APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC. - Annual Report: 2006 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
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Annual
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934
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For
the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
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Transition
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934
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For
the
transition period from __________ to __________
Commission
File Number 001-14015
IONATRON,
INC.
(Exact
Name
of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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77-0262908
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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3716
East Columbia Street, Suite 120
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Tucson,
Arizona
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85714
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (520)
628-7415
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title
of Each Class
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Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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Common
Stock, $.001 par value
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The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Global
Market)
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Series
A Preferred Stock, $.001 par value
(Title
of
Class)
Indicate
by
check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule
405 of the Securities Act.
Yes o No x
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by
check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x
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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation
S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of
registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this
Form 10-K. x
Indicate
by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and
large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
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Accelerated Filer o
Accelerated
Filer x
Non-Accelerated Filer o
Indicate
by
check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Yes o No x
The
aggregate
market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates
of the registrant, computed by reference to the last reported sales price at
which the stock was sold on June 30, 2006 (the last day of the registrant’s most
recently completed second quarter) was approximately $132,097,000.
The
number of
outstanding shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.001 par value, as of
March 14, 2007
was
78,171,267.
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IONATRON,
INC.
ANNUAL
REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
INDEX
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Business
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Item
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Risk
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Item
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Unresolved
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Item
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Properties
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Item
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Legal
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Item
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Submission
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Item
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Market
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Purchases
of Equity Securities
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Item
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Selected
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Item
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
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Item
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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Item
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Changes
in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Item
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Controls
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item
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Executive
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Item
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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Item
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Certain
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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PART
IV:
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Item
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Exhibits
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Schedule
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Valuation
and Qualifying Accounts
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Signatures:
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PART
I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS:
CAUTIONARY
NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Certain
statements in this Form 10-K constitute forward-looking statements for purposes
of the securities laws. Forward-looking statements include all statements that
do not relate solely to the historical or current facts, and can be identified
by the use of forward looking words such as “may”, “believe”, “will”, “expect”,
“expected”, “project”, “anticipate”, “anticipated” “estimates”, “plans”,
“strategy”, “target”, “prospects” or “continue”. These forward looking
statements are based on the current plans and expectations of our management
and
are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could significantly
affect our current plans and expectations, as well as future results of
operations and financial condition and may cause our actual results,
performances or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performances or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. This Form 10-K contains important information as to risk factors
above. In making these forward-looking statements, we claim the protection
of
the safe-harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
Securities Reform Act of 1995. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no
assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. We do not
assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect
actual results, changes in assumptions, or changes in other factors affecting
such forward-looking statements.
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION:
Ionatron
makes available free of charge on its website at www.ionatron.com
its annual
report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form
8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practical after
electronically filing or furnishing such material to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
This
report
may be read or copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE,
Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549 or at www.sec.gov.
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by
calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
GENERAL:
Ionatron
was
formed to develop and market Directed Energy Weapon products and other products
incorporating its proprietary Laser Induced Plasma Channel ("LIPC") and related
technologies. Our goal is to deliver products that incorporate our technology
for sale to Government customers for specific applications and platforms as
well
as products for other commercial customers. Ionatron has entered into several
contracts with the Government for products and services as well as Cooperative
Research and Development Agreements for joint research on LIPC-based Directed
Energy Weapons and Counter-Weapon Systems. We expect to offer Government
approved versions of our products for other Government and non-Government
security applications in the future. Since our inception, we have engaged in
research and development and business development activities. Our first
Government contract was received in September of 2003. During 2004 we
demonstrated the laser guided man-made lightning Directed Energy technology
in
the laboratory, demonstrated the technology effects on a variety of targets
both
under Government contract and using internal research and development funding,
delivered a compact laser system specifically designed to enable the technology
under a Government contract; and commenced a Government contract for the
development of a system on a mobile platform for field demonstration and
testing. In 2005, utilizing contract and internal research and development
funds, we continued development of laser sources, advanced high voltage systems,
and special-purpose optical systems, expanded target effects testing under
Government contracts, and furthered our understanding of the underlying physics
of our systems and products. From the company’s inception to date we have
focused upon strengthened and developed key intellectual property in the areas
of Directed Energy applications for our systems and methods. In 2005 and 2006,
we entered into teaming agreements with other defense contractors regarding
cooperative development and marketing of our LIPC and Laser Guided Energy (“LGE”
tm)
technologies and products.
In
2005 and
2006, in response to a heightened threat and at the request of a Government
customer, we developed both major components and a system that can counter
Improvised Explosive Devices (“IEDs”) which constitute a major threat in several
areas of war. During 2005 and 2006 and continuing into early 2007 we completed
a
series of Government-sponsored tests of our counter-IED system. Variations
of
our counter-IED products have included a remotely operated vehicle, kits or
palletized version of this direct discharge counter-IED system. Technical
results of all testing are highly sensitive, but we believe the 2007 testing
is
consistent with previous tests and believe that these tests accurately reflect
the capability of our technology in this critical mission. We are actively
working with the Marine Corps and other Government organizations toward the
near-term fielding of this technology.
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Our progress in developing our LGE technology has resulted in follow-on contracts, including recently announced sole-source development activities. In particular, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) has identified certain urgent counter-IED applications for directed energy which, we believe, will lead to the development and fielding of mission-specific LGE platforms in the foreseeable future. Current year contracted LGE development activities include vehicle stopping and counter Vehicle Borne IED (VBIED) missions, which we expect will lead to follow-on missions for the LGE platform.
Our
executive office is located at 3716 East Columbia Street, Suite 120, Tucson,
Arizona 85714 and its telephone number is (520) 628-7415.
IONATRON
OPERATIONS:
We
are a
unique technology company working under contracts with agencies of the
Government focused on military and national security applications. We have
developed and demonstrated LGE and counter-IED products using novel Directed
Energy Weapon technologies. Our LGE technology delivers high voltage discharge
waveforms (“Electrical Charge”) to a target through the atmosphere with laser
beam accuracy. The Electrical Charge delivered can be tuned to result in a
range
of effects from temporary disruption to destruction of targets, based on the
engagement situation and a weapon system with less-than-lethal to lethal
effectivity which we believe will be well suited to robust deployment for a
variety of applications on a range of platforms. Our business strategy is to
pursue emerging and urgent military and security applications for this and
related technologies while executing longer term development toward
multi-mission / multi-platform fielding, and ultimately toward establishing
Ionatron in the role of an LGE-based platform prime integrator. LGE technology
has been demonstrated in a laboratory environment. LGE effects have been
demonstrated against a number of materiel and personnel targets and we are
pleased with the results and performance of our systems; such contract results
are sensitive in nature and controlled by our Government customer. Among other
contracts, we currently have a contract to extend the available range of the
system. In 2007, we expect to enter into additional contracts for LGE
development, including the development of hardware technologies suitable for
fielding; additional target effects testing; and the development of system
and
operational technologies for specific urgent missions. We cannot assure that
any
such contracts will become finalized in a timely manner, or at all.
We
market
our LGE and counter-IED products and services directly with the U.S. military
and other allied customers. We are supported in this effort by a qualified
Government Relations firm based in Washington DC.
Our
products
could be deployed in various ways, however, early embodiments of a LGE system
may be modular self-contained units with narrow mission objectives, and may
be
temporarily installed on multi-purpose platforms such as medium trucks. In
the
longer term we envision the LGE system technology as an all-electric weapon,
integrated with platform optical and electro-optical sensors and subsystems
and
other combat information systems, to form a platform primary multi-functional
weapon system. The integrated nature of such a weapon system, and the critical
intersection of passive optics, laser, and high voltage in the LGE output
system, provides the unique opportunity, and therefore the previously stated
goal, for Ionatron to eventually establish itself as the prime weapon system
integrator for these products.
The
targets,
effects, ranges, voltages and currents delivered, along with many other aspects
of our technologies are highly sensitive to ongoing military operations and
are
largely classified under specific Department of Defense guidelines and,
consequently, cannot be disclosed publicly.
NORTH
STAR OPERATIONS:
In
September
2004, we completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of North
Star
Research Corporation through our subsidiary, North Star Power Engineering,
Inc.
(“North Star”). North Star is engaged in the business of designing and
manufacturing of high voltage equipment for the defense, aerospace,
semi-conductor and medical industries. North Star is also developing and
manufacturing the high voltage electrical sources for the LGE Directed Energy
Weapons.
In
June
2006, we completed the relocation of North Star to a facility in Tucson, Arizona
to more effectively collaborate and manage its operations. We incurred
approximately $525,000 associated with the move from Albuquerque to Tucson
of
the North Star operations, terminations and resettlement costs of the North
Star
employees. In January 2007, we consolidated the North Star operations into
Ionatron’s to more effectively utilize the shared workforce of the two
operations. As a result of this consolidation, for 2007 we have also collapsed
the reporting segments of Ionatron and North Star into one segment for financial
reporting purposes.
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Commercial
products from our North Star product line are marketed overseas through
representative sales organizations in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, UK.
PATENTS/PROPRIETARY
INFORMATION:
Since
our
inception, we have pursued the development of a range of core intellectual
property objectives using internal investment, and have aggressively pursued
patents on such technology. The objective of this approach has been to establish
a sole source role for us in customer-funded technology and product development
contracts, as well as to establish barriers to competition. We understand that
our patent applications, in tandem with our significant proprietary knowledge,
can be used as justification for sole source contracts in accordance with
Federal Acquisition Regulations, and thereby avoid the necessity of competitive
solicitations. Presently we have four patents issued and 27 patent applications
in-process. Of the 27 pending patent applications, we have received secrecy
orders on 11 and expect to receive secrecy orders on an additional four. The
U.S. patent office imposes secrecy orders when disclosure of an invention by
publication of a patent would be detrimental to the National Security. These
patents are treated as under review unless and until they are declassified,
at
which time patents may be issued, with enforcement based on the original filing
date. These patents and patent applications relate to our core LIPC technology,
counter-IED offerings, and other technologies related to LGE, laser and high
voltage applications.
CUSTOMER
DEPENDENCY AND ELECTION OF GOVERNMENT:
Our
revenue
is derived from contracts with the Government or contractors to the Government
which represents approximately 96%, 96% and 99% of total revenue for 2006,
2005
and 2004, respectively. The loss of any of these customers would have a material
adverse effect on Ionatron. All contracts are subject to renegotiation of
profits or termination at the election of the Government.
COMPETITION:
We
are a
company working under contracts with agencies of the Government focused on
military and national security applications. We have developed and demonstrated
a Laser Guided Energy technology that is unique. We have also developed and
produced counter-IED products using novel Directed Energy Weapon technologies.
We believe that we are the only company in the United States that is providing
the Government access to these technologies. However, we face competition from
other companies within the defense industry and other companies with other
technologies that seek to provide similar benefits as our
technologies.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT:
We
funded
our original research and development through investment by our founders and
investors and we retain the sole ownership of all of the original intellectual
property. We believe the core intellectual property we have developed is that
which is necessary to use and control the LIPC technology. We occasionally
outsource research tasks to experienced individuals or companies for activities
that require equipment or modeling capabilities that we do not have at our
disposal. We have over ten relationships of this kind which provide that
intellectual property developed under these agreements is the sole property
of
Ionatron.
Our
short-term research and development goals are to develop efficient and compact
laser sources, novel high voltage electrical sources, and efficient optical
systems. Longer term research objectives include development of tunable and
eyesafe laser sources, adjunct military applications for lasers, and integrated
weapon system technologies.
Our
research
and development expense for 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $3,571,262, $1,266,382
and
$808,242, respectively.
BACKLOG
OF ORDERS
At
December
31, 2006, we had a backlog (that is, work load remaining on signed contracts)
of
approximately $4.2 million to be completed within the next twelve
months.
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EMPLOYEES:
As
of March
9, 2007, we had 83 employees, compared to 103 on December 31, 2005 and 67 on
December 31, 2004. At March 9, 2007, 27 of our employees are in management
and
general administrative, 24 are in technical and engineering and 32 are in
manufacturing. The reduction in employees from 2005 to 2006 was a consequence
of
the completion of certain contracts and also as a result of the relocation
of
North Star operations and occurred primarily in management and general
administrative ranks.
ITEM
1A. RISKS
FACTORS:
Future
results of operations of Ionatron involve a number of known and unknown risks
and uncertainties. Factors that could affect future operating results and cash
flows and cause actual results to vary materially from historical results
include, but are not limited to those risks set forth below:
Risk
Related to Our Business
We
have a history of losses and may not be able to achieve and maintain profitable
operations.
We
have
incurred net losses since our formation in June 2002, including net losses
attributable to common stockholders of $18,714,354, $3,840,539 and $3,261,005
for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Additionally, losses are continuing to date. Our ability to achieve profitable
operations is dependent upon, among other things, our ability to obtain
sufficient Government contracts and to complete the development of products
based on our technologies. We cannot assure you that we will be able to
significantly increase our revenue or achieve and maintain profitability.
The
timing and magnitude of Government funding and orders for our Counter-IED system
products cannot be predicted.
The
contract
for our 12-unit pre-production counter-IED products was concluded during the
second quarter of 2006. This contract accounted for approximately 68.4% and
70.2% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 and the three months
ended March 31, 2006, respectively. In October 2006 in the FY 2007 DoD budget,
Congress directed an independent test of Ionatron’s Joint Improvised Explosive
Device Neutralizer (JIN III). This testing concluded in mid-February 2007.
While
we believe that the results of this test and evaluation were favorable, the
Government’s course of action will not be known until the final report is
prepared and evaluated by senior Government officials. Because Government
agencies have been identified as the intended customers for our counter-IED
products, it is uncertain whether we will enter into such production orders
and,
if we do, what the timing or magnitude of such orders will be. Moreover, the
Stennis facility remains unused and is expected to remain unused until such
time
as we receive a production order for our counter-IED products or other products,
if at all. There can be no assurance that we will receive production orders
for
our counter-IED products.
The
receipt of future Government funding is uncertain and may be reduced or
eliminated at any time, particularly if our LIPC technology does not meet
certain milestones.
We
rely on
Government funding for certain aspects of LIPC development through funding
provided in the federal Government budget and contracts with various Government
agencies. Due to federal budgetary constraints and an anticipated overall
reduction in the defense budge, we cannot provide assurance that any continued
Government funding will be made available, or that we will be able to enter
into
any agreements with Government customers for the further development of LIPC.
We
expect that additional funding for LIPC will be subject to our technology
meeting certain Government established milestones. If our LIPC technology does
not meet Government established milestones, additional Government funding may
be
reduced or eliminated. If additional Government funding for LIPC is reduced
or
is not forthcoming, in the absence of additional funding, our LIPC technology
development efforts and revenues will be adversely affected.
Our
future success will depend on our ability to develop new technologies and
applications that address the needs of our markets.
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Both
our
defense and commercial markets are characterized by rapidly changing
technologies and evolving industry standards. Accordingly, our future
performance depends on a number of factors, including our ability to:
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identify
emerging technological trends in our target
markets;
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develop
and maintain competitive products;
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enhance
our products by improving performance and adding innovative features
that
differentiate our products from those of our
competitors;
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develop
and manufacture and bring products to market quickly at cost-effective
prices; and
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meet
scheduled timetables for the development, certification and delivery
of
new products.
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We
believe
that, in order to remain competitive in the future, we will need to continue
to
develop new products, which will require the investment of significant financial
and engineering resources. The need to make these expenditures could divert
our
attention and resources from other projects, and we cannot be sure that these
expenditures will ultimately lead to the timely development of new technology,
products, and systems using the Company’s technology or products. Due to the
design complexity of our products, we may in the future experience delays in
completing development and introduction of new products. Any delays could result
in increased costs of development, deflect resources from other projects or
incur loss of contracts.
In
addition,
there can be no assurance that the market for our products will develop or
continue to expand as we currently anticipate. The failure of our technology
to
gain market acceptance could significantly reduce our revenue and harm our
business. Furthermore, we cannot be sure that our competitors will not develop
competing technologies which gain market acceptance in advance of our products.
The possibility that our competitors might develop new technology or products
might cause our existing technology and products to become obsolete or create
significant price competition. If we fail in our new product development efforts
or our products fail to achieve market acceptance more rapidly than our
competitors, our revenue will decline and our business, financial condition
and
results of operations will be negatively affected.
We
depend on the Government for substantially all of our revenue, and a reduction
in the quality of this relationship or a shift in Government funding could
have
severe consequences on our prospects and financial condition.
Approximately
96%, 96% and 99% of our net revenue for the years ended December 31, 2006,
2005
and 2004, respectively, were to the Government and Government contractors.
Therefore, any significant disruption or deterioration of our relationship
with
the Government or important agencies thereof would significantly reduce our
revenue. Our Government programs must compete with programs managed by other
defense contractors for a limited number of programs and for uncertain levels
of
funding. The development of our business will depend upon the continued
willingness of the U.S. Government agencies to fund existing and new defense
programs and, in particular, to continue to purchase our products and services.
Although defense spending in the United States has recently increased, further
increases may not continue and any proposed budget or supplemental budget
request may not be approved. In addition, the U.S. Department of Defense may
not
continue to focus its spending on technologies or missions relevant to our
technologies and products.
Our
competitors continuously engage in efforts to expand their business
relationships with the Government which may be to our disadvantage and are
likely to continue these efforts in the future. The Government may choose to
use
other defense contractors for its limited number of defense programs. In
addition, the funding of defense programs also competes with non-defense
spending of the Government. Budget decisions made by the Government are outside
of our control and have long-term consequences for the size and structure of
Ionatron. A shift in Government defense spending to other programs in which
we
are not involved or a reduction in Government defense spending generally could
have severe consequences for our results of operations.
The
Government may terminate or modify our existing contracts, which would adversely
affect our revenue.
There
are
inherent risks in contracting with the Government, including risks peculiar
to
the defense industry, which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition or results of operations. Laws and regulations
permit the Government to:
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terminate
contracts for its convenience;
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reduce
or modify contracts if its requirements or budgetary constraints
change;
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cancel
multi-year contracts and related orders if funds for contract performance
for any subsequent year become unavailable;
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shift
its spending practices; and
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adjust
contract costs and fees on the basis of audits done by its agencies.
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If
the
Government terminates our contracts for convenience, we may only recover our
costs incurred or committed for settlement expenses and profit on work completed
before the termination. Additionally, most of our backlog could be adversely
affected by any modification or termination of contracts with the Government
or
contracts the prime contractors have with the Government. The Government
regularly reviews our costs and performance on its contracts, as well as our
accounting and general business practices. The Government may reduce the
reimbursement for our fees and contract-related costs as a result of an audit.
We can give no assurance that one or more of our Government contracts will
not
be terminated under these circumstances. Also, we can give no assurance that
we
would be able to procure new Government contracts to offset the revenue lost
as
a result of any termination of our contracts. As our revenue is dependent on
our
procurement, performance and payment under our contracts, the loss of one or
more critical contracts could have a negative impact on our financial condition.
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Our
business is subject to various restrictive laws and regulations because we
are a
contractor and subcontractor to the Government.
As
a
contractor and subcontractor to the Government, we are subject to various laws
and regulations that are more restrictive than those applicable to
non-Government contractors. We are required to obtain and maintain material
Governmental authorizations and approvals to run our business as it is currently
conducted. New or more stringent laws or Government regulations concerning
Government contracts, if adopted and enacted, could have a material adverse
effect on our business.
Generally,
Government contracts are subject to oversight audits by Government
representatives. Responding to Governmental audits, inquiries or investigations
may involve significant expense and divert management attention from regular
operations. Our Government business is also subject to specific procurement
regulations and a variety of socio-economic and other requirements. These
requirements, although customary in Government contracts, increase our
performance and compliance costs. These costs might increase in the future,
reducing our margins, which could have a negative effect on our financial
condition. Failure to comply with these regulations and requirements could
lead
to suspension or debarment, for cause, from Government contracting or
subcontracting for a period of time. Among the causes for debarment are
violations of various statutes, including those related to:
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procurement
integrity;
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export
control;
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Government
security regulations;
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employment
practices;
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protection
of the environment;
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accuracy
of records and the recording of costs;
and
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foreign
corruption.
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Any
of these
factors, which are largely beyond our control, could also negatively impact
our
financial condition. We also may experience problems associated with advanced
designs required by the Government, which may result in unforeseen technological
difficulties and cost overruns. Failure to overcome these technological
difficulties and the occurrence of cost overruns would have a negative impact
on
our results.
For
our North Star product line, if we fail to win competitively awarded contracts
in the future, we may experience a reduction in our revenue, which could
negatively affect profitability.
Revenue
from
our North Star product lines is primarily derived from the Government,
Government subcontractor and commercial contracts through a competitive bidding
process. We cannot assure you that we will continue to win competitively awarded
contracts or that awarded contracts will generate revenue sufficient to result
in our profitability. We are also subject to risks associated with the
following:
· |
the
frequent need to bid on programs in advance of the completion of
their
design (which may result in unforeseen technological difficulties
and cost
overruns);
|
· |
the
substantial time and effort, including the relatively unproductive
design
and development required to prepare bids and proposals, spent for
competitively awarded contracts that may not be awarded to us;
|
· |
design
complexity and rapid technological obsolescence;
and
|
· |
continuing
needs for design improvement.
|
These
Government contracts may be subject to protest or challenge by unsuccessful
bidders or to termination, reduction or modification in the event of changes
in
Government requirements, reductions in federal spending or other factors.
Competition
within our markets may reduce our procurement of future contracts and our
revenue.
8
The
defense
and commercial industries in which we operate are highly competitive. Our future
competitors may range from highly resourceful small concerns, which engineer
and
produce specialized items, to large, diversified firms and defense contractors.
Many of our potential competitors have more extensive or more specialized
engineering, manufacturing and marketing capabilities and greater financial
resources than we do. Consequently, these competitors may be better suited
to
take advantage of economics of scale and devote greater resources to develop
new
technologies. There can be no assurance that we can continue to compete
effectively with these firms. In addition, some of our suppliers and customers
could develop the capability to manufacture products similar to products that
we
are developing. This would result in them competing directly which could
significantly reduce our revenue and seriously harm our business.
There
can be
no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against our current
or
future competitors or that the competitive pressures we face will not result
in
reduced revenue and market share or seriously harm our business.
We
derive a substantial portion of our revenue from a limited number of contracts.
Therefore, our revenue will be adversely affected if we fail to receive renewal
or follow-on contracts.
Renewal
and
follow-on contracts are important because our contracts are typically for fixed
terms. These terms vary from shorter than one year to multi-year, particularly
for contracts with options. The typical term of our contracts with the U.S.
Government is between one and two years. The loss of revenue from our possible
failure to obtain renewal or follow-on contracts may be significant because
our
Government contracts account for a substantial portion of our revenue.
Our
products may fail to perform satisfactorily in field tests at various stages
of
development and even if our products perform satisfactorily, there may be
unanticipated delays in obtaining contracts.
Our
Government customers typically field test our products at various stages of
development. Although we believe our technologies will perform their ultimately
intended applications, many of our products have not been completed to date.
Our
success will ultimately depend upon our products meeting performance criteria
established by our customers. Failure of a product to perform satisfactorily
in
a field test could result in delay of product development, cost overruns or
even
termination of the contract, any of which could materially affect the
development of such product and our prospects, revenue and final condition.
In
the past,
we have experienced delays in obtaining Government contracts despite what we
have been advised by prospective Government customers after our products have
been satisfactorily field tested. These delays are inherent in doing business
with Government contracting agencies. Nevertheless, these delays make it
difficult for us to predict and prepare for production and can adversely affect
anticipated operating results.
We
depend on component availability, subcontractor performance and our key
suppliers to manufacture and deliver our products and
services.
Our
manufacturing operations are highly dependent upon the delivery of materials
by
outside suppliers in a timely manner. In addition, we depend in part upon
subcontractors to assemble major components and subsystems used in our products
in a timely and satisfactory manner. If these contract manufacturers are not
willing to contract with us on competitive terms or devote adequate resources
to
fulfill their obligations to us, or we do not properly manage these
relationships, our existing customer relationships may suffer. In addition,
by
undertaking these activities, we run the risks that:
· |
the
reputation and competitiveness of our products and services may
deteriorate as a result of the reduction of our control and quality
and
delivery schedules and the consequent risk that we will experience
supply
interruptions and be subject to escalating costs;
and
|
· |
our
competitiveness may be harmed by the failure of our contract manufacturers
to develop, implement or maintain manufacturing methods appropriate
for
our products and customers.
|
Moreover,
because most of our contracts are with Governmental agencies, we may be limited
in the third parties we can engage as component manufacturers.
We
are
dependent for some purposes on sole-source suppliers. If any of these
sole-source suppliers fails to meet our needs, we may not have readily available
alternatives. Our inability to fill our supply needs would jeopardize our
ability to satisfactorily and timely complete our obligations under Government
and other contracts. This might result in reduced revenue, termination of one
or
more of these contracts and damage to our reputation and relationships with
our
customers. We cannot be sure that materials, components, and subsystems will
be
available in the quantities we require, if at all.
Because
the manufacturing process of our products is highly complex, errors, changes
or
uncertainties could disrupt production.
The
manufacture of our products involves highly complex and precise processes,
requiring production in a highly controlled and clean environment. Inadvertent
or slight changes or uncertainties in our manufacturing processes, errors or
use
of defective or contaminated materials could impact our ability to achieve,
disrupt and/or delay production and affect product reliability.
9
Our
business could be adversely affected by a negative audit by the U.S. Government.
Government
agencies such as the Defense Contract Audit Agency ("DCAA") routinely audit
and
investigate Government contractors. These agencies review a contractor's
performance under its contracts, cost structure and compliance with applicable
laws, regulations and standards. The DCAA also reviews the adequacy of, and
a
contractor's compliance with, its internal control systems and policies,
including the contractor's purchasing, property, estimating, compensation and
management information systems. Any costs found to be improperly allocated
to a
specific contract will not be reimbursed, while such costs already reimbursed
must be refunded. If an audit uncovers improper or illegal activities, we may
be
subject to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including
termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines
and suspension or prohibition from doing business with the Government. In
addition, we could suffer serious reputational harm if allegations of
impropriety were made against us.
Our
backlog is subject to reduction and cancellation.
Backlog
represents products or services that our customers have committed by contract
to
purchase from us, our total funded backlog as of December 31, 2006 was
approximately $4.2 million. Backlog is subject to fluctuations and is not
necessarily indicative of future revenue. Moreover, cancellations of purchase
orders or reductions of product quantities in existing contracts could
substantially and materially reduce backlog and, consequently, future revenue.
Our failure to replace cancelled or reduced backlog could result in lower
revenue.
We
depend on the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel, and our failure
to attract and retain such personnel could seriously harm our
business
Due
to the
specialized nature of our businesses, our future performance is highly dependent
upon the continued services of our key engineering personnel and executive
officers. Our prospects depend upon our ability to attract and retain qualified
engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales and management personnel for our
operations. Competition for personnel is intense, and we may not be successful
in attracting or retaining qualified personnel. Our failure to compete for
these
personnel could seriously harm our business, results of operations and financial
condition. Additionally, since the majority of our business involves
technologies that are classified due to national security reasons, we must
hire
U.S. Citizens who have the ability to obtain a security clearance. This further
reduces our potential labor pool.
Because
many of our contracts and projects are classified for national security reasons,
we may not be able to provide important information to the public.
To
date,
substantially all of our revenue has been derived from contracts which are
classified by the Government for national security reasons. Therefore, we are
prohibited from filing these contracts as exhibits to our SEC reports,
registration statements and filings or provide more than the summary information
that we provide in our reports, registration statements and other filings with
the SEC and in our press releases. Accordingly, investors may not have important
information concerning our businesses and operations with which to make an
informed investment decision.
The
U.S. Government's royalty-free right to use technology developed by us limits
our intellectual property rights.
We
seek to
protect the competitive benefits we derive from our patents, proprietary
information and other intellectual property. However, we do not have the right
to prohibit the U.S. Government from using certain technologies developed or
acquired by us or to prohibit third party companies, including our competitors,
from using those technologies in providing products and services to the U.S.
Government. The U.S. Government has the right to royalty-free use of
technologies that we have developed under Government contracts. We are free
to
commercially exploit those Government-funded technologies and may assert our
intellectual property rights to seek to block other non-Government users
thereof, but we cannot assure you we could successfully do so.
We
are
subject to Government regulation which may require us to obtain additional
licenses and could limit our ability to sell our products outside the United
States.
We
may be unable to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, which
could affect our ability to compete.
Protecting
our intellectual property rights is critical to our ability to compete and
succeed as a company. We hold a number of United States patents and patent
applications, as well as trademark, and registrations which are necessary and
contribute significantly to the preservation of our competitive position in
the
market. There can be no assurance that any of these patents or future patent
applications and other intellectual property will not be challenged, invalidated
or circumvented by third parties. In some instances, we have augmented our
technology base by licensing the proprietary intellectual property of others.
In
the future, we may not be able to obtain necessary licenses on commercially
reasonable terms. We enter into confidentiality and invention assignment
agreements with our employees, and enter into nondisclosure agreements with
our
suppliers and appropriate customers so as to limit access to and disclosure
of
our proprietary information. These measures may not suffice to deter
misappropriation or independent third party development of similar technologies.
Moreover, the protection provided to our intellectual property by the laws
and
courts of foreign nations may not be as advantageous to us as the remedies
available under United States law.
10
We
may face claims of infringement of proprietary rights.
There
is a
risk that a third party may claim our products infringe on their proprietary
rights. Whether or not our products infringe on proprietary rights of third
parties, infringement or invalidity claims may be asserted or prosecuted against
us and we could incur significant expense in defending them. If any claims
or
actions are asserted against us, we may be required to modify our products
or
obtain licenses on commercially reasonable terms, in a timely manner or at
all.
Our failure to do so could adversely affect our business.
Our
operations expose us to the risk of material environmental liabilities.
We
are also
subject to increasingly stringent laws and regulations that impose strict
requirements for the proper management, treatment, storage and disposal of
hazardous substances and wastes, restrict air and water emissions from our
testing and manufacturing operations, and require maintenance of a safe
workplace, These laws and regulations can impose substantial fines and criminal
sanctions for violations, and require the installation of costly pollution
control equipment or operational changes to limit pollution emissions and/or
decrease the likelihood of accidental hazardous substance releases. We incur,
and expect to continue to incur, substantial capital and operating costs to
comply with these laws and regulations. In addition, new laws and regulations,
stricter enforcement of existing laws and regulations, the discovery of
previously unknown contamination or the imposition of new clean-up requirements
could require us to incur costs in the future that would have a negative effect
on our financial condition or results of operations.
The
unpredictability of our results may harm the trading price of our securities,
or
contribute to volatility.
Our
operating results may vary significantly over time for a variety of reasons,
many of which are outside of our control, and any of which may harm our
business. The value of our securities may fluctuate as a result of
considerations that are difficult to forecast, such as:
· |
the
size and timing of contract receipt and funding; changes in Government
policies and Government budgetary policies;
|
· |
termination
or expiration of a key Government contract;
|
· |
our
ability and the ability of our key suppliers to respond to changes
in
customer orders;
|
· |
timing
of our new product introductions and the new product introductions
of our
competitors;
|
· |
adoption
of new technologies and industry standards;
|
· |
competitive
factors, including pricing, availability and demand for competing
products
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
|
· |
conditions
in the capital markets and the availability of project financing;
|
· |
regulatory
developments;
|
· |
general
economic conditions;
|
· |
changes
in the mix of our products;
|
· |
cost
and availability of components and subsystems;
and
|
· |
price
erosion.
|
Our
management and directors hold a significant portion of our outstanding voting
stock and have control over stockholder matters.
As
of
February 28, 2007, our management and directors owned approximately 25.7% of
our
outstanding common stock. Accordingly, they can exert significant influence
over
matters, which require stockholder vote, including the election of directors,
amendments to our certificate of incorporation or approval of the dissolution,
merger, or sale of our Company, our subsidiaries or substantially all of our
assets. This concentration of ownership and control by management and directors
could delay or prevent a change in our control or other action, even when a
change in control or other action might be in the best interests of other
stockholders.
11
A
large number of shares of our common stock could be sold in the market in the
near future, which could depress our stock price.
As
of March
14, 2007, we had outstanding approximately 78 million shares of common stock.
A
substantial portion of our shares are currently freely trading without
restriction under the Securities Act of 1933, having been held by their holders
for over two years and are eligible for sale under Rule 144(k) of the Securities
Act. Our outstanding Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into an aggregate
of approximately 1.4 million shares of common stock. There are also currently
outstanding options and warrants to purchase approximately 7.1 million shares
of
our common stock. To the extent any of our options or warrants are exercised
or
the Series A Preferred Stock are converted, your percentage ownership will
be
diluted and our stock price could be further adversely affected. The shares
of
common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Stock and outstanding options
and
warrants have been registered for resale by the holders thereof or are eligible
for sale under Rule 144(k). As the underlying shares are sold, the market price
could drop significantly if the holders of these restricted shares sell them
or
if the market perceives that the holders intend to sell these shares.
There
are many factors outside of our control which could adversely affect the price
of our stock or your ability to sell your shares.
There
are
many financial, political, regulatory and market factors and other third-party
actions that influence the trading and pricing of our securities. Many of these
are outside our control. Such factors, actions or activities could negatively
impact your ability to trade your shares, the price of your shares, or could
further negatively impact our ability to utilize public equity markets according
to the needs and optimal timing of offerings, acquisitions, infusions or
liquidity.
Provisions
of our corporate charter documents could delay or prevent change of control.
Our
Certificate of Incorporation authorizes our board of directors to issue up
to
1,000,000 shares of "blank check" preferred stock without stockholder approval,
in one or more series and to fix the dividend rights, terms, conversion rights,
voting rights, redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences, and any
other rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions applicable to each
new
series of preferred stock. In addition, our Certificate of Incorporation divides
our board of directors into three classes, serving staggered three-year terms.
At least two annual meetings, instead of one, will be required to effect a
change in a majority of our board of directors We also have a rights agreement,
commonly known as a "poison pill" in place which provides that in the event
an
individual or entity becomes a beneficial holder of 12% or more of the shares
of
our capital stock, without the approval of the board of directors, our other
stockholders shall have the right to purchase shares of our (or in some cases
the acquirer's) common stock from us at 50% of its then market value. The
designation of preferred stock in the future, the classification of our board
of
directors, its three classes and the rights agreement could make it difficult
for third parties to gain control of our company, prevent or substantially
delay
a change in control, discourage bids for our common stock at a premium, or
otherwise adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
ITEM
1B.
UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS:
None.
ITEM
2. PROPERTIES:
In
Tucson,
Arizona, we lease office, manufacturing and storage under four non-cancellable
operating lease agreements. Our primary research and development facility of
approximately 25,000 square feet is leased at an annual rental of $330,000
from
a company that is partially owned by Messrs. Howard, Dearmin, Hayden and
McCahon, who, as a group, own a significant percentage of our common stock.
Mr.
Howard was a Director and Chairman of the Board from our inception in 2002
to
March 2006. Mr. Dearmin is a director and was an executive officer from our
inception in 2002 to February 2007. Messrs. Hayden and McCahon are both
Executive Vice Presidents. This lease expires in November 2012 and contains
renewal options and an escalation provision at the end of 2007 that increases
our annual rent by $49,500.
On
September
16, 2005 we took possession of approximately 7,000 square feet of additional
manufacturing space in Tucson that has a monthly rental of approximately $5,100
under a month-to-month lease agreement.
In
February
2006, we consolidated our executive and administrative offices into one location
of approximately 12,000 square feet, located at 3716 East Columbia Street,
Suite
120, Tucson, AZ, which is proximate to our Tucson research and development
facilities. Effective December 2006 we entered into a lease agreement for this
property and we exercised our option to extend this lease to January 2010 with
monthly rent of approximately $7,000, accelerating to approximately $7,400
in
the final year of the lease with a total commitment of approximately $272,000.
In
connection with the relocation of our North Star operations, on June 1, 2006
we
commenced a 3-year non-cancellable, renewable operating lease for approximately
11,000 square feet, in Tucson, at an annual rent of approximately $64,000 with
annual escalations. We are also responsible for certain property related costs,
including insurance, utilities and property taxes.
12
On
April 1,
2005 we took possession of office, manufacturing and warehouse facilities,
of
approximately 50,000 square feet at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi
under a non-cancelable operating lease. The lease expires in 2010 with the
annual rent increasing from $269,000 in the first year to $283,000 in the final
year, for an aggregate commitment of $1,378,000. The lease may be renewed three
times in five-year increments. We account for escalation provisions contained
in
our leases by straight-lining the rent expense over the term of the
leases.
Rent
expense
was approximately $906,000, $733,000 and $411,000 for 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively.
See
Note 13
to the
Consolidated Financial Statements of our 2006 Financial Statements, which is
incorporated herein by reference for information with respect to our lease
commitments at December 31, 2006.
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS:
In
July
2006, two class action complaints were filed by George Wood and Raymond Deedon
against Ionatron and its founders. Each of the class actions was filed in the
United States District Court for the District of Arizona and allege, among
other
things, violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and
Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Securities Exchange act of 1934, claiming
that
we issued false and misleading statements concerning the development of its
counter-IED product. The court has consolidated these cases, and a consolidated
amended complaint has been served. On February 16, 2007, we filed a motion
to
dismiss the consolidated amended complaint for failure to state of cause of
action. We are unable to evaluate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome
in
this matter or estimate the range of potential loss, if any. However, we intend
to defend ourselves vigorously in any legal proceedings.
In
September
2006, a derivative action was filed by John T. Johnasen in Arizona State Court,
Pima County, against certain of our officers and directors, alleging, among
other things, breach of fiduciary duty. The court has stayed the derivative
action pending a decision on our motion to dismiss the consolidated amended
complaint in the class action described above.
In
addition,
we may from time to time be involved in legal proceedings arising from the
normal course of business. As of the date of this report, we have not received
notice of any other legal proceedings.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS:
Not
Applicable
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PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER
PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES:
Market
price per share
Our
common
stock is currently listed on the NASDAQ Global Market, trading under the symbol
“IOTN.” The following table sets forth information as to the price range of our
common stock for the period January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006. No
dividends on common stock were declared for these periods.
High
|
|
Low
|
|||||
Quarterly
Periods
|
|||||||
2005
|
|||||||
First
|
11.81
|
6.70
|
|||||
Second
|
9.68
|
6.26
|
|||||
Third
|
10.24
|
6.50
|
|||||
Fourth
|
11.30
|
8.31
|
|||||
2006
|
|||||||
First
|
14.10
|
9.60
|
|||||
Second
|
14.82
|
4.90
|
|||||
Third
|
8.62
|
4.52
|
|||||
Fourth
|
4.92
|
3.64
|
Holders
of Record
As
of March
14, 2007, there were approximately 273 holders of record of Ionatron’s common
stock.
Dividends
We
have
never paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not expect to do so in
the
foreseeable future. Instead, we intend to retain any earnings to support our
operations and the growth of our business.
Dividends
on
our Preferred Stock are payable quarterly on the first day of February, May,
August and November, in cash or shares of Common Stock, at our discretion.
We
declared and paid dividends on our 6.5% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
in
May, August and November 2006 and February 2007. All of these dividends were
paid in the form of common stock. Dividends on Preferred Stock are accrued
when
the Board of Directors declares the dividend. The recording of these dividends
had no effect on our cash or total balance sheet equity.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
See
Item
12.
ITEM
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:
The
following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained herein in
Item
8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” and the information contained
herein in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations.” Historical results are not necessarily indicative of
future results.
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Following
is
a summary of Ionatron’s selected financial data for the years ended and as of
December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and for the period June 3 to December 31,
2002. The financial data for 2004 includes the effect of the acquisition of
substantially all the assets and some of the liabilities of North Star Research
Corporation on September 30, 2004 by North Star. The financial results include
the results of operations of North Star from October 1, 2004 to December 31,
2004 and for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Years
Ended December 31
|
For
The Period June 3 (inception) to December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
2003
|
|
2002
|
||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
10,029,755
|
$
|
18,875,928
|
$
|
10,930,522
|
$
|
383,273
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(17,513,878
|
)
|
$
|
(3,624,603
|
)
|
$
|
(3,261,005
|
)
|
$
|
(3,242,109
|
)
|
$
|
(747,675
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted net loss per share attributale
to common stockholders
|
$
|
(0.25
|
)
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
As
of
December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
37,152,626
|
$
|
23,652,831
|
$
|
12,537,891
|
$
|
1,526,120
|
$
|
1,360,627
|
||||||
Total
debt and capital lease obligations
|
$
|
77,510
|
$
|
99,907
|
$
|
2,805,917
|
$
|
4,300,000
|
$
|
1,175,000
|
Please
refer to the Notes to the Financial Statements beginning on page F - 7 of this
report for a more complete description of the numbers contained in the table
above.
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ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS:
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Ionatron’s
consolidated financial statements and the related notes that are included
elsewhere herein.
Ionatron
was
formed to develop and market Directed Energy Weapon technology products. Our
goal is to deliver products that incorporate our technology for sale to
Government customers for specific applications and platforms. Through North
Star, Ionatron has historically been involved in the design and manufacture
of
high voltage equipment for the defense, aerospace, semi-conductor, and medical
industries.
OVERVIEW:
Ionatron
was
formed to develop and market Directed Energy Weapon products and other products
incorporating its proprietary Laser Induced Plasma Channel ("LIPC") and related
technologies. Our goal is to deliver products that incorporate our technology
for sale to Government customers for specific applications and platforms as
well
as products for other commercial customers. Ionatron has entered into several
contracts with the Government for products and services as well as Cooperative
Research and Development Agreements for joint research on LIPC-based Directed
Energy Weapons and Counter-Weapon Systems. We expect to offer Government
approved versions of our products for other Government and non-Government
security applications in the future. Since our inception, we have engaged in
research and development and business development activities. Our first
Government contract was received in September of 2003. During 2004 we
demonstrated the laser guided man-made lightning Directed Energy technology
in
the laboratory, demonstrated the technology effects on a variety of targets
both
under Government contract and using internal research and development funding,
delivered a compact laser system specifically designed to enable the technology
under a Government contract; and commenced a Government contract for the
development of a system on a mobile platform for field demonstration and
testing. In 2005, utilizing contract and internal research and development
funds, we continued development of laser sources, advanced high voltage systems,
and special-purpose optical systems, expanded target effects testing under
Government contracts, and furthered our understanding of the underlying physics
of our systems and products. From the company’s inception to date we have
focused upon, strengthened and developed key intellectual property in the areas
of Directed Energy applications for our systems and methods. In 2005 and 2006,
we entered into teaming agreements with other defense contractors regarding
cooperative development and marketing of our LIPC and Laser Guided Energy (“LGE”
tm)
technologies and products.
In
2005 and
2006, in response to a heightened threat and at the request of a Government
customer, we developed both major components and a system that can counter
Improvised Explosive Devices (“IEDs”) which constitute a major threat in several
areas of war. During 2005 and 2006 and continuing into early 2007 we completed
a
series of Government-sponsored tests of our counter-IED system. Variations
of
our counter-IED products have included a remotely operated vehicle, kits or
palletized versions of this direct discharge counter-IED system. Technical
results of all testing are highly sensitive, but we believe the 2007 testing
is
consistent with previous tests and we are fully satisfied that these tests
accurately reflect the capability of our technology in this critical mission.
We
are actively working with the Marine Corps and other Government organizations
toward the near-term fielding of this technology. We are fully satisfied with
the technical results of these tests.
Our
progress
in development of our LGE technology has resulted in follow-on contracts,
including recently announced sole-source development activities. In particular,
the Department of Defense (“DoD”) has identified certain urgent counter-IED
applications for directed energy which, we believe, will lead to the development
and fielding of mission-specific LGE platforms in the foreseeable future.
Current year contracted LGE development activities include vehicle stopping
and
counter Vehicle Borne IED (VBIED) missions, which we expect will lead to
follow-on missions for the LGE platform.
On
March 18,
2004, a subsidiary of U. S. Home & Garden Inc. “USHG”, a non-operating,
publicly traded company, merged into Ionatron Technologies, Inc., formerly
Ionatron, Inc. (the “Merger”). Following the Merger, USHG shareholders held
33.89% and Ionatron shareholders held 66.11% of the outstanding USHG common
stock. The combination was accounted for as a recapitalization of Ionatron,
Inc., from our inception on June 3, 2002, and the issuance of 19,346,090 common
shares and approximately 5.5 million options and warrants to the USHG
shareholders on the date of merger in exchange for $8.8 million in cash.
In
September
2004, we completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of North
Star
Research Corporation, a New Mexico corporation engaged in the business of
designing and manufacturing a broad range of high voltage equipment for the
defense, aerospace, semi-conductor, and medical industries.
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As
consideration for North Star Research Corporation’s assets, the Company paid
$700,000, issued 199,063 shares of our common stock, and assumed liabilities
for
warranty claims and other accrued expenses. We recognized goodwill of $1,487,884
and intangible assets of $886,000 in the acquisition. The transaction was
effected through a newly formed subsidiary, North Star Power Engineering, Inc.
(“North Star”), a Delaware corporation, and was funded through cash on hand. In
January 2007, we consolidated the North Star operations into Ionatron’s to more
effectively utilize the shared workforce of the two operations.
On
October
18, 2005 our Board of Directors approved the elimination of the 10% Series
A
Convertible Preferred Stock. No shares of 10% Preferred Stock were outstanding.
Our Board also approved the designation of 950,000 shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock. On October 27, 2005 we sold an aggregate of 720,000
shares (the "Offered Shares") of our 6.5% Series A Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") with a stated value of $25
per
share for aggregate gross proceeds of $18 million (the "Financing"). The net
proceeds received from the Financing, after deducting placement agent fees
and
expenses and other expenses were approximately $16.6 million. We used a portion
of the net proceeds from the Financing to repay the $2.9 million principal
amount outstanding and owed to our then Chairman of the Board under our
revolving credit facility.
On
August 8,
2006, we sold 4,616,327 shares of our common stock and 923,272 warrants to
purchase our common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $26.5 million.
Placement agent fees and other costs of the offering were approximately $1.6
million. The warrants are exercisable until August 8, 2011 at an exercise price
of $9.15 per warrant share.
Government
support for our LGE and LIPC technologies continues through Congressional
funding in to the U.S. Navy budget, as well as funding that is transferred
to
the Navy from other services. The previous Navy contract has been completed
and
a subsequent contract that obligated the balance of the fiscal year 2005 funding
was awarded in the third quarter of 2006. Another contract for the fiscal year
2006 Congressional funding is expected and has been announced as a sole source
award by the Government. During the third quarter of 2006, an additional
approximately $5.1 million in Government funding was earmarked to implement
a
new program that will involve several organizations within the DoD in developing
a new application for the core LGE and LIPC technologies. As announced October
2, 2006, additional funding of approximately $600,000 from another DoD entity
was inserted into an existing contract to support additional effects testing.
The DoD component that sponsored that effort is in the process of implementing
its own contracting vehicle so that mission-specific applications for that
organization will be directly managed by that organization. It is expected
that
the funding for this will occur within the next few months and is expected
to be
approximately $1.0 million.
The
fiscal
year 2007 Defense Authorization bill contained approximately $400,000 of funding
for testing of the counter-IED system technology by the U.S. Marine Corp. This
testing occurred during late January and February 2007. It is expected that
the
Corp will forward the results of the test to Congress.
We
also
signed CRADA agreements with the U.S. Army Research and Engineering Development
Command at Picatinny Arsenal and the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane
in
the third quarter of 2006. These agreements allow for us to work with these
groups in a cooperative manner and retain key intellectual property, while
having access to Government provided information that would not normally be
available to a private entity.
During
the
third quarter of 2006, we received a Small Business Technology Transfer Research
Contract from the Army Research Office. This effort involves using unique
aspects of the ultra-short pulse laser technology for remote sensing
applications. We are teamed with the University of Arizona in this effort.
While the amount of this award is approximately $100,000, it is only a phase
1
activity over six months. The first phase of the program was completed
successfully and the Army Research Office has requested a Phase II proposal.
The
Phase II effort is expected to involve development of a prototype
system.
OPERATING
SEGMENTS:
Through
2006
we engaged in developing and marketing through two distinct segments: (1)
Ionatron, where the focus is on Directed Energy Weapon technology products
for
sale to the Government and (2) North Star, where the focus is on the manufacture
of custom high voltage equipment for sale to Ionatron and in a more broad-based
market. In January 2007, we consolidated the North Star operations into
Ionatron’s to more effectively utilize the shared workforce of the two
operations. As a result of this consolidation, for 2007 we have also collapsed
the reporting segments of Ionatron and North Star into one segment for financial
reporting purposes.
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CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
USE
OF ESTIMATES:
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with United
States generally accepted accounting principles, which requires management
to
make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported
in
the financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its
assumptions on historical experiences and on various other assumptions that
it
believes 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. In addition, Management
considers the basis and methodology used in developing and selecting these
estimates, the trends in and amounts of these estimates, specific matters
affecting the amount of and changes in these estimates, and any other relevant
matters related to these estimates, including significant issues concerning
accounting principles and financial statement presentation. Such estimates
and
assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes known which
could impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein. Significant estimates
include revenue recognition under the percentage of completion method of
contract accounting, the valuation of inventory, goodwill and other indefinite
lived assets and stock-based compensation expense.
REVENUE
RECOGNITION:
Revenue
has
been derived from ongoing contract work for systems development, effects testing
and the design and development of a demonstration system for a Government
customer as well as the development of our counter-IED/JIN technology. It is
expected that continued work on effects testing, design and development of
specific LIPC systems, advanced design and proof of principle on an existing
contract, compact laser source development, high voltage source development,
optics development and the manufacture of a transportable demonstrator, and
separate activities with the JIN technology will contribute to revenue going
forward in 2007. This work is expected to be generally performed under cost-plus
contracts with Government customers.
Revenue
under long-term Government contracts is recorded under the percentage of
completion method. Revenue, billable monthly, under cost plus fixed fee
contracts is recorded as costs are incurred and includes estimated earned fees
in the proportion that costs incurred to date bear to total estimated costs.
Costs include direct labor, direct materials, subcontractor costs and overhead.
Revisions in earnings estimated during the course of work are reflected during
the accounting period in which the facts become known. When the current contract
estimate indicates a loss, provision is made for the total anticipated loss
in
the period in which the facts become known.
The
asset
caption “accounts receivable” includes costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted contracts, which represents revenue recognized in excess
of amounts billed. Such revenue is billable under the terms of the contracts
at
the end of the year, yet was not invoiced until the following year and is
generally expected to be collected within one year. The liability “billings in
excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts” represents
billings in excess of revenue recognized.
Revenue
for
other products and services is recognized when such products and services are
delivered or performed and, in connection with certain sales to Government
agencies, when the products and services are accepted, which is normally
negotiated as part of the initial contract. Revenue from commercial,
non-Governmental, customers is based on fixed price contracts where the sale
is
recognized upon acceptance of the product or performance of the service and
when
payment is probable.
COST
OF REVENUE:
Cost
of
revenue is recorded as costs are incurred. Costs include direct labor, direct
materials, subcontractor costs and manufacturing and administrative overhead.
General and administrative expenses allowable under the terms of the contracts
are allocated per contract depending on its direct labor and material proportion
to total direct labor and material of all contracts.
As
contracts
can extend over one or more accounting periods, revisions in costs estimated
during the course of work are reflected during the accounting period in which
the facts become known.
INVENTORIES:
Inventories
include material, direct labor and related manufacturing overhead and are stated
at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) or market. Due
to
the nature of our inventory, we analyze inventory on an item-by-item basis
for
obsolescence.
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INTANGIBLE
ASSETS:
We
account
for goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets based on the method
of
accounting prescribed by the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” and we have
determined that Ionatron, Inc. and North Star are separate reporting units.
We
tested goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles for impairment as of October
1,
2006. Based on this analysis, we determined that the fair values of our goodwill
and North Star tradename intangible assets were below their carrying value
and
recorded and impairment charge of approximately $1.5 million for goodwill and
$603,000 for North Star tradename.
Goodwill
and
other indefinite life intangible assets will be tested annually for impairment
or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
assets might be impaired. In assessing the recoverability of goodwill and
indefinite life intangible assets, we must make assumptions about the estimated
future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of these assets.
Assumptions
about future revenue and cash flows require significant judgment because of
the
current state of the economy and the fluctuation of actual revenue and the
timing of expenses. We develop future cash flows based on projected sales with
the assumption that expenses will grow at rates consistent with historical
rates. If the expected cash flows are not realized, impairment losses may be
recorded in the future.
For
goodwill, the impairment evaluation includes a comparison of the carrying value
of the reporting unit (including goodwill) to that reporting unit’s fair value.
If the reporting unit’s estimated fair value exceeds the reporting unit’s
carrying value, no impairment of goodwill exists. If the fair value of the
reporting unit does not exceed the unit’s carrying value, then an additional
analysis is performed to allocate the fair value of the reporting unit to all
of
the assets and liabilities of that unit. If the excess of the fair value of
the
reporting unit over the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities
is
less than the carrying value of the unit’s goodwill, an impairment charge is
recorded for the difference.
The
impairment evaluation for other indefinite life intangible assets is performed
by a comparison of the asset’s carrying value to the asset’s fair value. When
the carrying value exceeds fair value an impairment charge is recorded for
the
amount of the difference. An intangible asset is determined to have an
indefinite useful life when there are no legal, regulatory, contractual,
competitive, economic, or any other factors that may limit the period over
which
the asset is expected to contribute directly or indirectly to our future cash
flows. In addition, each reporting period, we evaluate the remaining useful
life
of an intangible asset that is not being amortized to determine whether events
and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. If an
intangible asset that is not being amortized is determined to have a finite
useful life, the asset will be amortized prospectively over the estimated
remaining useful life and be accounted for in the same manner as intangible
assets subject to amortization.
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION:
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R),
“Share-Based Payment”. SFAS 123(R) establishes accounting for stock-based awards
exchanged for employee services. Accordingly, stock-based compensation cost
is
measured at grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized
as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period.
We
adopted
the modified prospective application method as provided by SFAS 123(R). Under
this method, SFAS 123(R) is applied to stock-based compensation made after
the
effective date. Additionally, compensation cost for the portion of awards for
which the requisite service has not been rendered, such as unvested stock
options, that were outstanding as of the date of adoption will be recognized
as
the remaining requisite services are rendered. The compensation cost relating
to
unvested awards at the date of adoption will be based on the grant-date fair
value for those awards.
The
fair
value of each option is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option valuation model. We estimate expected stock price volatility based on
the
mean of the historical volatility of Ionatron, an industry index and a
representative peer group. We use historical data to estimate forfeiture rates.
SFAS 123(R) requires the estimation of forfeitures when recognizing compensation
expense and that this estimate of forfeitures be adjusted over the requisite
service period should actual forfeitures differ from such estimates. Changes
in
estimated forfeitures are recognized through a cumulative adjustment, which
is
recognized in the period of change and which impacts the amount of unamortized
compensation expense to be recognized in future periods. We estimate expected
life by analyzing the historical option exercise behavior of employees
considering the effect of strike and market price on employee decision making
and pertinent vesting schedules. The risk-free interest rate for periods within
the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for
comparable periods.
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We
previously accounted for our employee stock option awards under the intrinsic
value based method of accounting prescribed by APB Opinion 25, “Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations, including Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) FASB Interpretation No. 44 “Accounting for
Certain Transactions Including Stock Compensation, an interpretation of APB
Opinion 25.” Under the intrinsic value based method, compensation cost is the
excess of the quoted market price of the stock at grant date or other
measurement date over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock.
We
had adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation—Transition and Disclosure.” Accordingly, compensation costs were
recognized for employee stock option grants only when we granted options with
a
discounted exercise price.
On
November
10, 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3 “Transition
Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards.”
The Company has elected to adopt the alternative transition method provided
in
the FASB Staff Position for calculating the tax effects of stock-based
compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R). The alternative transition method includes
simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in
capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee stock-based
compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of the tax effects of employee stock-based
compensation awards that are outstanding upon adoption of SFAS
123(R).
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS:
Our
consolidated financial information for the years ending December 31, 2006,
2005
and 2004 is as follows:
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
10,029,755
|
$
|
18,875,928
|
$
|
10,930,522
|
||||
Cost
of revenue
|
10,121,143
|
17,757,305
|
10,094,379
|
|||||||
General
and administrative
|
11,963,302
|
3,613,151
|
2,565,778
|
|||||||
Selling
and marketing
|
643,384
|
525,067
|
544,564
|
|||||||
Research
and development
|
3,571,262
|
1,266,382
|
808,242
|
|||||||
Impairment
of assets
|
2,090,884
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Other
(expense) income:
|
||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(13,001
|
)
|
(227,106
|
)
|
(215,593
|
)
|
||||
Interest
income
|
812,311
|
111,760
|
46,122
|
|||||||
Other
income
|
544
|
815,134
|
484
|
|||||||
Loss
before provision for income
taxes
|
(17,560,366
|
)
|
(3,586,189
|
)
|
(3,251,428
|
)
|
||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
(46,488
|
)
|
38,414
|
9,577
|
||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(17,513,878
|
)
|
$
|
(3,624,603
|
)
|
$
|
(3,261,005
|
)
|
REVENUE:
The
decrease
in revenue from 2005 to 2006 of $8.8 million is primarily attributable to the
completion to our 12-unit counter-IED order in June 2006. The revenue produced
from contracts on our LIPC technology remained at a constant level in 2005
and
2006. The $8 million increase in revenue in 2005 over 2004 was due to additional
Governmental contracts regarding our LIPC technology as well as work on our
JIN
product and the inclusion of North Star’s results for the entire year in 2005,
following the acquisition on September 30, 2004.
COST
OF REVENUE:
The
decrease
of cost of revenue of $7.6 million in 2006 reflects the decrease in revenue
and
the completion of 12-unit counter-IED order. We had negative gross margins
in
2006 compared to 2005 primarily as a result of increased costs at North Star
including a provision for loss on projects of approximately $434,000. Cost
of
revenue includes an allocation of general and administrative expenses and
research and development costs in accordance with the terms of our contracts.
Primarily as a result of lower revenue, the amount of allowable expenses
allocated to our revenue projects also decreased. Cost of revenue increased
$7.7
million in 2005 when compared to 2004 due to the increase in the number of
contracts.
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GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE:
The
$8.4
million increase in general and administrative expenses in 2006 includes the
recognition of non-cash director and employee stock option compensation expense
of approximately $3.3 million as a result of our adoption of SFAS 123(R) in
2006; increases in personnel costs and temporary and contract labor costs of
approximately $2 million which is attributable to our high number of employees
in 2006 compared to 2005 due to our need for temporary staffing to assist in
short-term projects and increased improve elements of internal control; a charge
for excess or obsolete inventory of approximately $1.2 million that was
primarily based on a lower of cost or market analysis of items in inventory
that
are no longer on our active bills-of-material; increased professional and
director expenses of approximately $726,000 which also reflects increased legal
costs, director compensation costs and the non-cash expense of a warrant issued
for services; increased recruiting and relocation costs of approximately
$606,000, which includes approximately $525,000 associated with the move from
Albuquerque to Tucson of the North Star operations, terminations and
resettlement costs of the North Star employees; offset by an approximate
$511,000 increased amount of general and administrative expenses allocated
to
cost of revenue, research and development and inventory.
The
increase
in general and administrative expenses during 2005 was partially due to the
increase in the number of employees and office and manufacturing space.
Increases during 2005 compared to 2004 were experienced in facilities and
insurance costs of approximately $1.1 million, employment costs of approximately
$1.1 million, and office temporary and office expense of approximately $668,000,
which were offset by an approximate $2.5 million increase in allocated indirect
costs.
At
December
31, 2006, there was approximately $5.0 million of unrecognized compensation
costs related to unvested stock granted and outstanding, net of estimated
forfeitures. The cost is expected to be recognized on a weighted-average basis
over a period of approximately two years.
We
are
mandated to comply with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 Section 404 (“SOX”)
requirements for a review of the control over our financial reporting
environment. This review was initiated in 2004 and continued in 2005 and 2006.
The expense related to SOX compliance was approximately $354,000, $545,000
and
$557,000 for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
SELLING
AND MARKETING:
Selling
and
marketing expenses increased approximately $118,000 in 2006 over 2005 as we
continued to advance our marketing efforts and the addition of a staff member
in
2006. Selling and marketing expenses decreasing by approximately $19,000 in
2005
compared to 2004, as we maintained the same level of business development
activity as that in 2004.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT:
Research
and
development costs increased approximately $2.3 million in 2006 compared to
2005
and approximately $458,000 in 2005 compared to 2004 due to our continued
strategic decision to internally fund research and development. During 2006,
we
started new research and development initiative and we continued work on our
on-going research projects to expedite the advancement of our LGE, LIPC and
counter-IED technologies. Research and development projects also include work
on
the vehicle-stopper technology which was derived from our core high-voltage
knowledge base. These strategic decisions are designed to advance and strengthen
our intellectual property rights and progress technology development at a rate
that is less dependent on contract funding. As revenues declined in 2006 the
burden of increased R&D was increasingly borne by company internal funds.
Also impacting the rise was the approximately $1.5 million increase in the
amount of general and administrative expenses allocated to research and
development.
IMPAIRMENT
OF ASSETS:
We
test for
impairment in the fourth quarter of each year. In 2006, due to a significant
reduction in sales volume and negative cash flows, we revised the five-year
earnings forecast and projected cash flows for North Star. The projected cash
flows were considered in determining the fair value of goodwill and unamortized
intangible assets recorded at the acquisition and also in subsequent periods
to
assess for potential impairment. Due to the decline in projected cash flows,
the
Company performed assessments of the carrying value of North Star’s goodwill and
tradename indefinite lived intangible assets. This assessment consisted of
estimating the asset’s fair value and comparing the estimated fair value to the
carrying value of the asset. We estimated the goodwill asset’s fair value
through the use of an average of the Capitalization of Gross Revenues and
Goodwill/Revenue methods to value the revenue generated because the analyses
are
made independent of direct reference to the reporting unit’s actual performance.
The North Star tradename intangible asset’s fair value was estimated through an
analysis of the projected cash flow. Based on these analyses, we determined
that
the fair values of our goodwill and tradename intangible assets were below
their
carrying value and in the fourth quarter of 2006 recorded impairment charges
of
approximately $1.5 million for goodwill and $603,000 for the North Star
tradename.
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INTEREST
EXPENSE:
Interest
expense decreased approximately $214,000 in 2006 from the $227,000 recognized
in
2005 primarily do to our retirement of debt in November 2005. Comparing 2005
to
2004, the interest expense on our credit line payable with our former Chairman
increased approximately $12,000 primarily as a result of an increase of the
prime interest rate from 4.0% in January 2004 to 6.75% in November 2005.
INTEREST
INCOME:
Interest
income increased by approximately $701,000 in 2006 compared to 2005 was
primarily from the investment of proceeds from the sale of common stock and
warrants in August 2006 as well as the continued investment of the cash received
from the sale of Series A preferred stock in 2005. The approximately $112,000
Interest income in 2005 reflects the interest income from the merger cash as
well as the cash received from the issuance of our Series A Preferred Stock
which was invested in a number of interest generating securities and a money
market fund.
OTHER
INCOME:
Other
income
in 2005 primarily reflects $800,000 received from the sale of $1.6 million
principal amount note from Easy Gardner which we received in the Merger with
USHG and we recorded the book value of the note at zero at the time of the
acquisition due to uncertainty as to its collectibility.
NORTH
STAR OPERATIONS:
Our
consolidated financial information contains the results of North Star for the
period September 30, 2004 to December 31, 2004 and for 2005 and 2006. North
Star’s revenue, net of intersegment transactions decreased approximately
$548,000 to approximately $592,000. Cost of revenue for North Star, net of
intersegment activity increased approximately $108,000 in 2006 to $1.5 million
in 2006. North Star’s general and administrative costs for 2006 were $1.3
million compared to 2005 general and administrative costs of approximately
$21,000, an increase of approximately $1.2 million. The increase is primarily
due an increase in relocation costs of approximately $525,000 related to the
move from Albuquerque to Tucson and a decrease in applied overhead of
approximately $580,000. North Star operating results for 2006 were also impacted
by the goodwill and tradename intangible impairment charge of approximately
$2.1
million. Net of intersegment transactions, North Star had a net loss in 2006
of
approximately $4.4 million, an increase of approximately $4.2 million from
2005.
Contributing to the increase in revenue from 2004 to 2005, North Star’s revenue,
net of intersegment transactions, increased from approximately $360,000 for
the
last three months of 2004, to approximately $1.1 million for the whole year
in
2005. Cost of revenue for North Star, net of intersegment activity, increased
from approximately $263,000 for the last three months of 2004, to approximately
$1.3 million for the whole year in 2005. Net of intersegment transactions,
North
Star had a net loss for 2005 of approximately $233,000, and approximately
$33,000 for the last three months of 2004.
NET
LOSS:
The
net loss
for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased $13.9 million to approximately
$17.5. The increase in our net loss is primarily attributable to a limited
amount of work performed under contracts, the $8.4 million increase in general
and administrative, the $2.3 million increase in research and development as
we
continue to develop our LIPC an LGE technologies, the $2.1 goodwill and
intangible asset impairment charge offset by the $915,000 increase in net
interest income.
The
net loss
of approximately $3.6 million for 2005 represented a slight increase from the
2004 net loss of approximately $3.3 million. Staff and facilities costs
increased approximately $1.4 million and research and development expense
increased by approximately $458,000 from 2004, as we focused more of our
resources into further development of our core technology. Increased expenses
were offset by the $800,000 gain on sale of the note receivable.
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LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES:
Our
cash
position increased during 2006 by approximately $21.8 million primarily as
a
result of $27.4 million provided by financing activities and $2.6 provided
by
investing activities, offset by $8.2 million used in operating activities.
At
December 31, 2006, we had approximately $30.6 million of cash, cash equivalents
and securities available-for-sale.
During
2006,
we used approximately $8.2 million in cash from operating activities primarily
consisting of our net loss of $17.5 million, an increase in inventory of $2.9
million and a decrease in accounts payable of $427,000, offset by a decrease
in
accounts receivable of $4.1 million, the recognition in 2006 of noncash stock
based compensation expense of $3.5 million, goodwill and intangible asset
impairment charges of $2.1 million, provision for obsolete inventory of $1.2
million, depreciation and amortization of $948,000, and an increase in accrued
expenses, deposits and deferred rent of $663,000
Investing
activities in 2006 provided approximately $2.6 million of cash of which $3.5
million was from the sale and purchase available-for-sale marketable securities,
partially offset by equipment purchases of $941,000.
Cash
provided by financing activities in 2006 was approximately $27.4 million,
primarily from the proceeds from the sale of common stock and warrants of $24.9
million, as well as $2.5 million proceeds from option exercises.
Our
cash
position decreased during 2005 by approximately $2.1 million primarily as a
result of approximately $4.6 million used in operating activities and
approximately $12.1 million used in investing activities, offset by
approximately $14.6 million provided by financing activities. At December 31,
2005, we had approximately $12.4 million of cash, cash equivalents and
securities available-for-sale.
During
2005,
we used approximately $4.6 million in cash in operating activities primarily
consisting of our net loss of approximately $3.6 million, an increase in
accounts receivable of $870,000, an increase in inventory of $1,007,000 and
a
decrease in accounts payable of $641,000, offset by depreciation and
amortization of $966,000 and an increase in accrued expenses of
$350,000
Investing
activities in 2005 used $12.1 million of cash, of which $12.0 million was from
the investment of proceeds from the issuance of our Series A Preferred Stock.
Cash provided by financing activities was $14.6 million, consisting of $16.6
million in net proceeds from the issuance of our Series A Preferred Stock and
$831,000 of proceeds received from the exercise of stock options and warrants,
offset by the $2.9 million repayment of the note payable to our former
Chairman.
We
anticipate that short-term and long-term funding needs will be provided from
the
cash flow from working on Government contracts. We believe that we have
sufficient working capital to fulfill existing contracts and expected contracts
in 2007 and into 2008. The transportable demonstrator contract and at least
two
of the other Ionatron contracts, that presently represent a major portion of
our
current activity, are on a cost plus fixed fee basis. This means all work
performed is done at our Government-approved rates, which include general and
administrative costs, overhead, labor and materials, fees and profit. These
costs are accrued as incurred and billed monthly. Other contracts are at fixed
prices which have commercial type gross margins associated with them.
BACKLOG
OF ORDERS
At
December
31, 2006, we had a backlog (that is, work load remaining on signed contracts)
of
approximately $4.2 million to be completed within the next twelve
months.
CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS:
Payment
by Period
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Less
than 1
Year |
1
to 3
Years
|
3
to 5
Years
|
More
than 5 Years |
||||||||||||
Capital
leases
|
$
|
82,166
|
$
|
52,757
|
$
|
29,408
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
Operating
leases
|
3,526,312
|
766,691
|
1,590,458
|
837,100
|
332,063
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
3,608,478
|
$
|
819,448
|
$
|
1,619,866
|
$
|
837,100
|
$
|
332,063
|
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Not included in the above table are the dividends on our Series A Preferred Stock that are approximately $841,000 in less than one year and $1.121 million each year thereafter, assuming no conversion to common stock.
PREFERRED
STOCK DIVIDEND:
The
Series A
Preferred Stock sold in October 2005 has a liquidation preference of $25.00
per
share. The Series A Preferred Stock bears dividends at the rate of 6.5% of
the
liquidation preference per share per annum, which accrues from the date of
issuance, and is payable quarterly, when declared. Dividends are payable in:
(i)
cash, (ii) shares of our common stock (valued for such purpose at 95% of the
weighted average of the last sales prices of our common stock for each of the
trading days in the ten trading day period ending on the third trading day
prior
to the applicable dividend payment date), provided that the issuance and/or
resale of all such shares of our common stock are then covered by an effective
registration statement or (iii) any combination of the foregoing.
CAPITAL
LEASES:
We
rent
office equipment under capital lease agreements with approximately $2,079 in
monthly payments. We also rent two vehicles for use in our operations under
capital lease agreements with approximately $2,155 in monthly payments.
OPERATING
LEASES:
We
generally
operate in leased premises under operating leases that have options permitting
renewals for additional periods. In addition to minimum fixed rentals, the
leases typically contain scheduled escalation clauses resulting in a deferred
rent accrual at December 31, 2006 of approximately $113,000. We account for
the
escalation provision by straight-line inclusion in the rent expense. Total
rent
expense on premises amounted to approximately $906,000, $733,000 and $411,000
for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. We also have an operating lease on a
vehicle in Tucson which expires in 2008.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:
In
December
2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) Emerging Issued Task Force
(“EITF”) 00-19-2, Accounting
for Registration Payment Arrangements,
which
addresses accounting for registration payment arrangements. The FSP EITF 00-19-2
specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise
transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether issued
as a separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument
or
other agreement, should be separately recognized and measured in accordance
with
FASB Statement No. 5 “Accounting for Contingencies.” FSP EITF 00-19-2 further
clarifies that a financial instrument subject to a registration payment
arrangement should be accounted for in accordance with other applicable
generally accepted accounting principles without regard to the contingent
obligation to transfer consideration pursuant to the registration payment.
FSP
EITF 00-19-2 is effective immediately for registration payment arrangements
and
the financial instruments subject to those arrangements that are entered into
or
modified subsequent to December 21, 2006. For registration payment arrangements
and related financial instruments entered into prior to December 21, 2006,
FSP
EITF 00-19-2 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2006 and interim periods within those financial
years. Companies are required to report transition through a cumulative-effect
adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the first interim
period for the fiscal year in which FSP EITF 00-19-2 is adopted. We have elected
early adoption of FSP EITF 00-19-2 during our 4th
quarter
beginning October 1, 2006, which did not have a material impact on our financial
statements.
In
September
2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement.” SFAS No. 157
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair
value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value
measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We believe
the
adoption of SFAS No. 157 will not have a material impact on our financial
statements.
In
July
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48
clarifies the recognition threshold and measurement of a tax position taken
on a
tax return. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2006. FIN 48 also requires expanded disclosure with respect to the uncertainty
in income taxes. To the best of our knowledge we do not expect the application
of FIN 48 to have a material effect on our previously reported financial
statements or the financial statements for the period of adoption.
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ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK:
In
the
normal course of business, our financial position is subject to a variety of
risks, such as the collectibility of our accounts receivable and the
recoverability of the carrying values of our long-term assets. We do not
presently enter into any transactions involving derivative financial instruments
for risk management or other purposes.
Our
available cash balances are invested on a short-term basis and are not subject
to significant risks associated with changes in interest rates. Substantially
all of our cash flows are derived from our operations within the United States
and we are not subject to market risk associated with changes in foreign
exchange rates.
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA:
The
Company’s financial statements, the related notes and the Independent Registered
Public Accountant’s Report thereon, are included in Ionatron’s 2006 Financial
Statements and are filed as a part of this report on page F-1 following the
signatures.
ITEM
9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE:
There
were
no changes in or disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial
disclosure.
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES:
CONCLUSION
REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND
PROCEDURES
Our
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures as of December 31, 2006. The term “disclosure controls and
procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures
of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and
procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports
that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated
to the company's management, including its principal executive and principal
financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter
how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of
achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment
in
evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Based on that evaluation our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that our control and procedures are effective.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f)
or
15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting
is a
process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and
principal financial officers and effected by our Board of Directors, management
and other personnel, 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. Internal
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures
that:
· |
Pertain
to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately
and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the company's
assets;
|
· |
Provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the
company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the management
and directors of the company; and
|
· |
Provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company's assets
that
could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
|
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Because
of
its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
has conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on the framework established
in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO Framework). This assessment
included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial
reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of those controls. Based
on our assessment under the criteria described above, management has concluded
that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December
31, 2006.
Management's
assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2006 has been audited by BDO Seidman LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included
in this item below.
March
15,
2007
CHANGES
IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING:
There
has
been no change in Ionatron’s internal control over financial reporting during
the year ended December 31, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonable
to materially affect, Ionatron’s internal control over financial reporting.
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting
Board
of
Directors and Shareholders
Ionatron,
Inc.
Phoenix,
Arizona
We
have
audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting that Ionatron, Inc.
maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal
Control — Integrated Framework
issued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
The
Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control
over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on
management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We
conducted
our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective
internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control
over
financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating
the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing
such
other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A
company’s
internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. A
company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
of
financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the
company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management
and
directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition
of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
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Because
of
its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In
our
opinion, management’s assessment that Ionatron, Inc. maintained effective
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is
fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the criteria established
in
Internal
Control — Integrated Framework
issued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Also in our opinion, Ionatron, Inc. maintained, in all material respects,
effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2006, based on the criteria established in Internal
Control — Integrated Framework
issued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We
have also
audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Ionatron,
Inc. as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, and our report
dated March 15, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/
BDO
Seidman, LLP
Phoenix,
Arizona
March
15,
2007
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PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
The
following is information with respect to our executive officers and
directors:
Name
|
Age
|
Principal
Position
|
|||
David
C. Hurley
|
66
|
Chairman
of the Board
|
|||
Dana
A. Marshall
|
48
|
Director,
President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
|
|||
Kenneth
M. Wallace
|
44
|
Chief
Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
Secretary
|
|||
Joseph
C. Hayden
|
48
|
Executive
Vice President - Programs
|
|||
Stephen
W. McCahon
|
47
|
Executive
Vice President - Engineering
|
|||
Stephen
A. McCommon
|
57
|
Vice
President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
|
|||
Thomas
C. Dearmin
|
49
|
Director
|
|||
George
P. Farley
|
68
|
Director
|
|||
James
K. Harlan
|
55
|
Director
|
|||
James
A. McDivitt
|
77
|
Director
|
David
C. Hurley:
David C.
Hurley is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of our Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Hurley also serves as a member of our
Compensation Committee. Mr. Hurley was appointed Vice Chairman of PrivatAir
of
Geneva, Switzerland on February 1, 2003, relinquishing the role of Chief
Executive Officer, a position he held following the acquisition of Flight
Services Group ("FSG") by PrivatAir in 2000. PrivatAir has major business
aviation operations in over fifteen bases in the U.S. and aircraft service
operations at Le Bourget, Paris, France; Dusseldorf, Munich and Hamburg Germany;
and Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Hurley founded FSG in 1984. FSG is one
of the world's largest providers of corporate aircraft management, executive
charter and aircraft sales and acquisitions in the U.S. Mr. Hurley has
over 30 years experience in marketing and sales in the aerospace and
telecommunications industries. Before founding FSG, he served as
the Senior Vice President of Domestic and International Sales for Canadair
Challenger. He also served as Regional Manager of the Cessna Aircraft Company
and as Director of Marketing, Government and Military Products Division, for
the
Harris Intertype Corporation. Mr. Hurley serves as the Chairman of the Board
of
the Smithsonian Institution' s National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.;
and serves on the Boards of BE Aerospace, Inc., a public company, Hexcel Corp.,
a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Genesee & Wyoming,
Inc., a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Genesis Lease,
Ltd., a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, The Corporate
Angel Network, White Plains, N.Y., and Aerosat, Inc., Manchester, NH. He is
an
alumnus of Hartwick College and served three years in the Special Services
Branch of the US Army, receiving an honorable discharge.
Dana
A. Marshall:
Dana A.
Marshall has been our Chief Executive Officer, President and Director since
August 2006 and was appointed Secretary of the company in September 2006. Mr.
Marshall has over 20 years of experience in the laser and optical technologies
in the aerospace and defense industries. Mr. Marshall served as Vice President,
Optical Systems SBU of Zygo Corporation, a publicly traded company, from
September 2004 through March 2006. From June 2003 through August 2005, Mr.
Marshall owned and operated Infusafe LLC, a partner in a venture to develop
and
market designs for pharmaceutical packaging, and from June 2001 to September
2003, Mr. Marshall managed his income properties through Cricklewood Realty
LLC.
From 1993 through 2000, Mr. Marshall was Chief Executive Officer, President
and
Chairman of the Board of Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc., a developer and
manufacturer of high power solid state and semiconductor lasers which he founded
in 1993, developed and sold to TRW Incorporated in 2004. Before founding Cutting
Edge Optronics, Mr. Marshall’s career included substantial positions in
strategic planning and program management, at major defense companies, including
serving as Program Manager, Lasers and Electronic Systems Division of McDonnell
Douglas Corporation. Prior to joining McDonnell Douglas, Mr. Marshall began
his
defense industry career in 1982 at General Dynamics Corporation, and rose to
become Manager of Strategic Planning at Corporate Headquarters.
Kenneth
M. Wallace:
Mr. Wallace
has been the Chief Financial Officer since March 2006. In July 2006, Mr. Wallace
was named to the additional position of Chief Operating Officer. From
October 2005 through March 2006, Mr. Wallace was Chief Financial Officer of
Crosswalk, Inc., an early-stage software and grid storage development company.
From July 2004 through May 2005, Mr. Wallace was Senior Vice President and
Chief
Operating Officer of a building products manufacturer based in Chandler,
Arizona. From 2000 through 2004, Mr. Wallace was Chief Financial Officer and
a
Director of Moxtek, a scientific instrumentation company specializing in X-Ray
optics and nano-structured polarization technologies. From 1996 to 2000, Mr.
Wallace was Chief Financial Officer of LAB-Interlink, a high-tech laboratory
automation company specializing in the remote handling of clinical laboratory
specimens.
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Joseph
C. Hayden: Joseph
C.
Hayden has been the Executive Vice President - Programs for Ionatron since
December 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Hayden was the Executive Vice President of
Business Operations from November 2002 to 2004. Mr. Hayden has over 25 years
experience in managing large engineering projects and high technology research
and development. Mr. Hayden is responsible for Contract Bid and Proposals and
administration of existing contracts for Ionatron. Prior to the founding of
Ionatron, Mr. Hayden worked at Raytheon, Inc. (“Raytheon”) and also at two other
start-up companies. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Mr. Hayden was a
U.S.
Navy Surface Warfare Officer and Nuclear Engineer before leaving the service
to
work in industry.
Stephen
W. McCahon: Stephen
W.
McCahon has been the Executive Vice President - Engineering for Ionatron since
November 2002. Dr. McCahon has an extensive background in optical physics,
solid-state physics, ultra-short pulse lasers and non-linear optics, and a
broad
background in Electrical Engineering (BSEE, MSEE, PH.D. EE/Physics). Dr. McCahon
has more than 40 scientific publications and holds 10 issued patents with 3
pending. Prior to joining Ionatron, Dr. McCahon had been Chief Engineer of
Raytheon’s Directed Energy Weapon Product Line. Previously, he had been a Member
of the Research Staff at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, CA (Currently
known as HRL Laboratories).
Stephen
A. McCommon:
Stephen A.
McCommon has been Vice President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at
Ionatron from March 2005 and was Accounting Manager since July 2004. Mr.
McCommon has over 26 years experience in financial reporting and internal
auditing for publicly held companies with additional experience in accounting
systems conversions and regulatory compliance. Prior to his joining Ionatron,
from March 2003 to July 2004, Mr. McCommon was an independent accounting
consultant for various companies. He was the Controller of Molecular
Diagnostics, Inc., a multi-national medical technology products company, from
February 2002 to March 2003. He was the Corporate Controller of Heartland
Technology, Inc. a hardware technology company from November 1999 to November
2001, and the Controller/General Manager of The Executive Registry, a privately
held internet company from October 1998 to October 1999.
George
P. Farley: George
P.
Farley, a certified public accountant, has been a member of our Board of
Directors since March 2004. Mr. Farley is Chairman of our Audit Committee.
Mr.
Farley has been providing financial consulting services since 1999. Mr. Farley
serves as a Director and a member of the Audit Committee of iCad, Inc. He has
also served as a Director and member of the Audit Committee of Preserver
Insurance Company, Inc. and Acorn Holdings Corp and as a Director for Olympia
Leather Company, Inc. From November 1997 to August 1999, Mr. Farley was a Chief
Financial Officer of Talk.com, Inc., which provides telecommunication services.
Mr. Farley was also a director of Talk.com, Inc. Mr. Farley joined BDO Seidman,
LLP in 1962 and was a partner at BDO Seidman, LLP from 1972 to 1995 with
extensive experience in accounting, auditing and SEC matters.
James
K. Harlan: James
K.
Harlan has been a member of our Board of Directors since March 2004. Mr. Harlan
is Chairman of our Compensation Committee. Mr. Harlan is Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of HNG Storage, LP, a natural gas storage
development and operations business that he helped found in 1992. From 1991
to
1997, Mr. Harlan served as Group Development Manager for the Pacific Resources
Group which was engaged with various manufacturing and distribution businesses
and joint ventures in Asia, Australia, and North America. He also served as
operations research and planning analyst for the White House Office of Energy
Policy and Planning from 1977 to 1978, the Department of Energy from 1978 to
1981, and U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation from 1981 to 1984. He has a PhD
in
Public Policy with an operations research dissertation from Harvard University
and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. Mr.
Harlan is a member of the Board of Directors of iCAD where he is a member of
the
Audit Committee and is Chairman of the Governance Committee.
James
A. McDivitt:
James A.
McDivitt has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2006.
Mr. McDivitt is a member of our Compensation Committee and a member of our
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. McDivitt currently serves
as
a director of Silicon Graphics Inc., a publicly traded company. From 1981 until
his retirement in 1995, Mr. McDivitt was employed at Rockwell International
Corporation, most recently as its Senior Vice President, Government Operations
and International. Mr. McDivitt joined Pullman Inc. in 1975 as its Executive
Vice President and, in October 1975 he became President of its Pullman Standard
Division, The Railcar Division, and later had additional responsibility for
the
leasing, engineering and construction areas of the company. From 1972 through
1975, he was Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs for Consumers Power
Company. Mr. McDivitt joined the United States Air Force in 1951 and retired
with the rank of Brigadier General in 1972. During his service with the U.S.
Air
Force, Mr. McDivitt was selected as an astronaut in 1962 and was Command Pilot
for Gemini IV and Commander of Apollo 9 and Apollo Spacecraft Program Manager
from 1969 to 1972, including Apollo 12 through 16 missions. Mr. McDivitt holds
a
B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of
Michigan.
Thomas
C. Dearmin: Thomas
C.
Dearmin has been a Director of Ionatron since its inception in 2002. Mr. Dearmin
was our Vice Chairman from August 2006 to February 2007 and was our President
and Chief Executive Officer from our inception in 2002 to August 2006 and our
Chief Financial Officer from 2002 to February 2006. From 1999 to 2002, Mr.
Dearmin also was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lasertel Inc.,
a
manufacturer of high power semiconductor lasers. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Dearmin
was Vice President of Opto Power Corporation, a commercial high power
semiconductor laser manufacturer. Prior to 1992, Mr. Dearmin headed business
development for the high power semiconductor group at Ensign Bickford Aerospace.
Mr. Dearmin holds patents in the area of semiconductor laser fabrication as
well
as high power laser diode applications.
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SECTION
16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE:
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires certain officers and
directors of Ionatron, and any persons who own more than ten-percent of the
common stock outstanding to file forms reporting their initial beneficial
ownership of shares and subsequent changes in that ownership with the SEC and
the NASDAQ Global Market. Officers and directors of Ionatron, and greater than
ten-percent beneficial owners are also required to furnish us with copies of
all
such Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on a review of the copies
of
the forms furnished to us, we believe that during the year ended December 31,
2006 all section 16(a) filing requirements were met.
CODE
OF ETHICS:
Ionatron
has
adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of Ionatron’s
employees and directors, including its principal executive officer, principal
financial officer and principal accounting officer. Ionatron’s Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics covers all areas of professional conduct including, but
not
limited to, conflicts of interest, disclosure obligations, insider trading,
confidential information, as well as compliance with all laws, rules and
regulations applicable to Ionatron’s business.
Upon
request
made to us in writing at the following address, our Code of Ethics and Business
Conduct will be provided without charge:
Ionatron,
Inc.
Attn:
Human
Resources
3716
E
Columbia St., Suite 120
Tucson,
AZ
85714
COMMITTEES
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
AUDIT
COMMITTEE:
The Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors is comprised of Messrs. Farley, Harlan
and
Hurley. The Audit Committee makes recommendations concerning the engagement
of
independent public accountants, reviews with the independent public accountants
the scope and results of the audit engagement, approves professional services
provided by the independent public accountants, reviews the independence of
the
independent public accountants, considers the range of audit and non-audit
fees
and reviews the adequacy of our internal accounting controls. Our Board of
directors has determined that each committee member meets the independence
and
financial literacy requirements under current NASD Marketplace rules applicable
to companies whose securities are quoted on Nasdaq. In addition, our board
of
directors has determined that Mr. Farley is an “audit committee financial
expert” as defined under Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K of the SEC.. Refer to
Item 10 above for Mr. Farley's qualifications.
COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE:
The
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is comprised of Messrs. Hurley,
Harlan and McDivitt. The committee is responsible for establishing and
maintaining executive compensation practices designed to enhance Company
profitability and enhance long-term shareholder value.
NOMINATING
AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE: The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of Messrs. Hurley
and
McDivitt. The Committee is responsible for establishing and maintaining
corporate governance practices designed to aid the long-term success of Ionatron
and effectively enhance and protect shareholder value.
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ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION:
COMPENSATION
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Executive
Compensation Philosophy
Our
board of
directors is committed to establishing and maintaining executive compensation
practices designed to enhance our profitability and enhance long-term
shareholder value. Toward these aims, in March 2006, our board of directors
established a compensation committee. This committee reports to the board on
executive compensation matters.
Compensation
Committee
Membership
The
committee is currently comprised of three independent members of the Board.
Director independence is, at a minimum, consistent with applicable rules for
Nasdaq-traded issuers, Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and Section 162(m) of
the
Internal Revenue Code. The members of the committee are James K. Harlan
(chairman), David C. Hurley and James A. McDivitt.
Process
and procedures for considering and determining executive and director
compensation.
Among
other
things, the committee has the authority and responsibility under its charter
to:
· |
Approve
our compensation philosophy.
|
· |
Formulate,
evaluate, and approve compensation for our officers, as defined in
Section
16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and rules and regulations
promulgated therein.
|
· |
Formulate,
approve, and administer cash incentives and deferred compensation
plans
for executives. Cash incentive plans are based on specific performance
objectives defined in advance of approving and administering the
plan.
|
· |
Oversee
and approve all compensation programs involving the issuance of our
stock
and other equity securities.
|
· |
Review
executive supplementary benefits, as well as our retirement, benefit,
and
special compensation programs involving significant cost to us, as
necessary and appropriate.
|
· |
Review
compensation for terminated executives.
|
· |
Oversee
funding for all executive compensation programs.
|
· |
Review
compensation practices and trends of other companies to assess the
adequacy of our executive compensation programs and policies.
|
· |
Secure
the services of external compensation consultants or other experts,
as
necessary and appropriate. These services will be paid from us provided
board of directors budget. This system is designed to ensure the
independence of such external advisors.
|
· |
Approve
employment contracts, severance agreements, change in control provisions,
and other compensatory arrangements with our executives.
|
Role
of
Chief Executive Officer in Recommending Executive Compensation.
The
committee makes all compensation decisions related to our named executive
officers. However, our Chief Executive Officer regularly provide information
and
recommendations to the committee on the performance of the executive officers,
appropriate levels and components of compensation, including equity grants
as
well as other information as the committee may request.
Compensation
Goals
Our
compensation policies are intended to achieve the following
objectives:
· |
reward
executives for their contributions to our growth and profitability,
recognize individual initiative, leadership, achievement, and other
valuable contributions to our company.
|
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· |
to
link a portion of the compensation of these officers with the achievement
of our overall performance goals, to ensure alignment with the our
strategic direction and values, and to ensure that individual performance
is directed towards the achievement of our collective
goals;
|
· |
to
enhance alignment of individual performance and contribution with
long-term stockholder value and business objectives by providing
equity
awards;
|
· |
to
motivate and incentivize our named executive officers to continually
contribute superior job performance throughout the year;
and
|
· |
to
retain the services of named executive officers so that they will
continue
to contribute to and be a part of our long-term
success.
|
Compensation
programs and policies are reviewed and approved annually but could be adjusted
more frequently if determined by the committee. Included in this process is
establishing the goals and objectives by which executive compensation is
determined. Executive officers’ performance is evaluated in light of these
performance goals and objectives. The committee consults the Chief Executive
Officer on the performance of other company executives.
Elements
of Compensation
Compensation
for our executives is generally comprised of:
· |
base
salary is targeted at a competitive level and used to reward superior
individual job performance of each named executive officer and to
encourage continued superior job
performance;
|
· |
cash
bonuses are tied to specific, quantifiable and objective performance
measures based on a combination of corporate and individual goals,
and
discretionary bonuses;
|
· |
equity
compensation is based on corporate and individual performance, and
discretionary equity awards.
|
· |
severance
and change of control agreements;
|
· |
other
benefits plan and programs.
|
While
executives have a greater of their total compensation at risk than other
employees, the principles which serve as the basis for executive compensation
practices apply to the compensation structures for all employees. Namely,
corporate and individual performance are the key factors which determine
incentive compensation.
The
committee considers each component of executive compensation in light of total
compensation. In considering adjustments to the total compensation of each
named
executive officer, the committee also considers the value of previous
compensation, including outstanding equity grants and equity
ownership.
Compensation
paid to executive officers must be approved by our board of directors or by
the
committee. The committee conducts several meetings in person or telephonically
to review and consider our compensation program and policies, as well as
specific elements of executive compensation.
Base
Salary
Pursuant
to
his employment agreement, Mr. Marshall receives a base salary of $250,000 per
year. Base salaries for Messrs. Dearmin, Hayden and McCahon, who were
co-founders of our company, were determined at the time our company was formed.
Mr. Dearmin, our former Vice Chairman and a co-founder received a base salary
of
$200,000. Such payments to Mr. Dearmin were terminated in February 2007 in
connection with Mr. Dearmin’s resignation as Vice Chairman. Mr. Dearmin served
as our President and Chief Executive Officer until Mr. Marshall was appointed
in
August 2006. Mr. Dearmin currently receives annual director fees of $50,000
per
year for his service as a director. During 2006, Mr. Hayden, our Executive
Vice-President of Programs and Mr. McCahon, our Executive Vice-President of
Engineering, each received a base salary of $183,750. In connection with his
hiring and the negotiation of his compensation package, in March 2006, the
compensation committee concluded that Mr. Wallace, our Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer, should receive a base salary of $190,000. Mr.
Walik’s employment was terminated in January 2007.
Other
than
the base salaries for Messrs. Marshall and Wallace, the levels of base salary
were determined based on the recommendation made by the Chief Executive Officer
and approved by the board. Each individual’s educational qualifications,
leadership skills, demonstrated knowledge and business accomplishments were
evaluated in determining base salary levels.
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Cash
Bonus
Our
practice
is to award cash bonuses based upon performance objectives and from time-to-time
the committee may approve payment of bonuses for performance or other reasons
for executives. In August 2006, Mr. Marshall was paid a signing bonus of $15,000
pursuant to his employment agreement. After careful consideration of Mr.
Marshall’s contributions and accomplishments during the first five months of
employment, the committee awarded Mr. Marshall a $60,000 cash bonus in December
2006 which was paid in January 2007.
At
the
recommendation of Mr. Marshall, the committee established an incentive bonus
compensation program of approximately $250,000 or 3% of gross payroll for Mr.
Marshall to distribute, with the approval of the committee, to key executives
and employees based on their contribution to our objectives in 2006. As a part
of the incentive bonus compensation program and in appreciation of their
contribution to our goals during 2006, the committee approved awards of cash
bonuses of $20,000, $10,000 and $10,000 to Messrs. Wallace, Hayden and McCahon,
respectively. Additionally, the committee reviewed and approved Mr. Marshall’s
recommendation to compensate employees who were scheduled to forfeit excess
earned vacation time due to our policy limiting the amount of time an employee
is permitted to carry forward at year end. This payout was at a rate of 75%
of
the employees’ standard hourly base pay. Among the employees included in this
program, Messrs. Wallace, McCahon, Hayden, Dearmin and Walik received payments
of approximately $2,000, $3,000, $7,000, $1,000 and $5,000,
respectively.
Long-Term
Incentives
Long-term
incentives for executives are entirely equity-based and are designed to
reinforce the alignment of executive and stockholder interest. These awards
provide each individual with a significant incentive to manage from the
perspective of an owner. In 2006, the committee determined that long-term
incentive grants for the year would be in the form of stock option grants.
The
levels of these option awards were determined based on the committee’s
consideration of each individual’s contribution to our goals. Typically, the
committee makes grants of options at an exercise price equal to the fair market
value of the Company’s common stock on the date approved by the committee.
Typically, our option grants to employees and executives usually vest in the
range of two to four years and expire five years from the date of grant. In
establishing award levels, the committee is mindful that the equity positions
of
our co-founders who are executives are so substantial that it would make it
difficult for a competitor to recruit them. In June 2006, the committee made
option grants to employees and key management in recognition of special
contribution to our significant contributions and improvements during 2006.
Included in these grants, the committee recognized the roles of Messrs. Wallace
and Walik in our performance and granted to them options to purchase 200,000
and
100,000 shares, respectively, at an exercise price of $7.20, reflecting the
closing sale price of our common stock on the date of grant. These options
become exercisable as to one half of the shares covered thereby on each of
the
first two year anniversaries of the date of grant and expire on the five years
from the date of grant. In addition, in December 2006, the committee made a
determination to make an additional grant to Messrs. Marshall and Wallace of
options to purchase 200,000 and 120,000 shares of common stock, respectively,
at
an exercise price of $3.84, reflecting the closing sale price of our common
stock on the date of grant. These options vest as to one third of the shares
covered thereby on the date of grant and on each of the first two anniversaries
of the date of grant and expire five years from the date of grant.
Pursuant
to
Mr. Marshall’s employment agreement, on August 18, 2006, Mr. Marshall was
awarded an option to purchase 800,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise
price equal to $6.30, the closing sale price of our common stock on August
17,
2006, which was the most recent closing price prior to the grant. These options
become exercisable as to one quarter of the shares covered thereby on each
of
the first four year anniversaries of the date of grant and expire five years
from the date of grant. We agreed to file a registration statement covering
the
shares issuable upon exercise of the option prior to August 18,
2007.
When
Mr.
Wallace was hired in March 2006, in accordance with his offer letter, he was
awarded an option to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock with an exercise
price based on the closing price on the date he accepted the position in
February 2006. The option was exercisable as to one-quarter of the shares on
March 20, 2006 and becomes exercisable as to 25,000 shares on each of the next
three anniversaries of his employment, and the option expires on March 20,
2011.
The closing price of our common stock on Mr. Wallace’s start date was $13.20 and
the closing price on his acceptance date was $9.75. This difference in price
was
included in the calculation of the grant date fair value of these options in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123(R) “Share
Based Payment”.
Severance
and Change in Control Agreements
Pursuant
to
Mr. Marshall’s employment agreement, if we terminate Mr. Marshall’s employment
without “cause”, he would receive payment of his base salary and benefits for
six months, in monthly installments. Additionally, if Mr. Marshall is terminated
within three months following a change of control, all unvested stock options
granted to Mr. Marshall under the employment agreement will immediately vest
and
become exercisable for the full term of the option.
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In
conjunction with the termination of Mr. Walik’s employment in January 2007, we
entered into an agreement to pay an amount approximately equivalent to six
months of base salary.
Other
Benefit Plans and Programs.
Executives
are eligible to participate in benefit programs designed for all of our
full-time employees. These programs include a 401(K) savings plan and medical,
dental, disability and life insurance programs. We currently cover the majority
of such medical, dental and insurance payments requiring a minor co-pay from
the
employee. Additionally, we may, under our current plans, contribute to
individual employee’s 401(k) savings plan from time to time. To date, we have
not participated in a 401(k) match but are evaluating this and may contribute
in
the future.
Employment
Agreements
We
have not
entered into any employment agreements with our named executive officers other
than the employment agreement entered into on August 18, 2006 with Dana
Marshall, our President and Chief Executive Officer, upon the commencement
of
his employment with our company.
Mr.
Marshall’s employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $250,000,
subject to such increases as our board may determine. The agreement provides
for
a signing bonus of $15,000 and an annual incentive bonus each calendar year
of
up to 50% of the base salary for the calendar year if we achieve goals and
objectives established by the committee. Pursuant to the employment agreement,
we also granted to Mr. Marshall options to purchase 800,000 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $6.30 per share. These options become exercisable
as to one quarter of the shares covered thereby on each of the first four year
anniversaries of the date of grant and expire on the five years from the date
of
grant. We agreed to file a registration statement covering the shares issuable
upon exercise of the option prior to August 18, 2007. Mr. Marshall is also
eligible to receive such other cash bonuses or other compensation as may be
awarded by the board during his employment.
Pursuant
to
his employment agreement we agreed to pay Mr. Marshall a temporary housing
allowance in an amount equal to his actual rental preference (plus an amount
equal to any additional tax consequences to him for such payment, if any) for
a
period of up to five years, while he establishes a permanent residence in the
Tucson, Arizona area.
Mr.
Marshall’s employment agreement is terminable by us immediately for “cause”, or
by us without cause upon 30 days prior written notice or by Mr. Marshall upon
30
days prior written notice. If we terminate Mr. Marshall’s employment without
cause, he would receive payment of his base salary and benefits, in monthly
installments, for six months. Additionally, if Mr. Marshall is terminated
following a change of control, all unvested stock options awarded to Mr.
Marshall under the employment agreement will immediately vest and become
exercisable for the full term of the option.
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The
following table discloses for the periods presented the compensation for the
persons who served as our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer and our three most highly compensated other executive officers (not
including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) whose total
individual compensation exceeded $100,000 for the fiscal year ended December
31,
2006 (the “Named Executives”).
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
(1)
|
|
Bonus
(2)
|
|
Option
Awards (3)
|
|
All
Other Compensation (4)
|
|
Total
|
|||||||
Dana
A. Marshall
|
2006
|
$
|
87,500
|
$
|
75,000
|
$
|
243,108
|
$
|
16,185
|
$
|
421,793
|
||||||||
Director,
President,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer and
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Secretary
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Thomas
C. Dearmin
|
2006
|
$
|
200,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,204
|
$
|
201,204
|
||||||||
Director
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth
M. Wallace
|
2006
|
$
|
146,154
|
$
|
20,000
|
$
|
421,851
|
$
|
27,360
|
$
|
615,365
|
||||||||
Chief
Operating Officer and
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Financial Officer and
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Assistant
Secretary
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Joseph
Hayden
|
2006
|
$
|
183,750
|
$
|
10,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
6,672
|
$
|
200,422
|
||||||||
Executive
Vice President -
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Programs
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Stephen
William McCahon
|
2006
|
$
|
183,750
|
$
|
10,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,962
|
$
|
196,712
|
||||||||
Executive
Vice President -
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Engineering
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Bernie
Walik
|
2006
|
$
|
192,937
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
151,463
|
$
|
4,776
|
$
|
349,177
|
||||||||
Former
Executive Vice
|
|||||||||||||||||||
President
-Operations
|
(1) |
In
August 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Marshall
that provides for Mr. Marshall’s employment as the Company’s President and
Chief Executive Officer at an annual base salary of $250,000. In
March
2006, we hired Mr. Wallace as our Chief Financial Officer at an annual
base salary of $190,000. Accordingly, Mr. Wallace’s and Mr. Marshall’s
salaries reflect only their service for the remaining portion of
calendar
year 2006.
|
(2) |
Mr.
Marshall’s bonus of $75,000 is comprised of a $15,000 signing bonus and a
$60,000 cash bonus granted by the compensation committee in December
2006
in appreciation of Mr., Marshall’s accomplishments in the first five
months of employment. This cash bonus was paid in January 2007. The
bonuses that Messrs. Wallace, Hayden and McCahon received of $20,000,
$10,000 and $10,000, respectively, were granted by the compensation
committee as a part of the incentive bonus compensation program and
in
appreciation of their contribution to meeting goals during 2006.
|
(3) |
The
amounts included in the “Option Awards” column represent the compensation
cost recognized by the Company in 2006 related to stock option awards
to
directors, computed in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123R. For a discussion of valuation assumptions, see
Note 10
to our consolidated financial statements included in our annual report
on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006.
|
(4) |
The
amounts shown in the “All Other Compensation” column are attributable to
the following:
|
a. |
Messrs.
Wallace, McCahon, Hayden, Dearmin and Walik received payments in
compensation for lost unused vacation
time.
|
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b. |
Messrs.
Marshall and Wallace received payments for commuting costs, temporary
housing assistance and relocation assistance. Mr. Marshall also received
reimbursements of automotive expenses.
|
(5) |
Mr.
Dearmin served as our President and Chief Executive Officer until
August
2006 and as Vice Chairman until February 2007. Since resigning as
Vice
Chairman, Mr. Dearmin no longer received his salary, but receives
director’s fee of $50,000 per year.
|
(6) |
Mr.
Walik’s employment was terminated in February 2007 and we agreed to pay
him approximately six months salary as
severance.
|
In
August
2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Marshall that provides
for Mr. Marshall’s employment as the Company’s President and Chief Executive
Officer. In March 2006, we hired Mr. Wallace as our Chief Financial Officer.
Mr.
Dearmin served as our President and Chief Executive Officer until August 2006,
Chief Financial Officer until March 2006 and Vice Chairman from August 2006
to
February 2007. Since resigning as Vice Chairman, Mr. Dearmin no longer receives
his salary but receives a director’s fees of $50,000 a year.
The
following table discloses the grants of a plan-based award to each of the Named
Executives in 2006.
GRANTS
OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated
Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
(1)
|
|
All
Other Option Awards: Number of Securities
Underlying
|
|
Exercise
or Base Price of Option Awards
|
|
Closing
Market Price on Date of Grant
|
|
Grant
Date Fair Value of Option
|
|
||||||||||||
Name
|
|
Grant
Date
|
|
Threshold
|
|
Target
|
|
Maxium
|
|
Options
(#)
|
|
($/Sh)
|
|
($/Sh)
|
|
Awards
(2)
|
|||||||||
Dana
A. Marshall
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
125,000
|
$
|
125,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
08/18/2006
(3)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
800,000
|
$
|
6.30
|
$
|
6.32
|
$
|
1,562,082
|
|||||||||||||||
12/26/2006
(5)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
200,000
|
3.84
|
-
|
$
|
143,542
|
|||||||||||||||||
Kenneth
M. Wallace
|
03/20/2006
(4)
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
100,000
|
9.75
|
13.20
|
$
|
543,041
|
|||||||||||||||
06/02/2006
(6)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
200,000
|
7.20
|
-
|
$
|
324,326
|
|||||||||||||||||
12/26/2006
(5)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
120,000
|
3.84
|
-
|
$
|
86,125
|
|||||||||||||||||
Bernie
Walik
|
06/02/2006
(6)
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
100,000
|
7.20
|
-
|
$
|
162,163
|
(1) |
The
Estimated Future Payouts under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards represents
Mr. Marshall’s eligibility to receive an annual incentive bonus in each
calendar year of up to 50% of his base salary if we achieve goals
and
objectives established by the compensation committee in accordance
with
Mr. Marshall’s employment agreement. Mr. Marshall’s base salary for 2007
is $250,000.
|
(2) |
The
amounts included in the “Grant Date Fair Value of Option Awards” column
represent the full grant date fair value of the awards computed in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R. The calculation
of Mr. Wallace’s grant date fair value for the options granted August 18,
2006 included the differential between closing market price on date
of
grant of $13.20 and the exercise price of the option of $9.75. For
a
discussion of valuation assumptions, see Note 10 to our Consolidated
Financial Statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for
the
year ended December 31, 2006.
|
(3) |
The
exercise price of Mr. Marshall’s August 18, 2006 option was the closing
sale price on August 17, 2006, the most recent closing price of the
common
stock prior to entering into the employment agreement and the price
agreed
to by Mr. Marshall and Ionatron in negotiating the employment agreement.
Mr. Marshall’s options vest in four installments of 200,000 shares of
common stock each on August 18, 2007, 2008, 2009 and
2010.
|
(4) |
The
exercise price of Mr. Wallace’s March 29, 2006 option was the closing
price on the date he agreed to accept the position of Chief Financial
Officer in February 2006, even though his employment did not commence
until March 2006, and reflected the negotiation between Ionatron
and Mr.
Wallace of the terms of his acceptance of the position. Mr. Wallace’s
options vested immediately on March 20, 2006 as to 25,000 shares
of common
stock and the remainder vest in three installments of 25,000 shares
of
common stock each on March 20, 2007, 2008 and
2009.
|
(5) |
Options
granted on December 26, 2006 vest in three equal installments, the
first
third of which vested on the date of grant and the remaining vest
equally
each on December 26, 2007 and 2008.
|
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(6) |
Options
granted on June 2, 2006 vest in two equal installments on June 2,
2007 and
2008.
|
The
following table discloses unexercised options held by the Named Executives
at
December 31, 2006.
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL
YEAR-END
|
Option
Awards
|
|||||||||||||
Name
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable
(#)
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#)
|
Option
Exercise Price
|
Option
Exepiration Date
|
|||||||||
Dana
A. Marshall
|
-
|
800,000
|
(1)
|
$
|
6.30
|
08/18/2011
|
|||||||
66,667
|
133,333
|
(2)
|
$
|
3.84
|
12/26/2011
|
||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Kenneth
M. Wallace
|
25,000
|
75,000
|
(3)
|
$
|
9.75
|
03/20/2011
|
|||||||
-
|
200,000
|
(4)
|
$
|
7.20
|
06/02/2011
|
||||||||
40,000
|
80,000
|
(5)
|
$
|
3.84
|
12/26/2011
|
||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Bernie
Walik
|
150,000
|
-
|
$
|
7.16
|
01/28/2010
|
||||||||
-
|
100,000
|
(6)
|
$
|
7.20
|
06/02/2011
|
(1) |
Options
vest in four installments of 200,000 shares of common stock each
on August
18, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
|
(2) |
Options
vest in two installments of 66,667 and 66,666 shares of common stock
each
on December 26, 2007 and 2008,
respectively.
|
(3) |
Options
vest in three installments of 25,000 shares of common stock each
on March
20, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
|
(4) |
Options
vest in two installments of 100,000 shares of common stock each on
June 2,
2007 and 2008.
|
(5) |
Options
vest in two installments of 40,000 shares of common stock each on
December
26, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
|
(6) |
Options
vest in two installments of 100,000 shares of common stock each on
June 2,
2007 and 2008.
|
The
following table discloses the exercise of stock options by the Named Executives
in 2006.
OPTION
EXERCISES
|
|||||||
Option
Awards
|
|||||||
Name
|
Number
of Shares Acquired on
Exercise
(#)
|
Value
Realized on Exercise
|
|||||
Bernie
Walik
|
10,000
|
$
|
66,589
|
||||
98,334
|
$
|
788,141
|
POTENTIAL
PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
On
August
18, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Marshall that
provides that if his employment is terminated without cause, Mr. Marshall will
receive an amount equal to his base salary then in effect for a period of six
(6) months plus the pro rata portion of any incentive bonus earned in any
employment year through the date of his termination. The Company may, terminate
the employment agreement without cause, and Mr. Marshall may terminate the
employment agreement, in each case, upon thirty (30) days written notice. If
a
change of control were to have occurred at December 31, 2006, the 800,000
options granted to Mr. Marshall in August 2006 would vest and become
exercisable. The value of the options on such date computed in accordance with
SFAS 123R would have been approximately $772,000. In addition, if such
termination was without cause, Mr. Marshall would have received $125,000,
severance (representing six months salary as his 2006 bonus was
discretionary).
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A
Rights
Agreement commonly known as a "poison pill", currently exists which provides
that in the event an individual or entity becomes a beneficial holder of 12%
or
more of the shares of our capital stock, without the approval of the Board
of
Directors other stockholders of the Company shall have the right to purchase
shares of our (or in some cases, the acquirer’s) common stock from the Company
at 50% of its then market value.
In
the event
of a change-in-control, option awards granted under our 2004 Stock Incentive
Plan which have been outstanding for at least one year may, at the discretion
of
the Board of Directors, become exercisable in full until it expires pursuant
to
its terms.
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
|
||||||||||
Name
|
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
|
Option
Awards
(1)
|
Total
|
|||||||
David
C. Hurley
|
$
|
90,968
|
$
|
133,298
|
(2)
|
$
|
224,266
|
|||
George
P. Farley
|
$
|
75,000
|
$
|
139,136
|
(3)
|
$
|
214,136
|
|||
James
K. Harlan
|
$
|
50,000
|
$
|
92,758
|
(4)
|
$
|
142,758
|
|||
James
A. McDivitt
|
$
|
44,220
|
$
|
606,889
|
(5)
|
$
|
651,110
|
|||
Thomas
W. Steffens(6)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
11,676
|
$
|
11,676
|
(1) |
The
amounts included in the “Option Awards” column represent the compensation
cost recognized by the Company in 2006 related to stock option awards
to
directors, computed in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123R. For a discussion of valuation assumptions, see
Note 10
to our Consolidated Financial Statements. All options granted to
directors
in 2006 vested immediately and became immediately exercisable upon
grant.
|
(2) |
Mr.
Hurley was granted options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock
in
June 2006 with a grant date fair value, computed in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, of $121,622.
Mr.
Hurley was also granted options prior to 2006 for which $11,676 was
recognized in 2006 for financial statement reporting purposes in
accordance with SFAS 123R. As of December 31, 2006, Mr. Hurley had
options
to purchase 175,000 shares of common stock
outstanding.
|
(3) |
Mr.
Farley was granted options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock
in
June 2006 with a grant date fair value, computed in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, of $121,622.
As of
December 31, 2006. Mr. Farley was also granted options prior to 2006
for
which $17,514 was recognized in 2006 for financial statement reporting
purposes in accordance with SFAS 123R. Mr. Farley had options to
purchase
175,000 shares of common stock
outstanding.
|
(4) |
Mr.
Harlan was granted options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock
in
June 2006 with a grant date fair value, computed in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, of $81,081.
Mr.
Harlan was also granted options prior to 2006 for which $11,677 was
recognized in 2006 for financial statement reporting purposes in
accordance with SFAS 123R. As of December 31, 2006, Mr. Harlan had
options
to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock
outstanding.
|
(5) |
Mr.
McDivitt was granted options to purchase 150,000 shares of common
stock in
February 2006 with a grant date fair value, computed in accordance
with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, of $525,808.
Mr.
McDivitt was also granted options to purchase 50,000 shares of common
stock in June 2006 with a grant date fair value, computed in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, of $81,081.
As
of December 31, 2006, Mr. McDivitt had options to purchase 200,000
shares
of common stock outstanding.
|
(6) |
Mr.
Steffens resigned as Executive Vice President and Director in March
2006.
Mr. Steffens was granted options prior to 2006 for which $11,676
was
recognized in 2006 for financial statement reporting purposes in
accordance with SFAS 123R. All of Mr. Steffens' cash compensation
in 2006
was for his role of Executive Vice President. As of December 31,
2006, Mr.
Steffens had no options outstanding
|
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During
2006,
the Chairman of the Board received $100,000 per year, the Chairman of the Audit
Committee received $75,000 per year and independent directors received $50,000
per year. In January 2007, the Board of Directors established the Independent
Directors Compensation Program where the Chairman of the Board is to receive
$100,000 per year, the Chairman of the Audit Committee is to receive $75,000
per
year, the Chairman of the Compensation Committee is to receive $62,500 per
year
and each other independent director is to receive $50,000 per year.
Additionally, under the Independent Directors Compensation Program, the Chairman
of the Board is to receive options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock,
the Chairman of the Audit Committee is to receive options to purchase 75,000
shares of common stock, the Chairman of the Compensation Committee is to receive
options to purchase 62,500 shares of common stock and each other independent
director is to receive options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock. The
options under this program are automatically granted on every January
15th,
or the
next business day, and vest on the grant date with an exercise price equal
to
the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant. All of the
options granted to the directors in 2006 vested and became exercisable
immediately upon grant. In February 2007, the Board of Directors approved
payment to Mr. Dearmin of a fee of $50,000 per year for his services as a member
of the Board to be paid in monthly installments.
COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION:
The
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors members are James K. Harlan,
David Hurley and James McDivitt, none of whom were an officer nor an employee
at
any time in the past, nor did they have any relationships requiring disclosure
relative to transactions with related persons, promoters and certain control
persons.
COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE REPORT:
The
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed
with
management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and, based on this review
and these discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board
of
Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in
Ionatron’s annual report on Form 10-K.
James
K.
Harlan
David
Hurley
James
McDivitt
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ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS:
The
following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of
our
Common Stock, based on information provided by the persons named below in
publicly available filings, as of March 14, 2007:
· |
each
of the our directors and executive
officers;
|
· |
all
directors and executive officers of ours as a group;
and
|
· |
each
person who is known by us to beneficially own more than five percent
of
the outstanding shares of our Common Stock.
|
Unless
otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is care of Ionatron,
3716 East Columbia Street, Suite 120, Tucson, Arizona 85714. Unless otherwise
indicated, the Company believes that all persons named in the following table
have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common
stock
that they beneficially own.
For
purposes
of this table, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities
if that person has the right to acquire such securities within 60 days of March
16, 2007 upon the exercise of options or warrants. In determining the percentage
ownership of the persons in the table below, we assumed in each case that the
person exercised all options and warrants which are currently held by that
person and which are exercisable within such 60 day period, but that options
and
warrants held by all other persons were not exercised, and based the percentage
ownership on 78,171,267 shares outstanding on March 14, 2007.
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned
|
Percentage
of Shares Beneficially Owned (1)
|
||||||
Robert
Howard
|
19,695,862
|
(2)
|
|
25.2
|
%
|
|||
Artis
Capital Management, LLC
|
10,276,992
|
(3)
|
|
13.1
|
%
|
|||
Thomas
C. Dearmin
|
8,184,351
|
10.5
|
%
|
|||||
S.A.C.
Capital Advisors, LLC
|
6,275,622
|
(4)
|
|
8.0
|
%
|
|||
Joseph
Hayden
|
5,985,668
|
7.7
|
%
|
|||||
Stephen
McCahon
|
5,878,968
|
7.5
|
%
|
|||||
Kenneth
M. Wallace
|
90,000
|
(5)
|
|
*
|
||||
Dana
A. Marshall
|
66,667
|
(5)
|
|
*
|
||||
David
C. Hurley
|
275,000
|
(5)
|
|
*
|
||||
George
P. Farley
|
175,000
|
(5)
|
|
*
|
||||
James
K. Harlan
|
262,500
|
(5)
|
|
*
|
||||
James
A. McDivitt
|
250,000
|
(5)
|
|
*
|
||||
All
directors and executive officers as
|
||||||||
a
group (10 persons)
|
21,213,654
|
26.7
|
%
|
*
Less than
1%
(1) |
Computed
based upon the total number of shares of common stock and shares
of common
stock underlying options held by that person exercisable within 60
days of
March 16, 2007.
|
(2) |
Represents:
(i) 16,330,862 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Howard;
(ii)
490,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Howard’s wife and, (iii)
2,875,000 shares of common stock held by the Robert Howard Family
Foundation (the “Foundation”). Mr. Howard is a director of, and shares
voting and dispositive power over the shares of common stock held
by the
Foundation. Mr. Howard disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares
of
common stock held by the
Foundation.
|
(3) |
Based
on information contained in a report on Schedule 13G filed with the
SEC on
February 14, 2007: The address of Artis Capital Management, LLC (“Artis”)
is One Market Plaza, Spear Street Tower, Suite 1700, San Francisco,
CA
94105. Artis is a registered investment adviser and is the investment
adviser of Artis Technology 2X Ltd (“2X”). Artis Inc. is the general
partner of Artis. Stuart L. Peterson is the president of Artis Inc.
and
the controlling owner of Artis and Artis Inc. Artis Microcap GP,
LLC
(“Microcap GP”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artis and is the general
partner of a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership to which
Artis is
the investment adviser. Each of Artis, Artis Inc., Microcap GP and
Mr.
Peterson disclaims beneficial ownership of the Stock, except to the
extent
of its or his pecuniary interest therein. 2X disclaims that it is,
the
beneficial owner as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Act
of 1933
of any of such shares of common
stock.
|
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(4) |
Based
on information contained in a report on Schedule 13G filed with the
SEC on
February 14, 2007: The address of S.A.C. Capital Advisors, LLC, 72
Cummings Point Road, Stamford, CT 06902. Pursuant to investment
agreements, each of S.A.C. Capital Advisors LLC (“SAC Capital Advisors”)
and S.A.C. Capital Management LLC (“SAC Capital Management”) share all
investment and voting power with respect to the securities held by
SAC
Capital Associates LLC (SAC Associates”) and SAC MultiQuant Fund, LLC
(“SAC MultiQuant”). Steven A. Cohen controls each of SAC Capital Advisors
and SAC Capital Management. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of SAC Capital
Advisors, SAC Management and Mr. Cohen may be deemed to own beneficially
6,275,622 shares. SAC Capital Associates beneficially owns 6,274,122
shares. Each of SAC Capital Advisors, SAC Capital Management and
Mr. Cohen
disclaim beneficial ownership of any of the securities described
in this
footnote.
|
(5) |
Represents
options exercisable within 60 days of March 16,
2007.
|
SECURITIES
AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
The
following table details information regarding our existing equity compensation
plans as of December 31, 2006.
Plan
category
|
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding
options
|
Weighted-
average exercise price of outstanding options
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a))
|
|||||||
Equity
|
||||||||||
compensation
plans
|
||||||||||
approved
by
|
||||||||||
security
holders
|
4,436,473
|
$
|
6.35
|
753,207
|
||||||
Equity
|
||||||||||
compensation
plans
|
||||||||||
not
approved by
|
||||||||||
security
holders
|
1,126,000
|
$
|
5.13
|
-
|
||||||
Total
|
5,562,473
|
$
|
6.10
|
753,207
|
In
January
2007, under the Independent Directors Compensation Program, the members of
the
Board of Directors received options to purchase 287,500 shares of common
stock.
Following
is
a description of our stock option plans and stock incentive plan. Prior to
the
Merger, Ionatron did not have any stock option plans.
In
September
1991, we adopted a stock option plan (the "1991 Plan") pursuant to which 700,000
shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
options designated as either (i) options intended to constitute incentive stock
options ("ISOs") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code") or (ii) non-qualified options ("NQOs"). ISOs may be granted under the
1991 Plan to our employees and officers. NQOs may be granted to consultants,
directors (whether or not they are employees), and to our employees or
officers.
The
purpose
of the 1991 Plan is to encourage stock ownership by certain of our directors,
officers and employees and certain other persons instrumental to our success
and
give them a greater personal interest in our success. The 1991 Plan is
administered by the Board of Directors. The Board, within the limitations of
the
1991 Plan, determines the persons to whom options will be granted, the number
of
shares to be covered by each option, whether the options granted are intended
to
be ISOs, the duration and rate of exercise of each option, the option purchase
price per share and the manner of exercise, the time, manner and form of payment
upon exercise of an option, and whether restrictions such as repurchase rights
in Ionatron Inc. are to be imposed on shares subject to options.
ISOs
granted
under the 1991 Plan may not be granted at a price less than the fair market
value of the common stock on the date of grant (or 110% of fair market value
in
the case of persons holding 10% or more of the voting stock of Ionatron Inc.).
The aggregate fair market value of shares for which ISOs granted to any employee
are exercisable for the first time by such employee during any calendar year
(under all of our stock option plans and those of any related corporation)
may
not exceed $100,000. NQOs granted under the 1991 Plan may not be granted at
a
price less than the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant.
Options granted under the 1991 Plan will expire not more than ten years from
the
date of grant (five years in the case of ISOs granted to persons holding 10%
or
more of our voting stock).
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We
have
adopted a Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the "Director Plan"). Only
non-employee directors of Ionatron Inc. are eligible to receive grants under
the
Director Plan. The Director Plan provided that eligible directors automatically
receive a grant of options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock at fair
market value upon first becoming a director and, thereafter, an annual grant,
in
January of each year, of 5,000 options at fair market value. Options to purchase
an aggregate of up to 100,000 shares of Common Stock are available for automatic
grants under the Director Plan. No additional grants shall be made under the
Director Plan.
We
have
adopted a 1995 Stock Option Plan ("1995 Plan") which provides for grants of
options to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of common stock. The Board of
Directors or the Stock Option Committee (the "Committee"), as the case may
be,
will have discretion to determine the number of shares subject to each NQO
(subject to the number of shares available for grant under the 1995 Plan and
other limitations on grant set forth in the 1995 Plan), the exercise price
thereof (provided such price is not less than the par value of the underlying
shares of Common Stock), the term thereof (but not in excess of 10 years from
the date of grant, subject to earlier termination in certain circumstances),
and
the manner in which the option becomes exercisable (amounts, intervals and
other
conditions). Directors who are also employed by us will be eligible to be
granted ISOs or NQOs under such plan. The Board or Committee, as the case may
be, also has discretion to determine the number of shares subject to each ISO,
the exercise price and other terms and conditions thereof, but their discretion
as to the exercise price, the term of each ISO and the number of ISOs that
may
vest in any calendar year is limited by the same Code provisions applicable
to
ISOs granted under the 1995 Plan.
We
have
adopted a 1997 Stock Option Plan ("1997 Plan") which provides for grants of
options to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock. The Board of
Directors or the Committee of the 1997 Plan, as the case may be, will have
discretion to determine the number of shares subject to each NQO (subject to
the
number of shares available for grant under the 1997 Plan and other limitations
on grant set forth in the 1997 Plan), the exercise price thereof (provided
such
price is not less than the par value of the underlying shares of Common Stock),
the term thereof (but not in excess of 10 years from the date of grant, subject
to earlier termination in certain circumstances), and the manner in which the
option becomes exercisable (amounts, intervals and other conditions). Directors
who are also our employees will be eligible to be granted ISOs or NQOs under
such plan. The Board or Committee, as the case may be, also has discretion
to
determine the number of shares subject to each ISO, the exercise price and
other
terms and conditions thereof, but their discretion as to the exercise price,
the
term of each ISO and the number of ISOs that may vest in any calendar year
is
limited by the same Code provisions applicable to ISOs granted under the 1997
Plan.
We
have also
adopted a 1999 Stock Option Plan ("1999 Plan") which provides for grants of
options to purchase up to 900,000 shares of common stock. The Board of Directors
or the Committee of the 1999 Plan, as the case may be, will have discretion
to
determine the number of shares subject to each NQO (subject to the number of
shares available for grant under the 1999 Plan and other limitations on grant
set forth in the 1999 Plan), the exercise price thereof (provided such price
is
not less than the fair market value of the underlying shares of Common Stock),
the term thereof (but not in excess of 10 years from the date of grant, subject
to earlier termination in certain circumstances), and the manner in which the
option becomes exercisable (amounts, intervals and other conditions). Directors
who are also our employees will be eligible to be granted ISOs or NQOs under
such plan. The Board or Committee, as the case may be, also has discretion
to
determine the number of shares subject to each ISO, the exercise price and
other
terms and conditions thereof, but their discretion as to the exercise price,
the
term of each ISO and the number of ISOs that may vest in any calendar year
is
limited by the same Code provisions applicable to ISOs granted under the 1999
Plan.
We
have
adopted a 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (“2004 Plan”), which provides for the grant
of any or all of the following types of awards: (1) stock options, which may
be
either incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options, (2) restricted
stock, (3) deferred stock and (4) other stock-based awards. A total of 3,000,000
shares of common stock have been reserved for distribution pursuant to the
2004
Plan. On June 28, 2005, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 2004
Plan
to (i) increase the number of shares of the Company's common stock, $.001 par
value, authorized for issuance under the 2004 Plan by 2,000,000 shares from
3,000,000 shares to 5,000,000 shares, and (ii) set the maximum number of shares
of common stock which may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options
at 3,000,000 shares. As of December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, options to purchase
3,953,848, 1,598,281 and 630,425 shares, respectively, were outstanding under
this plan.
We
have,
from time to time, also granted non-plan options to certain officers, directors,
employees and consultants.
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ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE:
TRANSACTIONS
WITH RELATED PARTIES
We
lease
office, manufacturing and storage space at our Tucson facility at an annual
rental of $330,000 under a non-cancelable operating lease agreement from a
company that is partially owned by Messrs. Howard, Dearmin, Hayden and McCahon,
who, as a group, own a significant percentage of our common stock. Mr. Howard
was a Director and Chairman of the board from our inception in 2002 to March
2006. Mr. Dearmin was an executive officer of our company until February 2007
and serves as a director of our company. Messrs. Hayden and McCahon are both
Executive Vice Presidents of our company. The lease expires in November 2012,
contains renewal options and an escalation provision in November 2007 that
increases our annual rent by $49,500. The aggregate rent payments due for the
period January 2006 to the end of the lease is approximately $2,516,000.
REVIEW,
APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS
Pursuant
to
our Code of Business Conduct, all officers and directors of the Company who
have, or whose immediate family members have, any direct or indirect financial
or other participation in any business that supplies goods or services to
Ionatron, are required to notify our Compliance Officer, who will review the
proposed transaction and notify the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors
for review and action as it sees fit, including, if necessary, approval by
our
Board of Directors.
DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
The
Board
has determined that Messrs. Hurley, Farley, Harlan, and McDivitt meet the
director independence requirements of the Marketplace Rules of the Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. applicable to NASDAQ listed companies. The Board
of
Directors has designated David Hurley as our Lead Independent
Director.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES:
The
following is a summary of the fees billed to the Company by BDO Seidman, LLP
for
professional services rendered for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005:
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||||
Audit
Fees
|
$
|
541,340
|
$
|
620,000
|
|||
Tax
Fees
|
$
|
14,850
|
$
|
9,000
|
Fees
for
audit services include fees associated with the annual audit of the Company
and
its subsidiaries, the review of our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and the
internal control evaluation under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
Audit fees also include review of private placements, registration statements
and offering documents in 2006 and in 2005. Tax fees include tax compliance,
tax
advice and tax planning related to federal and state tax matters.
PRE-APPROVAL
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Consistent
with the SEC requirements regarding auditor independence, our Audit Committee
has adopted a policy to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services
provided by our principal accountant. Under the policy, the Audit Committee
must
approve non-audit services prior to the commencement of the specified service.
Our principal accountants have verified, and will verify annually, to our Audit
Committee that they have not performed, and will not perform any prohibited
non-audit service.
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PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES:
The
following documents are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this
report:
1. |
Consolidated
Financial Statements from Ionatron’s 2006 Financial Statements which are
incorporated herein by reference:
|
a. |
Management’s
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
|
b. |
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control
Over
Financial Reporting.
|
c. |
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accountant Firm on Financial Statements.
|
d. |
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005
and
2004.
|
e. |
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and
2005.
|
f. |
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
|
g. |
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005
and
2004.
|
h. |
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
2. |
Consolidated
Financial Statement Schedules required to be filed by Item 8 of this
Form:
|
Ionatron,
Inc
Schedule
II
- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
For
the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
|
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||
Balance
at beginning of year
|
$
|
38,847
|
$
|
17,432
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Addition
to bad debt provision
|
59,088 | 34,565 | 17,432 | |||||||
Deductions
|
(91,658 | ) | (13,150 | ) | - | |||||
Balance
at end of year
|
$
|
6,277
|
$
|
38,847
|
$
|
17,432
|
Aggregate
Product Warranty Liability:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Balance
at beginning of year
|
$ |
-
|
$
|
40,000
|
$ | - | ||||
September
30, 2004 acquisition
|
-
|
-
|
40,000
|
|||||||
Payments
made under warranties
|
-
|
(16,500
|
)
|
- | ||||||
Change
for accruals related to preexisting warranties
|
-
|
(23,500
|
)
|
- | ||||||
Balance
at end of year
|
$ |
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
40,000
|
Reserve
For
Loss on Projects
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
||||||
Balance
at beginning of year
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Addition
to loss on projects provision
|
433,979
|
29,469
|
-
|
|||||||
Write
offs
|
(18,661
|
)
|
(29,469
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Balance
at end of year
|
$
|
415,318
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
44
3. |
Exhibits:
|
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
2.1
|
Amended
and Restated Plan and Agreement of Merger entered into as of March
17,
2004, by and among U.S. Home & Garden, Inc. (“USHG”), Ionatron
Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of USHG, Robert Kassel
(for
purposes of Sections 5.9, 6.2(d), 6.2(j), 9.4 and 10.10 only), Fred
Heiden
(for purposes of Section 9.4 only), and Ionatron, Inc. and Robert
Howard,
Stephen W. McCahon, Thomas C. Dearmin and Joseph C. Hayden (incorporated
by reference to the comparable exhibit filed with the Registrant’s Form
8-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2004).
|
|
3.1
|
Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended, (incorporated by reference to the comparable
exhibit filed with the Registrant’s Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1995).
|
|
3.2
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation if the Registrant filed
with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 29, 2004
(incorporated by reference to the comparable exhibit filed with the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31,
2004).
|
|
3.3
|
Certificate
of Elimination of the 10% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of
the
Registrant (incorporated by reference to the comparable exhibit filed
with
the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 28,
2005).
|
|
3.4
|
Certificate
of Designation of the 6.5% Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Stock
of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to the comparable exhibit
filed with the Registrant’s 8-K filed with the SEC on October 28,
2005).
|
|
3.5
|
By-laws
of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) of the
Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
33-45428)).
|
|
4.1
|
Form
of certificate evidencing Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-38483)).
|
|
4.2
|
Rights
Agreement dated as of October 1, 1998 between the Registrant and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K for
the event dated October 1, 1998).
|
|
4.3
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Registrant and
each of
the Purchasers named on the schedule thereto (incorporated by reference
to
the comparable exhibit filed with the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on October 28, 2005).
|
|
10.1
|
1991
Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the
Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
33-45428).
|
|
10.2
|
1995
Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to the comparable
exhibit filed with the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1999).
|
|
10.4
|
1997
Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to the comparable
exhibit filed with the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1999).
|
|
10.5
|
1999
Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A filed with
the
Registrant’s Proxy Statement dated May 14, 1999 filed on Schedule
14A).
|
45
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
|
DESCRIPTION
|
|
10.6
|
2004
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to
the
Registrant’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on May 25,
2005).
|
|
10.7
|
Tenant
Use Contract between the Company and Mason Technology Inc. dated
July 14,
2004 (incorporated by reference to the comparable exhibit filed with
the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2004).
|
|
10.8
|
Lease,
dated August, 1995 by and between McLeod Business Properties, as
Lessor
and North Star Research Acquisition Corp. (formerly North Star Research
Corporation), as amended.
|
|
10.9
|
Form
of 2004 Stock Incentive Plan Non-Qualifying Stock Option Agreement
for
Directors (incorporated by reference to the comparable exhibit filed
with
the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2005).
|
|
10.10
|
Employment
Agreement dated August 18, 2006 between the Registrant and Dana A.
Marshall.
|
|
21
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
23
|
Consent
of BDO Seidman, LLP
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302
of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302
of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
32.1
|
Chief
Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
32.2
|
Chief
Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
99.1
|
Compensation
Committee Charter
|
|
99.2
|
Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee
Charter
|
46
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to
the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 on the 16th day of March 2007.
IONATRON, INC. | ||
|
|
|
By | /s/ Dana A. Marshall | |
Dana
A. Marshall
Chief
Executive Officer, President and
Secretary
|
Pursuant
to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below on the 16th day of March, 2007 by the following persons on behalf
of the registrant and in the capacity indicated.
Name
|
Title
|
|
/s/
David C. Hurley
|
Chairman
|
|
David
C. Hurley
|
||
/s/
Dana A. Marshall
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Director, Secretary and
|
|
Dana
A. Marshall
|
Treasurer
|
|
/s/
Kenneth M. Wallace
|
Chief
Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
|
|
Kenneth
M. Wallace
|
Assistant
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
|
|
/s/
Joseph Hayden
|
Executive
Vice President Programs
|
|
Joseph
Hayden
|
||
/s/
Stephen W. McCahon
|
Executive
Vice President Engineering
|
|
Stephen
W. McCahon
|
||
/s/
Stephen A. McCommon
|
Vice
President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
|
|
Stephen
A. McCommon
|
||
/s/
Thomas C. Dearmin
|
Director
|
|
Thomas
C. Dearmin
|
||
/s/
George P. Farley
|
Director
|
|
George
P. Farley
|
||
/s/
James K. Harlan
|
Director
|
|
James
K. Harlan
|
||
/s/
James A. McDivitt
|
Director
|
|
James
A. McDivitt
|
47
IONATRON,
INC.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
INDEX
|
Page
No.
|
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial Statements
and Schedule
|
F
- 2
|
|||
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
|
||||
|
||||
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
|
F
- 3
|
|||
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
F
- 4
|
|||
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
|
F
- 5
|
|||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
F
- 6
|
|||
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F
- 7
|
F-1
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board
of
Directors and Stockholders
Ionatron,
Inc.
Tucson,
Arizona
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Ionatron, Inc. as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 2006. Our audits also included the
financial statement schedule for the three years in the period ended December
31, 2006 as listed in Item 15. These financial statements and schedule are
the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our
audits.
We
conducted
our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements and schedule are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in
the financial statements and schedule, assessing the accounting principles
used
and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements and schedule. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Ionatron, Inc. at December
31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for
each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006,
in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America.
Also,
in our
opinion, the schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information
set forth therein.
As
discussed
in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, effective January 1, 2006
the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment.
We
also have
audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Ionatron Inc.'s internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria
established in Internal
Control - Integrated Framework issued
by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)
and
our report dated March 15, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion
thereon.
/s/
BDO
Seidman, LLP
Phoenix,
Arizona
March
15,
2007
F-2
IONATRON,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 ,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
10,029,755
|
$
|
18,875,928
|
$
|
10,930,522
|
||||
Cost
of revenue
|
10,121,143
|
17,757,305
|
10,094,379
|
|||||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
(91,388
|
)
|
1,118,623
|
836,143
|
||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
11,963,302
|
3,613,151
|
2,565,778
|
|||||||
Selling
and marketing
|
643,384
|
525,067
|
544,564
|
|||||||
Research
and development
|
3,571,262
|
1,266,382
|
808,242
|
|||||||
Impairment
of assets
|
2,090,884
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
18,268,832
|
5,404,600
|
3,918,584
|
|||||||
Operating
loss
|
(18,360,220
|
)
|
(4,285,977
|
)
|
(3,082,441
|
)
|
||||
Other
income (expense)
|
||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(13,001
|
)
|
(227,106
|
)
|
(215,593
|
)
|
||||
Interest
income
|
812,311
|
111,760
|
46,122
|
|||||||
Other
income
|
544
|
815,134
|
484
|
|||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
799,854
|
699,788
|
(168,987
|
)
|
||||||
Loss
before provision for income taxes
|
(17,560,366
|
)
|
(3,586,189
|
)
|
(3,251,428
|
)
|
||||
Provision
(benefit) for income taxes
|
(46,488
|
)
|
38,414
|
9,577
|
||||||
Net
Loss
|
(17,513,878
|
)
|
(3,624,603
|
)
|
(3,261,005
|
)
|
||||
Preferred
stock dividend
|
(1,200,476
|
)
|
(215,936
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
|
$
|
(18,714,354
|
)
|
$
|
(3,840,539
|
)
|
$
|
(3,261,005
|
)
|
|
Net
loss attributed to common stockholders per common share – basic and
diluted
|
$
|
(0.25
|
)
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
74,933,913
|
71,334,830
|
65,264,393
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
IONATRON,
INC.
|
|||||||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|||||||
DECEMBER 31 ,
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
22,123,792
|
$
|
371,248
|
|||
Accounts
receivable - net
|
1,258,363
|
5,367,691
|
|||||
Securities
available for sale
|
8,500,000
|
12,000,000
|
|||||
Inventory
|
2,214,471
|
1,348,700
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
639,728
|
486,478
|
|||||
Other
receivables
|
2,918
|
20,085
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
34,739,272
|
19,594,202
|
|||||
Property
and equipment - net
|
2,205,278
|
1,732,796
|
|||||
Goodwill
|
-
|
1,487,884
|
|||||
Intangible
assets - net
|
135,300
|
787,500
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
72,776
|
50,449
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
37,152,626
|
$
|
23,652,831
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
570,572
|
$
|
997,589
|
|||
Accrued
expenses
|
330,938
|
358,156
|
|||||
Accrued
compensation
|
818,779
|
391,912
|
|||||
Accrued
professional fees payable
|
307,987
|
123,000
|
|||||
Customer
deposits
|
284,279
|
19,500
|
|||||
Insurance
premium financing
|
-
|
216,043
|
|||||
Billings
in excess of costs
|
-
|
84,208
|
|||||
Current
portion of capital lease obligations
|
46,974
|
37,617
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
2,359,529
|
2,228,025
|
|||||
Capital
lease obligation
|
30,536
|
62,290
|
|||||
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
-
|
47,991
|
|||||
Deferred
rent
|
112,641
|
82,623
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
2,502,706
|
2,420,929
|
|||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|||||||
Stockholders’
equity
|
|||||||
Series
A convertible preferred stock, $.001 par value, 2,000,000 shares
authorized and 690,000 shares issued and outstanding at December
31, 2006;
720,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2005. (Liquidation
preference $17,249,000)
|
690
|
720
|
|||||
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 78,171,267
shares
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006; 71,996,111 shares issued
and
outstanding at December 31, 2005
|
78,171
|
71,996
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
60,488,633
|
28,044,794
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(25,917,574
|
)
|
(6,885,608
|
)
|
|||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
34,649,920
|
21,231,902
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$
|
37,152,626
|
$
|
23,652,831
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
IONATRON,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Preferred
Stock
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
Total
Stockholders' Equity
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Capital
|
|
Deficit
|
|
(Deficit)
|
||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2003
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
48,452,249
|
$
|
48,452
|
$
|
471,548
|
$
|
(3,989,784
|
)
|
$
|
(3,469,784
|
)
|
||||||||
Transfer
of deficit on termination of Subchapter
S election
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,989,784
|
)
|
3,989,784
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Contribution
of note payable to stockholders'
equity
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,000,000
|
-
|
2,000,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in merger
|
-
|
-
|
19,346,090
|
19,346
|
8,797,227
|
-
|
8,816,573
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in North
Star acquisition
|
-
|
-
|
199,063
|
199
|
1,699,801
|
-
|
1,700,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
-
|
-
|
2,848,802
|
2,849
|
1,221,629
|
-
|
1,224,478
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares
issued for services performed
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
206,355
|
-
|
206,355
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended December
31, 2004
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,261,005
|
)
|
(3,261,005
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2004
|
-
|
-
|
70,846,204
|
70,846
|
10,406,776
|
(3,261,005
|
)
|
7,216,617
|
||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
-
|
-
|
1,139,907
|
1,140
|
829,860
|
-
|
831,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Options
issued for services performed
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
154,495
|
-
|
154,495
|
|||||||||||||||
Sale
of Series A Preferred Stock net
of
offering costs
|
720,000
|
720
|
-
|
-
|
16,578,473
|
-
|
16,579,193
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares
issued for services performed
|
-
|
-
|
10,000
|
10
|
75,190
|
-
|
75,200
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended December
31, 2005
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,624,603
|
)
|
(3,624,603
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2005
|
720,000
|
720
|
71,996,111
|
71,996
|
28,044,794
|
(6,885,608
|
)
|
21,231,902
|
||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
-
|
-
|
1,276,833
|
1,277
|
2,463,610
|
-
|
2,464,887
|
|||||||||||||||
Options
and warrants issued for services
performed
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
241,671
|
-
|
241,671
|
|||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,276,588
|
-
|
3,276,588
|
|||||||||||||||
Preferred
stock converted into common
stock
|
(30,000
|
)
|
(30
|
)
|
62,500
|
63
|
(33
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividend paid in 2006
|
-
|
-
|
160,079
|
160
|
1,222,810
|
(1,222,970
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Preferred
stock dividend paid February
1, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
59,417
|
59
|
295,059
|
(295,118
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||
Sale
of common stock and warrants net
of
offering costs
|
-
|
-
|
4,616,327
|
4,616
|
24,944,134
|
-
|
24,948,750
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended December
31, 2006
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(17,513,878
|
)
|
(17,513,878
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2006
|
690,000
|
$
|
690
|
78,171,267
|
$
|
78,171
|
$
|
60,488,633
|
$
|
(25,917,574
|
)
|
$
|
34,649,920
|
|||||||||
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
IONATRON,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(17,513,878
|
)
|
$
|
(3,624,603
|
)
|
$
|
(3,261,005
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
947,734
|
965,635
|
887,154
|
|||||||
Loss
on equipment disposal
|
9,894
|
48,726
|
470
|
|||||||
Deferred
income tax
|
(47,991
|
)
|
38,414
|
9,577
|
||||||
Provision
for bad debts
|
59,088
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Provision
for losses on projects
|
433,979
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Provision
for obsolete inventory
|
1,184,823
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Asset
impairment charges
|
2,090,884
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Noncash
stock based compensation expense
|
3,518,259
|
185,828
|
206,355
|
|||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
4,050,240
|
(870,341
|
)
|
(4,148,541
|
)
|
|||||
Other
receivable
|
17,167
|
10,318
|
(30,403
|
)
|
||||||
Inventory
|
(2,911,277
|
)
|
(1,007,366
|
)
|
(320,334
|
)
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
(153,250
|
)
|
(60,216
|
)
|
(356,714
|
)
|
||||
Deposits
|
(22,327
|
)
|
(28,225
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Accounts
payable
|
(427,017
|
)
|
(641,429
|
)
|
1,277,429
|
|||||
Billings
in excess of costs
|
(84,208
|
)
|
58,513
|
25,695
|
||||||
Accrued
expenses, deposits and deferred rent
|
663,390
|
350,167
|
141,414
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(8,184,490
|
)
|
(4,574,579
|
)
|
(5,568,903
|
)
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||
Purchase
of equipment
|
(941,099
|
)
|
(1,139,571
|
)
|
(1,115,672
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from sale of available-for-sale marketable securities
|
4,000,000
|
1,000,000
|
6,000,000
|
|||||||
Purchases
of available-for-sale marketable securities
|
(500,000
|
)
|
(12,000,000
|
)
|
(7,000,000
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from disposal of equipment
|
6,747
|
-
|
3,208
|
|||||||
Receivable
from stockholder
|
-
|
-
|
107,482
|
|||||||
Acquisition
of business, net of cash acquired
|
-
|
-
|
(573,234
|
)
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
2,565,648
|
(12,139,571
|
)
|
(2,578,216
|
)
|
|||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from note payable to stockholder
|
-
|
100,000
|
1,000,000
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock, net of costs incurred
|
24,948,750
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of preferred stock, net of costs incurred
|
-
|
16,579,193
|
-
|
|||||||
Repayment
on note payable to stockholder
|
-
|
(2,900,000
|
)
|
(500,000
|
)
|
|||||
Principal
payments on capital lease obligation
|
(42,251
|
)
|
(20,574
|
)
|
(1,545
|
)
|
||||
Cash
acquired from the Merger
|
-
|
-
|
8,816,573
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from the exercise of stock options and warrants
|
2,464,887
|
831,000
|
1,224,478
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
27,371,386
|
14,589,619
|
10,539,506
|
|||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
21,752,544
|
(2,124,531
|
)
|
2,392,387
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
371,248
|
2,495,779
|
103,392
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
22,123,792
|
$
|
371,248
|
$
|
2,495,779
|
||||
See
non-cash investing and financing activities at Note 15
|
||||||||||
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
NOTE
1. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
ORGANIZATION
OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ionatron, Inc. and
its
wholly owned subsidiaries, Ionatron Technologies, Inc. and North Star Power
Engineering, Inc. (“North Star”) (collectively, "Company," "Ionatron," "we,"
"our" or "us"). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial statement
amounts to conform to the current presentation.
NATURE
OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS:
Ionatron
was
formed to develop and market Directed Energy Weapon products and other products
incorporating its proprietary Laser Induced Plasma Channel ("LIPC") and related
technologies. Our goal is to deliver products that incorporate our technology
for sale to Government customers for specific applications and platforms as
well
as products for other commercial customers. Ionatron has entered into several
contracts with the Government for products and services as well as Cooperative
Research and Development Agreements for joint research on LIPC-based Directed
Energy Weapons and Counter-Weapon Systems. We expect to offer Government
approved versions of our products for other Government and non-Government
security applications in the future. Since our inception, we have engaged in
research and development and business development activities. Our first
Government contract was received in September of 2003. During 2004 we
demonstrated the laser guided man-made lightning Directed Energy technology
in
the laboratory, demonstrated the technology effects on a variety of targets
both
under Government contract and using internal research and development funding,
delivered a compact laser system specifically designed to enable the technology
under a Government contract; and commenced a Government contract for the
development of a system on a mobile platform for field demonstration and
testing. In 2005, utilizing contract and internal research and development
funds, we continued development of laser sources, advanced high voltage systems,
and special-purpose optical systems, expanded target effects testing under
Government contracts, and furthered our understanding of the underlying physics
of our systems and products. From the company’s inception to date we have
focused upon, strengthened and developed key intellectual property in the areas
of Directed Energy applications for our systems and methods. In 2005 and 2006,
we entered into teaming agreements with other defense contractors regarding
cooperative development and marketing of our LIPC and Laser Guided Energy (“LGE”
tm)
technologies and products.
In
2005 and
2006, in response to a heightened threat and at the request of a Government
customer, we developed both major components and a system that can counter
Improvised Explosive Devices (“IEDs”) which constitute a major threat in several
areas of war. During 2005 and 2006 and continuing into early 2007 we completed
a
series of Government-sponsored tests of our counter-IED system. Variations
of
our counter-IED products have included a remotely operated vehicle, kits or
palletized version of this direct discharge counter-IED system. Technical
results of all testing are highly sensitive, but we believe the 2007 testing
is
consistent with previous tests and believe that these tests accurately reflect
the capability of our technology in this critical mission. We are actively
working with the Marine Corps and other Government organizations toward the
near-term fielding of this technology.
Our
progress
in developing our LGE technology has resulted in follow-on contracts, including
recently announced sole-source development activities. In particular, the
Department of Defense (“DoD”) has identified certain urgent counter-IED
applications for directed energy which, we believe, will lead to the development
and fielding of mission-specific LGE platforms in the foreseeable future.
Current year contracted LGE development activities include vehicle stopping
and
counter Vehicle Borne IED (VBIED) missions, which we expect will lead to
follow-on missions for the LGE platform.
MERGER
AND RECAPITALIZATION:
On
March 18,
2004, a subsidiary of U. S. Home & Garden, Inc. (“USHG”), a non-operating,
publicly traded company merged into Ionatron, Inc. (the "Merger"). Following
the
Merger, USHG stockholders held 33.89 % and Ionatron stockholders held 66.11%
of
USHG common stock on a fully diluted basis. The combination has been accounted
for as a recapitalization of Ionatron, Inc., effective from our inception on
June 3, 2002, and the issuance of 19,346,090 common shares and approximately
5.5
million options and warrants to the USHG stockholders on the date of merger
in
exchange for $8.8 million in cash. We also acquired in the Merger a $1.6 million
principal amount subordinated promissory note from a highly leveraged entity.
At
the time of the Merger, we recorded a 100% valuation allowance for this note
due
to the uncertainty of collectibility. During 2005, we received $800,000 from
the
sale of this note which is included in “other income” on the accompanying
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
F-7
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
The
consolidated financial statements reflect the historical results of Ionatron,
Inc., prior to March 18, 2004, and the consolidated results of operations
of the
Company since March 18, 2004. As a result of the Merger, all pre-merger
outstanding shares of Ionatron common stock were converted into 48,452,249
shares of USHG common stock.
USE
OF ESTIMATES:
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with United
States generally accepted accounting principles, which requires management
to
make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported
in
the financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its
assumptions on historical experiences and on various other assumptions that
it
believes 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. In addition, Management
considers the basis and methodology used in developing and selecting these
estimates, the trends in and amounts of these estimates, specific matters
affecting the amount of and changes in these estimates, and any other relevant
matters related to these estimates, including significant issues concerning
accounting principles and financial statement presentation. Such estimates
and
assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes known which
could impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein. Significant estimates
include revenue recognition under the percentage of completion method of
contract accounting, the valuation of inventory, goodwill and other indefinite
lived assets and stock-based compensation expense.
REVENUE
RECOGNITION:
Revenue
under long-term Government contracts is recorded under the percentage of
completion method. Revenue, billable monthly, under cost plus fixed fee
contracts is recorded as costs are incurred and includes estimated earned fees
in the proportion that costs incurred to date bear to total estimated costs.
Costs include direct labor, direct materials, subcontractor costs and
manufacturing and administrative overhead allowable under the contract. As
contracts can extend over one or more accounting periods, revisions in earnings
estimated during the course of work are reflected during the accounting period
in which the facts become known. When the current contract estimate indicates
a
loss, provision is made for the total anticipated loss in the current period.
Gross revenue is presented as we do not generally provide an allowance for
returns from our customers.
The
asset
caption “accounts receivable” includes costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted contracts, which represents revenue recognized in excess
of amounts billed. Such revenue is billable under the terms of contracts at
the
end of the year, yet was not invoiced until the following year and is generally
expected to be collected within one year. The liability “billings in excess of
costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts” represents billings in
excess of revenue recognized.
Revenue
for
other products and services is recognized when such products and services are
delivered or performed and, in connection with certain sales to Government
agencies, when the products and services are accepted, which is normally
negotiated as part of the initial contract. Revenue from commercial,
non-Governmental, customers is based on fixed price contracts where the sale
is
recognized upon acceptance of the product or performance of the service and
when
payment is assured.
COST
OF REVENUE:
Cost
of
revenue is recorded as costs are incurred. Costs include direct labor, direct
materials, subcontractor costs and manufacturing and administrative overhead.
General and administrative expenses allowable under the terms of the contracts
are allocated per contract depending on its direct labor and material proportion
to total direct labor and material of all contracts.
As
contracts
can extend over one or more accounting periods, revisions in costs estimated
during the course of work are reflected during the accounting period in which
the facts become known.
NET
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic
loss
per common share is computed as net income (loss) attributable to common
stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
for the period. Diluted loss per common share reflects the effect of common
shares issuable through exercise of stock options and warrants and common shares
issuable upon the conversion of convertible instruments. The dilutive effect
of
options, warrants and our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which were
not
included in the total of diluted shares because the effect was antidilutive,
was
1,883,222, 2,828,770 and 2,735,877 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005
and 2004, respectively.
F-8
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Cash
equivalents are investments in money market funds or securities with an initial
maturity of 3-months or less.
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE:
Our
accounts
receivable balance includes contract receivables related to completed and
in-progress contracts, retentions, and costs and estimated earnings on
uncompleted contracts.
INVESTMENTS:
Our
investments are primarily composed of auction rate securities which are tied
to
short-term interest rates that are periodically reset through and auction
process. These investments are classified as available-for-sale and are reported
at fair value based on quoted market prices. Gains and losses on auction rate
securities are generally not anticipated since the reset period of seven to
35
days is short. However, should any unrealized gains or losses occur, they are
recorded to stockholders’ equity, net of taxes, whereas realized gains or losses
are recorded in the statement of operations
INVENTORIES:
Inventories
include material, direct labor and related manufacturing overhead and are stated
at the lower of cost (determined on a weighted average basis) or market. Due
to
the nature of our inventory, we analyze inventory on an item-by-item basis
for
obsolescence.
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT:
Property
and
equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation and amortization are calculated
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets
from 3- to 10-years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the life of
the
related lease or asset, whichever is shorter. Amortization of assets acquired
under capital leases is included in depreciation and amortization
expense.
Significant
improvements extending the useful life of property are capitalized. When
property is retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost of the property and
the
related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any
resulting gains or losses are reflected in the consolidated statements of
operations. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.
COMPUTER
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS:
Direct
development costs associated with internal-use computer software are accounted
for under Statement of Position 98-1 “Accounting for the Costs of Computer
Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use”. These costs are capitalized as
fixed assets and include external direct costs of material and services and
payroll costs for employees devoting time to the software projects, where
applicable. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage, as well as
for
maintenance and training, are expensed as incurred. Amortization is provided
on
a straight-line basis over the shorter of 3 years or the estimated useful life
of the software. Amortization expense relative to capitalized computer software
development costs was $83,498, $40,871 and zero for 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively.
VALUATION
OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS INCLUDING INTANGIBLES SUBJECT TO
AMORTIZATION:
We
review
long-lived assets, including intangible assets subject to amortization, for
possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, "Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets". We assess the recoverability
of such long-lived assets by determining whether the amortization of the
balances over their remaining lives can be recovered through undiscounted future
operating cash flows. The amount of impairment, if any, is measured based on
projected discounted future operating cash flows using a discount rate
reflecting the Company’s average cost of funds. The assessment of the
recoverability of long-lived assets will be impacted if estimated future
operating cash flows are not achieved.
F-9
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
GOODWILL
AND OTHER INDEFINITE LIFE INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
We
account
for goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets based on the method
of
accounting prescribed by the provisions of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets,” and we have determined that Ionatron and North Star
represent two separate reporting units. Goodwill is allocated to our reporting
units based on the reporting units that will benefit from the acquired assets
and liabilities. We tested goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles for
impairment as of October 1, 2006. Based on this analysis, we determined that
the
fair values of our goodwill and North Star tradename intangible assets were
below their carrying value and recorded and impairment charge of approximately
$1.5 million for goodwill and $603,000 for North Star tradename as further
discussed in footnote 7.
Goodwill
and
other indefinite life intangible assets are tested annually as of October
1st
for
impairment or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the assets might be impaired. In assessing the recoverability of goodwill
and other indefinite life intangible assets, we must make assumptions about
the
estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of
these assets. Assumptions about future revenue and cash flows require
significant judgment because of the current state of the economy and the
fluctuation of actual revenue and the timing of expenses. We develop future
cash
flows based on projected revenue with the assumption that expenses will grow
at
rates consistent with historical rates. If the expected cash flows are not
realized, impairment losses may be recorded in the future.
For
goodwill, the impairment evaluation includes a comparison of the carrying value
of the reporting unit (including goodwill) to that reporting unit’s fair value.
If the reporting unit’s estimated fair value exceeds the reporting unit’s
carrying value, no impairment of goodwill exists. If the fair value of the
reporting unit does not exceed the unit’s carrying value, then an additional
analysis is performed to allocate the fair value of the reporting unit to all
of
the assets and liabilities of that unit. The methods used to measure fair value
for this additional analysis may include the Adjusted Net Worth, Liquidation
Value, Capitalization of Gross Revenues and Goodwill/Revenue methods. We used
an
average of the Capitalization of Gross Revenues and Goodwill/Revenue methods
to
value the revenue generated because the analyses are made independent of direct
reference to the reporting unit’s actual performance. If the excess of the fair
value of the reporting unit over the fair value of the identifiable assets
and
liabilities is less than the carrying value of the unit’s goodwill, an
impairment charge is recorded for the difference.
The
impairment evaluation for other indefinite life intangible assets is performed
by a comparison of the asset’s carrying value to the asset’s fair value. When
the carrying value exceeds fair value an impairment charge is recorded for
the
amount of the difference. An intangible asset is determined to have an
indefinite useful life when there are no legal, regulatory, contractual,
competitive, economic, or any other factors that may limit the period over
which
the asset is expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the future cash
flows of the Company. In addition, each reporting period, we evaluate intangible
assets that are not being amortized to determine whether events and
circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. If an intangible
asset that is not being amortized is determined to have a finite useful life,
the asset will be amortized prospectively over the estimated remaining useful
life and accounted for in the same manner as intangible assets subject to
amortization.
INCOME
TAXES:
Income
taxes
are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes”.
Accordingly, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized currently for
the future tax consequences attributable to the temporary differences between
the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their
respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using
enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences
are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is recorded
to
reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets if it is more likely that
such assets will not be realized.
We
consider
all available evidence, both positive and negative, to determine whether, based
on the weight of that evidence, a valuation allowance is needed for some portion
or all of a net deferred tax asset. Judgment is used in considering the relative
impact of negative and positive evidence. In arriving at these judgments, the
weight given to the potential effect of negative and positive evidence is
commensurate with the extent to which it can be objectively verified. We record
a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets and review the amount
of
such allowance annually. When we determine certain deferred tax assets are
more
likely than not to be utilized, we will reduce our valuation allowance
accordingly.
F-10
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
We
have
provided a valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets related to Ionatron’s
operations. We have also provided a valuation allowance for the deferred tax
assets related to the $27.1 million operating and $0.5 million capital loss
carryovers of USHG. The USHG operating losses are available for deduction from
our taxable income at a rate of approximately $2.8 million per year. The tax
benefits related to deduction of the USHG losses will be added to paid-in
capital, if realized.
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION:
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R),
“Share-Based Payment”. SFAS 123(R) establishes accounting for stock-based awards
exchanged for employee services. Accordingly, stock-based compensation cost
is
measured at grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized
as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period.
We
adopted
the modified prospective application method as provided by SFAS 123(R). Under
this method, SFAS 123(R) is applied to stock-based compensation made after
the
effective date. Additionally, compensation cost for the portion of awards for
which the requisite service has not been rendered, such as unvested stock
options, that were outstanding as of the date of adoption will be recognized
as
the remaining requisite services are rendered. The compensation cost relating
to
unvested awards at the date of adoption will be based on the grant-date fair
value for those awards.
The
fair
value of each option is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option valuation model. We estimate expected stock price volatility based on
the
mean of the historical volatility of Ionatron, an industry index and a
representative peer group. We use historical data to estimate forfeiture rates.
SFAS 123(R) requires the estimation of forfeitures when recognizing compensation
expense and that this estimate of forfeitures be adjusted over the requisite
service period should actual forfeitures differ from such estimates. Changes
in
estimated forfeitures are recognized through a cumulative adjustment, which
is
recognized in the period of change and which impacts the amount of unamortized
compensation expense to be recognized in future periods. We estimate expected
life by analyzing the historical option exercise behavior of employees
considering the effect of strike and market price on employee decision making
and pertinent vesting schedules. The risk-free interest rate for periods within
the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for
comparable periods.
We
previously accounted for our employee stock option awards under the intrinsic
value based method of accounting prescribed by APB Opinion 25, “Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations, including Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 44 “Accounting for
Certain Transactions Including Stock Compensation, an interpretation of APB
Opinion 25.” Under the intrinsic value based method, compensation cost is the
excess of the quoted market price of the stock at grant date or other
measurement date over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock.
We
had adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation—Transition and Disclosure.” Accordingly, compensation costs were
recognized for employee stock option grants only when we granted options with
a
discounted exercise price.
On
November
10, 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Staff Position
No. FAS 123(R)-3 “Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of
Share-Based Payment Awards.” The Company has elected to adopt the alternative
transition method provided in the FASB Staff Position for calculating the tax
effects of stock-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R). The alternative
transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance
of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects
of employee stock-based compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact
on
the APIC pool and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of the tax effects
of
employee stock-based compensation awards that are outstanding upon adoption
of
SFAS 123(R).
The
pro
forma table below reflects net loss information and basic and diluted earnings
per share for the following years ended December 31, as if compensation expense
had been recognized for stock options as determined under the fair-value-based
method prescribed by SFAS 123 using the Black-Scholes options pricing model
and
amortized over the vesting periods of the related options.
F-11
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
For
the year ended December 31,
|
|
||||||
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
|||
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders:
|
|||||||
As
reported
|
$
|
(3,840,539
|
)
|
$
|
(3,261,005
|
)
|
|
Pro
forma stock compensation expense
|
(4,036,178
|
)
|
(1,020,523
|
)
|
|||
Pro
forma
|
$
|
(7,876,717
|
)
|
$
|
(4,281,528
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per share - basic and diluted:
|
|||||||
As
reported
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
Pro
forma
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
FAIR
VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
The
carrying
amount of accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses
approximate fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.
CONCENTRATIONS
OF CREDIT RISK:
We
maintain
cash balances at a major bank and, at times, balances exceed FDIC limits. We
generally do not have a significant concentration of credit risk on accounts
receivable from the Government.
ALLOWANCE
FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS:
We
do not
generally provide an allowance for receivables from the Government. We have
non-Government customers for which we provide for potentially uncollectible
accounts receivable by use of the allowance method. The allowance is provided
based upon a review of the individual accounts outstanding, and the Company’s
prior history of uncollectible accounts receivable.
BILLINGS
IN EXCESS OF COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS ON UNCOMPLETED
CONTRACTS:
Billings
in
excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts consists of
amounts for which contract billings have been presented but the goods and
services required under the contracts have not yet been provided and the
associated revenue has not been recognized.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES:
Expenditures
for Company-sponsored research and development projects and bid and proposal
costs are expensed as incurred. Customer-sponsored research and development
projects performed under contracts are accounted for as contract costs as the
work is performed.
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME:
We
have no
items of comprehensive income or expense in any of the periods presented.
Accordingly, our comprehensive income (loss) and net income (loss) are equal
for
all periods presented.
NOTE
2 - NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:
In
February
2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159,
“The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” The statement
permits entities to choose to measure certain financial instruments and certain
other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at
fair
value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities
with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by
measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply
complex hedge accounting provisions. This statement is effective for the first
fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. Management is currently
evaluating what the impact on our financial statements will be if we adopt
this
statement.
F-12
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
In
December
2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) Emerging Issued Task Force
(“EITF”) 00-19-2, Accounting
for Registration Payment Arrangements,
which
addresses accounting for registration payment arrangements. The FSP EITF 00-19-2
specifies that the contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise
transfer consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether issued
as a separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument
or
other agreement, should be separately recognized and measured in accordance
with
FASB Statement No. 5 “Accounting for Contingencies.” FSP EITF 00-19-2 further
clarifies that a financial instrument subject to a registration payment
arrangement should be accounted for in accordance with other applicable
generally accepted accounting principles without regard to the contingent
obligation to transfer consideration pursuant to the registration payment.
FSP
EITF 00-19-2 is effective immediately for registration payment arrangements
and
the financial instruments subject to those arrangements that are entered into
or
modified subsequent to December 21, 2006. For registration payment arrangements
and related financial instruments entered into prior to December 21, 2006,
FSP
EITF 00-19-2 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2006 and interim periods within those financial
years. Companies are required to report transition through a cumulative-effect
adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the first interim
period for the fiscal year in which FSP EITF 00-19-2 is adopted. We have elected
early adoption of FSP EITF 00-19-2 during our 4th
quarter
beginning October 1, 2006, which did not have a material impact on our financial
statements.
In
September
2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement.” SFAS No. 157
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair
value measurements. This Statement does not require any new fair value
measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We do not
believe the adoption of SFAS 157 will have a material impact on our financial
statements.
In
July
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48
clarifies the recognition threshold and measurement of a tax position taken
on a
tax return. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2006. FIN 48 also requires expanded disclosure with respect to the uncertainty
in income taxes. To the best of our knowledge we do not expect the application
of FIN 48 to have a material effect on our previously reported financial
statements or the financial statements for the period of adoption.
NOTE
3 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:
Our
accounts
receivable balance as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 includes contract
receivables related to completed and in progress contracts, retentions, and
costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts. Costs and estimated
earnings on uncompleted contracts represent amounts that are billable under
the
terms of contracts at the end of the year, were invoiced in the following year
and are generally expected to be collected within a year.
Accounts
receivable consist of the following as of December 31, 2006 and
2005:
December
31, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||
Contracts
in progress
|
$
|
224,080
|
$
|
3,375,104
|
|||
Completed
contracts
|
278,163
|
-
|
|||||
Retained
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
|||||
Cost
and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
|
44,116
|
1,931,434
|
|||||
Precontract
costs on anticipated contracts
|
618,281
|
-
|
|||||
1,264,640
|
5,406,538
|
||||||
Less:
|
|||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
6,277
|
38,847
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
1,258,363
|
$
|
5,367,691
|
F-13
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
Contract
receivables at December 31, 2006 are expected to be collected within a year.
There are no claims or unapproved change orders included in contract receivables
at December 31, 2006 and 2005. The retained balances at December 31, 2006 and
2005 represent a contract reserve for which a customer has been billed. We
expect payment of this reserve pending the completion of a review by the
customer of the project costs. The December 31, 2006 pre-contract costs on
anticipated contracts are costs applicable to a contract that is probable of
being awarded. The allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2006 and
2005
represent estimates for potentially uncollectible accounts receivable related
to
non-Governmental customers which is based upon a review of the individual
accounts outstanding and the Company’s prior history of uncollectible accounts
receivable.
Costs
and
Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts
December
31, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||
Cost
incurred on uncompleted contracts
|
$
|
127,622
|
$
|
14,457,299
|
|||
Estimated
earnings
|
28,902
|
1,122,673
|
|||||
Total
billable costs and estimated earnings
|
156,524
|
15,579,972
|
|||||
Less:
|
|||||||
Billings
to date
|
112,408
|
13,732,746
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
44,116
|
$
|
1,847,226
|
|||
Included
in accompanying balance sheet under the following
captions:
|
|||||||
Unbilled
costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
included
|
|||||||
in
accounts receivable
|
$
|
44,116
|
$
|
1,931,434
|
|||
Billings
in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted
|
|||||||
contracts
|
-
|
(84,208
|
)
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
44,116
|
$
|
1,847,226
|
NOTE
4 - SECURITIES
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE:
Available-for-sale
securities consist of the following as of December 31, 2006 and
2005:
December
31, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||
Asset
backed securities repriced monthly
|
$
|
3,000,000
|
$
|
3,000,000
|
|||
Municipal
bonds
|
4,500,000
|
5,500,000
|
|||||
Total
debt securities
|
7,500,000
|
8,500,000
|
|||||
Preferred
Stock
|
1,000,000
|
3,500,000
|
|||||
Total
equity securities
|
1,000,000
|
3,500,000
|
|||||
Total
available-for-sale securities
|
$
|
8,500,000
|
$
|
12,000,000
|
As
of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the carrying value of available-for-sale securities
approximated fair value and accordingly, there were no unrealized gains or
losses relative to available-for-sale securities. The municipal bonds represent
auction rate securities in long-term municipal bonds which are tied to
short-term interest rates that are periodically reset through an auction
process.
F-14
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
NOTE
5 - INVENTORIES:
Our
inventories consist of the following at December 31, 2006 and 2005:
December
31,
|
|
||||||
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
1,484,005
|
$
|
815,788
|
|||
Raw
materials overhead
|
101,506
|
337,914
|
|||||
Raw
materials reserve
|
(343,365
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Total
raw materials
|
1,242,146
|
1,153,702
|
|||||
Work
in process
|
2,229,101
|
194,997
|
|||||
Work
in process reserve
|
(1,256,776
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Total
work in process
|
972,325
|
194,997
|
|||||
Total
inventory
|
$
|
2,214,471
|
$
|
1,348,700
|
Raw
materials reserve of $343,365 and the work in process reserve of $1,256,776
are
comprised of a reserve for loss on projects of $415,318 which has been charged
to cost of revenue, and a lower of cost or market reserve for $1,184,823 which
has been charged to general and administrative expenses. Additionally, we
recorded in the quarter ended December 31, 2006 a $220,000 provision for loss
on
projects and a $363,000 provision for the lower of cost or market valuation
reserve.
NOTE
6 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Property
and
Equipment consist of the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2005:
December
31, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||
Furniture
and leasehold improvements
|
$
|
938,437
|
$
|
487,913
|
|||
Equipment
and software
|
3,288,368
|
2,530,777
|
|||||
Total
|
4,226,805
|
3,018,690
|
|||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(2,021,527
|
)
|
(1,285,894
|
)
|
|||
Net
property and equipment
|
$
|
2,205,278
|
$
|
1,732,796
|
Included
in
property and equipment are assets under capitalized lease agreements with an
aggregate cost of $139,601 and $119,747, and related accumulated amortization
of
$48,137 and $14,943 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Amortization
expense for these assets was $33,194, $15,979 and zero for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
NOTE
7 - GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
We
test
goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles for impairment as of October
1st
of each
year. In 2006, due to a significant reduction in sales volume and negative
cash
flows, we revised the five-year earnings forecast and projected cash flows
for
North Star. The projected cash flows were considered in determining the fair
value of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets. Due to a decline
in
projected cash flows, the Company also performed assessments of the carrying
value of North Star’s goodwill and Tradename indefinite lived intangible assets.
This assessment consisted of estimating the asset’s fair value and comparing the
estimated fair value to the carrying value of the asset. The Company estimated
the goodwill asset’s fair value through the use of an average of the
Capitalization of Gross Revenues and Goodwill/Revenue methods to value the
revenue generated because the analyses are made independent of direct reference
to the reporting unit’s actual performance projected cash flows based upon
projected revenue streams over the life of the asset, discounted at rates
consistent with the risk of the related cash flows. The North Star tradename
intangible asset’s fair value was estimated through an analysis of the projected
cash flows. Based on these analyses, the Company determined that the fair values
of its goodwill and Tradename intangible assets were below their carrying value
and recorded an impairment charge of approximately $1,488,000 for goodwill
and
$603,000 for Tradename.
F-15
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
Intangible
assets consist of the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2005:
As
of December 31, 2006
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
||||
|
|
Carrying
|
|
Impairment
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
Carrying
|
|
||||
|
|
Amount
|
|
Charge
|
|
Amortization
|
|
Amount
|
|||||
Intangible
Assets Subject to Amortization
|
|||||||||||||
Patent
|
$
|
34,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
15,300
|
$
|
18,700
|
|||||
Technological
Know-How
|
212,000
|
-
|
95,400
|
116,600
|
|||||||||
Subtotal
|
246,000
|
-
|
110,700
|
135,300
|
|||||||||
Intangible
Assets Not Subject to Amortization
|
|||||||||||||
Tradename
|
603,000
|
603,000
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Intangible
Assets Net
|
$
|
849,000
|
$
|
603,000
|
$
|
110,700
|
$
|
135,300
|
As
of December 31, 2005
|
||||||||||
Gross
Carrying
|
Accumulated
|
Net
Carrying
|
||||||||
Amount
|
Amortization
|
Amount
|
||||||||
Intangible
Assets Subject to Amortization
|
||||||||||
Patent
|
$
|
34,000
|
$
|
8,500
|
$
|
25,500
|
||||
Technological
Know-How
|
212,000
|
53,000
|
159,000
|
|||||||
Total
|
246,000
|
61,500
|
184,500
|
|||||||
Intangible
Assets Not Subject to Amortization
|
||||||||||
Tradename
|
603,000
|
-
|
603,000
|
|||||||
Intangible
Assets Net
|
$
|
849,000
|
$
|
61,500
|
$
|
787,500
|
Amortization
expense related to amortizable intangibles was approximately $49,000, $77,000
and $22,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The estimated amortizable life for Patents and Technological Know-How is 5
years.
For
the year ended December 31, 2007
|
$
|
49,200
|
||
For
the year ended December 31, 2008
|
49,200
|
|||
For
the year ended December 31, 2009
|
36,900
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
135,300
|
F-16
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
The
change
in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2006 is
as
follows:
Balance
as of January 1, 2006
|
$
|
1,487,884
|
||
Impairment
losses
|
(1,487,884
|
)
|
||
Balance
as of December 31, 2006
|
$
|
-
|
NOTE
8 - ACCRUED EXPENSES:
Accrued
expenses consist of the following as of December 31, 2006 and 2005:
December
31, 2006
|
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||
Overdraft
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
87,698
|
|||
Other
|
330,938
|
270,458
|
|||||
Total
Accrued Expenses
|
$
|
330,938
|
$
|
358,156
|
NOTE
9 - NOTE PAYABLE TO STOCKHOLDER:
The
Company’s former Chairman, and a significant stockholder, has provided funds
since the inception of the Company under a revolving credit arrangement. The
maximum amount outstanding under the facility was $5.3 million. After pay down
of $500,000 and contribution of $2 million of the revolving credit into equity
in the first quarter of 2004, the remainder of $2.8 million was incorporated
into a new $3 million revolving credit arrangement with the same terms as the
original revolving credit agreement. The note payable to stockholder bore
interest at a variable annual rate equal to the prime rate plus two percent
(2%), and was due upon demand subject to Board approval, and was collateralized
by the assets of our subsidiary, Ionatron Technologies, Inc. An additional
$100,000 was borrowed under the line of credit in September 2005, and the line
of credit was paid in full in November 2005. Interest paid under the line of
credit was approximately $213,000 and $211,000 for the years ended December
31,
2005 and 2004, respectively.
NOTE
10 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
PREFERRED
STOCK:
On
October
18, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors approved the elimination of the
10%
Series A convertible Preferred Stock. No shares of 10% Preferred Stock were
outstanding. The Board also authorized the issuance of up to 950,000 of the
Company’s Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A
Preferred Stock"). On October 27, 2005 the Company sold an aggregate of 720,000
shares of the Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated
value of $25 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $18,000,000 (the " 2005
Financing"). The net cash proceeds received from the 2005 Financing, after
deducting placement agent fees and expenses and other expenses were
approximately $16.6 million. Separately, we issued 101,667 warrants with a
fair
value of approximately $563,000 to the underwriters as additional compensation
for this transaction. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the
2005 Financing to repay the then outstanding $2.9 million principal amount
note
payable to the Company's former Chairman of the Board under its revolving credit
facility. During 2006, 30,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were converted
into 62,500 shares of common stock. At December 31, 2006, 690,000 shares of
the
Series A Preferred Stock were outstanding.
The
Series A
Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $25.00 per Share. The Series
A
Preferred Stock bears dividends at the rate of 6.5% of the liquidation
preference per share per annum, which accrues from the date of issuance, and
is
payable quarterly, when declared. Dividends may be paid in: (i) cash, (ii)
shares of our common stock (valued for such purpose at 95% of the weighted
average of the last sales prices of our common stock for each of the trading
days in the ten trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to
the
applicable dividend payment date), provided that the issuance and/or resale
of
all such shares of our common stock are then covered by an effective
registration statement or (iii) any combination of the foregoing. If the Company
fails to make a dividend payment within five business days following a dividend
payment date, the dividend rate shall immediately and automatically increase
by
1% from 6.5% of the liquidation preference per offered share of Series A
preferred stock to 7.5% of such liquidation preference for as long as such
failure continues and immediately return to 6.5% of the liquidation preference
per share of Series A preferred stock per annum at such time as such failure
no
longer continues.
F-17
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
Each
share
of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the
holder into a number of shares (the "Conversion Shares") of common stock equal
to the liquidation preference (plus any accrued and unpaid dividends for periods
prior to the dividend payment date immediately preceding the date of conversion
by the holder) divided by the conversion price (initially $12.00 per share,
subject to adjustment in the event of a stock dividend or split, reorganization,
recapitalization or similar event.) If the closing sale price of the common
stock is greater than 140% of the conversion price on 20 out of 30 trading
days,
the Company may redeem the Series A Preferred Stock in whole or in part at
any
time commencing November 1, 2008 and continuing through October 31, 2010, upon
at least 30 days' notice, at a redemption price, payable in cash, equal to
100%
of the liquidation preference of the shares to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid dividends thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date, subject to
certain conditions. In addition, beginning November 1, 2010, the Company may
redeem the Series A Preferred Stock in whole or in part, upon at least 30 days'
notice, at a redemption price, payable in cash, equal to 100% of the liquidation
preference of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid dividends thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date, under certain
conditions. We have paid dividends on our Series A Preferred Stock in the form
of common stock. For the payment of dividends in 2006, we issued 160,079 shares
of common stock with a market value of approximately $1.2 million. For the
payment of dividends in 2007, we issued 59,417 shares of common stock with
at
market value of approximately $295,000.
COMMON
STOCK:
On
August 8,
2006, we sold 4,616,327 shares of our common stock and 923,272 warrants to
purchase our common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $26.5 million.
The
net cash proceeds received from this offering, after deducting placement agent
fees and expenses and other expenses were approximately $24.9 million. The
warrants are exercisable until August 8, 2011 at an exercise price of $9.15
per
warrant share.
A
Rights
Agreement commonly known as a "poison pill", currently exists which provides
that in the event an individual or entity becomes a beneficial holder of 12%
or
more of the shares of our capital stock, without the approval of the Board
of
Directors other stockholders of the Company shall have the right to purchase
shares of our (or in some cases, the acquirer’s) common stock from the Company
at 50% of its then market value.
STOCK
WARRANT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT:
In
October
2003, we entered a Development Agreement with a third party whereby the Company
issued a warrant, which expires October 2008, to purchase 1,028,076 common
shares at $0. All non-financial terms of development agreements
are considered classified information by the Government, including the identity
of the third party. The initial $500,000 payment under the agreement was
considered as payment for the warrant and was recorded as additional paid-in
capital. 1,028,076 shares of common stock issued in the Merger were held
in escrow pending issuance under the warrant. In a subsequent agreement
with the third party, we terminated the Development Agreement and the Warrant
was converted into 725,000 shares of common stock in November 2004.
STOCK
OPTIONS AND WARRANTS:
At
December
31, 2006, Ionatron had a number of stock-based employee compensation plans.
The
Company generally grants stock options for a fixed number of shares to employees
and directors with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the
shares at the date of grant. Options granted to non-employee directors will
generally vest immediately on the date of grant. Options granted to employees
will generally vest over two to four years. All options granted have a
contractual life of 5 years from the grant date. Total compensation expense
related to these plans was $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006.
We
have a policy of issuing new stock to satisfy share option exercises.
At
December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 there were outstanding options to purchase 5.6 million,
3.5 million and 3.6 million shares, respectively, of common stock. We also
had
outstanding warrants to purchase 1.6 million, 589,827 and 607,460 shares of
common stock for the same respective dates. At March 18, 2004, the date of
the
Merger, there were outstanding options and warrants issued by USHG covering
approximately 5.5 million shares of common stock, exercisable at prices ranging
from $0.25 to $5.00.
F-18
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
On
June 28,
2005, the stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's 2004 Stock
Incentive Plan (“2004 Plan”) to (i) increase the number of shares of the
Company's common stock, $.001 par value, authorized for issuance under the
2004
Plan by 2,000,000 shares from 3,000,000 shares to 5,000,000 shares, and (ii)
set
the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon the
exercise of incentive stock options at 3,000,000 shares. As of December 31,
2006, 2005 and 2004, options to purchase 3,953,848, 1,598,281 and 630,425
shares, respectively, were outstanding under this plan. Prior to the Merger,
USHG maintained a number of Stock Compensation Option Plans which are included
in the following tables.
The
fair
value of share-based payment awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model with the following assumptions and weighted average fair
values:
For
the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
||||||
Weighted
average fair value of grants
|
$
|
2.01
|
$
|
4.89
|
$
|
2.94
|
||||
Expected
volatility
|
38.44%
- 48.61
|
%
|
62.0%
- 75.0
|
%
|
75.0%
- 80.0
|
%
|
||||
Expected
dividends
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
||||
Expected
term (years)
|
1.5
- 4
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|||||||
Risk
free rate
|
4.57%
- 4.96
|
%
|
3.29%
- 4.05
|
%
|
2.91%
- 3.06
|
%
|
The
following table summarizes the activity of our stock option plans for the year
ended December 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
Remaining
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Contractual
|
|
Intrinsic
Value
|
|
||||
|
|
Shares
|
|
Exercise
Price
|
|
Term
(years)
|
|
($000)
|
|||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2005
|
3,481,615
|
$
|
4.30
|
||||||||||
Granted
|
4,061,850
|
$
|
6.83
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(1,357,635
|
)
|
$
|
2.72
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
|
(623,357
|
)
|
$
|
8.14
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
5,562,473
|
$
|
6.10
|
3.94
|
$
|
2,110
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at December 31, 2006
|
2,136,881
|
$
|
5.07
|
3.23
|
$
|
1,927
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total intrinsic
value (the difference between Ionatron’s closing stock price on the last trading
day of 2006 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money
options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option
holders exercised their options on December 31, 2006. This amount changes based
on the fair market value of Ionatron’s stock. At December 31, 2006, there was
approximately $5.0 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to
unvested stock granted and outstanding, net of estimated forfeitures. The cost
is expected to be recognized on a weighted-average basis over a period of
approximately two years. During the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006,
we
changed the estimate of the number of outstanding instruments for which the
requisite service is not expected to be rendered, which represents management’s
best estimate based on information available. The effect of the change reduced
net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006 by approximately $482,000 ($.01
per share).
F-19
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
Option
activity for 2005 and 2004 is summarized as follows:
Number
of
Options |
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
||||||
Outstanding
March 18, 2004
|
3,908,833
|
$
|
0.72
|
||||
Granted
|
1,758,925
|
4.30
|
|||||
Exercised
|
(1,955,083
|
)
|
0.81
|
||||
Forfeited
|
(64,750
|
)
|
4.33
|
||||
Outstanding
December 31, 2004
|
3,647,925
|
2.34
|
|||||
Granted
|
1,090,400
|
8.14
|
|||||
Exercised
|
(1,081,685
|
)
|
1.21
|
||||
Forfeited
|
(175,025
|
)
|
6.35
|
||||
Outstanding
December 31, 2005
|
3,481,615
|
$
|
4.30
|
Compensation
expense recorded for shares and options delivered to non-employees for the
years
ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was approximately $286,000, $186,000
and
$206,000, respectively, which was charged to operating expenses with offsetting
entries to additional paid-in capital or pre-paid assets.
In
October
2005, we issued 101,667 warrants as compensation for agency services provided
in
the issuance of our Preferred Stock financing. The warrants are exercisable
for
a period of five (5) years commencing at an exercise price of $12.00 per
warrant
share. In August 2006, as a part of our sale of 4,616,327 shares of our common
stock we issued 923,272 warrants to purchase our common stock. The warrants
are
exercisable for a period of five (5) years at an exercise price of $9.15
per
warrant share.
F-20
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
Warrant
activity is summarized as follows:
|
Shares
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(years)
|
|
||||
Outstanding
March 18, 2004
|
1,597,426
|
$
|
0.39
|
|||||||
Warrants
Exercised
|
(989,966
|
)
|
$
|
0.25
|
||||||
Outstanding
December 31, 2004
|
607,460
|
$
|
0.63
|
|||||||
Warrants
Issued
|
101,667
|
$
|
12.00
|
|||||||
Warrants
Exercised
|
(119,300
|
)
|
$
|
0.63
|
||||||
Outstanding
December 31, 2005
|
589,827
|
$
|
2.59
|
|||||||
Total
Warrants Issued
|
989,938
|
$
|
8.96
|
|||||||
Total
Warrants Exercised
|
(20,000
|
)
|
$
|
0.63
|
||||||
Outstanding
December 31, 2006
|
1,559,765
|
$
|
6.66
|
3.75
|
Information
about warrants outstanding at December 31, 2006:
|
Warrants
Outstanding
|
Warrants
Exercisable
|
||||||||||||||
Range
of Exercise Prices
|
Shares
Outstanding
|
|
Weighted
Avg. Remaining
Contractual
Life
in Years
|
|
Weighted
Avg. Exercise
Price
|
|
Shares
Exercisable
|
|
Weighted
Avg.
Exercise Price |
|||||||
$0.48
- $0.75
|
468,160
|
2.21
|
$
|
0.63
|
468,160
|
$
|
0.63
|
|||||||||
$6.00
- $12.00
|
1,091,605
|
4.41
|
$
|
9.24
|
1,091,605
|
$
|
9.24
|
|||||||||
1,559,765
|
3.75
|
$
|
6.66
|
1,559,765
|
$
|
6.66
|
NOTE
11 –
SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS:
The
majority
of our customers are either the Government or contractors to the Government
and
represent 96%, 96% and 99% of revenue for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Government sourced customers represent approximately 98% and 88% of our account
receivable as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
NOTE
12 –
RETIREMENT PLANS:
We
established a 401(k) plan for the benefit of our employees. We may make
discretionary contributions to the plan. In 2005 and 2006, the Company did
not
contribute to the 401(k) plan. In 2004, the Company contributed $3,600 to
the
401(k) plan.
F-21
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
NOTE
13 –
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
OPERATING
LEASES:
In
Tucson,
Arizona, we lease office, manufacturing and storage under four non-cancellable
operating lease agreements. Our primary research and development facility
is
leased at an annual rental of $330,000 from a company that is partially owned
by
Messrs. Howard, Dearmin, Hayden and McCahon, who, as a group, own a significant
percentage of our common stock. Mr. Howard was a Director and Chairman of
the
Board from our inception in 2002 to March 2006. Mr. Dearmin is a director
and
was an executive officer from our inception in 2002 to February 2007. Messrs.
Hayden and McCahon are both Executive Vice Presidents. This lease expires
in
November 2012 and contains renewal options and an escalation provision at
the
end of 2007 that increases our annual rent by $49,500.
On
September
16, 2005 we took possession of additional manufacturing space that has a
monthly
rental of approximately $5,100 under a month-to-month lease agreement.
In
February
2006, we consolidated our executive and administrative offices into one
location, which is proximate to our Tucson research and development facility.
Effective December 2006 entered into a lease agreement for this property
and we
exercised our option to extend this lease to January 2010 with monthly rents
of
approximately $7,000 accelerating to approximately $7,400 in the final year
of
the lease with a total commitment of approximately $272,000.
In
connection with the relocation of our North Star operations, on June 1, 2006
we
commenced a 3-year non-cancellable, renewable operating lease at an annual
rent
of approximately $64,000 with annual escalations. We are also responsible
for
certain property related costs, including insurance, utilities and property
taxes.
On
April 1,
2005 we took possession of office, manufacturing and warehouse facilities
at the
Stennis Space Center in Mississippi under a non-cancelable operating lease.
The
lease expires in 2010 with the annual rent increasing from $269,000 in the
first
year to $283,000 in the final year for an aggregate commitment of $1,378,000.
The lease may be renewed three times in five-year increments.
We
account
for escalation provisions contained in our leases by straight-lining the
rent
expense over the term of the leases.
The
Company
also leases a vehicle a under non-cancelable operating lease agreement to
facilitate our material purchasing activities. This lease commitment is
approximately $600 per month. We are responsible for registration, licensing
and
insurance costs.
Rent
expense
was approximately $906,000, $733,000 and $411,000 for 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively.
Future
annual minimum lease payments under these operating lease agreements are
as
follows:
Years
ending December 31,
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
766,691
|
|
2008
|
|
|
812,565
|
|
2009
|
|
|
777,893
|
|
2010
|
|
|
457,600
|
|
2011
|
|
|
379,500
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
332,063
|
|
Total
|
$
|
3,526,312
|
F-22
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
CAPITAL
LEASES:
We
rent
office equipment under capital lease agreements with $2,079 in monthly payments.
We also rent two vehicles for use in our operations under capital lease
agreements with $2,155 in monthly payments.
Future
annual minimum lease payments under these leases are:
Years
ending December 31,
|
Amount
|
|||
2007
|
$
|
52,757
|
||
2008
|
27,361
|
|||
2009
|
2,047
|
|||
Total
payments
|
82,165
|
|||
Less
interest
|
(4,655
|
)
|
||
Total
principal
|
77,510
|
|||
Less:
Current portion of capital lease obligations
|
(46,974
|
)
|
||
Long-term
capital lease obligations
|
$
|
30,536
|
GUARANTEES:
We
agree to
indemnify our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences arising
as a result of the officers or directors serving in such capacity. The term
of
the indemnification period is for the officer's or director's lifetime. The
maximum amount of future payments that we could be required to make under
these
indemnification agreements is unlimited. However, we maintain a director's
and
officer’s liability insurance policy that limits our exposure and enables us to
recover a portion of any future amounts paid. As a result, we believe the
estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal because
of
our insurance coverage and we have not recognized any liabilities for these
agreements as of December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
LITIGATION:
In
July
2006, two class action complaints were filed by George Wood and Raymond Deedon
against Ionatron and its founders. Each of the class actions was filed in
the
United States District Court for the District of Arizona and allege, among
other
things, violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and
Rule 10b-5, claiming that the Company issued false and misleading statements
concerning the development of its counter-IED product. The court has
consolidated these cases, and a consolidated amended complaint has been served.
On February 16, 2007, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated
amended complaint for failure to state of cause of action. We are unable
to
evaluate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome in this matter or estimate
the
range of potential loss, if any. However, the Company intends to defend itself
vigorously in any legal proceedings.
In
September
2006, a derivative action was filed by John T. Johnasen in Arizona State
Court,
Pima County, against certain of the Company’s officers and directors, alleging,
among other things, breach of fiduciary duty. The court has stayed the
derivative action pending a decision on the Company’s motion to dismiss the
consolidated amended complaint in the class action described above.
In
addition,
we may from time to time be involved in legal proceedings arising from the
normal course of business. As of the date of this report, we have not received
notice of any other legal proceedings.
F-23
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
NOTE
14 – INCOME
TAXES:
The
components of the provision for income taxes for the years ended December
31,
2006, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:
December
31 ,
|
||||||||||
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
Current:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Federal
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
State
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Total
Current
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Deferred:
|
||||||||||
Federal
|
(39,151
|
)
|
31,310
|
7,841
|
||||||
State
|
(8,840
|
)
|
7,104
|
1,736
|
||||||
Total
Deferred
|
(47,991
|
)
|
38,414
|
9,577
|
||||||
Total
provision for income taxes
|
$
|
(47,991
|
)
|
$
|
38,414
|
$
|
9,577
|
The
reconciliation of the difference between income taxes at the statutory
rate and
the income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004 is
as follows:
December
31 ,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
||||
Computed
tax at statutory rate
|
$
|
(5,970,524
|
)
|
$
|
(1,303,953
|
)
|
$
|
(1,175,634
|
)
|
|
State
taxes, net of federal benefit
|
$
|
(798,582
|
)
|
(4,618
|
)
|
(1,128
|
)
|
|||
Change
in valuation allowance
|
$
|
7,241,296
|
1,458,225
|
1,306,703
|
||||||
Credits
|
$
|
(541,376
|
)
|
(183,996
|
)
|
(122,523
|
)
|
|||
Other
|
21,195
|
72,756
|
2,159
|
|||||||
Provision
(Benefit) For Taxes
|
$
|
(47,991
|
)
|
$
|
38,414
|
$
|
9,577
|
Deferred
tax
assets (liabilities) consist of the following:
December
31 ,
|
|||||||
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
||||
Deferred
Tax Assets:
|
|||||||
Accruals
& Reserves
|
$
|
1,117,998
|
$
|
191,284
|
|||
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
(100,073
|
)
|
10,874
|
||||
Tax
Credit Carryforwards
|
1,091,593
|
550,216
|
|||||
Net
Operating Loss
|
15,979,092
|
12,870,619
|
|||||
Capital
Loss Carryforwards
|
176,935
|
176,935
|
|||||
Goodwill
Amortization
|
517,140
|
(47,991
|
)
|
||||
FAS
123R Stock Compensation NQSO
|
1,309,332
|
-
|
|||||
Valuation
Allowance
|
(20,092,017
|
)
|
(13,799,928
|
)
|
|||
Total
Deferred Tax Assets
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(47,991
|
)
|
The
net
change in the valuation allowance for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased
by approximately $6.3 million. Management believes that sufficient uncertainty
exists regarding the future realization of the Company's deferred tax assets
and
thus a full valuation allowance is required.
As
of
December 31, 2006, we have cumulative federal and state net operating loss
carryforwards of approximately $50.1 million and $22.6 million, respectively,
which can be used to offset future income subject to taxes. Federal net
operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2020. State net operating
loss
carryforwards begin to expire in 2007. Included in federal net operating
loss
carryforwards is approximately $6.4 million related to stock based compensation
that will be credited to additional paid in capital when realized. Upon
adoption
of SFAS 123(R) we reduced our gross deferred assets and related valuation
allowance by stock compensation related deferred tax assets.
F-24
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
As
of
December 31, 2006, we have cumulative unused research and development tax
credits of approximately $435,000 and $413,000 which can be used to reduce
future federal and Arizona income taxes, respectively. As of December 31,
2006,
we have cumulative unused federal minimum tax credit carryforwards of
approximately $244,000. The federal minimum tax credit carryforwards are
not
subject to expiration under current federal tax law.
Utilization
of the company's net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits is subject
to
substantial annual limitations due to the ownership change limitations provided
by the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Such an annual
limitation could result in the expiration of the net operating loss
carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards before utilization.
F-25
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
NOTE
15 –
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
||||
Cash
Paid During the Year For:
|
||||||||||
Interest
|
$
|
13,001
|
$
|
227,106
|
$
|
215,593
|
||||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
66,287
|
||||
Non-Cash
Investing and Financing Activities:
|
||||||||||
Conversion
of note payable to common stock
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,000,000
|
||||
Equipment
purchased under capitalized lease
|
$
|
19,854
|
$
|
119,746
|
$
|
7,462
|
||||
Shares
issued in acquisition
|
-
|
-
|
1,700,000
|
|||||||
Acquisition
costs accrued
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
15,000
|
||||
Fair
value of warrants issued to underwriters of the Series A Preferred
Stock
issuance
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
562,930
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Shares
consumed in cashless exercises of options and
warrants
|
100,802
|
61,078
|
96,247
|
|||||||
Trade-in
of equipment on capitalized lease
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,182
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Assets
and Liabilities in North Star Acquisition:
|
||||||||||
Current
and other assets, net of cash acquired
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(244,355
|
)
|
|||
Property
and equipment
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(20,333
|
)
|
|||
Goodwill
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(1,487,889
|
)
|
|||
Intangible
assets
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(886,000
|
)
|
|||
Account
payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
350,338
|
F-26
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
NOTE
16 – INDUSTRY
SEGMENTS:
The
Company
is currently engaged in developing and marketing through two distinct segments:
(1) Ionatron, where the focus is on Directed Energy Weapon technology products
for sale to the Government and (2) North Star, where the focus is on the
manufacture of custom high voltage equipment for sale in a more broad-based
market. Prior to the acquisition of North Star, there was only one
segment.
Selected
Financial Data for our Reportable Segments for the year ended December
31,
2006
Business
Segment
|
Revenues
|
|
|
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
|
|
Interest
Income
|
|
|
Interest
Expense
|
|
|
Net
(Loss)
|
|
|
Capital
Expenditures
|
|
|
Identifiable
Assets
|
|
||
Ionatron
|
$
|
9,438,081
|
$
|
830,365
|
$
|
811,163
|
$
|
12,216
|
$
|
(13,112,813
|
)
|
$
|
765,795
|
$
|
41,444,752
|
|||||||
North
Star
|
965,903
|
117,369
|
1,148
|
785
|
(4,401,065
|
)
|
195,158
|
827,349
|
||||||||||||||
Total
Company
|
10,403,984
|
947,734
|
812,311
|
13,001
|
(17,513,878
|
)
|
960,953
|
42,272,101
|
||||||||||||||
Intersegment
|
(374,229
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,704,475
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Investment
in Sub
|
(2,415,000
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
Company
|
$
|
10,029,755
|
$
|
947,734
|
$
|
812,311
|
$
|
13,001
|
$
|
(17,513,878
|
)
|
$
|
960,953
|
$
|
37,152,626
|
Selected
Financial Data for our Reportable Segments for the year ended December
31,
2005
Business
Segment
|
Revenues
|
|
|
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
|
|
Interest
Income
|
|
|
Interest
Expense
|
|
|
Net
(Loss)
|
|
|
Capital
Expenditures
|
|
|
Identifiable
Assets
|
|||
Ionatron
|
$
|
17,736,319
|
$
|
849,477
|
$
|
110,447
|
$
|
225,962
|
$
|
(3,391,292
|
)
|
$
|
1,175,253
|
$
|
23,537,651
|
|||||||
North
Star
|
2,553,603
|
116,158
|
1,313
|
1,144
|
(233,311
|
)
|
84,064
|
2,843,183
|
||||||||||||||
Total
Company
|
20,289,922
|
965,635
|
111,760
|
227,106
|
(3,624,603
|
)
|
1,259,317
|
26,380,834
|
||||||||||||||
Intersegment
|
(1,413,994
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(313,003
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Investment
in Sub
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,415,000
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Consolidated
Company
|
$
|
18,875,928
|
$
|
965,635
|
$
|
111,760
|
$
|
227,106
|
$
|
(3,624,603
|
)
|
$
|
1,259,317
|
$
|
23,652,831
|
In
January
2007, we consolidated the North Star operations into Ionatron’s to more
effectively utilize the shared workforce of the two operations. As a result
of
this consolidation, for 2007 we have also collapsed the reporting segments
of
Ionatron and North Star into one segment for financial reporting
purposes.
F-27
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31,
2006
NOTE
17 –
QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS (UNAUDITED):
Quarterly
operating results for 2006 and 2005 were as follows:
1st
|
|
2nd
|
|
3rd
|
|
4th
|
|||||||
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
5,074,827
|
$
|
1,997,170
|
$
|
1,537,314
|
$
|
1,420,444
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
307,649
|
(26,061
|
)
|
(1,763
|
)
|
(371,213
|
)
|
||||||
Operating
loss
|
(3,537,872
|
)
|
(4,947,751
|
)
|
(3,606,745
|
)
|
(6,267,852
|
)
|
|||||
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
|
$
|
(3,745,945
|
)
|
(5,154,120
|
)
|
$
|
(3,661,527
|
)
|
$
|
(6,152,762
|
)
|
||
Weighted
average number of shares
|
|||||||||||||
outstanding,
basic and diluted
|
72,174,683
|
73,272,731
|
76,084,796
|
78,125,274
|
|||||||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per share
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
|||||
2005
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
2,570,271
|
$
|
3,956,522
|
$
|
6,219,161
|
$
|
6,129,974
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
165,785
|
180,696
|
658,582
|
113,560
|
|||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(1,598,938
|
)
|
(1,645,900
|
)
|
(298,194
|
)
|
(742,945
|
)
|
|||||
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
|
$
|
(1,647,598
|
)
|
$
|
(1,710,696
|
)
|
$
|
(361,335
|
)
|
$
|
(120,910
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares
|
|||||||||||||
outstanding,
basic and diluted
|
70,969,510
|
71,212,062
|
71,354,540
|
71,766,778
|
|||||||||
Basic
and diluted net loss per share
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
We
tested
goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles for impairment as of October 1,
2006.
Based on this analysis, we determined that the fair values of our goodwill
and
the North Star tradename intangible assets were below their carrying value
and
in the fourth quarter of 2006 recorded impairment charges of approximately
$1.5
million for goodwill and $603,000 for the North Star tradename. Additionally,
we
recorded in the fourth quarter of 2006 a $220,000 provision for loss on projects
and a $363,000 provision for the lower of cost or market valuation
reserve.
F-28