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Aeon Global Health Corp. - Quarter Report: 2004 March (Form 10-Q)

Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the quarterly period ended: MARCH 31, 2004
   
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the transition period from __________ to ______________
 
Commission File No. 0-20190
   
AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.

Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
   
Delaware
14-1673067


(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S.Employer  Identification No.)
  
2165 Technology Dr., Schenectady, NY,
12308


(Address of principal executive offices)
 (Zip Code)
   

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code :       (518) 346-7799        

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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   No

Indicate by check whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes    No

32,859,914 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, were outstanding at May 6, 2004.


AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
FORM 10-Q
INDEX

 
Page No.
 
Part I Financial Information    
     
Item 1 – Financial Statements:    
     
Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2003 3  
     
Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three and nine months ended March 31, 2004 and March 31, 2003 5  
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine months ended March 31, 2004 and March 31, 2003 6  
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 7  
     
Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 13  
     
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 19  
     
Item 4 – Controls and Procedures 20  
     
     
Part II Other Information    
     
Item 1 – Legal Proceedings 20  
     
Item 2 – Changes in Securities 20  
     
Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities  
     
Item 4 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  
     
Item 5 – Other Information 21  
     
Item 6 – Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 22  
     
Safe Harbor Statement
 23
 
     
Signatures 23  
     
Certifications 24  
     

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP. AND  SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited except for the June 30, 2003 balance sheet)

ASSETS
March 31,
2004
June 30,
2003
 
 
 

 
Current Assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 75,369,779   $ 3,460,446  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $390,647 at March 31, 2004 and $460,740 at June 30, 2003
  5,779,030     3,642,221  
Due from related parties
  454     2,279  
Inventories:
           
Finished goods
  82,449     129,986  
Purchased components & raw material
  66,244     63,115  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
  49,583     69,248  
 

 

 
Total current assets
  81,347,539     7,367,295  
             
             
Property and equipment, net   3,411,817     3,764,846  
             
Other assets:            
Software development costs, net
  299,820     355,082  
Goodwill
  12,795,501     12,795,501  
Patent costs, net
  304,015     277,406  
Other intangible assets, net
  461,941     189,479  
Deferred financing fees
        268,935  
Other assets
  235,940     27,296  
 

 

 
Total assets
$
98,856,573  
$
25,045,840  
 
 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited except for the June 30, 2003 balance sheet)

             
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

March 31,
2004
June 30,
2003
 
 

 

 
Current liabilities:            
   Accounts payable $ 1,105,204   $ 1,436,943  
   Accrued expenses and other liabilities   2,016,696     2,125,111  
   Deferred revenue   2,200,941     647,599  
   Line of credit   1,584,448     877,863  
   Current portion of long-term debt   253,239     218,811  
   Current portion of obligations under capital leases   82,022     112,520  
   Income taxes payable   6,724     24,843  
 

 

 
      Total current liabilities   7,249,274     5,443,690  
Convertible debentures         3,316,815  
Long-term debt, net of current portion   78,000     1,331,129  
Deferred grant         1,000,000  
Obligations under capital leases, net of current portion   49,382     85,556  
 

 
 
      Total liabilities   7,376,656   11,177,190  
 

 

 
Commitments and contingencies            
             
             
Shareholders’ equity:            
   Preferred stock - $.10 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized:            
      Series B - 28,000 shares issued and outstanding   2,800     2,800  
      Series C - no shares were outstanding at         360  
         December 31, 2003 and 3,600 issued            
         and outstanding at June 30, 2003            
   Common stock - $.001 par value; 40,000,000            
      shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding:            
      32,720,995 at March 31, 2004 and            
      20,388,174 at June 30, 2003   32,721     20,388  
   Additional paid-in capital   156,719,685     66,916,663  
   Accumulated deficit   (65,248,888 )   (53,062,512 )
 

 

 
    91,506,318     13,877,699  
   Currency translation adjustment   (26,401 )   (9,049 )
 

 

 
      Total shareholders’ equity   91,479,917     13,868,650  
 

 

 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
98,856,573   $ 25,045,840  
 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

For the 3 months ended
For the 9 months ended
 
 
 
 
March 31,
March 31,
March 31,
March 31,
 
2004
2003
2004
2003
 
 
 
 
 
 
                           
                           
   Net sales $ 6,790,398   $ 8,105,870   $ 14,090,689   $   19,491,021  
                           
                           
   Cost of goods sold   5,095,363     6,652,697     9,543,119       14,964,532  
 
 
 
 
 
      Gross profit   1,695,035     1,453,173     4,547,570       4,526,489  
                           
                           
   Selling, general and                          
         administrative expenses   3,783,166     3,027,959     9,727,163       9,023,914  
   Product development costs   679,027     731,346     1,759,054       1,896,011  
 
 
 
 
 
      Operating loss (2,767,158 ) (2,306,132 )   (6,938,647 )     (6,393,436 )
                           
                           
   Other income (expense):                          
   Interest expense   (42,134 )   (339,912 )   (6,224,294 )     (587,734 )
   Interest and other income   244,358     31,178     1,056,395       542,821  
   Equity in net loss of affiliated companies         (393,380 )           (514,427 )
 
 
 
 
 
      Loss before income taxes (2,564,934 ) (3,008,246 ) (12,106,546 )     (6,952,776 )
                           
                           
   Income tax (expense)/benefit   (411 )   (1,512 )   17,493       (5,403 )
 
 
 
 
 
   Net loss $ (2,565,345 ) $ (3,009,758 ) $ (12,089,053 ) $   (6,958,179 )
 
 
 
 
 
   Per share amounts basic and                          
      diluted:                          
      Net loss per common share   ($0.09 )   ($0.15 )   ($0.49 )     ($0.36 )
 
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

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AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
(Unaudited)

 
For the 9 months ended
 
   
 
 
March 31,
March 31,
 
 
2004
2003
 
Cash flows from operating activities:  
 
 
Net loss     ($12,089,053 )   ($6,958,179 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to              
   net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities:              
      Depreciation and amortization     895,736     1,398,077  
      Amortization of discount on convertible debentures     5,396,813     278,195  
      Amortization of deferred financing costs     545,773        
      Provision for doubtful accounts     30,731     42,930  
      Equity in net loss of affiliates           514,427  
      Non-cash issuance of warrants and options for services     622,393     164,483  
      Non-cash interest paid in stock     117,245     66,394  
      NYS Grant income (note 17)     (732,000 )      
      Other non-cash expenses     12,500     27,823  
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:              
         Accounts receivable and other receivables   (2,165,716 ) (931,058 )
         Inventories   44,408   51,947  
         Prepaid expenses and other current assets   19,766   (201,147 )
         Accounts payable and other current liabilities   (467,477 ) (203,907 )
         Deferred revenue   1,553,342   466,194  
         Income taxes   (18,119 ) 5,477  
   
 
 
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities     (6,233,658 ) (5,278,344 )
   
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:              
   Property and equipment expenditures     (124,787 )   (331,328 )
   Software development costs     (170,122 )   (225,239 )
   Other intangible assets     (491,607 )   (86,940 )
   Note receivable, repayment           350,000  
   Other long term assets     (208,644 )   (82,403 )
   Investment in affiliates           (220,000 )
   
 
 
         Net cash used in investing activities     (995,160 )   (595,910 )
   
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:              
   Proceeds - sale of common stock, net of expenses ($308,706)     69,561,882     1,955,035  
   Proceeds issuance of debentures, net of expenses ($100,378)     2,369,622     3,566,798  
   Net borrowings under line of credit     706,585     (15,826 )
   Principal payments on long-term debt     (1,486,700 )   (26,533 )
   Capital leases, net     (66,672 )   43,842  
   Payment of registration costs     (57,717 )   (63,419 )
   Exercise of warrants and options     8,334,321     199,293  
   Deferred financing costs     (137,300 )   (142,000 )
   Payback of loan by Company officer           59,033  
   Preferred stock dividends     (70,000 )   (35,000 )
   Other     1,482        
   
 
 
         Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities     79,155,503     5,541,223  
   
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash flow     (17,352 )   (45,448 )
   
 
 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     71,909,333     (378,479 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year     3,460,446     2,269,353  
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 75,369,779   $ 1,890,874  
   
 
 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.      In the opinion of management the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal, recurring adjustments, necessary for fair presentation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Authentidate Holding Corp. (AHC) and its subsidiaries DJS Marketing Group, Inc. (DJS), Authentidate, Inc., Authentidate International AG (AG) and Trac Medical Systems, Inc. (Trac Med) and its DocStar Division and are referred to as the Company.

2.      The results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

3.      Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003.

4.      The following represents the calculation of the basic and diluted loss per share amounts for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

     
 
March 31, 
 
 

     
Three Months Ended
  Nine Months Ended
 
   

 

 
     
2004
2003
2004
2003
 
   

 

 

 

 
                           
Net income/(loss)     ($2,565,345 )   ($3,009,758 )   ($12,089,053 )   ($6,958,179 )
Preferred stock dividends     (17,500 )   (55,999 )   (97,323 )   (170,091 )
   

 

 

 

 
                           
Loss applicable to common shareholders     ($2,582,845 )   ($3,065,757 )   ($12,186,376 )   ($7,128,270 )
Weighted average shares     30,283,325     20,102,062     25,051,355     20,006,547  
Basic and diluted loss per share     ($.09 )   ($.15 )   ($.49 )   ($.36 )
                           
The impact of options, warrants and convertible securities have been excluded from the above calculations because they are antidilutive. Below is a summary of options, warrants and convertible securities as of March 31, 2004:
 
March 31,
 
    Three and Nine Months Ended  
   
 
 
2004
2003
 
   
 
 
Options     4,677,648     5,118,301  
Warrants     2,298,582     3,550,696  
Convertible notes         1,480,000  
Convertible preferred shares     500,000     1,294,634  
   
 
 
Total     7,476,230     11,443,631  
   
 
 

5.      The Company’s reportable segments are separate divisions and distinct businesses which are managed separately. Included in the Authentidate Segment column are operations of Authentidate, Trac Med and AG which are all in the authentication software services business. DocStar is in the document imaging software business and DJS is in the systems integration business. DocStar sells through a national network of dealers (approximately 100 dealers) and anticipates the addition of several new dealers each quarter to expand into markets not currently served and also anticipates the deletion of a couple of non-performing dealers each quarter. DJS’s market is primarily in the Albany, New York region. Authentidate, Trac Med and AG sell their products and services on a global basis using a direct sales model. The Corporate Division’s expenses are non-operating expenses which include all public company related activities and apply to all of the Company’s operating divisions and therefore should be segregated. The Company’s segment information follows:

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Segment Information for the nine months ended:
DocStar
DJS
Authentidate Segment
Totals
 
March 31, 2004:







Net sales from external customers   $ 4,311,759   $ 8,767,234   $ 1,011,696   $ 14,090,689  
Intersegment sales           62,699     114     62,813  
Segment profit/(loss)     387,613     157,416     (3,970,212 )   (3,425,183 )
Segment assets     3,911,906     4,222,877     3,092,256     11,227,039  
                           
March 31, 2003:                          
Net sales from external customers   $ 4,854,526   $ 13,524,741   $ 1,111,754   $ 19,491,021  
Intersegment sales     13,770     45,649         59,419  
Segment profit/(loss)     459,901     135,639     (4,137,462 )   (3,541,922 )
Segment assets     4,098,749     4,276,346     3,122,847     11,497,942  
                           
Reconciliation:          
March 31, 2004
March 31, 2003
       
   



                           
Total sales from segments         $ 14,153,502   $ 19,550,440        
Elimination of intersegment sales           (62,813 )   (59,419 )      
   



Total consolidated net sales         $ 14,090,689   $ 19,491,021        
   



                           
Total pre-tax loss of segments           ($ 3,425,183 )   ($ 3,541,922 )      
Product development expenses           (1,759,054 )   (1,896,011 )      
Corporate Division expenses           (6,928,982 )   (1,506,437 )      
Elimination of intersegment profits           6,673     (8,406 )      
   



Loss before income taxes           ($12,106,546 )   ($ 6,952,776 )      
   



                           
Total assets of segments         $ 11,227,039   $ 11,497,942        
Corporate assets           87,646,549     14,364,078        
Elimination of intersegment assets           (17,015 )   (23,801 )      
   



Consolidated assets         $ 98,856,573   $ 25,838,219        
   



6.      In February 2004, the Company completed a private sale of its common stock to certain accredited investors pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (“the Securities Act”), as amended and Regulation D, promulgated thereunder. The Company sold a total of 5,360,370 common shares at a price of $13.75 per share and realized gross proceeds of $73,705,000. After payment of offering expenses and broker commissions the Company realized $69,562,000 in net proceeds. The shares of common stock issued are restricted securities and have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities law, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent a registration or applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Company will use the funds to strengthen its balance sheet, develop a back-up data center for Authentidate Inc. as well as for sales and marketing activities and general corporate purposes.      

7.      In July and August 2002 the Company sold 660,077 shares of its common stock at $3.03 per share in a private transaction. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $2.0 million. The Company issued 132,015 common stock purchase warrants to the buyers which have an exercise price of $3.26 per share and have a five year life. The proceeds have been used to fund business development, sales and marketing of the Authentidate businesses along with general working capital of the Company.

8.      In October 2002, the Company sold convertible debentures with a face value of $3,700,000 to institutional investors and warrants to purchase 444,000 shares of common stock. The debentures are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $2.50 per share. The debentures are due three years from the date of issuance and accrue interest at the rate of 7% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. At the option of the Company, the interest may be paid in either cash or additional shares of common stock. The warrants are exercisable for a period of four years from the date of issuance and are initially exercisable at $2.50 per share. The conversion price of the debentures and the exercise price of the warrants are subject to adjustment in the event the Company issues common stock or securities convertible into common stock at a price per share of common stock less than the conversion price or exercise price on the basis of a weighted average formula.

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In addition, the conversion price of the debentures and the exercise price of the warrants are subject to adjustment at any time as the result of any subdivision, stock split, combination of shares or recapitalization. The Company had an option, but not a requirement, to sell another $2,470,000 of convertible debentures to the same investors provided the Company’s common stock maintains a trading price at or above $3.00 per share for the 15 trading days preceding an election to sell additional debentures. In September 2003, the Company exercised this option and issued $2,470,000 convertible debentures with an initial conversion price of $3.00 per share. The Company also issued 247,000 common stock purchase warrants in connection with these debentures. The warrants have an initial exercise price of $3.00 per share.

The debentures are due three years from the date of issuance and accrue interest at the rate of 7% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. At the option of the Company, the interest may be paid in either cash or additional shares of common stock. The warrants are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance. The conversion price of the debentures and the exercise price of the warrants are subject to adjustment in the event the Company issues common stock or securities convertible into common stock at a price per share of common stock less than the conversion price or exercise price on the basis of a weighted average formula. In addition, the conversion price of the debentures and the exercise price of the warrants are subject to adjustment at any time as the result of any subdivision, stock split, combination of shares or recapitalization.

In May and June 2003 the Company issued similar convertible debentures in the amount of $2,725,300 to institutional investors and warrants to purchase 419,279 shares of common stock. These debentures have an initial conversion price of $2.60 per share. The debentures are due three years from the date of issuance and accrue interest at the rate of 7% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. At the option of the Company, the interest may be paid in either cash or additional shares of common stock. The warrants are exercisable for five years from the date of issuance and 50% of the warrants are initially exercisable at $2.60 per share and the remaining 50% of the warrants are initially exercisable at $2.86 per share. The conversion price of the debentures and the exercise price of the warrants are subject to adjustment in the event the Company issues common stock or securities convertible into common stock at a price per share of common stock less than the conversion price or exercise price on the basis of a weighted average formula. In addition, the conversion price of the debentures and the exercise price of the warrants are subject to adjustment at any time as the result of any subdivision, stock split, combination of shares or recapitalization.

On September 22, 2003, we completed the sale of 166,667 common shares for $500,000 to an additional accredited investor. In addition, we also issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 50,000 shares of common stock to the investor in this transaction. The per share purchase price of the common stock and the per share exercise price of the warrants is $3.00. The investor also agreed to a twelve-month “lock-up” provision restricting the resale of the securities. We also issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000 shares of our common stock to a consultant for services rendered in connection with this transaction which are exercisable at $3.00 per share. The consultant also received a cash fee equal to 6% of the gross proceeds we received. The Company recorded a debt discount related to the beneficial conversion feature of the debentures and the value of the warrants. The Company recorded a total of approximately $5.9 Million in debt discount for all three convertible debenture sales described above. This debt discount was to be amortized and charged to interest expense over the respective 36 month terms. In the event the investors converted the debentures prior to the end of respective 36 month terms then generally accepted accounting principles require the Company to expense the unamortized balance of the debt discount.

Each of the foregoing transactions was a private transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by reason of Section 4(2) thereof and/or Regulation D, promulgated thereunder.

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9.       In October 2003, the Company forced the conversion of the October 2002 debentures in the amount of $3,700,000 and the May/June 2003 debentures in the amount of $2,725,300. The Company issued 2,528,192 common shares to complete the conversion. In December 2003, the Company forced the conversion of the third and last set of convertible debentures in the amount of $2,470,000 and issued 823,333 common shares to complete the conversion. During the quarter ended December 31, 2003 the Company expensed the entire balance of unamortized debt discount and charged approximately $5.1 Million to interest expense. This brings the total write-off of debt discount for the six months ended December 31, 2003 to approximately $5.4 Million, all of which is a non cash interest charge.

     In addition, the Company expensed all unamortized deferred financing costs related to these three debenture issues during the six months ended December 31, 2003, in the amount of $546,000 as interest expense. The Company will save approximately $623,000 in interest payments annually as a result of these conversions.

10.      As described in our report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003, we are involved in the following pending and threatened legal proceedings. We are the defendant in a third party complaint filed by Shore Venture Group, LLC in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The third party complaint was filed on May 7, 2001. Shore Venture is the defendant to an action commenced by Berwyn Capital. The third party complaint alleges a claim of breach of contract and seeks indemnification. There was a trial in October 2002 and we continue to await the judge’s decision. Management believes that the claim will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.     

We have also been advised of a claim by Shore Venture Group concerning additional shares of Common Stock of our subsidiary, Authentidate, Inc. This claim is not before the court in the third-party litigation previously discussed. We are conducting settlement negotiations with Shore Venture and believe that a settlement will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flow. No formal action has been commenced in connection with this claim and the settlement negotiations are being held at this juncture in an effort to avoid resorting to litigation on this issue. Although the we will continue to attempt to settle this claim without resorting to litigation, our management believes that litigation is possible.

We are engaged in no other litigation the effect of which would be anticipated to have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

11.    Total comprehensive income/(loss) consist of:

 
March 31,
 
     
 
 
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
     
   
 
 
2004
2003
2004
2003
     
   
   
   
 
                           
Net loss     ($2,565,345 )   ($3,009,758 )   ($12,089,053 )   ($6,958,179 )
Currency translation adjustment     (2,935 )   (14,977 )   (17,352 )   (45,448 )
     
   
   
   
 
Total comprehensive loss     ($2,568,280 )   ($3,024,735 )   ($12,106,405 )   ($7,003,627 )
     
   
   
   
 

12.      Effective July 1, 2001, the Company adopted FAS 141 and FAS 142. FAS 141 requires business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. It also specifies the types of acquired intangible assets that are required to be recognized and reported separate from goodwill. FAS 142 requires that goodwill and certain intangibles no longer be amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended March 31, 2004, are as follows:

 
DJS
Authentidate
AG
Trac Med
 Total
   

 

 

 

 

 
Balance June 30, 2003   $ 1,178,765   $    3,987,571   $ 7,291,165   $ 338,000   $ 12,795,501  
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill                      
   

 

 

 

 

 
Balance March 31, 2004   $ 1,178,765   $ 3,987,571   $ 7,291,165   $ 338,000   $ 12,795,501  
   

 

 

 

 

 
                                 
The Company retains a third party valuation firm to perform an annual valuation of goodwill as of June 30 each year. There have been no developments during the nine months ended March 31, 2004, which would require an interim valuation of goodwill.

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Intangible asset amortization expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2004 was $192,536. Below is a chart of intangible assets:
             
 
June 30, 2003
 
March 31, 2004  
 

 

 
 
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 

 

 

 

 
Patents
$
321,085  
$
43,679  
$
365,782  
$
61,767
 
Other Intangible Assets:
 
   
 
   
 
     
 
 
Trademarks
 
138,578  
 
22,583  
 
133,086    
28,633
 
Completed technologies
 
59,400  
 
37,125  
 
59,400    
59,400
 
Accreditation
 
121,800  
 
76,125  
 
121,800    
121,800
 
Licenses
 
15,101  
 
9,567  
 
476,482    
118,994
 
 


 


 


 
 
Total
$
655,964  
$
189,079  
$
1,156,550  
$
390,594
 
 


 


 


 

 
                         
No significant residual value is estimated for these intangible assets. Patent, trademark and other intangible asset amortization expense is expected to be approximately the same amount in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, as expected in 2004.

13.      Included in net sales and cost of goods sold are service sales of $958,000 and $336,000 for the nine and three months ended March 31, 2004, respectively and cost of service sales of $385,000 and $126,000 for the nine and three months ended March 31, 2004, respectively. This compares to service sales of $1,163,000 and $370,000 for the nine and three months ended March 31, 2003, respectively and cost of service sales of $461,000 and $153,000 for the nine and three months ended March 31, 2003, respectively.

14.      On October 30, 2002, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights and Number of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Amendment provides that the conversion rate applicable to the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock will be fixed at $1.40. Previously, the conversion rate was equal to the lower of $1.875 and the average of the closing bid and asked prices of our common stock for the immediately preceding ten consecutive trading days ending one day prior to the notice of conversion; provided, however, that the conversion rate would not be below $0.875. Accordingly, the outstanding 28,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are presently convertible into an aggregate of 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Prior to the amendment, the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock were convertible into a maximum of 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In consideration of obtaining the consent of the holder of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock, the Company agreed to defer its ability to redeem those shares for a period of two years.

15.      In April 2003, the non executive Directors approved a plan to purchase all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock from the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in exchange for loans owed to the Company by the Chairman and for cash. The Company’s Series A Preferred Stock provides the holder with the ability to elect a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company and its Chief Executive Officer agreed on a total purchase price for this transaction of $850,000 which represents a discount as compared to the appraised value of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock of $1.1 million which was determined by an independent nationally recognized appraisal and valuation firm. The Company’s Board ordered this valuation prior to agreeing upon the purchase price for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Of the purchase price paid, approximately $455,000 was credited against certain loans owed to the Company. Of the balance due to the Chief Executive Officer $70,000 was paid at closing and the balance is being paid in monthly installments of $15,000.

16.      The Company does not expense options granted under the Company’s option plans. The Company applies FAS No.123 to determine the compensation cost on a pro-forma basis for footnote disclosure. The pro-forma amounts in the table below were determined using the Black Scholes option-pricing model which values options based on the stock price at the grant date, the expected life of the option, the estimated volatility, expected dividend payments and the risk-free interest rate over the expected life of the options.

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            March 31,        
   
 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
   
   
 
    2004     2003     2004   2003  
   
   
   
 
 
Net Loss:                          
As reported   ($2,565,345 )     ($3,009,758 )   ($12,089,053 )   ($6,958,179 )
Deduct: total stock based employee                          
   compensation expense determined                          
   under fair value method   (1,047,545 )     (873,506 )   (2,382,431 )   (2,336,809 )
   
     
   
   
 
Proforma   ($3,612,890 )     ($3,883,264 )   ($14,471,484 )   ($9,294,988 )
Basic and diluted net loss per common share:                          
   As reported   ($.09 )     ($.15 )  
($.49
)   ($.36 )
   Proforma   ($.12 )     ($.20 )  
($.58
)   ($.47 )

17.      In June 1999, the Company completed construction of a new office and production facility in Schenectady, New York for approximately $2,300,000 which was financed with a $1,000,000 grant from the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) (an agency of New York state) and a mortgage loan from a local financial institution. The grant stipulates that the Company is obligated to achieve certain annual employment levels between January 1, 2002 and January 1, 2004 or some or all of the grant will have to be repaid. Although we have not achieved the agreed upon employment levels to date, we reached an agreement with the ESDC to restructure the grant terms relating to this covenant. We agreed to repay $268,000 of the grant amount at the rate of $10,000 per month, interest free, in consideration of the ESDC’s agreement to permanently reduce our employment level requirement to 99. At March 31, 2004 the amount due ESDC was $198,000 and is included in debt on the balance sheet. As a result of this arrangement, we recorded $732,000 as other income in the Corporate Division.

18.      Below is a summary of changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended March 31, 2004:

  Preferred
Stock
  Common
Stock
    Paid in
Capital
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Translation
Adjustment
  Total Shareholders'
Equity
 
 
 
   

 

 

 
 
Balance                                      
   June 30, 2003 $ 3,160   $ 20,388    
$
66,916,663  
($
53,062,512 )
($
9,049 ) $ 13,868,650  
Exercise of options                                      
   and warrants         2,669       8,331,652                 8,334,321  
Convert debt to common                                      
   stock         3,352       8,891,949                 8,895,301  
Convert preferred stock                                      
   to common stock   (360 )   743       (383 )                
Private stock sale         5,527       69,865,061               69,870,588  
Debenture interest                                      
   paid in shares         40                         40  
Offering expenses                 (544,803 )               (544,803 )
Warrants and options                                      
   issued for services                 622,393                 622,393  
Registration costs                 (57,717 )               (57,717 )
Deferred Financing Costs                                      
   and Debt Discount related                                      
   to sale of Convertible                                      
   Debentures in September 2003             2,565,167                 2,565,167  
Debenture interest paid                                      
   In common stock                 117,205                 117,205  
Currency translation adj.                             (17,352 )   (17,352 )
Preferred stock dividends                       (97,323 )         (97,323 )
Restricted share as compensation     2       12,498                 12,500  
Net loss                     (12,089,053 )         (12,089,053 )
 

 

   

 
 

 

 
Balance Mar. 31, 2004 $ 2,800   $ 32,721     $ 156,719,685   ($ 65,248,888 ) ($ 26,401 ) $ 91,479,917  
 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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19.      We have entered into various agreements by which we may be obligated to indemnify the other party with respect to certain matters. Generally, these indemnification provisions are included in contracts arising in the normal course of business under which we customarily agree to hold the indemnified party harmless against losses arising from a breach of representations related to such matters as intellectual property rights. Payments by us under such indemnification clauses are generally conditioned on the other party making a claim. Such claims are generally subject to challenge by us and to dispute resolution procedures specified in the particular contract. Further, our obligations under these arrangements may be limited in terms of time and/or amount and, in some instances, we may have recourse against third parties for certain payments made by us. It is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments under these indemnification agreements due to the conditional nature of our obligations and the unique facts of each particular agreement. Historically, the Company has not made any payments under these agreements that have been material individually or in the aggregate. As of March 31, 2004, we were not aware of any obligations under such indemnification agreements that would require material payments.

 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Item 2. 
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview  
   

We are involved in the development of security software technology, document imaging software products and services and systems integration services and products. Our products include DocStar document imaging software products and services, the Authentidate authentication and security software products and services and system integration services and products through our DJS subsidiary. We also offer, through our Trac Medical Solutions subsidiary, the CareCert™ Internet-based medical forms processing service. Authentidate products are sold by Authentidate, Inc., Trac Medical Solutions, Inc., and Authentidate International, AG and this group of companies is referred to as the Authentidate Group. Revenues generated during the nine months ended March 31, 2004 were primarily derived from our DocStar and DJS segments. Our Authentidate Group generated $1,012,000 in revenues during the nine months ended March 31, 2004.

DJS is an authorized sales and support provider for software products such as Microsoft Solutions and Lotus Notes. DJS sells computer hardware and provides software and professional services to businesses to meet their data management needs.

Authentidate engages in the business of providing end users with a software-based security service designed to accept and store a digital code through the Internet which enables users to prove the authenticity of the date, time and the content of any electronic document. The Authentidate product was released for sale in May, 2001. We contemplate that product integration development work will be necessary for each application or customer. We currently own approximately 98% of Authentidate, Inc.

On July 31, 2002, we entered into a strategic alliance agreement with the United States Postal Service to serve as the preferred provider of the USPS Electronic Postmark® (EPM) service. Under the terms of the agreement, our subsidiary, AuthentiDate, Inc., provides the management, technology and support for the United States Postal Service’s EPM system. The USPS Electronic Postmark® provides evidence that the content of a document or file existed at a specific date and time and is intended to protect the integrity of the document or file by ensuring that it cannot be altered without detection. The EPM uses our patent pending technology offering highly sophisticated encryption methodology ensuring document authenticity and is intended to be able to be added to any application regardless of the computing platform or operating system. In order to facilitate this product launch, we entered into development and promotional agreements with Microsoft Corporation and an affiliate of Microsoft in order to create the necessary software interfaces to Microsoft Office®. We announced a general release of this product on October 21, 2003. Authentidate generates sales both from the sale of EPM’s and the sale of professional services.

In March 2002, we acquired all the outstanding capital stock of Authentidate International, AG. We previously owned 39% of Authentidate International. Authentidate International sells the Authentidate product in the European marketplace and is currently focusing on the German market. Authentidate International enters into revenue generating agreements with end-users and resellers through which it expects to realize revenue from a combination of license fees, maintenance fess, transactions fees and professional services.

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We also organized Trac Medical Solutions during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 in order to develop a business model to apply the Authentidate technology to the medical supply business relating to the automation and processing of Certificates of Medical Necessity. Trac Med generates sales through license fees, maintenance fees, the sale of transactions and professional services. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002, Trac Medical began entering into revenue-generating agreements with customers using its CareCert™ service. In February 2004, Trac Medical entered into an agreement with Homecare Association LLC, pursuant to which Trac Medical markets its CareCert service directly to the membership community of the American Association for Homecare.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to new product launches, bad debts, inventory obsolescence, goodwill, intangible assets, software capitalization and deferred tax assets and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions.

We believe the following critical accounting policies require significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. 

 We write down our inventory for estimated obsolescence or nonmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the cost of the inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write downs may be required.

We have capitalized goodwill related to our acquisitions of Authentidate International AG and Trac Medical Solutions, Inc., for which the recoverability of such capitalized goodwill is highly dependent on the future success of the marketing and sales of such product. If the product is not well received by the market place and our future forecasted revenue and profitability from such product launch is less than anticipated, the carrying value of goodwill may be impaired and require an impairment charge in the future. 

We record a full valuation against our deferred tax assets when we believe it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Results of Operations
The Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2004 Compared to the Three and Nine Months
Ended March 31, 2003.

We realized a consolidated net loss of $2,565,000 ($.09 per share) and $12,089,000 ($.49 per share) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively, compared to a consolidated net loss of $3,010,000 ($.15 per share ) and $6,958,000 ($.36 per share) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2003, respectively.

The consolidated net loss for the nine months ended March 31, 2004 was negatively affected by the conversion of convertible debentures to common stock which is further described in footnote 9. We expensed $5.6 Million of deferred financing costs and debt discount during the quarter ending December 31, 2003. We expensed a total of $5.9 Million of deferred financing costs and debt discount during the current fiscal year. Virtually all of this expense was recorded prior to the third quarter ended March 31, 2004. The entire write-off of $5.9 Million is a non-cash expense.

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The Authentidate Segment realized a segment loss of $1,459,000 and $3,970,000 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively, on total sales of $416,000 and $1,012,000 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively. Much of the sales of this segment are recorded as deferred revenue. In this situation, we will receive prepaid transaction and license fees from customers which are deferred and amortized into sales over the life of the respective sales agreements, as required under generally accepted accounting principles. Deferred revenue increased by $709,000 from December 31, 2003 to March 31, 2004 for the Authentidate Segment. Deferred revenues increased by $1,484,000 from June 30, 2003 to March 31, 2004 for the Authentidate Segment. The deferred revenue on the balance sheet will generally be recognized as sales on a quarterly basis going forward over the life of the respective sales contracts.

The DocStar Segment realized a segment profit of $96,000 and $388,000 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively, compared to ($31,000) and $460,000 for the same periods last year. The DJS Segment realized a segment profit of $136,000 and $157,000 for the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively, compared $97,000 and $136,000 for the same periods last year.

Consolidated sales were $6,790,000 and $14,091,000 for the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively. This compares to consolidated sales of $8,106,000 and $19,491,000 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2003, respectively. This decrease versus the prior year is primarily a result of a decline in low margin direct hardware sales by DJS. Although, DJS sales declined by $4.8 Million during the nine months ended March 31, 2004 compared to the prior year, segment income increase by $22,000 because the sales decline was on low margin computer hardware and also because DJS reduced overhead costs substantially to compensate for the reduction in computer hardware sales. Sales in the Authentidate Segment decreased by $100,000 during the nine months ended March 31, 2004 compared to the prior year, however deferred sales increased by $1,331,000 from March 31, 2003 to March 31, 2004 in the Authentidate Segment. DocStar sales declined by approximately $543,000 during the nine months ended March 31, 2004 compared to the prior year, a decline of 11%.

Consolidated gross profit for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004 was $1,695,000 and $4,548,000, respectively, compared to $1,453,000 and $4,526,000 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2003. The consolidated gross profit margin was 25.0% and 32.3% for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004 compared to 17.9% and 23.2% for the same periods last year. Gross profit margin is defined as gross profit as a percentage of net sales. The increase in margins for both the three and nine month periods is due to a reduction in low margin hardware sales by DJS this year compared to last year and an increase in gross margins in DocStar which realized a gross margin increase from 63.6% at March 31, 2003 to 71.8% at March 31, 2004. DJS realized a small gross margin increase from 11.6% at March 31, 2003 to 14.4% at March 31, 2004.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (S,G&A) consist of all other Company expenses except product development costs and interest. S,G&A expenses amounted to $3,783,000 and $9,727,000 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively, compared to $3,028,000 and $9,024,000 for the same periods last year. This increase for the nine month period is due to the Authentidate Segment which spent $591,000 more this year compared to last year mainly due to increased spending on sales and marketing.

As a percentage of net sales, S,G&A costs were 55.7% and 69.0% for the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively, compared to 37.4% and 46.3% for the same periods last year.

Interest expense was $42,000 and $6,224,000 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively, compared to $340,000 and $588,000 last year. The increase is primarily due to the writeoff of unamortized debt discount and unamortized deferred financing costs ($5.9 Million) due to the conversion of convertible debentures to common stock during the six months ended December 31, 2003 as non-cash interest expense.

Product development expenses, excluding capitalized costs, primarily relate to software development for the Authentidate Segment. These costs were substantially the same compared to the prior year. The Company has a policy of capitalizing qualified software development costs after technical feasibility has been established and amortizing those costs over three years as cost of goods sold The amortization expense of software development costs amounted to $56,000 and $191,000 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2004.

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Following is certain Segment Information:
       
   
         
Segment Information for the nine months ended:      
   
         
 
DocStar
DJS
Authentidate Segment
Totals
 
March 31, 2004:
 


 


 

 
Net sales from external customers $ 4,311,759  
$
8,767,234   $ 1,011,696    $ 14,090,689  
Intersegment sales      
 
62,699  
 
114     62,813  
Segment profit/(loss)   387,613  
 
157,416  
(3,970,212 )   (3,425,183 )
Segment assets   3,911,906  
4,222,877  
3,092,256     11,227,039  
       
 
   
 
         
March 31, 2003:      
 
   
 
         
Net sales from external customers $ 4,854,526  
$
13,524,741   $ 1,111,754   $ 19,491,021  
Intersegment sales   13,770  
 
45,649  
 
      59,419  
Segment profit/(loss)   459,901  
 
135,639  
(4,137,462 )   (3,541,922 )
Segment assets   4,098,749  
4,276,346  
3,122,847     11,497,942  
       
 
   
 
         
       
 
   
 
         
Reconciliation:      
March 31, 2004
 
March 31, 2003
       
       


 


       
       
 
   
 
         
Total sales from segments      
$
14,153,502   $ 19,550,440        
Elimination of intersegment sales      
 
(62,813)  
 
(59,419 )      
       


 


       
Total consolidated net sales      
$
14,090,689   $ 19,491,021        
       


 

       
       
 
   
 
         
Total pre-tax loss of segments      
($3,425,183 )   ($3,541,922 )      
Product development expenses         (1,759,054 )   (1,896,011 )      
Corporate Division expenses      
(6,928,982 )   (1,506,437 )      
Elimination of intersegment profits      
 
6,673  
 
(8,406 )      
       

 

       
Loss before income taxes      
($12,106,546 )   ($6,952,776 )      
       

 

       
       
 
   
 
         
Total assets of segments      
$
11,227,039   $ 11,497,942        
Corporate assets      
 
87,646,549  
 
14,364,078        
Elimination of intersegment assets      
 
(17,015 )
 
(23,801 )      
       

 

       
Consolidated assets      
$
98,856,573   $ 25,838,219        
       

 

       

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview

The Company’s primary sources of funds to date have been the issuance of equity and the incurrence of third party debt. The principal balance of long-term debt at March 31, 2004 totaled $331,000 and related to two insignificant notes payable. During the quarter ended March 31, 2004, we paid off our mortgage in full in the amount of approximately $1.3 million in order to reduce interest expenses. This mortgage carried a rate of interest of 8.25% per annum which we considered high. We don’t have any current plans to seek to refinance the building given our current cash balances.

As discussed in further detail below, in February 2004, we sold a total of 5,360,370 common shares in private placements pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506, promulgated thereunder. We realized gross proceeds of $73,705,000 from these transactions and received net proceeds of $69,562,000 after payment of offering expenses and broker commissions.

The Company’s DJS subsidiary has a $2.5 Million revolving line of credit with a financial institution collateralized by all assets of DJS and guaranteed by the Company. The agreement restricts DJS from making cash advances to the parent Company, AHC, without obtaining a waiver from the financial institution. The interest rate is prime plus 1.75% with a minimum rate of 7%, however no interest is incurred if DJS pays each draw off within 30 days. DJS may borrow on this line based on a formula of qualified accounts receivable and inventory. The outstanding balance on this line of credit is $1.6 Million at March 31, 2004.

Property, plant and equipment expenditures totaled $125,000 and capitalized software development expenditures totaled $170,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2004, respectively. There are no significant purchase commitments outstanding.

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In June 1999, we completed construction of a new office and production facility in Schenectady, New York for approximately $2,300,000 which was financed with a $1,000,000 grant from the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) (an agency of New York state) and a mortgage loan from a local financial institution. The grant stipulates that we’re obligated to achieve certain annual employment levels between January 1, 2002 and January 1, 2004 or some or all of the grant will have to be repaid. Although we have not achieved the agreed upon employment levels to date, in 2003, we entered into an agreement with the ESDC to restructure the grant terms relating to this covenant. We agreed to repay $268,000 of the grant amount at the rate of $10,000 per month, interest free, in consideration of the ESDC’s agreement to permanently reduce our employment level requirement to 99. As a result of this arrangement, we recorded $732,000 as other income in the Corporate Division.

Cash Flows

Our cash balance at March 31, 2004 was $75,370,000 and total assets were $98,857,000. The cash balance at June 30, 2003 was $3,460,000. We used $6,234,000 of cash in operating activities during the nine months ended March 31, 2004. This compares to cash used in operating activities of $5,278,000 for the same period last year. Total cash flow provided by all activities was $71,909,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2004 compared to net cash used of $378,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2003. This increase in cash during the nine months ended March 31, 2004 is mainly due to the sale of common stock which generated net proceeds of $69,562,000, the sale of convertible debentures of $2,370,000 and the exercise of common stock options and warrants of $8,334,000. The decrease in cash during the nine months ended March 31, 2003 is mainly due the Company’s operating activities ($5,278,000) offset by the sale of convertible debentures of $3,567,000.

To date we have been largely dependent on our ability to sell additional shares of our common stock or other securities to obtain financing to fund our operating deficits. Under our current operating plan to introduce the new Authentidate technology, our ability to improve operating cash flow has been highly dependent on the market acceptance of our products. Our completion of the financing for net proceeds of $69,562,000 referred to above during the quarter ending March 31, 2004 will satisfy our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the foreseeable future.

Our future capital requirements may vary materially from those now planned. The amount of capital that we will need in the future will depend on many factors, including:

our relationships with suppliers and customers;

the market acceptance of our products;

the levels of promotion and advertising that will be required to launch our new products and achieve and maintain a competitive position in the marketplace;

price discounts on our products to our customers;

our pursuit of strategic transactions;

our business, product, capital expenditure and research and development plans and product and technology roadmaps;

the levels of inventory and accounts receivable that we maintain;

capital improvements to new and existing facilities;

technological advances; and

our competitors’ response to our products.

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Financing Activities

In order to address our working capital needs, on September 12, 2003, we completed the sale of $2,470,000 of our securities to certain accredited investors pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D, promulgated thereunder. We received net proceeds of approximately $2,400,000, after paying all fees and expenses. We have been applying these proceeds to working capital and general corporate purposes. In the transaction, we sold $2,470,000 of convertible debentures to the investors and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 247,000 shares of common stock. The debentures are convertible into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price of $3.00 per share and the warrants are exercisable into shares of common stock at an initial price of $3.00 per share.

The other terms and conditions of the debentures and warrants are the same as set forth in the debentures and warrants issued in the first tranche of this transaction in October 2002. As previously reported, the convertible debentures issued in this transaction were converted into shares of common stock during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2003.

We also issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 49,400 shares of common stock to certain consultants for services rendered in connection with this transaction which are exercisable at $3.00 per share. The consultants also received a cash fee equal to 6% of the gross proceeds we received.

Further, on September 22, 2003, we completed the sale of 166,667 shares of common stock to an additional accredited investor pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D, promulgated thereunder for $500,000. We have been applying these proceeds to working capital and general corporate purposes. In addition, we also issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 50,000 shares of common stock to the investor in this transaction. The per share purchase price of the common stock and the per share exercise price of the warrants is $3.00. The investor also agreed to a twelve-month “lock-up” provision restricting the resale of the securities. We also issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000 shares of our common stock to a consultant for services rendered in connection with this transaction which are exercisable at $3.00 per share. The consultants also received a cash fee equal to 6% of the gross proceeds we received.

The securities sold in each of the foregoing transactions are restricted securities under the terms of Regulation D and may not be transferred or resold for a period of one year, except pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or an exemption thereunder. We filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the shares of common stock issued and issuable to the investors in both transactions, which was declared effective by the Commission during the period covered by this report.

In February 2004, we completed a private offerings of our common stock to certain accredited investors pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (“the Securities Act”), as amended and Regulation D, promulgated thereunder. We sold a total of 5,360,370 common shares at a price of $13.75 per share and realized gross proceeds of $73,705,000. After payment of offering expenses and broker commissions we realized $69,562,000 in net proceeds. The shares of common stock issued are restricted securities and have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities law, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent a registration or applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We will use the funds to strengthen our balance sheet, develop a back-up data center for Authentidate Inc. as well as for sales and marketing activities and general corporate purposes.

The securities sold in each of the foregoing transactions are restricted securities under the terms of Regulation D and may not be transferred or resold for a period of one year, except pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or an exemption thereunder. Pursuant to registration rights agreements entered into with the investors in these financings, we filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the shares of common stock issued and/or issuable to the investors in the above-referenced transactions.

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Contractual Commitments           

Following is a summary of the contractual commitments associated with our debt and lease obligations, as well as our purchase commitments as of March 31, 2004:
                   
    Long-term debt   Operating leases   Capital leases   Purchase Commitments  
   
 
 
 
 
For fiscal year                          
ending June 30,                          
2004   $ 75,000   $ 166,799   $ 30,702        
2005     208,239     602,646     87,358   $ 250,000 (1)
2006     48,000     496,561     26,210        
2007           150,584     4,105        
2008                          
Thereafter                          

(1) Pursuant to the agreement entered into by our Trac Medical Solutions subsidiary with an affiliate of the American Association for Homecare, Trac Medical is obligated to develop an enterprise version of its CareCert forms processing service. Trac Medical retained bConnected Software, Inc. to provide development services related to this venture. Although the parties agreed upon revenue sharing arrangements with respect to certain of the revenues to be derived from usage of the enterprise version of CareCert, Trac Medical will be initially obligated to finance the development of the enterprise software version. Additionally, Trac Medical will be required to pay license and maintenance fees to bConnected in connection with Trac Medical’s license of proprietary software from bConnected. These fees, however, are contingent obligations dependent upon Trac Medical’s ability to derive revenue from end users of the enterprise software deliverable.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have entered into various agreements by which we may be obligated to indemnify the other party with respect to certain matters. Generally, these indemnification provisions are included in contracts arising in the normal course of business under which we customarily agree to hold the indemnified party harmless against losses arising from a breach of representations related to such matters as intellectual property rights. Payments by us under such indemnification clauses are generally conditioned on the other party making a claim. Such claims are generally subject to challenge by us and to dispute resolution procedures specified in the particular contract. Further, our obligations under these arrangements may be limited in terms of time and/or amount and, in some instances, we may have recourse against third parties for certain payments made by us. It is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments under these indemnification agreements due to the conditional nature of our obligations and the unique facts of each particular agreement. Historically, the Company has not made any payments under these agreements that have been material individually or in the aggregate. As of March 31, 2004, we were not aware of any obligations under such indemnification agreements that would require material payments.

Present Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted and Newly Adopted Standards

None

Item 3.      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We have approximately $74 million invested in money market accounts as of March 31, 2004. We do not believe that any of our financial instruments have significant risk associated with market sensitivity. We are not exposed to significant financial market risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and are only minimally impacted by changes in interest rates. However, in the future, we may enter into transactions denominated in non-U.S. currencies or increase the level of our borrowings, which could increase our exposure to these market risks. We have not used, and currently do not contemplate using, any derivative financial instruments.

Interest Rate Risk

At any time, fluctuations in interest rates could affect interest earnings on our cash and cash equivalents. We believe that the effect, if any, of reasonably possible near term changes in interest rates on our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows would not be material. Currently, we do not hedge these interest rate exposures. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve capital. We have not used derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio.

At March 31, 2004, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $75,370,000, most of which was invested in money market accounts, the remainder of our cash was in non-interest bearing checking accounts used to pay operating expenses.

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Item 4.      Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, conducted an evaluation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-14(c)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on their evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all material information required to be filed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been made known to them in a timely fashion.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes (including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses) in our internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors during our last fiscal quarter that could have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

Part II Other Information

Item 1.      Legal Proceedings:

As described in our report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003, we are involved in the following pending and threatened legal proceedings.

We are the defendant in a third party complaint filed by Shore Venture Group, LLC in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The third party complaint was filed on May 7, 2001. Shore Venture is the defendant to an action commenced by Berwyn Capital. The third party complaint alleges a claim of breach of contract and seeks indemnification. There was a trial in October 2002 and we continue to await the judge’s decision. Management believes that the claim will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.     

We have also been advised of a claim by Shore Venture Group concerning additional shares of Common Stock of our subsidiary, Authentidate, Inc. This claim is not before the court in the third-party litigation previously discussed. We are conducting settlement negotiations with Shore Venture and believe that a settlement will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flow. No formal action has been commenced in connection with this claim and the settlement negotiations are being held at this juncture in an effort to avoid resorting to litigation on this issue. Although the we will continue to attempt to settle this claim without resorting to litigation, our management believes that litigation is possible.

We are engaged in no other litigation the effect of which would be anticipated to have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 2.      Changes in Securities

On February 4, 2004, we completed a private placement of $71,824,995 of shares of our common stock to certain institutional and accredited investors pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Regulation D, promulgated thereunder. We issued an aggregate of 5,223,636 shares of its common stock in this transaction and received approximately $69 million in net proceeds from this transaction. We intend to use the net proceeds from this transaction to strengthen our balance sheet, for sales and operational purposes, and for other general corporate purposes. Roth Capital Partners, LLC, SG Cowen Securities Corporation and William Blair & Company acted as placement agents in the transaction. In addition, we also completed on February 4, 2004, a separate private placement of 136,734 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1,880,092 to certain other accredited investors pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D, promulgated thereunder. We received approximately $1.8 million in net proceeds from this transaction. We intend to use the net proceeds from this transaction for general corporate purposes. The sale and issuance of common stock in the transaction described in above was deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Regulation D promulgated under such Act. The recipients in each case represented their intention to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to the distribution thereof.

Item 3.      Defaults Upon Senior Securities:

None

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Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders:

We held our Annual Meeting of shareholders on March 5, 2004. As of the record date of December 23, 2003, there were 26,002,380 shares outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders approved the following actions:

1.      Shareholders were requested to vote on the election of the following six directors, each of whom were elected by the shareholders:

Name of Nominee     Votes Cast In Favor     Votes Withheld     % In Favor  

 
 
 
John T. Botti     23,035,662     178,351     99.2 %
J. Edward Sheridan     22,996,296     217,717     99.1 %
Charles J. Johnston     23,030,987     183,026     99.2 %
J. David Luce     23,029,697     184,316     99.2 %
F. Ross Johnson     22,979,926     234,087     98.9 %
Harry J. Silverman     23,010,282     203,731     99.1 %
                     
2.       Adoption of Amendment to 2000 Employees’ Stock Option Plan

Shareholders were requested to approve an amendment to our 2000 Employees’ Stock Option Plan to provide for the grant of options to purchase up to 5,000,000 additional shares of our common stock.

Votes Cast in Favor   Votes Against   Votes Abstaining   Non-Votes  




6,038,246   1,432,906   111,109   15,631,752  
               
3.      Amendment of Amended Certificate of Incorporation to increase our Authorized Capital

Shareholders were requested to approve an amendment to our Amended Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock to 75,000,000 shares.

Votes Cast in Favor   Votes Against   Votes Abstaining      



22,261,574   858,748   93,690      
               
4.       Adoption of Amendment to 2001 Non-Executive Director Stock Option Plan

Shareholders were requested to approve an amendment to our 2001 Non-Executive Director Stock Option Plan.

Votes Cast in Favor   Votes Against   Votes Abstaining   Non-Votes  




6,198,824   1,256,365   127,071   15,631,752  

Item 5.      Other Information:

     During the quarter ended March 31, 2004, our subsidiary, Trac Medical Solutions, Inc. entered into related agreements with an affiliate of the American Association for Homecare and bConnected Software, Inc. regarding the development and marketing of an enhanced version of Trac Medical’s CareCert™ electronic healthcare forms processing solution. The agreements, effective as of the 12th day of February 2004, provide that (a) the American Association for Homecare license to Trac Medical its logos and trademarks in connection with Trac Medical’s marketing efforts; (b) Trac Medical will develop and commercialize an enterprise edition of its CareCert solution; and (c) bConnected will develop the enterprise version of CareCert for Trac Medical. The parties agreed upon revenue sharing arrangements with respect to certain of the revenues to be derived from usage of the enterprise version of CareCert.

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Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K:

(a) Exhibits

The exhibits designated with an asterisk (*) are filed herewith. All other exhibits have been previously filed with the Commission and, pursuant 17 C.F.R. § 230.411, are incorporated by reference to the document referenced in brackets following the description of such exhibits. Certain portions of exhibits marked with the symbol (#) have been omitted and are subject to our request for confidential treatment by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such portions have been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.

*3.2.1 Amended Bylaws of the Registrant  
*10.1# Agreement among Trac Medical Solutions, Inc., Homecare Association, LLC and bConnected Software, Inc. dated February 12, 2004.  
*10.2# Product Development and License Agreement between Trac Medical Solutions, Inc. and bConnected Software, Inc. dated February 12, 2004.  
10.3 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of January 28, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 5, 2004).  
10.4 Form of Registration Rights Agreement (Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 5, 2004).  
*31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  
*31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  
*32.1 Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

During the quarter ended March 31, 2004 we filed the following reports on Form 8-K:

Date of Report Item(s)   Description


 
January 29, 2004
5, 7
  Announcement of execution of definitive Securities Purchase Agreement and including related press release.
February 5, 2004
5, 7
  Announcement of closing of financing and including related press release and exhibits.
February 13, 2004
7, 12
  Announcement of quarterly financial information and including related press release.
February 19, 2004
5, 7
  Announcement of transaction among Trac Medical Solutions, Inc., Homecare Association LLC and bConnected Software, Inc. and including related press release.

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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

Certain statements in this Form 10-Q, including information set forth under Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act). We desire to avail ourself of certain “safe harbor” provisions of the Act and is therefore including this special note to enable us to do so. Forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q or hereafter included in other publicly available documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reports to our stockholders and other publicly available statement we have issued or released involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause our actual results, performance (financial or operating) or achievements to differ from the future results, performance (financial or operating) or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such future results are based upon management’s best estimates based upon current conditions and the most recent results of operations. These risks include, but are not limited to risks associated with the market acceptance of the DocStar, Authentidate and related product lines, competition, pricing, technological changes, technological implementation of the Authentidate business plan and other risks as discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in particular our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended June 30, 2003 and Registration Statements we have filed pursuant to the Securities Act, all of which risk factors could adversely affect our business and the accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained herein.

 

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.

  AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
   
May 10, 2004 /s/ John T. Botti        
DATE JOHN T. BOTTI
  PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
   
  /s/ Dennis H. Bunt    
  DENNIS H. BUNT
  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
   

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