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KOPIN CORP - Quarter Report: 2009 June (Form 10-Q)

Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 27, 2009

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 0-19882

 

 

KOPIN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   04-2833935

State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

200 John Hancock Rd., Taunton, MA   02780-1042
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 824-6696

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

 

Outstanding as of July 25, 2009

Common Stock, par value $.01   66,214,421

 

 

 


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Kopin Corporation

INDEX

 

         Page No.
Part I – Financial Information   
Item 1.     
  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):    3
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 27, 2009 and December 27, 2008    3
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008    4
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008    5
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008    6
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008.    7
  Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    8
Item 2.     
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    15
Item 3.     
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    22
Item 4.     
  Controls and Procedures    22
Part II – Other Information   
Item 1.   
  Legal Proceedings    22
Item 1A.     
  Risk Factors    22
Item 2.     
  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    23
Item 3.     
  Defaults Upon Senior Securities    23
Item 4.     
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    23
Item 5.     
  Other Information    24
Item 6.     
  Exhibits    24
Signatures    25

 

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Part 1: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1: Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

KOPIN CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

     June 27,
2009
    December 27,
2008
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and equivalents

   $ 55,848,215      $ 57,949,449   

Marketable securities, at fair value

     49,952,188        42,066,542   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $904,000 and $664,000 in 2009 and 2008, respectively

     12,237,574        14,394,306   

Accounts receivable from unconsolidated affiliates, net of allowance of $291,000 and $507,000 in 2009 and 2008, respectively

     1,871,618        2,814,447   

Unbilled receivables

     1,833,417        2,395,963   

Inventory

     12,754,260        13,269,486   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,645,826        1,366,968   
                

Total current assets

     137,143,098        134,257,161   

Property, plant and equipment

     16,935,743        19,359,874   

Other assets

     6,510,908        6,060,460   
                

Total assets

   $ 160,589,749      $ 159,677,495   
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 6,765,111      $ 7,744,005   

Accounts payable to unconsolidated affiliates

     990,664        992,990   

Accrued payroll and expenses

     1,875,675        2,304,210   

Accrued warranty

     1,600,000        1,250,000   

Billings in excess of revenue earned

     3,017,030        3,127,923   

Other accrued liabilities and professional fees

     1,979,751        1,996,947   
                

Total current liabilities

     16,228,231        17,416,075   

Asset retirement obligations

     885,049        866,965   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share: authorized, 3,000 shares; none issued

     —          —     

Common stock, par value $.01 per share: authorized, 120,000,000 shares; issued 73,932,031 shares in 2009 and 73,147,743 shares in 2008; outstanding 66,193,424 in 2009 and 68,257,748 in 2008

     718,552        718,732   

Additional paid-in capital

     310,915,985        310,241,805   

Treasury stock (5,661,879 and 3,615,480 shares in 2009 and 2008, respectively, at cost)

     (19,852,316     (14,552,865

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (775,727     (168,303

Accumulated deficit

     (150,387,311     (157,757,433
                

Total Kopin Corporation stockholders’ equity

     140,619,183        138,481,936   

Noncontrolling interest

     2,857,286        2,912,519   
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     143,476,469        141,394,455   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 160,589,749      $ 159,677,495   
                

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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KOPIN CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008  

Revenues:

        

Net product revenues

   $ 26,152,447      $ 24,151,350      $ 46,739,358      $ 51,167,231   

Research and development revenues

     2,076,844        1,688,119        2,965,633        3,837,410   
                                
     28,229,291        25,839,469        49,704,991        55,004,641   

Expenses:

        

Cost of product revenues

     19,433,214        18,675,332        34,043,495        39,007,603   

Research and development

     3,786,041        3,753,104        6,937,439        8,786,478   

Selling, general, and administration

     2,557,539        5,054,701        7,010,432        8,897,979   
                                
     25,776,794        27,483,137        47,991,366        56,692,060   
                                

Income (loss) from operations

     2,452,497        (1,643,668     1,713,625        (1,687,419

Other income and expense:

        

Interest income

     643,257        774,642        1,264,802        1,759,757   

Other income and expense

     110,657        83,012        210,190        74,730   

Foreign currency (losses) gains

     (731,449     369,728        132,583        775,460   

Gain on sale of patents

     1,515,051        —          4,112,785        —     

Other-than-temporary impairment on marketable debt securities

     —          —          (926,630     —     

Impairment on Kenet

     —          (700,000     —          (700,000
                                
     1,537,516        527,382        4,793,730        1,909,947   
                                

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes, equity loss in unconsolidated affiliate and net loss (income) of noncontrolling interest

     3,990,013        (1,116,286     6,507,355        222,528   

Tax provision

     (367,000     (208,000     (636,000     (419,000
                                

Income (loss) before equity loss in unconsolidated affiliate and net loss (income) of noncontrolling interest

     3,623,013        (1,324,286     5,871,355        (196,472

Equity loss in unconsolidated affiliate

     (142,016     (142,040     (290,658     (165,901
                                

Net income (loss)

     3,480,997        (1,466,326     5,580,697        (362,373

Net loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     199,842        (207,927     15,713        (361,645
                                

Net income (loss) attributable to the controlling interest

     3,680,839        (1,674,253     5,596,410        (724,018
                                

Net income (loss) per share

        

Basic

   $ 0.06      $ (0.02   $ 0.08      $ (0.01
                                

Diluted

   $ 0.05      $ (0.02   $ 0.08      $ (0.01
                                

Weighted average number of common shares

        

Basic

     66,704,092        67,731,514        67,428,519        67,736,736   

Diluted

     67,549,673        67,731,514        68,037,103        67,736,736   

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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KOPIN CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008  

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,480,997      $ (1,466,326   $ 5,580,697      $ (362,373

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)

     1,458,565        (612,866     (181,280     (2,204,644

Unrealized holding gain on marketable securities

     1,676,144        429,349        1,286,937        101,191   

Reclassifications of gains in net income (loss)

     (157,133     (20,704     (227,242     (3,066
                                

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 6,458,573      $ (1,670,547   $ 6,459,112      $ (2,468,892

Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     (118,125     (74,322     55,232        118,967   
                                

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Kopin Corporation

   $ 6,340,448      $ (1,744,869   $ 6,514,344      $ (2,349,925
                                

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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KOPIN CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

     Common Stock     Additional
Paid-in

Capital
    Treasury
Stock
    Accum
Other
Comprehensive
Income(loss)
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Total Kopin
Corporation
Stockholders’
Equity
    Noncontrolling
interest
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
     Shares     Amount                

Balance December 29, 2007

   71,357,464      $ 713,574      $ 307,900,357      $ (14,552,865   $ 3,767,256      $ (160,343,913   $ 137,484,409      $ 3,549,369      $ 141,033,778   

Stock based compensation expense

   —          —          1,177,148        —          —          —          1,177,148        —          1,177,148   

Vesting of restricted stock

   2,500        25        (25     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Net unrealized holding gain on marketable securities

   —          —          —          —          98,124        —          98,124        —          98,124   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   —          —          —          —          (1,724,032     —          (1,724,032     (480,612     (2,204,644

Restricted stock for tax withholding obligations

   (12,943     (129     (35,205     —          —          —          (35,334     —          (35,334

Net income

   —          —          —          —          —          (724,018     (724,018     361,645        (362,373
                                                                      

Balance June 28, 2008

   71,347,021      $ 713,470      $ 309,042,275      $ (14,552,865   $ 2,141,348      $ (161,067,931   $ 136,276,297      $ 3,430,402      $ 139,706,699   
                                                                      

Balance December 27, 2008

   71,873,228      $ 718,732      $ 310,241,805      $ (14,552,865   $ (168,303   $ (157,757,433   $ 138,481,936      $ 2,912,519      $ 141,394,455   

Exercise of stock options

   2,625        26        9,818        —          —          —          9,844       —          9,844  

Vesting of restricted stock

   33,000        330        (330     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Stock based compensation expense

   —          —          757,249        —          —          —          757,249        —          757,249   

Net unrealized holding gain on marketable securities

   —          —          —          —          1,059,693        —          1,059,693        —          1,059,693   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   —          —          —          —          (141,760     —          (141,760     (39,520     (181,280

Cumulative effect adjustment as of March 29, 2009 related to non credit-related losses on investments recorded in operations

   —          —          —          —          (1,773,712     1,773,712       —          —          —     

Accretion of securities with non credit-related impairment losses, not expected to be sold

   —          —          —          —          248,355        —          248,355        —          248,355   

Restricted stock for tax withholding obligations

   (53,550     (536     (92,557     —          —          —          (93,093     —          (93,093

Treasury stock purchase

   —          —          —          (5,299,451     —          —          (5,299,451     —          (5,299,451

Net income

   —          —          —          —          —          5,596,410        5,596,410        (15,713     5,580,697   
                                                                      

Balance June 27, 2009

   71,855,303      $ 718,552      $ 310,915,985      $ (19,852,316   $ (775,727   $ (150,387,311   $ 140,619,183      $ 2,857,286      $ 143,476,469   
                                                                      

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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KOPIN CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended  
     June 27,
2009
    June 28,
2008
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 5,580,697      $ (362,373

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     3,011,561        2,757,034   

Amortization of premium on marketable debt securities

     154,078        109,475   

Stock-based compensation

     757,249        1,177,148   

Equity loss in unconsolidated affiliate

     290,658        165,901   

Impairment on marketable debt securities

     926,630        —     

Impairment on Kenet

     —          700,000   

Foreign currency gains

     (132,583     (775,460

Change in allowance for bad debt

     24,519        615,732   

Change in warranty reserves

     350,000        —     

Change in inventory reserves

     553,429        103,531   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     3,541,771        (9,985,878

Inventory

     (66,886     (532,027

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (1,279,025     (73,854

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (1,403,051     (3,715,130

Billings in excess of revenue earned

     (110,893     2,426,527   
                

Net cash provided by (used) in operating activities

     12,198,154        (7,389,374
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities

     21,523,154        29,275,695   

Purchase of marketable securities

     (29,910,068     (16,251,847

Notes receivable from unconsolidated affiliate

     —          (1,000,000

Other assets

     (13,181     (30,500

Capital expenditures

     (542,483     (2,265,293
                

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (8,942,578     9,728,055   
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Treasury stock purchases

     (5,299,451     —     

Settlements of restricted stock for tax withholding obligations

     (93,093     —     

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     9,844        —     
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (5,382,700     —     
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     25,890        (595,261
                

Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents

     (2,101,234     1,743,420   

Cash and equivalents:

    

Beginning of period

     57,949,449        30,748,060   
                

End of period

   $ 55,848,215      $ 32,491,480   
                

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Income taxes paid

   $ 412,000      $ 148,000   
                

Supplemental schedule of noncash investing activities:

    

Construction in progress included in accrued expenses

   $ —        $ 580,000   
                

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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KOPIN CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008 are unaudited and include all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the periods then ended. Kopin evaluates all events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date through the date of issuance of its financial statements. For the period ending June 27, 2009, subsequent events were evaluated through August 5, 2009.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

The results of the Company’s operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Company’s operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Kopin Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiaries and Kowon Technology Co., Ltd. (Kowon), a majority owned (78%) subsidiary located in Korea (collectively the “Company”). Amounts attributable to the minority shareholders of Kowon are referred to as noncontrolling interests. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 160 “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment to ARB No. 51” (SFAS 160). This Statement requires, among other things, expanded disclosures in the consolidated financial statements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent’s owners and the interests of the noncontrolling owners of a subsidiary. As a result of the adoption of SFAS 160 certain reclassifications have been made to the balance sheet as of December 27, 2008 and to the statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 28, 2008 to conform to the current presentation.

2. CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES

The Company considers all highly liquid, short-term debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Marketable debt securities consist primarily of commercial paper, medium-term corporate notes, and United States government and agency backed securities. The Company classifies marketable debt securities included in “Marketable Securities” and the investments in Micrel and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor in “Other Assets” as available-for-sale and accordingly carries them at fair value, with the associated unrealized gain/loss classified in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Unrealized losses resulting from a decline in the credit worthiness of the issuer that are considered other than temporary are recorded directly to the consolidated statement of operations. The net unrealized holding gains (losses) recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, for available-for-sale marketable debt securities at June 27, 2009 and December 27, 2008, were $1,175,516 and $558,381, respectively. The Company records the amortization of premium and accretion of discounts on marketable debt securities in the results of operations.

Investments in available-for-sale marketable debt securities are as follows at June 27, 2009 and December 27, 2008:

 

     Amortized Cost    Unrealized Gains    Unrealized Losses    Fair Value
     2009    2008    2009    2008    2009     2008    2009    2008

U.S. government and agency backed securities

   $ 22,234,022    $ 25,353,439    $ 101,692    $ 533,923    $ (19,262   $ —      $ 22,316,452    $ 25,887,362

Corporate debt

     26,542,650      16,154,722      1,093,086      24,458      —          —        27,635,736      16,179,180
                                                        

Total

   $ 48,776,672    $ 41,508,161    $ 1,194,778    $ 558,381    $ (19,262   $ —      $ 49,952,188    $ 42,066,542
                                                        

 

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The Company conducts a formal review of its marketable debt securities on a quarterly basis for the presence of other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI). Included in Other Income and Expense is an impairment charge on investments in corporate debt instruments of $0.9 million for the six months ended June 27, 2009

For the second quarter of 2009, the Company adopted FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, issued by the FASB on April 9, 2009. The Company assesses whether OTTI is present when the fair value of a debt security is less than its amortized cost basis at the balance sheet date. Under these circumstances as required by this FSP, OTTI is considered to have occurred (1) if the Company intends to sell the security; (2) if it is “more likely than not” the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) the present value of expected cash flows is not sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis.

The FSP further requires the Company to estimate the amount of OTTI resulting from a decline in the credit worthiness of the issuer (credit-related OTTI) and the amount of non credit-related OTTI. Noncredit-related OTTI can be caused by such factors as market illiquidity. Credit-related OTTI is recognized in earnings while noncredit-related OTTI on securities not expected to be sold is recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI). In accordance with the new guidance the Company reclassified $1.8 million of non credit-related OTTI recognized in its earnings prior to March 29, 2009 from retained earnings to accumulated OCI as a cumulative effect adjustment.

The contractual maturity of the Company’s marketable debt securities is as follows at June 27, 2009:

 

     Less than
One year
   One to
Five years
   Greater than
Five years
   Total

U.S. government and agency backed securities

   $ 3,536,870    $ 18,779,582    $ —      $ 22,316,452

Corporate debt

     1,088,512      16,616,364      9,930,860      27,635,736
                           

Total

   $ 4,625,382    $ 35,395,946    $ 9,930,860    $ 49,952,188
                           

The Company uses the specific identification method as a basis for determining cost and calculating realized gains and losses. The gross gains and losses realized related to sales and maturities of marketable debt securities were not material during the six months ended June 27, 2009 and the year ended December 27, 2008.

3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following table details the fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial assets. An investment is categorized as Level 1 when its fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. An investment is categorized as Level 2 if its fair market value is based on quoted market prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, based on observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curves, or derived from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. An investment is categorized as Level 3 if its fair value is based on assumptions developed by the Company about what a market participant would use in pricing the assets.

 

          Fair Value Measurement at June 27, 2009 Using:
          Level 1    Level 2    Level 3

U.S. Government Securities

   $ 22,316,452    $ 22,316,452    $ —      $ —  

Corporate Debt

     27,387,381      —        27,387,381      —  

Micrel, Inc.

     1,517,426      1,517,426      —        —  

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor

     1,450,664      1,450,664      
                           
   $ 52,671,923    $ 25,284,542    $ 27,387,381    $ —  
                           

4. INVENTORY

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (determined on the first-in, first-out or specific identification method) or market and consists of the following at June 27, 2009 and December 27, 2008:

 

     June 27,
2009
   December 27,
2008

Raw materials

   $ 5,123,268    $ 7,679,199

Work-in-process

     3,335,679      2,505,113

Finished goods

     4,295,313      3,085,174
             
   $ 12,754,260    $ 13,269,486
             

 

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Inventory on consignment at customer locations was $3.1 million and $2.3 million at June 27, 2009 and December 27, 2008, respectively.

5. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period less any unvested restricted shares. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated using weighted-average shares outstanding and contingently issuable shares, less weighted-average shares reacquired during the period. The net outstanding shares are adjusted for the dilutive effect of shares issuable upon the assumed conversion of the Company’s common stock equivalents, which consist of outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock units.

Weighted average common shares outstanding used to calculate earnings per share are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
     June 27,
2009
   June 28,
2008
   June 27,
2009
   June 28,
2008

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

   66,704,092    67,731,514    67,428,519    67,736,736

Stock options and nonvested restricted common stock

   845,581    —      608,584    —  
                   

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

   67,549,673    67,731,514    68,037,103    67,736,736
                   

The following were not included in weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted because they are anti-dilutive.

 

     June 27,
2009
   June 28,
2008

Nonvested restricted common stock

   246,524    1,969,265

Stock options

   5,409,645    6,308,026
         

Total

   5,656,169    8,277,291
         

6. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

The fair value of stock option awards is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. There were no stock options granted in fiscal years 2009, 2008 and 2007. The fair value of nonvested restricted common stock awards is generally the market value of the Company’s equity shares on the date of grant. The nonvested common stock awards require the employee to fulfill certain obligations, including remaining employed by the Company for one, two or four years (the vesting period) and in certain cases meeting performance criteria. The performance criteria primarily consist of the achievement of the Company’s annual incentive plan goals. For nonvested restricted common stock awards which solely require the recipient to remain employed with the Company, the stock compensation expense is amortized over the anticipated service period. For nonvested restricted common stock awards which require the achievement of performance criteria, the Company reviews the probability of achieving the performance goals on a periodic basis. If the Company determines that it is probable that the performance criteria will be achieved, the amount of compensation cost derived for the performance goal is amortized over the service period. If the performance criteria are not met, no compensation cost is recognized and any recognized compensation cost is reversed. The Company recognizes compensation costs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for time vested awards. For awards that vest based on performance conditions, the Company uses the accelerated model for graded vesting awards.

A summary of award activity under the stock option plans as of June 27, 2009 and changes during the six month period is as follows. All options were vested as of June 27, 2009.

 

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     Six Months Ended
June 27, 2009
     Shares     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Balance, December 27, 2008

   5,825,532      $ 11.68

Options granted

   —          —  

Options forfeited/cancelled

   (405,762     9.26

Options exercised

   (2,625     3.75
        

Balance, June 27, 2009

   5,417,145      $ 11.87
        

Exercisable, June 27, 2009

   5,417,145     
        

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at June 27, 2009:

 

     Options Outstanding    Options Exercisable

Range of Exercise Prices

   Number
Outstanding
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Number
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

$ 0.01—$ 3.55

     132,500    6.98    $ 3.42      132,500    $ 3.42

$ 3.75—$ 4.97

     1,175,680    4.42      4.43      1,175,680      4.43

$ 5.00—$ 9.95

     1,154,251    4.11      6.08      1,154,251      6.08

$10.00—$13.00

     1,391,970    2.33      11.34      1,391,970      11.34

$14.31—$44.88

     1,562,744    1.64      22.91      1,562,744      22.91
                      
     5,417,145    3.08    $ 11.87      5,417,145    $ 11.87
                      

Aggregate intrinsic value on June 27, 2009

   $ 94,390          $ 94,390   
                      

NonVested Restricted Common Stock

A summary of the activity for nonvested restricted common stock awards as of June 27, 2009 and changes during the six months then ended is presented below:

 

     Shares     Weighted
Average
Grant
Fair Value

Balance December 27, 2008

   1,274,515      $ 2.65

Granted

   861,726        2.46

Forfeited

   (26,513     2.67

Vested

   (33,000     3.00
        

Balance June 27, 2009

   2,076,728      $ 2.56
        

Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and nonvested restricted common stock awards under SFAS123R for the six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008 (no tax benefits were recognized):

 

     Six Months Ended
     June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008

Cost of product revenues

   $ 203,000    $ 302,000

Research and development

     103,000      172,000

Selling, general and administrative

     451,000      703,000
             

Total

   $ 757,000    $ 1,177,000
             

 

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The total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted common stock awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3 years. The total unrecognized compensation cost at June 27, 2009 is $3.9 million.

7. OTHER ASSETS AND AMOUNTS DUE TO / FROM AFFILIATES

Marketable Equity Security

As of June 27, 2009, the Company held approximately 200,000 shares of Micrel Semiconductor, Inc. common stock as available-for-sale with a fair market value of $1.5 million and an adjusted cost basis of approximately $1.5 million.

At June 27, 2009 the Company had an investment in Advance Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), with a fair market value of $1.4 million and an adjusted cost basis of $0.8 million. On June 1, 2009, AWSC completed an initial public offering on a Taiwanese stock market. This investment is now classified as an available for sale marketable security and its fair market value is determined by reference to quoted market prices. One of the Company’s Directors is a director of AWSC and several directors and officers own amounts ranging from 0.1% to 0.5% of the outstanding stock of AWSC.

Non-Marketable Securities—Equity Method Investments

Equity loss in unconsolidated affiliate consisted of the following:

 

     Six Months Ended  
     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008  

KoBrite

   ($ 291,000   ($ 166,000
                

The Company accounts for its interest in KoBrite using the equity method and at June 27, 2009 the carrying value of the investment was $3.3 million. During the six months ended June 27, 2009, KoBrite sold common stock to an investor in KoBrite, which resulted in the Company’s ownership of KoBrite declining to approximately 19% at June 27, 2009, from approximately 28% at December 27, 2008. One of the Company’s Directors, who is also the chairman of Kopin Taiwan Corporation (KTC), is also a member of the Board of Directors of Bright LED, one of the principle investors of KoBrite.

At June 27, 2009, the Company had an approximate 40% interest in KTC, which is accounted for using the equity method and had a carrying value of $0. The Company has manufactured products for KTC to sell to its customers and sells raw substrates to KTC. Also, KTC manufactures products for the Company to sell to its customers. As a result of the transactions between Kopin and KTC, each party normally has accounts receivable and accounts payable from and to the other party. Due to liquidity issues at KTC, the Company recorded an allowance for doubtful account if the Company’s receivable from KTC exceeded the Company’s payable to KTC. In the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 the Company reduced the allowance for doubtful accounts by $0.7 and $0.2 million, respectively, because the net difference between the amounts the Company was owed from KTC for trade accounts receivables and the amounts the Company owed KTC for trade accounts payables declined.

Subsequent to June 27, 2009 the Company entered into agreements to increase its investment in KTC from approximately 40% to approximately 80% for $6.2 million. The proposed increase in the Company’s ownership is through two transactions. In the first, the Company will buy newly issued shares from KTC for $5.9 million. In the second transaction the Company will purchase the shares of KTC currently owned by Microelectronic Technology Inc. (MTI) for $0.3 million. The completion of this transaction is subject to Taiwanese government approvals. Upon approval by the Taiwanese government, the Company will consolidate KTC’s financial statements with its own financial statements.

One of the Company’s Directors is chairman of KTC and owns approximately 1% of the outstanding common stock of KTC. This director is also an employee and stock holder of MTI.

Summarized financial information for KTC for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2009 and KoBrite for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2009 is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008  

Revenue

   $ 3,352,000      $ 3,578,000      $ 5,152,000      $ 6,945,000   

Gross margin

     (310,000     (475,000     (537,000     (502,000

Loss from operations

     (1,015,000     (1,508,000     (2,126,000     (1,881,000

Net loss

   $ (915,000   $ (1,429,000   $ (2,119,000   $ (2,030,000

 

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Amounts Due from and Due to Affiliates

Related party receivables at June 27, 2009 and December 27, 2008 approximate the following amounts:

 

     June 27, 2009    December 27, 2008

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor

   $ 881,000    $ 1,821,000

KTC

     991,000      993,000
             

Accounts receivable from unconsolidated affiliates

   $ 1,872,000    $ 2,814,000
             

Related party payables at June 27, 2009 and December 27, 2008 approximate the following amounts:

 

     June 27, 2009    December 27, 2008

KTC

   $ 991,000    $ 993,000
             

Accounts payable to unconsolidated affiliate

   $ 991,000    $ 993,000
             

Certain officers and directors have invested in some of the Company’s investee companies, including Micrel. The Company has a loan to a non-officer employee for approximately $146,000 at June 27, 2009, which is due in 2009.

In fiscal year 2008 the Company entered into an agreement wherein it agreed to sell certain of its patents that it was no longer using to a party who would attempt to sub-license the patents. Under the terms of the agreement the amount the Company would receive for the sale of the patents was a percentage of any license fees, after expenses, from the sublicense. In the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, the Company recorded $1.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively, of license fees from the sale of these patents.

8. ACCRUED WARRANTY

The Company warrants its products against defect for 12 months. A provision for estimated future costs and estimated returns for credit relating to warranty is recorded in the period when product is shipped and revenue recognized, and is updated as additional information becomes available. The Company’s estimate of future costs to satisfy warranty obligations is based primarily on historical warranty expense experienced and a provision for potential future product failures. Changes in the accrued warranty for the six month periods ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008 are as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended  
     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008  

Beginning Balance

   $ 1,250,000      $ 1,030,000   

Additions

     1,266,000        763,000   

Claim and reversals

     (916,000     (763,000
                

Ending Balance

   $ 1,600,000      $ 1,030,000   
                

9. INCOME TAXES

As of June 27, 2009, the Company has available for tax purposes federal net operating loss carryforwards (NOL) of $37.8 million expiring through 2029. The Company also has a state NOL of $27.2 million. As a result of recent tax legislation changes, the availability of the state NOL may be limited in future periods. The Company has not historically recorded, nor does it intend to record the tax benefits from stock awards until realized. Unrecorded benefits from stock awards approximated $14.6 million at each of the years ended 2008 and 2007. The Company has recognized a full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of realization of such assets.

The Company’s income tax returns have not been examined by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and are subject to examination for all years since 1993. State income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of 3 to 5 years after filing of the respective return. The state impact of any federal changes remains subject to examination by various states for a period of up to one year after formal notification to the states.

 

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10. SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s chief operating decision maker evaluates the operating results of the Company’s reportable segments based on revenues and net income.

The Company has two operating and reportable segments, Kopin US, which includes the operations in the United States and the Company’s equity method investments, and Kowon. The following table presents the Company’s reportable segment results for the three and six month periods ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008:

 

     Kopin U.S.     Kowon     Adjustments     Total  

Three Months Ended

        

June 27, 2009

        

Revenues

   $ 28,229,000      $ 1,803,000      $ (1,803,000   $ 28,229,000   

Net income (loss) attributable to the controlling interest

     4,374,000        (893,000     200,000        3,681,000   

June 28, 2008

        

Revenues

   $ 23,891,000      $ 4,822,000      $ (2,873,000   $ 25,840,000   

Net (loss) income attributable to the controlling interest

     (2,186,000     720,000        (208,000     (1,674,000

Six Months Ended

        

June 27, 2009

        

Revenues

   $ 49,528,000      $ 3,887,000      $ (3,710,000   $ 49,705,000   

Net income (loss) attributable to the controlling interest

     5,606,000        (25,000     15,000        5,596,000   

Total assets

     147,414,000        18,760,000        (5,584,000     160,590,000   

Long lived assets

     14,221,000        2,718,000        (3,000     16,936,000   

June 28, 2008

        

Revenues

   $ 52,237,000      $ 11,339,000      $ (8,571,000   $ 55,005,000   

Net (loss) income attributable to the controlling interest

     (1,811,000     1,448,000        (361,000     (724,000

Total assets

     139,000,000        21,793,000        (2,806,000     157,987,000   

Long lived assets

     18,187,000        3,481,000        (3,000     21,665,000   

The adjustments to reconcile to the consolidated financial statement total revenue, net income and long lived assets include the elimination of intercompany sales, noncontrolling interest in income of subsidiary and elimination of intercompany receivables.

During the three and six month periods ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008, the Company derived its sales from the following geographies (as a percentage of net sales):

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008  

Asia-Pacific

   13   35   14   34

Americas

   87   65   86   66
                        

Total Revenues

   100   100   100   100
                        

During the three and six month periods ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008, revenues by product group consisted of approximately the following:

 

     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
     June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008    June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008

Display

   17,859,000    13,625,000    32,471,000    30,705,000

III-V

   10,370,000    12,214,000    17,234,000    24,300,000
                   

Total Revenues

   28,229,000    25,839,000    49,705,000    55,005,000
                   

 

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11. LITIGATION

The Company is engaged in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company has received a complaint from a customer who has made certain claims, including the claim that the Company violated an agreement which gave them an exclusivity to sell a product in a specific territory. They are seeking approximately $2.7 million Euros as compensation for expenses and damages. The Company does not believe the claim has merit and will vigorously defend against it.

12. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS TO BE ADOPTED

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (SFAS 166). The provisions of SFAS 166, in part, amend the derecognition guidance in FASB Statement No. 140, eliminate the exemption from consolidation for qualifying special-purpose entities and require additional disclosures. SFAS 166 is effective for financial asset transfers occurring after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2009. The Company does not expect the provisions of SFAS 166 to have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) (SFAS 167). SFAS 167 amends the consolidation guidance applicable to variable interest entities. The provisions of SFAS 167 significantly affect the overall consolidation analysis under FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). SFAS 167 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2009. SFAS 167 will be effective for the Company beginning in 2010. The Company does not expect the provisions of SFAS 167 to have a material effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, “the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) (SFAS 168). SFAS 168 will become the single official source of authoritative GAAP (other than guidance issued by the SEC) for all non-governmental entities. The Codification, which changes the referencing of financial standards, supersedes current authoritative guidance and is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Codification is not intended to change or alter existing GAAP and it is not expected to result in a change in accounting practice for the Company.

 

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

Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements made relating to our belief that we are a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced semiconductor materials and miniature displays, our belief that our products enable our customers to develop and market an improved generation of products; our belief that the decline in demand from our customers for use in wireless headset applications was a result of both lower demand and customers reducing inventory; our belief that customers’ reduction in inventory levels was in reaction to their expectation of lower demand in 2009; our belief that lower demand for our eyewear products is a result of the current depressed global economy and an inability by our customers to obtain financing; our expectation that sales for our display products for military applications will increase during the remainder of 2009; our expectation that total revenues for the year ended December 26, 2009 will be between $90 million and $110 million; our expectation that military revenues will increase in fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year 2008; our expectation that sales of our CyberDisplay products for digital still camera and camcorder applications will decline significantly in fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year 2008; our expectation that the average sales price of our III-V products will decline approximately 10% for the remainder of 2009; our belief that we have opportunities to increase III-V sales with certain customers in the second half of 2009; our expectation that Kowon’s revenues to us and to Samsung will decline in fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year 2008 levels; our expectation that our largest HBT customer will migrate to six inch GaAs wafers in fiscal year 2009; our belief that our revenues could decline significantly if we are not able to get reactors qualified or can not manufacturer the required quantity on six inch GaAs wafers; our expectation that revenue from display products in fiscal year 2009 will decline compared to fiscal year 2008; our expectation that Kowon may have a loss from operations in 2009; our expectation that we may have to record an impairment charge on Kowon’s long lived assets if sales of our display products for consumer electronic applications do not increase; our belief that one of the benefits of our display technology is the ability to produce high resolution display in small form factors; our expectation that in order to generate display revenues with above average gross margins, we will need to increase sales to customers who buy our higher resolution display products; our expectation that we have enough cash resources to support our operations and capital needs for at least the next twelve months; our expectation that we will

 

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spend between $4.0 and $8.0 million on capital expenditures over the next twelve months; our expectation that our third quarter will be our strongest sales quarter for displays to customers who use them in consumer electronic products, followed by our second quarter then our fourth quarter and our first quarter; our expectation that we will sell more display products for military applications which we would not expect to have historical sales trends; our expectation that changes in near-term interest rates will not be material to our cash flows or income; our expectation that market risk associated with our international operations is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operation. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industries in which we operate, management’s beliefs, and assumptions made by management. In addition, other written or oral statements, which constitute forward-looking statements, may be made by or on behalf of us. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “could”, “seeks”, “estimates”, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in outcomes and results include, but are not limited to, those set forth in our other periodic filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2008.

Critical Accounting Policies

Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited consolidated financial statements. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We continually evaluate our estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements, including those related to revenue recognition under the percentage of completion method, bad debts, inventories, warranty reserves, investment valuations, valuation of stock compensation awards, recoverability of deferred tax assets, liabilities for uncertain tax positions and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions. Further detail regarding our critical accounting policies can be found in “Item 7. Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2008.

Business Matters

We are a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced semiconductor materials and miniature displays. We use our proprietary semiconductor material technology to design, manufacture and market our III-V and display products for use in highly demanding commercial wireless communications and high-resolution portable consumer electronic applications. Our products enable our customers to develop and market an improved generation of products for these target applications.

We have two principal sources of revenues: product revenues and research and development revenues. Product revenues consist of sales of our CyberDisplay products and our III-V products, principally gallium arsenide (GaAs) HBT transistor wafers. Research

 

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and development revenues consist primarily of development contracts with agencies of the U.S. government. For the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, research and development revenues were $2.1 million and $3.0 million respectively. This contrasted with $1.7 million and $3.8 million for the corresponding periods in 2008.

Results of Operations

The three and six month periods ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008 are referred to as 2009 and 2008, respectively. The year ended periods December 26, 2009, December 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007 are referred to as fiscal year 2009, fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2007, respectively.

Revenues. For the three and six month periods ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008, our revenues, which include product sales and amounts earned from research and development contracts, were as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended

Revenues (in millions ):

   June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008    June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008

Cyber Display

   $ 17.9    $ 13.6    $ 32.5    $ 30.7

III-V

     10.3      12.2      17.2      24.3
                           

Total revenues

   $ 28.2    $ 25.8    $ 49.7    $ 55.0
                           

The decrease in our III-V revenues resulted from a decrease in unit demand for our HBT transistor wafers from customers that use them in wireless handset applications and price declines of our HBT products. We believe the decline in demand from our customers for use in wireless handset applications was a result of both lower current demand for wireless handsets and our customers reducing their inventories of our products. We believe the reduction of inventory levels was in reaction to their expectation of lower demand in 2009 for wireless handsets as compared to the same period last year. The increase in display revenues in 2009 compared to 2008 resulted primarily from an increase in sales of our CyberDisplay products to customers that use them for military applications partially offset by a decline in sales of our displays for consumer electronic and eyewear applications. The decline in sales of displays for consumer electronic applications was primarily as a result of our strategy to withdraw from offering our display products for use in lower margin products, particularly low and mid-range digital still cameras. The decline in sales of our display products for eyewear applications is a result of both lower demand, attributable to the current depressed global economic situation and, according to our customers, the current inability of our eyewear product customers to finance their working capital needs. Our increase in profitability is primarily the result of the increase in sales of our displays for military applications. We expect sales of our display products for military applications to increase during the remainder of 2009. During the second quarter of 2009, a significant portion of our display sales for military applications was to a customer who is in the process of qualifying their product with the U.S. government. If this customer is unable to get their product qualified or any of our other customers loose qualified status with the U.S. government, our revenues may decline and we may not be profitable. Display revenues for consumer and military applications for 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended

Display Revenues by Category (in millions )

   June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008    June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008

Consumer Electronic Applications

   $ 2.1    $ 3.8    $ 4.3    $ 10.1

Military Application

     13.7      6.7      25.0      14.0

Eyewear Application

     0.3      1.6      0.7      3.2

Research & Development

     1.8      1.5      2.5      3.4
                           

Total

   $ 17.9    $ 13.6    $ 32.5    $ 30.7
                           

Revenues of our Korean subsidiary, Kowon, are included in CyberDisplay revenues and sales are primarily to us and Samsung Electronics for camcorder applications. Kowon’s revenues decreased as a result of lower demand from us due to lower sales of displays to customers that use them for digital still camera applications and a decline in demand from Samsung for displays for camcorder applications. Kowon’s ability to increase sales is dependent on products which are currently in development and their ability to obtain qualification of these new products with their customers. Total revenues by segment for 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

 

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     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended

Revenues by Segment (in millions )

   June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008    June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008

Kopin U.S. revenues

     $ 28.2      $ 23.9      $ 49.5      $ 52.2

Kowon revenues to other customers

                   

Kowon revenues

   $ 1.8         $ 4.8         $ 3.9         $ 11.4     

Kowon sales to Kopin

     (1.8     —        (2.9     1.9      (3.7     0.2      (8.6     2.8
                                                           

Total Revenues

     $ 28.2      $ 25.8      $ 49.7      $ 55.0
                                   

For the year ending December 26, 2009 we expect total revenues to be in the range of $90 million to $110 million. We expect military revenues to increase in fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008. We have been reducing our emphasis on sales of our display products for digital still camera and camcorder applications because of the low gross profit margins from these sales, and, as a result of this strategy and the impact on sales of consumer electronic products from the global economic downturn, we expect sales of our CyberDisplay products for digital still camera and camcorder applications to decline significantly in fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008 levels. Therefore, in order to increase display product revenues in fiscal year 2009 over fiscal year 2008, the increase in revenues from the sale of military products must exceed the decline in sales of our displays for consumer electronic applications. For our III-V products we anticipate that our average sales price will decline approximately 10% for the remainder of 2009. We believe we have opportunities with certain customers who purchase our III-V products to increase our share of these customer’s purchases of III-V products in the second half of 2009. Accordingly, sales of our III-V products for 2009 will be dependent on our ability to increase sales of our products to certain customers to offset the impact of the decline in the average sales price of our III-V products and the overall industry expected decline in sales of wireless handset in 2009. As a result of the decline in sales of our display products for consumer electronic applications, we expect Kowon’s revenues to us and to Samsung to decline in fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008 levels. However, as a result of the historic declines in the United Stated and global economies, our ability to forecast is very limited. These forecasts are based on our discussions with customers and our expectations about the future global economy and are not based on firm non-cancellable orders.

We currently manufacture and sell HBT wafers on either four or six inch gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafers. Our largest customer, which accounted for approximately 29% of our fiscal year 2008 total revenues (see Item 1A, Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 27, 2008, for an explanation of percent of revenue calculation), purchases our HBT products on four inch GaAs wafers and we expect this customer to migrate to using six inch GaAs wafers in its manufacturing process in fiscal year 2009. If we are unable to get reactors qualified by our largest and other customers or if we are able to get the reactors qualified but can not manufacture the quantity our customers require or can not manufacture on six inch GaAs wafers in a cost effective manner, our revenues and results of operations could decline significantly.

The back-end packaging manufacturing process of our displays which are sold for consumer applications is performed at Kowon. As discussed above, we expect sales of our display products in fiscal 2009 to decline as compared to fiscal year 2008 levels. Kowon had net income of $3.2 million and $1.5 million before intercompany eliminations for fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2007, respectively. We anticipate that sales of our display products for use in consumer electronic applications may decline such that Kowon may have a loss from operations in 2009. If sales of our display products for consumer electronic applications do not increase or new markets are not identified, we may have to record impairment charges on Kowon’s long lived assets, which are recorded in our financial statements at $2.7 million at June 27, 2009.

International sales represented 14% and 34% of product revenues for the six months ended June 27, 2009 and June 28, 2008, respectively. The decrease in international sales percentage is primarily attributable to an increase in sales of our CyberDisplay products for U.S. military applications and a decline in sales of our display products for digital still camera and camcorder applications to Asian customers. We expect this trend to continue in 2009. International sales are primarily sales of CyberDisplay products to consumer electronic manufacturers primarily located in Japan, Korea and China. Our international sales are primarily denominated in U.S. currency. Consequently, a strengthening of the U.S. dollar could increase the price in local currencies of our products in foreign markets and make our products relatively more expensive than competitors’ products that are denominated in local currencies, leading to a reduction in sales or profitability in those foreign markets. In addition, sales of our CyberDisplay products in Korea are transacted through Kowon. Kowon’s sales are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars. However, Kowon’s local operating costs are primarily denominated in Korean won. Kowon also holds U.S. dollars in order to pay various expenses. As a result, our financial position and results of operations are subject to exchange rate fluctuation in transactional and functional currency. We have not taken any protective measures against exchange rate fluctuations, such as purchasing hedging instruments with respect to such fluctuations, because of the historically stable exchange rate between the Japanese yen, Korean won and the U.S. dollar.

 

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Cost of Product Revenues.

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  

Cost of product revenues :

   June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008  

Cost of product revenues (in millions):

   $ 19.4      $ 18.7      $ 34.0      $ 39.0   

Cost of product revenues as a % of net product revenues

     74.3     77.3     72.8     76.2

Cost of product revenues, which is comprised of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead related to our products, decreased approximately $5.0 million or 13% from 2008 to 2009. Our gross margin is affected by increases or decrease in the sales prices of our products, changes in raw material prices, unit volume of sales, manufacturing efficiencies and the mix of products sold. As discussed above, our sales prices for our HBT wafers and displays sold for commercial applications historically decline on an annual basis. Our overhead costs and, to a lesser extent, our labor costs are normally stable and do not fluctuate significantly during a three or twelve month period. Essentially, we consider labor and overhead costs to be fixed in nature over the short term and therefore profitability is very dependent on the sales prices of our products and volume of sales. Gross margin as measured in dollars decreased in 2009, as compared to 2008, because of the decline in sales volume of our III-V products and display products for consumer electronic and eyewear applications and a decline in the average sales price of our III-V products partially offset by an increase in sales of our display products for military applications. Gross margins as a percentage of revenues increased because sales of our display products for military applications, which have higher gross margins than our other products, increased as a percentage of our total revenues in 2009 as compared to 2008. We anticipate that the average sales price of our III-V products will continue to decline in 2009 and if we are unable to increase sales volume of either our display products for military applications or our III-V products our gross margins will be negatively impacted.

There are a number of different display technologies which can produce displays in small form factors. We believe one of the benefits of our display technology is the ability to produce high resolution displays in small form factors. The camcorder and digital still camera markets are mature and the majority of these devices use low-resolution display products which results in our having limited, if any, competitive advantage over our competitors and therefore the ability to sell displays into these markets is very price dependent. Accordingly, for us to generate display revenues with above average gross margins, we will need to increase sales to customers who buy our higher resolution display products, such as the military, or develop new categories, such as displays for higher performance Bridge Cameras, Digital SLR cameras and eyewear.

Research and Development. Research and development (R&D) expenses are incurred in support of internal display and III-V product development programs or programs funded by agencies or prime contractors of the U.S. government and commercial partners. R&D revenues associated with funded programs are presented separately in revenue in the statement of operations. Research and development costs include staffing, purchases of materials and laboratory supplies, circuit design costs, fabrication and packaging of display products, and overhead. For 2009 and 2008, R&D expense was as follows (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended

Research and development expense (in millions ):

   June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008    June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008

Funded

   $ 1.1    $ 1.1    $ 1.6    $ 2.3

Internal

     2.7      2.6      5.3      6.5
                           

Total research and development expense

   $ 3.8    $ 3.7    $ 6.9    $ 8.8
                           

Funded R&D expense decreased in 2009 as compared to the prior year primarily because of a decrease in funded programs from agencies and prime contractors of the U.S. government.

The decrease in internal research and development expenses was primarily attributed to lower costs for the development of certain eyewear products.

Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative (S,G&A) expenses consist of the expenses incurred by our sales and marketing personnel and related expenses, and administrative and general corporate expenses.

 

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     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008     June 27, 2009     June 28, 2008  

Selling, general and administration expense (in millions):

   $ 2.6      $ 5.1      $ 7.0      $ 8.9   

Selling, general and administration expense as a % of revenues

     9.0     19.6     14.1     16.2

The decrease in S,G&A expenses in 2009 as compared to 2008 is attributable to decreases of approximately $0.6 million in allowance for bad debts, $0.7 million of labor and stock based compensation expense and $0.5 million of professional fees.

Other Income and Expense.

 

     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
     June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008    June 27, 2009    June 28, 2008

Other income and expense (in millions):

   $ 1.5    $ 0.5    $ 4.8    $ 1.9

Other income and expense, net, is composed of interest income, foreign currency transaction and remeasurement gains and losses incurred by our Korean subsidiary Kowon, other-than temporary impairment on marketable debt securities and license fees. In the six months ended June 27, 2009, we recorded $0.1 million of foreign currency gains as compared to $0.8 million of foreign currency gains for the six months ended June 28, 2008. Other income and expense, net for the six months ended June 27, 2009 also includes an expense of $0.9 million from an impairment write-down of certain marketable debt securities which were deemed other-than-temporarily impaired. The impairment in the securities occurred primarily because the issuers of the securities offered to buy the securities at prices significantly below the prices at which the securities were previously trading in the market. This resulted in an overall decline in the fair market value of the securities based upon required valuation techniques.

In fiscal year 2008 we entered into an agreement wherein we agreed to sell certain patents we were no longer using, to a party which would attempt to sub-license the patents. Under the terms of the agreement the amount we would receive for the sale of the patents was a percentage of any license fees, after expenses, from the sublicense. In the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, we recorded $1.5 million and $4.1 million respectively of license fees from the sale of these patents.

In 2008, we reviewed the carrying value of our investment in Kenet and recorded an impairment charge of $0.7 million to adjust the carrying amount of the investment to fair value, as we deemed the decline in the value of the assets to be other-than-temporary. The investment in Kenet was subsequently sold in 2008.

Equity Loss in Unconsolidated Affiliate. For the three and six months ended June 27, 2009, the equity loss in unconsolidated affiliate consists of our approximate 19% share of the losses of KoBrite. For the three and six months ended June 28, 2008, the equity loss is a result of our approximate 28% interest in the operating results of KoBrite.

Tax provision. For the three and six months ended June 27, 2009 we have recorded a provision for income taxes of $367,000 and $636,000, respectively, compared to provisions of $208,000 and $419,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 28, 2008. Our provision for income taxes is comprised of our estimated alternative minimum tax and state income tax liabilities on our domestic taxable earnings and estimated foreign taxes due on our Korean subsidiary’s taxable earnings.

Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest. We own approximately 78% of the equity of Kowon Technology Co. Ltd. (Kowon). Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest on the consolidated statement of operations represents the portion of the results of operations of Kowon which is allocated to the shareholders of the approximately 22% of Kowon not owned by us. The change in net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest is the result of the change in the results of operations of Kowon.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have financed our operations primarily through public and private placements of our equity securities, research and development contract revenues, and sales of our III-V and CyberDisplay products. We believe our available cash resources will support our operations and capital needs for at least the next twelve months.

As of June 27, 2009, we had cash and equivalents and marketable securities of $105,800,403 and working capital of $120,914,869 compared to $100,015,991 and $116,841,086, respectively, as of December 27, 2008. The change in cash and equivalents and marketable securities was primarily due to cash generated from operating activities of $12.2 million, partially offset by investments in capital equipment and other assets of approximately $0.6 million, and repurchases of our common stock of $5.3 million.

 

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Subsequent to June 27, 2009 the Company entered into agreements to increase our investment in KTC from approximately 40% to approximately 80% for $6.2 million. The proposed increase in the Company’s ownership is through two transactions. In the first, the Company will buy newly issued shares from KTC for $5.9 million. In the second transaction the Company with purchase the shares of Microelectronic Technology Inc. (MTI) for $0.3 million. The completion of this transaction is subject to government approvals. We will fund the purchase of this investment through internal cash resources.

We have a purchase and supply agreement with a significant HBT customer that expires in July 2010, excluding a last time buy option contained in the agreement. Under the terms of this agreement we have agreed to maintain capacity levels for manufacturing HBT wafers and we committed to a pricing schedule under certain circumstances. The agreement also requires us to give prior notice if we exit our HBT product line. In consideration for this agreement, the customer agreed to source 100% of its HBT wafer needs from us subject to the customer’s right to source HBT wafers from other sources if we are unable to meet their requirements under certain circumstances. We agreed that failure to meet our supply obligations under the agreement would allow our customer to obtain court ordered specific performance and if we do not perform we could then be liable for monetary damages up to a maximum of $40.0 million.

We lease facilities located in Taunton and Westborough, Massachusetts, and Scotts Valley, California, under non-cancelable operating leases. We have two Taunton facilities, one whose lease expires in 2020 and the other in 2012. The Taunton lease which expires in 2012 may be extended for an additional 10 year term. The Westborough and Scotts Valley leases expire in 2012.

We expect to expend between $4.0 million and $8.0 million on capital expenditures over the next twelve months, primarily for the acquisition of equipment relating to the production of our III-V and CyberDisplay products.

As of June 27, 2009, we had substantial tax loss carry-forwards, which may be used to offset future federal taxable income. We may be subject to alternative minimum taxes, foreign taxes and state income taxes depending on our taxable income and sources of taxable income.

Accounting Pronouncements to be Adopted

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (SFAS 166). The provisions of SFAS 166, in part, amend the derecognition guidance in FASB Statement No. 140, eliminate the exemption from consolidation for qualifying special-purpose entities and require additional disclosures. SFAS 166 is effective for financial asset transfers occurring after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2009. We do not expect the provisions of SFAS 166 to have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) (SFAS 167). SFAS 167 amends the consolidation guidance applicable to variable interest entities. The provisions of SFAS 167 significantly affect the overall consolidation analysis under FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). SFAS 167 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2009. SFAS 167 will be effective for us beginning in 2010. We do not expect the provisions of SFAS 167 to have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 168 “the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) (SFAS 168). SFAS 168 will become the single official source of authoritative GAAP (other than guidance issued by the SEC) for all non-governmental entities. The Codification, which changes the referencing of financial standards, supersedes current authoritative guidance and is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Codification is not intended to change or alter existing GAAP and it is not expected to result in a change in accounting practice for us.

Seasonality

The consumer markets we sell into are traditionally seasonal and we would expect that our third quarter would be our strongest sales quarter for sales of our displays to customers who use them in consumer electronic applications, followed by our second quarter then our fourth quarter and our first quarter would be our lowest sales quarter. We anticipate selling more display products for military applications which we would not expect to have the historical sales trends of our consumer oriented products. Depending upon the relative success of our consumer oriented products verses our military products our total display revenues may or may not have a seasonal trend. Our principle III-V product is our HBT transistors and revenues from the sales of HBT transistors has not demonstrated a seasonal pattern over the last two years.

 

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Contractual Obligations

The following is a summary of our contractual payment obligations for operating leases as of June 27, 2009:

 

Contractual Obligations

   Total    Less than 1 year    1-3 Years    3-5 years    More than 5 years

Operating Lease Obligations

   $ 8,491,887    $ 1,449,373    $ 3,352,513    $ 1,509,313    $ 2,180,688

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We invest our excess cash in high-quality government, government-backed and corporate debt instruments, which generally bear lower levels of relative risk. We believe that the effect, if any, of reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows should not be material to our cash flows or income. It is possible that interest rate movements would increase our unrecognized gain or loss on interest rate securities. Included in other assets are equity investments in Micrel Semiconductor, Incorporated (Micrel) and Advanced Wireless Semiconducor (AWSC) totaling approximately $1.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively, which are subject to changes in value because of either specific operating issues or overall changes in the stock markets. We are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates primarily through our translation of our foreign subsidiary’s financial position, results of operations, and transaction gains and losses as a result of non U.S. dollar denominated cash flows related to business activities in Asia, and remeasurement of United States dollars to the functional currency of our Kowon subsidiary. We do not currently hedge our foreign currency exchange rate risk. We estimate that any market risk associated with our international operations is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operation. Our portfolio of marketable debt securities is subject to interest rate risk although our intent is to hold securities until maturity. The credit rating of our investments may be affected by the underlying financial health of the guarantors of our investments. We use gallium arsenide and silicon wafers and demand is expected to grow due to new technologies such as solar cells. We do not enter into forward or futures hedging contracts.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 27, 2009 and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

During our last fiscal quarter, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is engaged in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report and the risk factor set forth below, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 27, 2008. The risks discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.

 

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We may not achieve our revenue guidance and may not be profitable, should sales of our display products to military customers decline. Our increase in profitability is primarily the result of the increase in sales of our displays for military applications. We expect sales of our display products for military applications to increase during the remainder of 2009. During the second quarter of 2009, a significant portion of our display sales for military applications has been to a customer which is in the process of qualifying its product with the U.S. government. If this customer is unable to get its product qualified or any of our other customers lose qualified status with the U.S. government, our revenues may decline and we may not be profitable.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Sale of Unregistered Securities

In the past three years we have not sold any securities which were not registered under the Securities Act.

Use of Proceeds

The information required by this item regarding use of proceeds by the Company is reported in herein in Part 1, Item 2 under “Liquidity and Capital Resources”.

Forfeiture of Equity Securities

On December 8, 2008, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $15 million of our common stock. Pursuant to the stock repurchase program, we may purchase in one or more open market or private transactions up to $15 million of shares of our common stock. The stock repurchase program shall terminate on December 2, 2011, unless earlier terminated by our Board of Directors.

The following table provides information regarding repurchases of our common stock made by us during the fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2009:

 

Period

   Total number
of Shares
Purchased
   Average
Price Paid
per Share
   Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
   Maximum
Approximate
Dollar of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs

March 29, 2009 through April 25, 2009

   260,808    $ 2.72    260,808    $ 13,404,250

April 26, 2009 through May 23, 2009

   1,303,767    $ 2.84    1,303,767    $ 9,700,549

May 24, 2009 through June 27, 2009

   —      $ —      —      $ —  
               

Total

   1,564,575    $ 2.82    1,564,575   

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 28, 2009, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to consider and vote upon the following three proposals:

 

  (1) A proposal to elect seven (7) directors of the Company to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

  (2) A proposal to ratify an amendment to the Company’s 2001 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan.

 

  (3) A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Company for the current fiscal year.

Results with respect to the voting on each of the proposals were as follows:

Proposal 1:

 

Director Nominee

   For    Withheld Authority

John C.C. Fan

   50,395,796    6,485,401

James K. Brewington

   55,035,550    1,845,647

David E. Brook

   31,139,919    25,741,278

Andrew H. Chapman

   54,767,093    2,114,104

Morton Collins

   54,751,127    2,130,070

Chi Chia Hsieh

   54,919,402    1,961,795

Michael J. Landine

   54,279,758    2,601,439

 

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Proposal 2:

 

For

   Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes

29,209,613

   7,197,167    101,087    20,373,330

Proposal 3:

 

For

   Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes

55,576,872

   1,067,557    236,768    0

 

Item 5. Other Information

None

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

  3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1)
  3.2    Amended to Certificate of Incorporation (2)
  3.3    Amended to Certificate of Incorporation (2)
  3.4    Fourth Amended and Restated By-laws (3)
31.1    Certificate of John C.C. Fan, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).
31.2    Certificate of Richard A. Sneider, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).
32.1    Certificate of John C.C. Fan, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).
32.2    Certificate of Richard A. Sneider, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).

 

(1) Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-57450, and incorporated herein by reference
(2) Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period July 1, 2000 and incorporated by reference herein
(3) Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

KOPIN CORPORATION

(Registrant)

Date: August 6, 2009   By:  

/S/ JOHN C.C. FAN

    John C.C. Fan
   

President, Chief Executive Officer and

Chairman of the Board of Directors

    (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 6, 2009   By:  

/S/ RICHARD A. SNEIDER

    Richard A. Sneider
    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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