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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
     
þ
  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
    For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005
 
    OR
 
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
    For the transition period           to
Commission File Number 001-31617
Bristow Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
  72-0679819
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
2000 W. Sam Houston Parkway South,
Suite 1700
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
  77042
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(713) 267-7600
Offshore Logistics, Inc.
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
     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 whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes þ          No 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.
Large accelerated filer  þ Accelerated filer  o Non-accelerated filer  o
      Indicate the number shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of January 31, 2006.
23,358,007 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value
 
 


 

BRISTOW GROUP INC.
INDEX — FORM 10-Q
                 
        Page
         
 PART I
 Item 1.    Financial Statements     2  
 Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     30  
 Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk     51  
 Item 4.    Controls and Procedures     51  
 PART II
 Item 1.    Legal Proceedings     54  
 Item 1A.    Risk Factors     54  
 Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities     54  
 Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     54  
 Item 6.    Exhibits     55  
 
 Signatures     56  
 Form of Aircraft Lease Agreement
 Letter from KPMG LLP
 Certification of CEO, President & CFO Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
 Certification of CEO, President & CFO Pursuant to Section 1350


PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
BRISTOW GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                                     
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004   2005   2004
                 
        (Restated)       (Restated)
    (Unaudited)
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Operating revenues
  $ 192,267     $ 172,167     $ 567,609     $ 503,195  
Operating expenses:
                               
 
Direct costs
    148,170       133,107       433,296       382,749  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    10,653       10,790       32,160       31,820  
 
General and administrative
    15,338       11,075       46,005       33,084  
 
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets
    374       (2,021 )     1,276       (8,177 )
                         
      174,535       152,951       512,737       439,476  
                         
   
Operating income
    17,732       19,216       54,872       63,719  
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates, net of losses
    1,351       1,769       1,770       5,690  
Interest income
    898       985       2,879       2,168  
Interest expense
    (3,903 )     (4,056 )     (11,288 )     (11,970 )
Other income (expense), net
    2,296       (2,599 )     4,308       (2,038 )
                         
   
Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest
    18,374       15,315       52,541       57,569  
Provision for income taxes
    4,984       5,146       12,453       18,924  
Minority interest
    10       (61 )     (84 )     (299 )
                         
   
Net income
  $ 13,400     $ 10,108     $ 40,004     $ 38,346  
                         
Net income per common share:
                               
 
Basic
  $ 0.57     $ 0.43     $ 1.71     $ 1.67  
                         
 
Diluted
  $ 0.57     $ 0.43     $ 1.70     $ 1.65  
                         
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BRISTOW GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                     
    December 31,   March 31,
    2005   2005
         
    (Unaudited)    
    (In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 129,053     $ 146,440  
 
Accounts receivable
    154,906       133,839  
 
Inventories
    149,804       140,706  
 
Prepaid expenses and other
    25,030       11,459  
             
   
Total current assets
    458,793       432,444  
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
    40,028       37,176  
Property and equipment — at cost:
               
 
Land and buildings
    34,685       32,543  
 
Aircraft and equipment
    825,019       827,031  
             
      859,704       859,574  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (257,143 )     (250,512 )
             
      602,561       609,062  
Goodwill
    26,837       26,809  
Other assets
    45,090       44,085  
             
    $ 1,173,309     $ 1,149,576  
             
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Current liabilities:
               
 
Accounts payable
  $ 41,757     $ 35,640  
 
Accrued liabilities
    122,356       101,904  
 
Deferred taxes
    5,839       17,740  
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
    4,548       6,413  
             
   
Total current liabilities
    174,500       161,697  
Long-term debt, less current maturities
    258,089       255,667  
Other liabilities and deferred credits
    160,443       164,728  
Deferred taxes
    67,501       69,977  
Minority interest
    4,186       4,514  
Commitments and contingencies (Note E)
               
Stockholders’ investment:
               
 
Common Stock, $.01 par value, authorized 35,000,000 shares; outstanding 23,345,508 shares and 23,314,708 shares at December 31 and March 31, respectively (exclusive of 1,281,050 treasury shares)
    233       233  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    157,837       157,100  
 
Retained earnings
    429,719       389,715  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (79,199 )     (54,055 )
             
      508,590       492,993  
             
    $ 1,173,309     $ 1,149,576  
             
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BRISTOW GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                     
    Nine Months Ended
    December 31,
     
    2005   2004
         
        (Restated)
    (Unaudited)
    (In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
 
Net income
  $ 40,004     $ 38,346  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
 
Depreciation and amortization
    32,160       31,820  
 
Increase (decrease) in deferred taxes
    (12,350 )     6,415  
 
Loss (gain) on asset dispositions
    1,276       (8,177 )
 
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates (over) under
dividends received
    (689 )     8,826  
 
Minority interest in earnings
    84       299  
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in:
               
   
Accounts receivable
    (28,565 )     26  
   
Inventories
    (15,386 )     (4,387 )
   
Prepaid expenses and other
    (4,817 )     974  
   
Accounts payable
    8,246       4,989  
   
Accrued liabilities
    1,282       (1,108 )
   
Other liabilities and deferred credits
    10,104       1,849  
             
Net cash provided by operating activities
    31,349       79,872  
             
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
 
Capital expenditures
    (102,307 )     (51,689 )
 
Proceeds from asset dispositions
    72,620       39,805  
 
Acquisitions, net of cash received
          (1,986 )
 
Investments
          (8,166 )
             
Net cash used in investing activities
    (29,687 )     (22,036 )
             
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
 
Cash collateral provided under operating leases
    (10,285 )      
 
Repayment of debt
    (3,160 )     (1,794 )
 
Partial prepayment of put/call obligation
    (66 )     (51 )
 
Repurchase of shares from minority interests
          (7,389 )
 
Issuance of common stock
    602       11,871  
             
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (12,909 )     2,637  
             
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (6,140 )     3,768  
             
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (17,387 )     64,241  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    146,440       85,679  
             
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 129,053     $ 149,920  
             
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
 
Interest, net of interest capitalized
  $ 13,658     $ 14,450  
 
Income taxes
  $ 13,241     $ 19,920  
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
               
 
Nonmonetary exchange of assets
  $     $ 5,876  
 
Capital expenditures funded by short-term notes
  $ 14,746     $  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BRISTOW GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE A — BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND CONSOLIDATION
      The following consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bristow Group Inc. (formerly Offshore Logistics, Inc.) and its consolidated entities (the “Company”) after elimination of all significant intercompany accounts and transactions. On February 1, 2006, OL Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Offshore Logistics, Inc., merged into Offshore Logistics, Inc. In conjunction with the merger, the name of the Company changed from Offshore Logistics, Inc. to Bristow Group Inc.
      The information contained in the following condensed notes to consolidated financial statements is condensed from that which would appear in the annual consolidated financial statements; accordingly, the consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 (“Annual Report”). Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year.
      The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited; however, they include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2005, the consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the consolidated cash flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.
Restatement of Previously Reported Amounts
      As a result of the Internal Review findings discussed further in Note E, the Company restated its historical financial statements to accrue for payroll taxes, penalties and interest attributable to underreported employee payroll. For further information regarding the Internal Review and related matters, including the Company’s restatement of its historical financial statements, refer to the Annual Report. The restated condensed consolidated statements of income included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2005 (“Quarterly Report”) reflect reductions in operating income of $0.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and $2.8 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2004 in connection with this matter. As of December 31, 2005, accrued liabilities includes $18.8 million related to this matter. At this time, the Company cannot estimate what additional payments, fines and/or penalties may be required in connection with the matters identified as a result of the Internal Review or the related Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) investigation; however, such payments, fines and/or penalties could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
      The Company’s management has separately determined that the Company was not reporting reimbursements received from its customers for costs incurred on their behalf in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Company’s customers reimburse it for certain costs incurred on their behalf, which have historically been recorded by offsetting such amounts against the related expenses. In addition, the Company’s management has determined that the Company did not properly record expenses related to severance benefits for certain employees of a foreign subsidiary and the Company did not properly record expenses related to payroll taxes incurred by one of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. In accordance with GAAP, the Company has restated its historical financial statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2004 to reflect such reimbursements as an increase in revenue and a corresponding increase in expense, and the Company increased direct costs to reflect the severance obligation and payroll taxes in the applicable periods. With respect to customer reimbursements, operating revenues and direct costs were increased $16.2 million for the three months and $41.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2004, from previously reported amounts, with no impact on income from operations or net income. With respect to the severance benefits and payroll taxes, direct costs were increased by $0.2 million for the three months and $0.7 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2004.

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BRISTOW GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      The impact of these adjustments on the condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows is reflected in the tables below (in thousands, except per share amounts):
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31, 2004   December 31, 2004
         
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
    As       As    
    Previously       Previously    
    Reported   Restated   Reported   Restated
Statements of Income                
Operating revenues
  $ 155,977     $ 172,167     $ 462,083     $ 503,195  
Direct costs
    115,719       133,107       338,058       382,749  
Total operating expenses
    135,563       152,951       394,785       439,476  
Operating income
    20,414       19,216       67,298       63,719  
Income before provision for taxes and minority interests
    16,513       15,315       61,148       57,569  
Provision for income taxes
    4,953       5,146       18,344       18,924  
Net income
    11,499       10,108       42,505       38,346  
Basic EPS
    0.49       0.43       1.85       1.67  
Diluted EPS
    0.49       0.43       1.82       1.65  
                 
    Nine Months Ended
    December 31, 2004
     
    (Unaudited)
    As    
    Previously    
    Reported   Restated
Statements of Cash Flows        
Net income
  $ 42,505     $ 38,346  
Deferred taxes
    5,470       6,415  
Decrease in accrued liabilities
    (4,322 )     (1,108 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    79,872       79,872  
      In addition, certain information in Notes B, H, I and J has been restated to reflect the effect of these adjustments. Certain amounts in the above presentation for 2004 have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Specifically, gains and losses on asset disposals were previously included in revenues but are now included in operating expenses.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
      In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 153, “Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets” (“SFAS No. 153”), effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. SFAS No. 153 amends Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions”, to eliminate the similar productive assets concept and replace it with the concept of commercial substance. Commercial substance occurs when the future cash flows of an entity are changed significantly due to the nonmonetary exchange. The adoption of SFAS No. 153 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
      In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS No. 123R”), which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”) and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB Opinion No. 25”). SFAS No. 123R becomes effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2006 and will require companies to expense stock options and other share based payments. The Company does not currently know whether implementation of SFAS No. 123R would result in financial results materially different from pro forma results presented in Note B.

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
      In December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 109-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004” (“FSP 109-1”) which provides accounting guidance to companies that will be eligible for the tax deduction resulting from “qualified production activities income” as defined in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Act”). FSP No. 109-1 provides that this deduction will be treated as a “special deduction” as described in SFAS 109 rather than a reduction in the statutory tax rate applied to deferred tax items. As such, FSP 109-1 does not result in a revaluation of the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets. The impact of this deduction has not had and is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results for fiscal year 2006, the first tax year in which this tax deduction is available.
      In December 2004, the FASB issued Staff Position No. 109-2, “Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004” (“FSP No. 109-2”) to address the treatment of a special one time incentive provided in the Act for companies to repatriate foreign earnings. Signed into law on October 22, 2004, the Act provides for a special one-time tax deduction equal to 85% of dividends received out of qualifying foreign earnings that are paid in either a company’s last tax year that began before the enactment date, or the first tax year that begins during the one-year period beginning on the enactment date. The special deduction is subject to a number of limitations and requirements, one of which is to adopt a Domestic Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) to document planned reinvestments of amounts equal to the foreign earnings repatriated under the Act. FSP 109-2 provides entities additional time to assess the effect of repatriating foreign earnings under the Act for purposes of applying SFAS No. 109, which otherwise requires the effect of a new tax law to be recorded in the period of enactment. In September 2005, senior management approved a DRIP that provides for the repatriation of up to $75 million of previously unremitted foreign earnings under the Act. If the Company does repatriate the maximum amount called for in the DRIP, the related U.S. incremental tax liability associated with the total repatriated earnings would be approximately $5.3 million. Technical corrections, regulations and additional guidance from the U.S. Treasury related to the statute could impact the Company’s estimate of the tax liability associated with the potential range of repatriation. The favorable U.S. tax rate on such repatriations under the Act applies to qualifying distributions received by the Company through March 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2005, the Company had received $30.9 million of repatriated funds intended to qualify under the Act, and the Company has reflected the tax in its overall effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2005.
      In March 2005, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations” (“Interpretation No. 47”), an interpretation of SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” (“SFAS No. 143”). The interpretation is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. Interpretation No. 47 provides clarification on conditional asset retirement obligation and the fair value of such obligation as referred to in SFAS No. 143. The adoption of Interpretation No. 47 did not have a significant impact on these condensed consolidated financial statements.
      In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“SFAS No. 154”), which is a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes”, and SFAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements”. SFAS No. 154 becomes effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning April 1, 2006 and provides guidance on the accounting for, and reporting of, accounting changes and error corrections. SFAS No. 154 establishes the method of retrospective application as the required method of reporting a change in accounting principle, unless impracticable or the new accounting principle explicitly states transition requirements, and the Company expects that in the future there will be more instances of retrospective application of new accounting principles to prior periods whereas previously such applications were typically required to be reported as a cumulative adjustment in the period in which the accounting principle was adopted. With respect to reporting the correction of an error in previously issued financial statements, SFAS No. 154 carries forward without change the guidance contained in APB Opinion No. 20 which requires the correction to be reflected as a prior period

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
adjustment, and therefore the adoption of this standard would not have affected the restatements reflected in these financial statements.
NOTE B — EARNINGS PER SHARE
      Basic earnings per common share was computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005 excluded options to purchase 101,400 and 32,379 shares, respectively, at a weighted average exercise price of $33.72 and $35.93, respectively, which were outstanding during the period but were anti-dilutive. Diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2004 excluded options to purchase 15,642 and 31,545 shares, respectively, at a weighted average exercise price of $36.61 and $33.28, respectively, which were outstanding during the period but were anti-dilutive. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share:
                                     
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004   2005   2004
                 
        (Restated)       (Restated)
Net income (in thousands):
                               
 
Income available to common stockholders
  $ 13,400     $ 10,108     $ 40,004     $ 38,346  
                         
Shares:
                               
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
    23,343,465       23,272,477       23,334,939       22,954,297  
 
Options and restricted stock units
    254,280       344,224       265,850       356,329  
                         
   
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, including assumed conversions
    23,597,745       23,616,701       23,600,789       23,310,626  
                         
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.57     $ 0.43     $ 1.71     $ 1.67  
                         
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.57     $ 0.43     $ 1.70     $ 1.65  
                         
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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
accounting had been applied are shown in the following table. The pro forma data presented below may not be representative of the effects on reported amounts for future years.
                                   
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004   2005   2004
                 
        (Restated)       (Restated)
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income, as reported:
  $ 13,400     $ 10,108     $ 40,004     $ 38,346  
 
Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of tax
    185             280        
 
Stock-based employee compensation expense, net of tax
    (457 )     (681 )     (1,586 )     (1,475 )
                         
 
Pro forma net income
  $ 13,128     $ 9,427     $ 38,698     $ 36,871  
                         
Basic earnings per share:
                               
 
Earnings per share, as reported
  $ 0.57     $ 0.43     $ 1.71     $ 1.67  
 
Stock-based employee compensation expense, net of tax
    (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.05 )     (0.06 )
                         
 
Pro forma basic earnings per share
  $ 0.56     $ 0.40     $ 1.66     $ 1.61  
                         
Diluted earnings per share:
                               
 
Earnings per share, as reported
  $ 0.57     $ 0.43     $ 1.70     $ 1.65  
 
Stock-based employee compensation expense, net of tax
    (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.06 )     (0.06 )
                         
 
Pro forma diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.56     $ 0.40     $ 1.64     $ 1.59  
                         
NOTE C — INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
      Norsk Helikopter AS — During the first quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company’s unconsolidated Norwegian affiliate, Norsk Helikopter AS (“Norsk”), completed the acquisition of Lufttransport AS, a Norwegian company, and its sister company Lufttransport AB, in Sweden, collectively operating 28 aircraft and engaged in providing air ambulance services in Scandinavia. In addition, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, Norsk committed to purchase three large aircraft. The purchase of these three aircraft, supported by a multi-year contract to provide helicopter services offshore in Norway, will be funded through additional borrowings by Norsk and additional funding by both of its shareholders.
      Mexican Joint Venture — Since the conclusion of the contract with Petroleós Mexicanos in February 2005, the Company’s 49% owned unconsolidated affiliates, Hemisco Helicopters International, Inc. (“Hemisco”) and Heliservicio Campeche, S.A. de C.V. (“Heliservicio” and together with Hemisco “HC”) have experienced difficulties in meeting their obligations to make lease rental payments to the Company and RLR. During the three months ended June 30, 2005, the Company and RLR made a determination that because of the uncertainties as to collectibility, lease revenues from HC would be recognized as they were collected. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, $1.0 and $5.7 million, respectively, of revenues billed but not collected from HC have not been recognized in the Company’s results, and the Company’s 49% share of equity in earnings of RLR has been reduced by $0.9 and $3.7 million, respectively, for revenues billed but not collected from HC.
      In order to improve the financial condition of Heliservicio, the Company and its joint venture partner, Compania Controladora de Servicios Aeronauticos, S.A. de C.V. (“CCSA”), completed a recapitalization of Heliservicio on August 19, 2005. As a result of this recapitalization, Heliservicio’s two shareholders, the Company and CCSA, have notes payable to Hemisco of $4.4 million and $4.6 million, respectively, and

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obligations of Heliservicio in the same amounts were cancelled thereby increasing its capital. The $4.4 million note owed by the Company to Hemisco bears interest at 3% annually and is due on July 31, 2015.
      The Company is continuing to evaluate certain actions to return HC’s operations to profitability, including reducing the number of HC’s aircraft to a lower level based on current utilization, and the Company is actively seeking other markets in which to redeploy the aircraft that are currently operating in Mexico on an ad hoc basis. Although not anticipated or known at this time, such actions could result in future losses.
NOTE D — LONG-TERM DEBT
      Long-term debt at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2005 consisted of the following (in thousands):
                   
    December 31,   March 31,
    2005   2005
         
61/8% Senior Notes due 2013
  $ 230,000     $ 230,000  
Limited recourse term loans
    20,309       21,116  
Hemisco Helicopter International, Inc. 
    4,380        
Short-term advance from customer
    1,400       3,400  
Note to Sakhalin Aviation Services Ltd. 
    622       641  
Sakhalin debt
    5,926       6,923  
             
 
Total debt
    262,637       262,080  
 
Less current maturities
    4,548       6,413  
             
 
Total long-term debt
  $ 258,089     $ 255,667  
             
      At December 31, 2005, the Company had a $30 million unsecured line of credit with a U.S. bank that expires on August 31, 2006. Borrowings bear interest at a rate equal to one month LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.25% to 2.0%. The Company had $0.7 million of outstanding letters of credit and no borrowings under this facility as of December 31, 2005.
      At December 31, 2005, Bristow Aviation Holdings, Ltd. (“Bristow Aviation”) had a £6.0 million ($10.3 million) facility for letters of credit, of which £1.7 million ($2.9 million) was outstanding, and a £1.0 million ($1.7 million) net overdraft facility, of which no borrowings were outstanding. Both facilities are with a U.K. bank. The letter of credit facility is provided on an uncommitted basis, and outstanding letters of credit bear fees at a rate of 0.7% per annum. Borrowings under the net overdraft facility are payable upon demand and bear interest at the bank’s base rate plus a spread that can vary between 1% and 3% per annum depending on the net overdraft amount. The net overdraft facility was scheduled to expire August 31, 2005, but has been extended to August 31, 2006.
      Defaults Under Certain Long-Term Debt Agreements — The $230.0 million 61/8% Senior Notes due 2013 (“Senior Notes”) were issued on June 20, 2003. On June 16, 2005, the Company received notice from the trustee of the indenture underlying the Senior Notes that it was in breach of the financial reporting covenants contained in the indenture, and stating that, unless the deficiency was remedied within 60 days, an event of default would occur under the indenture. The Company solicited consents from all holders of the Senior Notes to extend until November 15, 2005 (or, at the election of the Company and upon the payment of additional fees, until December 15, 2005 or January 16, 2006, as applicable) the period in which the Company must file and deliver its financial reports and related documents, and to waive certain past defaults under the indenture relating to the Company’s failure to timely file and deliver its required financial reporting information, and on August 16, 2005 completed the consent solicitation. A consent fee of $1.4 million was paid to consenting holders of Senior Notes on August 17, 2005 to waive until November 15, 2005 the financial reporting covenants and the compliance certificate and auditors’ statement covenants in the indenture.

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      The Company elected to exercise its option to extend the waiver to December 15, 2005 and then to further extend this waiver through January 16, 2006 upon payment of additional fees totalling $1.2 million. The consent and waiver fees have been deferred and are being amortized over the remaining term of the Senior Notes. In January 2006, the default was cured.
      As of June 30, 2005, the Company was in default of the various financial information reporting covenants in its revolving credit facility and a five-year $31.8 million term loan (the “RLR Note”) under which an unconsolidated affiliate, Rotorwing Leasing Resources, L.L.C. (“RLR”), is a borrower and the Company is a guarantor. The defaults were as a result of not providing financial information for fiscal 2005 when due, and also for not providing similar information to other creditors. This situation resulted from activities identified in connection with the Internal Review discussed in Note E which prevented the Company from filing the financial report for fiscal year 2005 on time. The bank initially provided waivers through August 14, 2005, and subsequently provided additional waivers through November 15, 2005. Further, the waivers were extended at the Company’s election through December 15, 2005 upon payment of $26,000, and were further extended through January 16, 2006 upon payment of an additional fee of $26,000. In January 2006, the defaults were cured.
NOTE E — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
      Sale and Leaseback Financing — On December 30, 2005, the Company sold nine aircraft for $68.6 million in aggregate to a subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corporation, and then leased back each of the nine aircraft under separate operating leases with terms of ten years expiring in January 2016. Each “net” lease agreement requires the Company to be responsible for all operating costs and has an effective interest rate of approximately 5%. Rent payments under each lease are payable monthly and total $6.3 million and $7.6 million annually during the first 60 months and second 60 months, respectively, for all nine leases. Each lease has an end of lease purchase option at ten years, an early purchase option at 60 months (December 2010), and an early termination option at 24 months (December 2007). The early purchase option price for the nine aircraft at 60 months is approximately $52 million in aggregate. There was a deferred gain on the sale of the aircraft in the amount of approximately $10.8 million in aggregate. The deferred gain will be amortized as a reduction in lease expense over the 10 year lease term in proportion to the rent payments. Additional collateral in the amount of at least $11.8 million is to be provided until the conclusion of the SEC investigation related to the Internal Review. A portion of the proceeds ($10.3 million) was retained by the lessor until January 30, 2006 when the additional collateral, which consisted of five aircraft and a $2.5 million letter of credit, was provided.

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      Aircraft Purchase Contracts — The Company has entered into several agreements to purchase new and used aircraft which are reflected in the following table. As of December 31, 2005, the Company had $381.1 million remaining to be paid in connection with its aircraft purchase commitments.
                                                             
    Delivered   Remaining to be Delivered    
             
        Nine Months   Three Months        
    Prior to   Ended   Ended   Fiscal Year Ended March 31,    
    April 1,   December 31,   March 31,        
    2005   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009-2013   Total
                             
Number of aircraft(1):
                                                       
 
New:
                                                       
   
Small
    7       4       1                         12  
   
Medium
    10       8       1       12       11       15       57  
   
Large
          2       1       4                   7  
                                           
      17       14       3       16       11       15       76  
 
Used:
                                                       
   
Small
          5                               5  
   
Medium
    1                                     1  
                                           
      18       19       3       16       11       15       82  
                                           
Related expenditures(2)
  $ 104,370     $ 89,668     $ 35,964     $ 166,573     $ 66,844     $ 111,758     $ 575,177  
                                           
 
(1)  The Company also has options to purchase 24 additional aircraft. As of December 31, 2005, the options with respect to six of the aircraft are now subject to availability.
 
(2)  Subsequent to December 31, 2005, the Company entered into purchase obligations of $5.0 million for additional aircraft not reflected in the table above.
      In connection with our agreement to purchase three large aircraft to be utilized and owned by Norsk, the Company agreed to fund the purchase of one aircraft (reflected in the table above), and Norsk and the other equity owner in Norsk each agreed to fund the purchase of one of the two other aircraft. One was delivered in the third quarter of fiscal year 2006 and the remaining two are expected to be delivered in fiscal year 2007.
      Internal Review — In February 2005, the Company voluntarily advised the SEC that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors had engaged special outside counsel to undertake a review of certain payments made by two of the Company’s affiliated entities in a foreign country. The review of these payments, which initially focused on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters, was subsequently expanded to cover operations in other countries and other issues (the “Internal Review”). In connection with this review, special outside counsel to the Audit Committee retained forensic accountants.
      The SEC then notified the Company that it had initiated an informal inquiry and requested that the Company provide certain documents on a voluntary basis. Subsequently, the SEC advised the Company that the inquiry had become an investigation. The Company has responded to the SEC’s requests for documents and is continuing to do so.
      The Internal Review is complete and the accompanying financial statements reflect all known required restatements. As a follow-up to matters identified during the course of the Internal Review, Special Counsel to the Audit Committee is completing certain work, and may be called upon to undertake additional work in the future to assist in responding to inquiries from the SEC, from other governmental authorities or customers, or as follow-up to the steps being performed by Special Counsel.
      In October 2005, the Audit Committee reached certain conclusions with respect to findings to date from the Internal Review. The Audit Committee concluded that, over a considerable period of time, (a) improper

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payments were made by, and on behalf of, certain foreign affiliated entities directly or indirectly to employees of the Nigerian government, (b) improper payments were made by certain foreign affiliated entities to Nigerian employees of certain customers with whom the Company has contracts, (c) inadequate employee payroll declarations and, in certain instances, tax payments were made by the Company or its affiliated entities in certain jurisdictions, (d) inadequate valuations for customs purposes may have been declared in certain jurisdictions resulting in the underpayment of import duties, and (e) an affiliated entity in a South American country, with the assistance of Company personnel and two of its other affiliated entities, engaged in transactions which appear to have assisted the South American entity in the circumvention of currency transfer restrictions and other regulations. In addition, as a result of the Internal Review, the Audit Committee and management determined that there were deficiencies in the Company’s books and records and internal controls with respect to the foregoing and certain other activities.
      Based on the Audit Committee’s findings and recommendations, the Board of Directors has taken disciplinary action with respect to the Company’s personnel who it determined bore responsibility for these matters. The disciplinary actions included termination or resignation of employment (including of certain members of senior management), changes of job responsibility, reductions in incentive compensation payments and reprimands. One of the Company’s affiliates has also obtained the resignation of certain of its personnel.
      The Company has initiated remedial action, including initiating action to correct underreporting of payroll tax, disclose to certain customers inappropriate payments made to customer personnel and terminate certain agency, business and joint venture relationships. The Company also has taken steps to reinforce its commitment to conduct its business with integrity by creating an internal corporate compliance function, instituting a new code of business conduct (the Company’s new code of business conduct entitled “Code of Business Integrity” is available on its website, http://www.bristowgroup.com), and developing and implementing a training program for all employees. In addition to the disciplinary actions referred to above, the Company has also taken steps to strengthen its control environment by hiring new personnel and realigning reporting lines within the accounting function so that field accounting reports directly to the corporate accounting function instead of operations management.
      In connection with the Audit Committee’s conclusions, the Company will voluntarily advise certain foreign governmental authorities of the Audit Committee’s findings. The Company has not yet advised such foreign governmental authorities of the Audit Committee findings, but intends to do so. Such disclosure may result in legal and administrative proceedings, the institution of administrative, civil injunctive or criminal proceedings involving the Company and/or current or former employees, officers and/or directors who are within the jurisdictions of such authorities, the imposition of fines and other penalties, remedies and/or sanctions, including precluding the Company from participating in business operations in their countries. To the extent that violations of the law may have occurred in several countries in which the Company operates, the Company does not yet know whether such violations can be cured merely by the payment of fines or whether other actions may be taken against the Company, including requiring the Company to curtail its business operations in one or more such countries for a period of time. In the event that the Company curtails its business operations in any such country, the Company may face difficulties exporting its aircraft. As of December 31, 2005, the book values of its aircraft in Nigeria and the South American country where certain improper activities took place were approximately $117.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively.
      The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the SEC investigation, nor can the Company predict whether other applicable U.S. and foreign governmental authorities will initiate separate investigations. The outcome of the SEC investigation and any related legal and administrative proceedings could include the institution of administrative, civil injunctive or criminal proceedings involving the Company and/or current or former employees, officers and/or directors, the imposition of fines and other penalties, remedies and/or sanctions, modifications to business practices and compliance programs and/or referral to

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other governmental agencies for other appropriate actions. It is not possible to accurately predict at this time when matters relating to the SEC investigation will be completed, the final outcome of the SEC investigation, what if any actions may be taken by the SEC or by other governmental agencies in the U.S. or in foreign jurisdictions, or the effect that such actions may have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In addition, in view of the findings of the Internal Review, the Company expects to encounter difficulties in the future conducting business in Nigeria and a South American country, and with certain customers. It is also possible that certain of the Company’s existing contracts may be cancelled and that the Company may become subject to claims by third parties, possibly resulting in litigation. The matters identified in the Internal Review and their effects could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
      In connection with its conclusions regarding payroll declarations and tax payments, the Audit Committee determined on November 23, 2005, following the recommendation of the Company’s senior management, that there was a need to restate the Company’s historical consolidated financial statements, including those for the quarterly periods in fiscal year 2005. As of December 31, 2005, the Company has accrued $18.8 million for the taxes, penalties and interest attributable to underreported employee payroll. Operating income for the nine months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 includes $3.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively, attributable to this accrual. At this time, the Company cannot estimate what additional payments, fines, penalties and/or litigation and related expenses may be required in connection with the matters identified as a result of the Internal Review, the SEC investigation, any other regulatory investigation that may be instituted or third-party litigation; however, such payments, fines, penalties and/or expenses could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
      As the Company continues to respond to the SEC investigation and other governmental authorities and take other actions relating to improper activities that have been identified in connection with the Internal Review, there can be no assurance that additional restatements will not be required or that these historical financial statements will not change or require amendment. In addition, new issues may be identified that may impact the financial statements and the scope of the restatements described in this Quarterly Report and the Annual Report and lead the Company to take other remedial actions or that may otherwise adversely impact the Company.
      Through December 31, 2005, the Company has incurred approximately $12.4 million, including $2.2 million and $10.3 million in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, in legal and other professional costs in connection with the Internal Review. The Company expects to incur additional costs associated with the Internal Review, which will be expensed as incurred and which could be significant in the fiscal quarters in which they are recorded.
      As a result of the disclosure and remediation of a number of activities identified in the Internal Review, the Company expects to encounter difficulties conducting business in certain foreign countries and retaining and attracting additional business with certain customers. The Company cannot predict the extent of these difficulties; however, its ability to continue conducting business in these countries and with these customers may be significantly impacted.
      The Company has commenced actions to disclose activities in Nigeria identified in the Internal Review to affected customers, and one or more of these customers may seek to cancel their contracts with the Company. One such customer already has commenced its own investigation. Among other things, the Company has been advised that such customer intends to exercise its rights to audit a specific contract, as well as to review its other relations with the Company. Although the Company has no indication as to what the final outcome of the audit and review will be, it is possible that such customer may seek to cancel one or more existing contracts if it believes that they were improperly obtained or that the Company breached any of their terms. Since its customers in Nigeria are affiliates of major international petroleum companies with whom the Company does business throughout the world, any actions which are taken by certain customers could have a

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material adverse effect on its business, financial position and results of operations, and these customers may preclude the Company from bidding on future business with them either locally or on a worldwide basis. In addition, applicable governmental authorities may preclude the Company from bidding on contracts to provide services in the countries where improper activities took place.
      In connection with the Internal Review, the Company also has terminated its business relationship with certain agents and has taken actions to terminate business relationships with other agents. As described further below, in November 2005, one of the terminated agents and his affiliated entity have commenced litigation against two of the Company’s foreign affiliated entities claiming damages of $16.3 million for breach of contract. The Company may be required to indemnify certain of its agents to the extent that regulatory authorities seek to hold them responsible in connection with activities identified in the Internal Review.
      In a South American country where certain improper activities took place, the Company is negotiating to terminate its ownership interest in the joint venture that provides the Company with the local ownership content necessary to meet local regulatory requirements for operating in that country. During fiscal year 2005, the Company derived approximately $9.9 million of leasing and other revenues, of which $3.2 million was paid by the Company to a third party for the use of the aircraft, and received approximately $0.3 million of dividend income from this joint venture. During the nine months ended December 31, 2005, the Company derived approximately $6.3 million of leasing and other revenues, of which $3.0 million was paid by the Company to a third party for the use of the aircraft, and received no dividend income from this joint venture. Without a joint venture partner, the Company will be unable to maintain an operating license and its future activities in that country may be limited to leasing its aircraft to unrelated operating companies. The Company’s joint venture partners and agents are typically influential members of the local business community and instrumental in aiding the Company in obtaining contracts and managing its affairs in the local country. As a result of terminating these relationships, the Company’s ability to continue conducting business in these countries where the improper activities took place may be negatively affected. The Company may not be successful in its negotiations to terminate its ownership interest in the joint venture, and the outcome of such negotiations may negatively affect the Company’s ability to continue leasing its aircraft to the joint venture or unrelated operating companies or conducting other business in that country, to export its aircraft or to recover its investment in the joint venture.
      Many of the improper actions identified in the Internal Review resulted in decreasing the costs incurred by the Company in performing its services. The remedial actions the Company is taking will result in an increase in these costs and, if the Company cannot raise its prices simultaneously and to the same extent of its increased costs, its operating income will decrease.
      In November 2005, two of the Company’s consolidated foreign affiliates were named in a lawsuit filed in the High Court of Lagos State, Nigeria by Mr. Benneth Osita Onwubalili and Kensit Nigeria Limited, which allegedly acted as agents of the affiliates in Nigeria. The claimants allege that an agreement between the parties was terminated without justification by the defendants and seek damages of $16.3 million. The Company is continuing to investigate this matter.
      Collective Bargaining Agreement — The Company employs approximately 300 pilots in its North American Operations who are represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (“OPEIU”) under a collective bargaining agreement. The Company and the pilots represented by the OPEIU ratified an amended collective bargaining agreement on April 4, 2005. The terms under the amended agreement are fixed until October 3, 2008 and include a wage increase for the pilot group and improvements to several benefit plans. The Company does not believe that these increases will place it at a competitive, financial or operational disadvantage.
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Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”). The subpoena relates to a grand jury investigation of potential antitrust violations among providers of helicopter transportation services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Company is continuing to investigate this matter and intends to comply with requests for information from the DOJ in connection with this investigation. The outcome of the DOJ investigation and any related legal and administrative proceedings could include civil injunctive or criminal proceedings, the imposition of fines and other penalties, remedies and/or sanctions, referral to other governmental agencies and/or the payment of damages in civil litigation. In connection with this matter, the Company has incurred $1.0 million in legal and other professional fees for the nine months ended December 31, 2005. It is not possible to predict accurately at this time when this government investigation will be completed. Based on current information, the Company cannot predict the outcome of such investigation or what, if any, actions may be taken by the DOJ or other U.S. agencies or authorities or the effect that they may have on the Company.
      Environmental Contingencies — The United States Environmental Protection Agency, also referred to as the EPA, has in the past notified the Company that it is a potential responsible party, or PRP, at four former waste disposal facilities that are on the National Priorities List of contaminated sites. Under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, also known as the Superfund law, persons who are identified as PRPs may be subject to strict, joint and several liability for the costs of cleaning up environmental contamination resulting from releases of hazardous substances at National Priorities List sites. The Company was identified by the EPA as a PRP at the Western Sand and Gravel Superfund site in Rhode Island in 1984, at the Sheridan Disposal Services Superfund site in Waller County, Texas in 1989, at the Gulf Coast Vacuum Services Superfund site near Abbeville, Louisiana in 1989, and at Operating Industries, Inc. Superfund site in Monterey Park, California in 2003. The Company has not received any correspondence from the EPA with respect to the Western Sand and Gravel Superfund site since February 1991, nor with respect to the Sheridan Disposal Services Superfund site since 1989. Remedial activities at the Gulf Coast Vacuum Services Superfund site were completed in September 1999 and the site was removed from the National Priorities List in July 2001. The EPA has offered to submit a settlement offer to the Company in return for which the Company would be recognized as a de minimis party in regard to the Operating Industries Superfund site, but the Company has not received this settlement proposal. Although the Company has not obtained a formal release of liability from the EPA with respect to any of these sites, the Company believes that its potential liability in connection with these sites is not likely to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.
      Flight Accident — On August 18, 2005, one of the Company’s helicopters operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was involved in an accident that resulted in two fatalities. The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the Company and the National Transportation Safety Board. The Company’s liability in connection with this accident is not expected to have a material adverse effect on its business or financial condition.
      Hurricanes Katrina and Rita — As a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, several of the Company’s shorebase facilities located along the U.S. Gulf Coast sustained significant hurricane damage. In particular, Hurricane Katrina caused a total loss of the Company’s Venice, Louisiana shorebase facility, and Hurricane Rita severely damaged the Creole, Louisiana base and flooded the Intracoastal City, Louisiana base. The Company recorded a $0.3 million net gain ($2.9 million in anticipated insurance recoveries offset by $2.6 million of involuntary conversion losses) during the nine months ended December 31, 2005 related to property damage to these facilities. The Company reopened its Intracoastal City, Louisiana base in December 2005 and expects to reopen its Venice and Creole, Louisiana bases in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006.
      Other Matters — The Company is a defendant in certain claims and litigation arising out of operations in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, uninsured losses, if any, will not be material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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NOTE F — INCOME TAXES
      Income Taxes on Distributions of Foreign Earnings — In September 2005, in response to the tax-favored provisions on repatriation of foreign earnings into the U.S. provided for in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Act”), the Company’s senior management approved a Domestic Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”), as required by the Act, documenting the Company’s plan to repatriate up to a maximum of $75 million from its foreign subsidiaries. The Company’s Board of Directors subsequently approved the plan in November 2005. The favorable U.S. tax rate on such repatriations under the Act applies to qualifying distributions received by the Company through March 31, 2006. Through December 2005, the Company has received distributions intended to qualify under the Act totaling $30.9 million from one of its foreign subsidiaries. The Company is currently exploring its options with respect to sources of additional repatriations from its foreign subsidiaries but cannot at this time estimate the total amount, out of the $75 million approved in the DRIP, that will ultimately be received by March 31, 2006.
NOTE G — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
      Savings and Retirement Plans — The following table provides a detail of the components of net periodic pension cost:
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004   2005   2004
                 
    (In thousands)
Service cost for benefits earned during the period
  $ 69     $ 75     $ 212     $ 220  
Interest cost on pension benefit obligation
    5,220       5,240       16,094       15,417  
Expected return on assets
    (4,749 )     (4,866 )     (14,641 )     (14,317 )
Amortization of unrecognized experience losses
    893       861       2,754       2,532  
                         
Net periodic pension cost
  $ 1,433     $ 1,310     $ 4,419     $ 3,852  
                         
      The current estimate of cash contributions to the pension plans by the Company for the year ending March 31, 2006 is $9.9 million, $2.4 million of which was paid during the nine months ended December 31, 2005.
      Stock Option and Restricted Stock Unit Grant — On December 29, 2005, the Company granted options to purchase 105,915 shares at an exercise price of $29.17 per share and granted 143,600 shares of restricted stock units pursuant to the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The options vest ratably over three years on each anniversary from the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant. The restricted stock units fully vest on the fifth anniversary from the date of grant if the “Cumulative Annual Shareholder Return” (as defined in the restricted stock unit agreements) exceeds an annual average of 3% for the five year period. Partial vesting occurs on the third or fourth anniversary after the date of grant if the Cumulative Annual Shareholder Return equals or exceeds 10%, with full vesting if such amount equals or exceeds 15%.

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NOTE H — COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
      Comprehensive income is as follows:
                                   
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004   2005   2004
                 
        (Restated)       (Restated)
    (In thousands)
Net income
  $ 13,400     $ 10,108     $ 40,004     $ 38,346  
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                               
 
Currency translation adjustments
    (8,027 )     15,364       (25,144 )     11,406  
                         
Comprehensive income
  $ 5,373     $ 25,472     $ 14,860     $ 49,752  
                         
NOTE I — SEGMENT INFORMATION
      The Company operates principally in two business segments: Helicopter Services and Production Management Services. Beginning in fiscal year 2006, the Company conducts the operations of its Helicopter Services segment through six business units: North America, South and Central America, Europe, West Africa, Southeast Asia and Other International. Previously, the Company conducted these operations through four business units: North America, North Sea, International and Technical Services. The Company provides Production Management Services, contract personnel and medical support services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to the domestic oil and gas industry under the Grasso Production Management name. The change in business units reflects changes made in fiscal year 2006 by the Company’s president and chief executive officer (its chief decision maker) and other senior management to the way they manage and evaluate the Company’s results of operations. Accordingly, the Company has modified its segment disclosure to reflect the change in business units. The following shows reportable segment information for the three and nine months ended

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December 31, 2005 and 2004, reconciled to consolidated totals, and prepared on the same basis as the Company’s consolidated financial statements:
                                       
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004   2005   2004
                 
        (Restated)       (Restated)
    (In thousands)
Segment operating revenues from external customers:
                               
 
Helicopter Services:
                               
   
North America
  $ 50,291     $ 37,836     $ 151,466     $ 117,712  
   
South and Central America
    10,977       12,942       30,295       40,407  
   
Europe
    60,709       60,820       184,327       178,637  
   
West Africa
    29,830       25,749       85,605       71,343  
   
Southeast Asia
    15,789       14,990       44,197       39,533  
   
Other International
    6,340       4,608       18,221       11,526  
                         
 
Total Helicopter Services
    173,936       156,945       514,111       459,158  
 
Production Management Services
    16,234       14,925       50,105       43,214  
                         
     
Total segment operating revenues
  $ 190,170     $ 171,870     $ 564,216     $ 502,372  
                         
Intersegment and intrasegment operating revenues:
                               
 
Helicopter Services:
                               
   
North America
  $ 6,578     $ 4,996     $ 19,104     $ 16,597  
   
South and Central America
    450       225       1,350       850  
   
Europe
    4,755       4,418       13,194       12,321  
   
West Africa
                      3  
   
Southeast Asia
                       
   
Other International
    344       5       1,060       89  
                         
 
Total Helicopter Services
    12,127       9,644       34,708       29,860  
 
Production Management Services
    19       18       58       50  
                         
     
Total intersegment and intrasegment operating revenues
  $ 12,146     $ 9,662     $ 34,766     $ 29,910  
                         

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
                                       
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004   2005   2004
                 
        (Restated)       (Restated)
    (In thousands)
Consolidated operating revenues reconciliation:
                               
 
Helicopter Services:
                               
   
North America
  $ 56,869     $ 42,832     $ 170,570     $ 134,309  
   
South and Central America
    11,427       13,167       31,645       41,257  
   
Europe
    65,464       65,238       197,521       190,958  
   
West Africa
    29,830       25,749       85,605       71,346  
   
Southeast Asia
    15,789       14,990       44,197       39,533  
   
Other International
    6,684       4,613       19,281       11,615  
   
Intrasegment eliminations
    (9,545 )     (7,550 )     (28,151 )     (23,628 )
                         
 
Total Helicopter Services
    176,518       159,039       520,668       465,390  
 
Production Management Services
    16,253       14,943       50,163       43,264  
 
Corporate
    4,245       2,445       9,836       7,590  
 
Intersegment eliminations
    (4,749 )     (4,260 )     (13,058 )     (13,049 )
                         
     
Total consolidated operating revenues
  $ 192,267     $ 172,167     $ 567,609     $ 503,195  
                         
Consolidated operating income (loss) reconciliation:
                               
 
Helicopter Services:
                               
   
North America
  $ 8,785     $ 4,053     $ 33,160     $ 19,356  
   
South and Central America
    1,392       2,862       2,053       9,533  
   
Europe
    7,005       8,473       22,503       21,294  
   
West Africa
    2,596       1,672       7,041       6,713  
   
Southeast Asia
    1,701       1,791       2,785       3,858  
   
Other International
    1,402       43       3,198       (634 )
                         
 
Total Helicopter Services
    22,881       18,894       70,740       60,120  
 
Production Management Services
    1,117       1,219       3,675       2,985  
 
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets
    (374 )     2,021       (1,276 )     8,177  
 
Corporate
    (5,892 )     (2,918 )     (18,267 )     (7,563 )
                         
     
Total consolidated operating income
  $ 17,732     $ 19,216     $ 54,872     $ 63,719  
                         
NOTE J — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION
      In connection with the sale of the Senior Notes, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) jointly, severally and unconditionally guaranteed the payment obligations under these notes. The following supplemental financial information sets forth, on a consolidating basis, the balance sheet, statement of income and cash flow information for Bristow Group Inc. (“Parent Company Only”), for the Guarantor Subsidiaries and for Bristow Group Inc.’s other subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Company has not presented separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning the Guarantor Subsidiaries because management has determined that such information is not material to investors.
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financial statements, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Certain reclassifications were made to conform all of the financial information to the financial presentation on a consolidated basis. The principal eliminating entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries, intercompany balances and intercompany revenues and expenses.
      The allocation of the consolidated income tax provision was made using the with and without allocation method.
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Three Months Ended December 31, 2005
(In thousands)
                                             
    Parent       Non-        
    Company   Guarantor   Guarantor        
    Only   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated
                     
Operating revenues
  $ 7     $ 73,374     $ 118,886     $     $ 192,267  
Intercompany revenues
          1,934       2,693       (4,627 )      
                               
      7       75,308       121,579       (4,627 )     192,267  
                               
Operating expenses:
                                       
 
Direct costs
    1,041       53,592       93,537             148,170  
 
Intercompany expenses
          2,695       1,823       (4,518 )      
 
Depreciation and amortization
    37       4,564       6,052             10,653  
 
General and administrative
    4,747       5,048       5,652       (109 )     15,338  
 
Loss on disposal of assets
          1       373             374  
                               
      5,825       65,900       107,437       (4,627 )     174,535  
                               
   
Operating income (loss)
    (5,818 )     9,408       14,142             17,732  
Earnings (losses) from unconsolidated affiliates, net of losses
    31,258       (922 )     2,325       (31,310 )     1,351  
Interest income
    13,733       50       985       (13,870 )     898  
Interest expense
    (3,708 )     (3 )     (14,062 )     13,870       (3,903 )
Other income (expense), net
    (261 )     60       2,497             2,296  
                               
   
Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest
    35,204       8,593       5,887       (31,310 )     18,374  
Allocation of consolidated income taxes
    21,766       172       (16,954 )           4,984  
Minority interest
    (38 )           48             10  
                               
   
Net income
  $ 13,400     $ 8,421     $ 22,889     $ (31,310 )   $ 13,400  
                               

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2005
(In thousands)
                                             
    Parent       Non-        
    Company   Guarantor   Guarantor        
    Only   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated
                     
Operating revenues   $ 39     $ 223,702     $ 343,868     $     $ 567,609  
Intercompany revenues
          5,566       6,534       (12,100 )      
                               
      39       229,268       350,402       (12,100 )     567,609  
                               
Operating expenses:
                                       
 
Direct costs
    17       161,271       272,008             433,296  
 
Intercompany expenses
          6,535       5,236       (11,771 )      
 
Depreciation and amortization
    69       13,642       18,449             32,160  
 
General and administrative
    18,873       11,396       16,065       (329 )     46,005  
 
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets
    4       (142 )     1,414             1,276  
                               
      18,963       192,702       313,172       (12,100 )     512,737  
                               
   
Operating income (loss)
    (18,924 )     36,566       37,230             54,872  
Earnings (losses) from unconsolidated affiliates, net of losses
    48,248       (2,959 )     4,886       (48,405 )     1,770  
Interest income
    40,938       138       3,160       (41,357 )     2,879  
Interest expense
    (10,895 )     (10 )     (41,740 )     41,357       (11,288 )
Other income (expense), net
    (717 )     59       4,966             4,308  
                               
   
Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest
    58,650       33,794       8,502       (48,405 )     52,541  
Allocation of consolidated income taxes
    18,529       2,512       (8,588 )           12,453  
Minority interest
    (117 )           33             (84 )
                               
   
Net income
  $ 40,004     $ 31,282     $ 17,123     $ (48,405 )   $ 40,004  
                               

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Three Months Ended December 31, 2004
(Restated)
(In thousands)
                                             
    Parent       Non-        
    Company   Guarantor   Guarantor        
    Only   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated
                     
Operating revenues
  $ 253     $ 61,027     $ 110,887     $     $ 172,167  
Intercompany revenues
          1,249       1,326       (2,575 )      
                               
      253       62,276       112,213       (2,575 )     172,167  
                               
Operating expenses:
                                       
 
Direct costs
    8       47,880       85,219             133,107  
 
Intercompany expenses
          1,326       1,175       (2,501 )      
 
Depreciation and amortization
    25       3,921       6,844             10,790  
 
General and administrative
    2,916       3,056       5,177       (74 )     11,075  
 
Gain on disposal of assets
          (202 )     (1,819 )           (2,021 )
                               
      2,949       55,981       96,596       (2,575 )     152,951  
                               
   
Operating income (loss)
    (2,696 )     6,295       15,617             19,216  
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates, net of losses
    10,044       589       1,234       (10,098 )     1,769  
Interest income
    13,028       31       1,048       (13,122 )     985  
Interest expense
    (3,785 )     (49 )     (13,344 )     13,122       (4,056 )
Other expense, net
    (137 )     (5 )     (2,457 )           (2,599 )
                               
   
Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest
    16,454       6,861       2,098       (10,098 )     15,315  
Allocation of consolidated income taxes
    6,306       4,999       (6,159 )           5,146  
Minority interest
    (40 )           (21 )           (61 )
                               
   
Net income
  $ 10,108     $ 1,862     $ 8,236     $ (10,098 )   $ 10,108  
                               

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2004
(Restated)
(In thousands)
                                             
    Parent       Non-        
    Company   Guarantor   Guarantor        
    Only   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated
                     
Operating revenues
  $ 703     $ 188,147     $ 314,345     $     $ 503,195  
Intercompany revenues
          2,999       2,697       (5,696 )      
                               
      703       191,146       317,042       (5,696 )     503,195  
                               
Operating expenses:
                                       
 
Direct costs
    35       140,954       241,760             382,749  
 
Intercompany expenses
          2,697       2,609       (5,306 )      
 
Depreciation and amortization
    87       11,256       20,477             31,820  
 
General and administrative
    8,292       8,978       16,204       (390 )     33,084  
 
Gain on disposal of assets
          (1,774 )     (6,403 )           (8,177 )
                               
      8,414       162,111       274,647       (5,696 )     439,476  
                               
   
Operating income (loss)
    (7,711 )     29,035       42,395             63,719  
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates, net of losses
    26,404       1,784       4,064       (26,562 )     5,690  
Interest income
    37,314       59       2,662       (37,867 )     2,168  
Interest expense
    (11,272 )     (195 )     (38,370 )     37,867       (11,970 )
Other income (expense), net
    (151 )     12       (1,899 )           (2,038 )
                               
   
Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest
    44,584       30,695       8,852       (26,562 )     57,569  
Allocation of consolidated income taxes
    6,069       8,869       3,986             18,924  
Minority interest
    (169 )           (130 )           (299 )
                               
   
Net income
  $ 38,346     $ 21,826     $ 4,736     $ (26,562 )   $ 38,346  
                               

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Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2005
(In thousands)
                                               
    Parent       Non-        
    Company   Guarantor   Guarantor        
    Only   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated
                     
ASSETS
Current assets:
                                       
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 66,238     $ 2,317     $ 60,498     $     $ 129,053  
 
Accounts receivable
    20,288       67,238       101,372       (33,992 )     154,906  
 
Inventories
          73,595       76,209             149,804  
 
Prepaid expenses and other
    270       14,314       10,446             25,030  
                               
     
Total current assets
    86,796       157,464       248,525       (33,992 )     458,793  
Intercompany investment
    311,939       2,036             (313,975 )      
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
    4,905       1,164       33,959             40,028  
Intercompany notes receivable
    533,513             26,995       (560,508 )      
Property and equipment — at cost:
                                       
 
Land and buildings
    171       24,852       9,662             34,685  
 
Aircraft and equipment
    1,505       335,004       488,510             825,019  
                               
        1,676       359,856       498,172             859,704  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,327 )     (107,943 )     (147,873 )           (257,143 )
                               
        349       251,913       350,299             602,561  
Goodwill
          18,593       8,133       111       26,837  
Other assets
    8,796       288       36,006             45,090  
                               
    $ 946,298     $ 431,458     $ 703,917     $ (908,364 )   $ 1,173,309  
                               
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Current liabilities:
                                       
 
Accounts payable
  $ 1,538     $ 15,651     $ 38,325     $ (13,757 )   $ 41,757  
 
Accrued liabilities
    18,468       20,195       103,928       (20,235 )     122,356  
 
Deferred taxes
    (3,746 )     (452 )     10,037             5,839  
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
                4,548             4,548  
                               
   
Total current liabilities
    16,260       35,394       156,838       (33,992 )     174,500  
Long-term debt, less current maturities
    234,380             23,709             258,089  
Intercompany notes payable
    25,927       80,213       454,368       (560,508 )      
Other liabilities and deferred credits
    3,427       10,205       146,811             160,443  
Deferred taxes
    35,650       914       30,937             67,501  
Minority interest
    1,814             2,372             4,186  
Stockholders’ investment:
                                       
 
Common stock
    233       4,062       21,418       (25,480 )     233  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    157,837       51,170       13,476       (64,646 )     157,837  
 
Retained earnings
    429,719       249,500       (19,500 )     (230,000 )     429,719  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    41,051             (126,512 )     6,262       (79,199 )
                               
      628,840       304,732       (111,118 )     (313,864 )     508,590  
                               
    $ 946,298     $ 431,458     $ 703,917     $ (908,364 )   $ 1,173,309  
                               

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BRISTOW GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2005
(In thousands)
                                             
    Parent       Non-        
    Company   Guarantor   Guarantor        
    Only   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated
                     
ASSETS
Current assets:
                                       
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 23,947     $ 7,907     $ 114,586     $     $ 146,440  
 
Accounts receivable
    19,108       41,253       97,484       (24,006 )     133,839  
 
Inventories
          72,892       67,814             140,706  
 
Prepaid expenses and other
    470       2,529       8,460             11,459  
                               
   
Total current assets
    43,525       124,581       288,344       (24,006 )     432,444  
Intercompany investment
    297,709       1,046             (298,755 )      
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
    683       4,121       32,372             37,176  
Intercompany notes receivable
    554,655             10,727       (565,382 )      
Property and equipment — at cost:
                                       
 
Land and buildings
    135       23,466       8,942             32,543  
 
Aircraft and equipment
    1,426       327,214       498,391             827,031  
                               
      1,561       350,680       507,333             859,574  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,398 )     (100,549 )     (148,565 )           (250,512 )
                               
      163       250,131       358,768             609,062  
Goodwill
          18,593       8,105       111       26,809  
Other assets
    6,543       634       36,908             44,085  
                               
    $ 903,278     $ 399,106     $ 735,224     $ (888,032 )   $ 1,149,576  
                               
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Current liabilities:
                                       
 
Accounts payable
  $ 673     $ 10,997     $ 29,176     $ (5,206 )   $ 35,640  
 
Accrued liabilities
    9,364       22,868       88,472       (18,800 )     101,904  
 
Deferred taxes
    4,740             13,000             17,740  
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
                6,413             6,413  
                               
   
Total current liabilities
    14,777       33,865       137,061       (24,006 )     161,697  
Long-term debt, less current maturities
    230,000             25,667             255,667  
Intercompany notes payable
    10,246       86,103       469,033       (565,382 )      
Other liabilities and deferred credits
    3,065       416       161,247             164,728  
Deferred taxes
    37,307       1,773       30,897             69,977  
Minority interest
    2,131             2,383             4,514  
Stockholders’ investment:
                                       
 
Common stock
    233       4,062       13,941       (18,003 )     233  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    157,100       51,169       13,477       (64,646 )     157,100  
 
Retained earnings
    389,715       221,718       (5,723 )     (215,995 )     389,715  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    58,704             (112,759 )           (54,055 )
                               
      605,752       276,949       (91,064 )     (298,644 )     492,993  
                               
    $ 903,278     $ 399,106     $ 735,224     $ (888,032 )   $ 1,149,576  
                               

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BRISTOW GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2005
(In thousands)
                                           
    Parent       Non-        
    Company   Guarantor   Guarantor        
    Only   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated
                     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ 42,014     $ 20,813     $ 7,735     $ (39,213 )   $ 31,349  
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
 
Capital expenditures
    (331 )     (78,391 )     (23,585 )           (102,307 )
 
Proceeds from asset dispositions
    73       70,373       2,174             72,620  
                               
Net cash used in investing activities
    (258 )     (8,018 )     (21,411 )           (29,687 )
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
 
Cash collateral provided under operating leases
          (10,285 )                 (10,285 )
 
Repayment of debt
                (3,160 )           (3,160 )
 
Repayment of intercompany debt
    (1 )     (4,600 )     (212 )     4,813        
 
Dividends paid
          (3,500 )     (30,900 )     34,400        
 
Partial prepayment of put/call obligation
    (66 )                       (66 )
 
Issuance of common stock
    602                         602  
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    535       (18,385 )     (34,272 )     39,213       (12,909 )
                               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                (6,140 )           (6,140 )
                               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    42,291       (5,590 )     (54,088 )           (17,387 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    23,947       7,907       114,586             146,440  
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 66,238     $ 2,317     $ 60,498     $     $ 129,053  
                               

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BRISTOW GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2004
(Restated)
(In thousands)
                                           
    Parent       Non-        
    Company   Guarantor   Guarantor        
    Only   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated
                     
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ (4,560 )   $ 43,427     $ 66,746     $ (25,741 )   $ 79,872  
                               
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
 
Capital expenditures
    (98 )     (44,256 )     (9,513 )     2,178       (51,689 )
 
Proceeds from asset dispositions
    8,011       12,234       21,738       (2,178 )     39,805  
 
Acquisition, net of cash received
                (1,986 )           (1,986 )
 
Investments
    1,000       (1,150 )     (8,016 )           (8,166 )
                               
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    8,913       (33,172 )     2,223             (22,036 )
                               
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
 
Proceeds from borrowings
                987       (987 )      
 
Repayment of debt
                (1,794 )           (1,794 )
 
Repayment of intercompany debt
    (18,415 )     (8,000 )     (313 )     26,728        
 
Partial prepayment of put/call obligation
    (51 )                       (51 )
 
Repurchase of shares from minority interests
    (7,389 )                       (7,389 )
 
Issuance of common stock
    11,871                         11,871  
                               
Net cash used in financing activities
    (13,984 )     (8,000 )     (1,120 )     25,741       2,637  
                               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                3,768             3,768  
                               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (9,631 )     2,255       71,617             64,241  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    31,106       5,990       48,583             85,679  
                               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 21,475     $ 8,245     $ 120,200     $     $ 149,920  
                               

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Bristow Group Inc.:
      We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Bristow Group Inc. and subsidiaries (formerly, Offshore Logistics, Inc.) as of December 31, 2005 and the related condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2005 and 2004. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
      We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
      Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
      As discussed in Note A to the Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2004 have been restated.
      We have previously audited, in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Bristow Group Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ investment, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated June 9, 2005, except for the “Restatement of Previously Reported Amounts” section in Note A, the ninth paragraph of Note B, the “Internal Review” section of Note D, and Note M, as to which the date is December 9, 2005, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
  /s/ KPMG LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 3, 2006

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, or MD&A, should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 (“Annual Report”) and the MD&A contained therein. In the discussion that follows, the terms “Current Quarter” and “Comparable Quarter” refer to the three months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and the terms “Current Period” and “Comparable Period” refer to the nine months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. As discussed further in Note A in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,” on February 1, 2006, the name of the Company changed from Offshore Logistics, Inc. to Bristow Group Inc.
      Amounts previously reported for the Comparable Quarter and Period have been restated to reflect adjustments to accrue for liabilities and expenses identified in connection with the Internal Review, to properly report customer reimbursables as revenues rather than offsetting such amounts against the related expenses and to properly record expenses for severance benefits and payroll taxes associated with certain foreign subsidiaries. See “Restatement of Previously Reported Amounts” in Note A and “Internal Review” in Note E in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” as well as “Investigations” and “Restatement of Previously Reported Amounts” below for further discussion of these matters.
Forward-Looking Statements
      This Form 10-Q for December 31, 2005 (“Quarterly Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are statements about our future business, strategy, operations, capabilities and results; financial projections; plans and objectives of our management; expected actions by us and by third parties, including our customers, competitors and regulators; and other matters. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as believes, belief, expects, plans, anticipates, intends, projects, estimates, may, might, would, could or other similar words. All statements in this Quarterly Report, other than statements of historical fact or historical financial results, are forward-looking statements.
      Our forward-looking statements reflect our views and assumptions on the date of this Quarterly Report regarding future events and operating performance. We believe that they are reasonable, but they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which may be beyond our control, that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our forward-looking statements to be incorrect and actual events or our actual results to differ from those that are anticipated include those Risk Factors disclosed in our Annual Report; the cautionary statements made in our Annual Report with respect to our forward-looking statements; the risks cited in, and the cautionary statements made in, our Forms 10-Q and 8-K filed during the current fiscal year; the level of activity in the oil and natural gas industry; production related activities becoming more sensitive to variances in commodity prices; and the DOJ or the SEC investigation having a greater than anticipated financial impact.
      All forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are qualified by these cautionary statements and are only made as of the date of this Quarterly Report. We do not undertake any obligation, other than as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Executive Overview
      This Executive Overview only includes what management considers to be the most important information and analysis for evaluating our financial condition and operating performance. It provides the context for the discussion and analysis of the financial statements which follows and does not disclose every item bearing on our financial condition and operating performance.

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      We are a leading provider of helicopter transportation services to the worldwide offshore oil and gas industry with major operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea. We also have operations, both directly and indirectly, in most of the other major offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world, including Alaska, Australia, Brazil, China, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia and Trinidad. Additionally, we are a leading provider of production management services for oil and gas production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. As of December 31, 2005, we operated 324 aircraft (excluding eight aircraft held for sale) and our unconsolidated affiliates operated an additional 140 aircraft throughout the world. The following table sets forth the number of our aircraft operated as of the dates indicated:
                   
    As of March 31,   As of December 31,
    2005   2005
         
North America
    166       166  
South and Central America
    34       33  
Europe
    45       45  
West Africa
    45       47  
Southeast Asia
    22       14  
Other International
    8       19  
             
 
Total
    320       324  
             
Additional aircraft operated by unconsolidated affiliates
    113       140  
             
Market Outlook
      Worldwide demand for hydrocarbons is expected to continue to grow for the foreseeable future. This growth, driven largely by economic expansion, is expected to result in sustained strength in oil and natural gas prices, driving further increases in offshore exploration and development activity by our customers. We believe this increase in offshore exploration and development activity is also likely to lead to growth in production related activities as these development projects come on stream. As a result of the current commodity price environment, we have experienced an increase in aircraft fleet utilization in all of our present markets and expect this trend to continue. In addition, as operators increasingly pursue prospects in deepwater and push further offshore, we expect demand for medium and large helicopters to be further stimulated.
      In particular, we expect growth in demand for additional helicopter support in North and South America, West Africa and Asia, including the Caspian Sea region. This growth will provide us with opportunities to add new aircraft to our fleet, as well as opportunities to redeploy aircraft from weaker markets into markets that will sustain higher rates for our services. Currently, helicopter manufacturers are indicating very limited supply availability during the next three years. We expect that this tightness in aircraft availability from the manufacturers and the lack of suitable aircraft in the secondary market, coupled with the increase in demand for helicopter support, will result in upward pressure on the rates we charge for our services. At the same time, we believe that our recent aircraft acquisitions and commitments position us to capture a portion of the upside created by the current market conditions.
      Current activity levels in the Gulf of Mexico are at or near all-time highs. In the near term, we also believe that the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita will result in higher activity levels as operators repair facilities and work to bring production back on line. Furthermore, our North Sea activities are under strong pricing pressure as one particular competitor is aggressively seeking to gain market share with lower rates. At the same time, while contracts in the North Sea are generally long term, we have experienced a recent trend of increased spot market contracting of helicopters as exploration activity has increased in the North Sea. Our Other International operations have experienced high aircraft utilization, and we expect this trend to continue. Due to the current high levels of fleet utilization, we have experienced, along with other helicopter operators, some difficulty in meeting our customers’ needs for short-notice exploration drilling support, particularly in remote international locations. Our operations in Nigeria and a South American country are likely to be negatively affected as a result of our actions taken in connection with the Internal Review, as discussed in more detail below under “Investigations.”

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Operating Results
      The following table presents our operating results and other income statement information for the applicable periods:
                                   
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004(1)   2005   2004(1)
                 
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
        (Restated)       (Restated)
    (In thousands)
Operating revenues
  $ 192,267     $ 172,167     $ 567,609     $ 503,195  
Direct costs
    (148,170 )     (133,107 )     (433,296 )     (382,749 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (10,653 )     (10,790 )     (32,160 )     (31,820 )
General and administrative
    (15,338 )     (11,075 )     (46,005 )     (33,084 )
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets
    (374 )     2,021       (1,276 )     8,177  
                         
 
Operating income
    17,732       19,216       54,872       63,719  
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates, net of losses
    1,351       1,769       1,770       5,690  
Interest expense, net
    (3,005 )     (3,071 )     (8,409 )     (9,802 )
Other income, net
    2,296       (2,599 )     4,308       (2,038 )
                         
 
Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest
    18,374       15,315       52,541       57,569  
Provision for income taxes
    (4,984 )     (5,146 )     (12,453 )     (18,924 )
Minority interest
    10       (61 )     (84 )     (299 )
                         
 
Net income
  $ 13,400     $ 10,108     $ 40,004     $ 38,346  
                         
 
(1)  Amounts previously reported for the Comparable Quarter and Period have been restated to reflect adjustments to accrue for liabilities and expenses identified in connection with the Internal Review, to properly report customer reimbursables as revenues rather than offsetting such amounts against the related expenses and to properly record expenses for severance benefits and payroll taxes associated with certain foreign subsidiaries. See “Restatement of Previously Reported Amounts” in Note A and “Internal Review” in Note E in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” as well as “Investigations” and “Restatement of Previously Reported Amounts” below for further discussion of these matters.
Investigations
      In February 2005, we voluntarily advised the staff of the SEC that the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors had engaged special outside counsel to undertake a review of certain payments made by two of our affiliated entities in a foreign country. The Internal Review of these payments, which initially focused on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters, was subsequently expanded to cover operations in other countries and other issues. In connection with this review, special outside counsel to the Audit Committee retained forensic accountants.
      The SEC then notified us that it had initiated an informal inquiry and requested that we provide certain documents on a voluntary basis. Subsequently, the SEC advised us that the inquiry had become an investigation. We have responded to the SEC’s requests for documents and are continuing to do so.
      The Internal Review is complete and the accompanying financial statements reflect all known required restatements. As a follow-up to matters identified during the course of the Internal Review, Special Counsel to the Audit Committee is completing certain work, and may be called upon to undertake additional work in the future to assist in responding to inquiries from the SEC, from other governmental authorities or customers, or as follow-up to the steps being performed by Special Counsel.

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      In October 2005, the Audit Committee reached certain conclusions with respect to findings to date from the Internal Review. The Audit Committee concluded that, over a considerable period of time, (a) improper payments were made by, and on behalf of, certain foreign affiliated entities directly or indirectly to employees of the Nigerian government, (b) improper payments were made by certain foreign affiliated entities to Nigerian employees of certain customers with whom we have contracts, (c) inadequate employee payroll declarations and, in certain instances, tax payments were made by us or our affiliated entities in certain jurisdictions, (d) inadequate valuations for customs purposes may have been declared in certain jurisdictions resulting in the underpayment of import duties, and (e) an affiliated entity in a South American country, with the assistance of our personnel and two of our other affiliated entities, engaged in transactions which appear to have assisted the South American entity in the circumvention of currency transfer restrictions and other regulations. In addition, as a result of the Internal Review, the Audit Committee and management determined that there were deficiencies in our books and records and internal controls with respect to the foregoing and certain other activities.
      Based on the Audit Committee’s findings and recommendations, the Board of Directors has taken disciplinary action with respect to our personnel who it determined bore responsibility for these matters. The disciplinary actions included termination or resignation of employment (including of certain members of senior management), changes of job responsibility, reductions in incentive compensation payments and reprimands. One of our affiliates has also obtained the resignation of certain of its personnel.
      We have initiated remedial action, including initiating action to correct underreporting of payroll tax, disclose to certain customers inappropriate payments made to customer personnel and terminate certain agency, business and joint venture relationships. We also have taken steps to reinforce our commitment to conduct our business with integrity by creating an internal corporate compliance function, instituting a new code of business conduct (our new code of business conduct entitled “Code of Business Integrity” is available on our website, http://www.bristowgroup.com), and developing and implementing a training program for all employees. In addition to the disciplinary actions referred to above, we have also taken steps to strengthen our control environment by hiring new personnel and realigning reporting lines within the accounting function so that field accounting reports directly to the corporate accounting function instead of operations management.
      In connection with the Audit Committee’s conclusions, we will voluntarily advise certain foreign governmental authorities of the Audit Committee’s findings. We have not yet advised such foreign governmental authorities of the Audit Committee findings, but intend to do so. Such disclosure may result in legal and administrative proceedings, the institution of administrative, civil injunctive or criminal proceedings involving us and/or current or former employees, officers and/or directors who are within the jurisdictions of such authorities, the imposition of fines and other penalties, remedies and/or sanctions, including precluding us from participating in business operations in their countries. To the extent that violations of the law may have occurred in several countries in which we operate, we do not yet know whether such violations can be cured merely by the payment of fines or whether other actions may be taken against us, including requiring us to curtail our business operations in one or more such countries for a period of time. In the event that we curtail our business operations in any such country, we may face difficulties exporting our aircraft. As of December 31, 2005, the book values of our aircraft in Nigeria and the South American country where certain improper activities took place were approximately $117.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively.
      We cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the SEC investigation, nor can we predict whether other applicable U.S. and foreign governmental authorities will initiate separate investigations. The outcome of the SEC investigation and any related legal and administrative proceedings could include the institution of administrative, civil injunctive or criminal proceedings involving us and/or current or former employees, officers and/or directors, the imposition of fines and other penalties, remedies and/or sanctions, modifications to business practices and compliance programs and/or referral to other governmental agencies for other appropriate actions. It is not possible to accurately predict at this time when matters relating to the SEC investigation will be completed, the final outcome of the SEC investigation, what if any actions may be taken by the SEC or by other governmental agencies in the U.S. or in foreign jurisdictions, or the effect that such actions may have on our consolidated financial statements. In addition, in view of the findings of the Internal Review, we expect to encounter difficulties in the future conducting business in Nigeria and a South

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American country, and with certain customers. It is also possible that certain of our existing contracts may be cancelled and that we may become subject to claims by third parties, possibly resulting in litigation. The matters identified in the Internal Review and their effects could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
      As discussed further in our Annual Report, in connection with its conclusions regarding payroll declarations and tax payments, the Audit Committee determined on November 23, 2005, following the recommendation of our senior management, that there was a need to restate our historical consolidated financial statements, including those for the quarterly periods in fiscal year 2005. As of December 31, 2005, we have accrued $18.8 million for the taxes, penalties and interest attributable to underreported employee payroll. Operating income for the Current Quarter and Period includes $1.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively, attributable to this accrual. Operating income for the Comparable Quarter and Period includes $0.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively, attributable to this accrual. At this time, we cannot estimate what additional payments, fines, penalties and/or litigation and related expenses may be required in connection with the matters identified as a result of the Internal Review, the SEC investigation, any other regulatory investigation that may be instituted or third-party litigation; however, such payments, fines, penalties and/or expenses could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
      As we continue to respond to the SEC investigation and other governmental authorities and take other actions relating to improper activities that have been identified in connection with the Internal Review, there can be no assurance that additional restatements will not be required or that the historical financial statements included in this Quarterly Report will not change or require amendment. In addition, new issues may be identified that may impact our financial statements and the scope of the restatements described in this Quarterly Report and our Annual Report and lead us to take other remedial actions or that may otherwise adversely impact us.
      Through December 31, 2005, we have incurred approximately $12.4 million, including $2.2 million and $10.3 million in the Current Quarter and Period, respectively, in legal and other professional costs in connection with the Internal Review. We expect to incur additional costs associated with the Internal Review, which will be expensed as incurred and which could be significant in the fiscal quarters in which they are recorded.
      As a result of the disclosure and remediation of a number of activities identified in the Internal Review, we expect to encounter difficulties conducting business in certain foreign countries and retaining and attracting additional business with certain customers. We cannot predict the extent of these difficulties; however, our ability to continue conducting business in these countries and with these customers may be significantly impacted.
      We have commenced actions to disclose activities in Nigeria identified in the Internal Review to affected customers, and one or more of these customers may seek to cancel their contracts with us. One such customer has already commenced its own investigation. Among other things, we have been advised that such customer intends to exercise its rights to audit a specific contract, as well as to review its other relations with us. Although we have no indication as to what the final outcome of the audit and review will be, it is possible that such customer may seek to cancel one or more existing contracts if it believes that they were improperly obtained or that we breached any of their terms. Since our customers in Nigeria are affiliates of major international petroleum companies, with whom we do business throughout the world, any actions which are taken by certain customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations, and these customers may preclude us from bidding on future business with them either locally or on a worldwide basis. In addition, applicable governmental authorities may preclude us from bidding on contracts to provide services in the countries where improper activities took place.
      In connection with the Internal Review, we also have terminated our business relationship with certain agents and have taken actions to terminate business relationships with other agents. One of the terminated agents and his affiliated entity have commenced litigation against two of our foreign affiliated entities claiming damages of $16.3 million for breach of contract. We may be required to indemnify certain of our agents to the extent that regulatory authorities seek to hold them responsible in connection with activities identified in the Internal Review.

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      In a South American country where certain improper activities took place, we are negotiating to terminate our ownership interest in the joint venture that provides us with the local ownership content necessary to meet local regulatory requirements for operating in that country. During fiscal year 2005, we derived approximately $9.9 million of leasing and other revenues, of which $3.2 million was paid by us to a third party for the use of the aircraft, and received approximately $0.3 of dividend income from this joint venture. During the Current Period, we derived approximately $6.3 million of leasing and other revenues, of which $3.0 million was paid by us to a third party for the use of the aircraft, and received no dividend income from this joint venture. Without a joint venture partner, we will be unable to maintain an operating license and our future activities in that country may be limited to leasing our aircraft to unrelated operating companies. Our joint venture partners and agents are typically influential members of the local business community and instrumental in aiding us in obtaining contracts and managing our affairs in the local country. As a result of terminating these relationships, our ability to continue conducting business in these countries where the improper activities took place may be negatively affected. We may not be successful in our negotiations to terminate our ownership interest in the joint venture, and the outcome of such negotiations may negatively affect our ability to continue leasing our aircraft to the joint venture or other unrelated operating companies or conducting other business in that country, to export our aircraft or to recover its investment in the joint venture.
      Many of the improper actions identified in the Internal Review resulted in decreasing the costs incurred by us in performing our services. The remedial actions we are taking will result in an increase in these costs and, if we cannot raise our prices simultaneously and to the same extent of our increased costs, our operating income will decrease.
Document Subpoena from U.S. Department of Justice
      On June 15, 2005, we issued a press release disclosing that one of our subsidiaries received a document subpoena from the Antitrust Division of the DOJ. The subpoena pertains to a grand jury investigation of potential antitrust violations among providers of helicopter transportation services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. We are continuing to investigate this matter and intend to comply with requests for information from the DOJ in connection with this investigation. The outcome of the DOJ investigation and any related legal and administrative proceedings could include civil injunctive or criminal proceedings, the imposition of fines and other penalties, remedies and/or sanctions and/or referral to other governmental agencies and/or the payment of damages in civil litigation. To date, we have not identified any material adjustments to our financial statements in connection with the investigation and do not expect, based on information developed to date, that any such adjustment is likely to be required. In connection with this matter, we have incurred $1.0 million in legal and professional fees for the Current Period. We expect to incur further costs associated with this investigation, which will be expensed as incurred and which could be significant in the fiscal quarters in which they are recorded. For additional information regarding the DOJ investigation, see “Document Subpoena from U.S. Department of Justice” in Note E in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”
Restatement of Previously Reported Amounts
      As a result of the Internal Review findings discussed further in Note E in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements”, we restated our historical financial statements to accrue for payroll taxes, penalties and interest attributable to underreported employee payroll. For further information regarding the Internal Review and related matters, including our restatement of our historical financial statements, refer to the Annual Report. Our restated condensed consolidated statements of income included in this Quarterly Report reflect reductions in operating income of $0.9 million for the Comparable Quarter and $2.8 million for the Comparable Period in connection with this matter. As of December 31, 2005, accrued liabilities includes $18.8 million related to this matter. At this time, we cannot estimate what additional payments, fines and/or penalties may be required in connection with the matters identified as a result of the Internal Review or the related SEC investigation; however, such payments, fines and/or penalties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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      Our management has separately determined that we were not reporting reimbursements received from our customers for costs incurred on their behalf in accordance with GAAP. Our customers reimburse us for certain costs incurred on their behalf, which have historically been recorded by offsetting such amounts against the related expenses. In addition, our management has determined that we did not properly record expenses related to severance benefits for certain employees of a foreign subsidiary and we did not properly record expenses related to payroll taxes incurred by one of our foreign subsidiaries. In accordance with GAAP, we have restated our historical financial statements for the Comparable Quarter and Period, to reflect such reimbursement as an increase in revenue and a corresponding increase in expense, and we increased direct costs to reflect the severance obligation and payroll taxes in the applicable periods. With respect to customer reimbursements, operating revenues and direct costs were increased $16.2 million for the Comparable Quarter and $41.1 million for the Comparable Period, from previously reported amounts, with no impact on income from operations or net income. With respect to the severance benefits and payroll taxes, direct costs were increased by $0.2 million for the Comparable Quarter and $0.7 million for the Comparable Period.
      The impact of these adjustments on the consolidated statements of income and cash flows is reflected in the tables below (in thousands, except per share amounts):
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31, 2004   December 31, 2004
         
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
    As       As    
    Previously       Previously    
    Reported   Restated   Reported   Restated
Statements of Income                
Operating revenues
  $ 155,977     $ 172,167     $ 462,083     $ 503,195  
Direct costs
    115,719       133,107       338,058       382,749  
Total operating expenses
    135,563       152,951       394,785       439,476  
Operating income
    20,414       19,216       67,298       63,719  
Income before provision for taxes and minority interests
    16,513       15,315       61,148       57,569  
Provision for income taxes
    4,953       5,146       18,344       18,924  
Net income
    11,499       10,108       42,505       38,346  
Basic EPS
    0.49       0.43       1.85       1.67  
Diluted EPS
    0.49       0.43       1.82       1.65  
                 
    Nine Months Ended
    December 31, 2004
     
    (Unaudited)
    As    
    Previously    
    Reported   Restated
Statements of Cash Flows        
Net income
  $ 42,505     $ 38,346  
Deferred taxes
    5,470       6,415  
Decrease in accrued liabilities
    (4,322 )     (1,108 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    79,872       79,872  
In addition, certain information in Notes B, H, I and J in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” has been restated to reflect the effect of these adjustments. Certain amounts in the above presentation for 2004 have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Specifically, gains and losses on asset disposals were previously included in revenues but are now included in operating expenses.
Other Matters
      We employ approximately 300 pilots in our North American Operations who are represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (“OPEIU”) under a collective bargaining agreement. We and the pilots represented by the OPEIU ratified an amended collective bargaining agreement on April 4, 2005. The terms under the amended agreement are fixed until October 3, 2008 and include a wage increase for

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the pilot group and improvements to several benefit plans. We do not expect the new agreement to have a material effect on our future operating expenses.
      In January 2005, Bristow was awarded two contracts to provide helicopter services in the North Sea. The first is a seven-year contract that began on July 1, 2005 at the conclusion of the current seven-year contract, and is for a total of two large and four medium aircraft. The second contract is a five-year contract that began on April 1, 2005 and utilizes two large aircraft. Additionally, Bristow was awarded the renewal of a contract in Nigeria with an international oil company in January 2005 for a minimum of five medium aircraft. The contract term is for five years beginning on April 1, 2005.
      In May 2005, Bristow was awarded a three-year extension to the Integrated Aviation Consortium (“IAC”) contract. This extension began on July 1, 2005 and will continue the utilization of five large aircraft.
      In December 2005, we were informed that we were not awarded the contract extension commencing in mid-2007 to provide search and rescue services using seven S-61 aircraft and operate four helicopter bases for the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency. During fiscal year 2005 and for the Current Period, we had $26.4 million and $20.6 million, respectively, in operating revenues associated with this contract.
      On December 30, 2005, we sold nine aircraft for $68.6 million in aggregate to a subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corporation, and then leased back each of the nine aircraft under separate operating leases with terms of ten years expiring in January 2016. There was a deferred gain on the sale of the aircraft in the amount of approximately $10.8 million in aggregate. See “— Liquidity and Capital Resources — Financing Activities” for further information related to this transaction.
General
      We operate our business in two segments: Helicopter Services and Production Management Services. We conduct our Helicopter Services through the following six business units:
  •  North America;
 
  •  South and Central America;
 
  •  Europe;
 
  •  West Africa;
 
  •  Southeast Asia; and
 
  •  Other International.
      For the Current Period, our North America, South and Central America, Europe, West Africa, Southeast Asia and Other International business units contributed 28%, 6%, 30%, 16%, 8% and 3%, respectively, of our operating revenue. We expect that the percentage of our operating revenue derived from our Southeastern Asia and Other International business units will continue to increase as the major oil and gas companies increasingly focus on prospects outside of North America and the North Sea. Our Production Management Services segment contributed the remaining 9% of our operating revenue for the Current Period.
      Helicopter Services are seasonal in nature, as our flight activities are influenced by the length of daylight hours and weather conditions. The worst of these conditions typically occurs during the winter months when our ability to safely fly and our customers’ ability to safely conduct their operations is inhibited. Accordingly, our flight activity is generally lower in the fourth fiscal quarter.
      Our operating revenue depends on the demand for our services and the pricing terms of our contracts. We measure the demand for our helicopter services in flight hours. Demand for our services depends on the level of worldwide offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production activities. We believe that our customers’ exploration and development activities are influenced by actual and expected trends in commodity prices for oil and gas. Exploration and development activities generally use medium-size and larger aircraft on which we typically earn higher margins. We believe that production-related activities are less sensitive to variances in commodity prices, and accordingly provide a more stable activity level and revenue stream. We

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estimate that a majority of our operating revenue from Helicopter Services is related to the production activities of the oil and gas companies.
      Our helicopter contracts are generally based on a two-tier rate structure consisting of a daily or monthly fixed fee plus additional fees for each hour flown. We also provide services to customers on an “ad hoc” basis, which usually entails a shorter notice period and shorter duration. Our charges for ad hoc services are generally based on an hourly rate, or a daily or monthly fixed fee plus additional fees for each hour flown. We estimate that our ad hoc services have a higher margin than our other helicopter contracts due to supply and demand dynamics. Our rate structure is based on fuel costs remaining at or below a predetermined threshold. Fuel costs in excess of this threshold are generally reimbursed by the customer.
      Our helicopter contracts are for varying periods and generally permit the customer to cancel the charter before the end of the contract term. In North America, we typically enter into short-term contracts for twelve months or less, although we occasionally enter into longer-term contracts. In Europe, contracts are longer term, generally between two and five years. In South and Central America, West Africa, Southeast Asia and Other International, contract length generally ranges from three to five years. At the expiration of a contract, our customers often negotiate renewal terms with us for the next contract period. In other instances, customers solicit new bids at the expiration of a contract. Contracts are generally awarded based on a number of factors, including price, quality of service, equipment and record of safety. An incumbent operator has a competitive advantage in the bidding process based on its relationship with the customer, its knowledge of the site characteristics and its understanding of the cost structure for the operations.
      Maintenance and repair expenses, training costs, employee wages and insurance premiums represent a significant portion of our overall expenses. Our production management costs also include contracted transportation services. We expense maintenance and repair costs, including major aircraft component overhaul costs, as the costs are incurred. As a result, our earnings in any given period are directly impacted by the amount of our maintenance and repair expenses for that period. In certain instances, major aircraft components, primarily engines and transmissions, are maintained by third-party vendors under contractual arrangements. The maintenance costs related to these contractual arrangements are recorded ratably as the components are used to generate flight revenue.
      In addition to our variable operating expenses, we incur fixed charges for depreciation of our property and equipment. For accounting purposes, we depreciate our helicopters and fixed wing aircraft on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, taking into account an estimated residual value of 30% to 50% of their original cost. We generally estimate the useful life of a helicopter and fixed wing aircraft to be seven to 15 years. Our estimates of useful lives and residual values are based upon our historical experience, aircraft type and aircraft condition, as well as our judgment and expectations regarding future operations and market conditions.
      As a result of local laws limiting foreign ownership of aviation companies, we conduct helicopter services in many foreign countries through interests in unconsolidated affiliates. Generally, we realize revenue from these foreign operations by leasing aircraft and providing services and technical support to those entities. We also receive dividend income from the earnings of some of these entities. We report lease revenue as operating revenue and dividend income as part of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates, as the results of these foreign operations are not included in our revenue or operating income. For additional information about these unconsolidated affiliates, see Note C in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in our Annual Report.

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Results of Operations
      The following tables set forth certain operating information, which forms the basis for discussion of our Helicopter Services and Production Management Services, and for the six business units comprising our Helicopter Services segment. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year information to conform to the current presentation of the Helicopter Services segment’s business units. See Note I in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further information. The tables also present certain operating information about our corporate activities which primarily relate to intercompany leasing of aircraft and are eliminated in consolidation. Amounts previously reported for 2004 have been restated to reflect adjustments to accrue for liabilities and expenses identified in connection with the Internal Review and to properly report customer reimbursables as revenues rather than offsetting such amounts against the related expenses. See above and “Restatement of Previously Reported Amounts” in Note A and “Internal Review” in Note E in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further discussion of these matters.
                                       
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004   2005   2004
                 
Flight hours (excludes unconsolidated affiliates):
                               
 
Helicopter Services:
                               
   
North America
    36,211       28,180       109,443       92,604  
   
South and Central America
    9,569       9,560       29,198       33,307  
   
Europe
    9,329       9,500       29,323       31,942  
   
West Africa
    9,108       8,971       26,647       25,374  
   
Southeast Asia
    3,117       3,341       8,844       8,850  
   
Other International
    1,487       460       4,209       1,616  
                         
     
Total
    68,821       60,012       207,664       193,693  
                         
                                       
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004(2)   2005   2004(2)
                 
        (Restated)       (Restated)
    (In thousands)
Operating revenue:
                               
 
Helicopter Services:
                               
   
North America
  $ 56,869     $ 42,832     $ 170,570     $ 134,309  
   
South and Central America
    11,427       13,167       31,645       41,257  
   
Europe
    65,464       65,238       197,521       190,958  
   
West Africa
    29,830       25,749       85,605       71,346  
   
Southeast Asia
    15,789       14,990       44,197       39,533  
   
Other International
    6,684       4,613       19,281       11,615  
   
Intrasegment eliminations
    (9,545 )     (7,550 )     (28,151 )     (23,628 )
                         
 
Total Helicopter Services
    176,518       159,039       520,668       465,390  
 
Production Management Services
    16,253       14,943       50,163       43,264  
 
Corporate
    4,245       2,445       9,836       7,590  
 
Intersegment eliminations
    (4,749 )     (4,260 )     (13,058 )     (13,049 )
                         
     
Consolidated total
  $ 192,267     $ 172,167     $ 567,609     $ 503,195  
                         

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    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004(2)   2005   2004(2)
                 
        (Restated)       (Restated)
    (In thousands)
Operating expenses(1):
                               
 
Helicopter Services
                               
   
North America
  $ 48,084     $ 38,779     $ 137,410     $ 114,953  
   
South and Central America
    10,035       10,305       29,592       31,724  
   
Europe
    58,459       56,765       175,018       169,664  
   
West Africa
    27,234       24,077       78,564       64,633  
   
Southeast Asia
    14,088       13,199       41,412       35,675  
   
Other International
    5,282       4,570       16,083       12,249  
   
Intrasegment eliminations
    (9,545 )     (7,550 )     (28,151 )     (23,628 )
                         
 
Total Helicopter Services
    153,637       140,145       449,928       405,270  
 
Production Management Services
    15,136       13,724       46,488       40,279  
 
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets
    374       (2,021 )     1,276       (8,177 )
 
Corporate
    10,137       5,363       28,103       15,153  
 
Intersegment eliminations
    (4,749 )     (4,260 )     (13,058 )     (13,049 )
                         
     
Consolidated total
  $ 174,535     $ 152,951     $ 512,737     $ 439,476  
                         
Operating income:
                               
 
Helicopter Services
                               
   
North America
  $ 8,785     $ 4,053     $ 33,160     $ 19,356  
   
South and Central America
    1,392       2,862       2,053       9,533  
   
Europe
    7,005       8,473       22,503       21,294  
   
West Africa
    2,596       1,672       7,041       6,713  
   
Southeast Asia
    1,701       1,791       2,785       3,858  
   
Other International
    1,402       43       3,198       (634 )
                         
 
Total Helicopter Services
    22,881       18,894       70,740       60,120  
 
Production Management Services
    1,117       1,219       3,675       2,985  
 
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets
    (374 )     2,021       (1,276 )     8,177  
 
Corporate
    (5,892 )     (2,918 )     (18,267 )     (7,563 )
                         
     
Consolidated total
  $ 17,732     $ 19,216     $ 54,872     $ 63,719  
                         
Operating margin:
                               
 
Helicopter Services
                               
   
North America
    15.4 %     9.5 %     19.4 %     14.4 %
   
South and Central America
    12.2 %     21.7 %     6.5 %     23.1 %
   
Europe
    10.7 %     13.0 %     11.4 %     11.2 %
   
West Africa
    8.7 %     6.5 %     8.2 %     9.4 %
   
Southeast Asia
    10.8 %     11.9 %     6.3 %     9.8 %
   
Other International
    21.0 %     0.9 %     16.6 %     (5.5 )%
 
 
Total Helicopter Services
    13.0 %     11.9 %     13.6 %     12.9 %
 
Production Management Services
    6.9 %     8.2 %     7.3 %     6.9 %
 
     
Consolidated total
    9.2 %     11.2 %     9.7 %     12.7 %

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(1)  Operating expenses include depreciation and amortization in the following amounts for the periods presented:
                                     
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    December 31,   December 31,
         
    2005   2004   2005   2004
                 
    (In thousands)
Helicopter Services:
                               
 
North America
  $ 4,494     $ 3,817     $ 12,856     $ 10,957  
 
South and Central America
    508       523       1,578       1,586  
 
Europe
    3,568       4,594       11,030       14,054  
 
West Africa
    324       290       1,433       836  
 
Southeast Asia
    96       70       311       190  
 
Other International
    470       447       1,393       972  
                         
Total Helicopter Services
    9,460       9,741       28,601       28,595  
Production Management Services
    49       50       148       145  
Corporate
    1,144       999       3,411       3,080  
                         
   
Consolidated total
  $ 10,653     $ 10,790     $ 32,160     $ 31,820  
                         
(2)  Amounts previously reported for the Comparable Quarter and Period have been restated to reflect adjustments to accrue for liabilities and expenses identified in connection with the Internal Review, to properly report customer reimbursables as revenues rather than netting such amounts against the related expenses and to properly record expenses for severance benefits and payroll taxes associated with certain foreign subsidiaries. See “Restatement of Previously Reported Amounts” in Note A and “Internal Review” in Note E in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” as well as “Investigations” and “Restatement of Previously Reported Amounts” above for further discussion of these matters.
Quarter ended December 31, 2005 compared to Quarter ended December 31, 2004
Consolidated Results
      Our operating revenues increased to $192.3 million for the Current Quarter from $172.2 million for the Comparable Quarter. The increase in operating revenues occurred in both our Helicopter Services segment and our Production Management Services segment. Our operating expenses for the Current Quarter increased to $174.5 million from $153.0 million for the Comparable Quarter. The increase was primarily a result of higher costs associated with higher activity levels, higher labor costs, higher fuel rates and higher professional fees due to the Internal Review and the DOJ investigation. In addition, we had a loss on disposal of assets of $0.4 million in the Current Quarter as compared to a gain of $2.0 million in the Comparable Quarter. As a result, our operating income and operating margin for the Current Quarter decreased to $17.7 million and 9.2%, respectively, compared to $19.2 million and 11.2%, respectively, for the Comparable Quarter.
      Net income for the Current Quarter of $13.4 million represents a $3.3 million increase from the Comparable Quarter. This increase primarily resulted from an increase in other income, net for the Current Quarter as compared to the Comparable Quarter. Set forth below is a discussion of the results of operations of our segments and business units.
Helicopter Services
      Operating revenues from Helicopter Services increased to $176.5 million for the Current Quarter from $159.0 million for the Comparable Quarter, and operating expenses increased to $153.6 million from $140.1 million. This resulted in an operating margin of 13.0% as compared to 11.9% in the Comparable Quarter. These improvements are primarily attributable to results for North America where flight hours and

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operating revenues have increased quarter over quarter. Helicopter Services results are further explained below by business unit.
      North America. Operating revenues from North America increased to $56.9 million, or 32.9%, during the Current Quarter from $42.8 million in the Comparable Quarter, and flight activity increased by 28.5%. The increase in operating revenues is due to a rate increase of 8% for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that is being phased in beginning in May 2005, increases in fuel surcharges as fuel prices have increased and an increase in the number of aircraft on month-to-month contracts for the Current Quarter.
      Operating expenses from North America increased to $48.1 million for the Current Quarter from $38.8 million for the Comparable Quarter. The increase was primarily due to higher labor costs due to salary increases and higher fuel costs associated with both the increase in flight activity and a higher average cost per gallon.
      Our operating margin in North America increased to 15.4% for the Current Quarter from 9.5% for the Comparable Quarter primarily due to the higher revenues discussed above.
      South and Central America. Operating revenues for South and Central America decreased by 13.2% for the Current Quarter from the Comparable Quarter due to a 43.4% reduction in operating revenues in Mexico and Brazil. The reduction in operating revenues was offset in part by an increase in Trinidad. In Mexico, operating revenues decreased 54.7% due to the conclusion of the contract with Petroleós Mexicanos (“PEMEX”) in February 2005. As a result, the Company’s 49% owned unconsolidated affiliates, Hemisco and Heliservicio, have experienced difficulties in meeting their obligations to make lease rental payments to the Company and RLR. During the three months ended June 30, 2005, the Company and RLR made a determination that because of the uncertainties as to collectibility, lease revenues from HC would be recognized as they were collected. For the three months ended December 31, 2005, $1.0 million of revenues billed but not collected from HC have not been recognized in the Company’s results, and the Company’s 49% share of the equity in earnings of RLR has been reduced by $0.9 million for revenues billed but not collected from HC. Brazil’s operating revenues decreased 18.6%, due to the conclusion of a contract for one aircraft in October 2004. In Trinidad, operating revenues increased 34.5% due to the renewal of a contract in November 2004. We are negotiating the termination of our ownership interest in the joint venture that operates in Brazil and upon such termination, absent our development of a satisfactory relationship with another local operating company, we expect to experience a substantial reduction in business activity in Brazil in future periods.
      Since the conclusion of the PEMEX contract in February 2005, we have taken several actions to improve the financial condition and profitability of HC, and as discussed further in Note C in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,” on August 19, 2005, a recapitalization of Heliservicio was completed. We are continuing to evaluate certain actions to return HC’s operations to profitability, including reducing the number of aircraft to a lower level based on current utilization, and we are actively seeking other markets in which to redeploy the aircraft in Mexico that are currently operating on an ad hoc basis. Although not anticipated or known at this time, such actions could result in future losses.
      Operating income and the operating margin for South and Central America decreased to $1.4 million and 12.2% for the Current Quarter from $2.9 million and 21.7% for the Comparable Quarter as a result of the lower operating revenues discussed above.
      Europe. Operating revenues from Europe increased for the Current Quarter to $65.5 million, or 0.5% from $65.2 million for the Comparable Quarter while flight hours decreased by 1.8% between the Current Quarter and the Comparable Quarter. The reduction in flight hours was due primarily to a change in our lease arrangements in Norway and the sale of certain technical services contracts in November 2004. While we continue to lease aircraft to our unconsolidated affiliate, Norsk Helikopter AS, we no longer provide maintenance services for these aircraft. Therefore, we no longer report the flight hours. Operating revenues for

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technical services in the U.K. decreased to $3.2 million for the Current Quarter from $5.2 million for the Comparable Quarter due to the downsizing of our technical services operations in the U.K. in fiscal year 2005.
      Excluding the flight hours for Norway and the technical services contracts that were sold, flight activity increased by 7.8%. The majority of this increase in flight hours related to the start of two contracts within the North Sea. One contract commenced in April 2005 and the second contract commenced in July 2005.
      Operating expenses for Europe increased $1.7 million or 3.0% for the Current Quarter compared to the Comparable Quarter. The increase in operating expenses was due to an increase in activity in the North Sea and higher fuel rates in the Current Quarter versus the Comparable Quarter. The operating margin in Europe for the Current Quarter was 10.7% and 13.0% for the Comparable Quarter.
      West Africa. Operating revenues from West Africa increased in the Current Quarter to $29.8 million, or 16.0%, from $25.7 million in the Comparable Quarter, primarily as a result of a 1.5% increase in flight activity from the Comparable Quarter, as well as additional ad hoc flying at higher rates in Nigeria.
      Operating expenses for West Africa increased in the Current Quarter to $27.2 million, or 12.9%, from $24.1 million in the Comparable Quarter. The increase was primarily as a result of higher salary expense due to the increase in activity. The operating margin in West Africa increased to 8.7% in the Current Quarter from 6.5% in the Comparable Quarter.
      Approximately 15.3% of our revenues for the Current Quarter came from Nigeria. As a result of the potential cancellation by customers of their contracts with us, we may experience a substantial reduction in business activity in Nigeria in future periods.
      Southeast Asia. Operating revenues from Southeast Asia increased 5.3% from $15.0 million for the Comparable Quarter to $15.8 million for the Current Quarter due to higher revenues noted in Australia with an offset in China. Australia’s activity decreased 9.1% but operating revenues increased 8.8% over the Comparable Quarter primarily due to higher ad hoc flying. China’s operating revenues for the Current Quarter decreased 14.7% from the Comparable Quarter primarily due to having one less aircraft on contract.
      Operating expenses increased to $14.1 million, or 6.8%, during the Current Quarter from $13.2 million for the Comparable Quarter. As a result of higher expenses during the Current Quarter, the operating margin decreased to 10.8% from 11.9% in the Comparable Quarter.
      Other International. Operating revenues for Other International increased to $6.7 million during the Current Quarter from $4.6 million for the Comparable Quarter. The increase in operating revenues was primarily due to increased flight activity of 1,027 hours. Higher activity was noted throughout our Other International locations, particularly in Russia, Egypt and Turkmenistan.
      Operating expenses increased from $4.6 million for the Comparable Quarter to $5.3 million for the Current Quarter. The increase in operating expenses is primarily due to higher salary and maintenance costs. As a result of the higher operating revenues, our operating margin for Other International increased to 21.0% in the Current Quarter from 0.9% in the Comparable Quarter.
Production Management Services
      Operating revenues from the Production Management Services segment increased to $16.3 million during the Current Quarter, as compared to $14.9 million for the Comparable Quarter primarily due to increased activity with a customer that acquired additional properties. Operating expenses increased to $15.1 million for the Current Quarter from $13.7 million for the Comparable Quarter, primarily due to higher transportation costs associated with the increase in activity. As a result of the higher expenses, our operating margin decreased to 6.9% from 8.2% in the Comparable Quarter.

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General and Administrative Costs
      Excluding the restructuring changes for our U.K. operations of $2.0 million that are included within the Comparable Quarter, consolidated general and administrative costs increased by $6.3 million for the Current Quarter primarily due to higher professional fees. During the Current Quarter, we incurred $2.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in the connection with the Internal Review and DOJ investigation.
Other Income, Net
      Other income, net, for the Current Quarter was $2.3 million compared to a net loss of $2.6 million for the Comparable Quarter and primarily represents foreign currency transaction gains and losses. These gains and losses arise from the consolidation of our United Kingdom operations, whose functional currency is the British pound, yet contracts for a portion of its revenue and expense in U.S. dollars and other currencies for operations outside of the North Sea.
Provision for Income Taxes
      The provision for income taxes decreased in the Current Quarter by $0.2 million as a result of a decrease in the Company’s overall effective tax rate from 33.6% for the Comparable Quarter to 27.1% for the Current Quarter. This decrease is primarily attributable to the impact of the reversal of reserves for tax contingencies due to expiration of the related statutes of limitations.
Nine months ended December 31, 2005 compared to Nine months ended December 31, 2004
Consolidated Results
      Our operating revenues increased to $567.6 million for the Current Period from $503.2 million for the Comparable Period. The increase in operating revenues was noted in both our Helicopter Services segment and our Production Management Services segment. Our operating expenses for the Current Period increased to $512.7 million from $439.5 million for the Comparable Period. The increase was primarily a result of higher costs associated with higher activity levels, higher labor costs, higher fuel rates and higher professional fees due to the Internal Review and DOJ investigation. In addition, we had a loss on disposal of assets of $1.3 million for the Current Period as compared to a gain on disposal of assets of $8.2 million for the Comparable Period. As a result, our operating income and operating margin for the Current Period decreased to $54.9 million and 9.7%, respectively, compared to $63.7 million and 12.7%, respectively, for the Comparable Period.
      Net income for the Current Period of $40.0 million represents a $1.7 million increase from the Comparable Period. This increase primarily resulted from lower income taxes and an increase in other income, net in the Current Period as compared to the Comparable Period. Set forth below is a discussion of the results of operations of our segments and business units.
Helicopter Services
      Operating revenues from Helicopter Services increased to $520.7 million for the Current Period from $465.4 million for the Comparable Period, and operating expenses increased to $449.9 million from $405.3 million. This resulted in an operating margin of 13.6% as compared to 12.9% in the Comparable Period. These improvements are primarily attributable to results for North America where flight hours and operating revenues have increased period over period. Helicopter Services results are further explained below by business unit.
      North America. Operating revenues from North America increased by 27.0% during the Current Period from the Comparable Period, and flight activity increased by 18.2%. This increase in operating revenues is due to the effect in the Current Period of an 8% rate increase for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that is being phased in beginning in May 2005, fuel surcharges as fuel prices have increased and an increase in the number of aircraft on month-to-month contracts for the Current Period.

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      Operating expenses from North America increased to $137.4 million for the Current Period from $115.0 million for the Comparable Period. The increase was primarily due to higher labor costs due to salary increases, higher maintenance due to increased flight activity and higher fuel costs associated with both the increase in flight activity and a higher average cost per gallon.
      Our operating margin in North America increased to 19.4% for the Current Period from 14.4% for the Comparable Period primarily due to the higher revenues discussed above.
      South and Central America. Operating revenues for South and Central America decreased to $31.6 million, or 23.5%, from $41.3 million for the Current Period from the Comparable Period due to a 16.4% reduction in flight activity in Mexico and Brazil. In Mexico, flight activity decreased 17.1% and operating revenue decreased 35.6% during the Current Period as compared to the Comparable Period. The reduction in flight activity and revenues is due to the conclusion of the contract with PEMEX in February 2005. As a result, the Company’s 49% owned unconsolidated affiliates, Hemisco and Heliservicio, have experienced difficulties in meeting their obligations to make lease rental payments to the Company and RLR. During the three months ended June 30, 2005, the Company and RLR made a determination that because of the uncertainties as to collectibility, lease revenues from HC would be recognized as they were collected. For the nine months ended December 31, 2005, $5.7 million of revenues billed but not collected from HC have not been recognized in the Company’s results, and the Company’s 49% share of the equity in earnings of RLR has been reduced by $3.7 million for revenues billed but not collected from HC. Brazil’s activity and operating revenues decreased 15.3% and 20.4%, respectively, due to the conclusion of contracts for two aircraft, one in August 2004 and the other in October 2004. We are negotiating the termination of our ownership interest in the joint venture that operates in Brazil, and upon such termination, absent our development of a satisfactory relationship with another local operating company, we expect to experience a substantial reduction in business activity in Brazil in future periods.
      Since the conclusion of the PEMEX contract in February 2005, we have taken several actions to improve the financial condition and profitability of HC, and as discussed further in Note C in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,” on August 19, 2005, a recapitalization of Heliservicio was completed. We are continuing to evaluate certain actions to return HC’s operations to profitability, including reducing the number of aircraft to a lower level based on current utilization, and we are actively seeking other markets in which to redeploy the aircraft in Mexico that are currently operating on an ad hoc basis. Although not anticipated or known at this time, such actions could result in future losses.
      Operating income for South and Central America decreased to $2.1 million for the Current Period from $9.5 million for the Comparable Period as a result of the lower operating revenues discussed above. The operating margin for this business unit was 6.5% for the Current Period as compared to 23.1% for the Comparable Period.
      Europe. Operating revenues from Europe increased for the Current Period to $197.5 million, or 3.4%, from $191.0 million for the Comparable Period. Excluding foreign exchange effects, revenue from these operations increased by 5.6% while flight hours decreased by 8.2% between the Current Period and the Comparable Period. The reduction in flight hours was due primarily to a change in our lease arrangements in Norway and the sale of certain technical services contracts in November 2004. While we continue to lease aircraft to our unconsolidated affiliate, Norsk Helikopter AS, we no longer provide maintenance services for these aircraft. Therefore, we no longer report the flight hours. Operating revenues for technical services in the U.K. decreased to $9.0 million for the Current Period from $18.4 million for the Comparable Period due to the downsizing of our technical services operations in the U.K. in fiscal year 2005.
      Excluding the flight hours for Norway and the technical services contracts that were sold, flight activity increased by 12.4%. The majority of this increase in flight hours related to the start of two contracts within the North Sea. One contract commenced in April 2005 and the second contract commenced in July 2005.

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      Operating expenses for Europe were $175.0 million for the Current Period compared to $169.7 million for the Comparable Period. The increase in operating expenses was due to an increase in flight activity in our North Sea operations and higher fuel rates. This increase was offset in part by the downsizing of our technical services operation in the U.K. The operating margin in Europe increased to 11.4% from 11.2% between the Current Period and the Comparable Period.
      West Africa. Operating revenues from West Africa increased in the Current Period to $85.6 million, or 20.1%, from $71.3 million in the Comparable Period primarily as a result of a 5.0% increase in flight activity from the Comparable Period. Additional ad hoc flying in Nigeria and a contract for two medium aircraft in Mauritania that began in September 2004 were the principle drivers for the increased flight activity and revenues.
      Operating expenses for West Africa increased in the Current Period to $78.6 million, or 21.7%, from $64.6 million in the Comparable Period. The increase was primarily due to higher salary and maintenance expense due to the increase in activity. The operating margin in Africa decreased to 8.2% in the Current Period from 9.4% in the Comparable Period.
      Approximately 14.9% of our revenues for the Current Period came from Nigeria. As a result of the potential cancellation by customers of their contracts with us, we may experience a substantial reduction in business activity in Nigeria in future periods.
      Southeast Asia. Operating revenues from Southeast Asia increased 11.9% from $39.5 million for the Comparable Period to $44.2 million. The higher revenues and flight activity was noted in Australia with an offset in China. Australia’s activity and operating revenues increased 5.7% and 20.6%, respectively, over the Comparable Period primarily due to the utilization of an additional large aircraft and higher ad hoc flying. China’s flight activity and operating revenues for the Current Period decreased 19.4% and 26.4%, respectively, from the Comparable Period primarily due to having one less aircraft on contract.
      Operating expenses increased to $41.4 million, or 16.0%, during the Current Period from $35.7 million for the Comparable Period. As a result of higher expenses during the Current Period, the operating margin decreased to 6.3% from 9.8% in the Comparable Period.
      Other International. Operating revenues for Other International increased to $19.3 million during the Current Period from $11.6 million for the Comparable Period. The increase in operating revenues was primarily due to increased flight activity which more than doubled. Higher activity was noted in Russia and Egypt.
      Operating expenses increased from $12.2 million for the Comparable Period to $16.1 million for the Current Period. The increase in operating expenses is primarily due to higher salary and maintenance costs and increased activity throughout our Other International locations. As a result of the higher operating revenues, our operating margin for Other International increased to 16.6% in the Current Period from (5.5)% in the Comparable Period.
Production Management Services
      Operating revenues from the Production Management Services segment increased by 15.9% during the Current Period, as compared to the Comparable Period primarily due to increased activity with a customer that acquired additional properties. Operating expenses increased to $46.5 million for the Current Period from $40.3 million for the Comparable Period, primarily due to higher labor and transportation costs associated with the increase in activity. As a result of the higher revenue, our operating margin increased to 7.3% from 6.9% in the Comparable Period.
General and Administrative Costs
      Consolidated general and administrative costs increased by $12.9 million for the Current Period. Excluding the $2.0 million of restructuring charges for our U.K. operations that are included within the Comparable Period, general and administrative costs increased $14.9 million. The increase is primarily due to

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higher compensation costs and higher professional fees. Professional fees in the Current Period included approximately $10.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in connection with the Internal Review and DOJ investigation.
Other Income, Net
      Other income, net, for the Current Period was $4.3 million compared to a net loss of $2.0 million for the Comparable Period and primarily reflects foreign currency transaction gains and losses. These gains and losses arise from the consolidation of our U.K. operations, whose functional currency is the British pound sterling, yet contracts for a portion of its revenue and expense in U.S. dollars and other currencies for operations outside of the North Sea.
Provision for Income Taxes
      The provision for income taxes decreased for the Current Period by $6.5 million as a result of a decrease in the Company’s overall effective tax rate from 32.9% for the Comparable Period to 23.7% for the Current Period. This decrease is primarily attributable to the impact of the reversal of reserves for tax contingencies due to expiration of the related statutes of limitations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
      During the Current Period, our primary source of funds to meet working capital needs, service debt and fund capital expenditures was existing cash and cash equivalents. We believe that our future cash flow from operations, our existing U.S. revolving credit facility and alternative financing sources will be sufficient to meet our working capital, capital expenditure and debt service needs in the foreseeable future. We will likely need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financings to finance existing commitments under our fleet renewal program and to execute our growth strategy. See “Risk Factors — In order to grow our business, we may require additional capital in the future, which may not be available to us” in the Annual Report.
Operating Activities
      Cash and cash equivalents were $129.1 million as of December 31, 2005, a $17.4 million decrease from March 31, 2005. Working capital as of December 31, 2005 was $284.3 million, a $13.5 million increase from March 31, 2005.
      For the Current Period, the Company had net cash flows provided by operating activities of $31.3 million as compared to $79.9 million for the Comparable Period. This decrease was primarily a result of an increase in accounts receivable and inventories during the Current Period and a decline in dividends received from unconsolidated affiliates.
Investing Activities
      Cash flows used in investing activities were $29.7 million and $22.0 million for the Current and Comparable Periods, respectively. The following table shows capital expenditures (including expenditures financed with short-term notes) for the period (in thousands):
                 
    Nine Months Ended
    December 31,
     
    2005   2004
         
Aircraft and related equipment
  $ 107,872     $ 48,687  
Other
    9,181       3,002  
             
Total capital expenditures
  $ 117,053     $ 51,689  
             

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      During the Current Period, we received proceeds of $72.6 million primarily from the disposal of ten aircraft and certain equipment. During the Comparable Period, we received proceeds of $39.8 million primarily from the disposal of 16 aircraft and certain equipment.
      As shown in the table below, we expect to incur additional capital expenditures over the next five to seven fiscal years to replace certain of our aircraft and upgrade strategic base facilities. As of December 31, 2005, we have $381.1 million remaining under several aircraft purchase agreements. To the extent they occur, any sales and trade-ins of older aircraft will reduce these projected expenditures. We plan to use internally generated funds and alternative financing sources, if needed, to meet our obligations under these agreements. Subsequent to December 31, 2005, we also entered into firm purchase commitments for aircraft of $5.0 million.
                                                             
    Delivered   Remaining to be Delivered
         
        Nine Months   Three Months    
    Prior to   Ended   Ended   Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
    April 1,   December 31,   March 31,    
    2005   2005   2006   2007   2006   2009-2013   Total
                             
Number of aircraft(1):
                                                       
 
New:
                                                       
   
Small
    7       4       1                         12  
   
Medium
    10       8       1       12       11       15       57  
   
Large
          2       1       4                   7  
                                           
      17       14       3       16       11       15       76  
 
Used:
                                                       
   
Small
          5                               5  
   
Medium
    1                                     1  
                                           
      18       19       3       16       11       15       82  
                                           
Related expenditures
  $ 104,370     $ 89,668     $ 35,964     $ 166,573     $ 66,844     $ 111,758     $ 575,177  
                                           
 
(1)  The Company also has options to purchase 24 additional aircraft. As of December 31, 2005, the options with respect to six of the aircraft are now subject to availability.
Financing Activities
      Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities were $(12.9) million and $2.6 million for the Current and Comparable Periods, respectively. Total debt as of December 31, 2005 was $262.6 million, an increase of $0.6 million since March 31, 2005.
      Sale and Leaseback Financing — On December 30, 2005, we sold nine aircraft for $68.6 million in aggregate to a subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corporation, and then leased back each of the nine aircraft under separate operating leases with terms of ten years expiring in January 2016. Each “net” lease agreement requires us to be responsible for all operating costs and has an effective interest rate of approximately 5%. Rent payments under each lease are payable monthly and total $6.3 million and $7.6 million annually during the first 60 months and second 60 months, respectively, for all nine leases. Each lease has an end of lease purchase option at ten years, an early purchase option at 60 months (December 2010), and an early termination option at 24 months (December 2007). The early purchase option price for the nine aircraft at 60 months is approximately $52 million in aggregate. There was a deferred gain on the sale of the aircraft in the amount of approximately $10.8 million in aggregate. The deferred gain will be amortized as a reduction in lease expense over the 10 year lease term in proportion to the rent payments. Additional collateral in the amount of at least $11.8 million is to be provided until the conclusion of the SEC investigation related to the Internal Review. A portion of the proceeds ($10.3 million) was retained by the lessor until January 30, 2006 when the additional collateral, which consisted of five aircraft and a $2.5 million letter of credit, was provided.

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      Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2005, we had a $30.0 million revolving credit facility with a U.S. bank that expires on August 31, 2006. This facility is subject to a sub-limit of $10.0 million for the issuance of letters of credit. Borrowings bear interest at a rate equal to one month LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.25% to 2.0%. The rate of the spread depends on a financial covenant ratio under this facility. Borrowings under this facility are unsecured and are guaranteed by certain of our U.S. subsidiaries. We had no amounts drawn under this facility as of December 31, 2005, but did have $0.7 million of letters of credit utilized which reduced availability under this facility. As of June 30, 2005, we were in default of various financial information reporting covenants for not providing financial information for fiscal year 2005 when due, and also for not providing similar information to other creditors. This situation resulted from the activities identified in the Internal Review discussed earlier which prevented us from filing our financial report for fiscal year 2005 on time. The bank initially provided a waiver through August 14, 2005, and subsequently provided a second waiver through November 15, 2005. Waivers were extended through December 15, 2005 upon payment of a fee of $30,000, and further extended through January 16, 2006 upon payment of an additional fee of $30,000. In January 2006, the default was cured.
      U.K. Facilities. As of December 31, 2005, Bristow Aviation had a £6.0 million ($10.3 million) facility for letters of credit, of which £1.7 million ($2.9 million) was outstanding, and a £1.0 million ($1.7 million) net overdraft facility, of which no borrowings were outstanding. Both facilities are with a U.K. bank. The letter of credit facility is provided on an uncommitted basis, and outstanding letters of credit bear a rate of 0.7% per annum. Borrowings under the net overdraft facility are payable on demand and bear interest at the bank’s base rate plus a spread that can vary between 1% and 3% per annum depending on the net overdraft amount. The net overdraft facility was scheduled to expire on August 31, 2005, but has been extended to August 31, 2006.
      61/8% Senior Notes. We have $230.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of 61/8% senior notes due 2013 (“Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes are unsecured and are guaranteed by certain of our U.S. subsidiaries. The Senior Notes are redeemable at our option. On June 16, 2005, we received notice from the trustee of the indenture underlying the Senior Notes that we were in default of financial reporting covenants in the indenture as we were not able to provide the required financial reporting information within the time period specified in the covenants and that, unless the deficiency was remedied within 60 days, an event of default would occur under the indenture. On August 16, 2005, we completed a consent solicitation with the holders of the Senior Notes to waive defaults under and make amendments to the indenture. Under the terms of the consent solicitation, a consent fee of $1.4 million was paid on August 17, 2005 to consenting holders of Senior Notes. The majority of Senior Note holders waived the defaults under the indenture through November 15, 2005. Further, we extended the waivers through December 15, 2005 upon payment of an additional fee of $0.6 million, and further extended the waivers through January 16, 2006 upon payment of another additional fee of $0.6 million. In January 2006, the default was cured. See Note D in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for further discussion.
      RLR Note. As of June 30, 2005, we were in default of the various financial information reporting covenants in its revolving credit facility and a five-year $31.8 million term loan (the “RLR Note”) under which an unconsolidated affiliate, Rotorwing Leasing Resources, L.L.C., is a borrower and we are a guarantor. The defaults were as a result of not providing financial information for fiscal year 2005 when due, and also for not providing similar information to other creditors. This situation resulted from activities identified in connection with the Internal Review discussed in Note E in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” which prevented us from filing the financial report for fiscal year 2005 on time. The bank initially provided waivers through August 14, 2005, and subsequently provided additional waivers through November 15, 2005. The waivers were extended at our election through December 15, 2005 upon payment of $26,000, and were further extended through January 16, 2006 upon payment of an additional fee of $26,000. In January 2006, the default was cured.
      Pension Plan. As of December 31, 2005, we had recorded on our balance sheet a $143.7 million pension liability and a $35.7 million prepaid pension asset related to the Bristow Aviation pension plan. The liability represents the excess of the present value of the defined benefit pension plan liabilities over the fair value of plan assets that existed at that date. The asset represents the cumulative contributions made by Bristow Aviation in excess of accrued net periodic pension cost. In addition to the recognition of the minimum pension

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liability, the U.K. rules governing pension plan funding require us to make additional cash contributions to the plan. In March 2005, we agreed, subject to our review every three years, to increase the monthly contributions to £0.4 million ($0.8 million) for the next 20 years beginning May 2005. Nevertheless, regulatory agencies in the U.K. may require us to increase the monthly contributions further.
      Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments. We have the following contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2005:
                                             
    Payments Due by Period
     
        Less Than   1-3   4-5   After 5
    Total   1 Year   Years   Years   Years
                     
    (In thousands)
Contractual obligations:
                                       
 
Long-term debt
  $ 262,637     $ 4,548     $ 23,709     $     $ 234,380  
 
Aircraft operating leases
    69,564       6,300       18,900       13,913       30,451  
 
Other operating leases
    16,204       789       7,486       2,926       5,003  
 
Pension obligation
    185,600       9,600       28,800       19,200       128,000  
 
Aircraft purchase obligations(2)
    381,139       174,036       108,173       49,096       49,834  
 
Other purchase obligations
    25,632       21,525       4,107              
                               
   
Total contractual cash obligations
  $ 940,776     $ 216,798     $ 191,175     $ 85,135     $ 447,668  
                               
                                             
    Amount of Commitment Expiration per Period
     
        Less Than   1-3   4-5   Over 5
    Total   1 Year   Years   Years   Years
                     
    (In thousands)
Other commercial commitments:
                                       
 
Debt guarantee(1)
  $ 30,264     $     $     $ 13,079     $ 17,185  
 
Letters of credit and surety bond(3)
    11,573       11,306       267              
                               
   
Total commercial commitments
  $ 41,837     $ 11,306     $ 267     $ 13,079     $ 17,185  
                               
 
(1)  We have guaranteed the repayment of up to £10 million ($17.2 million) of the debt of FBS Limited (“FBS”) and $13.1 million of the debt of RLR, both unconsolidated affiliates.
 
(2)  Since December 31, 2005, we have entered into purchase obligations of $5.0 million for additional aircraft which are not reflected in the table above.
 
(3)  In January 2006, a letter of credit was issued against the Revolving Credit Facility for $2.5 million in conjunction with the additional collateral for the sale and leaseback financing discussed in Notes E in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements”. The letter of credit expires January 27, 2007.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
      See Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in the Annual Report for a discussion of our critical accounting policies. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates provided in this Quarterly Report.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
      See Note A in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a discussion of certain new accounting pronouncements and their potential impact on the Company.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
      As of December 31, 2005, we have $262.6 million of debt outstanding, none of which carries a variable rate of interest. However, the market value of our fixed rate debt fluctuates with changes in interest rates.
      We occasionally use off-balance sheet hedging instruments to manage our risks associated with our operating activities conducted in foreign currencies. In limited circumstances and when considered appropriate, we will use forward exchange contracts to hedge anticipated transactions. We have historically used these instruments primarily in the buying and selling of certain spare parts, maintenance services and equipment. We attempt to minimize our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations by matching our revenue and expenses in the same currency for our contracts. Most of our revenue and expenses from our North Sea Operations are denominated in British pounds sterling. Approximately 30.4% of our operating revenue for the Current Period was translated for financial reporting purposes from British pounds sterling into U.S. dollars. As of December 31, 2005, we did not have any nominal forward exchange contracts outstanding. Subsequent to December 31, 2005, we have not entered into any nominal forward exchange contracts.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Material Weaknesses Previously Disclosed
      As discussed in Item 9a of our Annual Report, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer, “CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer, “CFO”), concluded that, as of March 31, 2005, the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting because of the material weaknesses described below.
      Our former senior management and other personnel failed to establish or adhere to appropriate internal controls related to the control environment of the Company. Specifically, former management failed to establish and act with appropriate integrity and ethical values. As a result of this deficiency the following incidents occurred (as further described in Note E in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements”):
        (a) improper payments to government officials and personnel of customers,
 
        (b) understated employee payroll tax declarations and payments,
 
        (c) improper valuations for customs purposes may have been declared in certain jurisdictions resulting in the underpayment of import duties,
 
        (d) assistance in the apparent circumvention of legal requirements in at least one country in which we operate, through the use of false invoices and misleading representations and
 
        (e) the related balance sheet amounts being not properly described or classified in the Company’s books and records.
      Furthermore:
  •  We did not follow accounting controls related to the affiliate accounts receivable reconciliation process that would have detected the false invoices described above.
 
  •  We failed to follow procedures that addressed concerns raised by employees about improper activities, and certain members of our former senior management failed to set the proper ethical tone.
 
  •  We did not provide sufficient training to personnel engaged in key elements of the financial reporting process, including training on relevant regulations such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
 
  •  We failed to educate and train employees in identifying, monitoring or reporting and responding to alleged misconduct or unethical behavior.
      This material weakness resulted in an under payment and accrual of payroll and other taxes. Accordingly, we restated our Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal years 2004 and 2003 and for the first three quarters of fiscal year 2005 to accrue payroll and other taxes, penalties and interest.

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      We did not have sufficient technical expertise to address or establish adequate policies and procedures associated with accounting matters. In addition, we did not maintain policies and procedures to ensure adequate management review of the information supporting the financial statements. As a result:
  •  We did not have personnel with adequate technical expertise to effectively carry out the Company’s policies and procedures related to the review of technical accounting matters and to ensure adequate management review of information supporting the financial statements.
 
  •  We did not establish or maintain adequate policies and procedures over the selection and application of appropriate accounting policies.
 
  •  We failed to establish controls to properly identify and record expenses related to severance benefits for certain employees of a foreign subsidiary.
      This material weakness resulted in an underreporting of revenue and direct costs. Accordingly, we restated our Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal years 2004 and 2003 and for the first three quarters of fiscal year 2005 to report customer reimbursements in revenue and direct costs and to record additional operating expense for the severance benefits.
      We did not have sufficient technical tax expertise to establish and maintain adequate policies and procedures associated with the operation of certain complex tax structures. As a result, we failed to establish proper procedures to ensure the actions required to enable us to realize the benefits of these structures as previously recognized in our financial statements were performed.
      This material weakness resulted in an underreporting of direct costs and income tax expense. Accordingly, we restated our Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal years 2004 and 2003 and for the first three quarters of fiscal year 2005 to report an increase in direct costs and income tax expense.
      As also disclosed in our Annual Report, management has taken a series of actions to remediate these weaknesses in the control environment, including the following:
  •  Former senior management and other management personnel were terminated or required to resign.
 
  •  New key members of senior and financial management were or are being hired, including persons with appropriate technical accounting expertise.
 
  •  Functional reporting lines of field accounting personnel were realigned to report directly to the corporate accounting function and not through operations management.
 
  •  Policies and procedures over the selection and application of appropriate accounting policies and account analyses and reconciliations have been or will be developed and implemented.
 
  •  A comprehensive compliance program was adopted and implemented, including the introduction and dissemination of a new Code of Business Integrity to all employees, which included the following:
  •  A position for a Chief Compliance Officer with primary responsibility to administer and set compliance policy and report to the CEO and Board of Directors on matters concerning legal and ethical compliance;
 
  •  A zero tolerance policy with respect to facilitation payments;
 
  •  Mandatory employee and director participation in company-wide business integrity training;
 
  •  Strict requirements on engaging or conducting business through intermediaries, including joint venture partners and agents;
 
  •  Membership in a non-profit organization that specializes in anti-bribery due diligence reviews and compliance training for international commercial intermediaries; and
 
  •  An enhanced “Whistleblower” hotline.
  •  Internal audits to ensure that the compliance program is followed are planned.

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      While we have made progress in remediating the material weakness associated with the overall control environment, we are continuing to address the issues underlying the material weaknesses.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
      As of December 31, 2005, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of our CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. In light of the material weaknesses associated with the control environment previously disclosed, which had not been completely remediated as of December 31, 2005, our CEO and CFO concluded, after the evaluation described above, that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, as of such date.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
      As discussed under “Material Weaknesses Previously Disclosed” above, the CEO and CFO concluded that as of March 31, 2005, the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting because of several material weaknesses. This section also describes the series of actions we have undertaken to remediate these weaknesses in the control environment. These remediation actions began in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 and continued into the third quarter of fiscal 2006, and will favorably impact our control over financial reporting. Outside of these remediation efforts there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
      We have certain actions or claims pending that have been discussed and previously reported in Part I. Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” in the Annual Report. There have been no material developments in these previously reported matters.
      See also Note E in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Part I. Item 1. “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report, which is incorporated herein by reference, for discussion of certain of our legal matters.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
      If you hold our securities or are considering an investment in our securities, you should carefully consider the risks discussed under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 of our Annual Report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
      As of December 31, 2005, we were in default of the various financial information reporting covenants in our revolving credit facility and the limited recourse term loans as a result of not providing financial information for fiscal 2005 when due, and also for not providing similar information to other creditors. These defaults were cured in January 2006. For a discussion of these defaults, see “Defaults Under Certain Long-Term Debt Agreements” in Note D in the “Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” and Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources — Financing Activities” of this Quarterly Report, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
      The annual meeting of stockholders was held on February 6, 2006. Matters voted on at the meeting consisted of:
        1. For the election of directors, all nominees were approved. The results were as follows:
                 
Nominee   For   Withheld
         
Thomas N. Amonett
    21,981,558       278,520  
Peter N. Buckley
    21,823,072       437,006  
Stephen J. Cannon
    21,916,788       343,290  
Jonathan H. Cartwright
    20,127,887       2,132,191  
William E. Chiles
    21,914,412       345,666  
Michael A. Flick
    21,977,744       282,334  
Kenneth M. Jones
    21,824,878       435,200  
Pierre H. Jungels, CBE
    20,796,321       1,463,757  
Thomas C. Knudson
    21,981,770       278,308  
Ken C. Tamblyn
    21,916,777       343,301  
Robert W. Waldrup
    21,981,769       278,309  
        2. Proposal to approve and ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. The results were as follows:
         
For   Against   Abstain
         
21,912,697
  345,475   1,906

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Item 6. Exhibits.
      The following exhibits are filed as part of this quarterly report:
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
     
  10 .1   Employment Agreement effective as of June 1, 2005 between the Company and Michael R. Suldo (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2006 and incorporated by reference).
  *10 .2   Form of Aircraft Lease agreement between CFS Air, LLC and Air Logistics, L.L.C. (a Schedule I has been filed as part of this exhibit setting forth certain terms omitted from the Form of Aircraft Lease Agreement)+
  *15 .1   Letter from KPMG LLP dated February 3, 2006, regarding unaudited interim financial information.
  *31 .1   Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant.
  *32 .1   Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant.
 
Furnished herewith.
Confidential information has been omitted from this exhibit and filed separately with the SEC pursuant to a confidential treatment request under Rule 24(b)-2

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  BRISTOW GROUP INC.
  By:  /s/ William E. Chiles
 
 
  William E. Chiles
  Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer
  By:  /s/ Elizabeth D. Brumley
 
 
  Elizabeth D. Brumley
  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
February 9, 2006

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Index to Exhibits
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
     
  10 .1   Employment Agreement effective as of June 1, 2005 between the Company and Michael R. Suldo (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2006 and incorporated by reference).
  *10 .2   Form of Aircraft Lease Agreement between CFS Air, LLC and Air Logistics, L.L.C. (a Schedule I has been filed as part of this exhibit setting forth certain terms omitted from the Form of Aircraft Lease Agreement)+
  *15 .1   Letter from KPMG LLP dated February 3, 2006, regarding unaudited interim financial information.
  *31 .1   Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant.
  *32 .1   Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant.
 
* Furnished herewith.
Confidential information has been omitted from this exhibit and filed separately with the SEC pursuant to a confidential treatment request under Rule 24(b)-2.