APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2007 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x
Quarterly
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
OR
o
Transition
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For
the
transition period from __________ to __________
Commission
File Number 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
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. Yes x
No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
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):
Large
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
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
equity, as of the latest practicable date. As of November 7, 2007, there were
79,590,469
shares of the issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share,
outstanding.
IONATRON,
INC.
September
30,
2007
PART
I -
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1-
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Consolidated
Financial Statements
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 (Unaudited) and December
31, 2006
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3
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||
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30,
2007 and
2006 (Unaudited)
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4
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||
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 and
2006 (Unaudited)
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 and
2006 (Unaudited)
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6
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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Item
2-
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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13
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Item
4-
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Controls
and Procedures
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19
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PART
II -
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
4-
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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20
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Item
6-
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Exhibits
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20
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SIGNATURES
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21
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-
2
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PART
I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
IONATRON,
INC.
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|||
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
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September 30, 2007
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December 31, 2006
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||||||
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(Unaudited)
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|
|||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
assets
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
16,942,067
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$
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22,123,792
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|||
Accounts
receivable - net
|
1,877,469
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640,082
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|||||
Inventory
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1,455,220
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2,832,752
|
|||||
Securities
available-for-sale
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8,500,000
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8,500,000
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|||||
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
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186,156
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639,728
|
|||||
Other
receivables
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1,237
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2,918
|
|||||
Total
current assets
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28,962,149
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34,739,272
|
|||||
Property
and equipment - net
|
1,776,758
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2,205,278
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|||||
Other
assets
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34,516
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72,776
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|||||
Intangible
assets - net
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98,400
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135,300
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|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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30,871,823
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$
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37,152,626
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable - net
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$
|
1,259,451
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$
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570,572
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|||
Accrued
expenses
|
411,785
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638,925
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|||||
Accrued
compensation
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764,339
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818,779
|
|||||
Customer
deposits
|
492,877
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284,279
|
|||||
Current
portion of capital lease obligations
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17,413
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46,974
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
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2,945,865
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2,359,529
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|||||
Capital
lease obligations
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4,491
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30,536
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|||||
Deferred
rent
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125,034
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112,641
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|||||
Total
liabilities
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3,075,390
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2,502,706
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|||||
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
September
30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
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690
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690
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|||||
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized;
79,189,151shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and
78,171,267
shares
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006
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79,189
|
78,171
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
64,296,743
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60,488,633
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(36,580,189
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)
|
(25,917,574
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)
|
|||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
27,796,433
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34,649,920
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|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$
|
30,871,823
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$
|
37,152,626
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
(unaudited)
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3
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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|||
(Unaudited)
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For the three months ended
September 30,
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|||||||
2007
|
2006
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||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
3,608,584
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$
|
1,537,314
|
|||
Cost
of revenue
|
4,143,906
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1,539,077
|
|||||
Gross
loss
|
(535,322
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)
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(1,763
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)
|
|||
Operating
expenses:
|
|||||||
General
and administrative
|
4,348,838
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2,492,610
|
|||||
Selling
and marketing
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76,340
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144,522
|
|||||
Research
and development
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548,895
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967,850
|
|||||
Total
operating expenses
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4,974,073
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3,604,982
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|||||
Operating
loss
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(5,509,395
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)
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(3,606,745
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)
|
|||
Other
(expense) income
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
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(453
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)
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(2,122
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)
|
|||
Interest
income
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341,872
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255,093
|
|||||
Other
|
-
|
500
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|||||
Total
other
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341,419
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253,471
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|||||
Loss
before provision for income taxes
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(5,167,976
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)
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(3,353,274
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)
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Provision
for income taxes
|
-
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10,199
|
|||||
Net
loss
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(5,167,976
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)
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(3,363,473
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)
|
|||
Preferred
stock dividends
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(295,108
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)
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(298,054
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)
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Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
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$
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(5,463,084
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)
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$
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(3,661,527
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)
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Net
loss per common share – basic and diluted
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$
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(0.07
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)
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$
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(0.05
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)
|
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Weighted
average number of shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
79,107,767
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76,084,796
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
(unaudited)
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4
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IONATRON,
INC.
|
|||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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|||
(Unaudited)
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For the nine months ended
September 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
8,828,367
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$
|
8,609,311
|
|||
Cost
of revenue
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9,552,526
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8,329,486
|
|||||
Gross
profit (loss)
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(724,159
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)
|
279,825
|
||||
Operating
expenses:
|
|||||||
General
and administrative
|
8,951,015
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8,708,326
|
|||||
Selling
and marketing
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331,155
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419,771
|
|||||
Research
and development
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856,722
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3,244,096
|
|||||
Total
operating expenses
|
10,138,892
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12,372,193
|
|||||
Operating
loss
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(10,863,051
|
)
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(12,092,368
|
)
|
|||
Other
(expense) income
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
|
(1,941
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)
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(11,485
|
)
|
|||
Interest
income
|
1,079,841
|
479,195
|
|||||
Other
|
7,847
|
544
|
|||||
Total
other
|
1,085,747
|
468,254
|
|||||
Loss
before provision for income taxes
|
(9,777,304
|
)
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(11,624,114
|
)
|
|||
Provision
for income taxes
|
-
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32,101
|
|||||
Net
loss
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(9,777,304
|
)
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(11,656,215
|
)
|
|||
Preferred
stock dividends
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(885,326
|
)
|
(905,377
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
|
$
|
(10,662,630
|
)
|
$
|
(12,561,592
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per common share – basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
78,677,306
|
73,858,433
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
(unaudited)
|
-
5
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IONATRON,
INC.
|
|||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|||
For the nine months ended
September 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(9,777,304
|
)
|
$
|
(11,656,215
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
756,877
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687,266
|
|||||
Loss
(gain) on equipment disposal
|
76,767
|
(3,996
|
)
|
||||
Deferred
income tax provision
|
-
|
30,598
|
|||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
-
|
98,400
|
|||||
Provision
for losses on projects
|
1,165,854
|
144,892
|
|||||
Provision
for warranty
|
13,940
|
-
|
|||||
Non-cash
stock based compensation expense
|
2,809,980
|
3,096,750
|
|||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(1,237,387
|
)
|
3,343,553
|
||||
Other
receivable
|
1,681
|
17,395
|
|||||
Inventory
|
211,678
|
(1,905,837
|
)
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
|
491,832
|
174,568
|
|||||
Accounts
payable
|
688,879
|
(557,425
|
)
|
||||
Billings
in excess of costs
|
-
|
(84,208
|
)
|
||||
Accrued
expenses, deposits and deferred rent
|
(74,529
|
)
|
3,968
|
||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(4,871,732
|
)
|
(6,610,291
|
)
|
|||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Purchase
of equipment
|
(385,404
|
)
|
(833,079
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of available-for-sale marketable securities
|
-
|
4,000,000
|
|||||
Purchases
of available-for-sale marketable securities
|
-
|
(500,000
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from disposal of equipment
|
17,180
|
6,899
|
|||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
(368,224
|
)
|
2,673,820
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from sale of common stock and warrants
|
-
|
24,948,750
|
|||||
Principal
payments on capital lease obligations
|
(55,606
|
)
|
(31,020
|
)
|
|||
Exercise
of stock options and warrants
|
113,837
|
2,464,888
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
58,231
|
27,382,618
|
|||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(5,181,725
|
)
|
23,446,147
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
22,123,792
|
371,248
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
16,942,067
|
$
|
23,817,395
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
(unaudited)
|
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6
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IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2007
(unaudited)
1. |
BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
|
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ionatron and our
wholly owned subsidiaries, Ionatron Technologies, Inc. and North Star as of
September 30, 2007 (collectively, "Company," "Ionatron," "we," "our" and "us").
All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion
of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments)
necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods
presented have been made. The results for the nine-month period ended September
30, 2007, may not be indicative of the results for the entire year. The interim
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements
contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain reclassifications have
been
made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.
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, estimate to forecast loss on a contract under completed
contract method of accounting, the valuation of inventory, estimate
to forecast expected forfeiture rate on stock-based awards and
stock-based compensation expense.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115,” which permits entities to choose certain financial assets
and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items
for
which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS
No.
159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that
begins after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact
of the adoption of SFAS No. 159; however, it is not expected to have a material
impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of
operations.
2. |
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
|
Accounts
receivable consist of the following as of September 30, 2007 and December 31,
2006:
September 30, 2007
|
December 31, 2006
|
||||||
Contracts
receivable
|
$
|
699,054
|
$
|
502,243
|
|||
Retained
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
|||||
Cost
and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
|
1,078,415
|
44,116
|
|||||
1,877,469
|
646,359
|
||||||
Less:
|
|||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
-
|
6,277
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
1,877,469
|
$
|
640,082
|
Contract
receivables at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are expected to be
collected within a year. The retained balances 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 allowance
for
doubtful accounts represents an estimate for potentially uncollectible accounts
receivable related to non-governmental customers that is based upon a review
of
the individual accounts outstanding and the Company’s prior history of
uncollectible accounts receivable.
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7
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IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2007
(unaudited)
Costs
and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted
Contracts
|
September 30, 2007
|
December 31, 2006
|
||||||
Cost
incurred on uncompleted contracts
|
$
|
7,564,223
|
$
|
127,622
|
|||
Estimated
earnings
|
581,261
|
28,902
|
|||||
Total
billable costs and estimated earnings
|
8,145,484
|
156,524
|
|||||
Less:
|
|||||||
Billings
to date
|
7,067,069
|
112,408
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
1,078,415
|
$
|
44,116
|
|||
Included
in accompanying balance sheet under the following
captions:
|
|||||||
Unbilled
costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
|
|||||||
included
in accounts receivable
|
$
|
1,078,415
|
$
|
44,116
|
|||
Billings
in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted
contracts
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
1,078,415
|
$
|
44,116
|
3. |
INVENTORY
|
Our
inventories consist of the following as of September 30, 2007 and December
31,
2006:
September 30, 2007
|
December 31, 2006
|
||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
274,244
|
$
|
1,242,146
|
|||
Work-in-process
|
1,180,976
|
1,590,606
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
1,455,220
|
$
|
2,832,752
|
The
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 inventory totals contain approximately
$874,000 and $468,000, respectively, of allocated general and administrative
costs. During the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 the Company reduced
the
carrying value to lower-of-cost-or-market of inventory not technologically
current or that was directly associated with our remotely controlled vehicle
development amounting to $1.5 million charged to general and administrative
expense. In addition, the Company recorded a provision for loss on a
non-government contract of $812,000 associated with the development of a new
technology. This provision reduced work-in-process inventory and was charged
to
cost of sales.
4. |
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
|
Stock
Based Compensation – Employees and Directors
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions
of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share Based Payment”
(“SFAS No. 123(R)”), using the modified prospective transition method. For the
three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, stock-based compensation expense
totaled $1.0 million and $950,000, respectively. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, stock-based compensation expense totaled $2.8
million and $2.9 million, respectively. There is no related income tax benefit
recognized because our deferred tax assets are fully offset by a valuation
allowance.
-
8
-
IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2007
(unaudited)
The fair value of option awards are estimated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
||||
2007
|
|
2006
|
||
Expected
life (years)
|
4
years
|
2.5
years
|
||
Dividend
yield
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
||
Expected
volatility
|
46.00%
|
38.4%
- 42.7%
|
||
Risk
free interest rates
|
4.55%
- 4.74%
|
4.6%
- 5.0%
|
||
Weighted
average fair value of options at grant date
|
$1.94
|
$2.04
|
The
following table summarizes the stock options outstanding as of September 30,
2007 as well as activity during the nine months then ended:
Weighted Average
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Exercise Price
|
||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2006
|
5,562,473
|
$ | 6.10 | ||||
Granted
|
456,500
|
$ | 4.66 | ||||
Exercised
|
(473,250
|
)
|
$ | 0.83 | |||
Forfeited
|
(382,000
|
)
|
$ | 7.31 | |||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2007
|
5,163,723
|
$ | 6.37 | ||||
Exercisable
at September 30, 2007
|
2,866,803
|
$ | 6.29 |
As
of
September 30, 2007, the weighted average remaining contractual life of options
outstanding and options exercisable was 3.47 and 3.20 years, respectively.
There
was an estimated $4.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related
to
unvested stock option awards as of September 30, 2007. As of September 30,
2007,
the aggregate intrinsic value (amount by which the market value of a share
of
the Company’s common stock exceeds the exercise price of the option) of options
outstanding as well as options exercisable was $150,000 for 326,125 options
in-the-money.
In
August
2007, the Board granted certain employees 395,000 grants of restricted stock
units under the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. These awards have a grant date fair
value of $2.84 per unit and will vest over the next two years and five months
from the date of grant.
The
following table summarizes nonvested restricted stock units outstanding as
of
September 30, 2007 and changes during the nine months then ended September
30,
2007:
Weighted Average
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Exercise Price
|
||||||
Nonvested
at December 31, 2006
|
-
|
||||||
Granted
|
395,000
|
$
|
2.84
|
||||
Nonvested
at September 30, 2007
|
395,000
|
$
|
2.84
|
As
of
September 30, 2007, there was $899,000 of unrecognized stock-based compensation
related to nonvested restricted stock units which we expect to recognize over
a
weighted-average period of 1.3 years.
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IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2007
(unaudited)
In
October 2007, the Board granted to our CEO and President 275,000 shares of
restricted common stock under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. These awards have
a
grant date fair value of $3.55 per restricted share (the closing price on the
date of the grant) and vest as to 68,750 shares annually on each January
10th
from
2008 through 2011.
In
October 2007, the Board granted to our CFO 80,000 shares of restricted common
stock under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. These awards have a grant date fair
value of $3.55 per restricted share (the closing price on the date of the grant)
and vest as to 26,666 shares on January 10, 2008 and as to 26,667 shares on
each
of January 10, 2009 and January 10, 2010.
In
October 2007, as an inducement to a senior engineer to join Ionatron, the
Company issued 117,000 restricted stock units outside of the terms of any
existing Ionatron equity incentive plan. These awards have a grant date fair
value of $4.12 per unit and vested as to 42,000 shares on the individual’s start
date and vest as to 25,000 shares on each of the three anniversaries of the
individual’s start date.
Stock
Options and Warrants - Non-Employees
At
September 30, 2007 and 2006 there were outstanding warrants to purchase 1.1
million and 1.6 million shares of common stock, respectively, which were either
(i) issued in connection with the August 2006 financing, (ii) issued to outside
consultants, or (iii) outstanding at the date of the merger.
Compensation
expense of approximately $0 and $165,000 for the three months ended September
30, 2007 and 2006, respectively and approximately $55,000 and $258,000 for
the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, was recorded for
options and warrants issued to non-employees. Offsetting entries of $55,000
and
$214,000 were posted to additional paid-in capital for the compensation expenses
in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
5. |
RETIREMENT
PLANS
|
We
have a
401(K) plan for the benefit of our employees. Employees are eligible to
contribute to their 401(K) accounts through payroll deductions. During the
third
quarter 2007, we implemented an employer match benefit effective January 1,
2007
where we match 50% of the employees’ 401(K) contribution up to 3% of their
eligible compensation. This employer match expense included $65,000 for the
period January through June 2007 and $33,000 for the period July through
September 2007.
6. |
INCOME
TAXES
|
We
adopted the provisions of Financial Standards Accounting Board Interpretation
No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“SFAS 109”) on January 1, 2007. The
adoption of FIN 48 did not impact the consolidated balance sheet, results of
operations or cash flows. At the adoption date of January 1, 2007 and at
September 30, 2007, we had unrecognized tax benefits of $9.6 million
attributable to losses that were incurred by USHG prior to the merger in March
2004. These benefits are not recognized because of uncertainty regarding the
utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards. If in the future, we
resolve the uncertainty in our favor, the full amount will favorably affect
our
effective income tax rate.
We
recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income
tax expense. As of September 30, 2007, we had no accrued interest or penalties
related to our unrecognized tax benefits.
We
did
not record a provision for taxes in 2007 because we reduced the fair value
of
goodwill to zero in the fourth quarter of 2006. For the three months and nine
months ended September 30, 2006, we recorded provisions for income taxes of
approximately $10,000 and $32,000, respectively, due to an increase in deferred
tax liabilities as a result of the tax amortization of our goodwill.
We
file
income tax returns in the Federal and various state jurisdictions. With certain
exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to audit for years prior to the
year ended December 31, 2003.
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IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2007
(unaudited)
7. |
SIGNIFICANT
CUSTOMERS
|
The
substantial majority of our customers are either the U.S. Government or
contractors to the U.S. Government and represents approximately 97% and 96%
of
revenues for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively and approximately 99% and 94% of revenues for each of the three
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
8. |
NET
LOSS PER SHARE
|
Basic
loss per share is computed as net loss attributable to common stockholders
divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur
from common shares issuable through exercise of stock options and warrants
and
common shares issuable upon the conversion of convertible instruments. Options,
warrants, restricted stock units and our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,
which were not included in the total of diluted shares because the effect was
antidilutive, was 482,880 and 1,074,424 shares for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and 463,374 and 751,624 for the
nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.
9. |
DIVIDENDS
|
Under
a
standing Board resolution, a 6.5% dividend was paid on November 1, 2007 to
the
holders of our Series A Redeemable Cumulative Preferred Stock and the dividend
was paid in shares of our common stock to the holders of record on October
15,
2007. Dividends on Preferred Stock are accrued when the amount of the dividend
is determined. The non-cash dividend of approximately $295,000 is reflected
in
our September 30, 2007 balance sheet. The recording of the dividend had no
effect on our cash or total equity. 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 the discretion of the Company.
10.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
OPERATING
LEASES
In
September 2007, at the request of a government agency that desired to use the
facility for a different purpose, we relinquished our interest in the leased
facilities at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The
monthly commitment under the lease of approximately $23,000 will cease beginning
in October 2007. Our associated unamortized leasehold improvements will accrue
to the benefit of the new tenant that resulted in a charge of $72,000 as a
part
of the transaction.
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 consolidated
these cases, and a consolidated amended complaint was served. The Company and
the individual defendants moved to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint
for failure to state a cause of action. The plaintiffs have opposed the
Company’s motion to dismiss. Oral arguments have been scheduled to take place in
December 2007. 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 these 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. On June
29,
2007, the state court extended the stay of the derivative action until 30 days
after the federal district court rules on the Company’s motion to dismiss the
consolidated 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.
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IONATRON,
INC.
NOTES
TO
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September
30, 2007
(unaudited)
11.
|
AUTHORIZED
COMMON STOCK
|
At
the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ionatron, Inc. held on September 10, 2007,
stockholders approved the amendment of the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation to effect an increase in the number of authorized shares of common
stock from 100,000,000 to 125,000,000 shares.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Our
discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations
should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial
statements and the related disclosures included elsewhere herein and in
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations included as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended
December 31, 2006.
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain
statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning 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. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ
materially from our expectations are described Item 1A. (Risk Factors) of our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. 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.
OVERVIEW
Ionatron
is a developer and manufacturer of applied energy systems, primarily for
military applications, utilizing our proprietary knowledge of high performance
lasers, high voltage electronics, advanced adaptive optics and atmospheric
and
plasma energy interactions. Ionatron applies these technologies to deliver
innovative solutions to urgent military missions, including neutralizing
Improvised Explosive Devices (“IEDs”), neutralizing vehicle-borne IEDs (i.e. car
bombs), and non-lethal methods for vehicle stopping, among other high priority
missions of U.S. and allied military forces. Additionally, Ionatron develops
and
manufactures high voltage and laser products for government and commercial
customers for a range of applications.
Ionatron
is the sole and exclusive developer of Laser Guided Energy (“LGE©”) and Laser
Induced Plasma Channel (“LIPCtm”)
technologies. These revolutionary technologies can precisely transmit high
voltage electrical charges by using a laser to create a conductive path in
the
atmosphere. This technique can deliver tailored weapon and countermeasure
effects to targets with laser accuracy, and with manageable lethality to reduce
the potential for inadvertent injury and collateral damage. This technology
has
been in development since the Company’s inception in 2002, and the Company has
protected what it believes to be the enabling intellectual property through
U.S.
Patent filings. LGE development is currently funded through multiple Department
of Defense (“DoD”) contracts in support of U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, and the
Office of Secretary of Defense program objectives.
Ionatron
has engaged in research and development, prototype system integration and field
support, engineering design and equipment fabrication, and business development
activities. Ionatron has entered into several contracts with its customers
for
products and services as well as Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
(“CRADA”) for research on LGE and LIPC-based directed energy weapons,
counter-IED systems, high voltage electronics, lasers, and technology
development. In 2005, the Company was contracted to deliver counter-IED
prototypes for U.S. military customers and to support those systems for testing
and in-theatre operations. We are currently involved in a follow-on counter-IED
program funded by the Joint IED Defeat Organization (“JIEDDO”) in support of a
U.S. Marine Corps urgent need request, and we are pursuing opportunities to
manufacture and support additional systems and derivatives to these and other
U.S. and allied military forces and non-government security customers in the
future.
Regarding
our emerging LGE products, we have demonstrated this directed energy technology
in the laboratory; examined the weapon 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. We have also, utilizing contract and internal research and development
funds, developed additional laser sources, advanced high voltage systems,
special-purpose optical systems, expanded target effects testing, furthered
our
understanding of the underlying physics of our systems and products and entered
into teaming agreements with other defense contractors regarding cooperative
development and marketing of our LIPC and LGE technologies and products.
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Since
our
inception, we have pursued the development of a range of core intellectual
property objectives using internal investment, and have vigorously pursued
patents on such technology. This approach is designed to establish a sole source
for us in customer-funded technology and product development contracts, as
well
as establish barriers to potential competition. Our patent applications, in
tandem with our significant proprietary knowledge, may be used as justification
for sole source contracts in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations,
and thereby may reduce the likelihood of competitive solicitations. Presently,
five patents have issued and 30 patent applications are pending. Seventeen
of
the 30 pending patent applications have received Government initiated “national
security related” secrecy orders. The U.S. patent office imposes secrecy orders
when disclosure of an invention by publication of a patent would be detrimental
to the United States 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. We have thus far
received notice that two of these secrecy order patent applications have been
declassified and the claims have been accepted by the patent office. 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.
At
the
request of our Government customers, Ionatron developed major components,
complete solutions, and integrated systems that demonstrate significant
capability in countering IEDs, a major threat to military and security
operations throughout the world. We completed numerous Government-sponsored
tests of several prototype counter-IED systems. Technical results of such
counter-IED testing are highly sensitive or classified, but we are satisfied
that the full range of these tests accurately reflect the capability of our
technology in addressing this critical mission. We have integrated our
counter-IED technologies into various military and non-military vehicles,
including remotely operated vehicles. Because of continued Company-initiated
innovations, we anticipate additional product variations may be utilized on
other military platforms in the future as military customers identify new
candidate areas for implementation of our technologies. We continue to work
actively with our customers to field our counter-IED technologies. In February
of 2007, a version of our counter-IED technology was tested in response to
a
U.S. Marine Corps (“USMC”) urgent need statement. As a result of this testing,
the USMC requested and received funding from JIEDDO for development and testing
of a variant of our counter-IED technology. In September 2007, Ionatron received
a $1.0 million contract from JIEDDO through the Naval Surface Warfare Center
for
engineering development and verification testing of these newly adapted and
packaged systems. We expect this activity to result in the production of
multiple units for operational evaluation by the Marine Corps and eventual
production and fielding. We also expect that successful deployment of this
system will create opportunities for follow-on engineering development and
production of similar and derivative systems for other U.S. and allied military
forces.
Our
counter-IED customers have recently expressed a preference for our developed
and
packaged kits and “palletized” versions of the Company’s counter-IED technology.
These palletized systems are designed for integration into existing
combat-rugged vehicles or other platforms supplied by the customer. This
approach avoids the difficulties of fielding a complex computerized vehicle
in
the extremely harsh radio frequency environment of modern combat operations
where even the most robust communications links can be seriously degraded.
Accordingly, in the third quarter of 2007 we elected to suspend our internal
efforts in development of our own remotely operated vehicles which were
initially designed to carry our counter-IED systems. In connection with this
prioritization, and as a result of continued advancement of our designs and
technologies, we re-evaluated certain inventory materials on hand and reduced
the carrying value to lower-of-cost-or-market for inventory not technologically
current or that was directly associated with our remotely controlled vehicle
development. This re-evaluation resulted in a lower-of-cost-or-market inventory
adjustment of $1.5 million in September 2007. We believe that there remain
available niche markets for remotely operated vehicle versions of our technology
for operation in non-hostile environments, but believe that these will be
longer-term opportunities rather than the current urgent missions.
In
September 2007, at the request of a non-customer government agency that desired
the use of our Mississippi facility for a different purpose, we relinquished
our
interest in our leased facility at Stennis Space Center. Our Stennis facility
was initially intended to manufacture our own remotely operated vehicle, and
with the reduced forecast for this specific embodiment of our counter-IED
product we expect the relinquishment of this facility to have no material impact
on our operations in the foreseeable future. The monthly commitment under this
Stennis lease was approximately $23,000 ceased in early-October 2007. In
addition, our associated unamortized leasehold improvements will accrue to
the
benefit of the new tenant, resulting in a charge of $72,000 as part of the
transaction.
Government
support for our LGE and LIPC technologies continues through Congressional
funding and military service line item funding in to the U.S. Navy budget,
as
well as funding that is transferred to the Navy from other services. We were
awarded a $9.8 million dollar contract by the Navy in April 2007. In August
2007, the Army Research Development and Engineering Center (“ARDEC”) granted a
$2.1 million contract for a technology development program for ANVILS (Advanced
Neutralization Vehicle-borne IEDs Integrated Laser System), for the application
of directed energy technologies to counter the threat of vehicle-borne IEDs.
The
contract was issued through Subsystems Technologies, Inc. of Rosslyn, VA as
a
part of an existing services contract that Subsystems has with ARDEC. The U.S.
Army has approved a RDT&E (Research Development Testing and Evaluation)
budget line item for further LIPC/LGE development in fiscal year 2008. We are
working with our Army customer to define the scope of effort under that DoD
Budget authority. It is anticipated that this will result in a direct contract
with the Army in the first quarter of 2008.
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Outside
our directed energy weapons program, Ionatron is participating in the long-term
development of an innovative and proprietary aerospace technology in partnership
with a major aerospace / defense contractor under an Exclusive Supplier
Agreement. This important customer has made significant investments in concert
with our own investments to advance this technology. This customer is currently
funding a contract under this Agreement that includes concept development,
prototype fabrication and testing, and fabrication and delivery of operational
hardware systems, and we expect a series of follow-on contracts as this
technology is matured and readied for use. The initial discussions and
relationship with this customer accelerated last year, with this Agreement
being
formally established earlier this year. This Agreement covers three years with
options to extend for seven more years. It includes provisions allowing Ionatron
to pursue non-conflicting applications for the technology including our
developed hardware and designs. This Agreement limits the range of our public
disclosure on details regarding the parties, technologies, and applications.
We
have deferred recognizing revenue until the initial phase is concluded and
accepted by the customer. We estimate that our costs to complete will exceed
customer funding by approximately $1.1 million and have recognized the effect
of
these estimates with a loss provision accrual to cost of revenue.
In
September 2007, we received a 24 month Phase II contract award from the Army
Research Office for further development of a Light Filament Sensor, which is
a
follow on activity resulting from the success of the Phase I effort conducted
in
the latter half of 2006 and early 2007. That contract consists of a base
contract of $390,000 for the first 12 months, with a customer option for the
second 12 months for another $351,000. This contract is the first in what we
believe will be a series of new funded technology initiatives advancing the
ultra-short pulse laser technology in support of LIPC/LGE for use in other
military and commercial applications.
Our
progress in development of our LGE and Counter-IED technologies has resulted
in
follow-on contracts, including recently announced sole-source development
activities. In particular, the 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. Contracted LGE development activities include vehicle stopping and
counter-Vehicle Borne IED (VBIED) missions, which we believe will lead to
follow-on contracts for the LGE platform. As these and other counter-IED
initiatives continue to be advanced by our customer, we will be seeking
manufacturing opportunities to field the near-term proximity-related
direct-discharge products and longer-term laser-guided versions of these
direct-discharge products, as well as, other related proprietary
technologies.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
COMPARISON
OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006 IS AS
FOLLOWS:
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
3,608,584
|
$
|
1,537,314
|
|||
4,143,906
|
1,539,077
|
||||||
General
and administrative
|
4,348,838
|
2,492,610
|
|||||
Selling
and marketing
|
76,340
|
144,522
|
|||||
Research
and development
|
548,895
|
967,850
|
|||||
Other
(expense) income:
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
|
(453
|
)
|
(2,122
|
)
|
|||
Interest
income
|
341,872
|
255,093
|
|||||
Other
|
-
|
500
|
|||||
Loss
before provision for income taxes
|
(5,167,976
|
)
|
(3,353,274
|
)
|
|||
Provision
for income taxes
|
-
|
10,199
|
|||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(5,167,976
|
)
|
$
|
(3,363,473
|
)
|
REVENUE
The
increase of approximately $2.1 million in revenue for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 compared to 2006 is attributable to LGE revenue of
approximately $3.0 million in 2007 compared to $1.3 million in 2006 accompanied
with an increase in revenue of $516,000 from Counter-IED projects.
COST
OF REVENUE
Cost
of
revenue increased approximately $2.6 million when compared to the three months
ended September 30, 2006 due to increased revenue. Cost of revenue includes
an
allocation of general and administrative expenses and research and development
costs in accordance with the terms of our contracts. The negative gross margin
in the three months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to $880,000
estimated loss provision accruals attributed to non-government customer based
contracts.
GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE
General
and administrative (“G&A”) expense increased approximately $1.9 million in
the third quarter 2007 when compared to the third quarter 2006. The increase
is
primarily attributable to a $1.5 million lower-of-cost-or-market adjustment
for
materials in inventory that became technologically obsolete and a reduction
of
$708,000 in applied overhead. We also had an increase of $252,000 for salaries
and accrued compensation. Offsetting these increases are reductions in temporary
help and consultants of $234,000 and director and professional costs of
$176,000.
SELLING
AND MARKETING
Selling
and marketing expenses decreased approximately $68,000 for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007 from the same period in 2006 reflecting reduced payroll
costs.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
Research
and development (“R&D”) expenses decreased approximately $419,000 during the
three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006
primarily due the $222,000 reduction of payroll costs from a reduced headcount
and a redeployment of our technical staff to our funded projects and the
$214,000 reduction of supplies charged to R&D projects.
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INTEREST
INCOME AND INTEREST EXPENSE
Net
interest income for the third quarter of 2007 was higher by approximately
$88,000 from the same period of 2006 primarily because of the funds provided
by
the August 2006 financing were invested in interest bearing accounts for the
full three-month period in 2007 as compared to less than two months in 2006.
NET
LOSS
Our
operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007 resulted in a net
loss
of approximately $5.2 million, an increase of approximately $1.8 million when
compared to the $3.4 million loss in the same period of 2006. This increase
in
loss reflects an increase in G&A of $1.9 million and a further reduction of
our gross margin by $534,000, offset by decreases in R&D of approximately
$419,000 and increases in our net interest income of $88,000.
COMPARISON
OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006 IS AS
FOLLOWS:
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
8,828,367
|
$
|
8,609,311
|
|||
Cost
of revenue
|
9,552,526
|
8,329,486
|
|||||
General
and administrative
|
8,951,015
|
8,708,326
|
|||||
Selling
and marketing
|
331,155
|
419,771
|
|||||
Research
and development
|
856,722
|
3,244,096
|
|||||
Other
(expense) income:
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
|
(1,941
|
)
|
(11,485
|
)
|
|||
Interest
income
|
1,079,841
|
479,195
|
|||||
Other
|
7,847
|
544
|
|||||
Loss
before provision for income taxes
|
(9,777,304
|
)
|
(11,624,114
|
)
|
|||
Provision
for income taxes
|
-
|
32,101
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Net
loss
|
$ |
(9,777,304
|
)
|
$ |
(11,656,215
|
)
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REVENUE
Revenue
improved by approximately $219,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2007
compared to 2006 primarily due to an increase in revenue from our LGE project
of
$3.8 million, which was offset by a decrease of $3.2 million from our
Counter-IED projects and a decrease in our non-governmental projects of
$343,000.
COST
OF REVENUE
Cost
of
revenue increased approximately $1.2 million when compared to the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 due partially to increased revenue. Cost of revenue
includes an allocation of general and administrative expenses and research
and
development costs in accordance with the terms of our contracts. The negative
gross margin in the first nine months of 2007 was primarily due to $1.1 million
estimated loss accruals attributed to non-government customer based
contracts.
GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE
G&A
expense increased approximately $243,000 in the first nine months of 2007 when
compared to the first nine months of 2006 which includes a decrease of $1.8
million of applied overhead, a $1.5 million lower-of-cost-or-market adjustment
for materials in inventory in 2007. We also had an increase of $274,000 for
salaries and accrued compensation. Offsetting these are reductions in temporary
help and consultants of $734,000, travel related expenses of $672,000,
professional fees of $656,000, supplies of $506,000 and fringe and benefits
costs of $255,000.
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SELLING
AND MARKETING
Selling
and marketing expenses of approximately $331,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 decreased by approximately $89,000 from the $420,000 of
expenses recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2006, reflecting
reduced salaries and travel costs.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
Research
and development (“R&D”) expenses decreased approximately $2.4 million during
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 2006 primarily due
the
re-deployment of our technical staff to our funded projects
in-progress.
INTEREST
INCOME AND INTEREST EXPENSE
Net
interest income for the first nine months of 2007 was higher by approximately
$610,000 from the same period of 2006 primarily because the funds provided
from
the August 2006 financing were invested in income producing investments for
nine
months in 2007 as compared to less than two months in 2006.
NET
LOSS
Our
operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 resulted in a net loss
of approximately $9.8 million, an improvement of approximately $1.9 million
when
compared to the same period in 2006. This improvement is reflective of
reductions in R&D expense of approximately $2.4 million and an increase of
our net interest income of $610,000, offset by a decrease in our gross margin
of
$1.0 million and an increase of G&A expense of $243,000.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
At
September 30, 2007, we had approximately $25.4 million of cash, cash equivalents
and securities available-for-sale. Our cash position decreased during the first
nine months of 2007 by approximately $5.2 million. During the first nine months
of 2007, we used approximately $4.9 million of cash in operating activities.
This amount is comprised primarily of our net loss of approximately $9.8 million
and an increase in accounts receivable of $1.2 million. Offsetting these are
non-cash stock option compensation expense of approximately $2.8 million,
provision for losses on projects of $1.2 million, depreciation and amortization
expense of $757,000, an increase in accounts payable of $689,000 and a decrease
in prepaid expenses and deposits of $492,000. During the first nine months
of
2007, investment activities used approximately $368,000 primarily from the
acquisition of equipment while financing activities provided approximately
$58,000.
In
the
course of normal business, we customarily have approximately $500,000 to $1.0
million of purchase obligations outstanding that typically settle within 12
months of incurrence.
We
anticipate that short-term and long-term funding needs will be provided from
cash and cash equivalents and available-for-sale marketable securities and
cash
flow from Government contracts. We believe that we have sufficient working
capital to fulfill existing contracts and expected contracts in 2007 and 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 that have
commercial type gross margins associated with them.
BACKLOG
OF ORDERS
At
September 30, 2007, we had a backlog (work load remaining on signed contracts)
of approximately $9.7 million to be completed within the next twelve months.
The
backlog does not include proposals and contracts under negotiation at September
30, 2007.
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ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
EVALUATION
OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of September 30, 2007. Based on that evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to
be
disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. During
the nine
months ended
September 30, 2007, there was no significant change in our internal controls
over financial reporting that has materially affected, or which is reasonably
likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial
reporting.
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PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
4
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
At
the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ionatron, Inc. held on September 10, 2007,
72,200,088 shares of Ionatron’s Common Stock, or approximately 91% of the total
Common Stock outstanding on the record date for such meeting, were represented.
The
Stockholders of Ionatron elected Messrs. David C. Hurley and James K. Harlan
as
Class III Directors with terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to
be held in 2010. Of the shares voted with respect to the election of Mr. Hurley,
70,792,681 were voted in favor and 1,407,407 were withheld. Of the shares voted
with respect to the election of Mr. Harlan, 70,828,625 were voted in favor
and
1,371,463 were withheld.
Continuing
as Class I Directors with terms expiring in 2008 are Mr. Dana A. Marshall and
Mr. James A. McDivitt. Continuing as a Class II Directors with term expiring
in
2009 is Mr. George P. Farley.
The
Stockholders of Ionatron also approved the amendment of the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation to effect an increase in the number of authorized
shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 125,000,000 shares. Of the shares
voted with respect to the ratification of the amendment of the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation, 68,754,481 were voted in favor, 3,289,292 were
voted against and 156,315 votes abstained.
The
Stockholders of Ionatron also approved the adoption of the Company’s 2007 Stock
Incentive 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 (4)
stock appreciation rights and (5) other stock-based awards. A total of
10,000,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for distribution pursuant
to the 2007 Plan. Of the shares voted with respect to the adoption of the 2007
Plan, 46,805,529 were voted in favor, 8,298,835 were voted against and 55,306
votes abstained. In addition, 17,040,418 shares were not voted on this proposal.
ITEM
6 EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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DESCRIPTION
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive 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.
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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.
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
IONATRON,
INC.
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By | /s/ Dana A, Marshall | |
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Dana
A. Marshall
Chief
Executive Officer and President
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Date:
November 9, 2007
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