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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2007

Registration Number 333-            



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware   8711   61-1088522
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

555 South Flower Street, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, California 90071
(213) 589-8000
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code and telephone number)

John M. Dionisio
President and Chief Executive Officer
AECOM Technology Corporation
555 South Flower Street, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, California 90071
(213) 593-8000
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

Copies to:

Jonathan K. Layne, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
2029 Century Park East
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 552-8500
  Eric Chen, Esq.
David Y. Gan, Esq.
AECOM Technology Corporation
555 South Flower Street, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 593-8000
  J. Scott Hodgkins, Esq.
Steven B. Stokdyk, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP
633 West 5th Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 485-1234

        Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

        If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. o

        If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

        If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

        If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

        If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. o


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


Title of Shares to be Registered
  Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price(1)(2)

  Amount of
Registration Fee


Common Stock, $0.01 par value   $200,000,000   $6,140

(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee, in accordance with to Rule 457(o) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2)
Includes offering price of shares that the underwriters have the option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any.


        THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.




The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we and the selling stockholders are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion, Dated March 8, 2007

PROSPECTUS

Shares

LOGO

AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

COMMON STOCK


        AECOM Technology Corporation is offering                  shares of common stock and the selling stockholders are offering                  shares of common stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. This is our initial public offering and no public market currently exists for our shares. We estimate that the initial public offering price will be between $                  and $                  per share.


        We are applying to have our common stock traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACM."


        Investing in our common stock involves risks. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 9.


PRICE $                  A SHARE


 
  Price to
Public

  Underwriting Discounts
and Commissions

  Proceeds to
AECOM

  Proceeds to
Selling Stockholders

Per Share   $     $     $     $  
Total   $     $     $     $  

        We have granted the underwriters the right to purchase up to an additional                  shares of common stock to cover over-allotments.

        The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

        The underwriters expect to deliver the shares to purchasers on                , 2007.


MORGAN STANLEY MERRILL LYNCH & CO. UBS INVESTMENT BANK

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

CREDIT SUISSE

D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.

                  , 2007



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
  Page
Summary   1
Risk Factors   9
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements   18
Use of Proceeds   19
Industry and Market Data   19
Dividend Policy   19
Capitalization   20
Dilution   21
Selected Consolidated Financial Data   22
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   24
Business   54
Management   71
Executive Compensation   78
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions   98
Principal and Selling Stockholders   99
Description of Capital Stock   101
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders   106
Shares Eligible for Future Sale   109
Underwriters   110
Legal Matters   113
Experts   114
Where You Can Find Additional Information   114
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements   F-1

        You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus we may authorize to be delivered to you. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with information different from, or in addition to, that contained in this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are offering to sell, and are seeking offers to buy, shares of common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus or any related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of its date, regardless of its time of delivery, or of any sale of the common stock. Our business, financial conditions, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

        Through and including                , 2007 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our common stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery requirement is in addition to the obligation of dealers to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

        For investors outside of the United States: Neither we nor any of the underwriters have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus.

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SUMMARY

        This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and does not contain all of the information you should consider before buying shares in this offering. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, especially the information under "Risk Factors." References in this prospectus to "AECOM," "the Company," "we," "us" or "our" refer to AECOM Technology Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless we indicate otherwise.

        Unless otherwise noted, references to years are for fiscal years. Our fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks, ending on the Friday closest to September 30. Our fiscal quarters end on the Friday closest to December 31, March 31, June 30 and September 30. For clarity of presentation, we refer to all fiscal years and fiscal quarters in this prospectus as ending on September 30, December 31, March 31 or June 30, regardless of the actual date.

Our Company

        We are a leading global provider of professional technical and management support services to government and commercial clients on all seven continents. We provide planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, and program and construction management services for a broad range of projects, including highways, airports, bridges, mass transit systems, government and commercial buildings and water and wastewater facilities. We also provide facilities management, training, logistics and other support services, primarily for agencies of the United States government.

        Through our approximately 28,000 employees in over 60 countries, we provide our services to a number of end markets, with particular strength in the transportation, facilities, also referred to as general building, and environmental markets. With over 60% of our employees operating outside the United States, we believe we are well positioned to grow both in the United States and internationally. According to Engineering News-Record's (ENR) 2006 Design Survey, we are the largest general architectural and engineering design firm in the world, ranked by 2005 design revenue. In addition, we are ranked by ENR as the leading firm in a number of design end markets, including transportation and general building.

        We are led by an experienced management team with a proven record of delivering growth in revenue and profits. Over the last five fiscal years, we have grown our revenue from $1.7 billion to $3.4 billion, reflecting a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 18.3%. In that same period, our net income increased from $23.1 million to $53.7 million, reflecting a CAGR of 23.5%. Our revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 grew 25.7% to $938.5 million, compared to $746.8 million for the same period last year. Over the past 10 years, we have enhanced our organic growth with the successful acquisition and integration of more than 30 complementary businesses. These acquisitions have enabled us to expand our professional service offerings, end market coverage and geographic presence. As of December 31, 2006, we had a total backlog of $2.9 billion compared to $2.5 billion at December 31, 2005, a 15.0% increase.

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        The following two charts illustrate the diversification of our fiscal 2006 revenue by client type and geography.

Fiscal 2006 Revenue by Client Type   Fiscal 2006 Revenue by Geography(1)
     
GRAPHIC   GRAPHIC

(1)
By location of project

        We offer our broad range of services through two business segments: Professional Technical Services and Management Support Services.

        Professional Technical Services (PTS).    Our PTS segment delivers planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, and program and construction management services to government, institutional and commercial clients worldwide in end markets such as transportation, facilities, environmental—including water, wastewater and environmental management—and power. We provide services in connection with some of the largest and most complex projects in the world. Our PTS segment contributed $2.8 billion, or 81.0%, of our revenue in fiscal 2006, which represents an increase of 33.1% over fiscal 2005 PTS revenue. The following table highlights our principal PTS end markets along with a list of representative projects:

End Market

  Approximate
Percentage of
Fiscal 2006
PTS Segment
Revenue (%)

  Representative Projects
  Project
Locations

Transportation   30   • Second Avenue Subway
• Sydney Orbital Bypass
• Sutong Bridge
• John F. Kennedy Airport
  U.S.
Australia
China
U.S.

General Building   50   • 2012 London Olympics
• Pentagon Renovation
• British Broadcasting Company Headquarters
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
  U.K.
U.S.
U.K.
U.S.

Environmental   20   • Harbor Area Treatment Scheme
• Chicago Calumet and Stickney Wastewater Treatment Plants
• New York City Bowery Bay
  Hong Kong
U.S.

U.S.

        Management Support Services (MSS).    Our MSS segment provides facilities management and maintenance, training, logistics, consulting, technical assistance and systems integration services, primarily for agencies of the U.S. government. We have over 9,000 employees managing projects for

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over 400 contract-specific job sites for U.S. government clients such as the Department of Defense, Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security. Our MSS segment contributed $647 million, or 18.9% of our revenue in fiscal 2006, representing an increase of 109.4% over fiscal 2005 MSS revenue. The following table highlights representative projects in our MSS segment:

Representative Projects

  Project Locations
  Clients
• Nevada Test Site   U.S.   U.S. Dept. of Energy
• Camp Doha Army Base   Kuwait   U.S. Dept. of Defense
• Fort Polk Training Center   U.S.   U.S. Dept. of Defense
• International Civilian Police (CIVPOL)   Various worldwide   U.S. Dept. of State

Our Market Opportunity

        According to ENR, the top 500 design firms in the United States, ranked by revenue, generated revenue of approximately $59.8 billion in 2005, an 11.8% increase over 2004. Our core end markets, namely transportation, facilities, environmental and government services, are anticipated to continue to grow, due to the following significant market trends:

    Expansion and upgrades of essential infrastructure worldwide;

    Continued growth in government spending, such as the SAFETEA-LU transportation program;

    Demand for cost-effective compliance with environmental regulations, such as the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act;

    Increasing urbanization; and

    Government outsourcing.

        The global market for our services is highly fragmented, with thousands of providers. While many of these providers focus on regional niche markets, we believe that clients are increasingly seeking out larger firms such as us that can meet their needs around the world by providing a diverse array of services. This is contributing to a consolidation trend in this market, particularly among mid-size firms without notable technical niche specialties. Furthermore, our client base is becoming increasingly reliant on professional technical services or management support services that are either not readily available from internal resources or are not among their core competencies, or both.

        With our broad service offerings, end market coverage and geographic presence, we believe we are well positioned to capitalize on these favorable trends. Furthermore, we believe the industry consolidation trend will allow us to continue to advance our market leadership positions by selectively adding successful firms that are seeking a global platform for their services.

Our Competitive Strengths

        We believe we have the experience, relationships, technical expertise and personnel to lead our clients through their most complicated and critical technical undertakings while also delivering the level of consistent, quality service necessary to maintain long-term relationships and secure repeat engagements. Our key competitive strengths include:

        We have leadership positions in large, growing markets.    Based on ENR's rankings of firms by 2005 revenue, we are ranked number one in two of our core end markets, transportation and general

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building. We also have leadership positions based upon ENR's rankings by 2005 revenue in many key specialty technical areas within our core end markets, including:

Transportation
  General Building
  Environmental
 
  Ranking
   
  Ranking
   
  Ranking
Mass Transit and Rail   1   Educational Facilities   1   Wastewater Treatment   2
Airports   1   Government Offices   1   Sanitary and Storm Sewers   2
Marine and Ports   1   Correctional Facilities   1   Sewerage and Solid Waste   2
Highways   1   Hotels/Convention Centers   3   Water Supply   4
Bridges   2   Commercial Offices   4   Clean Air Compliance   4

        We are diversified across service lines, end markets and geographies.    We perform a broad range of services for our clients, from planning and design to construction and project management and logistics. In addition, our 25 largest projects by gross profit in fiscal 2006 accounted for only 14% of our consolidated gross profit. We believe this diversification enables us to respond to and take advantage of changing business, technological and economic conditions worldwide, and allows us to better manage our business through market cycles. We further believe we are well-positioned in geographic areas with favorable growth prospects such as China/Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, where we are among the largest engineering design firms. This diversification has been a key factor in our historical growth and positions us for future growth.

        We combine global reach with local presence.    We combine local market knowledge and relationships with the technical expertise, scale, experience and resources of one of the world's largest global professional technical and support services firms. We believe that our ability to share capabilities and best practices across the firm delivers significant value to our clients and enables us to win and efficiently execute projects worldwide.

        We have strong and long-standing client relationships.    We have developed strong and long-term relationships with a number of government entities and large corporations worldwide. For example, we have provided services for over 30 years to clients such as the Illinois State Tollway Authority, U.S. Navy, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. We believe that these types of long-term relationships enable us to better understand and be more responsive to our clients' needs, which leads to repeat business and opportunities to expand the scope of services we provide to our clients.

        We have a successful history of executing and integrating mergers and acquisitions.    We believe one of our core competencies is successfully identifying, executing and integrating acquisition opportunities. We have consummated more than 30 mergers and acquisitions since 1998 that have enabled us to expand our end markets, service offerings and geographic reach. This acquisition activity has provided us with access to new markets at lower risk and faster speed relative to our entering the markets as a new participant. We have targeted, and we will continue to target, firms that enable us to add backlog, long-term client relationships and experienced executives who can provide leadership across our company. In addition, we derive our acquisition synergies through "cross selling" the capabilities of our newly acquired companies to our existing clients and our global capabilities to the clients of our newly acquired companies.

        We benefit from our experienced management team and employees.    Our Chief Executive Officer and the 10 most senior members of our operating units have an average of more than 20 years of experience with us and more than 25 years in our industry. We also have a large, experienced and skilled workforce. This human capital is essential in winning the most attractive work in our industry. In turn, our success in winning desirable and challenging projects assists us in attracting and retaining highly qualified people.

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Our Growth Strategy

        We intend to grow our business by leveraging our competitive strengths and leadership positions in our core markets while opportunistically entering new markets and geographies. Key elements of our growth strategy include:

        Expand our long-standing client relationships and provide our clients with a broad range of services.    We have long-standing relationships with a number of governmental agencies, large corporations and public and private institutions worldwide. We will continue to focus on client satisfaction along with opportunities to sell a greater range of services to clients and deliver full-service solutions for their needs. For example, as we have grown our environmental business, we have provided environmental services for transportation and other infrastructure projects in which such services have in the past been subcontracted to third parties.

        Capitalize on growth opportunities in our core markets.    Our core end markets, including transportation, general building and environmental, are expected to continue to grow. We intend to build on our leading positions in these markets to increase our market share. With our track record and our global resources, we believe we are well positioned to win projects in these core markets. We believe that the need for infrastructure upgrades, environmental management and increased government spending and outsourcing of support services, among other things, will result in continued growth opportunities in our core markets.

        Continue to pursue our merger and acquisition strategy.    We intend to continue to attract other successful companies whose growth can be enhanced by joining us. This approach has served us well as we have strengthened and diversified our leadership positions both geographically, technically and across end markets. We believe that the trend towards consolidation in our industry will continue to produce attractive candidates that align with our merger and acquisition strategy. For example, we significantly strengthened our presence in the fast-growing market in the United Arab Emirates with the addition of Cansult Limited in September 2006.

        Strengthen and support human capital.    Our experienced employees and management are our most valued resources. Attracting and retaining key personnel have been and will remain critical to our success. We will continue to focus on providing our personnel with training and other personal and professional growth opportunities, performance-based incentives, opportunities for stock ownership and other competitive benefits in order to strengthen and support our human capital base. During fiscal 2006, we expanded our multi-year employee engagement initiative to focus more intensely on this critical objective.

Corporate Information

        We were formed in 1980 as Ashland Technology Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ashland Inc., an oil and gas refining and distribution company. Since becoming independent of Ashland Inc. in 1990, we have grown by combination of organic growth and strategic mergers and acquisitions from approximately 3,300 employees and $363 million in revenue in fiscal 1991, the first full fiscal year of operations, to approximately 27,300 employees and $3.4 billion in revenue for fiscal 2006. Several of the operating companies within AECOM have histories going back more than 50 years. Our principal executive offices are located at 555 South Flower Street, 37th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071 and our telephone number is (213) 593-8000. Our website is located at www.aecom.com. The information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus.

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The Offering

Common stock offered    
  By AECOM                       shares
  By the selling stockholders                       shares
  Total                       shares

Common stock to be outstanding after this offering

 

                    shares

Over-allotment option

 

                    shares

Use of proceeds

 

To repay borrowings under our credit facilities and our outstanding 83/8% senior notes due 2012, allow employees under our stock purchase plan to diversify their holdings and use the remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes, including possible future acquisitions. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. See "Use of Proceeds" for additional information.

Dividends

 

We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

Proposed New York Stock Exchange symbol

 

ACM

        Common Stock to be outstanding after this offering does not include at December 31, 2006:

    shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options outstanding under our stock incentive plans, with a weighted average exercise price of $                  per share, of which                    were then exercisable;

    shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of our convertible preferred stock;

    shares of common stock issuable upon redemption of our common stock units and convertible preferred stock units;

    shares of common stock available for issuance under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan;

    shares of common stock available for issuance under our Equity Incentive Plan;

    shares of common stock available exchangeable for our Class Y and Class YY shares; and

    shares of common stock available for issuance under our Global Stock Plans.

        Except as otherwise indicated, all of the information in this prospectus assumes:

    the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option; and

    the conversion to common stock upon the closing of this offering of all of our outstanding Class F and Class G convertible preferred stock.

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Summary Consolidated Financial Data

        You should read the summary consolidated financial data presented below together with "Selected Consolidated Financial Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our audited consolidated financial statements, unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary consolidated financial data presented below under "Consolidated Statement of Income Data" for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We derived the consolidated statement of income data for each of the years ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002 from our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus.

        The summary consolidated financial data presented below under "Consolidated Statement of Income Data" for the three months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and "Consolidated Balance Sheet Data" as of December 31, 2006 have been derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements that are included elsewhere in this prospectus and have been prepared on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly our results of operations for and as of the periods presented. The results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.

 
  Year Ended September 30,
  Three Months
Ended
December 31,

 
  2002
  2003
  2004
  2005
  2006
  2005
  2006
 
  (in millions, except share and per share data)

Consolidated Statement of Income Data:                                          
Revenues   $ 1,747   $ 1,915   $ 2,012   $ 2,395   $ 3,421   $ 747   $ 939
Cost of revenues     1,269     1,381     1,443     1,718     2,515     547     691
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit     478     534     569     677     906     200     248
Equity in earnings of joint ventures     1     2     3     2     7     2     1
General and administrative expenses     430     467     485     581     810     177     219
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations     49     69     87     98     103     25     30
Minority interest share of earnings     3     3     3     8     14     2     1
Gain on the sale of equity investment                             11
Interest expense—net     12     10     8     7     10     4     1
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income tax expense     34     56     76     83     79     19     39
Income tax expense     11     19     26     29     25     6     13
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 23   $ 37   $ 50   $ 54   $ 54   $ 13   $ 26
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net income allocation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Preferred stock dividend   $   $ 2   $ 5   $ 6   $ 2   $ 1   $
  Net income available for common stockholders     23     35     45     48     52     12     26
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net income   $ 23   $ 37   $ 50   $ 54   $ 54   $ 13   $ 26
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Earnings per share available for common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Basic   $ 0.89   $ 1.34   $ 1.71   $ 1.86   $ 1.88   $ 0.43   $ 0.89
  Diluted   $ 0.86   $ 1.29   $ 1.57   $ 1.68   $ 1.48   $ 0.40   $ 0.65

Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Basic     25,815     26,429     26,300     25,940     27,428     26,644     28,800
  Diluted     27,001     28,589     32,127     31,989     36,329     32,612     39,518

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  Year Ended or as of September 30,
  Three Months
Ended or as of
December 31,

 
  2002
  2003
  2004
  2005
  2006
  2005
  2006
 
  (in millions, except employee data)

Other Data:                                          
Depreciation and amortization   $ 23   $ 13   $ 13   $ 20   $ 40   $ 9   $ 7
Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets                 3     15     3     1
Capital expenditures     20     14     19     31     32     7     10
Backlog     1,710     1,660     1,620     2,000     2,500     2,480     2,851
Number of full-time and part-time employees     15,500     16,800     17,700     22,000     27,300     24,200     28,500
 
  As of September 30,
  As of December 31,
 
 
  2002
  2003
  2004
  2005
  2006
  2005
  2006
  2006
 
 
  (in millions, except employee data)

    
Actual

  Pro Forma,
as adjusted

 
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:                                                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 28   $ 120   $ 121   $ 54   $ 128   $ 67   $ 138      
Working capital     113     213     225     171     201     224     178      
Total assets     965     1,056     1,115     1,425     1,826     1,585     1,879      
Long-term debt excluding current portion     171     122     105     216     123     313     104      
Redeemable preferred and common stock and stock units, net of notes receivable     378     547     576     661     970     668     1,014      
Stockholders' (deficit) equity     (108 )   (181 )   (159 )   (240 )   (291 )   (237 )   (324 )    

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RISK FACTORS

        Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and the other information in this prospectus, including our financial statements and the related notes, before making a decision to buy our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry

We depend on long-term government contracts, some of which are only funded on an annual basis. If appropriations for funding are not made in subsequent years of a multiple-year contract, we may not be able to realize all of our anticipated revenues and profits from that project.

        A substantial majority of our revenues are derived from contracts with agencies and departments of national, state and local governments. During fiscal 2004, 2005 and 2006, approximately 76%, 75% and 63%, respectively, of our revenues were derived from contracts with government entities.

        Most government contracts are subject to the government's budgetary approval process. Legislatures typically appropriate funds for a given program on a year-by-year basis, even though contract performance may take more than one year. As a result, at the beginning of a program, the related contract is only partially funded, and additional funding is normally committed only as appropriations are made in each subsequent fiscal year. These appropriations, and the timing of payment of appropriated amounts, may be influenced by, among other things, the state of the economy, competing priorities for appropriation, changes in administration or control of legislatures and the timing and amount of tax receipts and the overall level of government expenditures. If appropriations are not made in subsequent years on our government contracts, then we will not realize all of our potential revenue and profit from that contract.

        For instance, a significant portion of historical funding for state and local transportation projects has come from the U.S. federal government through its "SAFETEA-LU" infrastructure funding program and predecessor programs. This $286 billion program covers federal fiscal years 2004-2009. Approximately 79% of the SAFETEA-LU funding is for highway programs, 18.5% is for transit programs and 2.5% is for other programs such as motor carrier safety, national highway traffic safety and research. A key uncertainty in the outlook for federal transportation funding in the U.S. is the future viability of the Highway Trust Fund. The Highway Account within the Highway Trust Fund could have a negative balance as soon as 2009, based on the Department of Treasury projections of receipts and Department of Transportation projections of outlays. This raises concerns about whether funding for federal highway programs authorized by SAFETEA-LU will be met in future years.

Governmental agencies may modify, curtail or terminate our contracts at any time prior to their completion and, if we do not replace them, we may suffer a decline in revenues.

        Most government contracts maybe modified, curtailed or terminated by the government either at its convenience or upon the default of the contractor. If the government terminates a contract at its convenience, then we typically are able to recover only costs incurred or committed, settlement expenses and profit on work completed prior to termination, which could prevent us from recognizing all of our potential revenues and profits from that contract. If the government terminates the contract due to our default, we could be liable for excess costs incurred by the government in obtaining services from another source.

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A delay in the completion of the budget process of the U.S. government could delay procurement of our services and have an adverse effect on our future revenues.

        In years when the U.S. government does not complete its budget process before the end of its fiscal year on September 30, government operations are typically funded pursuant to a "continuing resolution" that authorizes agencies of the U.S. government to continue to operate, but does not authorize new spending initiatives. When the U.S. government operates under a continuing resolution, government agencies may delay the procurement of services, which could reduce our future revenues.

Our contracts with governmental agencies are subject to audit, which could result in adjustments to reimbursable contract costs or, if we are charged with wrongdoing, possible temporary or permanent suspension from participating in government programs.

        Our books and records are subject to audit by the various governmental agencies we serve and their representatives. These audits can result in adjustments to the amount of contract costs we believe are reimbursable by the agencies and the amount of our overhead costs allocated to the agencies. In addition, if one of our subsidiaries is charged with wrongdoing as a result of an audit, that subsidiary, and possibly our company as a whole, could be temporarily suspended or could be prohibited from bidding on and receiving future government contracts for a period of time. Furthermore, as a government contractor, we are subject to an increased risk of investigations, criminal prosecution, civil fraud, whistleblower lawsuits and other legal actions and liabilities to which purely private sector companies are not, the results of which could harm our business.

Our business and operating results could be adversely affected by losses under fixed-price contracts.

        Fixed-price contracts require us to either perform all work under the contract for a specified lump-sum or to perform an estimated number of units of work at an agreed price per unit, with the total payment determined by the actual number of units performed. In fiscal 2006, approximately one-third of our revenues were recognized under fixed-price contracts. Fixed-price contracts expose us to a number of risks not inherent in cost-plus and time and material contracts, including underestimation of costs, ambiguities in specifications, unforeseen costs or difficulties, problems with new technologies, delays beyond our control, failures of subcontractors to perform and economic or other changes that may occur during the contract period. Losses under fixed-price construction contracts could be substantial and harm our results of operations.

We conduct a portion of our operations through joint venture entities, over which we may have limited control.

        Approximately 24% of our fiscal 2006 revenue was derived from our operations through joint ventures or similar partner arrangements, where control may be shared with unaffiliated third parties. As with most joint venture arrangements, differences in views among the joint venture participants may result in delayed decisions or disputes. We also cannot control the actions of our joint venture partners, and we typically have joint and several liability with our joint venture partners under the applicable contracts for joint venture projects. These factors could potentially harm the business and operations of a joint venture and, in turn, our business and operations.

        Operating through joint ventures in which we are minority holders results in us having limited control over many decisions made with respect to projects and internal controls relating to projects. Approximately 7% of our fiscal 2006 revenue was derived from our unconsolidated joint ventures where we generally do not have control of the entities. These joint ventures may not be subject to the same requirements regarding internal controls and internal control over financial reporting that we follow. As a result, internal control problems may arise with respect to the joint ventures, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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Misconduct by our employees or consultants or our failure to comply with laws or regulations applicable to our business could cause us to lose customers or lose our ability to contract with government agencies.

        As a government contractor, misconduct, fraud or other improper activities by our employees or consultants failure to comply with laws or regulations could have a significant negative impact on our business and reputation. Such misconduct could include the failure to comply with federal procurement regulations, regulations regarding the protection of classified information, legislation regarding the pricing of labor and other costs in government contracts, regulations on lobbying or similar activities, and any other applicable laws or regulations. Our failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations or misconduct by any of our employees or consultants could subject us to fines and penalties, loss of security clearance, cancellation of contracts and suspension or debarment from contracting with government agencies, any of which may adversely affect our business.

Our defined benefit plans currently have significant deficits that could grow in the future and cause us to incur additional costs.

        We have defined benefit pension plans for employees in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. At September 30, 2006, our defined benefit pension plans had an aggregate deficit (the excess of projected benefit obligations over the fair value of plan assets) of $117.2 million. At September 30, 2006, the excess of accumulated benefit obligations over the fair value of plan assets was $84.8 million. In the future, our pension deficits may increase or decrease depending on changes in the levels of interest rates, pension plan performance and other factors. If we are forced or elect to make up all or a portion of the deficit for unfunded benefit plans, our profits could be materially and adversely affected.

Our operations worldwide expose us to legal, political and economic risks in different countries as well as currency exchange rate fluctuations that could harm our business and financial results.

        During fiscal 2006, revenues attributable to our services provided outside of the United States were approximately 44% of our total revenue. Approximately 27% of our total fiscal 2006 revenue was contracted in non-U.S. dollar denominations. We expect the percentage of revenues attributable to our non-U.S. operations to increase further as a result of our strategic focus in areas such as Eastern Europe, China and the Middle East. There are risks inherent in doing business internationally, including:

    imposition of governmental controls and changes in laws, regulations or policies;

    political and economic instability;

    changes in U.S. and other national government trade policies affecting the markets for our services;

    changes in regulatory practices, tariffs and taxes;

    potential non-compliance with a wide variety of laws and regulations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and similar non-U.S. laws and regulations; and

    currency exchange rate fluctuations, devaluations and other conversion restrictions.

        Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

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