Form 10-Q/A 30 June 2005
 


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

FORM 10-Q/A

Amendment No. 1

 
x
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005.
 
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to _____________.


Commission File Number: 0-20199


EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
43-1420563
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
13900 Riverport Dr., Maryland Heights, Missouri
(Address of principal executive offices)
63043
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 770-1666



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  x   No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  x  No  o

Common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2005:
148,629,000
    Shares
 



Explanatory Note
 
This Amendment No. 1 to Express Scripts, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2005 (the “Form 10-Q”) is being filed solely to provide corrected certifications pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) by inserting the statutory reference to internal control over financial reporting that was inadvertently omitted from the introductory sentence of paragraph 4 of the certifications previously filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to the Form 10-Q.
 
There have been no changes from the original Form 10-Q other than as described above. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring after the original filing of the Form 10-Q, or modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Form 10-Q.
 
 





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.
 
EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
 
By:                   /s/ George Paz                               George Paz
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 5, 2006
 





EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
Exhibits
   
31.1   
Certification of George Paz, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Express Scripts, Inc. pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
31.2
Certification of Edward Stiften, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Express Scripts, Inc. pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).

 




EXHIBIT 31.1
 
I, George Paz, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Express Scripts, Inc.;
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
[Intentionally omitted.]
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: May 5, 2006                                      /s/ George Paz                                     
                                        George Paz, President and
                                        Chief Executive Officer




 
EXHIBIT 31.2
 
I, Edward Stiften, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Express Scripts, Inc.;
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
[Intentionally omitted.]
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: May 5, 2006                                                 /s/ Edward Stiften                            
                                        Edward Stiften, Senior Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer