Clarus Corp - Annual Report: 2006 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
FOR
ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS
13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Mark
One)
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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
For
the
transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission
file number 0-24277
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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58-1972600
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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One
Landmark Square
Stamford,
Connecticut 06901
(Address
of principal office, including zip code)
(203)
428-2000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: None
SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: Common
Stock,
par
value
$.0001
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by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined
in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES o
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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 Exchange
Act.
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NO x
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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
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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 statement
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this
Form 10-K. x
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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large
accelerated filer o
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by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
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The
aggregate market value of the voting stock and non-voting common equity held
by
non-affiliates of the Registrant at June 30, 2006 was approximately $94.5
million based on $6.45 per share, the closing price of the common stock as
quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets Electronic Quotation Service.
The
number of shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding at March 8, 2007
was 17,119,504 shares.
DOCUMENT
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions
of our Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the Registrant's
2006 fiscal year end are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I
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ITEM
1.
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BUSINESS
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1
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
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OVERVIEW
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BUSINESS
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PRIOR
BUSINESS
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EMPLOYEES
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION |
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ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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ITEM
1B.
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UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
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ITEM
2.
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PROPERTIES
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ITEM
3.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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ITEM
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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PART
II
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ITEM
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MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES
OF
EQUITY SECURITIES
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ITEM
6.
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
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ITEM
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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ITEM
7A.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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ITEM
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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ITEM
9.
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CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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ITEM
9A.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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ITEM
9B
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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PART
III
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ITEM
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DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
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ITEM
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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ITEM
12.
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
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ITEM
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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ITEM
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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,
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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SIGNATURES |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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ITEM
1. BUSINESS
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
report contains certain forward-looking statements, including information about
or related to our future results, certain projections and business trends.
Assumptions relating to forward-looking statements involve judgments with
respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market
conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or
impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control.
When
used in this report, the words "estimate," "project," "intend," "believe,"
"expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that our assumptions underlying the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, any or all of the assumptions could
prove inaccurate, and we may not realize the results contemplated by the
forward-looking statements. Management decisions are subjective in many respects
and susceptible to interpretations and periodic revisions based upon actual
experience and business developments, the impact of which may cause us to alter
our business strategy or capital expenditure plans that may, in turn, affect
our
results of operations. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in
the
forward-looking information included in this report, you should not regard
the
inclusion of such information as our representation that we will achieve any
strategy, objectives or other plans. The forward-looking statements contained
in
this report speak only as of the date of this report, and we have no obligation
to update publicly or revise any of these forward-looking statements.
These
and
other statements, which are not historical facts, are based largely upon our
current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, among others, our planned effort to redeploy our assets and use our
cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to enhance stockholder value
following the sale of substantially all of our electronic commerce business,
which represented substantially all of our revenue generating operations and
related assets, and the risks and uncertainties set forth in the section headed
"Risk Factors" of Part I, Item 1A of this Report and described in "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of
Part II of this Report. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in
our
efforts to redeploy our assets or that any such redeployment will result in
Clarus’ future profitability. Our failure to redeploy our assets could have a
material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock and our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
OVERVIEW
Clarus
Corporation ("Clarus" or the "Company," which may be referred to as "we," "us,"
or "our") was formerly a provider of e-commerce business solutions until the
sale of substantially all of its operating assets in December 2002. We are
currently seeking to redeploy our cash, cash equivalents and marketable
securities to enhance stockholder value and are seeking, analyzing and
evaluating potential acquisition and merger candidates. We were incorporated
in
Delaware in 1991 under the name SQL Financials, Inc. In August 1998, we changed
our name to Clarus Corporation. Our principal corporate office is located at
One
Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut 06901 and our telephone number is (203)
428-2000.
BUSINESS
At
the
2002 annual meeting of our stockholders held on May 21, 2002, Warren B. Kanders,
Burtt R. Ehrlich and Nicholas Sokolow were elected by our stockholders to serve
on our Board of Directors. Under the leadership of these new directors, our
Board of Directors adopted a strategy of seeking to enhance stockholder value
by
pursuing opportunities to redeploy our assets through an acquisition of, or
merger with, an operating business that will serve as a platform company, using
our cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, other non-operating assets
(including, to the extent available, our net operating loss carryforward) and
our publicly-traded stock to enhance future growth. The strategy also sought
to
reduce significantly our cash expenditure rate by targeting, to the extent
practicable, our overhead expenses to the amount of our investment income until
the completion of an acquisition or merger. While the Company's operating
expenses, excluding transaction expenses, have remained relatively stable during
the past three fiscal years, management currently believes that the Company's
operating expenses, excluding potential unsuccessful transaction expenses,
may
exceed investment income during 2007.
As
part
of our strategy to enhance stockholder value, on December 6, 2002, we
consummated the sale of substantially all of the assets of our electronic
commerce business, which represented substantially all of our revenue generating
operations and related assets, to Epicor Software Corporation ("Epicor"), a
Delaware corporation, for a purchase price of $1.0 million in cash (the "Asset
Sale"). Epicor is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "EPIC."
The sale included licensing, support and maintenance activities from our
eProcurement, Sourcing, View (for eProcurement), eTour (for eProcurement),
ClarusNET, and Settlement software products, our customer lists, certain
contracts and certain intellectual property rights related to the purchased
assets, maintenance payments and certain furniture and equipment. Epicor agreed
to assume certain of our liabilities, such as executory obligations arising
under certain contracts, agreements and commitments related to the transferred
assets. We remained responsible for all of our other liabilities including
liabilities under certain contracts, including any violations of environmental
laws and for our obligations related to any
of
our indebtedness, employee benefit plans or taxes that were due and payable
in
connection with the acquired assets on or before the closing date of the Asset
Sale.
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Upon
the
closing of the sale to Epicor, Warren B. Kanders assumed the position of
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Stephen P. Jeffery ceased to
serve
as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and James J. McDevitt
ceased to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Jeffery
agreed to continue to serve on the Board of Directors and serve in a consulting
capacity for a period of three years. In addition, the Board of Directors
appointed Nigel P. Ekern as Chief Administrative Officer to oversee the
operations of Clarus and to assist with our asset redeployment strategy. Mr.
Ekern resigned December 31, 2006. Philip A. Baratelli assumed the role of Chief
Financial Officer on February 1, 2007.
On
January 1, 2003, we sold the assets related to our Cashbook product, which
were
excluded from the Epicor transaction, to an employee group headquartered in
Limerick, Ireland. This completed the sale of nearly all of our active software
operations as part of our strategy to limit operating losses and enable us
to
reposition our business in order to enhance stockholder value. In anticipation
of the redeployment of our assets, our cash, cash equivalents
and marketable securities are being held in short-term, highly rated
instruments designed to preserve safety and liquidity and to exempt us from
registration as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
We
are
currently working to identify suitable merger partners or acquisition
opportunities. Although we are not targeting specific industries for potential
acquisitions, we plan to seek businesses with substantial operations and free
cash flow, experienced management teams, and operations in markets offering
substantial growth opportunities. In addition, we believe that our common stock,
which has a strong institutional stockholder base, offers us flexibility as
acquisition currency and will enhance our attractiveness to potential merger
or
acquisition candidates. This strategy is, however, subject to certain risks.
See
"Risk Factors" below.
As
previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2004, the Company's common stock was
delisted from the NASDAQ National Market effective with the open of business
on
October 5, 2004. The delisting followed a determination by the NASDAQ Listing
Qualifications Panel that the Company was a "public shell" and should be
delisted due to policy concerns raised under NASDAQ Marketplace Rules 4300
and
4300(a)(3). The Company's common stock is now quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets
Electronic Quotation Service under the symbol "CLRS.PK."
At
the
Company's annual stockholders meeting on July 24, 2003, the stockholders
approved an amendment (the "Amendment") to our Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation to restrict certain acquisitions of Clarus' securities in
order
to help assure the preservation of its net operating loss tax carryforward
("NOL"). Although the transfer restrictions imposed on our securities are
intended to reduce the likelihood of an impermissible ownership change, no
assurance can be given that such restrictions would prevent all transfers that
would result in an impermissible ownership change. The Amendment generally
restricts and requires prior approval of our Board of Directors of direct and
indirect acquisitions of the Company's equity securities if such acquisition
will affect the percentage of our capital stock that is treated as owned by
a 5%
stockholder. The restrictions will generally only affect persons trying to
acquire a significant interest in our common stock.
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company incurred $1.4 million in expenses
related to acquisition negotiations and due diligence processes that terminated
without the consummation of the acquisitions. During 2005, the Company
recognized a credit of $59,000 relating to the final settlement of outstanding
expenses arising out of an acquisition negotiation and due diligence process
that terminated in September 2004. Transaction expenses represent the costs
incurred during due diligence and negotiation of potential acquisitions, such
as
legal, accounting, appraisal and other professional fees and related expenses.
PRIOR
BUSINESS
Prior
to
the sale of substantially all of our operating assets in December 2002, we
developed, marketed and supported Internet-based business-to-business e-commerce
software that automated the procurement, sourcing, and settlement of goods
and
services. Our software was designed to help organizations reduce the costs
associated with the purchasing and payment settlement of goods and services,
and
help to maximize procurement economies of scale.
There
were several milestones in the evolution of our business prior to the December
2002 sale:
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On
May 26, 1998, we completed an initial public offering of our common
stock
in which we sold 2.5 million shares of common stock at $10.00 per
share,
resulting in net proceeds to us of approximately $22.0 million.
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On
October 18, 1999, we sold substantially all of the assets of our
financial
and human resources software ("ERP") business to Geac Computer Systems,
Inc. and Geac Canada Limited. In this sale, we received approximately
$13.9 million.
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On
March 10, 2000, we sold 2,243,000 shares of common stock in a secondary
public offering at $115.00 per share resulting in net proceeds to
us of
approximately $244.4 million.
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EMPLOYEES
All
of
our employees are based in the United States. As of December 31, 2006, we had
a
total of seven employees, all of which are located in our Stamford, Connecticut
headquarters. Our employees only devote as much of their time as is necessary
to
the affairs of the Company and also serve in various capacities with other
public and private entities. None of our employees are represented by a labor
union or are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. We have not
experienced any work stoppages and consider our relationship with our employees
to be good.
Executive
Officers of the Registrant
Pursuant
to General Instruction G(3), the information regarding our executive officers
called for by Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K is hereby included in Part I of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The
executive officers of our Company as of March 14, 2007 are as follows:
Warren
B.
Kanders, 48, has served as one of our directors since June 2002 and as Executive
Chairman of our Board of Directors since December 2002. Mr. Kanders has served
as the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Armor Holdings, Inc. since January
1996 and as its Chief Executive Officer since April 2003. Mr. Kanders has served
as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Net Perceptions, Inc. since April
2004
and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Langer, Inc. since November
2004. From October 1992 to May 1996, Mr. Kanders served as Founder and Vice
Chairman of the Board of Benson Eyecare Corporation. Mr. Kanders also serves
as
President of Kanders & Company, Inc. ("Kanders & Company"), a private
investment firm owned and controlled by Mr. Kanders that makes investments
in
and renders consulting services to public and private entities. Mr. Kanders
received a B.A. degree in Economics from Brown University in 1979.
Philip
A.
Baratelli, 39, has served as our Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and
Treasurer since February 2007. From June 2001 until January 2007, Mr. Baratelli
was employed by Armor Holdings, Inc., as its Corporate Controller and held
the
additional position of Treasurer of Armor Holdings, Inc., from March 2003 until
January 2007. Prior to joining Armor Holdings, Inc., Mr. Baratelli was employed
by PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2001 in various positions ranging
from Associate to Senior Associate. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Baratelli worked
for
Barnett Bank, Inc. in various finance and credit analysis positions. Mr.
Baratelli received a Bachelor of Science in finance from Florida State
University in 1989 and a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting
from
the University of North Florida in 1995. Mr. Baratelli is a certified public
accountant. There are no family relationships between Mr. Baratelli and any
director of the Company.
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
Our
Internet address is www.claruscorp.com. We make available free of charge on
or
through our Internet website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports,
and
the proxy statement for our annual meeting of stockholders as soon as reasonably
practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it
to,
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed with respect
to
our equity securities under section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, are also available on our Internet website. All of the
foregoing materials are located at the ‘‘SEC Filings’’ tab. The information
found on our website shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any
general statement incorporating by reference this report into any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, as amended, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such
Acts.
We
have
adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Executive Officers and Senior Financial
Officers, a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for directors, officers,
employees, agents, representatives, subsidiaries and affiliates, an Audit
Committee Charter, Complaint Procedures for Accounting and Auditing Matters,
a
Compensation Committee Charter, a Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
Charter, and Corporate Governance Guidelines, all of which are available at
our
Internet website at the tab ‘‘Investor Relations.’’ We will provide to any
person without charge, upon request, a copy of the foregoing materials. We
intend to disclose future amendments to the provisions of the foregoing
documents, policies and guidelines and waivers therefrom, if any, on our
Internet website and/or through the filing of Current Report on Form 8-K with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Materials
we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission may be read and copied
at
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of
the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room by calling the
Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Securities and
Exchange Commission also maintains an Internet website that contains reports,
proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that
file electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
In addition, you may request a copy of any such materials, without charge,
by
submitting a written request to: Clarus Corporation, c/o the Secretary, One
Landmark Square, 22nd Floor, Stamford, Connecticut 06901.
Information
on our Internet website does not constitute a part of this Annual Report on
Form
10-K.
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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
In
addition to other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the following
risk factors should be carefully considered in evaluating our business because
such factors may have a significant impact on our business, operating results,
liquidity and financial condition. As a result of the risk factors set forth
below, actual results could differ materially from those projected in any
forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently
known to us, or that we currently consider to be immaterial, may also impact
our
business, operating results, liquidity and financial condition. If any of the
following risks occur, our business, operating results, liquidity and financial
condition could be materially adversely affected. In such case, the trading
price of our securities could decline, and you may lose all or part of your
investment.
RISKS
RELATED TO CLARUS CORPORATION
WE
CONTINUE TO INCUR OPERATING LOSSES.
As
a
result of the sale of substantially all of our electronic commerce business,
we
will no longer generate revenue previously associated with the products and
contracts comprising our electronic commerce business. We are not profitable
and
have incurred an accumulated deficit of $282.2 million from our inception
through December 31, 2006. Our current ability to generate revenues and to
achieve profitability and positive cash flow will depend on our ability to
redeploy our assets and use our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
to reposition our business whether it is through a merger or acquisition. Our
ability to become profitable will depend,
among other things, (i) on our success in identifying and acquiring a new
operating business, (ii) on our development of new products or services relating
to our new operating business, and (iii) on our success in distributing and
marketing our new products or services.
WE
MAY BE UNABLE TO REDEPLOY OUR ASSETS SUCCESSFULLY.
As
part
of our strategy to limit operating losses and enable Clarus to redeploy its
assets and use its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to enhance
stockholder value, we have sold our electronic commerce business, which
represented substantially all of our revenue generating operations and related
assets. We are pursuing a strategy of identifying suitable merger partners
and
acquisition candidates that will serve as a platform company. Although we are
not targeting specific business industries for potential acquisitions, we plan
to seek businesses with operations and free cash flow, experienced management
teams, and operations in markets offering significant growth opportunities.
We
may not be able to successfully identify such a business, obtain financing
for
such acquisition, or successfully operate any business that we identify. We
have
been working without success since December 2002 to identify a suitable merger
partner and consummate an acquisition. Failure to redeploy successfully will
result in our inability to become profitable.
Even
if
we identify an appropriate acquisition opportunity, we may be unable to
negotiate favorable terms for that acquisition. We may be unable to select,
manage or absorb or integrate any future acquisitions successfully. Any
acquisition, even if effectively integrated, may not benefit our stockholders.
Any acquisitions that we attempt or complete may involve a number of unique
risks including: (i) executing successful due diligence; (ii) our exposure
to
unforeseen liabilities of acquired companies; and (iii) our ability to integrate
and absorb the acquired company successfully. We may be unable to address these
problems successfully. Our failure to redeploy our assets could have a material
adverse effect on the market price of our common stock and our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
WE
WILL INCUR SIGNIFICANT COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH OUR EVALUATION OF SUITABLE
MERGER PARTNERS AND ACQUISITION CANDIDATES.
As
part
of our plan to redeploy our assets, our management is seeking, analyzing and
evaluating potential acquisition and merger candidates. We have incurred and
will continue to incur significant costs, such as due diligence and legal and
other professional fees and expenses, as part of these redeployment efforts.
We
incurred approximately $1.4 million of transaction related expenses during
2006
for due diligence and negotiation of potential acquisitions. In 2004, we
incurred $1.6 million of transaction related expenses during due diligence
and
negotiation of potential acquisitions. Notwithstanding these efforts and
expenditures, we cannot give any assurance that we will identify an appropriate
acquisition opportunity in the near term, or at all.
WE
WILL LIKELY HAVE NO OPERATING HISTORY IN OUR NEW LINE OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS
YET
TO BE DETERMINED, AND THEREFORE WE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE RISKS INHERENT IN
ESTABLISHING A NEW BUSINESS.
We
have
not identified what our new line of business will be; therefore, we cannot
fully
describe the specific risks presented by such business. It is likely that we
will have had no operating history in the new line of business and it is
possible that the target company may have a limited operating history in its
business. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our future operations
will
generate operating or net income, and as such our success will be subject to
the
risks, expenses, problems and delays inherent in establishing a new line of
business for Clarus. The ultimate success of such new business cannot be
assured.
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THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER RULES ADOPTED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION RELATING TO SHELL COMPANIES MAY DELAY OR PREVENT US FROM MAKING
CERTAIN ACQUISITIONS.
As
a
result of the final rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
June 29, 2005, Clarus may be deemed to be a shell company. The rules are
designed to ensure that investors in shell companies that acquire operations
have timely access to the same kind of information as is available to investors
in public companies generally. The rules prohibit the use by shell companies
of
a Form S-8 and revise the Form 8-K to require a shell company to include
extensive registration-level information required to register a class of
securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), in
the filing on Form 8-K that the shell company files to report the acquisition
of
a business.
The
extensive registration-level information includes a detailed description of
a
company’s business and properties, management, executive compensation, related
party transactions, legal proceedings and historical market price information,
as well as audited historical financial statements and management’s discussion
and analysis of results of operations. The revised Form 8-K rules also require
a
shell company to file pro forma financial statements giving effect to the
acquisition not later than four business days after completion of the
acquisition, instead of 75 days as required by non-shell companies.
The
time
and additional costs that may be incurred by some acquisition prospects to
prepare such detailed disclosures and obtain audited financial statements may
significantly delay or essentially preclude consummation of an otherwise
desirable acquisition by Clarus, or deter potential targets from negotiating
with Clarus. If Clarus were to be deemed a shell company, any increased
difficulty in Clarus’ ability to identify and consummate an acquisition with an
appropriate merger candidate can materially adversely affect Clarus’ ability to
successfully implement its redeployment strategy.
WE
MAY BE UNABLE TO REALIZE THE BENEFITS OF OUR NET OPERATING LOSS ("NOL") AND
TAX
CREDIT CARRYFORWARDS.
NOLs
may
be carried forward to offset federal and state taxable income in future years
and eliminate income taxes otherwise payable on such taxable income, subject
to
certain adjustments. Based on current federal corporate income tax rates, our
NOL and other carryforwards could provide a benefit to us, if fully utilized,
of
significant future tax savings. However, our ability to use these tax benefits
in future years will depend upon the amount of our otherwise taxable income.
If
we do not have sufficient taxable income in future years to use the tax benefits
before they expire, we will lose the benefit of these NOL carryforwards
permanently. Consequently, our ability to use the tax benefits associated with
our substantial NOL will depend significantly on our success in identifying
suitable merger partners and/or acquisition candidates, and once identified,
successfully consummate a merger with and/or acquisition of these candidates.
Additionally,
if we underwent an ownership change, the NOL carryforward limitations would
impose an annual limit on the amount of the taxable income that may be offset
by
our NOL generated prior to the ownership change. If an ownership change were
to
occur, we may be unable to use a significant portion of our NOL to offset
taxable income. In general, an ownership change occurs when, as of any testing
date, the aggregate of the increase in percentage points of the total amount
of
a corporation's stock owned by "5-percent stockholders" within the meaning
of
the NOL carryforward limitations whose percentage ownership of the stock has
increased as of such date over the lowest percentage of the stock owned by
each
such "5-percent stockholder" at any time during the three-year period preceding
such date is more than 50 percentage points. In general, persons who own 5%
or
more of a corporation's stock are "5-percent stockholders," and all other
persons who own less than 5% of a corporation's stock are treated together
as a
public group.
The
amount of NOL and tax credit carryforwards that we have claimed has not been
audited or otherwise validated by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”).
The IRS could challenge our calculation of the amount of our NOL or our
determinations as to when a prior change in ownership occurred and other
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code may limit our ability to carry forward
our NOL to offset taxable income in future years. If the IRS was successful
with
respect to any such challenge, the potential tax benefit of the NOL
carryforwards to us could be substantially reduced.
CERTAIN
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS IMPLEMENTED BY US TO PRESERVE OUR NOL MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE
OR MAY HAVE SOME UNINTENDED NEGATIVE EFFECTS.
On
July
24, 2003, at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders approved
an
amendment (the "Amendment") to our Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to restrict certain acquisitions of our securities in order to
help assure the preservation of our NOL. The Amendment generally restricts
direct and indirect acquisitions of our equity securities if such acquisition
will affect the percentage of Clarus' capital stock that is treated as owned
by
a "5-percent stockholder."
Although
the transfer restrictions imposed on our capital stock are intended to reduce
the likelihood of an impermissible ownership change, there is no guarantee
that
such restrictions would prevent all transfers that would result in an
impermissible ownership change. The transfer restrictions also will require
any
person attempting to acquire a significant interest in us to seek the approval
of our Board of
Directors. This may have an "anti-takeover" effect because our Board of
Directors may be able to prevent any future takeover. Similarly, any limits
on
the amount of capital stock that a stockholder may own could have the effect
of
making it more difficult for stockholders to replace current management.
Additionally, because the transfer restrictions will have the effect of
restricting a stockholder's ability to acquire our common stock, the liquidity
and market value of our common stock might suffer.
5
WE
COULD BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT OF 1940, WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE
AND
ACQUIRE AN ESTABLISHED BUSINESS.
The
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act") requires
registration, as an investment company, for companies that are engaged primarily
in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading
securities. We have sought to qualify for an exclusion from registration
including the exclusion available to a company that does not own "investment
securities" with a value exceeding 40% of the value of its total assets on
an
unconsolidated basis, excluding government securities and cash items. This
exclusion, however, could be disadvantageous to us and/or our stockholders.
If
we were unable to rely on an exclusion under the Investment Company Act and
were
deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we would
be
forced to comply with substantive requirements of the Investment Company Act,
including: (i) limitations on our ability to borrow; (ii) limitations on our
capital structure; (iii) restrictions on acquisitions of interests in associated
companies; (iv) prohibitions on transactions with affiliates; (v) restrictions
on specific investments; (vi) limitations on our ability to issue stock options;
and (vii) compliance with reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy disclosure
and other rules and regulations. Registration as an investment company would
subject us to restrictions that would significantly impair our ability to pursue
our fundamental business strategy of acquiring and operating an established
business. In the event the Securities and Exchange Commission or a court took
the position that we were an investment company, our failure to register as
an
investment company would not only raise the possibility of an enforcement action
by the Securities and Exchange Commission or an adverse judgment by a court,
but
also could threaten the validity of corporate actions and contracts entered
into
by us during the period we were deemed to be an unregistered investment company.
Moreover, the Securities and Exchange Commission could seek an enforcement
action against us to the extent we were not in compliance with the Investment
Company Act during any point in time.
FOR
FIVE YEARS AFTER THE CLOSING OF THE ASSET SALE TO EPICOR, WE WILL BE PROHIBITED
FROM COMPETING WITH THE ASSETS SOLD TO EPICOR.
The
Noncompetition Agreement we entered into with Epicor provides that for a period
of five years after the closing of the Asset Sale (December 6, 2002), neither
we
nor any of our affiliated entities are permitted, directly or indirectly,
anywhere in the world: (i) to engage in any business that competes with the
business of developing, marketing and supporting Internet-based
business-to-business, electronic commerce solutions that automate the
procurement, sourcing and settlement of goods and services including through
the
eProcurement, Sourcing, View (for eProcurement), eTour (for eProcurement),
ClarusNET and Settlement software products and all improvements and variations
of these products; (ii) to attempt to persuade any customer or vendor of Epicor
to cease to do business with Epicor or reduce the amount of business being
conducted with Epicor; (iii) to solicit the business of any customer or vendor
of Epicor, if the solicitation could cause a reduction in the amount of business
that Epicor does with the customer or vendor; or (iv) to hire, solicit for
employment or encourage to leave the employment of Epicor any person who was
an
employee of Epicor within 90 days before the closing of the Asset Sale.
The
prohibitions contained in our Noncompetition Agreement with Epicor will restrict
the business opportunities available to us and therefore may have a material
adverse effect on our ability to successfully redeploy our remaining assets.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK
OUR
COMMON STOCK IS NO LONGER LISTED ON THE NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET.
On
October 5, 2004, our common stock was delisted from the NASDAQ National Market.
The delisting followed a determination by the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications
Panel that the Company was a "public shell" and should be delisted due to policy
concerns raised under NASDAQ Marketplace Rules 4300 and 4300(a)(3). Additional
information concerning the delisting is set forth in the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October
4, 2004. The Company's common stock is now quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets
Electronic Quotation Service under the symbol "CLRS.PK." As a result of the
delisting, stockholders may find it more difficult to dispose of, or to obtain
accurate quotations as to the price of, our common stock, the liquidity of
our
stock may be reduced, making it difficult for a stockholder to buy or sell
our
stock at competitive market prices or at all, we may lose support from
institutional investors and/or market makers that currently buy and sell our
stock and the price of our common stock could decline.
6
WE
ARE VULNERABLE TO VOLATILE MARKET CONDITIONS.
The
market prices of our common stock have been highly volatile. The market has
from
time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are
unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. Please see
the
table contained in Item 5 of this Report which sets forth the range of high
and
low closing prices of our common stock for the calendar quarters indicated.
WE
DO NOT EXPECT TO PAY DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
Although
our stockholders may receive dividends if, as and when declared by our Board
of
Directors, we do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock in the
foreseeable future. Therefore, you should not purchase our common stock if
you
need immediate or future income by way of dividends from your investment.
OUR
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF
SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK.
Our
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that our Board of
Directors will be authorized to issue from time to time, without further
stockholder approval, up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more
series and to fix or alter the designations, preferences, rights and any
qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the shares of each series,
including the dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights,
terms of redemption, including sinking fund provisions, redemption price or
prices, liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting any series
or designations of any series. Such shares of preferred stock could have
preferences over our common stock with respect to dividends and liquidation
rights. We may issue additional preferred stock in ways which may delay, defer
or prevent a change in control of Clarus without further action by our
stockholders. Such shares of preferred stock may be issued with voting rights
that may adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our common stock
by
increasing the number of outstanding shares having voting rights, and by the
creation of class or series voting rights.
WE
MAY ISSUE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OUR COMMON STOCK IN THE FUTURE, WHICH COULD
CAUSE DILUTION TO CURRENT INVESTORS AND OTHERWISE ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR STOCK
PRICE.
A
key
element of our growth strategy is to make acquisitions. As part of our
acquisition strategy, we may issue additional shares of common stock as
consideration for such acquisitions. These issuances could be significant.
To
the extent that we make acquisitions and issue our shares of common stock as
consideration, your equity interest in us will be diluted. Any such issuance
will also increase the number of outstanding shares of common stock that will
be
eligible for sale in the future. Persons receiving shares of our common stock
in
connection with these acquisitions may be more likely to sell off their common
stock, which may influence the price of our common stock. In addition, the
potential issuance of additional shares in connection with anticipated
acquisitions could lessen demand for our common stock and result in a lower
price than might otherwise be obtained. We may issue common stock in the future
for other purposes as well, including in connection with financings, for
compensation purposes, in connection with strategic transactions or for other
purposes.
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None
Our
corporate headquarters is currently located in Stamford, Connecticut where
we
lease approximately 8,600 square feet for $25,156 per month, pursuant to a
lease, which expires on March 31, 2019.
We
also
leased approximately 5,200 square feet near Toronto, Canada, at a cost of
approximately $11,000 per month, which prior to October 2001, was used for
the
delivery of services as well as research and development. This lease expired
on
February 14, 2006. This facility had been sub-leased for approximately $5,000
a
month, pursuant to a sublease, which expired on January 30, 2006.
We
are
not a party to nor are any of our properties subject to any pending legal,
administrative or judicial proceedings other than routine litigation incidental
to our business.
A
complaint was filed on May 14, 2001 in the United States District Court for
the
Northern District of Georgia on behalf of all purchasers of common stock of
the
Company during the period beginning December 8, 1999 and ending on October
25,
2000. Generally the complaint alleged that the Company and certain of its
directors and officers made material misrepresentations and omissions in public
filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in certain press
releases and other public statements. The Company agreed to settle the class
action in exchange for a payment of $4.5 million, which was covered by
insurance. The Court approved the final settlement and dismissed the action
on
January 6, 2005.
7
No
matters were submitted to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation
of proxies or otherwise, during the quarter ended December 31, 2006.
8
PART
II
Our
common stock was listed on the NASDAQ National Market System on May 26, 1998,
the effective date of our initial public offering, until October 5, 2004, when
our common stock was delisted from the NASDAQ National Market following a
determination by the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel that the Company was
a
"public shell" and should be delisted due to policy concerns raised under NASDAQ
Marketplace Rules 4300 and 4300(a)(3). Additional information concerning the
delisting is set forth in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2004. The Company's common
stock is now quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets Electronic Quotation Service under
the symbol "CLRS.PK".
The
following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, the range of high and
low
bids for our common stock as reported by the OTC Pink Sheets Electronic
Quotation Service. The quotes listed below reflect inter-dealer prices or
transactions solely between market-makers, without retail mark-up, mark-down
or
commission and may not represent actual transactions.
High
|
Low
|
|||||||
Calendar
Year 2007
|
||||||||
First
Quarter (through March 8, 2007)
|
$
|
7.95
|
$
|
7.05
|
||||
Year
ended December 31, 2006
|
||||||||
First
Quarter
|
$
|
8.45
|
$
|
6.90
|
||||
Second
Quarter
|
$
|
7.19
|
$
|
6.30
|
||||
Third
Quarter
|
$
|
7.34
|
$
|
6.40
|
||||
Fourth
Quarter
|
$
|
7.50
|
$
|
6.70
|
||||
Year
ended December 31, 2005
|
||||||||
First
Quarter
|
$
|
9.50
|
$
|
7.90
|
||||
Second
Quarter
|
$
|
9.00
|
$
|
7.20
|
||||
Third
Quarter
|
$
|
8.50
|
$
|
7.27
|
||||
Fourth
Quarter
|
$
|
8.75
|
$
|
7.60
|
PERFORMANCE
GRAPH
Set
forth
below is a line graph comparing the yearly percentage change in the cumulative
total stockholder return on our common stock to the cumulative total return
of
the NASDAQ National Market Composite and The Russell 2000 Index for the period
commencing on December 31, 2001 and ending on December 31, 2006 (the “Measuring
Period”). The graph assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock
and each index was $100 on December 31, 2001. The yearly change in cumulative
total return is measured by dividing (1) the sum of (i) the cumulative amount
of
dividends for the Measuring Period, assuming dividend reinvestment, and (ii)
the
change in share price between the beginning and end of the Measuring Period,
by
(2) the share price at the beginning of the Measuring Period.
The
Company considered providing a comparison consisting of a group of peer
companies in an industry or line-of-business similar to us, but could not
reasonably identify a group of comparable peer companies that the Company
believed would provide our stockholders with a meaningful comparison. The stock
price performance on the following graph is not necessarily indicative of future
stock price performance.
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COMPARISON
OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG
CLARUS, THE NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET COMPOSITE AND
THE
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX
12/31/01
|
12/31/02
|
12/31/03
|
12/31/04
|
12/31/05
|
12/31/06
|
||||||||||||||
CLARUS
CORPORATION
|
$
|
100.00
|
$
|
90.06
|
$
|
116.99
|
$
|
144.23
|
$
|
133.81
|
$
|
112.98
|
|||||||
NASDAQ
NATIONAL
MARKET
COMPOSITE
|
$
|
100.00
|
$
|
68.47
|
$
|
102.72
|
$
|
111.54
|
$
|
113.08
|
$
|
123.84
|
|||||||
THE
RUSSELL 2000 INDEX
|
$
|
100.00
|
$
|
78.42
|
$
|
114.00
|
$
|
133.38
|
$
|
137.81
|
$
|
161.24
|
*
$100 INVESTED ON 12/31/01 IN STOCK OR INDEX -
INCLUDING
REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
10
STOCKHOLDERS
On
March
8, 2007, the last reported sales price for our common stock was $7.80 per share.
As of March 8, 2007, there were 145 holders of record of our common stock.
DIVIDENDS
We
currently anticipate that we will retain all future earnings for use in our
business and do not anticipate that we will pay any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future. The payment of any future dividends will be at the
discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things,
our results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions,
contractual restrictions on payment of dividends, if any, legal and regulatory
restrictions on the payment of dividends, and other factors our Board of
Directors deems relevant.
RECENT
SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
None.
RECENT
PURCHASES OF OUR REGISTERED EQUITY SECURITIES
We
did
not purchase any shares of our common stock during the Company’s fourth quarter
of 2006.
SECURITIES
AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding our equity plans as
of
December 31, 2006:
Plan
Category
|
(A)
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
|
(B)
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
(C)
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 (1) (2)
|
1,082,536
|
|
$
|
5.97
|
|
|
4,434,679
|
|
||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders (3) (4)
(5)
|
1,100,000
|
|
$
|
7.83
|
|
|
--
|
|
||
Total
|
2,182,536
|
|
$
|
6.91
|
|
|
4,434,679
|
(1)
Consists of stock options and restricted stock awards issued under the Amended
and Restated Stock Incentive Plan of Clarus Corporation (the “2000 Plan”). Also
consists of stock options issued and issuable under the 2005 Clarus Corporation
Stock Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”).
(2)
Includes 920,134 shares of our common stock remaining available for future
issuance under the Clarus Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the
Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan (collectively, the “Plans”). Under the
Plans, employees have an opportunity to purchase shares of the Company’s common
stock at a discount. Generally, eligible employees, as defined in the plan
documents, may elect to have up to 15 percent of their annual salary, up to
a
maximum of $12,500 per six-month purchase period, withheld to purchase the
Company’s common stock at a price equal to the lower of 85 percent of the market
price of our common stock at either the beginning or the end of the six-month
offering period.
(3)
Includes options granted to the Company’s Executive Chairman, Warren B. Kanders
to purchase 400,000 shares of common stock, having an exercise price of $7.50
per share.
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(4)
Includes options granted to the Company’s Executive Chairman, Warren B. Kanders
to purchase 400,000 shares of common stock, having an exercise price of $10.00
per share.
(5)
Includes 300,000 shares of restricted stock granted to the Company’s Executive
Chairman, Warren B. Kanders, having voting, dividend, distribution and other
rights, which shall vest and become nonforfeitable if Mr. Kanders is an employee
and/or a director of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company
on
the earlier of (i) the date the closing price of the Company’s common stock
equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for each of the trading days during a ninety
consecutive day period, or (ii) April 11, 2013, subject to acceleration in
certain circumstances.
12
ITEM
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Our
selected financial information set forth below should be read in conjunction
with our consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" of Part II of this Report. The following statement of operations
and
balance sheet data have been derived from our audited consolidated financial
statements
and should be read in conjunction with those statements and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of
Part II of this Report.
Years
ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except per share data)
|
||||||||||||||||
Statement
of Operations Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||
License
fees
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
1,106
|
$
|
--
|
$ | 2,808 | ||||||
Service
fees
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
130
|
6,226 | |||||||||||
Total
Revenues
|
--
|
--
|
1,106
|
130 |
9,034
|
|||||||||||
Cost
of Revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||
License
fees
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
26
|
|||||||||||
Service
fees
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
5,498
|
|||||||||||
Total
Cost of Revenues
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
5,524
|
|||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
7,263
|
|||||||||||
Sales
and marketing
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
7,938
|
|||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
3,530
|
3,504
|
3,395
|
4,986
|
12,574
|
|||||||||||
Provision/(credit)
for doubtful accounts
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
18
|
(560
|
)
|
||||||||||
Transaction
expense
|
1,431
|
(59
|
)
|
1,636
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||
Loss
on impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
10,360
|
|||||||||||
Loss
on sale or disposal of assets
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
36
|
1,748
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
346
|
334
|
186
|
762
|
4,243
|
|||||||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
5,307
|
3,779
|
5,217
|
5,802
|
43,566
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Loss
|
(5,307
|
)
|
(3,779
|
)
|
(4,111
|
)
|
(5,672
|
)
|
(40,056
|
)
|
||||||
Other
income/(expense)
|
--
|
(2
|
)
|
19
|
169
|
27
|
||||||||||
Interest
income
|
4,016
|
2,490
|
1,203
|
1,238
|
2,441
|
|||||||||||
Interest
expense, including amortization of debt discount
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
(66
|
)
|
(225
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
Loss
|
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(2,889
|
)
|
$
|
(4,331
|
)
|
$
|
(37,813
|
)
|
|
Loss
Per Share
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
$
|
(0.27
|
)
|
$
|
(2.42
|
)
|
|
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
$
|
(0.27
|
)
|
$
|
(2.42
|
)
|
|
Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
16,613
|
16,329
|
16,092
|
15,905
|
15,615
|
|||||||||||
Diluted
|
16,613
|
16,329
|
16,092
|
15,905
|
15,615
|
Balance
Sheet Data:
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,731
|
$
|
23,270
|
$
|
48,377
|
$
|
15,045
|
$
|
42,225
|
||||||
Marketable
securities
|
$
|
82,634
|
$
|
61,601
|
$
|
35,119
|
$
|
73,685
|
$
|
52,885
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
86,673
|
$
|
88,278
|
$
|
86,437
|
$
|
89,445
|
$
|
97,764
|
||||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
$
|
85,716
|
$
|
86,609
|
$
|
84,854
|
$
|
86,819
|
$
|
89,360
|
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
report contains certain forward-looking statements, including information about
or related to our future results, certain projections and business trends.
Assumptions relating to forward-looking statements involve judgments with
respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market
conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or
impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control.
When
used in this report, the words "estimate," "project," "intend," "believe,"
"expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that our assumptions underlying the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, any or all of the assumptions could
prove inaccurate, and we may not realize the results contemplated by the
forward-looking statements. Management decisions are subjective in many respects
and susceptible to interpretations and periodic revisions based upon actual
experience and business developments, the impact of which may cause us to alter
our business strategy or capital expenditure plans that may, in turn, affect
our
results of operations. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in
the
forward-looking information included in this report, you should not regard
the
inclusion of such information as our representation that we will achieve any
strategy, objectives or other plans. The forward-looking statements contained
in
this report speak only as of the date of this report, and we have no obligation
to update publicly or revise any of these forward-looking statements.
These
and
other statements, which are not historical facts, are based largely upon our
current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, among others, our planned effort to redeploy our assets and use our
substantial cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to enhance
stockholder value following the sale of substantially all of our electronic
commerce business, which represented substantially all of our revenue generating
operations and related assets, and the risks and uncertainties set forth in
the
section headed "Risk Factors" of Part I, Item 1A of this Report and described
in
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" of Part II of this Report. We cannot assure you that we will be
successful in our efforts to redeploy our assets or that any such redeployment
will result in Clarus’ future profitability. Our failure to redeploy our assets
could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock
and
our business, financial condition and results of operations.
OVERVIEW
AS
PART OF OUR PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED STRATEGY TO LIMIT OPERATING LOSSES AND ENABLE
THE COMPANY TO REDEPLOY ITS ASSETS AND USE ITS SUBSTANTIAL CASH, CASH
EQUIVALENTS AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES TO ENHANCE STOCKHOLDER VALUE, ON DECEMBER
6, 2002, WE SOLD SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF OUR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE BUSINESS, WHICH
REPRESENTED SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF OUR REVENUE GENERATING OPERATIONS AND RELATED
ASSETS. THE INFORMATION APPEARING BELOW, WHICH RELATES TO PRIOR PERIODS, IS
THEREFORE NOT INDICATIVE OF THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE EXPECTED FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT
PERIODS. RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND ANY FUTURE PERIODS
PRIOR TO A REDEPLOYMENT OF OUR ASSETS ARE EXPECTED PRIMARILY TO REFLECT, GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND TRANSACTION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CONTINUING ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS EFFORTS TO REDEPLOY ITS ASSETS.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND USE OF ESTIMATES
The
Company's discussion of financial condition and results of operations is based
on the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements require management
to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the
consolidated financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amounts
of
revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The Company continually
evaluates its estimates and assumptions including those related to revenue
recognition, impairment of long-lived assets, impairment of investments, and
contingencies and litigation. The Company bases its estimates on historical
experience and other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
The
Company believes the following critical accounting policies include the more
significant estimates and assumptions used by management in the preparation
of
its consolidated financial statements. Our accounting policies are more fully
described in Note 1 of our consolidated financial statements.
-
The
Company accounts for its marketable securities under the provisions of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 115, "Accounting for Certain
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities". Pursuant to the provisions of SFAS
No. 115, the Company has classified its marketable securities as
available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities have been recorded at fair
value and related unrealized gains and losses have been excluded from earnings
and are reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) until realized.
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-
The
Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" ("SFAS 109"). Under the asset
and liability method specified thereunder, deferred taxes are determined based
on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and
liabilities. Deferred tax liabilities are offset by deferred tax assets relating
to net operating loss carryforwards, tax credit carryforwards and deductible
temporary differences. Recognition of deferred tax assets is based on
management’s belief that it is more likely than not that the tax benefit
associated with temporary differences and operating and capital loss
carryforwards will be utilized. A valuation allowance is recorded for those
deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the realization
will not occur.
-
On
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS 123R”), requiring
recognition of expense related to the fair value of stock option awards. The
Company recognizes the cost of the share-based awards on a straight-line basis
over the requisite service period of the award. Prior to January 1, 2006, the
Company accounted for stock option plans under the recognition and measurement
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) and related interpretations, as permitted by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation” (“SFAS 123”). Under SFAS 123R, compensation cost recognized during
2006 would include: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted
prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date
fair
value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123, and
(b)
compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January
1,
2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS 123R. The Company recorded total non-cash stock compensation
expense of approximately $301,000 related to unvested restricted stock and
incurred no compensation expense related to options under SFAS 123R in 2006.
-
Through
2004, the Company had recognized revenue in connection with its prior business
from two primary sources, software licenses and services. Revenue from software
licensing and services fees was recognized in accordance with Statement of
Position ("SOP") 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition", and SOP 98-9, "Software
Revenue Recognition with Respect to Certain Transactions" and related
interpretations. The Company recognized software license revenue when: (1)
persuasive evidence of an arrangement existed; (2) delivery had occurred; (3)
the fee was fixed or determinable; and (4) collectibility was
probable.
SOURCES
OF REVENUE
Prior
to
the December 6, 2002 sale of substantially all of the Company's revenue
generating operations and assets, the Company's revenue consisted of license
fees and services fees. License fees were generated from the licensing of the
Company's suite of software products. Services fees were generated from
consulting, implementation, training, content aggregation and maintenance
support services. Following the sale of substantially all of the Company's
operating assets, the Company's revenue consisted solely of the recognition
of
deferred services fees that were recognized ratably over the maintenance term
of
the license agreements for our prior suite of software products. The remaining
deferred revenue was fully recognized by September 30, 2004 upon expiration
of
the maintenance term.
Until
a
redeployment of the Company's assets occurs, the Company's principal income
will
consist of interest, dividend and other investment income from cash, cash
equivalents and marketable securities, which is reported as interest income
in
the Company's statement of operations.
OPERATING
EXPENSES
General
and administrative expense include salaries and employee benefits, rent,
insurance, legal, accounting and other professional fees, state and local non
income based taxes, board of director fees as well as public company expenses
such as transfer agent and listing fees and expenses.
Transaction
expense consists primarily of professional fees and expenses related to due
diligence, negotiation and documentation of acquisition, financing and related
agreements.
RESTRUCTURING
AND RELATED COSTS
During
fiscal 2002 and fiscal 2001, the Company's management approved restructuring
plans to reorganize and reduce operating costs. Restructuring and related
charges of $12.8 million were expensed in fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2002 in an
attempt to align the Company's cost structure with projected revenue.
During
fiscal 2003, the Company determined that actual restructuring and related
charges were in excess of the amounts provided for in fiscal 2002 and fiscal
2001 and recorded additional restructuring charges of $250,000. This amount
was
charged to general and administrative costs during fiscal 2003. The charges
for
fiscal 2003 were comprised of $223,000 for employee separation costs and $27,000
for facility closure and consolidation costs.
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During
fiscal 2004, the Company recorded an additional restructuring charge of $33,000
for facility closure costs. The increase was the result of significant
fluctuations in exchange rates and increased rent expense. Expenditures for
fiscal 2004 totaled $190,000 consisting of $125,000 for employee separation
costs and $65,000 for facility closing costs.
During
fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005, expenditures for facility closing costs totaled
$17,000 and $56,000 respectively. As of December 31, 2006, the balance for
restructuring and related costs was zero.
On
December 6, 2002, the Company completed the disposition of substantially all
its
operating assets, and the Company is now evaluating alternative ways to redeploy
its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities into new businesses. The
discussion below is therefore not meaningful to an understanding of future
revenue, earnings, operations, business or prospects of the Company following
such a redeployment of its assets.
REVENUES
Total
revenues for fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005 were zero.
GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
During
the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, general and administrative expenses
remained stable at $3.5 million. This trend is consistent with management's
stated strategy to limit our expenditure rate to the extent practicable, to
levels of our investment income until the completion of an acquisition or
merger. General and administrative expenses include salaries and employee
benefits, rent, insurance, legal, accounting and other professional fees, state
and local non income based taxes, board of director fees as well as public
company expenses such as transfer agent and listing fees and expenses. General
and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2006, also includes
a one-time charge of $250,000 representing the severance payment related to
Mr.
Nigel P. Ekern’s resignation, effective December 31, 2006.
TRANSACTION
EXPENSE
The
Company incurred approximately $1.4 million of transaction expense during the
year ended December 31, 2006, arising out of acquisition negotiations and due
diligence processes that terminated without the consummation of the
acquisitions. In the first quarter of 2005, the Company incurred $92,000 in
expenses related to an acquisition negotiation and due diligence process and
also recognized a credit of $151,000 in expenses from the final settlement
of
outstanding expenses arising out of an acquisition negotiation and due diligence
process that terminated in September 2004 without the consummation of the
acquisition.
Transaction
expense consists primarily of professional fees and expenses related to due
diligence, negotiation and documentation of acquisition, financing and related
agreements.
DEPRECIATION
EXPENSE
Depreciation
expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased slightly to $0.35 million
compared to $0.33 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The increase
is
primarily attributable to the purchase of new equipment during the
year.
INTEREST
INCOME
Interest
income increased to $4.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared
to $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. Interest income for the
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, includes $2.5 million and $1.5 million
in discount accretion and premium amortization, respectively. The increase
in
interest income was due primarily to higher rates of return on investments.
The
weighted average interest rate for our investments for fiscal 2006 was 4.82%
compared to 2.99% for fiscal 2005. The current earnings rate as of December
31,
2006 is 5.18%.
INCOME
TAXES
As
a
result of the operating losses incurred since the Company's inception, no
provision or benefit for income taxes was recorded in the years ended December
31, 2006 or 2005.
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COMPARISON
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS BETWEEN THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004
On
December 6, 2002, the Company completed the disposition of substantially all
its
operating assets, and the Company is now evaluating alternative ways to redeploy
its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities into new businesses. The
discussion below is therefore not meaningful to an understanding of future
revenue, earnings, operations, business or prospects of the Company following
such a redeployment of its assets.
REVENUES
Total
revenues decreased to zero for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to
$1.1
million for the year ended December 31, 2004. This decrease is entirely due
to a
non-recurring deferred license fee revenue recognized in the third quarter
of
fiscal 2004 that was recognized upon the expiration of the maintenance term
of
the license agreements for our prior suite of software products.
GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
During
the year ended December 31, 2005, general and administrative expenses were
$3.5
million compared to $3.4 million in 2004. This trend is consistent with
management's stated strategy to limit our expenditure rate to the extent
practicable, to levels of our investment income until the completion of an
acquisition or merger. General and administrative expenses include salaries
and
employee benefits, rent, insurance, legal, accounting and other professional
fees, state and local non income based taxes, board of director fees as well
as
public company expenses such as transfer agent and listing fees and expenses.
TRANSACTION
EXPENSE
In
the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company incurred $92,000 in expenses related
to an acquisition negotiation and due diligence process and also recognized
a
credit of $151,000 in expenses from the final settlement of outstanding expenses
arising out of an acquisition negotiation and due diligence process that
terminated in September 2004 without the consummation of the acquisition. In
the
third quarter of 2004, the Company recognized $1.5 million in transaction
expense arising out of negotiations associated with a terminated acquisition
in
September 2004. The Company incurred an additional $0.1 million of transaction
expenses during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004.
Transaction
expense represents the costs incurred during due diligence and negotiation
of
potential acquisitions, such as legal, accounting, appraisal and other
professional fees and related expenses.
DEPRECIATION
EXPENSE
Depreciation
expense for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased to $0.3 million compared
to $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The increase is primarily
attributable to the depreciation of the Company's headquarters located in
Stamford, Connecticut. Occupancy of the space commenced in the second quarter
of
fiscal 2004.
INTEREST
INCOME
Interest
income increased to $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared
to $1.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2004. Interest income for the
years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, includes $1.5 million and $0.6 million
in discount accretion and premium amortization, respectively. The increase
in
interest income was due to higher rates of return on investments. The weighted
average interest rate for our investments for fiscal 2005 was 2.99% compared
to
1.43% for fiscal 2004.
INCOME
TAXES
As
a
result of the operating losses incurred since the Company's inception, no
provision or benefit for income taxes was recorded in the years ended December
31, 2005 or 2004.
The
Company's cash and cash equivalents decreased to $1.7 million at December 31,
2006 from $23.3 million at December 31, 2005 due to a shift in the composition
of the investment portfolio to marketable securities. Marketable securities
are
investments with a longer duration under the accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. Marketable securities increased to
$82.6 million at December 31, 2006 from $61.6 million at December 31, 2005.
The
overall combined decrease of $0.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities is primarily due to the liquidation of investments
required to fund transaction expenses.
Cash
used
in operating activities was approximately $3.0 million during fiscal 2006.
The
cash used was primarily attributable to the Company’s net loss, a decrease in
accounts payable and accrued liabilities offset by a decrease in deposits and
other long term assets, and an increase in deferred rent and other non-cash
items. Cash used in operating activities was approximately $1.8 million during
fiscal
2005. The cash used in fiscal 2005 was primarily attributable to the Company's
net loss, a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities offset by
an
increase in interest receivable, prepaids and other current assets, deferred
rent and non-cash items. The trend in cash used in operating activities is
consistent with management's stated strategy, following the sale of
substantially all of the Company's operating assets in December 2002, to reduce
our cash expenditure rate by targeting, to the extent practicable, our overhead
expenses to the amount of our investment income until the completion of an
acquisition or merger. While the Company's operating expenses, excluding
transaction expenses, have remained relatively stable during the past three
fiscal years, management currently believes that the Company's operating
expenses, excluding potential unsuccessful transaction expenses, may exceed
investment income during 2007.
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Cash
used
by investing activities was approximately $18.6 million during fiscal 2006.
The
cash was used for the purchase of marketable securities partially offset by
the
maturity of marketable securities. Cash used by investing activities was
approximately $25.9 million during fiscal 2005. The cash was used for the
purchase of marketable securities and transaction related costs including legal
and professional fees partially offset by the maturity of marketable securities.
There
was
no cash provided by financing activities during fiscal 2006 compared to $2.6
million during fiscal 2005. Cash provided by financing activities during 2005
was attributable to stock option exercises. There were no stock option exercises
during fiscal 2006.
On
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS 123R”), requiring
recognition of expense related to the fair value of stock option awards. The
Company recognizes the cost of the share-based awards on a straight-line basis
over the requisite service period of the award. Prior to January 1, 2006, the
Company accounted for stock option plans under the recognition and measurement
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) and related interpretations, as permitted by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation” (“SFAS 123”). Under SFAS 123R, compensation cost recognized during
2006 includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior
to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair
value
estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123, and (b)
compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January
1,
2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS 123R.
On
December 30, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors accelerated the vesting of
unvested stock options previously awarded to employees, officers and directors
of the Company under its Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan of Clarus
Corporation (as amended and restated effective as of June 13, 2000) and the
Clarus Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to such optionee entering
into lock-up, confidentiality and non-competition agreements. As a result of
this action, options to purchase 676,669 shares of common stock that would
have
vested over the next one to three years became fully vested.
The
decision to accelerate the vesting of these options was made primarily to reduce
non-cash compensation expense that would have been recorded in future periods
following the Company’s application of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 123, “Share Based Payment (revised 2004) (“SFAS 123R”). The
Company adopted the expense recognition provisions of SFAS 123R beginning
January 1, 2006. The acceleration of the options is expected to reduce the
Company’s non-cash compensation expense related to these options by
approximately $1.5 million or $0.09 per share (pre-tax) for the years 2006
-
2008, based on estimated value calculations using the Black-Scholes methodology.
As
of
January 1, 2006, the Company had no unvested stock options that would have
been
affected by the implementation of SFAS 123R. For this reason, the implementation
of this standard had no effect on the Company’s income statement or earnings per
share for the year ended December 31, 2006.
On
December 6, 2002, the Company had granted options to purchase 1,250,000 shares
of common stock to three senior executives. 450,000 of these options were issued
with an exercise price of $5.35 per share which was less than the fair market
value of the Company’s stock on that date of $5.45; accordingly a compensation
charge of $65,000 was being recognized over the vesting period of five years.
Twenty percent of the options vested annually over five years on the anniversary
of the date of grant. Due to the acceleration of the vesting of stock options
by
the Company, the remaining compensation charge of $8,500 was recognized as
of
December 31, 2005.
At
December 31, 2006, the Company has net operating loss, research and
experimentation credit and alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards for
U.S.
federal income tax purposes of approximately $229.0 million, $1.3 million and
$53,000, respectively, which expire in varying amounts beginning in the year
2009. The Company also has a capital loss carryforward of $14.0 million which
expires in varying amounts beginning in the year 2006. The Company's ability
to
benefit from certain net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards is limited
under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code due to a prior ownership change
of greater than 50%. Accordingly, approximately $222.9 million of the $229.0
million of U.S. net operating loss carryforward is available currently to offset
taxable income that the Company may recognize in the future.
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CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS
The
following summarizes the Company's contractual obligations and commercial
commitments at December 31, 2006 with initial or remaining terms of one or
more
years, and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity
and
cash flow in future periods:
Contractual
Obligations
(in
thousands)
|
Payment
Due By Period
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
|
Less
Than
|
|
|
More
Than
|
||||||||||||
|
|
1
Year
|
1-3
Years
|
3-5
Years
|
5
Years
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Leases
|
$
|
2,828
|
$
|
403
|
$
|
846
|
$
|
1,579
|
$
|
--
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
2,828
|
$
|
403
|
$
|
846
|
$
|
1,579
|
$
|
--
|
The
Company does not have commercial commitments under capital leases, lines of
credit, stand-by lines of credit, guaranties, stand-by repurchase obligations
or
other such arrangements, other than the stand-by letter of credit described
below. The Company has no debt and is not a guarantor of any debt.
The
Company does not engage in any transactions or have relationships or other
arrangements with unconsolidated entities. These include special purpose and
similar entities or other off-balance sheet arrangements. The Company also
does
not engage in energy, weather or other commodity-based contracts.
Our
corporate headquarters is currently located in Stamford, Connecticut where
we
lease approximately 8,600 square feet for $25,156 a month during 2006, pursuant
to a lease that includes annual rent escalations, which expires on March 31,
2019.
In
September 2003, the Company and Kanders & Company, an entity owned and
controlled by the Company's Executive Chairman, Warren B. Kanders, entered
into
a 15-year lease with a five-year renewal option, as co-tenants to lease
approximately 11,500 square feet in Stamford, Connecticut. The Company and
Kanders & Company have initially agreed to allocate the total lease payments
of $24,438 per month on the basis of Kanders & Company renting 2,900 square
feet initially for $6,163 per month, and the Company renting 8,600 square feet
initially for $18,275 per month, which are subject to increase during the term
of the lease. The lease provides the co-tenants with an option to terminate
the
lease in years eight and ten in consideration for a termination payment. The
Company and Kanders & Company agreed to pay for their proportionate share of
the build-out construction costs, fixtures, equipment and furnishings related
to
preparation of the space. In connection with the lease, the Company obtained
a
stand-by letter of credit in the amount of $850,000 to secure lease obligations
for the Stamford facility. The bank that issued the letter of credit holds
an
$850,000 deposit against the letter of credit. Kanders & Company reimburses
the Company for a pro rata portion of the approximately $5,000 annual cost
of
the letter of credit.
We
also
leased approximately 5,200 square feet near Toronto, Canada, at a cost of
approximately $11,000 per month, which was used for the delivery of services
as
well as research and development through October 2001. This lease expired on
February 14, 2006. This facility had been sub-leased for approximately $5,000
a
month, pursuant to a sublease, which expired on January 30, 2006. The cost,
net
of the estimated sublease income, has been included in general and
administrative expense in the accompanying statement of operations in 2002.
NEW
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainly in Income Taxes - an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in tax provisions. The provisions of FIN 48 are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of FIN 48 on its financial statements and
currently plans to adopt this interpretation in the first quarter of 2007.
The
adoption of FIN 48 is not expected to have a material impact.
In
September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 108, "Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when
Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements" ("SAB 108"),
which provides interpretive guidance on the consideration of the effects of
prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the
purpose of a materiality assessment. The Company has adopted SAB 108 in the
fourth quarter of 2006. SAB 108 allows a one-time transitional cumulative effect
adjustment to beginning retained earnings as of January 1, 2006 for errors
that
were not previously deemed material, but are material under the guidance in
SAB
108. The adoption of SAB 108 has not had an impact on the
Company.
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QUARTERLY
DATA
The
following table sets forth selected quarterly data for the years ended December
31, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands, except per share data).
The operating results are not indicative of results for any future period.
2006
|
|||||||||||||
First
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
||||||||||
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
|||||
Operating
loss
|
$
|
(2,249
|
)
|
$
|
(1,019
|
)
|
$
|
(961
|
)
|
$
|
(1,078
|
)
|
|
Net
(loss) income
|
$
|
(1,382
|
)
|
$
|
(24
|
)
|
$
|
99
|
$
|
16
|
|||
Net
(loss) income per share:
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
0.00
|
|||
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
0.00
|
2005
|
|||||||||||||
First
|
|
Second
|
|
Third
|
|
Fourth
|
|
||||||
|
|
Quarter
|
|
Quarter
|
|
Quarter
|
|
Quarter
|
|||||
Revenues
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
|||||
Operating
loss
|
$
|
(871
|
)
|
$
|
(1,082
|
)
|
$
|
(797
|
)
|
$
|
(1,029
|
)
|
|
Net
loss
|
$
|
(390
|
)
|
$
|
(516
|
)
|
$
|
(127
|
)
|
$
|
(258
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per share:
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
We
do not
hold derivative financial investments, derivative commodity investments, engage
in foreign currency hedging or other transactions that expose us to material
market risk.
20
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
CLARUS
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index
to Financial Statements
Page
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Consolidated
Financial
Statements
|
22
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control
Over
Financial Reporting
|
23
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets -December 31, 2006 and 2005
|
24
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations -Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004
|
25
|
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Loss -Years
Ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
|
26
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows -Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004
|
28
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
29
|
21
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The
Board of Directors and Stockholders of Clarus Corporation:
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Clarus Corporation
and
subsidiaries ("Clarus") as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive
loss, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of Clarus' management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining,
on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used
and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. 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 Clarus Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
As
discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, Clarus Corporation
and subsidiaries adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment,” as of January 1, 2006.
We
also
have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Clarus' 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
13, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on management's assessment of, and
the effective operation of, internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ KPMG LLP | ||
|
||
KPMG
LLP
Stamford,
Connecticut
March
13, 2007 |
22
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The
Board of Directors and Stockholders of Clarus Corporation:
We
have
audited management's assessment, included in the accompanying Management's
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting in Item 9A, that Clarus
Corporation and subsidiaries ("Clarus") 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"). Clarus' 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 Clarus' 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 generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control
over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain
to
the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2)
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 management and directors
of
the company; and (3) 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.
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 Clarus maintained effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated,
in
all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control -
Integrated Framework issued by the COSO. Also, in our opinion, Clarus
maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal
Control - Integrated Framework issued by the COSO.
We
also
have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Clarus
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive
loss, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2006, and our report dated March 13, 2007 expressed and unqualified
opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
/s/ KPMG LLP | ||
|
||
KPMG
LLP
Stamford,
Connecticut
March
13, 2007 |
23
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
December
31, 2006 and 2005
(In
Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
ASSETS
|
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,731
|
$
|
23,270
|
|||
Marketable
securities
|
82,634
|
61,601
|
|||||
Interest
receivable
|
402
|
320
|
|||||
Prepaids
and other current assets
|
207
|
135
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
84,974
|
85,326
|
|||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET
|
1,699
|
1,996
|
|||||
OTHER
ASSETS:
|
|||||||
Deposits
and other long-term assets
|
--
|
956
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
86,673
|
$
|
88,278
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
$
|
680
|
$
|
1,461
|
|||
Total
current liabilities
|
680
|
1,461
|
|||||
Deferred
rent
|
277
|
208
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
957
|
1,669
|
|||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9)
|
|||||||
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock, $.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none
issued
|
--
|
--
|
|||||
Common
stock, $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
|
|||||||
17,188,622
and 17,187,170 shares issued; and 17,113,622 and
17,112,170
|
|||||||
outstanding
in 2006 and 2005, respectively
|
2
|
2
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
367,945
|
370,704
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(282,238
|
)
|
(280,947
|
)
|
|||
Less
treasury stock, 75,000 shares at cost
|
(2
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
other comprehensive gain/(loss)
|
9
|
(88
|
)
|
||||
Deferred
compensation
|
--
|
(3,060
|
)
|
||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
85,716
|
86,609
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
|
86,673
|
$
|
88,278
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
24
CLARUS
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(In
Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
REVENUES:
|
||||||||||
License
fees
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
1,106
|
||||
Services
fees
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||
Total
revenues
|
--
|
--
|
1,106
|
|||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
3,530
|
3,504
|
3,395
|
|||||||
Transaction
expense
|
1,431
|
(59
|
)
|
1,636
|
||||||
Depreciation
|
346
|
334
|
186
|
|||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
5,307
|
3,779
|
5,217
|
|||||||
OPERATING
LOSS
|
(5,307
|
)
|
(3,779
|
)
|
(4,111
|
)
|
||||
OTHER
INCOME /(EXPENSE)
|
--
|
(2
|
)
|
19
|
||||||
INTEREST
INCOME
|
4,016
|
2,490
|
1,203
|
|||||||
NET
LOSS
|
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(2,889
|
)
|
|
NET
LOSS PER SHARE
|
||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
|
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
||||||||||
Basic
|
16,613
|
16,329
|
16,092
|
|||||||
Diluted
|
16,613
|
16,329
|
16,092
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
25
CLARUS
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND
COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(In
Thousands)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
|
Accumulated
|
Treasury
Stock
|
Comprehensive
Income
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
(loss)
|
||||
BALANCES,
December 31, 2003
|
16,649
|
2
|
367,031
|
(276,767
|
)
|
(75
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
86
|
--
|
454
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of restricted shares,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of amortization
|
--
|
--
|
900
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
(2,889
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||
Increase
in unrealized loss on
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
marketable
securities
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
(113
|
)
|
BALANCES,
December 31, 2004
|
16,735
|
2
|
368,385
|
(279,656
|
)
|
(75
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(130
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
448
|
--
|
2,594
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of restricted shares,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of amortization
|
4
|
--
|
(275
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
(1,291
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||
Increase
in unrealized gain on
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
marketable
securities
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
42
|
BALANCES,
December 31, 2005
|
17,187
|
2
|
370,704
|
(280,947
|
)
|
(75
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(88
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of restricted shares,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of amortization
|
1
|
--
|
301
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
(1,291
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||
Reclassification
of deferred compensation upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R as of
January
1, 2006
|
--
|
--
|
(3,060
|
)
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
||||||||||||||
Increase
in unrealized gain on
marketable securities |
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
BALANCES, December 31, 2006 | 17,188 | $ | 2 | $ | 367,945 | $ | (282,238 | ) | (75 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 9 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
26
CLARUS
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND
COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS (Cont.)
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(In
Thousands)
|
|
Total
|
|
|||||||
|
Deferred
|
Stockholders'
|
Comprehensive
|
|||||||
Compensation
|
Equity
|
Loss
|
||||||||
BALANCES,
December 31, 2003
|
(3,428
|
)
|
86,819
|
--
|
||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
--
|
454
|
--
|
|||||||
Issuance
of restricted shares,
|
||||||||||
net
of amortization
|
(317
|
)
|
583
|
--
|
||||||
Net
loss
|
--
|
(2,889
|
)
|
(2,889
|
)
|
|||||
Increase
in unrealized loss on
|
||||||||||
marketable
securities
|
--
|
(113
|
)
|
(113
|
)
|
|||||
Total
comprehensive loss
|
(3,002
|
)
|
||||||||
BALANCES,
December 31, 2004
|
(3,745
|
)
|
84,854
|
--
|
||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
--
|
2,594
|
--
|
|||||||
Issuance
of restricted shares,
|
||||||||||
net
of amortization
|
685
|
410
|
--
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
--
|
(1,291
|
)
|
(1,291
|
)
|
|||||
Increase
in unrealized gain on
|
||||||||||
marketable
securities
|
--
|
42
|
42
|
|||||||
Total
comprehensive loss
|
$
|
(1,249
|
)
|
|||||||
BALANCES,
December 31, 2005
|
(3,060
|
)
|
86,609
|
--
|
||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||
Issuance
of restricted shares,
|
||||||||||
net
of amortization
|
--
|
301
|
--
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
--
|
(1,291
|
)
|
(1,291
|
)
|
|||||
Reclassification
of deferred compensation
|
||||||||||
upon
the adoption of SFAS No. 123R as of
|
||||||||||
January
1, 2006.
|
3,060
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||
Increase
in unrealized gain on
|
||||||||||
marketable
securities
|
--
|
97
|
97
|
|||||||
Total
comprehensive loss
|
$
|
(1,194
|
)
|
|||||||
BALANCES,
December 31, 2006
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
85,716
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
27
CLARUS
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years
Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(In
Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
2004
|
||||||
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(2,889
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
346
|
334
|
186
|
|||||||
Amortization
of (discount) and premium on securities, net
|
(2,405
|
)
|
(669
|
)
|
982
|
|||||
Gain
on sale of marketable securities and other
|
--
|
--
|
(17
|
)
|
||||||
Amortization
of deferred employee compensation plans
|
301
|
410
|
583
|
|||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||
(Increase)/decrease
in interest receivable, prepaids and other current assets
|
(154
|
)
|
77
|
107
|
||||||
Decrease/(increase)
in deposits and other long-term assets
|
956
|
(1
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
|||||
Decrease
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
(781
|
)
|
(731
|
)
|
(52
|
)
|
||||
Decrease
in deferred revenue
|
--
|
--
|
(1,106
|
)
|
||||||
Increase
in deferred rent
|
69
|
93
|
115
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(2,959
|
)
|
(1,778
|
)
|
(2,095
|
)
|
||||
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||
Purchase
of marketable securities
|
(161,004
|
)
|
(93,887
|
)
|
(59,754
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from the sale and maturity of marketable securities
|
142,473
|
68,116
|
97,242
|
|||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(49
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
(2,515
|
)
|
||||
Increase
in transaction expenses
|
--
|
(135
|
)
|
--
|
||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
(18,580
|
)
|
(25,923
|
)
|
34,973
|
|||||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from the exercise of stock options
|
--
|
2,594
|
454
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
--
|
2,594
|
454
|
|||||||
CHANGE
IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(21,539
|
)
|
(25,107
|
)
|
33,332
|
|||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year
|
23,270
|
48,377
|
15,045
|
|||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year
|
$
|
1,731
|
$
|
23,270
|
$
|
48,377
|
||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE:
|
||||||||||
(Decrease)/increase
in transaction expenses included in accounts payable and
|
||||||||||
accrued
liabilities
|
$
|
(778
|
)
|
$
|
778
|
$
|
--
|
|||
(Decrease)/increase
in transaction expenses included in other assets
|
$
|
(913
|
)
|
$
|
913
|
$
|
--
|
|||
Grant
of restricted stock
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
50
|
$
|
50
|
||||
Cash
paid for franchise and property taxes
|
$
|
540
|
$
|
684
|
$
|
465
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CLARUS
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
1.
ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ORGANIZATION
Clarus
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, (the "Company")
prior
to the sale of substantially all of its operating assets in December 2002,
developed, marketed, and supported Internet-based business-to-business
electronic commerce solutions that automated the procurement and management
of
operating resources.
During
2002, the Company adopted a strategic plan to sell or abandon all active
software operations and redeploy Company capital to enhance stockholder value.
On December 6, 2002, the Company sold substantially all of its software
operations (comprised of the eProcurement, Sourcing and Settlement product
lines) to Epicor Software Corporation for $1.0 million in cash. Separately,
on
January 1, 2003, the Company sold the assets related to the Cashbook product,
which were excluded from the Epicor transaction, to an employee group
headquartered in Limerick, Ireland. Therefore, as of December 31, 2002, the
Company had discontinued or abandoned substantially all software operations.
All
of
the revenues, cost of revenues and a substantial amount of the operating
expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, relate
to
the divested products discussed above as well as other discontinued products.
The Company is not expected to recognize any significant amounts of revenue,
costs of revenue or incur operating expenses related to the Company's software
operations in the future.
Management
now consists of four corporate executive officers and a support staff of three,
all of whom are located in Stamford, Connecticut. Management is now engaged
in
analyzing and evaluating potential acquisition and merger candidates as part
of
its strategy to redeploy its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
to
enhance stockholder value.
BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have
been
eliminated. The Company's subsidiaries include or included Clarus CSA, Inc.,
Clarus International, Inc., SAI Recruitment Limited, SAI (Ireland) Limited,
Clarus eMEA Ltd., i2Mobile.com Limited, SAI America Limited, REDEO Technologies,
Inc., Software Architects International, Limited and SAI America LLC. As of
December 31, 2006 all of these subsidiaries have ceased operations and have
been
dissolved or are in the process of being dissolved.
USE
OF ESTIMATES
The
preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and
disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements.
Estimates also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the
reporting periods. The Company regularly evaluates its estimates and assumptions
including those related to revenue recognition, impairment of long-lived assets,
impairment of investments, and contingencies and litigation. The Company bases
its estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that are believed
to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from
these
estimates.
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company had
approximately $1.7 million and $23.3 million in cash and cash equivalents
included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
MARKETABLE
SECURITIES
Marketable
securities for the periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, consist of
government notes and bonds. The Company accounts for its marketable securities
under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
No.
115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities".
Pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 115, the Company has classified its
marketable securities as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities
have
been recorded at fair value and related unrealized gains and losses have been
excluded from earnings and are reported as a separate component of accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss) until realized.
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment consists of furniture and fixtures, computers and other office
equipment and leasehold improvements. These assets are depreciated on a
straight-line basis over periods ranging from one to eight years. Leasehold
improvements are amortized over the shorter of the useful life or the term
of
the lease.
Property
and equipment are summarized as follows (in thousands):
December
31,
|
Useful
Life
|
|||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
(in
years)
|
||||||||
Computers
and equipment
|
$
|
249
|
$
|
200
|
1
- 5
|
|||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
488
|
488
|
7
|
|||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
1,893
|
1,893
|
8
|
|||||||
2,630
|
2,581
|
|||||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(931
|
)
|
(585
|
)
|
||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
$
|
1,699
|
$
|
1,996
|
Depreciation
expense related to property and equipment totaled $346,000, $334,000 and
$186,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
INVESTMENTS
Prior
to
2002, the Company made several equity investments in privately held companies.
The Company's equity ownership in these entities ranged from 2.5% to 12.5%.
These investments were accounted for using the cost method of accounting. The
Company did not recognize any income from these companies during 2006, 2005
or
2004. The Company continues to retain ownership interest in several of the
companies although they have been written down to a zero cost basis in the
Company's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
LONG-LIVED
ASSETS
In
accordance with SFAS 144, long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and
equipment, and purchased intangibles assets subject to amortization, are
reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability
of
assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount
of
an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated
by
the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future
cash
flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying
amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed
of are separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower
of
the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and would be no longer
depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposal group classified as held
for sale would be presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability
sections of the balance sheet.
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities include the following as of December 31, 2006
and 2005 (in thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
335
|
$
|
150
|
|||
Accrued
compensation, benefits and commissions
|
30
|
220
|
|||||
Restructuring
accruals
|
--
|
17
|
|||||
Accrued
professional services
|
201
|
1,023
|
|||||
Accrued
franchise taxes
|
98
|
43
|
|||||
Other
|
16
|
8
|
|||||
$
|
680
|
$
|
1,461
|
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FAIR
VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The
Company uses financial instruments in the normal course of its business. The
carrying values of cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable approximates
fair value. Marketable securities are carried at fair value. The fair value
of
the Company's investments in privately held companies is not readily available.
The Company believes the fair values of these investments in privately held
companies approximated their respective carrying values of zero at December
31,
2006 and 2005.
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION PLAN
The
Company adopted the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2005 Plan"), which was
approved by stockholders at the Company’s annual meeting in June 2005. Under the
2005 Plan, the Board of Directors has flexibility to determine the type and
amount of awards to be granted to eligible participants, who must be employees
of the Company or its subsidiaries, directors, officers or consultants to the
Company. The 2005 Plan provides for grants of incentive stock options,
nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights,
and restricted units. As of December 31, 2006, the number of shares authorized
and reserved for issuance under the 2005 Plan is 3.5 million, subject to an
automatic annual increase equal to 4% of the total number of shares of Clarus’
common stock outstanding. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that
may be granted through awards under the 2005 Plan to any employee in any
calendar year may not exceed 500,000 shares. The 2005 Plan will continue in
effect until June 2015 unless terminated sooner. As of December 31, 2006,
170,000 stock options awarded under the plan are vested and eligible for
exercise. The Company also has an employee stock option plan, which is described
more fully in Note 8.
On
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS 123R”), requiring
recognition of expense related to the fair value of stock option awards. The
Company recognizes the cost of the share-based awards on a straight-line basis
over the requisite service period of the award. Prior to January 1, 2006, the
Company accounted for stock option plans under the recognition and measurement
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) and related interpretations, as permitted by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation” (“SFAS 123”). Under SFAS 123R, compensation cost recognized during
2006 includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior
to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair
value
estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123, and (b)
compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January
1,
2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS 123R. The Company recorded total non-cash stock compensation
expense of approximately $301,000 related to unvested restricted stock and
incurred no compensation expense related to options under SFAS 123R in 2006.
On
December 30, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors accelerated the vesting of
unvested stock options previously awarded to employees, officers and directors
of the Company under its Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan of Clarus
Corporation (as amended and restated effective as of June 13, 2000) and the
Clarus Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to such optionee entering
into lock-up, confidentiality and non-competition agreements. As a result of
this action, options to purchase 676,669 shares of common stock that would
have
vested over the next one to three years became fully vested.
The
decision to accelerate the vesting of these options was made primarily to reduce
non-cash compensation expense that would have been recorded in future periods
following the Company’s application of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 123, “Share Based Payment (revised 2004) (“SFAS 123R”). The
Company adopted the expense recognition provisions of SFAS 123R beginning
January 1, 2006. The acceleration of the options is expected to reduce the
Company’s non-cash compensation expense related to these options by
approximately $1.5 million or $0.09 per share (pre-tax) for the years 2006
-
2008, based on estimated value calculations using the Black-Scholes
methodology.
As
of
January 1, 2006, the Company had no unvested stock options that would have
been
affected by the implementation of FAS 123R. For this reason, the implementation
of this standard had no effect on the Company’s income statement or earnings per
share for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company recorded total non-cash
stock compensation expense of approximately $301,000 related to unvested
restricted stock and incurred no compensation expense related to options under
SFAS 123R in 2006.
We
will
continue to estimate the fair value of our option awards granted after January
1, 2006, using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. No options were granted
for
the year ended December 31, 2006. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the
Company granted 175,000 options. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the
Company granted 40,000 options.
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The
following table shows the effect on net loss and earnings per share if the
fair
value method of accounting had been applied. For purposes of this pro forma
disclosure, the estimated fair value of an option utilizing the Black-Scholes
option pricing model is assumed to be amortized to expense over the option's
vesting periods (in thousands, except per share amounts):
2005
|
|
2004
|
|
||||
Net
loss, as reported
|
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(2,889
|
)
|
|
Add
stock-based employee compensation expense included in
|
|||||||
reported
net loss
|
410
|
584
|
|||||
Deduct
total stock-based employee compensation expense
|
|||||||
determined
under fair-value based method for all awards
|
(3,467
|
)
|
(2,613
|
)
|
|||
Pro
forma net loss
|
$
|
(4,348
|
)
|
$
|
(4,918
|
)
|
|
Earnings
per Share:
|
|||||||
Basic
- as reported
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
|
Basic
- pro forma
|
$
|
(0.27
|
)
|
$
|
(0.31
|
)
|
|
Diluted
- as reported
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
|
Diluted
- pro forma
|
$
|
(0.27
|
)
|
$
|
(0.31
|
)
|
Refer
to
Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements for assumptions used in the
Black-Scholes option pricing model.
INCOME
TAXES
Income
taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income
tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts
of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating
loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities
are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in
the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or
settled. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change
in
tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment
date.
Basic
and
diluted net loss per share was computed in accordance with SFAS No. 128,
"Earnings Per Share," using the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding. The diluted net loss per share for the years ended December 31,
2006, 2005 and 2004 excludes incremental shares calculated using the treasury
stock method, assumed from the conversion of stock options and restricted stock
due to the net loss for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004. The
potential effects of excluded incremental shares are as follows (in thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Weighted
average common shares - basic
|
16,613
|
16,329
|
16,092
|
|||||||
Effect
of dilutive stock options
|
112
|
316
|
616
|
|||||||
Effect
of dilutive restricted stock
|
205
|
502
|
504
|
|||||||
Total
effect of potential incremental shares
|
317
|
818
|
1,120
|
|||||||
Weighted
average common shares - diluted
|
16,930
|
17,147
|
17,212
|
Options
to purchase 663,750 shares of common stock at $5.35 to $6.06 per share were
outstanding as of December 31, 2006, but were not included in the computation
of
diluted EPS because the options were anti-dilutive due to the net loss for
the
year ended December 31, 2006. Options to purchase 1,010,000 shares of common
stock at $7.30 to $10.00 were outstanding as of December 31, 2006, but were
not
included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options were
anti-dilutive as their market price was greater than the average market price
of
the common shares of $7.03 for the year ended December 31, 2006.
32
Options
to purchase 1,111,250 shares of common stock at $5.35 to $7.50 per share were
outstanding as of December 31, 2005, but were not included in the computation
of
diluted EPS because the options were anti-dilutive due to the net loss for
the
year ended December 31, 2005. Options to purchase 570,000 shares of common
stock
at $8.35 to $10.00 were outstanding as of December 31, 2005, but were not
included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options were
anti-dilutive as their market price was greater than the average market price
of
the common shares of $8.07 for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Options
to purchase 1,561,617 shares of common stock at $4.83 to $8.60 per share were
outstanding as of December 31, 2004, but were not included in the computation
of
diluted EPS because the options were anti-dilutive due to the net loss for
the
year ended December 31, 2004. Options to purchase 400,000 shares of common
stock
at $10.00 were outstanding as of December 31, 2004, but were not included in
the
computation of diluted EPS because the options were anti-dilutive as their
market price was greater than the average market price of the common shares
of
$9.50 for the year ended December 31, 2004.
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
The
Company utilizes SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income". SFAS No. 130
establishes standards for reporting and presentation of comprehensive income
(loss) and its components in a full set of financial statements. Comprehensive
income (loss) primarily consists of net income (loss) and unrealized gains
and
losses from available-for-sale marketable securities. Comprehensive income
(loss) is presented in the consolidated statements of stockholders' equity.
SEGMENT
AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
In
accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments
of
an Enterprise and Related Information", the Company has determined that during
2006, 2005 and 2004 the Company operated in one principal business segment.
Due
to the sale of our operating assets as discussed in “Prior Business”, the
Company is a holding company.
Geographic
revenue and the carrying value of property and equipment, net as of and for
the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 were as follows:
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
|||||||
Revenue:
|
||||||||||
United
States
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
||||
International
|
--
|
--
|
1,106
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
1,106
|
||||
Property
and equipment, net:
|
||||||||||
United
States
|
$
|
1,699
|
$
|
1,996
|
$
|
2,367
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
1,699
|
$
|
1,996
|
$
|
2,367
|
NEW
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainly in Income Taxes - an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the
accounting for uncertainty in tax provisions. The provisions of FIN 48 are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of FIN 48 on its financial statements and
currently plans to adopt this interpretation in the first quarter of 2007.
The
adoption of FIN 48 is not expected to have a material impact.
In
September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 108, "Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when
Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements" ("SAB 108"),
which provides interpretive guidance on the consideration of the effects of
prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the
purpose of a materiality assessment. The Company has adopted SAB 108 in the
fourth quarter of 2006, SAB 108 allows a one-time transitional cumulative effect
adjustment to beginning retained earnings as of January 1, 2006 for errors
that
were not previously deemed material, but are material under the guidance in
SAB
108. The adoption of SAB 108 has not had an impact on the
Company.
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2.
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
As
of
December 31, 2006, and 2005, those investments with an original maturity of
three months or less are classified as cash equivalents and those investments
with original maturities beyond three months are classified as marketable
securities. Pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 115, the Company has
classified all of its marketable securities as available-for-sale.
At
December 31, 2006, marketable securities consisted of government notes and
bonds
with a fair market value of $82.6 million. The amortized cost of marketable
securities at December 31, 2006 was $82.6 million with an unrealized gain of
$12,000 and an unrealized loss of $3,000. The maturities of all securities
are
less than 12 months at December 31, 2006.
At
December 31, 2005, marketable securities consisted of government notes and
bonds
with a fair market value of $61.6 million. The amortized cost of marketable
securities at December 31, 2005 was $61.7 million with an unrealized loss of
$88,000. The maturities of all securities are less than 18 months at December
31, 2005. Of the $61.7 million in securities, $49.6 million mature in less
than
12 months and $12.1 million mature between 12 and 18 months.
3.
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
SALE
OF OPERATING ASSETS
On
December 6, 2002, the Company sold its e-commerce software business to Epicor
Software Corporation for $1.0 million. Approximately $200,000 of the purchase
price was placed in escrow. The escrowed funds were released in February 2004.
4.
RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In
September 2003, the Company and Kanders & Company, an entity owned and
controlled by the Company's Executive Chairman, Warren B. Kanders, entered
into
a 15-year lease with a five-year renewal option, as co-tenants to lease
approximately 11,500 square feet in Stamford, Connecticut. The Company and
Kanders & Company have initially agreed to allocate the total lease payments
of $24,438 per month on the basis of Kanders & Company renting 2,900 square
feet initially for $6,163 per month, and the Company renting 8,600 square feet
initially for $18,275 per month, which are subject to increases during the
term
of the lease. Rent expense is recognized on a straight line basis. The lease
provides the co-tenants with an option to terminate the lease in years eight
and
ten in consideration for a termination payment. The Company and Kanders &
Company agreed to pay for their proportionate share of the build-out
construction costs, fixtures, equipment and furnishings related to preparation
of the space. In connection with the lease, the Company obtained a stand-by
letter of credit in the amount of $850,000 to secure lease obligations for
the
Stamford facility. Kanders & Company reimburses the Company for a pro rata
portion of the approximately $5,000 annual cost of the letter of credit.
The
Company provides certain telecommunication, administrative and other office
services as well as accounting and bookkeeping services to Kanders & Company
that are reimbursed by Kanders & Company. Such services aggregated
$123,000
during the year ended December 31, 2006 and $93,000 during the year ended
December 31, 2005.
As
of
December 31, 2006, the Company had a receivable of $76,000 from Kanders &
Company. The amount due from Kanders & Company is included in prepaids and
other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The
outstanding amount was paid in the first quarter of 2007. As of December 31,
2005, the Company had an outstanding payable of $13,000 to Kanders &
Company. The amount owed to Kanders & Company is included in accounts
payable and accrued liabilities. The outstanding amount was paid in January
2006.
The
Company provides certain telecommunication, administrative and other office
services to Net Perceptions, Inc. (“Net Perceptions”) that are reimbursed by Net
Perceptions. Warren B. Kanders, our Executive Chairman, also serves as the
Executive Chairman of Net Perceptions. Such services aggregated $63,000
during the year ended December 31, 2006 and $34,000 during the year ended
December 31, 2005.
As
of
December 31, 2006, the Company had an outstanding receivable of $44,000 from
Net
Perceptions. The amount due from Net Perceptions is included in prepaids and
other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The
outstanding amount was paid in March 2007. As of December 31, 2005, the Company
had an outstanding receivable of $24,000 from Net Perceptions. The amount due
from Net Perceptions is included in prepaids and other current assets in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The outstanding amount was paid by
Net
Perceptions in June 2006.
During
the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company incurred charges of approximately
$64,000 for payments to Kanders Aviation LLC, an affiliate of the Company’s
Executive Chairman, Warren B. Kanders, relating to aircraft travel by directors
and officers of the Company for potential redeployment transactions, pursuant
the Transportation Services Agreement, dated December 18, 2003 between the
Company and Kanders Aviation LLC. For the same period ended December 31, 2005,
the Company incurred charges of approximately $35,000 for payments to Kanders
Aviation LLC.
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As
of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had no outstanding receivables from
or
payables to Kanders Aviation.
In
the
opinion of management, the rates, terms and considerations of the transactions
with the related parties described above are at least as favorable as those
we
could have obtained in arms length negotiations or otherwise are at prevailing
market prices and terms.
5.
RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED COSTS
During
2002 and 2001, the Company's management approved restructuring plans to
reorganize and reduce operating costs. Restructuring and related charges of
$12.8 million were expensed in 2001 and 2002 in an attempt to align the
Company's cost structure with projected revenue.
During
2003, the Company determined that actual restructuring and related charges
were
in excess of the amounts provided for in 2002 and 2001 and recorded additional
restructuring charges of $250,000. This amount was charged to general and
administrative costs in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations
during 2003. The charges for 2003 were comprised of $223,000 for employee
separation costs and $27,000 for facility closure and consolidation costs.
During
2004, the Company recorded an additional restructuring charge of $33,000 for
facility closure costs which is classified in the Company’s consolidated
statements of operations under general and administrative expenses. The increase
was the result of significant fluctuations in exchange rates and increased
rent
expense. Expenditures for 2004 totaled $190,000 consisting of $125,000 for
employee separation costs and $65,000 for facility closing costs.
During
2005 and 2006, respectively, expenditures for facility closing costs totaled
$56,000 and $17,000 respectively. As of December 31, 2006, the balance for
restructuring and related costs was zero.
6.
INCOME TAXES
For
financial reporting purposes, losses from continuing operations before income
taxes include the following components (in thousands):
YEARS
ENDED
DECEMBER
31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Pre-Tax
Loss:
|
||||||||||
United
States
|
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(2,889
|
)
|
|
Foreign
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(1,291
|
)
|
$
|
(2,889
|
)
|
The
Company files a consolidated income tax return with its wholly owned
subsidiaries. The components of the income tax expense (benefit)
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006 is as
follows (in thousands):
YEARS
ENDED
DECEMBER
31,
|
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Current:
|
||||||||||
Federal
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
||||
State
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||
Foreign
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||
$
|
--
|
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
35
YEARS
ENDED
DECEMBER 31, |
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Deferred:
|
||||||||||
Federal
|
(168
|
)
|
(3,122
|
)
|
(30,455
|
)
|
||||
State
|
350
|
7,057
|
(7,251
|
)
|
||||||
Foreign
|
--
|
--
|
441
|
|||||||
182
|
3,935
|
(37,265
|
)
|
|||||||
Increase/(decrease)
in valuation allowance for deferred
income taxes |
(182
|
)
|
(3,935
|
)
|
37,265
|
|||||
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
Total
deferred income taxes were allocated as follows for the years ended December
31
(in thousands):
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Income(loss)
from operations
|
$
|
(182
|
)
|
$
|
(3,935
|
)
|
$
|
37,265
|
||
Shareholders'
equity
|
(38
|
)
|
34
|
--
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
(220
|
)
|
$
|
(3,901
|
)
|
$
|
37,265
|
The
income taxes credited to shareholders’ equity relate to the tax benefit arising
from unrealized gains on marketable securities.
The following is a summary of the items that caused recorded income taxes to differ from income taxes computed using the statutory federal income tax rate of 34% for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:
YEARS
ENDED
DECEMBER 31, |
||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Computed
"expected" income tax expense (benefit)
|
(34.0
|
)%
|
(34.0
|
)%
|
(34.0
|
)%
|
||||
Increase
(decrease) in income taxes resulting from:
|
||||||||||
State
income taxes,
net of federal income taxes
|
(0.5
|
)
|
(7.4
|
)
|
(5.0
|
)
|
||||
NOL
adjustments
|
18.3
|
376.6
|
(1,265.9
|
)
|
||||||
Capital
loss carryforward adjustment
|
30.3
|
--
|
--
|
|||||||
Non-cash stock compensation
|
--
|
(29.5
|
)
|
--
|
||||||
Income
tax effect attributable to foreign operations
|
--
|
--
|
15.3
|
|||||||
(Decrease)
Increase in valuation allowance and other items
|
(14.1
|
)
|
(305.7
|
)
|
1,289.6
|
|||||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
|
--
|
%
|
--
|
%
|
--
|
%
|
36
Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference
between
the financial reporting carrying amounts and tax bases of existing assets
and
liabilities and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Significant
components of the Company's existing deferred income tax assets and liabilities
as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (in thousands):
|
|||||||
YEARS
ENDED
DECEMBER 31, |
|||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Deferred
income tax assets:
|
|||||||
Net
operating loss, capital loss amount and research & experimentation
credit carryforwards
|
$
|
90,209
|
$
|
90,708
|
|||
Charitable
contribution carryforward
|
4
|
4
|
|||||
Depreciation
|
(241
|
)
|
(340
|
)
|
|||
Unrealized
(loss)/gain
|
(4
|
)
|
34
|
||||
Non-cash
compensation
|
608
|
499
|
|||||
Accrued
liabilities
|
181
|
72
|
|||||
Reserves
for investments
|
1,728
|
1,728
|
|||||
Net
deferred income tax assets before valuation allowance
|
92,485
|
92,705
|
|||||
Valuation
allowance for deferred income tax assets
|
(92,485
|
)
|
(92,705
|
)
|
|||
Net
deferred income tax assets
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
--
|
The
net
change in the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets for 2006
was an
increase of $0.2 million as compared to a decrease of $3.9 million in 2005
and
an increase in 2004 of $37.3 million. In assessing the realizability of deferred
income tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not
that
some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized.
The
ultimate realization of deferred income tax assets is dependent upon the
generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary
differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal
of
deferred income tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax
planning strategies in making this assessment. Management has provided a
valuation allowance against deferred income tax assets at December 31, 2006,
because the ultimate realization of those benefits and assets does not meet
the
more likely than not criteria.
At
December 31, 2006, the Company has net operating loss, research and
experimentation credit and alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards for
U.S.
federal income tax purposes of approximately $229.0 million, $1.3 million and
$53,000, respectively, which expire in varying amounts beginning in the year
2009. The Company also has a capital loss carryforward of $14.0 million which
expires in varying amounts beginning in the year 2006.
The
Company's ability to benefit from certain net operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards is limited under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code due
to a
prior ownership change of greater than 50%. Accordingly, approximately $222.9
million of the $229.0 million of U.S. net operating loss carryforward is
available currently to offset taxable income that the Company may recognize
in
the future.
7.
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The
Company sponsors a 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"), a defined contribution plan
covering substantially all employees of the Company. Under the Plan's deferred
compensation arrangement, eligible employees who elect to participate in the
Plan may contribute between 2% and 20% of eligible compensation, as defined,
to
the Plan. The Company, at its discretion, may elect to provide for either a
matching contribution or discretionary profit-sharing contribution or both.
The
Company made matching contributions of approximately $29,000, $6,000 and
$6,000 during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively.
On
June
13, 2000, the Company adopted the Clarus Corporation Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the "U.S. Plan") and the Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Global
Plan") (collectively, the "Plans"), which offers employees the right to purchase
shares of the Company's common stock at 85% of the market price, as defined.
Under the Plans, full-time employees, except persons owning 5% or more of the
Company's common stock, are eligible to participate after 90 days of employment.
Employees may contribute up to 15% of their annual salary toward the Purchase
Plan. A maximum of 1,000,000 shares of common stock may be purchased under
the
Plans. Common stock is purchased directly from the Company on behalf of the
participants. During the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, no shares
were purchased for the benefit of the participants under the Plans. As of
December 31, 2006, there were no participants in either Plans.
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8.
STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS
The
Company previously had a stock option plan for employees, consultants, and
other
individual contributors to the Company, which enabled the Company to grant
up to
approximately 1.6 million qualified and nonqualified incentive stock options
(the "1992 Plan"). The 1992 Plan terminated in November 2002. As of December
31,
2006 there were no stock options eligible to be exercised under the 1992 Plan.
The
Company adopted the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the "1998 Plan") in 1998. Under
the 1998 Plan, the Board of Directors had the flexibility to determine the
type
and amount of awards to be granted to eligible participants, who must be
employees of the Company or its subsidiaries or consultants to the Company.
The
1998 Plan provided for grants of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock
options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights, and restricted
units. During 2000, the Board of Directors and stockholders adopted an
amendment, which increased the number of shares authorized and reserved for
issuance from 1.5 million shares to 3.0 million shares. The aggregate number
of
shares of common stock that could be granted through awards under the 1998
Plan
to any employee in any calendar year could not exceed 200,000 shares. The 1998
Plan was terminated in June 2005, but 703,750 stock options awarded under the
plan are vested and remained eligible to be exercised at December 31,
2006.
Upon
the
acquisition of the SAI/Redeo Companies on May 31, 2000, the Company assumed
the
Stock Incentive Plan of Software Architects International, Limited (the "SAI
Plan"), and the options outstanding. The SAI Plan enabled the Company to grant
up to 750,000 nonqualified stock options. The Company could grant options to
eligible participants who had to be employees of the Company or its subsidiaries
or consultants, but not directors or officers of the Company. The SAI Plan
was
terminated in June 2005, and no stock options awarded under the plan are vested
and remained eligible to be exercised at December 31, 2006.
The
Company adopted the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2005 Plan"), which was
approved by stockholders at the Company’s annual meeting in June 2005. Under the
2005 Plan, the Board of Directors has the flexibility to determine the type
and
amount of awards to be granted to eligible participants, who must be employees
of the Company or its subsidiaries, directors, officers or consultants to the
Company. The 2005 Plan provides for grants of incentive stock options,
nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights,
and restricted units. The number of shares authorized and reserved for issuance
under the 2005 Plan is 3.0 million, subject to an automatic annual increase
equal to 4% of the total number of shares of Clarus’ common stock outstanding.
The aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be granted through
awards under the 2005 Plan to any employee in any calendar year may not exceed
500,000 shares. The 2005 Plan will continue in effect until June 2015 unless
terminated sooner. As of December 31, 2006, 170,000 stock options awarded under
the plan are vested and eligible for exercise.
On
December 6, 2002, the Company had granted options to purchase 1,250,000 shares
of common stock to three senior executives. 450,000 of these options were issued
with an exercise price of $5.35 per share. The options issued at $5.35 per
share
were issued at less than the fair market value on that date of $5.45. A
compensation charge of $65,000 was being recognized over the vesting period
of
five years. Twenty percent of the options vested annually over five years on
the
anniversary of the date of grant. Due to the acceleration of the vesting of
stock options by the Company, the remaining compensation charge of $8,500 was
recognized as of December 31, 2005.
In
April
2003, the Company granted 500,000 shares of restricted stock to Warren B.
Kanders, the Executive Chairman of the Board. The shares vest in ten years
or
earlier upon satisfaction of various conditions including performance based
conditions relating to the price of the Company's common stock. Deferred
compensation of $2.7 million was recorded at the date of grant representing
the
fair value of the shares and adjusted as of December 31, 2005 to $4.2 million
to
account for the increase in fair market value from grant date through December
31, 2005. With the implementation of SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006, the remaining
compensation expense of $2.0 million of this award was expensed on a straight
line basis over the remaining time period of 7.5 years. During the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005, $268,000 and $355,000, respectively, were amortized
to compensation expense for this award. At December 31, 2006, these shares
were
excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to the net
loss
for the year ended December 31, 2006.
On
December 30, 2005, the Board of Directors of Clarus Corporation accelerated
the
vesting of unvested stock options previously awarded to employees, officers
and
directors of the Company under its Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
of
Clarus Corporation (as amended and restated effective as of June 13, 2000)
and
the Clarus Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, subject to such optionee
entering into lock-up, confidentiality and non-competition agreements. As a
result of this action, options to purchase 676,669 shares of common stock that
would have vested over the next one to three years became fully vested.
As
of
January 1, 2006, the Company had no unvested stock options that would have
been
affected by the implementation of SFAS 123R. For this reason, the implementation
of this standard had no effect on the Company’s income statement or earnings per
share for the year ended December 31, 2006.
38
The
decision to accelerate the vesting of these options was made primarily to reduce
non-cash compensation expense that would have been recorded in future periods
following the Company’s application of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 123, “Share Based Payment (revised 2004) (“SFAS 123R”). The
Company adopted the expense recognition provisions of SFAS 123R beginning
January 1, 2006. The acceleration of the options is expected to reduce the
Company’s non-cash compensation expense related to these options by
approximately $1.5 million or $0.09 per share (pre-tax) for the years 2006
-
2008, based on estimated value calculations using the Black-Scholes
methodology.
We
will
continue to estimate the fair value of our option awards granted after January
1, 2006, using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. No options were granted
for
the year ended December 31, 2006. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the
Company granted 175,000 options. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the
Company granted 40,000 options.
The
Company recorded total non-cash stock compensation expense of approximately
$0.3
million, $0.4 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2006,
2005 and 2004, respectively for 508,786 shares of restricted stock.
Total
options available for grant under all plans as of December 31, 2006 were 3.5
million. A summary of changes in outstanding options during the three years
ended December 31, 2006 is as follows:
Shares
|
Range of
Exercise
Prices
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
||||||||
December
31, 2003
|
2,098,867
|
$
|
3.67-$10.00
|
$
|
6.77
|
|||||
Granted
|
40,000
|
$
|
8.60-$9.00
|
$
|
8.65
|
|||||
Forfeited
|
(80,000
|
)
|
$
|
5.35-$8.60
|
$
|
5.76
|
||||
Expired
|
--
|
|||||||||
Exercised
|
(85,899
|
)
|
$
|
3.67-$7.63
|
$
|
5.29
|
||||
Prior Period Adjustments
|
(11,351
|
)
|
$
|
3.49-$68.38
|
$
|
9.95
|
||||
December
31, 2004
|
1,961,617
|
$
|
4.83-$10.00
|
$
|
6.93
|
|||||
Granted
|
175,000
|
$
|
7.40-$8.50
|
$
|
8.16
|
|||||
Forfeited
|
--
|
|||||||||
Expired
|
(7,500
|
)
|
$
|
7.63
|
$
|
7.63
|
||||
Exercised
|
(447,867
|
)
|
$
|
4.83-$7.00
|
$
|
5.79
|
||||
December
31, 2005
|
1,681,250
|
$
|
5.35-$10.00
|
$
|
7.36
|
|||||
Granted
|
--
|
|||||||||
Forfeited
|
--
|
|||||||||
Expired
|
(7,500
|
)
|
$
|
5.41
|
$
|
5.41
|
||||
Exercised
|
--
|
|||||||||
December
31, 2006
|
1,673,750
|
$
|
5.35-$10.00
|
$
|
7.36
|
|||||
Vested
and exercisable at December 31, 2006
|
1,673,750
|
$
|
7.36
|
|||||||
Vested
and exercisable at December 31, 2005
|
1,681,250
|
$
|
7.36
|
|||||||
Vested
and exercisable at December 31, 2004
|
1,117,754
|
$
|
6.55
|
39
For
SFAS
No. 123 purposes, the fair value of each option grant has been estimated as
of
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the
following assumptions:
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
||||||||
Dividend
yield
|
N/A
|
0%
|
|
0%
|
|
|||||
Expected
volatility
|
N/A
|
57%
|
|
57%
|
|
|||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
N/A
|
4.31%
|
|
2.55%
|
|
|||||
Expected
life
|
N/A
|
Four
years
|
Four
years
|
Using
these assumptions, the fair value of the stock options granted during the years
ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, were approximately $692,000 and $40,000,
respectively, which would be amortized over the vesting period of the options.
The weighted-average grant-date fair values of the stock options granted during
the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, were $3.95 and $4.22, respectively.
There were no options issued during 2006.
The
following table summarizes the exercise price range, weighted average exercise
price, and remaining contractual lives by significant ranges for options
outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2006:
Outstanding
|
Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||
Exercise
Price
Range
|
Number
of
Shares
Outstanding
at
December
31, 2006
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(Years)
|
Number
of
Shares
Exercisable
at
December
31, 2006
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||||||
$5.35
- $ 7.50
|
1,103,750
|
$
|
6.25
|
5.7
|
1,103,750
|
$
|
6.25
|
|||||||||
$8.35
- $10.00
|
570,000
|
$
|
9.51
|
6.1
|
570,000
|
$
|
9.51
|
|||||||||
1,673,750
|
$
|
7.36
|
5.8
|
1,673,750
|
$
|
7.36
|
LEASES
The
Company rents certain office space, under non-cancelable operating leases.
Rents
charged to expense were approximately $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.3
million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments for the next five years and thereafter under
non-cancelable operating leases with remaining terms greater than one year
as of
December 31, 2006, are as follows (in thousands):
Gross
Rental
Obligations
|
Sub-Lease
Income
|
||||||
Year ending December 31,
|
|||||||
2007
|
403
|
101
|
|||||
2008
|
420
|
105
|
|||||
2009
|
426
|
106
|
|||||
2010
|
451
|
113
|
|||||
2011
|
1,128
|
282
|
|||||
Thereafter
|
--
|
--
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
2,828
|
$
|
707
|
Our
corporate headquarters is currently located in Stamford, Connecticut where
we
lease approximately 8,600 square feet for $25,156 a month during 2006, pursuant
to a lease that includes annual rent escalations, which expires on March 31,
2019.
40
INDEMNIFICATION
The
Company has agreed to indemnify Epicor Software Corporation, as part of the
sale
of the Company's e-commerce business, for the conduct of this business prior
to
December 6, 2002. Additionally, the Company had historically indemnified its
customers against damages and costs resulting from claims of patent, copyright,
or trademark infringement associated with use of the software in its software
licensing agreements.
The
Company has not made any accruals or payments under such indemnifications.
However, the Company continues to monitor the conditions that are subject to
the
indemnifications to identify whether it is probable that a loss has occurred,
and would recognize any such losses under the indemnifications when those losses
are reasonably estimable.
LITIGATION
We
are
not a party to nor are any of our properties subject to any pending legal,
administrative or judicial proceedings other than routine litigation incidental
to our business.
A
complaint was filed on May 14, 2001 in the United States District Court for
the
Northern District of Georgia on behalf of all purchasers of common stock of
the
Company during the period beginning December 8, 1999 and ending on October
25,
2000. Generally the complaint alleged that the Company and certain of its
directors and officers made material misrepresentations and omissions in public
filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in certain press
releases and other public statements. The Company agreed to settle the class
action in exchange for a payment of $4.5 million, which was covered by
insurance. The Court approved the final settlement and dismissed the action
on
January 6, 2005.
There
have been no changes in or disagreements with accountants on accounting or
financial disclosure matters during the periods covered by this Annual Report
on
Form 10-K.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The
Company's management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with
the participation of the Company's Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Financial Officer, its principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, respectively of the effectiveness of the design and operation
of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined
in
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2006,
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Such disclosure controls and procedures
are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company
is accumulated and communicated to the appropriate management on a basis that
permits timely decisions regarding disclosure. Based upon that evaluation,
the
Company's Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as
of
December 31, 2006 are effective.
Management's
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management
of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act. The Company's internal control over financial reporting
is 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 ("GAAP"). The Company's 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 assets of the Company;
·
provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts
and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of 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.
41
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.
As
required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, management assessed
the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting
as
of December 31, 2006. In making this assessment, management used the criteria
set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission ("COSO") in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.
Based
on
our assessment and those criteria, management concluded that the Company
maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December
31, 2006.
The
Company's independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, has audited
management's assessment of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2006.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
No
changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting have come
to
management's attention during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006 that
have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the
Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.)
Not
applicable.
Information
regarding executive officers is included in Part I of this Form 10-K as
permitted by General Instruction G(3).
The
Company has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive
officer and principal financial officer, and to all of its other officers,
directors and employees. The code of ethics may be accessed at
www.claruscorp.com, our Internet website, at the tab "Corporate Governance".
The
Company intends to disclose future amendments to, or waivers from, certain
provisions of its code of ethics, if any, on the above website within five
business days following the date of such amendment or waiver.
Other
information required by Item 10, including information regarding directors,
membership and function of the audit committee, including the financial
expertise of its members, and Section 16(a) compliance, appearing under the
captions "Election of Directors", "Information Regarding Board of Directors
and
Committees" and "Other Matters" in our Proxy Statement used in connection with
our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, is incorporated herein by reference.
The
information set forth under the caption "Executive Compensation" in our Proxy
Statement used in connection with our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
is
incorporated herein by reference.
The
information set forth under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management" in our Proxy Statement used in connection
with
our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, is incorporated herein by reference.
The
information set forth under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions" in our Proxy Statement used in connection with our 2007 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, is incorporated herein by reference.
The
information set forth under the caption "Principal Accountant Fees and Services"
in our Proxy Statement used in connection with our 2007 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Financial
Statements, Financial Statement Schedules and Exhibits
(a)
Financial Statements
(1)
The
following financial statements are filed with this report on the following
pages
indicated:
Page
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Consolidated
Financial
Statements
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22
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control
Over
Financial Reporting
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23
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets - December 31, 2006 and 2005
|
24
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations -Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004
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25
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Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Loss -Years
Ended
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
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26
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows -Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004
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28
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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29
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(2) The following additional financial statement schedule and report of independent registered public accounting firm are furnished herewith pursuant to the requirements of Form 10-K: |
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Schedule
II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
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(3) The following Exhibits are hereby filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: |
Exhibit
Number |
Exhibit
|
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Company's Form S-1
Registration
Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 6,
1998 (File No. 333- 46685)).
|
3.2
|
Amendment
to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated
herein
by reference to Exhibit 9.1 of the Company's 10-Q filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2000).
|
3.3
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated
herein by reference to Appendix C of the Company’s Definitive Proxy
Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 6,
2002).
|
3.4
|
Amendment
to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
July 31, 2003).
|
3.5
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference
to
Appendix D of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed
with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6,
2002).
|
3.6
|
Amendment
No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company's Annual Report
on Form
10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
31,
2003).
|
4.1
|
See
Exhibits 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 for provisions of the Amended
and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated
Bylaws of
the Company defining rights of the holders of Common Stock of
the
Company.
|
4.2
|
Specimen
Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
9.1 of the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission on May 26, 1998 (File No.
333-46685)).
|
4.3
|
Restricted
Stock Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2003, between the Company
and
Warren B. Kanders (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
4.1 of the
Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
May 15, 2003). *
|
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10.1
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2002, between Epicor
Software
Corporation and the Company (incorporated herein reference to
Exhibit 2.1
of the Company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 18, 2002).
|
10.2
|
Bill
of Sale and Assumption Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2002,
between
Epicor Software Corporation and the Company (incorporated herein
by
reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company's Form 8-K filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18,
2002).
|
10.3
|
Trademark
Assignment, dated as of December 6, 2002, by the Company in favor
of
Epicor Software Corporation, (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit
2.3 of the Company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 18, 2002).
|
10.4
|
Patent
Assignment, dated as of December 6, 2002, between Epicor Software
Corporation and the Company (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit
2.4 of the Company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 18, 2002).
|
10.5
|
Noncompetition
Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2002, between Epicor Software
Corporation and the Company (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit
2.5 of the Company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 18, 2002).
|
10.6
|
Transition
Services Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2002, between Epicor
Software
Corporation and the Company (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit
2.7 of the Company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 18, 2002).
|
10.7
|
Form
of Indemnification Agreement for Directors and Executive Officers
of the
Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the Company's
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 23,
2002).
|
10.8
|
Employment
Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2002, between the Company
and Warren B.
Kanders (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of
the Company's
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 23,
2002).*
|
10.9
|
Employment
Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2002, between the Company
and Nigel P.
Ekern (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the
Company's
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 23,
2002).*
|
10.10
|
Consulting
Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2002, between the Company
and Stephen
P. Jeffery (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4
of the
Company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
December 23, 2002).*
|
10.11
|
Amended
and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference
to
Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission on August 14, 2000). *
|
10.12
|
Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.3 of
the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission
on August 14, 2000). *
|
10.13
|
Global
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit
10.4 of the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and
Exchange
Commission on August 14, 2000). *
|
10.14
|
Form
of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (incorporated herein by
reference
to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company's Form 10- Q filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission on August 14, 2000). *
|
10.15
|
Stock
Incentive Plan of Software Architects International, Limited
(incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company's Form 8-K
filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2000).
*
|
10.16
|
2000
Declaration of Amendment to Software Architects International
Limited
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
2.3 of
the Company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission
on June 13, 2000). *
|
10.17
|
Lease,
dated as of September 23, 2003, between Reckson Operating Partnership,
L.P., the Company and Kanders & Company, Inc. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's 10-Q filed with the
Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 12,
2003).
|
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10.18
|
Transportation
Services Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2003, between Kanders
Aviation, LLC and the Company (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit
10.23 of the Company's 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 11, 2004).
|
10.19
|
Clarus
Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by
reference to
Appendix A of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule14A
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2005).
*
|
10.20
|
Form
of Stock Option Agreement for the Clarus Corporation 2005 Stock
Incentive
Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Company's
Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November
11, 2005). *
|
10.21
|
Amendment
to the form of Stock Option Agreement for the Clarus Corporation
2005
Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.1 of
the Company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission
on January 6, 2006). *
|
10.22
|
Stock
Option Agreement, dated December 23, 2002, between the Company
and Warren
B. Kanders (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the
Company's Registration Statement Form S-8 filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission on August 18, 2005). *
|
10.23
|
Extension
Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2006, to the Employment Agreement,
dated as
of December 6, 2002, between the Company and Nigel P. Ekern (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4,
2006).*
|
10.24
|
Extension
Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2006, to the Employment Agreement,
dated as
of December 6, 2002, between the Company and Warren B. Kanders
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Form
8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May
4,
2006).*
|
10.25
|
Resignation
and Severance Agreement and General Release, dated as of December
11,
2006, between the Company and Nigel P. Ekern (incorporated herein
by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12,
2006).*
|
23.1
|
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
45
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CLARUS
CORPORATION
|
|
|
Date: March 14, 2007 | By: | /s/ Philip A. Baratelli |
|
||
Philip
A. Baratelli Chief Financial Officer |
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/
Warren B.
Kanders
|
Executive
Chairman of the Board of Directors
|
March
14, 2007
|
||
Warren
B. Kanders
|
(principal
executive officer)
|
|||
/s/
Philip A.
Baratelli
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
March
14, 2007
|
||
Philip
A. Baratelli
|
(principal
financial officer)
|
|||
/s/
Donald L. House
|
Director
|
March
14, 2007
|
||
Donald
L. House
|
||||
/s/
Burtt R. Ehrlich
|
Director
|
March
14, 2007
|
||
Burtt
R. Ehrlich
|
||||
/s/
Nicholas Sokolow
|
Director
|
March
14, 2007
|
||
Nicholas
Sokolow
|
||||
46
The
Board
of Directors and Stockholders
of
Clarus
Corporation:
Under
date of March 13, 2007, we reported on the consolidated balance sheets of Clarus
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive
loss, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2006, which are included in the Clarus Corporation 2006 Annual
Report on Form 10-K. In connection with our audits of the aforementioned
consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related financial
statement schedule. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility
of
Clarus Corporation's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on
this financial statement schedule based on our audits.
In
our
opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to
the
basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly,
in
all material respects, the information set forth therein.
|
|
|
/s/ KPMG LLP | ||
|
||
KPMG
LLP Stamford, Connecticut March 13, 2007 |
47
Valuation
and Qualifying Accounts
Clarus
Corporation and Subsidiaries
For
the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
Valuation
Allowance for Deferred Income Tax Assets and Restructuring and Related
Charges
Balance
at
Beginning
of
Period
|
Charged
(Credited)
to
Costs
and
Expenses
|
Deductions
(a)
|
Balance
at
End
of
Period
|
||||||||||
Valuation
Allowance for Deferred Income Tax Assets
|
|||||||||||||
2004
|
$
|
59,341,000
|
$
|
37,265,000
|
$
|
--
|
$
|
96,606,000
|
|||||
2005
|
96,606,000
|
(3,901,000
|
)
|
--
|
92,705,000
|
||||||||
2006
|
92,705,000
|
(220,000
|
)
|
--
|
92,485,000
|
||||||||
Restructuring
Accruals
|
|||||||||||||
2004
|
$
|
230,000
|
$
|
33,000
|
$
|
190,000
|
$
|
73,000
|
|||||
2005
|
73,000
|
--
|
56,000
|
17,000
|
|||||||||
2006
|
17,000
|
--
|
17,000
|
--
|
(a)
Deductions related to restructuring and related accruals represent cash
payments.
48
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Number
|
Exhibit
|
|
23.1
|
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|
49