                         
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
    33,449       32,059       16,466       (11,797 )     24,029       1,390       4.3  
 
                                         
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    (5,585 )     (17,789 )     527       7,270       9,739       12,204       (68.6 )
 
                                         
Net earnings (loss)
  $ 27,864     $ 14,270     $ 16,993     $ (4,527 )   $ 33,768     $ 13,594       95.3  
 
                                         
Percentage of net earnings (loss) to total revenues, excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses
    4.3 %     2.2 %     2.5 %     (0.7 )%     5.1 %                
                                                         
    Year Ended September 30,     2006 vs. 2005  
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002     Increase (Decrease)  
            (5)     (5)     (5)     (5)                  
PER SHARE DATA:
                                                       
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting changes – basic
  $ 1.03     $ 0.88     $ 0.45     $ (0.33 )   $ 0.93     $ 0.15       17.0 %
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
                            (0.26 )            
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.17 )     (0.49 )     0.02       0.20       0.27       0.32       65.3  
 
                                         
Net earnings (loss) – basic
  $ 0.86     $ 0.39     $ 0.47     $ (0.13 )   $ 0.94     $ 0.47       120.5  
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting changes – diluted
  $ 1.03     $ 0.87     $ 0.45     $ (0.33 )   $ 0.92     $ 0.16       18.4 %
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
                            (0.26 )            
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.17 )     (0.48 )     0.02       0.20       0.27       0.31       64.6  
 
                                         
Net earnings (loss) –diluted
  $ 0.86     $ 0.39     $ 0.47     $ (0.13 )   $ 0.93     $ 0.47       120.5  
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
    32,258       36,626       36,346       36,034       35,849       (4,368 )     (11.9 )%
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
    32,499       36,762       36,555       36,034       36,211       (4,263 )     (11.6 )%
Dividends per common share
  $ 0.06     $ 0.06     $ 0.06     $ 0.06     $ 0.06                  
Net book value per common share outstanding at September 30
  $ 12.63     $ 12.30     $ 11.89     $ 11.56     $ 11.57                  

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    As of September 30,     2006 vs. 2005  
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002     Increase (Decrease)  
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
                                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 44,689     $ 26,055     $ 27,628     $ 31,572     $ 33,498     $ 18,634       71.5 %
Working capital
    (25,453 )     870       (54,759 )     11,882       (92,805 )     (26,323 )     (3025.6 )
Goodwill
    232,056       232,443       232,562       230,312       242,141       (387 )     (0.2 )
Total assets
    788,370       867,814       929,628       1,001,177       998,884       (79,444 )     (9.2 )
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion
    87,625       98,212       159,188       266,961       207,098       (10,587 )     (10.8 )
Subordinated convertible debentures
    78,085       78,085       78,085       78,085       78,085              
Shareholders’ equity
    406,228       452,061       435,033       416,526       415,804       (45,833 )     (10.1 )
                                                         
    Year Ended September 30,   2006 vs. 2005
    2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   Increase (Decrease)
OTHER DATA:
                                                       
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 30,278     $ 29,497     $ 32,635     $ 35,173     $ 34,500     $ 781       2.6 %
Employees (2)
    18,940       23,957       22,537       21,187       18,100       (5,017 )     (20.9 )
Number of shareholders (2)
    4,500       5,650       6,862       8,400       7,100       (1,150 )     (20.4 )
Market capitalization (in millions) (3)
  $ 531,000     $ 550,000     $ 484,000     $ 443,000     $ 724,000     $ (19,000 )     (3.5 )
Return on average equity (4)
    6.5 %     3.2 %     4.0 %     (1.1 )%     8.5 %                
 
(1)   Reflects the Company’s adoption in 2002 of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142 for the transitional impairment of goodwill of $9.3 million, net of tax of $28 thousand.
 
(2)   Reflects information as of September 30 of the respective fiscal year.
(3) Based on number of shares outstanding and closing market price as of September 30.
 
(4)   Reflects return on equity calculated using fiscal year net earnings (loss) divided by average shareholders’ equity for the fiscal year.
 
(5)   The Company’s prior period results were reclassified to reflect the operations of the locations discontinued in fiscal year 2006 as well as the locations designated as held-for-sale during fiscal year 2006 but not yet sold, as discontinued operations net of related income taxes.
 
NM   Not meaningful
 
N/A   Not applicable

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
     The Company operates parking facilities under three types of arrangements: leases, fee ownership, and management contracts. Revenues from leased and owned properties are categorized in the Company’s financial statements as parking revenues. Cost of parking relates to both leased and owned facilities and includes rent, payroll and related benefits, depreciation, maintenance, insurance and general operating expenses. The Company experienced a net decline in the number of leased and owned locations in 2006 of 293 locations (119 additional leased and owned locations offset by 363 lost or sold locations and 49 locations that were converted to management agreements or consolidated with existing locations). Management contract revenues consist of management fees (both fixed and performance based) and fees for ancillary services such as insurance, accounting, benefits administration, equipment leasing, and consulting. The cost of management contracts includes insurance premiums and claims and other indirect overhead. The Company experienced a net decline in the number of managed facilities in 2006 of 51 locations (279 additional managed locations offset by 330 lost locations during the year). In addition to management fees, many of the management agreements provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Company to manage the locations. The reimbursement of expenses is presented as a component of revenue and costs in accordance with EITF No. 01-14.
Critical Accounting Policies
     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accounting estimates are an integral part of the preparation of the financial statements and the financial reporting process and are based upon current judgments. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Certain accounting policies and estimates are particularly sensitive because of their complexity and the possibility that future events affecting them may differ materially from the Company’s current judgments and estimates.
     The following listing of critical accounting policies is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of the Company’s accounting policies. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by U. S. generally accepted accounting principles, with no need for management’s judgment regarding accounting policy. The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies, as discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included herein for the year ended September 30, 2006, the following involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity:
     Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill
     As of September 30, 2006, the Company’s long-lived assets were comprised primarily of $295.9 million of property, equipment and leasehold improvements and $72.0 million of contract and lease rights. In accounting for the Company’s long-lived assets, other than goodwill and other intangible assets, the Company applies the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $232.1 million of goodwill. The Company accounts for goodwill and other intangible assets under the provisions of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
     The determination and measurement of an impairment loss under these accounting standards require the significant use of judgment and estimates. The determination of fair value of these assets includes cash flow projections that assume certain future revenue and cost levels, assumed discount rates based upon current market conditions and other valuation factors, all of which involve the use of significant judgment and estimation. The Company recorded impairment loss of approximately $3.6 million ($3.2 million in continuing operations and $0.4 million in discontinued operations) during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006. Future events may indicate differences from management’s judgments and estimates which could, in turn, result in increased impairment charges in the future. Future events that may result in increased impairment charges include changes in interest rates, which could impact discount rates, unfavorable economic conditions or other factors which could decrease revenues and profitability of existing locations, and changes in the cost structure of existing facilities. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded $6.6 million of impairment charges related to long-lived assets in continuing operations and $7.0 million of impairment charges related to long-lived assets in discontinued operations. The Company also recorded $0.5 million in impairment charges related to Goodwill in continuing operations for fiscal year 2005.
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     As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $72.0 million of contract and lease rights. The Company capitalizes payments made to third parties, which provide the Company the right to manage or lease facilities. Lease rights and management contract rights which are purchased individually are amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related agreements, which range from 5 to 30 years. Management contract rights acquired through acquisition of an entity are amortized as a group over the estimated term of the contracts, including anticipated renewals and terminations based on the Company’s historical experience (typically 15 years). If the renewal rate of contracts within an acquired group is less than initially estimated, accelerated amortization or impairment may be necessary.
     Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
     As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $64.0 million of trade receivables, including management accounts receivable and accounts receivable – other. Additionally, the Company had a recorded allowance for doubtful accounts of $3.0 million. The Company reports management accounts receivable, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts, to represent its estimate of the amount that ultimately will be realized in cash. The Company reviews the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts on an ongoing basis, using historical collection trends, analyses of receivable portfolios by region and by source, aging of receivables, as well as review of specific accounts, and makes adjustments in the allowance as necessary. Changes in economic conditions, specifically in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States, could have an impact on the collection of existing receivable balances or future allowance considerations.
     Lease Termination Costs
     The Company recognizes lease termination costs related to disposal activities in accordance with SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. Lease termination costs are based upon certain estimates of liabilities related to costs to exit an activity. Liability estimates may change as a result of future events, such as the settlement of a lease termination for an amount less than the amount contractually required.
     Self-Insurance Liabilities
     The Company purchases comprehensive liability insurance covering certain claims that occur at parking facilities it owns, leases or manages. The primary amount of such coverage is $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate per facility. In addition, the Company purchases umbrella/excess liability coverage. The Company’s various liability insurance policies have deductibles of up to $350,000 that must be met before the insurance companies are required to reimburse the Company for costs incurred relating to covered claims. In addition, the Company’s worker’s compensation program has a deductible of $250,000. The Company also provides health insurance for many of its employees and purchases a stop-loss policy with a deductible of $150,000 per claim. As a result, the Company is, in effect, self-insured for all claims up to the deductible levels. The Company applies the provisions of SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, in determining the timing and amount of expense recognition associated with claims against the Company. The recognition of liabilities is based upon management’s determination of an unfavorable outcome of a claim being deemed as probable and reasonably estimable, as defined in SFAS No. 5. This determination requires the use of judgment in both the estimation of probability and the amount to be recognized as a liability. The Company engages an actuary to assist in determining the estimated liabilities for customer injury, employee medical costs and worker’s compensation claims. Management utilizes historical experience with similar claims along with input from legal counsel in determining the likelihood and extent of an unfavorable outcome for certain general litigation. Future events may indicate differences from these judgments and estimates and result in increased expense recognition in the future. Total discounted self-insurance liabilities at September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005 were $22.6 million and $24.6 million, respectively, reflecting a 4.5% discount rate. The related undiscounted amounts at such dates were $25.0 million and $27.7 million, respectively.
     Classification as Continuing or Discontinuing Operations
     In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, the results of operations (including the gain or loss on sale and any recognized asset impairment) of long-lived assets which qualify as a component of an entity that either have been disposed of or are classified as held for sale shall be reported in discontinued operations if (i) the operations and cash flows of the component have been, or will be, eliminated from operations of the Company as a result of the disposal transaction and (ii) the Company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the component after the disposal transaction. The net property-related gains noted above have been classified in continuing operations as the individual disposal transactions did not meet the SFAS No. 144 and EITF 03-13 criteria for classification as discontinued operations primarily due to the expected retention of certain cash flows from assets disposed. If management’s assumptions regarding the timing and amount of such retained cash flows change in the future, the net property gain (loss) recognized in continuing operations, along with the results of operations related to such assets, may need to be reclassified to discontinued operations.
     Income Taxes
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taxes. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company has certain net operating loss carry forwards which expire between 2006 and 2025. The valuation allowance was established for certain net operating loss carry forwards where their recoverability is deemed to be uncertain. The carrying value of the Company’s net deferred tax assets assumes that the Company will be able to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain tax jurisdictions, based on estimates and assumptions. If these estimates and related assumptions change in the future, the Company will be required to adjust its deferred tax valuation allowances. The valuation allowance was increased during 2006 and 2005 to reflect net operating loss carryforwards in foreign operations and in certain states where management has determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Results of Operations
Unless otherwise indicated, the following discussion relates to continuing operations.
     Year Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Year Ended September 30, 2005
     Parking revenues in fiscal year 2006 decreased to $522.5 million from $537.7 million in fiscal year 2005, a decrease of $15.2 million, or 2.8%. The decrease of $15.2 million is due to decreases of $57.3 million due to closed locations; partially offset by an increase of $11.9 million related to contracts converted from leased to management deals, an increase of $8.5 million in new locations and an increase in same store sales of $21.7 million.
     Management contract and other revenues (excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses) increased in fiscal year 2006 to $119.0 million from $115.1 million in fiscal year 2005, an increase of $3.9 million, or 3.4%. The increase was primarily due to higher management fees.
     Cost of parking in fiscal year 2006 decreased to $478.4 million or 91.5% of parking revenues from $491.8 million or 91.5% of parking revenues in fiscal year 2005, a decrease of $13.4 million, or 2.7%. The decrease was due primarily to a reduction in the number of operating locations, including elimination of several unprofitable locations, and was composed of decreases of $10.2 million in rent expense, $1.9 million in repairs and maintenance, $1.4 million in insurance claims expense, $1.3 million in snow removal; partially offset by a $0.9 million increase in professional services and $0.5 million increase in other expenses.
     Cost of management contracts in fiscal year 2006 decreased to $47.5 million from $60.3 million in fiscal year 2005, a decrease of $12.8 million or 21.2%. The cost of management contracts, as a percentage of management contract and other revenues, excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses, was 39.9% in fiscal year 2006 compared to 52.4% in fiscal year 2005. The decrease was primarily caused by decreases of $2.5 million in group insurance claims expense, $5.9 million in other insurance related costs and a reduction of $4.4 million in bad debt expense.
     General and administrative expenses decreased to $79.6 million in 2006 from $83.0 million in 2005, a decrease of $3.3 million, or 4.0%. This decrease is due to decreases of $1.1 million in deferred compensation, $0.7 million in payroll related expenses, $0.6 million in travel and entertainment, $0.9 million in professional services, and $1.9 million in other expenses; partially offset by an increase of $1.9 million in supplies. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues (excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses) decreased to 12.4% for fiscal 2006 compared to 12.7% for fiscal 2005.
     Net property-related gains for fiscal year 2006 were $31.9 million compared to $53.6 million in fiscal year 2005. Net property-related gains for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 of $31.9 million was comprised of gains on sale of property of $35.1 million ($12.0 million in Houston, $ 9.1 million in Baltimore, $6.2 million in Chicago, $2.4 million from the sale of our interest in our Germany partnership, $1.8 million in Atlanta, $1.4 million in Denver, $1.4 million in West Palm Beach, $1.3 million in Nashville, $0.9 million in Dallas, and $0.7 million in miscellaneous property sales; partially offset by a loss of $0.9 million in Pittsburgh and $1.2 million in London); offset by $3.2 million of impairments of leasehold improvements, contract rights and other intangible assets primarily in Segment Two, Segment Four, Segment Five, and Other. The $53.6 million gain in 2005 was comprised of a gain on the sale of property of $60.2 million, comprised primarily of ($38.2 million on the sale of a lease in New York, $9.1 million on the sale of property in New York, $5.5 million in Missouri, $2.7 million in Denver, $1.9 million in Seattle, $1.9 million in Chicago, and $0.9 million related to other miscellaneous sales); offset by $6.6 million of impairments of leasehold improvements, contract rights and other intangible assets primarily in Segment One, Segment Two, Segment Three, Segment Four, Segment Seven and Segment — Other. The impairment charges recognized in fiscal year 2006 and 2005 were based on estimated fair values using projected cash flows of the applicable parking facility discounted at the Company’s average cost of funds.

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     In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, the results of operations (including the gain or loss on sale and any recognized asset impairment) of long-lived assets which qualify as a component of an entity that either have been disposed of or are classified as held for sale shall be reported in discontinued operations if (i) the operations and cash flows of the component have been, or will be, eliminated from operations of the Company as a result of the disposal transaction and (ii) the entity will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the component after the disposal transaction. To the extent that the net property-related gains have been classified in continuing operations, management concluded that the individual disposal transactions did not meet the SFAS No. 144 and EITF 03-13 criteria for classification as discontinued operations primarily due to the expected retention of certain cash flows from assets disposed. If management’s assumptions regarding the timing and amount of such retained cash flows change in the future, the net property gain (loss) recognized in continuing operations, along with the results of operations related to such assets, may need to be reclassified to discontinued operations.
     During 2005, the Company determined that $454,000 of the goodwill recorded in segment seven was impaired based on an evaluation performed by a third party.
     Interest income in fiscal year 2006 decreased to $1.2 million from $4.7 million in fiscal year 2005. Interest expense decreased in fiscal year 2006 to $11.5 million from $13.7 million in fiscal year 2005 due primarily to a decrease in the average balance outstanding in 2006. The weighted average balance outstanding for the Company’s debt obligations and subordinated convertible debentures was $222.8 million during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, at a weighted average interest rate of 6.3% compared to a weighted average balance outstanding of $261.9 million at a weighted average rate of 6.3% during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. Deferred finance costs were included in the calculation of the weighted average interest rate.
     The Company recognized a $1.2 million loss on derivative instruments equal to the fair market value of both interest rate swaps at September 30, 2006. For September 30, 2005, the Company recognized a $3.0 million gain on derivative instruments equal to the fair market value of both interest rate swaps, of which $1.6 million represents the correction of 2004 and 2003 gains previously recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income.
     Equity in partnership and joint venture earnings (losses) was $1.2 million in fiscal year 2006 compared to a loss of $0.5 million in fiscal year 2005. The increase is primarily related to improved operating results due to the sale of the Company’s 50% owned, non-consolidated affiliate in Mexico. During the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company signed a letter of intent to sell its fifty percent interest in its joint venture in Mexico, for a cash payment at closing of $325,000 and a secured promissory note of approximately $3.7 million in repayment of the joint venture’s indebtedness to the Company. Based on the letter of intent, the Company recognized a $1.7 million impairment charge on its investment in the joint venture during the fourth quarter of 2005. The Company finalized the sale of its interest in Mexico in fiscal 2006.
     The Company’s effective income tax rate on earnings from continuing operations before income taxes was 36.3% in fiscal year 2006 compared to 45.6% in fiscal year 2005. The decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily attributable to the effect of a decrease in the deferred income tax valuation allowance related to certain state operating losses. The Company’s effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 38.0% before discontinued operations for fiscal year 2007. See note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
     Included in operating earnings from discontinued operations for fiscal 2006 is income of $2.3 million from the settlement agreement with Rotala. Net property-related gains (losses) related to discontinued operations the year ended September 30, 2006, includes a charge of $12.3 million related to the disposal of the United Kingdom transport division, which consists of $10.2 million in contract and lease buyouts associated with buses, routes and the depot, and $2.1 million for severance related costs. All obligations related to the charge were paid in fiscal 2006, except for $2.4 million relating to contract and lease buyouts which will be paid in fiscal 2007. Also included in net property-related gains (losses) related to discontinued operations for the fiscal 2006 are gains of $11.3 million from the sale of properties which had been classified as Assets Held for Sale. The $11.3 million gain primarily relates to the sale of properties of $2.6 million in Atlanta, $2.1 million in Nashville, $1.9 million in Miami, $1.8 million in Chicago, $0.6 million in Roanoke, $0.5 million in Pittsburgh, $0.5 million in Charleston, $0.4 million in Little Rock, $0.3 million in San Antonio, $0.2 million in Minneapolis, $0.1 million in Houston, and $0.3 million in miscellaneous properties. The Company’s 2005 and 2004 consolidated statements of income and cash flows have been reclassified to reflect the operations and cash flows related to discontinued operations through September 30, 2006. Due to the nature of the Company’s business and the nature of the transactions, the Company is not able to estimate the disclosures required by Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 03-13.

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     Year Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to Year Ended September 30, 2004
     Parking revenues in fiscal year 2005 decreased to $537.2 million from $560.9 million in fiscal year 2004, a decrease of $23.2 million, or 4.1%. The decrease resulted from the conversion of certain contracts from lease agreements to management agreements which totaled $12.6 million and closed locations of $29.2 million, partially offset by $9.7 million in revenues from new locations. The Company experienced an increase in same store sales of $8.9 million for fiscal year 2005 compared to fiscal year 2004.
     Management contract and other revenues (excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses) decreased in fiscal year 2005 to $115.1 million from $122.0 million in fiscal year 2004, a decrease of $7.0 million, or 5.7%. The majority of the decrease is due to a decrease of $7.1 million for lots closed during the year, a decrease in same store sales of $3.4 million, offset by new locations and other of $3.5 million.
     Cost of parking in fiscal year 2005 decreased to $491.8 million or 91.5% of parking revenues from $510.2 million or 91.0% of parking revenues in fiscal year 2004, a decrease of $18.4 million, or 3.6%. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease of $6.7 million in payroll expense, a decrease of $9.1 million in rent expense, a decrease of $2.0 million in depreciation expense and $0.6 million in other expenses.
     Cost of management contracts in fiscal year 2005 increased to $60.3 million from $57.8 million in fiscal year 2004 an increase of $2.5 million or 4.3%. The cost of management contracts, as a percentage of management contract and other revenues, excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses, was 52.4% in fiscal year 2005 compared to 47.3% in fiscal year 2004. The increase in cost was primarily caused by an increase of $2.9 million in bad debt expense, and an increase of $2.1 million of liability insurance expense; offset by a $1.2 million decrease in group insurance, a decrease of $0.6 million in consulting expenses and a decrease of $0.7 million in other expenses.
     General and administrative expenses increased to $83.0 million in 2005 from $71.5 million in 2004, an increase of $11.4 million, or 16.0%. This increase is due to an increase of $3.7 million in severance expense and other payroll related expenses, and $6.0 million in professional fees related primarily to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts, $0.7 million in travel expenses and $1.0 million in other expenses. General and administrative expenses increased as a percentage of total revenue (excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses) to 12.7% in 2005 from 10.5% in 2004.
     Net property-related gains for fiscal year 2005 were $53.6 million compared to $7.2 million in fiscal year 2004. The $53.6 million gain in 2005 was comprised of a gain on the sale of property of $60.2 million, comprised primarily of ($38.2 million on the sale of a lease in New York, $9.1 million on the sale of property in New York, $5.5 million gain in Missouri, $2.7 million in Denver, $1.9 million in Seattle, $1.9 million Chicago, and $0.9 million related to other miscellaneous sales); offset by $6.6 million of impairments of leasehold improvements, contract rights and other intangible assets primarily in Segment One, Segment Two, Segment Three, Segment Four, Segment Seven, and Segment Other. The $7.2 million gain in 2004 was comprised of a gain on sale of property of $9.6 million comprised of ($5.7 million gain on sale of property in Providence, $1.8 million in New York, $1.1 million in London, $0.9 million in Dallas and $0.1 million in miscellaneous property sales); offset by $2.4 million of impairments of leasehold improvements, contract rights and other intangible assets primarily in Segment One, Segment Four, and Segment Other. The loss on the impairment charges recognized in fiscal year 2005 and 2004 were based on estimated fair values using projected cash flows of the applicable parking facility discounted at the Company’s average cost of funds. Management determined that the projected cash flows for these locations would not be enough to recover the remaining value of the assets.
     In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, the results of operations (including the gain or loss on sale and any recognized asset impairment) of long-lived assets which qualify as a component of an entity that either have been disposed of or are classified as held for sale shall be reported in discontinued operations if (i) the operations and cash flows of the component have been, or will be, eliminated from operations of the Company as a result of the disposal transaction and (ii) the entity will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the component after the disposal transaction. The net property-related gains noted above have been classified in continuing operations as the individual disposal transactions did not meet the SFAS No. 144 and EITF 03-13 criteria for classification as discontinued operations primarily due to the expected retention of certain cash flows from assets disposed. If management’s assumptions regarding the timing and amount of such retained cash flows change in the future, the net property gain (loss) recognized in continuing operations, along with the results of operations related to such assets, may need to be reclassified to discontinued operations.
     During 2005, the Company determined that $454,000 of the goodwill recorded in segment seven was impaired based on evaluation performed by a third party.
     Interest income in fiscal year 2005 decreased to $4.7 million from $4.9 million in fiscal year 2004. Interest expense decreased in fiscal year 2005 to $17.9 million from $20.3 million in fiscal year 2004 due primarily to a decrease in the average

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balance outstanding in 2005. The weighted average balance outstanding for the Company’s debt obligations and subordinated convertible debentures was $261.9 million during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, at a weighted average interest rate of 6.3% compared to a weighted average balance outstanding of $306.3 million at a weighted average rate of 5.9% during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004. Deferred finance costs were included in the calculation of the weighted average interest rate.
     The Company recognized a $3.0 million gain on derivative instruments equal to the fair market value of both interest rate swaps at September 30, 2005 of which $1.6 million represents the correction of 2004 and 2003 gains previously recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income.
     Equity in partnership and joint venture earnings (losses) was a loss of $0.5 million in fiscal year 2005 compared to a loss of $3.0 million in fiscal year 2004. The decrease is primarily related to operating results for the Company’s 50% owned, non-consolidated affiliate in Mexico. During the second quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company’s Mexican affiliate reported to the Company that the affiliate would be taking certain impairments and losses as part of the year-end audit performed by independent auditors. As the entity is a 50% owned, non-consolidated investment, results are recorded on the equity method. The 2004 losses reported to us were mostly non-cash, and totaled $2.6 million. $1.5 million of the losses was related to the second quarter of fiscal year 2004 and $1.1 million related to prior periods. The $1.5 million second quarter 2004 impact was the result of non-cash impairments, primarily related to notes receivable and other assets. The $1.1 million prior-period impact was due to corrections in the recording of equipment leases, and interest-expense accruals. Due to the immateriality of the effect on any one prior period and the second quarter of 2004, the corrections were made in the second quarter of fiscal year 2004. During the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company reached a tentative agreement to sell its fifty percent interest in its joint venture in Mexico, for a cash payment at closing of $325,000 and a secured promissory note of approximately $3.7 million in repayment of the joint venture’s indebtedness to the Company. Based on the tentative agreement, the Company recognized a $1.7 million impairment charge on its investment in the joint venture during the fourth quarter of 2005. This transaction is subject to the negotiation and execution of a definitive agreement, and there can be no assurance that the transaction will be completed or that it will be completed on the terms described above.
     The Company’s effective income tax rate on earnings from continuing operations before income taxes was 45.6% in fiscal year 2005 compared to 43.6% in fiscal year 2004. The decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily attributable to an increase in jobs credit. See note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
     For fiscal year 2005, the Company either disposed of or designated as held-for-sale or disposal certain locations, resulting in a loss from discontinued operations of $17.9 million. Included in discontinued operations in 2005 is $1.4 million of losses from the sale of property and $7.9 million of impairment charges related to certain properties held for sale and loss from discontinued operations of $7.4 million.
Quarterly Results
     The quarterly 2006 and 2005, as reported statement of operations data set forth below was derived from unaudited financial statements of the Company and includes all adjustments (including reclassifications between continuing and discontinuing operations) which the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation thereof (amounts in thousands, except per share data).
                                 
2006 Quarters                        
(Unaudited)   December 31     March 31     June 30     September 30  
Total revenues, excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses
  $ 160,384     $ 158,152     $ 162,449     $ 160,568  
Property related gains, net
    22,914       (1,159 )     4,542       5,603  
Operating earnings
    30,577       4,076       15,780       17,506  
Earnings from continuing operations, net of tax
    16,360       95       8,257       8,737  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    1,595       1,892       (9,361 )     289  
Net earnings
    17,955       1,987       (1,104 )     9,026  
 
                               
Earnings from continuing operations, net of tax per share – basic
  $ 0.50     $ 0.00     $ 0.26     $ 0.27  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    0.05       0.06       (0.29 )     0.01  
 
                       
Net earnings – basic
  $ 0.55     $ 0.06     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.28  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings from continuing operations, net of tax per share – dilutive
  $ 0.50     $ 0.00     $ 0.26     $ 0.27  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    0.05       0.06       (0.29 )     0.01  
 
                       
Net earnings – dilutive
  $ 0.55     $ 0.06     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.28  
 
                       

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     The fluctuations in operating earnings by quarter for fiscal year 2006 are primarily related to the normal seasonality and the property related gains (losses), net. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006, the property related gains were primarily related to $7.6 million gain on the sale of properties, partially offset by impairments of $2.0 million.
     Fourth quarter 2006 results from continuing operations, net of tax were lower than the fourth quarter of 2005 due primarily to a $20.8 million gain, net of tax, on the sale of a lease right in New York during the fourth quarter of 2005. During the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company increased its parking margin by 1.1% over the fourth quarter of 2005. The Company also increased the Management contract margin by 18.5% over the previous year, due to the increase in management fees due to the divestiture of unprofitable locations and lower bad debt expense than the fourth quarter of 2005. General and administrative expenses were lower due to a reduction of $2.2 million of professional fees as a result of fewer consultants and professionals and $0.5 million for travel and entertainment needed for SOX and the investigation in the United Kingdom.
                                 
2005 Quarters                        
(Unaudited)   December 31     March 31     June 30     September 30  
Total revenues, excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses
  $ 167,488     $ 161,019     $ 162,801     $ 161,457  
Property related gains, net
    1,881       14,755       (1,149 )     37,655  
Operating earnings
    12,605       15,199       4,260       38,849  
Earnings from continuing operations, net of tax
    6,097       7,437       393       18,132  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    (3,226 )     113       (5,729 )     (8,947 )
Net earnings
    2,871       7,550       (5,336 )     9,185  
 
                               
Earnings from continuing operations, net of tax per share – basic
  $ 0.17     $ 0.20     $ 0.01     $ 0.50  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.09 )     0.01       (0.15 )     (0.26 )
 
                       
Net earnings – basic
  $ 0.08     $ 0.21     $ (0.14 )   $ 0.24  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings from continuing operations, net of tax per share – dilutive
  $ 0.17     $ 0.20     $ 0.01     $ 0.49  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.09 )     0.01       (0.15 )     (0.25 )
 
                       
Net earnings – dilutive
  $ 0.08     $ 0.21     $ (0.14 )   $ 0.24  
 
                       
Liquidity and Capital Resources
     At September 30, 2006, the Company had a working capital deficit of $25.5 million. The Company does not believe that this is a liquidity issue due to the Company having $171.3 million in unused lines of credit.
     Net cash used by operating activities for fiscal year 2006 was $2.1 million, a decrease of $5.3 million from net cash provided by operating activities of $3.2 million during fiscal year 2005. The primary factor which contributed to this change was the decrease in revenue in 2006 and changes in working capital components.
     Net cash provided by investing activities was $105.8 million for fiscal year 2006 compared to $101.7 million of net cash provided by investing activities in fiscal year 2005. This change was primarily due to an increase in proceeds from notes receivable during 2006.
     Net cash used by financing activities for fiscal year 2006 was $85.7 million compared to cash used of $106.6 million in fiscal year 2005. Net cash used by financing activities in fiscal year 2006 primarily consisted of purchase of common stock of $75.3 million.
     On February 28, 2003, the Company entered into a credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) initially providing for an aggregate availability of up to $350 million consisting of a five-year $175 million revolving loan, including a sub-limit of $60 million for standby letters of credit, and a $175 million seven-year term loan. The facility is secured by the stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company, certain real estate assets, and domestic personal property assets of the Company and certain subsidiaries. Proceeds from the Credit Facility were used to refinance a previous credit facility.
     The Company amended the Credit Facility in June 2004. The amendment reduced the margin applied to the term loan by 75 basis points, and increased the standby letters of credit sub-limit by $30.0 million to $90.0 million. The Company uses its revolving loan to collateralize outstanding letters of credit. All other terms and conditions remained the same.
     On January 25, 2005, the Company completed an amendment to the Credit Facility. The amended facility reduced the aggregate availability to $300 million consisting of a $225 million revolving loan and a $75 million term loan. The maturity dates remained the same, February 28, 2008, for the revolver and June 30, 2010, for the term loan. Additionally, the interest rate margins

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were reduced for both the revolver and term loans. The quarterly amortization schedule was also amended. The new schedule requires the term loan payments in the amount of $187,500 for the quarters ended March 2005 through March 2008 and $9.1 million for the quarters ended June 2008 through March 2010. The revolving loan is required to be repaid in February 2008. The aggregate availability under the Credit Facility was $171.3 million at September 30, 2006, which is a net of $53.7 million of stand-by letters of credit.
     The Company completed an amendment to the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2006. The main purpose of the amendment was to modify the financial covenant target requirements. The modifications affected the leverage ratio, senior leverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio. The new leverage targets step down over the next several quarters and will remain at 3.50 for the leverage ratio and 2.50 for the senior leverage ratio until loan maturity.
     The Credit Facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a tier-based margin dependent upon certain financial ratios. There are separate pricing tiers for the revolving loan and term loan. The weighted average margin as of September 30, 2006 was 200 basis points. The amount outstanding under the Company’s Credit Facility was $73.7 million consisting of a $73.7 million term loan, with an overall weighted average interest rate of 3.7% as of September 30, 2006. The term loan is required to be repaid in quarterly payments of $187,500 through March 2008 and quarterly payments of $9.1 million from June 2008 through March 2010. The revolving loan is required to be repaid February 2008. The aggregate availability under the Credit Facility was $171.3 million at September 30, 2006, which is net of $53.7 million of stand-by letters of credit. During the first quarter of 2006, the Company repurchased a total of 4,859,674 shares for $75.3 million using the availability under the Credit Facility.
     The Company is required under the Credit Facility to enter into and maintain interest rate protection agreements designed to limit the Company’s exposure to increases in interest rates. On May 30, 2003, the Company entered into two interest rate swap transactions for a total of $87.5 million. Both transactions swapped the Company’s floating LIBOR interest rates for fixed interest of 2.45% until June 30, 2007. Because not all of the terms are consistent with the credit facility, the derivatives do not qualify as a cash flow hedge.
     The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s Credit Facility at September 30, 2006 was 3.7%. The 3.7% rate includes all outstanding LIBOR contracts and swap agreements at September 30, 2006. An increase (decrease) in LIBOR of 1% would result in no increase (decrease) of annual interest expense since the swaps which converted the rates to fixed totaled $87.5 million and the credit facility, which was all floating interest was $73.7 million at September 30, 2006.
     Depending on the timing and magnitude of the Company’s future investments (either in the form of leased or purchased properties, joint ventures, or acquisitions), the working capital necessary to satisfy current obligations is anticipated to be generated from operations and the Credit Facility over the next twelve months. In the ordinary course of business, Central Parking is required to maintain and, in some cases, make capital improvements to the parking facilities it operates. If Central Parking identifies investment opportunities or has needs requiring cash in excess of Central Parking’s cash flows and the existing Credit Facility, Central Parking may seek additional sources of capital, including seeking to amend the Credit Facility to obtain additional debt capacity; however, there can be no assurance such additional capacity or sources of capital could be obtained. The current market value of Central Parking common stock also could have an impact on Central Parking’s ability to complete significant acquisitions or raise additional capital.
     The Credit Facility contains covenants including those that require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios, restrict further indebtedness and certain acquisition activity and limit the amount of dividends paid. The primary ratios are a leverage ratio, senior leverage ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. Quarterly compliance is calculated using a four quarter rolling methodology and is measured against specified targets. The Company was in compliance with the Credit Facility’s covenants at September 30, 2006.
Future Cash Commitments
     In August of 2005 the Company made an offer to its shareholders to purchase up to 4,400,000 shares of common stock at a price no greater than $16.75 nor lower than $14.50 per share. The transaction was structured as a modified Dutch Auction tender offer. The company funded the transaction with $75.3 million borrowed under the Credit Facility.
     The offer was amended to reduce the range from a price no higher than $16.00 and no lower than $14.00 per share. The transaction was concluded on October 14, 2005 at which time the Company accepted and purchased 4,859,674 shares at a price of $15.50 per share, totaling $75.3 million in cash payments. The company exercised its right to purchase an additional number of shares without extending or modifying the offer.
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Company expects such capital expenditures for fiscal year 2007 to be approximately $10 to $13 million.
     Historically, the Company has paid dividends on its common stock and expects to pay dividends in the future. Common stock dividends of $1.9 million were paid during fiscal year 2006.
     The following tables summarize the Company’s total contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of September 30, 2006 (amounts in thousands):
                                         
    Payments due by period  
            Less than     1-3     3-5     After 5  
    Total     1 Year     Years     Years     Years  
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations
  $ 90,487     $ 2,862     $ 60,003     $ 27,496     $ 126  
Subordinated debentures
    78,085                         78,085  
Operating leases
    958,503       199,360       266,451       163,539       329,153  
 
                             
Total contractual cash obligations
  $ 1,127,075     $ 202,222     $ 326,454     $ 191,035     $ 407,364  
 
                             
                                         
    Amount of commitment expiration per period  
            Less than     1-3     3-5     After 5  
    Total     1 Year     Years     Years     Years  
Unused lines of credit
  $ 171,305     $     $ 171,305     $     $  
     Unused lines of credit as of September 30, 2006 are reduced by $53.7 million of standby letters of credit.
International Foreign Currency Exposure
     The Company operates wholly-owned subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Canada and Spain. Total revenues from wholly-owned foreign operations amounted to 4.3%, 2.8% and 5.8% of total revenues (excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses) for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. For the year ended September 30, 2006, revenues from operations in the United Kingdom and Canada represented 24.9% and 38.9%, respectively, of total revenues generated by foreign operations, excluding reimbursement of management contract expenses. Additionally, as of September 30, 2006, the Company operated through joint ventures in Poland, Greece, Colombia and Peru. The Company intends to continue to invest in foreign leased or owned facilities, and may become increasingly exposed to foreign currency fluctuations.
     The Company has entered into certain foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate the foreign exchange risk related to various intercompany notes receivable from the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom. These forward contracts are expected to offset the transactional gains and losses on the intercompany notes denominated in British pounds. The gains and losses related to such contracts and the transactional gains and losses related to the intercompany notes recognized during fiscal 2006 were not significant. The notional amount of the open contracts at September 30, 2006 totaled approximately $20.2 million. The fair value of the foreign currency forward contracts at September 30, 2006 was a $390 thousand liability. See note 1 to our consolidated financial statements.
Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
     The primary sources of revenues to the Company are parking revenues from owned and leased locations and management contract revenue on managed parking facilities. The Company believes that inflation has had a limited impact on its overall operations for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 and does not expect inflation to have a material effect on its overall operations in fiscal year 2007.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
     The Company has various ownership interests in certain unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. See Notes 1 and 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding the Company’s investments in unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment. SFAS No. 123R requires the company to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value

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of the award. SFAS 123R was effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2005. See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
     In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143 (“FIN No. 47”). FIN No. 47 clarifies that the term, conditional asset retirement obligation as used in SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional upon a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity. Even though uncertainty about the timing and/or method of settlement exists and may be conditional upon a future event, the obligation to perform the asset retirement activity is unconditional. Accordingly, an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated. Uncertainty about the timing and/or method of settlement of a conditional asset retirement obligation should be factored into the measurement of the liability when sufficient information exists. The fair value of a liability for the conditional asset retirement obligation should be recognized when incurred generally upon acquisition, construction, or development or through the normal operation of the asset. SFAS No. 143 acknowledges that in some cases, sufficient information may not be available to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. FIN No. 47 also clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. FIN No. 47 is effective no later than the end of fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2006.
     In June 2005, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached consensus in EITF 04-5, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights, to provide guidance on how general partners in a limited partnership should determine whether they control a limited partnership and therefore should consolidate it. The EITF agreed that the presumption of general partner control would be overcome only when the limited partners have either of two types of rights. The first type, referred to as kick-out rights, is the right to dissolve or liquidate the partnership or otherwise remove the general partner without cause. The second type, referred to as participating rights, is the right to effectively participate in significant decisions made in the ordinary course of the partnership’s business. The kick-out rights and the participating rights must be substantive in order to overcome the presumption of general partner control. The consensus is effective for general partners of all new limited partnerships formed and for existing limited partnerships for which the partnership agreements are modified subsequent to the date of FASB ratification (June 29, 2005). For existing limited partnerships that have not been modified, the guidance in EITF 04-5 is effective no later than the beginning of the first reporting period in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company determined that the impact of the adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2006.
     In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN No. 48”). FIN No. 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This Interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This Interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. This Interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that the adoption of this pronouncement will have to its consolidated financial statements.
     In June 2006, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 06-03, How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation) (“EITF 06-03”). EITF 06-03 concludes that (a) the scope of this Issue includes any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer and (b) that the presentation of taxes within the scope on either a gross or a net basis is an accounting policy decision that should be disclosed under Opinion 22. Furthermore, for taxes reported on a gross basis, a company should disclose the amounts of those taxes in interim and annual financial statements for each period for which an income statement is presented. The consensus is effective, through retrospective application, for periods beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that the adoption of this pronouncement will have to its consolidated financial statements.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that the adoption of this pronouncement will have to its consolidated financial statements.

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     In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (SAB 108), Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements. SAB 108 provides guidance regarding the consideration given to prior year misstatements when determining materiality in current financial statements, and is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the impact SAB 108 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
     In November 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force reached a consensus on Issue No. 06-04, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements, (“EITF 06-04”). EITF 06-04 reached a consensus that for a split-dollar life insurance arrangement that provides a benefit to an employee that extends to postretirement periods, an employer should recognize a liability for future benefits in accordance with FAS No. 106 or Opinion 12 (depending upon whether a substantive plan is deemed to exist) based on the substantive agreement with the employee. This consensus is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that the adoption of this pronouncement will have to its consolidated financial statements.
     In November 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force reached a consensus on Issue No.06-05, Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance-Determining the Amount That Could Be Realized in Accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-04, (“EITF 06-05”). EITF 06-05 reached a consensus that a policyholder should consider any additional amounts included in the contractual terms of the policy in determining the amount that could be realized under the insurance contract. The Task Force agreed that contractual limitations should be considered when determining the realizable amounts. Those amounts that are recoverable by the policyholder at the discretion of the insurance company should be excluded from the amount that could be realized. The Task Force also agreed that fixed amounts that are recoverable by the policyholder in future periods in excess of one year from the surrender of the policy should be recognized at their present value. The Task Force also reached a consensus that a policyholder should determine the amount that could be realizable under the life insurance contract assuming the surrender of an individual-life by individual policy (or certificate by certificate in a group policy). The Task Force also noted that any amount that is ultimately realized by the policyholder upon the assumed surrender of the final policy (or final certificate in a group policy) shall be included in the amount that could be realized under the insurance contract. This consensus is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that the adoption of this pronouncement will have to its consolidated financial statements.
     In September 2006, FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. AUG AIR -01, Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities, (“FSP No. AUG AIR-01”). FSP AUG AIR-01 prohibits the use of the accrue-in-advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities in annual and interim financial reporting periods. An entity shall apply the same method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities in annual and interim financial reporting periods. The guidance in this FSP shall be applied to the first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that the adoption of this FSP will have to its consolidated financial statements.
     In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132R. This Standard requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income of a business entity. This statement requires an employer that is a business entity and sponsors one or more single-employer defined benefit plans to (i) recognize the funded status of a benefit plan; (ii) recognize as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax, the gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise during the period but are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost pursuant to FASB Statement No. 87, Employers’s Accounting for Pensions, or No. 106, Employers’ Accounting for Postretiremnet Benefits Other Than Pension; (iii) measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position; and (iv) disclose in the notes to the financial statements additional information about certain effects on net periodic benefit cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition asset or obligation. SFAS 158 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006; except for the measurement date provisions, which shall be effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, that the adoption of this pronouncement will have to its consolidated financial statements.

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Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rates
     The Company’s primary exposure to market risk consists of changes in interest rates on variable rate borrowings. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $73.7 million of variable rate debt outstanding under the Credit Facility priced at LIBOR plus a weighted average margin of 200 basis points. The Credit Facility is payable in quarterly installments of $187,500 through March 2008 and quarterly payments of $9.1 million from June 2008 through March 2010. The Company anticipates paying the scheduled quarterly payments from operating cash flows.
     The Company is required under the Credit Facility to enter into and maintain interest rate protection agreements designed to limit the Company’s exposure to increases in interest rates. On May 30, 2003, the Company entered into two interest rate swap transactions for a combined notional amount of $87.5 million. Both transactions swapped the Company’s floating LIBOR interest rates for fixed interest of 2.45% until June 30, 2007.
     The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s Credit Facility at September 30, 2006 was 3.7%. The 3.7% rate includes all outstanding LIBOR contracts and swap agreements at September 30, 2006. An increase (decrease) in LIBOR of 1% would not result in a significant increase (decrease) of annual interest expense since the swaps, which converted the rates to fixed, totaled $87.5 million and the Credit Facility, which was all floating interest, was $73.7 million at September 30, 2006.
     In March 2000, a limited liability company, of which the Company is the sole shareholder, purchased a parking structure for $19.6 million and financed $13.3 million of the purchase price with a five-year note bearing interest at one-month floating LIBOR plus 162.5 basis points. In April 2005, the limited liability company amended the note. The amendment extended the term to a maturity date of February 28, 2008. The amended $12.7 million loan will continue to bear interest at a floating basis based on LIBOR plus 162.5 basis points. The Company entered into an interest rate cap agreement on the underlying $12.7 million loan in October 2005. This agreement limits the Company’s exposure to the floating interest rate by paying the Company for interest paid in excess of 5.50%.
Foreign Currency Exposure
     As of September 30, 2006, the Company has approximately GBP 3.7 million (USD $7.0 million) of cash and cash equivalents denominated in British pounds, EUR 2.7 million (USD $3.4 million) denominated in euros, CAD 1.1 million (USD $1.0 million) denominated in Canadian dollars, and USD $1.6 million denominated in various other foreign currencies.
     The Company also has EUR 0.8 million (USD $1.0 million) of notes payable denominated in euros and GBP 10.8 million (USD $20.2 million) of intercompany notes receivable and notes payable denominated in British pounds at September 30, 2006. These intercompany notes bear interest at a floating rate of 5.3% as of September 30, 2006, and require monthly principal and interest payments through 2012. The Company has entered into certain foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate the foreign exchange risk related to various intercompany notes receivable from the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom. These forward contracts are expected to offset the transactional gains and losses on the intercompany notes denominated in British pounds. The gains and losses related to such contracts and the transactional gains and losses related to the intercompany notes recognized during fiscal 2006 were not significant. The notional amount of the open contracts at September 30, 2006 totaled approximately $20.2 million. See note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. The fair value of the foreign currency forward contracts at September 30, 2006 was a $390 thousand liability.
     Based on the Company’s overall currency rate exposure as of September, 2006, management does not believe a near-term change in currency rates, based on historical currency movements, would materially affect the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Central Parking Corporation:
     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Central Parking Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 2006. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited financial statement Schedule II – Valuation Qualifying Accounts for each of the years in the three year period ended September 30, 2006, and financial statement schedule IV – Mortgage Loans on Real Estate as of September 30, 2006. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 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 provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Central Parking Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
     As discussed in note 14 to the consolidated financial statements, in fiscal 2006 the Company changed its method of accounting for share-based payments.
     We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Central Parking Corporation and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated December 14, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of, the effective operation of, internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
December 14, 2006

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CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    September 30,  
Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data   2006     2005  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 44,689     $ 26,055  
Management accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,618 and $7,090 at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively
    47,747       51,931  
Accounts receivable – other, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,234 and $2,685 at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively
    13,406       15,537  
Current portion of notes receivable (including amounts due from related parties of $165 in 2006 and $937 in 2005) and net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $59 and $493 at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively
    3,913       5,818  
Prepaid expenses
    12,306       8,630  
Assets available for sale
    6,682       49,048  
Refundable income taxes
    3,817        
Deferred income taxes
    10,003       19,949  
 
           
Total current assets
    142,563       176,968  
Available for sale securities
    4,909       4,606  
Notes receivable, less current portion
    10,569       10,480  
Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements, net
    295,923       327,391  
Contract and lease rights, net
    71,995       80,064  
Goodwill, net
    232,056       232,443  
Investment in and advances to partnerships and joint ventures
    3,851       4,443  
Other assets
    26,504       31,419  
 
           
Total Assets
  $ 788,370     $ 867,814  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
  $ 2,862     $ 1,764  
Accounts payable
    88,672       83,604  
Accrued payroll and related costs
    16,095       17,263  
Accrued expenses
    33,937       35,546  
Management accounts payable
    26,450       25,532  
Income taxes payable
          12,389  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    168,016       176,098  
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion
    87,625       98,212  
Subordinated convertible debentures
    78,085       78,085  
Deferred rent
    21,547       22,113  
Deferred income taxes
    6,184       19,565  
Other liabilities
    20,388       21,152  
 
           
Total liabilities
    381,845       415,225  
 
               
Minority interest
    297       528  
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 32,154,128 and 36,759,155 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively
    322       368  
Additional paid-in capital
    180,091       251,784  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
    3,398       3,432  
Retained earnings
    223,122       197,182  
Other
    (705 )     (705 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    406,228       452,061  
 
           
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
  $ 788,370     $ 867,814  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
Amounts in thousands, except per share data   2006     2005     2004  
Revenues:
                       
Parking
  $ 522,547     $ 537,712     $ 560,925  
Management contract and other
    119,006       115,053       122,023  
 
                 
 
    641,553       652,765       682,948  
Reimbursement of management contract expenses
    467,882       452,287       516,515  
 
                 
Total revenues
    1,109,435       1,105,052       1,199,463  
 
                 
Costs and expenses:
                       
Cost of parking
    478,376       491,781       510,213  
Cost of management contracts
    47,509       60,262       57,775  
General and administrative
    79,629       82,952       71,540  
 
                 
 
    605,514       634,995       639,528  
Reimbursed management contract expenses
    467,882       452,287       516,515  
 
                 
Total costs and expenses
    1,073,396       1,087,282       1,156,043  
 
                 
Property-related gains, net
    31,900       53,596       7,161  
Impairment of goodwill
          (454 )      
 
                 
Operating earnings
    67,939       70,912       50,581  
Other income (expense):
                       
Interest income
    1,238       4,739       4,880  
Interest expense
    (15,708 )     (17,891 )     (20,276 )
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments
    (1,172 )     3,006        
Equity in partnership and joint venture earnings (losses)
    1,234       (474 )     (2,984 )
 
                 
Earnings from continuing operations before minority interest, and income taxes
    53,531       60,292       32,201  
Minority interest
    (1,014 )     (1,327 )     (2,999 )
 
                 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
    52,517       58,965       29,202  
Income tax expense:
                       
Current
    (22,504 )     (30,994 )     (10,145 )
Deferred
    3,436       4,088       (2,591 )
 
                 
Total income tax expense
    (19,068 )     (26,906 )     (12,736 )
 
                 
 
                       
Earnings from continuing operations
    33,449       32,059       16,466  
 
                 
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    (5,585 )     (17,789 )     527  
 
                 
 
Net earnings
  $ 27,864     $ 14,270     $ 16,993  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                       
 
Earnings from continuing operations
  $ 1.03     $ 0.88     $ 0.45  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.17 )     (0.49 )     0.02  
 
                 
Net earnings
  $ 0.86     $ 0.39     $ 0.47  
 
                 
 
                       
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                       
 
Earnings from continuing operations
  $ 1.03     $ 0.87     $ 0.45  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    (0.17 )     (0.48 )     0.02  
 
                 
Net earnings
  $ 0.86     $ 0.39     $ 0.47  
 
                 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
and COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
                                                         
                            Accumulated                      
                    Additional     Other             Other        
    Number of     Common     Paid-in     Comprehensive     Retained     Shareholders’        
Amounts in thousands, except per share data   Shares     Stock     Capital     Income (Loss), net     Earnings     Equity     Total  
Balance at September 30, 2003
    36,170       362       246,559       78       170,232       (705 )   $ 416,526  
 
                                         
Issuance under restricted stock plan and employment agreements
    16             323                         323  
Issuance under Employee Stock Purchase Plan
    71       1       591                         592  
Common stock dividends, $0.06 per share
                            (2,184 )           (2,184 )
Exercise of stock options and related tax benefits
    130       1       1,612                         1,613  
Issuance of deferred stock units
    196       2       367                         369  
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net earnings
                            16,993             16,993  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                      (276 )                 (276 )
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities
                      (5 )                 (5 )
Unrealized gain on fair value of derivatives
                      1,082                   1,082  
 
                                                     
Total comprehensive income
                                                    17,794  
 
                                         
Balance at September 30, 2004
    36,583       366       249,452       879       185,041       (705 )   $ 435,033  
 
                                         
Issuance under restricted stock plan and employment agreements
    14             197                         197  
Issuance under Employee Stock Purchase Plan
    39             569                         569  
Common stock dividends, $0.06 per share
                            (2,129 )           (2,129 )
Exercise of stock options and related tax benefits
    123       2       1,566                         1,568  
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net earnings
                            14,270             14,270  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                      3,259                   3,259  
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
                      54                   54  
Unrealized loss on fair value of derivatives
                      (760 )                 (760 )
 
                                                     
Total comprehensive income
                                                    16,823  
 
                                         
Balance at September 30, 2005
    36,759     $ 368     $ 251,784     $ 3,432     $ 197,182     $ (705 )   $ 452,061  
 
                                         
Issuance under restricted stock plan and employment agreements
    14       1       1,998                         1,999  
Common stock dividends, $0.06 per share
                            (1,924 )           (1,924 )
Exercise of stock options and related tax benefits
    234       1       656                         657  
Stock-based compensation expense
          1       582                         583  
Tax benefit related to stock option expense
                254                         254  
Issuance of deferred stock units
    6             93                         93  
Repurchase of common stock
    (4,859 )     (49 )     (75,276 )                       (75,325 )
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net earnings
                            27,864             27,864  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                      (140 )                 (140 )
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
                      106                   106  
 
                                                     
Total comprehensive income
                                                    27,829  
 
                                         
Balance at September 30, 2006
    32,154     $ 322     $ 180,091     $ 3,398     $ 223,122     $ (705 )   $ 406,228  
 
                                         
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CENTRAL PARKING CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     2004  
          (Revised See     (Revised See  
Amounts in thousands         Note 2)     Note 2)  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net earnings
  $ 27,864     $ 14,270     $ 16,993  
(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations
    5,585       17,789       (527 )
 
                 
Earnings from continuing operations
    33,449       32,059       16,466  
Adjustments to reconcile earnings from continuing operations to net cash provided (used) by operating activities – continuing operations:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    30,278       29,497       32,635  
Equity in partnership and joint venture losses (earnings)
    (1,234 )     474       2,984  
Distributions from partnerships and joint ventures
    1,404       2,092       1,412  
Impairment of goodwill
          454        
Property related gains, net
    (31,900 )     (53,596 )     (7,161 )
Loss (gain) on derivative instruments
    1,172       (3,006 )      
Stock-based compensation
    582              
Excess tax benefit related to stock option exercises
    (254 )            
Deferred income taxes
    (3,434 )     (4,088 )     2,591  
Minority interest
    1,014       1,327       2,999  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Management accounts receivable
    5,052       (8,368 )     (6,605 )
Accounts receivable — other
    2,336       (955 )     6,105  
Prepaid expenses
    (3,510 )     4,402       (1,621 )
Other assets
    (4,295 )     (9,313 )     (7,211 )
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    (551 )     13,634       (6,096 )
Management accounts payable
    613       884       (749 )
Deferred rent
    (566 )     (2,337 )     (3,119 )
Refundable income taxes
    (3,815 )     1,461       4,022  
Income taxes payable
    (12,313 )     12,527       273  
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations
    14,028       17,148       36,925  
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities – discontinued operations
    (16,091 )     (13,914 )     4,714  
 
                 
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities
    (2,063 )     3,234       41,639