Mosaic ImmunoEngineering Inc. - Quarter Report: 2007 February (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
[X]
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended February 28, 2007
OR
[_]
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from ___________ to ____________
Commission
File Number 0-22182
PATRIOT
SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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84-1070278
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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6183
Paseo Del Norte, Suite 180, Carlsbad, California
(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
92011
(Zip
Code)
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(Issuer’s
telephone number): (760) 547-2700
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X ] NO [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large
accelerated filer [
]
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Accelerated
filer [
]
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Non-accelerated
filer
[X]
|
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
[ ] No
[X]
On
April
18, 2007, 390,092,696 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share
(the
issuer’s only class of voting stock) were outstanding.
INDEX
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Page
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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|
ITEM
1. Financial Statements
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 28, 2007 (unaudited) and
May
31, 2006
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3
|
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and
nine
months ended February 28, 2007 and 2006
|
4
|
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months
ended
February 28, 2007 and 2006
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5-6
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Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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7-27
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ITEM
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
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28-37
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ITEM
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
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37
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ITEM
4. Controls and Procedures
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37
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
|
|
ITEM
1. Legal Proceedings
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38-39
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ITEM
1A. Risk Factors
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39-41
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ITEM
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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41-42
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ITEM
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
|
42
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ITEM
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
|
42
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ITEM
5. Other Information
|
42
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ITEM
6. Exhibits
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42-49
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SIGNATURES
|
2
Patriot
Scientific Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Balance
Sheets
February
28, 2007
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May
31, 2006
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||
Current
assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
15,388,002
|
$
|
3,984,240
|
|||
Restricted
cash and cash equivalents
|
102,220
|
100,320
|
|||||
Marketable
securities and short term investments
|
3,614,992
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3,518,879
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable
|
16,786
|
4,113
|
|||||
Prepaid
income taxes
|
1,081,627
|
-
|
|||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
2,380,925
|
-
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
171,778
|
407,418
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
22,756,330
|
8,014,970
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
54,281
|
64,006
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
8,190
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8,190
|
|||||
Investments
in affiliated companies
|
5,304,628
|
3,952,914
|
|||||
Patents
and trademarks,
net of accumulated amortization of $601,304 and $584,387
|
14,670
|
31,587
|
|||||
$
|
28,138,099
|
$
|
12,071,667
|
||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
348,423
|
$
|
695,323
|
|||
Accrued
expenses and other
|
376,533
|
154,730
|
|||||
Accrued
contingency fee payable
|
-
|
394,063
|
|||||
Accrued
settlement fee payable
|
3,000,000
|
-
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
3,724,956
|
1,244,116
|
|||||
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
4,828,063
|
-
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
8,553,019
|
1,244,116
|
|||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|||||||
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock, $0.00001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized: none
outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Common
stock, $0.00001 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized: 389,447,145
shares issued and 378,668,118 shares outstanding at February 28,
2007 and
366,199,765 shares issued and outstanding at May 31, 2006
|
3,894
|
3,661
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
72,025,107
|
69,551,981
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(45,002,257
|
)
|
(58,728,091
|
)
|
|||
Common
stock held in treasury, at cost -10,779,027 shares and no shares
as of
February 28, 2007 and May 31, 2006, respectively
|
(7,441,664
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
19,585,080
|
10,827,551
|
|||||
$
|
28,138,099
|
$
|
12,071,667
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
3
Patriot
Scientific Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
February
28,
2007
|
February
28,
2006
|
February
28,
2007
|
February
28,
2006
|
||||||||||
(As
restated,
see
Note 2)
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(As
restated,
see
Note 2)
|
||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
|||||||||||||
Licenses
and royalties
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
|||||
Other
|
22,175
|
276,800
|
67,050
|
297,072
|
|||||||||
22,175
|
276,800
|
67,050
|
10,297,072
|
||||||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
-
|
103,351
|
-
|
103,351
|
|||||||||
Gross
profit
|
22,175
|
173,449
|
67,050
|
10,193,721
|
|||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
|||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
-
|
27,304
|
-
|
225,564
|
|||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
1,445,857
|
697,455
|
5,914,803
|
2,517,189
|
|||||||||
Settlement
and license expense
|
304,337
|
-
|
6,604,337
|
1,918,054
|
|||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,750,194
|
724,759
|
12,519,140
|
4,660,807
|
|||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(1,728,019
|
)
|
(551,310
|
)
|
(12,452,090
|
)
|
5,532,914
|
||||||
Other
income (expense):
|
|||||||||||||
Unrealized
loss on marketable securities
|
-
|
(64
|
)
|
-
|
(1,201
|
)
|
|||||||
Interest
and other income
|
191,437
|
78,089
|
499,335
|
171,737
|
|||||||||
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
(445,427
|
)
|
-
|
(445,427
|
)
|
|||||||
Loss
on sale of assets
|
-
|
-
|
(543
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Interest
expense
|
-
|
(202,810
|
)
|
-
|
(516,324
|
)
|
|||||||
Change
in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities
|
-
|
(4,717,891
|
)
|
-
|
(2,456,736
|
)
|
|||||||
Equity
in earnings of affiliated company
|
11,656,603
|
29,327,829
|
30,401,594
|
28,607,664
|
|||||||||
Impairment
of note receivable
|
(339,551
|
)
|
-
|
(339,551
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||
Total
other income, net
|
11,508,489
|
24,039,726
|
30,560,835
|
25,359,713
|
|||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
9,780,470
|
23,488,416
|
18,108,745
|
30,892,627
|
|||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
162,911
|
-
|
4,382,911
|
-
|
|||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
9,617,559
|
$
|
23,488,416
|
$
|
13,725,834
|
$
|
30,892,627
|
|||||
Basic
income per common share
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
0.10
|
|||||
Diluted
income per common share
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.06
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.08
|
|||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding-basic
|
381,031,577
|
307,933,709
|
374,711,954
|
300,839,387
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding-diluted
|
410,747,949
|
404,508,397
|
416,327,140
|
397,730,530
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
4
Patriot
Scientific Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Nine
months ended
|
|||||||
February
28, 2007
|
February
28, 2006
|
||||||
(As
restated, see Note 2)
|
|||||||
Operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
13,725,834
|
$
|
30,892,627
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Amortization
and depreciation
|
31,927
|
44,584
|
|||||
Non-cash
interest expense related to convertible debentures, notes payable
and
warrants
|
-
|
412,879
|
|||||
Expense
related to extension of expiration date of stock options
|
324
|
125,000
|
|||||
Net
gain related to warrant re-pricing, reconveyance and
issuance
|
-
|
(538,208
|
)
|
||||
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
445,427
|
|||||
Non-cash
compensation relating to issuance and vesting of stock options
and vesting
of warrants
|
2,359,035
|
-
|
|||||
Accrued
interest income added to investments
|
(1,900
|
)
|
(19,469
|
)
|
|||
Equity
in earnings of affiliated company
|
(30,401,594
|
)
|
(28,607,664
|
)
|
|||
Impairment
of note receivable
|
339,551
|
-
|
|||||
Unrealized
loss on marketable securities
|
-
|
1,201
|
|||||
Loss
on disposal of fixed assets
|
543
|
-
|
|||||
Issuance
of stock
|
-
|
207,869
|
|||||
Change
in fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities
|
-
|
2,456,736
|
|||||
Deferred
taxes
|
2,447,138
|
-
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(12,673
|
)
|
(27,496
|
)
|
|||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
235,640
|
34,266
|
|||||
Prepaid
income taxes
|
(1,081,627
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Licenses
receivable
|
-
|
1,500,000
|
|||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(125,097
|
)
|
48,321
|
||||
Accrued
contested fee payable
|
(394,063
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Accrued
settlement fee payable
|
3,000,000
|
-
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
(9,876,962
|
)
|
6,976,073
|
||||
Investing
activities:
|
|||||||
Purchases
of marketable securities
|
(7,537,777
|
)
|
(4,327,786
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from sales of marketable securities
|
7,441,664
|
862,209
|
|||||
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
(5,828
|
)
|
(56,126
|
)
|
|||
Purchases
of restricted investments
|
-
|
(50,000
|
)
|
||||
Payment
for security deposit
|
-
|
(8,190
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from sale of restricted investments
|
-
|
203,210
|
|||||
Investment
in affiliated company
|
(120,000
|
)
|
(2,000,000
|
)
|
|||
Issuance
of note receivable
|
(589,551
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Distributions
from affiliated company
|
29,419,880
|
10,115,574
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by investing activities
|
28,608,388
|
4,738,891
|
|||||
Financing
activities:
|
|||||||
Principal
payments on secured notes payable
|
-
|
(100,000
|
)
|
||||
Payments
on capital lease obligations
|
-
|
(2,306
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from exercise of common stock warrants and options
|
114,000
|
678,994
|
|||||
Repurchase
of warrants
|
-
|
(252,420
|
)
|
||||
Repurchase
of common stock for treasury
|
(7,441,664
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(7,327,664
|
)
|
324,268
|
||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
11,403,762
|
12,039,232
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
3,984,240
|
591,426
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
15,388,002
|
$
|
12,630,658
|
|||
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
|
|||||||
Cash
payments for interest
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,843
|
|||
Cash
payments for income taxes
|
$
|
3,017,400
|
$
|
-
|
5
Patriot
Scientific Corporation
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, continued
(Unaudited)
Nine
months ended
|
|||||||
February
28, 2007
|
February
28, 2006
|
||||||
Supplemental
Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing
Activities:
|
|||||||
Dividend
declared but not paid
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
8,114,378
|
|||
Convertible
debentures, notes payable and accrued interest exchanged for common
stock
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
999,037
|
|||
Reclassification
of derivative liabilities associated with debt conversions and
warrant
exercises
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,021,353
|
|||
Reclassification
of warrant and derivative liabilities at settlement date
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
6,743,935
|
|||
Cashless
exercise of warrants
|
$
|
225
|
$
|
260
|
|||
Fair
market value of assets received in collection of note receivable
and
subsequently contributed for preferred
stock of affiliate
|
$
|
250,000
|
$
|
-
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements
6
Patriot ScientificCorporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Patriot Scientific
Corporation (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) presented herein have been
prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do not include all of
the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included the Company’s
annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31,
2006.
In
the
opinion of management, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements
reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair
presentation of the results for the interim periods. Operating results for
the
nine month period ended February 28, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of
the
results that may be expected for the year ending May 31, 2007.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the 2006 financial statements in order
for
them to conform to the 2007 presentation. Such reclassifications have no impact
on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
Investments
in Affiliated Companies
The
Company has a 50% interest in Phoenix Digital Solutions, LLC (“Phoenix Digital”)
(see Note 5). This investment is accounted for using the equity method of
accounting since the investment provides the Company the ability to exercise
significant influence, but not control, over the investee. Significant influence
is generally deemed to exist if the Company has an ownership interest in the
voting stock of the investee of between 20% and 50%, although other factors,
such as representation on the investee’s Board of Directors, are considered in
determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. Under the
equity method of accounting, the investment, originally recorded at cost, is
adjusted to recognize the Company’s share of net earnings or losses of the
investee and is recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations
in the caption “Equity in earnings of affiliated company.”
The
Company owns 100% of the preferred stock of Scripps Secured Data, Inc. (“SSDI”)
(see Note 5). This investment is accounted for at cost since the Company does
not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and
financial policies of SSDI.
Derivative
Financial Instruments
In
connection with the issuance of certain convertible debentures (see Note 6),
the
terms of the debentures included an embedded reset conversion feature which
provided for a conversion of the debentures into shares of the Company's common
stock at a rate which was determined to be variable. The Company determined
that
the reset conversion feature was an embedded derivative instrument and that
the
conversion option was an embedded put option pursuant to Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,
as
amended, and Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-19, Accounting
for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in,
a
Company's Own Stock.
The
accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments required that the
Company record the derivatives and related warrants at their fair values as
of
the inception date of the convertible debenture agreements and at fair value
as
of each subsequent balance sheet date. In addition, under the provisions
of EITF Issue No. 00-19, as a result of entering into the convertible debenture
agreements, the Company was required to classify all other non-employee warrants
as derivative liabilities and record them at their fair values at each balance
sheet date. Any change in fair value was recorded as non-operating,
non-cash income or expense at each balance sheet date. If the fair value
of the derivatives was higher at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company
recorded a non-operating, non-cash charge. If the fair
value of the derivatives was lower at the subsequent balance sheet date, the
Company recorded non-operating, non-cash income.
7
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Derivative
Financial Instruments, continued
During
the three month periods ended February 28, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized
other expense of $0 and $4,717,891, respectively, related to recording the
warrant and derivative liabilities at fair value. During the nine month periods
ended February 28, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized other expense of $0
and
$2,456,736, respectively, related to recording the warrant and derivative
liabilities at fair value. At February 28, 2007, there are no derivative
liabilities since the related variable debt instruments were settled in full
during fiscal 2006. At the settlement date, the remaining warrant liabilities
with a value of approximately $6,744,000 were reclassified to additional paid-in
capital.
The
Company’s derivative instruments were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation
model incorporating the instruments’ multiple reset dates. The following
assumptions were used for valuing the embedded derivatives during the nine
month
period ended February 28, 2006:
Estimated
dividends
|
None
|
|||
Expected
volatility
|
101
- 229%
|
|
||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
3.5
- 5.1%
|
|
||
Expected
term (years)
|
2
- 7
|
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue from the sale of its product upon shipment to the
customer, at which time title transfers and the Company has no further
obligations. Fees for maintenance or support are recorded on a straight-line
basis over the underlying period of performance. Revenue from technology license
agreements is recognized at the time the Company enters into a contract and
provides the customer with the licensed technology. At this point, the Company
has performed all of its obligations under contract, the rights to the Company’s
technology have been transferred and no significant performance obligations
remain.
Net
Income Per Share
The
Company applies SFAS No. 128, Earnings
Per Share,
for the
calculation of "Basic" and "Diluted" earnings per share. Basic earnings per
share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing income available to
common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution
of
securities that could share in the earnings of an entity. For the three and
nine
months ended February 28, 2007, shares of 3,495,000 and 330,000, respectively,
related to the Company’s outstanding warrants and options were not included in
the calculation of diluted income per share as they had an anti-dilutive effect.
For the three and nine months ended February 28, 2006, 375,000 and 1,925,000
potentially dilutive common shares, respectively, related to the Company’s
outstanding warrants and options were not included in the calculation of diluted
income per share as they had an anti-dilutive effect.
8
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Net
Income Per Share, continued
Three
Months Ended February 28, 2007
|
|||||||||||||
Numerator
(Income)
|
Denominator
(Shares)
|
Per
Share Amount
|
|||||||||||
Basic
EPS:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
9,617,559
|
381,031,577
|
$
|
0.03
|
||||||||
Diluted
EPS:
|
|||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|||||||||||||
Options
and warrants
|
-
|
29,716,372
|
|||||||||||
Income
available to common stockholders
|
$
|
9,617,559
|
410,747,949
|
$
|
0.02
|
Three
Months Ended February 28, 2006
As
restated (See Note 2)
|
|||||||||||||
Numerator
(Income)
|
Denominator
(Shares)
|
Per
Share Amount
|
|||||||||||
Basic
EPS:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
23,488,416
|
307,933,709
|
$
|
0.08
|
||||||||
Diluted
EPS:
|
|||||||||||||
Convertible
debentures interest
|
12,640
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|||||||||||||
Convertible
debentures
|
-
|
20,557,895
|
|||||||||||
Options
and warrants
|
-
|
76,016,793
|
|||||||||||
Income
available to common stockholders
|
$
|
23,501,056
|
404,508,397
|
$
|
0.06
|
||||||||
Nine
Months Ended February 28, 2007
|
|||||||||||||
Numerator
(Income)
|
Denominator
(Shares)
|
Per
Share Amount
|
|||||||||||
Basic
EPS:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
13,725,834
|
374,711,954
|
$
|
0.04
|
||||||||
Diluted
EPS:
|
|||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|||||||||||||
Options
and warrants
|
-
|
41,615,186
|
|||||||||||
Income
available to common stockholders
|
$
|
13,725,834
|
416,327,140
|
$
|
0.03
|
||||||||
9
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Net
Income Per Share, continued
Nine
Months Ended February 28, 2006
As
restated (See Note 2)
|
|||||||||||||
Numerator
(Income)
|
Denominator
(Shares)
|
Per
Share Amount
|
|||||||||||
Basic
EPS:
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
30,892,627
|
300,839,387
|
$
|
0.10
|
||||||||
Diluted
EPS:
|
|||||||||||||
Convertible
debentures interest
|
42,716
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|||||||||||||
Convertible
debentures
|
-
|
22,179,305
|
|||||||||||
Options
and warrants
|
-
|
74,711,838
|
|||||||||||
Income
available to common stockholders
|
$
|
30,935,343
|
397,730,530
|
$
|
0.08
|
Stock-Based
Compensation
Change
in Accounting Principle
Effective
June 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based
Payment,
which
establishes standards for the accounting of transactions in which an entity
exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services, primarily focusing
on
accounting for transactions where an entity obtains employee services in
share-based payment transactions. SFAS No. 123(R) requires a public entity
to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award
of
equity instruments, including stock options, based on the grant-date fair value
of the award and to recognize it as compensation expense over the period the
employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, usually
the
vesting period. SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous accounting
under Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees,
for the
period beginning June 1, 2006. In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, Share-Based
Payment,
relating to SFAS No. 123(R). The Company has applied the provisions of SAB
No.
107 in its adoption of SFAS No. 123(R). Stock-based awards to non-employees
are
accounted for using the fair value method in accordance with SFAS No. 123,
Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation.
The
Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective transition
method, which requires the application of the accounting standard as of
June 1, 2006, the first day of the Company’s fiscal year 2007. The
Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine
months ended February 28, 2007 reflect the impact of adopting SFAS No. 123(R).
In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company’s
condensed consolidated financial statements for prior periods have not been
restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS No. 123(R). SFAS
No.
123(R) requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment
awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the
portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as
expense over the requisite service periods in the Company’s condensed
consolidated statement of operations. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R),
the Company accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors using
the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB No. 25 as allowed under SFAS
No. 123. Under the intrinsic value method, no employee stock-based compensation
expense had been recognized in the
10
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Stock-Based
Compensation, continued
Company’s
condensed consolidated statements of operations, other than as related to option
grants to employees and directors below the fair market value of the underlying
stock at the date of grant.
Stock-based
compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of
the
portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during
the period. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s
condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended
February 28, 2007 included compensation expense for share-based payment awards
granted prior to, but not yet vested as of May 31, 2006 based on the grant
date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of SFAS
No. 123 and compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted
subsequent to May 31, 2006 based on the grant date fair value estimated in
accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). As stock-based compensation
expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for
the
nine months ended February 28, 2007 is based on awards ultimately expected
to
vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS No. 123(R) requires
forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary,
in
subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The
estimated average forfeiture rate for the nine months ended February 28,
2007, of approximately 5% was based on historical forfeiture experience and
estimated future employee forfeitures. The estimated pricing term of option
grants for the nine months ended February 28, 2007 was five years. In the
Company’s pro forma information required under SFAS No. 123 for the periods
prior to fiscal 2007, the Company accounted for forfeitures as they
occurred.
Summary
of Assumptions and Activity
The
following table illustrates the effect on net income and net income per share
for the three and nine months ended February 28, 2006 as if the Company had
applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to options granted
under the Company's stock option plans. For purposes of this pro forma
disclosure, the fair value of the options is estimated using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model and amortized on a straight-line basis to expense over
the
options' vesting period:
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||
February
28, 2006
(Unaudited)
|
February
28, 2006
(Unaudited)
|
||||||
(As
restated see Note 2)
|
(As
restated see Note 2)
|
||||||
Net
income - as reported
|
$
|
23,488,416
|
$
|
30,892,627
|
|||
Add:
Share-based employee compensation included in net income, net of
tax
effects
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Deduct:
Share-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value
method,
net of tax effects
|
28,028
|
210,278
|
|||||
Net
income - pro forma
|
$
|
23,460,388
|
$
|
30,682,349
|
|||
Net
income per common share - as reported
|
|||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.10
|
|||
Diluted
|
$
|
0.06
|
$
|
0.08
|
|||
Net
income per common share - pro forma
|
|||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.10
|
|||
Diluted
|
$
|
0.06
|
$
|
0.08
|
11
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Stock-Based
Compensation, continued
The
fair
value of stock-based awards to employees and directors is calculated using
the
Black-Scholes option pricing model, even though this model was developed to
estimate the fair value of freely tradable, fully transferable options without
vesting restrictions, which differ significantly from the Company’s stock
options. The Black-Scholes model also requires subjective assumptions, including
future stock price volatility and expected time to exercise, which greatly
affect the calculated values. The expected term of options granted is derived
from historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting employment
termination behavior. The risk-free rate selected to value any particular grant
is based on the U.S. Treasury rate that corresponds to the pricing term of
the
grant effective as of the date of the grant. The expected volatility for the
three and nine months ended February 28, 2007 and 2006 is based on the
historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock. These factors could
change in the future, affecting the determination of stock-based compensation
expense in future periods.
Three
Months
Ended
|
Nine
Months
Ended
|
Three
Months
Ended
|
Nine
Months
Ended
|
||||||||||
February
28, 2007 (Unaudited)
|
February
28, 2007 (Unaudited)
|
February
28, 2006
(Unaudited)
|
February
28, 2006
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||
Expected
term
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
5
yrs
|
5
years
|
|||||||||
Expected
volatility
|
146%
|
|
146
- 156%
|
|
115%
|
|
115
- 128%
|
|
|||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.78%
|
|
4.78
- 5.00%
|
|
4.59%
|
|
3.72
- 4.59%
|
|
|||||
Expected
dividends
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
A
summary
of option activity as of February 28, 2007 and changes during the nine months
then ended, is presented below:
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
Options
outstanding at June 1, 2006
|
5,460,000
|
$
|
0.34
|
||||||||||
Options
granted
|
2,800,000
|
$
|
0.39
|
||||||||||
Options
exercised
|
(515,000
|
)
|
$
|
0.08
|
|||||||||
Options
expired
|
(500,000
|
)
|
$
|
0.09
|
|||||||||
Options
outstanding and exercisable at February
28, 2007
|
7,245,000
|
$
|
0.40
|
3.21
|
$
|
2,085,200
|
|||||||
The
aggregate intrinsic value set forth in the above table represents the total
pre-tax intrinsic value, based on the Company’s closing stock price of $0.67 as
of February 28, 2007, and assumes all optionees had exercised their options
as
of that date.
12
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Stock-Based
Compensation, continued
The
weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the nine months
ended February 28, 2007 was $0.91 per option. The total intrinsic value of
options exercised during the nine months ended February 28, 2007 was
$290,100.
As
of
February 28, 2007, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to
employee and director stock option compensation arrangements. The total fair
value of shares vested during the nine months ended February 28, 2007 was
approximately $2,356,000.
As
a
result of adopting SFAS No. 123(R) on June 1, 2006, the Company’s income
before provision for income taxes and net income for the three months ended
February 28, 2007 was approximately $586,000 and $352,000 lower, respectively,
than if it had continued to account for share-based compensation under
APB No. 25. The Company’s income before income taxes and net income
for the nine months ended February 28, 2007 was approximately $886,000 and
$532,000 lower than if it had continued to account for share-based compensation
under APB No. 25. Basic and diluted net income per share for the three
and nine months ended February 28, 2007 were not affected by the adoption of
SFAS No. 123(R).
The
following table summarizes employee stock-based compensation expense related
to
stock options under SFAS No. 123(R) for the three and nine months ended February
28, 2007, which was allocated as follows:
Three
Months
Ended
|
Nine
Months
Ended
|
||||||
February
28,
2007
|
February
28,
2007
|
||||||
Employee
stock-based compensation expense included in:
|
|||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
$ | 586,000 | $ | 2,356,000 |
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No.
109
(“FIN
48”). This interpretation clarifies the application of SFAS No. 109,
Accounting
for Income Taxes,
by
defining criteria that an individual tax position must meet for any part of
the
benefit of that position to be recognized in a company’s financial statements
and also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and
transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2006. The Company expects to adopt FIN 48 on June 1, 2007. The Company is
currently assessing the impact the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its condensed
consolidated financial position and results of operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements
(“SFAS
No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principals and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. The statement does not require
new fair value measurements, but is applied to the extent that other accounting
pronouncements require or permit fair value measurements. The statement
emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement that should be
determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in
pricing an asset or liability. Companies that have assets and liabilities
measured at fair value will be required to disclose information that enables
the
users of its financial statements to access the inputs used to develop those
measurements. The reporting entity is encouraged, but not required, to
combine the fair value information disclosed under this statement with the
fair
value information disclosed under other accounting pronouncements. SFAS
No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The
Company expects to adopt SFAS No. 157 on June 1, 2008. The Company is in
the process of evaluating the provisions of the statement, but does
not anticipate
that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
13
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
, continued
In
September 2006, the SEC staff issued SAB No. 108, Considering
the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in
Current Year Financial Statements .
SAB No.
108 was issued in order to eliminate the diversity in practice surrounding
how
public companies quantify financial statement misstatements. SAB No. 108
requires that registrants quantify errors using both a balance sheet and income
statement approach and evaluate whether either approach results in a misstated
amount that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are
considered, is material. The adoption of this statement is not expected to
have
a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results
of operations.
2. Restatement
of Previously
Issued Financial Statements
During
fiscal 2006, the Company determined that the manner in which it historically
accounted for the reset conversion feature and embedded put option of its
convertible debentures issued during fiscal 2002 through fiscal 2005 was not
in
accordance with SFAS No. 133, as amended, and EITF Issue No. 00-19. The Company
determined that the reset conversion feature was an embedded derivative
instrument and that the conversion option was an embedded put option pursuant
to
SFAS No. 133. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments
required that the Company record the derivatives and related warrants at their
fair values as of the inception date of the convertible debenture agreements
and
at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date. In addition, under
the provisions of EITF Issue No. 00-19, as a result of entering into the
convertible debenture agreements, the Company was required to classify all
other
non-employee warrants as derivative liabilities and record them at their fair
values at each balance sheet date. Any change in fair value was required
to be recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense at each balance
sheet date. If the fair value of the derivatives was higher at the
subsequent balance sheet date, the Company was required to record a
non-operating, non-cash charge. If the fair value of the derivatives was
lower at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company was required to record
non-operating, non-cash income. Accordingly, in connection with the
restatement adjustments, the Company has appropriately reflected the
non-operating, non-cash income or expense resulting from the changes in fair
value. The Company had previously not recorded the embedded derivative
instruments as liabilities and did not record the related changes in fair
value.
In
addition, the Company determined the manner in which it accounted for its
interest in Phoenix Digital was not in accordance with appropriate accounting
literature. Beginning in June 2005, the Company accounted for its interest
in
Phoenix Digital as a variable interest entity, as defined in FASB Interpretation
46(R). Accordingly, the accounts and transactions of Phoenix Digital were
consolidated with those of the Company and the ownership interest of the other
member of Phoenix Digital was presented as a minority interest in the condensed
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the six month period ended
November 30, 2005. The Company has reassessed its accounting for its interest
in
Phoenix Digital and after further consideration of FIN 46(R) and other
authoritative literature, has corrected its accounting policy to account for
its
interest in Phoenix Digital in accordance with the equity method of accounting
for investments, as the Company did not have a controlling financial interest
in
Phoenix Digital and determined that it was not the primary beneficiary of the
relationship.
The
following tables present a summary of the effects of the restatement adjustments
on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows
for the three and nine month periods ended February 28, 2006:
14
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Restatement
of Previously Issued Financial Statements, continued
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Operations
|
|
|||||||
Three
months ended February 28, 2006
|
|
As
Previously
Reported
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
As
Restated
|
|
|||
Revenue
- licenses and royalties
|
|
$
|
60,000,000
|
|
$
|
(60,000,000
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
Total
revenue
|
|
$
|
60,276,800
|
|
$
|
(60,000,000
|
)
|
$
|
276,800
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
$
|
60,173,449
|
|
$
|
(60,000,000
|
)
|
$
|
173,449
|
|
Selling
, general and administrative expense
|
|
$
|
2,093,604
|
|
$
|
(1,396,149
|
)
|
$
|
697,455
|
|
Total
operating expense
|
|
$
|
2,120,908
|
|
$
|
(1,396,149
|
)
|
$
|
724,759
|
|
Operating
income (expense)
|
|
$
|
58,052,541
|
|
$
|
(58,603,851
|
)
|
$
|
(551,310
|
)
|
Other
income
|
|
$
|
129,896
|
|
$
|
(51,807
|
)
|
$
|
78,089
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
$
|
(868,121
|
)
|
$
|
665,311
|
|
$
|
(202,810
|
)
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
$
|
(1,260,688
|
)
|
$
|
815,261
|
|
$
|
(445,427
|
)
|
Change
in fair value of warrant and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
derivative
liabilities
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
(4,717,891
|
)
|
$
|
(4,717,891
|
)
|
Equity
in earnings of affiliated company
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
29,327,829
|
|
$
|
29,327,829
|
|
Total
other income (expense)
|
|
$
|
(1,998,977
|
)
|
$
|
26,038,703
|
|
$
|
24,039,726
|
|
Income
before minority interest in income of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
consolidated
entity and income taxes
|
|
$
|
56,053,564
|
|
$
|
(32,565,148
|
)
|
$
|
23,488,416
|
|
Minority
interest in loss of consolidated entity
|
|
$
|
(29,327,829
|
)
|
$
|
29,327,829
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
$
|
26,725,735
|
|
$
|
(3,237,319
|
)
|
$
|
23,488,416
|
|
Provision
for income taxes
|
|
$
|
(1,840,000
|
)
|
$
|
1,840,000
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
24,885,735
|
|
$
|
(1,397,319
|
)
|
$
|
23,488,416
|
|
INCOME
PER COMMON SHARE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Operations
|
|
|||||||
Nine
months ended February 28, 2006
|
|
As
Previously
Reported
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
As
Restated
|
|
|||
Revenue
- licenses and royalties
|
|
$
|
70,000,000
|
|
$
|
(60,000,000
|
)
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
|
Total
revenue
|
|
$
|
70,297,072
|
|
$
|
(60,000,000
|
)
|
$
|
10,297,072
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
$
|
70,193,721
|
|
$
|
(60,000,000
|
)
|
$
|
10,193,721
|
|
Selling
, general and administrative expense
|
|
$
|
5,393,015
|
|
$
|
(2,875,826
|
)
|
$
|
2,517,189
|
|
Settlement
and license expense
|
|
$
|
3,855,132
|
|
$
|
(1,937,078
|
)
|
$
|
1,918,054
|
|
Total
operating expense
|
|
$
|
9,473,711
|
|
$
|
(4,812,904
|
)
|
$
|
4,660,807
|
|
Operating
income
|
|
$
|
60,720,010
|
|
$
|
(55,187,096
|
)
|
$
|
5,532,914
|
|
Other
income
|
|
$
|
264,271
|
|
$
|
(92,534
|
)
|
$
|
171,737
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
$
|
(1,181,635
|
)
|
$
|
665,311
|
|
$
|
(516,324
|
)
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
$
|
(1,260,688
|
)
|
$
|
815,261
|
|
$
|
(445,427
|
)
|
Change
in fair value of warrant and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
derivative
liabilities
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
(2,456,736
|
)
|
$
|
(2,456,736
|
)
|
Equity
in earnings of affiliated company
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
28,607,664
|
|
$
|
28,607,664
|
|
Total
other income (expense)
|
|
$
|
(2,179,253
|
)
|
$
|
27,538,966
|
|
$
|
25,359,713
|
|
Income
before minority interest in income of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
consolidated
entity and income taxes
|
|
$
|
58,540,757
|
|
$
|
(27,648,130
|
)
|
$
|
30,892,627
|
|
Minority
interest in loss of consolidated entity
|
|
$
|
(28,607,664
|
)
|
$
|
28,607,664
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
$
|
29,933,093
|
|
$
|
959,534
|
|
$
|
30,892,627
|
|
15
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Restatement
of Previously Issued Financial Statements, continued
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Operations
|
||||
Nine
months ended February 28, 2006
|
|
As
Previously
Reported
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
As
Restated
|
Provision
for income taxes
|
|
$
|
(1,880,000
|
)
|
$
|
1,880,000
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
28,053,093
|
|
$
|
2,839,534
|
|
$
|
30,892,627
|
|
INCOME
PER COMMON SHARE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
|
|
|||||||
Nine
months ended February 28, 2006
|
|
As
Previously
Reported
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
As
Restated
|
|
|||
Net
income
|
|
$
|
28,053,093
|
|
$
|
2,839,534
|
|
$
|
30,892,627
|
|
Equity
in earnings of affiliated company
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
(28,607,664
|
)
|
$
|
(28,607,664
|
)
|
Change
in fair value of warrant and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
derivative
liabilities
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
2,456,736
|
|
$
|
2,456,736
|
|
Net
gain related to warrant re-pricing, reconveyance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
issuance
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
(538,208
|
)
|
$
|
(538,208
|
)
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
$
|
1,260,688
|
|
$
|
(815,261
|
)
|
$
|
445,427
|
|
Non-cash
compensation related to issuance of stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
options
and vesting of warrants
|
|
$
|
150,013
|
|
$
|
(150,013
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
Common
stock issued for services and other
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
207,869
|
|
$
|
207,869
|
|
Non-cash
interest expense related to convertible
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
debentures,
notes payable and warrants
|
|
$
|
1,136,047
|
|
$
|
(723,168
|
)
|
$
|
412,879
|
|
Expense
related to warrant repricing and issuance
|
|
$
|
1,522,492
|
|
$
|
(1,522,492
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
Expense
related to extension of expiration date of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
stock
options
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
125,000
|
|
$
|
125,000
|
|
Income
of consolidated entity allocated to minority
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
interest
|
|
$
|
28,607,664
|
|
$
|
(28,607,664
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
Changes
in licenses receivable
|
|
$
|
(32,100,000
|
)
|
$
|
33,600,000
|
|
$
|
1,500,000
|
|
Changes
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
2,060,510
|
|
$
|
(2,012,189
|
)
|
$
|
48,321
|
|
|
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
|
|
|||||||
Nine
months ended February 28, 2006
|
|
As
Previously
Reported
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
As
Restated
|
|
|||
Net
cash provided by operations
|
|
$
|
30,723,593
|
|
$
|
(23,747,520
|
)
|
$
|
6,976,073
|
|
Investment
in affiliated company
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
(2,000,000
|
)
|
$
|
(2,000,000
|
)
|
Distributions
from affiliated company
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
10,115,574
|
|
$
|
10,115,574
|
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
|
$
|
(3,376,683
|
)
|
$
|
8,115,574
|
|
$
|
4,738,891
|
|
Minority
interest investment in consolidated entity
|
|
$
|
2,000,000
|
|
$
|
(2,000,000
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
Distributions
of joint venture partner
|
|
$
|
(9,783,985
|
)
|
$
|
9,783,985
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
|
$
|
(7,459,717
|
)
|
$
|
7,783,985
|
|
$
|
324,268
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
19,887,193
|
|
$
|
(7,847,961
|
)
|
$
|
12,039,232
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
20,478,619
|
|
$
|
(7,847,961
|
)
|
$
|
12,630,658
|
|
16
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
3. License
Agreements
In
February 2005, the Company entered into two separate licensing agreements with
one customer for the Company’s patent portfolio and Ignite microprocessor
technology. The aggregate amount of the two licenses was $3,050,000, of which
$2,950,000 was for licensing fees and $100,000 was for maintenance services.
Maintenance under the agreement is expected to be provided over a period not
to
exceed four years. Maintenance revenue recognized during the three months ended
August 31, 2006 was $6,250. The payment terms of the agreements required
aggregate payments of $300,000 at the time of execution, three quarterly
payments of $750,000 each on April 1, August 15, and November 15, 2005 and
one
final payment of $500,000 on February 15, 2006. The $500,000 payment due on
February 15, 2006 was paid in March 2006. Total payments received in fiscal
2005
amounted to $1,050,000 and total payments received in fiscal 2006 amounted
to
$2,000,000. The agreements also provide for the future payment of royalties
to
the Company based on sales of product using the Ignite licensed technology.
In
connection with this license agreement, the Company became obligated to the
former co-inventor of the patent portfolio technology for $207,600 pursuant
to a
July 2004 agreement under which the Company was obligated to pay a percentage
of
licensing proceeds to the co-inventor. The amount due was payable in four
installments of $51,900. The co-inventor of the patent portfolio technology
filed a lawsuit against the Company seeking damages and/or enforcement of a
2004
agreement (see Note 8). On
February 14, 2007, a settlement of the litigation was finalized. Terms of the
settlement require the Company to pay $3,400,000 in cash on February 14, 2007
and $3,000,000 on May 1, 2007, make a donation of $15,000 on February 14, 2007
on behalf of Russell H. Fish III to Maasai Power and Education Project, Inc.,
and pay Fish the equivalent of 4% of 50% of the next $100 million of gross
license fees as they are collected by Phoenix Digital and as distributions
are
made to Patriot, after excluding the first $20 million collected by Phoenix
Digital after December 1, 2006. Patriot's commitment to make payments to Fish
related to such future license revenues will not exceed $2 million. At February
28, 2007, the Company has accrued the May 1, 2007 payment of $3,000,000 as
a
settlement fee payable. A liability for gross license fees due of approximately
$244,000 is included in accrued expenses at February 28, 2007. During the three
and nine month periods ended February 28, 2007, the Company recorded
approximately $304,000 and $6,604,000 related to settlement and license
expenses.
4. Note
Receivable
On
November 22, 2006, Patriot Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a
Revolving Line of Credit Facility Agreement (the “Line of Credit Agreement”)
with Holocom Networks (“Holocom”) which provided for borrowings of up to
$700,000 under a revolving line of credit extended by the Company to Holocom.
On
November 22, 2006, the Company advanced Holocom $350,000 and further advanced
an
additional $230,000 during the three months ended February 28, 2007. Borrowings
under the Line of Credit Agreement were used by Holocom for its operating cash
flow needs. The borrowings bore interest at the prime rate, as announced by
Bank
of America, plus 2% per annum, and interest-only payments were due monthly.
Pursuant to the terms of the Line of Credit Agreement, all unpaid principal
and
accrued and unpaid interest was due February 22, 2007. Borrowings under the
Line
of Credit Agreement were collateralized by substantially all of the assets
of
Holocom.
During
the quarter ended February 28, 2007, the Company determined that the outstanding
borrowings under the Line of Credit Agreement of $589,551, which included
accrued interest and late fees of $9,551, were uncollectible as Holocom was
unable to make the required interest payments. As a result, the Company
foreclosed on the assets of Holocom. At the foreclosure sale, the Company
acquired the patents, trademarks, equipment, inventory, and certain other
collateral of Holocom pursuant to the terms of a Security Agreement entered
into
between the Company and Holocom in connection with the Line of Credit
Agreement.
The
Company originally accounted for its loan receivable, and related accrued
interest, due from Holocom at cost. In accordance with SFAS No. 114,
Accounting
by Creditors for Impairments of a Loan,
based
on current information and events, the Company determined that it was unable
to
collect all amounts due from Holocom according to the contractual terms of
the
Line of Credit Agreement. As a result, the Company determined that the
loan
receivable was impaired. Accordingly, the Company recorded an impairment loss
of
$339,551 during the three months ended February 28, 2007. The impairment loss
was determined based on an independent valuation of the assets of Holocom
acquired in the foreclosure sale and management’s analysis of the fair value of
such assets at time of acquisition.
17
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note
Receivable, continued
The
fair
value of the assets acquired in foreclosure of $250,000 was contributed to
a
newly formed entity, Scripps Secured Data, Inc. (“SSDI”), which will
manufacture, market, and sell the former raceway product line previously sold
by
Holocom (see Note 5).
5. Investments
in Affiliated
Companies/License Agreement
On
June
7, 2005, the Company entered into a Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”)
with Technology Properties Limited Inc., a California corporation (“TPL”), and
Charles H. Moore (“Moore”), the co-inventor of certain of the Company’s
technology, pursuant to which the Company and Moore resolved all legal disputes
between them. Pursuant to the Master Agreement, the Company and TPL entered
into
the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Phoenix Digital Solutions,
LLC (the “LLC Agreement”) into which the Company and Moore contributed their
rights to certain of the Company’s technologies. The Company believes, based
upon consultation with its attorneys, it was not required by applicable law
or
other existing agreements to obtain approval for the contribution of the license
rights to Phoenix Digital from stockholders or any parties other than its
various warrant holders.
The
Company and TPL each own 50% of the membership interests of Phoenix Digital,
and
each have the right to appoint one member of the three-member management
committee. The two appointees are required to select a mutually acceptable
third
member of the management committee. Pursuant to the LLC Agreement, the Company
and TPL agreed to establish a working capital fund for Phoenix Digital of
$4,000,000, of which the Company’s contribution was $2,000,000. The working
capital fund increases to a maximum of $8,000,000 as license revenues are
achieved. The Company and TPL are obligated to fund future working capital
requirements at the discretion of the management committee of Phoenix Digital
in
order to maintain working capital of not more than $8,000,000. Neither the
Company nor TPL is required to contribute more than $2,000,000 in any fiscal
year. Distributable cash and allocation of profits and losses will be allocated
to the members in the priority defined in the LLC Agreement. Phoenix Digital
has
committed to pay a quarterly amount ranging between $500,000 and $1,000,000
(based upon a percentage of the working capital fund balance of Phoenix Digital)
for supporting efforts to secure licensing agreements by the other member on
behalf of Phoenix Digital. During the nine months ended February 28, 2006 and
2007, Phoenix Digital paid $500,000 and $2,934,075, respectively, to TPL
pursuant to this commitment.
The
Company is accounting for its investment in Phoenix Digital under the equity
method of accounting, and accordingly has recorded its 50% share of Phoenix
Digital’s net income of $30,401,594 during the nine months ended February 28,
2007 as an increase in its investment. Cash distributions of $29,419,880
received from Phoenix Digital during the nine months ended February 28, 2007
have been recorded as a reduction in the Company’s investment. The Company’s
investment in Phoenix Digital is $4,934,628 at February 28, 2007 and has been
recorded as “Investment in Affiliated Company”. The Company has recorded its 50%
share of Phoenix Digital’s net income as “Equity in Earnings of Affiliated
Company” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for
the three and nine months ended February 28, 2007 and 2006.
Concurrently
with forming Phoenix Digital, the Company entered into a license agreement
with
a third party pursuant to which it received $10,000,000, which amount was
recorded as license revenue during the quarter ended August 31, 2005. In
connection with entering into the license agreement and forming Phoenix Digital,
the Company incurred various cash and non-cash expenses. Direct, incremental
cash costs incurred with the transactions included $170,000 paid to a committee
of the Company’s board of directors for their efforts in consummating the
transactions, approximately $1,328,000 paid to certain of the Company’s warrant
holders to
obtain
their approval of the agreement and release of their lien and blocking rights.
Additionally, $960,000 was paid to the former co-inventor of the
technology.
18
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Investment
in Affiliated Companies/License Agreement, continued
The
Company also granted new warrants and agreed to re-price other outstanding
warrants in order to obtain the necessary approvals from certain security
interest holders as well as to obtain the release of their security interests
in
the Company’s intellectual property, and to finalize the LLC Agreement. The
Company granted a warrant to TPL to acquire up to 3,500,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock at a per share price of $0.125. The warrant has a term of
seven years. At the date of grant, the right to acquire 1,400,000 common shares
vested. The right to acquire the remaining 2,100,000 shares will vest in 700,000
increments only upon the Company’s common stock attaining a per share stock
price of $0.50, $0.75 and $1.00. On February 21, 2006, February 22, 2006 and
March 1, 2006 the rights to acquire the remaining 700,000 share increments
vested
as
the Company’s stock price reached $0.50, $0.75 and $1.00, respectively. As
additional consideration to the warrant holders for providing approval for
the
transaction, the Company agreed to reset the per share exercise price of
approximately 35,000,000 warrants to $0.015 for which the warrant holders also
conveyed other warrants to acquire 12,000,000 shares back to the Company.
Further, the Company issued additional warrants to acquire approximately 290,000
shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share price of $0.03. The warrants
issued and re-priced were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model and the
following assumptions: volatility of 101% to 229%, no dividends, risk-free
interest rates of approximately 3.5% to 5.1%, and contractual terms ranging
from
two to seven years. The fair value of the warrants issued and re-priced in
excess of previously recorded expense was approximately $83,000 and the fair
value of the re-conveyed warrants was approximately $622,000. These amounts,
together with the direct, incremental cash costs previously described, are
recorded as an expense and included in settlement and license expense in the
nine months ended February 28, 2006.
During
the nine months ended February 28, 2007, Phoenix Digital entered into licensing
agreements with third parties, pursuant to which it received aggregate proceeds
of $64,869,000. License proceeds of $2,920,000 relating to an additional license
agreement signed in February 2007 were received in March 2007. Phoenix Digital
has recorded this amount as a license fee receivable.
The
condensed balance sheet and statement of income of Phoenix Digital at February
28, 2007 and for the nine months then ended are as follows:
Condensed Balance Sheet | ||||
ASSETS:
|
||||
Cash
|
$ | 7,500,220 | ||
License
fees receivable
|
2,920,000 | |||
Prepaid
expenses
|
15,000 | |||
Total
assets
|
$ | 10,435,220 | ||
LIABILITIES
AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY:
|
||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 629,934 | ||
Income
tax payable
|
11,790 | |||
Members’
equity
|
9,793,496 | |||
Total
liabilities and members’ equity
|
$ | 10,435,220 | ||
19
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Investment
in Affiliated Companies/License Agreement, continued
Condensed Statement of Income | ||||
Revenues
|
$ | 67,788,985 | ||
Operating
expenses
|
7,295,104 | |||
Operating
income
|
60,493,881 | |||
Interest
income
|
309,308 | |||
Net
income
|
$ | 60,803,189 |
On
February 2, 2007, the Company invested an aggregate of $370,000 in convertible
preferred stock, representing all of the issued preferred stock and a 46%
ownership interest, of and in SSDI, a California corporation that manufactures
products that protect information transmitted over secure networks. The
investment consisted of certain assets contributed by the Company to SSDI valued
at $250,000 and cash of $120,000. The investment is represented by 2,100,00
shares of convertible preferred stock, and the shares are convertible at the
Company’s option into shares of SSDI’s common stock on a one-to-one basis. The
convertible preferred stock entitles the Company to receive non-cumulative
dividends at the per annum rate of $0.04 per share, when and if declared by
the
Board of Directors of SSDI. The investment in SSDI’s convertible preferred stock
also entitles the Company to a liquidation preference of $0.40 per share, plus
an amount equal to all declared but unpaid dividends.
The
Company reviewed the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and related agreements
to determine whether the Company’s convertible preferred stock investment in
SSDI was in substance an investment in common stock pursuant to EITF No. 02-14,
Whether
an Investor Should Apply the Equity Method of Accounting to Investments Other
Than Common Stock.
The
Company determined that, because the liquidation preference is substantive,
the
subordination characteristics of the preferred stock are not substantially
similar to the subordination characteristics of SSDI’s common stock. The Company
also evaluated its voting rights pursuant to other agreements with SSDI and,
when considered together with the guidance in EITF No. 02-14, believes that
it
does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over SSDI. As a
result, the Company accounts for its investment in SSDI at cost.
The
Company reviews its investments in affiliated companies to determine whether
events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not
be
recoverable. The primary factors the Company considers in its determination
are
the financial condition, operating performance and near term prospects of the
investee. If a decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary, the
Company would recognize an impairment loss.
6. Convertible
Debentures
From
fiscal 2002 through fiscal 2005, the Company raised approximately $5,400,000
through the issuance of convertible debentures, having stated interest rates
ranging from 8% to 12%, to a limited group of investors. The convertible
debentures entitled the debenture holders to convert the principal, and any
accrued interest thereon, into shares of the Company’s common stock for up to
two years from the date of issuance.
The
debentures were initially convertible into shares of common stock at conversion
prices ranging from approximately $0.02 to $0.10 per share. The debentures
contained provisions which allowed for the conversion rate to be reset on a
periodic basis based on a comparison of the market price of the Company's common
stock to the conversion price of the debentures. On those measurement dates
where the market price was less than the conversion rate, a new conversion
rate
was set based on a weighted average of the market price for the ten days prior
to the reset measurement date.
20
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Convertible
Debentures , continued
Concurrent
with the issuance of the convertible debentures, the Company issued to the
debenture holders warrants to purchase shares of the Company's common stock.
These warrants are exercisable for five years from the date of issuance at
either initial negotiated exercise prices or prices equal to 115% of the volume
weighted average price for our common stock for the ten days previous to the
debenture date. The warrant exercise price is generally subject to being reset
on each six-month anniversary of its issuance; however, if the warrant holder
elects to have the warrant shares registered, then the exercise price is fixed
at the price in effect on the date of the election.
The
terms
of the convertible debentures included certain features that were considered
embedded derivative financial instruments, such as the conversion feature and
a
reset conversion feature which provided for a conversion of the debentures
into
shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate which was determined to be
variable. Because the debentures were not conventional convertible debt, the
Company was also required to record the related warrants at their fair values.
During
the nine months ended February 28, 2006, the value of the warrant and derivative
liabilities increased by $2,456,736, which is reflected as a component of other
income (expense) in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations.
During
the three months ended February 28, 2006, the Company entered into two reset
agreements with the debenture holders to fix the conversion price of the then
outstanding debentures at their current price. The Company determined that
one
of the debt modifications did not result in a debt extinguishment under EITF
Issue No. 96-19,
Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt
Instruments,
or EITF
Issue No. 05-7,
Accounting for Modifications to Conversion Options Embedded in Debt Instruments
and Related Issues.
In
connection with the reset agreement of one of the outstanding debentures, the
Company issued 7,000,000 warrants to the debenture holder as consideration
for
entering into the reset agreement. The Company determined that the issuance
of
the warrants, in connection with the reset agreement, resulted in a debt
extinguishment under EITF Issue No. 96-19. Accordingly, the Company recorded
the
fair value of the warrants issued of $445,427 as a loss on extinguishment of
debt in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three
and
nine months ended February 28, 2006.
During
the nine months ended February 28, 2006, holders of debentures with a principal
balance of $880,667 converted their debentures, together with accrued interest
thereon of approximately $119,000, into 30,819,187 shares of the Company's
common stock.
As
of May
31, 2006, all outstanding debentures were repaid or converted into shares of
the
Company’s common stock. As a result of the settlement of the remaining
debentures during 2006, the Company reclassified $6,743,935 related to the
fair
values of all outstanding warrants at the date of settlement to additional
paid-in capital.
21
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Convertible
Debentures, continued
The
following table presents the status and activity of the Company’s convertible
debentures as of May 31, 2006:
Conversion
Prices
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series
|
Dates
of
Issuance
|
Original
Principal
|
Principal
Balance
at
May
31,
2006
|
Initial
|
Reset
|
Effective
Registration
Date
|
Shares
Converted
as
of
May
31, 2006
|
Warrant
Shares
Issued
|
|||||||||||||||||
A
|
4/23/02-
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
0.08616-
|
$
|
0.04190-
|
10/29/2002
|
24,099,548
|
12,859,175
|
|||||||||||||
|
6/10/02
|
0.10289
|
0.04457
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
B
|
8/23/02-
|
605,000
|
-
|
0.05126-
|
0.04381-
|
3/7/2003
|
14,777,350
|
11,234,835
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
1/24/03
|
0.0727
|
0.04722
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
C
|
3/24/02-
|
510,000
|
-
|
0.041-
|
0.041-
|
6/26/2003
|
10,470,554
|
9,377,943
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
6/9/03
|
0.065
|
0.065
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
D
|
8/1/03-
|
547,500
|
-
|
0.0172-
|
0.0172-
|
11/18/2003
|
25,178,803
|
22,455,355
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
10/21/03
|
0.048
|
0.0477
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
E
|
12/1/03-
|
1,527,500
|
-
|
0.0267-
|
0.0267-
|
6/7/2004
|
46,794,618
|
30,395,392
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
5/11/04
|
0.10
|
0.10
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
F
|
3/23/04
|
723,168
|
-
|
0.09
|
0.09
|
Not
Registered
|
20,877,430
|
8,035,192
|
|||||||||||||||||
G
|
9/28/04-
|
232,500
|
-
|
0.016710-
|
0.01670-
|
5/22/2006
|
8,267,358
|
8,259,678
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
1/17/05
|
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
G
|
11/17/04-
|
257,500
|
-
|
0.016710-
|
0.01670-
|
Not
Registered
|
14,107,672
|
13,431,137
|
|||||||||||||||||
11/18/04
|
0.04 | 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$
|
5,403,168
|
-
|
164,573,333
|
116,048,707
|
No
convertible debentures or warrants in connection with convertible debentures
were issued during the year ended May 31, 2006.
The
Company recorded the fair value of the derivative instruments and warrants
as a
debt discount which was amortized to interest expense over the term of the
convertible debentures. During the nine months ended February 28, 2006, the
Company recorded interest expense of $412,879 related to the amortization of
the
debt discount.
7. Stockholders’
Equity
During
July 2006, the Company commenced its Board of Director approved stock buyback
program in which the Company repurchases its outstanding common stock from
time
to time on the open market. As part of the program the Company purchased
10,779,027 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $7,441,664 during
the nine months ended February 28, 2007.
22
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Stockholders’
Equity, continued
The
following table summarizes equity transactions during the nine months ended
February 28, 2007:
Common
Stock
|
||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amounts
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
Treasury
Stock
|
||||||||||||
Balance
June 1, 2006
|
366,199,765
|
$
|
3,661
|
$
|
69,551,981
|
$
|
(58,728,091
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
Exercise
of warrants and options at $0.02 to $0.40 per share
|
787,500
|
8
|
113,992
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Cashless
exercise of warrants
|
22,459,880
|
225
|
(225
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
Extension
of stock options previously issued to a consultant
|
-
|
-
|
324
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Non-cash
compensation
|
-
|
-
|
2,359,035
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Repurchase
of common stock for treasury
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(7,441,664
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13,725,834
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Balance
February 28, 2007
|
389,447,145
|
$
|
3,894
|
$
|
72,025,107
|
$
|
(45,002,257
|
)
|
$
|
(7,441,664
|
)
|
Stock
Options
and Warrant Activity
As
of
February 28, 2007, 100,000 options were outstanding pursuant to our 1996 Stock
Option Plan exercisable at $0.07 per share expiring in 2009; 475,000 options
were outstanding pursuant to our 2001 Stock Option Plan exercisable at a range
of $0.07 to $0.86 per share expiring through 2011; 2,050,000 options were
outstanding pursuant to our 2003 Stock Option Plan exercisable at a range of
$0.05 to $0.17 per share expiring through 2011; and 3,120,000 options were
outstanding pursuant to our 2006 Stock Option Plan exercisable at a range of
$0.60 to $0.70 per share expiring through 2012.
During
the quarter ended August 31, 2006, we issued options to acquire 1,500,000 shares
of our common stock at a per share price of $0.17 to an officer outside of
the
above referenced plans.
During
the quarter ended November 30, 2006, we issued options to acquire 230,000 shares
of our common stock at a per share price of $0.86 to employees pursuant to
the
2001 Stock Option Plan.
During
the quarter ended February 28, 2007, we issued options to acquire 1,070,000
shares of our common stock at a per share price of $0.60 to directors and
employees pursuant to the 2006 Stock Option Plan.
During
the nine months ended February 28, 2007, directors exercised stock options
to
purchase 515,000 shares of common stock for aggregate proceeds of $41,750.
During
the nine months ended February 28, 2007, we recorded $2,359,035 of non cash
compensation expense related to stock options issued and vesting of stock
options and warrants previously granted.
As
of
February 28, 2007, we had warrants outstanding to purchase 29,906,015 common
shares at exercise prices ranging from $0.02 to $1.00 per share, expiring at
various dates through 2012. Some of these outstanding warrants were not
exercisable as of February 28, 2007 as they are subject to meeting vesting
criteria. During the nine months ended February 28, 2007, we issued no warrants
to purchase shares of common stock, investors exercised warrants to purchase
272,500 shares of common stock for proceeds of $72,250 and investors exercised
warrants of 22,732,380 to purchase 22,459,880 shares of common stock on a
cashless basis.
23
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Stockholders’
Equity, continued
In
connection with a previous debt agreement, the Company entered into an
Antidilution Agreement (the “Antidilution Agreement”) with Swartz Private
Equity, LLC (“Swartz”) wherein the Company was obligated to issue to Swartz
warrants equal to 11% of the common stock issued between January 28, 2002 and
March 11, 2002, 20% of the common stock issued between March 12, 2002 and April
1, 2003, and after April 1, 2003, 30% of the common stock issued to any parties
other than Swartz. There were no warrants issued during the three month periods
ended August 31, 2006 and 2005, nor were warrants issued during September 2006,
in connection with the Antidilution agreement. On October 10, 2006, the Company
entered into an Approval Rights Agreement and Termination of Antidilution
Agreement and Addendum to Warrants (the “Termination Agreement”) with Swartz to
terminate the Antidilution Agreement. In consideration for entering into the
Termination Agreement, the Company agrees to obtain Swartz’s written approval at
least 30 days prior to entering into (i) any acquisition of any business entity
or asset of any kind where the aggregate number of shares of common stock and
derivative securities (on a fully diluted basis) issued as consideration for
the
acquisition equals or exceeds 10% of the number of shares of common stock of
the
Company outstanding at the time of the acquisition (on a fully diluted basis)
or
(ii) any acquisition (regardless of size) by the Company of any business entity
or asset of any kind that is not unanimously approved by the Company’s board of
directors.
8. Commitments
and
Contingencies
Litigation
Patriot
Scientific Corporation v. Russell Fish
On
April
6, 2006, we filed a declaratory relief lawsuit against Russell Fish and The
Fish
Family Trust in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of
California. As a consequence of licensing agreements entered into by or on
behalf of Patriot, by Patriot's previous management, Mr. Fish presented demands
for payment by us under his July 2004 agreement related to the Inventorship
Litigation. We contended that Mr. Fish had been paid all sums that may
have been owed to him. Our action sought declaratory relief that no
further sums were owed to Mr. Fish. Also, on April 6, 2006, Fish and,
later, Robert Anderson, allegedly as trustee of The Fish Family Trust, filed
a
lawsuit against the Company in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas.
The case was subsequently removed to the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Texas. The lawsuit was based on an alleged breach of
the contract entered into on July 27, 2004 and sought enforcement of the
contract or damages. The California action was transferred to the Northern
District of Texas. Mediation commenced on September 11, 2006. On
February 14, 2007, a settlement of this litigation was finalized. Terms of
the
settlement require the Company to pay $3,400,000 in cash on February 14, 2007
and $3,000,000 on May 1, 2007, make a donation of $15,000 on February 14, 2007
on behalf of Russell H. Fish III to Maasai Power and Education Project, Inc.,
and pay Fish the equivalent of 4% of 50% of the next $100 million of gross
license fees as they are collected by Phoenix Digital and as distributions
are
made to Patriot, after excluding the first $20 million collected by Phoenix
Digital after December 1, 2006. Patriot's commitment to make payments to Fish
related to such future license revenues will not exceed $2 million.
Lowell
Giffhorn Arbitration
On
September 23, 2005, Lowell Giffhorn, a former executive officer
and a former director of Patriot, submitted a demand for arbitration with the
American Arbitration Association related to the termination of
Mr. Giffhorn's employment with the Company. Mr. Giffhorn asserts that
the termination of his employment with the Company was unlawful, retaliatory,
wrongful, violated public policy, violated the covenant of good faith and fair
dealing and violated securities laws. Mr. Giffhorn has demanded damages of
approximately $4,500,000 (excluding claims for punitive damages and attorneys
fees). The Company denies the allegations and
believes the claims to be frivolous and totally devoid of merit. The Company
has
retained litigation counsel and intends to vigorously defend the claims. The
amount, if any, of ultimate liability with respect to the foregoing cannot
be
determined. Despite the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the Company at
this time does not believe that Mr. Giffhorn's claim will have a material
adverse impact on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash
flows.
24
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Commitments
and Contingencies, continued
Patent
Litigation
Pursuant
to the joint venture that the Company entered into in June 2005 TPL (in
settlement of inventorship/ownership litigation between the parties, and in
return for a 50-50 sharing of net licensing and enforcement revenues), the
Company granted TPL the complete and exclusive right to enforce and license
its
microprocessor patent portfolio. The Company then dismissed its patent
infringement claims against Fujitsu Computer Systems, Inc.; Matsushita Electric
Corporation of America; NEC Solutions (America) Inc.; Sony Electronics Inc.;
and
Toshiba America Inc., and certain related entities of these
defendants which had been pending in the Federal District Court for the Northern
District of California. Thereafter, TPL, on behalf of the TPL/Patriot joint
venture and Patriot, filed patent infringement actions against certain of the
foregoing defendants (except Sony) and their related entities in the Federal
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which litigation is currently
pending. Litigation is not currently pending with regard to Fujitsu or NEC
and
certain of NEC’s subsidiaries as listed below.
In
February 2006, a license agreement was entered into with Fujitsu Corporation
regarding the Company's patent portfolio, and in connection with that
transaction, litigation involving Fujitsu and TPL and the Company in both
California and Texas was dismissed. A Claims Construction Hearing is scheduled
for May 3, 2007 in The United States District Court for the Eastern District
of
Texas.
In
February 2007, a license agreement was entered into with: NEC Corporation,
NEC
Corporation of America, Inc., NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. and NEC
Unified Solutions, Inc. In connection with that transaction, the above named
defendants, excluding NEC Electronics America, Inc., were dismissed from the
lawsuit.
Profit
Sharing Plan
The
Company has a savings and profit-sharing plan that allows participants to make
contributions by salary reduction pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code. At the Company’s discretion, the Company may match contributions
at 20% of the employee’s contribution up to 6% of the employee’s salary. The
Company contributions are vested 20% per year beginning with the first year
of
service. The Company made no matching contributions to the plan in fiscal 2006.
On December 31, 2005, the Company terminated the plan.
401(k)
Plan
In
January 2006, the Company adopted a retirement plan that complies with Section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. All employees are eligible to participate
in the plan. The Company matches 50% of each participant’s voluntary
contributions, subject to a maximum contribution of 6% of the participant’s
compensation. Participants fully vest in the Company’s contributions after three
years of vesting service. On April 1, 2007 an amendment was made to the
Company’s 401(k) plan allowing vesting to take place evenly over the three year
vesting service period. The Company’s matching contributions for the nine months
ended February 28, 2007 were $8,237.
25
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Commitments and Contingencies, continued
Commitments and Contingencies, continued
Employment
Contract
During
the quarter ended August 31, 2005, the Company terminated two of its officers,
each of whom had an employment contract with the Company. One of the officers
agreed to accept as severance approximately $150,000 and to have the maturity
date of options held by him extended for one year. Further, the Company agreed
to accelerate the vesting of all outstanding options held by the officer and
to
extend their term to June 2006. The Company recorded an expense of approximately
$125,000 related to this option modification in the quarter ended August 31,
2005.
The
Company has not reached an agreement with the other officer; however, it accrued
approximately $50,000 during the three month period ended August 31, 2005 for
amounts which it believes may be due to
this
individual. The former officer has filed a complaint against the Company seeking
arbitration and claiming he is owed approximately $4,500,000 (see above). The
Company believes the claim is without merit and intends to vigorously defend
itself.
Guarantees
and Indemnities
The
Company has made certain guarantees and indemnities, under which it may be
required to make payments to a guaranteed or indemnified party. The Company
indemnifies its directors, officers, employees and agents to the maximum extent
permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware. In connection with its
facility leases, the Company has indemnified its lessors for certain claims
arising from the use of the facilities.
The
duration of the guarantees and indemnities varies, and in many cases is
indefinite. These guarantees and indemnities do not provide for any limitation
of the maximum potential future payments the Company could be obligated to
make.
Historically, the Company has not been obligated to make any payments for these
obligations and no liabilities have been recorded for these guarantees and
indemnities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance
sheets.
9. Subsequent
Events
During
the period March 1, 2007 through April 20, 2007, Phoenix Digital entered into
license agreements with third parties, with proceeds totaling $22,140,000.
On
March
5, 2007, the Company received proceeds of $100,000 from an investor who
exercised warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common
stock.
On
March
20, 2007, an investor exercised warrants of 10,702,243 to purchase 10,424,578
shares of common stock on a cashless basis.
In
a
press release dated February 22, 2007, the Company announced dividends of $0.02
per share to shareholders and qualified warrant holders of record as of March
6,
2007. The dividend of $8,114,774 was paid on April 9, 2007. In the same press
release, the Company announced the Board of Directors semi-annual dividend
policy contingent upon the financial condition of the Company, other possible
applications of available resources, and relevant business
considerations.
On
March
27, 2007, the Company entered into an 18 month revolving line of credit with
SSDI for a maximum amount of $500,000. If the Company does not provide notice
to
SSDI at least 90 days prior to the maturity date, the maturity date
automatically extends 12 months. The line of credit is collateralized by all
assets presently owned or hereafter acquired by SSDI. On March 28, 2007, the
Company advanced $150,000 under terms of the agreement, and on April 16, 2007
the Company advanced $100,000 under terms of the agreement.
26
Patriot Scientific Corporation
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Subsequent
Events, continued
The
line
carries a floating interest rate which is defined as the prime rate as announced
by Bank of America. At March 31, 2007, the interest rate on the note was 8.25%.
The borrower is required to make minimum monthly payments on the line consisting
of unpaid and accrued interest on the first day of the month following the
initial advance.
27
Item
2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
THE
FOLLOWING DISCUSSION INCLUDES FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO OUR
FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE
CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED AND FROM HISTORICAL RESULTS DEPENDING UPON A VARIETY
OF
FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED BELOW UNDER THE SUB-HEADING, "RISK FACTORS"
SEE ALSO OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB FOR THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2006.
Overview
During
the fiscal years ended May 31, 2005 and May 31, 2006, the Company entered into
agreements for the licensing of its technology with Advanced Micro Devices
Inc.
("AMD") and Intel Corporation, among the largest of the microprocessor
manufacturers. During the 2006 fiscal year, the Company entered into licensing
agreements with Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu and Casio through its joint venture
entity, Phoenix Digital. Additional licensing agreements for the use of the
Company’s technology were signed through its joint venture entity during the
nine months ended February 28, 2007. We believe that these agreements represent
validation of the Company's position that its intellectual property was and
is
being infringed by major manufacturers of microprocessor technology. Also,
we
believe the agreements demonstrate the value of the Company's intellectual
property in that they are "arms length" transactions with major electronics
manufacturers.
In
June
2005, the Company entered into a series of agreements with Technology Properties
Limited, Inc. (“TPL”) and others to facilitate the pursuit of infringers of its
intellectual property. The Company intends to continue its joint venture with
TPL to pursue license agreements with infringers of its technology. Management
believes that utilizing the option of working through TPL, as compared to
creating and using a Company licensing team for those activities, avoids a
competitive devaluation of the Company’s principal assets and is a prudent way
to achieve the desired results as the Company seeks to obtain fair value from
users of its intellectual property.
RESTATEMENT
OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On
September 8, 2006, the Company determined that the manner in which it had
accounted for the reset conversion feature and embedded put option of certain
of
its convertible debentures was not in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting
For Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,
as
amended, and Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-19, Accounting
for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in,
a
Company's Own Stock.
The
Company determined that the reset conversion feature was an embedded derivative
instrument and that the conversion option was an embedded put option pursuant
to
SFAS No. 133. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments
required that the Company record the derivatives and related warrants at their
fair values as of the inception date of the convertible debenture agreements
and
at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date. In addition, under
the provisions of EITF No. 00-19, as a result of entering into the convertible
debenture agreements, the Company was required to classify all other
non-employee warrants as derivative liabilities and record them at their fair
values at each balance sheet date. Any change in fair value was required
to be recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense at each balance
sheet date. If the fair value of the derivatives was higher at the
subsequent balance sheet date, the Company was required to record a
non-operating, non-cash charge. If the fair value of the derivatives was
lower at the subsequent balance sheet date, the Company was required to record
non-operating, non-cash income. Accordingly, in connection with its
restatement adjustments, the Company has appropriately reflected the
non-operating, non-cash income or expense resulting from changes in fair value.
The Company had previously not recorded the embedded derivative instruments
as a
liability and did not record the related changes in fair value. The Company
did
not have any derivative instruments at May 31, 2006 as all derivative
instruments were settled prior to May 31, 2006.
28
In
addition, the Company determined the manner in which it accounted for its
interest in Phoenix Digital was not in accordance with appropriate accounting
literature. Beginning in June 2005, the Company accounted for its interest
in
Phoenix Digital as a variable interest entity, as defined in FASB Interpretation
46(R). Accordingly, the accounts and transactions of Phoenix Digital were
consolidated with those of the Company and the ownership interest of the other
member of Phoenix Digital was presented as a minority interest in the condensed
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the periods August 31,
2005, November 30, 2005 and February 28, 2006. The Company has reassessed its
accounting for its interest in Phoenix Digital and after further consideration
of FIN 46(R) and other authoritative literature, has corrected its accounting
policy to account for its interest in Phoenix Digital in accordance with the
equity method of accounting for investments, as the Company did not have a
controlling financial interest in Phoenix Digital and determined that it was
not
the primary beneficiary of the relationship.
Based
on
the foregoing, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that the Company was
required to restate its financial results for the year ended May 31, 2005 and
for the three month periods ended August 31, 2005, November 30, 2005 and
February 28, 2006.
See
Note
2 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included
in
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a summary of the effects of the
restatement adjustments on the Company's condensed consolidated financial
statements. The information provided in this Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations reflects the effect
of
the restatement adjustments.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our
condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America,
which require us to make estimates and judgments that significantly affect
the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ
from those estimates, and such differences could affect the results of
operations reported in future periods. We believe the following critical
accounting policies affect our most significant estimates and judgments used
in
the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.
1. Revenue
Recognition
Accounting
for revenue recognition is complex and affected by interpretations of guidance
provided by several sources, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). This guidance is
subject to change. We follow the guidance established by the SEC in Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 104, as well as generally accepted criteria for revenue
recognition, which require that, before revenue is recorded, there is persuasive
evidence of an arrangement, the fee is fixed or determinable, collection is
reasonably assured, and delivery to our customer has occurred. Applying these
criteria to certain of our revenue arrangements requires us to carefully analyze
the terms and conditions of our license agreements. Revenue from our technology
license agreements is generally recognized at the time we enter into a contract
and provide our customer with the licensed technology. We believe that this
is
the point at which we have performed all of our obligations under the agreement;
however, this remains a highly interpretive area of accounting and future
license agreements may result in a different method of revenue recognition.
Fees
for maintenance or support of our licenses are recorded on a straight-line
basis
over the underlying period of performance.
2. Assessment
of Contingent Liabilities
We
are
involved in various legal matters, disputes, and patent infringement claims
which arise in the ordinary conduct of our business. We accrue for estimated
losses at the time when we can make a reliable estimate of such loss and it
is
probable that it has been incurred. By their very nature, contingencies are
difficult to estimate. We continually evaluate information related to all
contingencies to determine that the basis on which we have recorded our
estimated exposure is appropriate.
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3. Stock
Options and Warrants
We
account for equity issuances to non-employees in accordance with Statement
of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, Accounting
for Stock Based Compensation ,
and
Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 96-18, Accounting
for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring,
or
in Conjunction with Selling, Goods and Services .
All
transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for
the
issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of
the
consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued,
whichever is more reliably measurable. The measurement date used to determine
the fair value of the equity instrument issued is the earlier of the date on
which the third-party performance is complete or the date on which it is
probable that performance will occur.
Prior
to
June 1, 2006, we accounted for stock-based compensation issued to employees
using the intrinsic value method of accounting prescribed by Accounting
Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees and
related pronouncements. Under this method, compensation expense was recognized
over the respective vesting period based on the excess, on the date of grant,
of
the fair value of our common stock over the grant price, net of forfeitures.
Deferred stock-based compensation was amortized on a straight-line basis over
the vesting period of each grant.
On
June 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based
Payment,
which
requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all
share-based payment awards made to our employees and directors related to our
stock option plans based on estimated fair values. We adopted SFAS
No. 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires
the application of the accounting standard as of June 1, 2006, the first day
of
our fiscal year 2007. Our condensed consolidated financial statements as of
and
for the nine months ended February 28, 2007 reflect the impact of adopting
SFAS
No. 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method,
our consolidated financial statements for prior periods have not been restated
to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS No. 123(R). The value of
the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized
as
expense over the requisite service periods in our consolidated statement of
operations. As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed
consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended February 28,
2007
is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for
estimated forfeitures. SFAS No. 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated
at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual
forfeitures differ from those estimates. The estimated average forfeiture rate
for the nine months ended February 28, 2007 of 5% was based on historical
forfeiture experience and estimated future employee forfeitures. In our pro
forma information required under SFAS No. 123 for the periods prior to
fiscal 2007, we accounted for forfeitures as they occurred.
Employee
stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS No. 123(R) for the
nine months ended February 28, 2007 was approximately $2,356,000, determined
by
the Black-Scholes valuation model.
4. Debt
Discount
We
have
issued warrants as part of our convertible debentures and other financings.
We
value the warrants using the Black-Scholes pricing model based on expected
fair
value at issuance and the estimated fair value is recorded as debt discount.
The
debt discount is amortized to non-cash interest over the life of the debenture
assuming the debenture will be held to maturity, which is normally two years.
If
the debenture is converted to common stock previous to its maturity date, any
debt discount not previously amortized is expensed to non-cash interest.
As
of May
31, 2006, the debt discount has been fully amortized as the debt instruments
were settled prior to May 31, 2006.
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5. Derivative
Financial Instruments
In
connection with the issuance of certain convertible debentures, the terms of
the
debentures included a reset conversion feature which provided for a conversion
of the debentures into shares of the Company's common stock at a rate which
was
determined to be variable. The conversion option was therefore deemed to be
an
embedded put option pursuant to SFAS No. 133, Accounting
For Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ,
as
amended, and EITF Issue No. 00-19, Accounting
for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in,
a
Company's Own Stock .
The
Company determined that the reset conversion feature was an embedded derivative
instrument and that the conversion option was an embedded put option pursuant
to
SFAS No. 133. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments
required that the Company record the derivatives and related warrants at their
fair values as of the inception date of the convertible debenture agreements
and
at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date. In addition, under
the provisions of EITF No. 00-19, as a result of entering into the convertible
debenture agreements, the Company was required to classify all other
non-employee warrants as derivative liabilities and record them at their fair
values at each balance sheet date. Any change in fair value was recorded
as non-operating, non-cash income or expense at each balance sheet date.
If the fair value of the derivatives was higher at the subsequent balance sheet
date, the Company recorded a non-operating, non-cash charge. If the fair
value of the derivatives was lower at the subsequent balance sheet date, the
Company recorded non-operating, non-cash income. As of May 31, 2006, the Company
does not have any outstanding derivative instruments as the related debt
instruments were settled prior to May 31, 2006.
6. Patents
and Trademarks
Patents
and trademarks are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and are
amortized over their estimated useful lives of four years. The carrying value
of
patents and trademarks is periodically reviewed and impairments, if any, are
recognized when the expected future benefit to be derived from an individual
intangible asset is less than its carrying value.
7. Income
Taxes
The
Company must assess the likelihood that it will be able to recover its deferred
tax assets. If recovery is not likely, the Company must increase its provision
for taxes by recording a valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets
that the Company estimates will not ultimately be recoverable. The Company
believes that a substantial majority of the deferred tax assets recorded on
its
balance sheet will ultimately be recovered. However, should there be a change
in
the Company’s ability to recover the deferred tax assets, the tax provision
would increase in the period in which the Company determined that the recovery
was not probable.
8. Investment
in Affiliated Companies
The
Company has a 50% interest in Phoenix Digital. This investment is accounted
for
using the equity method of accounting since the investment provides the Company
the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the
investee. Significant influence is generally deemed to exist if the Company
has
an ownership interest in the voting stock of the investee of between 20% and
50%, although other factors, such as representation on the investee’s Board of
Directors, are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting
is appropriate. Under the equity method of accounting, the investment,
originally recorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize the Company’s share of net
earnings or losses of the investee and is recognized in the condensed
consolidated statement of operations in the caption “Equity in earnings of
affiliated company”.
The
Company owns 100% of the preferred stock of Scripps Secured Data, Inc. (“SSDI”)
This investment is accounted for at cost as the investment is in preferred
shares which do not share in the earnings of SSDI and the Company does not
have
the ability to the
ability to exercise significant influence over SSDI.
The
Company reviews its investments in affiliated companies to determine whether
events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not
be
recoverable. The primary factors the Company considers in its determination
are
the financial condition, operating performance and near term prospects of the
investee. If a decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary, the
Company would recognize an impairment loss.
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Results
of Operations
Comparison
of the Nine Months Ended February 28, 2007 and Nine Months Ended February 28,
2006.
In
June
2005, we entered into an agreement with Intel Corporation licensing our
intellectual property for a one-time payment of $10,000,000. The license revenue
was recognized in the quarter ended August 31, 2005. During the nine month
period ended February 28, 2007 no such agreement was signed by the Company.
In
connection with entering into the agreement with Intel Corporation, we entered
into an agreement with the co-owner of our patented technologies, through which
we settled all legal disputes between us and agreed to jointly pursue others
who
have infringed upon our joint rights. Future licensing agreements for the use
of
the Company’s technology are being made through a joint venture entity that is
accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting for investments
and, accordingly, the financial results of the joint venture are being recorded
in the other income section of the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of
operations. Product sales amounting to approximately $297,000 and $67,000 were
also recorded in the nine month periods ended February 28, 2006 and 2007,
respectively, in connection with communications products that are no longer
marketed by the Company. Inventory associated with the sales of these
communications products is carried at zero value. Cost of sales of approximately
$103,000 for the nine months ended February 28, 2006 consists of payments made
to subcontractors for materials and labor in connection with the product sales.
For the nine months ended February 28, 2007, no such costs were incurred on
the
product sales. Total revenues amounted to approximately $10,297,000 and $67,000
for the nine months ended February 28, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
Research
and development expenses decreased from approximately $226,000 for the nine
months ended February 28, 2006 to zero for the nine months ended February 28,
2007. Presently, we do not expect to replace recently discontinued “in house”
research and development operations. However, the Company may utilize
consultants and other outsourced contractors for research and development
activities in future periods.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased from approximately $2,517,000
for
the nine months ended February 28, 2006 to approximately $5,915,000 for the
nine
months ended February 28, 2007. Legal and accounting related expenses increased
by approximately $1,003,000 for the nine months ended February 28, 2007 compared
with the nine months ended February 28, 2006 related to legal and accounting
matters in connection with the restatement of the Company’s financial statements
for the fiscal years 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002, as well as the quarterly reports
for the periods ended August 31, 2005, November 30, 2005 and February 28, 2006
and the Company’s required compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley procedures. Legal
expenses related to a dispute with a former executive officer as well as other
legal proceedings involving the interests of a co-inventor of a portion of
the
Company’s technology and other legal matters contributed to the increase in
legal expenses for the nine months ended February 28, 2007. Salary costs and
related expenses included non-cash expenses associated with the fair value
of
options granted during the period in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R). On
June 5, 2006, 1,500,000 options were granted to the chief executive officer
of
the Company resulting in non-cash compensation expense amounting to
approximately $1,527,000. On October 23, 2006, 230,000 options were granted
to
employees resulting in non-cash compensation expense of approximately $184,000.
On February 9, 2007, 1,070,000 options were granted to employees and directors
resulting in non-cash compensation expense of approximately $584,000. Additional
non-cash compensation for the nine months ended February 28, 2007 amounted
to
$61,000 for vesting of employee stock options in accordance with SFAS No 123(R).
No such compensation expense was incurred for the nine months ended February
28,
2006. Public and investor relations expenses increased by approximately $197,000
for the nine months ended February 28, 2007 as compared with the nine months
ended February 28, 2006 as a result of a change in the Company’s public
relations firm and one time contracts with investor relations consultants.
Other
salary expenses increased by approximately $167,000 for the nine months ended
February 28, 2007 as compared with the nine months ended February 28, 2006
due
to bonuses and 401(k) employer matching of which no such expense was incurred
for the nine months ended February 28, 2006. Insurance expense increased by
approximately $110,000 for the nine months ended February 28, 2007 as compared
with the nine months ended February 28, 2006 primarily as a result of increased
costs of directors and officers insurance coverage. Travel and related expenses
increased approximately $19,000 for the nine months ended February 28, 2007
as
compared with the nine months ended February 28, 2006 due to increased travel
to
attend various lawsuit mediations. Decreases in expenses were recorded for
the
nine months ended February 28, 2007 as compared with the nine months ended
February 28, 2006 for rent, office supplies, patent enforcement expenses,
website, marketing, utilities and for other expenses in the approximate amounts
of $38,000, $12,000, $74,000, $22,000, $20,000, $8,000 and $280,000,
respectively.
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Settlement
and license expenses amounting to approximately $1,918,000 were recorded during
the three months ended August 31, 2005 in connection with the agreements
involving the formation of a joint venture and, separately, a license agreement
with Intel Corporation. The expenses consisted of both cash and non-cash
elements related to incremental, direct costs of completing the transactions.
In
connection with the transactions, it was necessary for the Company to obtain
the
consent of certain debenture and warrant holders. The necessary consents,
together with certain warrants held by the debenture holders and the release
of
their security interests in our intellectual property, were obtained in exchange
for cash, new warrants and repriced warrants. The expenses resulted primarily
from cash payments to debt holders of approximately $1,300,000, to co-owners
of
various intellectual property assets of approximately $960,000 and to a
committee of the Company’s board of directors of approximately $170,000.
Non-cash expenses totaled approximately $82,000 and resulted primarily from
the
incremental value of the effect of repricing various warrants and granting
other
warrants in excess of the expense previously recognized for warrants granted
to
these security holders. Offsetting
the non-cash expenses were non-cash benefits to the Company from the
reconveyance of warrants, amounting to approximately $622,000. During the nine
months ended February 28, 2007, the Company recorded $6,604,000 of settlement
and license expense relating to the mediation agreement with Fish (see Note
8
for more information).
Other
income and expenses for the Company for the nine months ended February 28,
2007
included equity in the earnings of Phoenix Digital. The investment is accounted
for in accordance with the equity method of accounting for investments. The
Company’s investment in the joint venture for the nine months ended February 28,
2007 provided income after expenses in the amount of approximately $30,402,000
resulting from licensing agreements for our intellectual property with Sony,
Nikon, Seiko Epson, Pentax, Olympus, Kenwood, Agilent, Lexmark, Schneider
Electric, NEC Corporation and its selected subsidiaries and Funai Electric
for
one time payments. The Company’s investment in the joint venture provided net
income after expenses in the amount of approximately $28,608,000 for the nine
months ended February 28, 2006. Total other income and expense for the nine
months ended February 28, 2007 amounted to net other income of approximately
$30,561,000 compared with total other income and expense for the nine months
ended February 28, 2006 of net other income amounting to approximately
$25,360,000. Changes in the fair value of warrant and derivative liabilities
amounted to net other expense for the nine months ended February 28, 2006 of
approximately $2,457,000 with no corresponding amount for the nine months ended
February 28, 2007 as all convertible debt had been retired in prior fiscal
periods. Non-cash adjustments to interest expense for the nine months ended
February 28, 2006 amounted to expenses of approximately $413,000 resulting
from
amortization of debt discount and conversion of the remaining debentures. During
the nine months ended February 28, 2006 the Company recorded a loss on debt
extinguishment of $445,000 related to the 7,000,000 warrants issued to a
debenture holder as consideration for entering into the reset agreements.
Interest income and other income increased from approximately $172,000 for
the
nine months ended February 28, 2006 to approximately $499,000 for the nine
months ended February 28, 2007 as interest bearing account balances increased
from license revenues. During the nine months ended February 28, 2007 the
Company recorded an impairment charge on the value of its note receivable from
Holocom Networks, Inc. of approximately $340,000. (see Note 4 for more
information).
During
the nine months ended February 28, 2007, the Company recorded a provision for
income taxes of $4,382,911 related to federal and state taxes. Also, during
the
nine months ended February 28, 2006 and 2007, the Company utilized approximately
$3,000,000 and $32,000,000, respectively, of its available federal net operating
loss carry-forwards and approximately $3,000,000 and $16,700,000,
respectively, of its available state net operating loss carry-forwards to
offset its taxable income arising in the respective quarters.
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The
Company recorded net income (as restated) for the nine months ended February
28,
2006 of $30,892,627 compared with net income of $13,725,834 for the nine months
ended February 28, 2007.
Comparison
of the Three Months Ended February 28, 2007 and Three Months Ended February
28,
2006.
In
June
2005, we entered into an agreement with Intel Corporation licensing our
intellectual property for a one-time payment of $10,000,000. During the three
month periods ended February 28, 2007 and 2006, no such agreement was signed
by
the Company. In connection with entering into the agreement with Intel
Corporation, we entered into an agreement with the co-owner of our patented
technologies, through which we settled all legal disputes between us and agreed
to jointly pursue others who have infringed upon our joint rights. Future
licensing agreements for the use of the Company’s technology are being made
through a joint venture entity that is accounted for in accordance with the
equity method of accounting for investments and, accordingly, the financial
results of the joint venture are being recorded in the Other Income section
of
the Company’s Condensed consolidated Statement of Operations. Product sales
amounting to approximately $277,000 and $22,000 were also recorded in the three
month periods ended February 28, 2006 and 2007, respectively, in connection
with
communications products that are no longer marketed by the Company. Inventory
associated with the sales of these communications products is carried at zero
value. Cost of sales of approximately $103,000 for the three months ended
February 28, 2006 consists of payments made to subcontractors for materials
and
labor in connection with the product sales. For the three months ended February
28, 2007, no such costs were incurred on the product sales. Total revenues
amounted to approximately $277,000 and $22,000 for the three months ended
February 28, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
Research
and development expenses decreased from approximately $27,000 for the three
months ended February 28, 2006 to zero for the three months ended February
28,
2007. Presently, we do not expect to replace recently discontinued “in house”
research and development operations. However, the Company may utilize
consultants and other outsourced contractors for research and development
activities in future periods.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased from approximately $697,000 for
the three months ended February 28, 2006 to approximately $1,446,000 for the
three months ended February 28, 2007. Legal and accounting related expenses
increased by approximately $211,000 for the three months ended February 28,
2007
compared with the three months ended February 28, 2006 related to legal and
accounting matters in connection with the restatement of the Company’s financial
statements for the fiscal years 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002, as well as the
quarterly reports for the periods ended August 31, 2005, November 30, 2005
and
February 28, 2006 and the Company’s required compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
procedures. Legal expenses related to a dispute with a former executive officer
as well as other legal proceedings involving the interests of a co-inventor
of a
portion of the Company’s technology and other legal matters contributed to the
increase in legal expenses for the three months ended February 28, 2007. Salary
costs and related expenses included non-cash expenses associated with the fair
value of options granted during the period in accordance with SFAS
No. 123(R). On February 9, 2007, 1,070,000 options were granted to
employees and directors resulting in non-cash compensation expense of
approximately $584,000. Additional non-cash compensation for the three months
ended February 28, 2007 amounted to approximately $2,000 for vesting of employee
stock options in accordance with SFAS 123(R). No such compensation expense
was
incurred for the three months ended February 28, 2006. Payments of Board of
Director fees increased by approximately $67,000 for the three months ended
February 28, 2007 as compared to the three months ended February 28, 2006 due
to
the initiation of monthly director payments in the third quarter of fiscal
2006.
Insurance expenses increased by approximately $38,000 for the three months
ended
February 28, 2007 as compared with the three months ended February 28, 2006
primarily as a result of increased costs of directors and officers insurance
coverage. Decreases in expenses were recorded for the three months ended
February 28, 2007 as compared with the three months ended February 28, 2006
for
rent, office supplies, website, marketing, and for sundry expenses in the
approximate amounts of $49,000, $7,000, $22,000, $15,000, and $61,000,
respectively.
During
the three months ended February 28, 2007, the Company recorded $304,000 of
settlement and license expense relating to the mediation agreement with Fish.
The amount consists of an accrual for February 2007 royalties of approximately
$244,000 to be paid by March 31, 2007, the $15,000 payment to Maasai Power
and
Light and an adjustment of the contingency payable to the actual amount of
$3,000,000 due by May 1, 2007 (see Note 8 for more information).
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Other
income and expenses for the Company for the three months ended February 28,
2007
included equity in the earnings of Phoenix Digital. The investment is accounted
for in accordance with the equity method of accounting for investments. The
Company’s investment in the joint venture for the three months ended February
28, 2007 provided income after expenses in the amount of approximately
$11,657,000 resulting from licensing agreements for our intellectual property
with Lexmark, Schneider Electric, NEC Corporation and its selected subsidiaries
and Funai Electric for one time payments. The Company’s investment in the joint
venture provided net income after expenses in the amount of approximately
$29,328,000 for the three months ended February 28, 2006. Total other income
and
expense for the three months ended February 28, 2007 amounted to net other
income of approximately $11,508,000 compared with total other income and expense
for the three months ended February 28, 2006 of net other income amounting
to
approximately $24,040,000. Changes in the fair value of warrant and derivative
liabilities amounted to net other expense for the three months ended February
28, 2006 of approximately $4,718,000 with no corresponding amount for the three
months ended February 28, 2007 as all convertible debt had been retired in
prior
fiscal periods. Non-cash adjustments to interest expense for the three months
ended February 28, 2006 amounted to expenses of approximately $190,000 resulting
from amortization of debt discount and conversion of the remaining debentures.
During the three months ended February 28, 2006 the Company recorded a loss
on
debt extinguishment of $445,000 related to the 7,000,000 warrants issued to
a
debenture holder as consideration for entering into the reset agreements.
Interest income and other income increased from approximately $78,000 for the
three months ended February 28, 2006 to approximately $191,000 for the three
months ended February 28, 2007 as interest bearing account balances increased
from license revenues. During the three months ended February 28, 2007, the
Company recorded an impairment charge on the value of its note receivable from
Holocom Networks, Inc. of approximately $340,000. (see Note 4 for more
information).
The
Company recorded net income (as restated) for the three months ended February
28, 2006 of $23,488,416 compared with net income of $9,617,559 for the three
months ended February 28, 2007.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company’s cash, marketable securities and short-term investment balances
increased from approximately $7,503,000 as of May 31, 2006 to approximately
$19,003,000 as of February 28, 2007. We also hold restricted cash in savings
accounts amounting to approximately $100,000 as of May 31, 2006 and
approximately $102,000 as of February 28, 2007. Total current assets increased
from approximately $8,015,000 as of May 31, 2006 to approximately $22,756,000
as
of February 28, 2007. Total current liabilities increased from approximately
$1,244,000 as of May 31, 2006 to approximately $3,725,000 as of February 28,
2007.
During
the nine month periods that ended February 28, 2006 and 2007 the Company
generated net cash flows of approximately $12,039,000 and $11,404,000,
respectively. However, during recent years we have relied upon financing
activities to provide the funds necessary for the Company's operations including
sales of common stock, the issuance of convertible debentures and notes payable
and related conversions and exercises of common stock warrants. We believe
that
the Company will be able to avoid such methods of financing operations for
the
foreseeable future.
During
the nine month period ended February 28, 2007 we repurchased 10,779,027 shares
of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $7,441,664 through the Company’s
stock repurchase program.
In
a
press release dated February 22, 2007, the Company announced dividends of $0.02
per share to shareholders and qualified warrant holders of record as of March
6,
2007. The dividend of $8,114,774 was paid on April 9, 2007. In the same press
release, the Company announced the Board of Directors semi-annual dividend
policy contingent upon the financial condition of the Company, other possible
applications of available
resources, and relevant business considerations.
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We
believe the Company's current position as of February 28, 2007 will provide
the
funds necessary to support the Company's operations for the next 12
months.
A
summary
of our outstanding contractual obligations at February 28, 2007 is as
follows:
Contractual
Cash
Obligations
|
Total
Amounts
Committed
|
Less
than 1
Year
|
1-3
Years
|
|||||||
Operating
lease - facilities
|
$
|
193,788
|
$
|
95,508
|
$
|
98,280
|
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
On
June
1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123
(revised 2004), Share-Based
Payment
(“SFAS
123(R)”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense
for all share-based payment awards made to our employees and directors based
on
estimated fair values. We adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective
transition method, which requires the application of the accounting standard
as
of June 1, 2006, the first day of our fiscal year 2007. Our condensed
consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended February
28, 2007 reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified
prospective transition method, our condensed consolidated financial statements
for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the
impact of SFAS 123(R). The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately
expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods
in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. Prior to the adoption
of
SFAS 123(R), we accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors
using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB 25 as allowed under
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS
123”). As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed
consolidated statement of operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 is
based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated
forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of
grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures
differ from those estimated. We estimated forfeitures to be 5% of the options
issued.
Stock-based
compensation expense recognized under SFAS 123(R) for the nine months ended
February 28, 2007 was approximately $2,356,000, determined by the Black-Scholes
valuation model, and consisting of stock-based compensation expense related
to
employee and director stock options and also vesting of options previously
granted. See Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for
additional information.
In
July
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No.
109
(“FIN
48”). This interpretation clarifies the application of SFAS No. 109,
Accounting
for Income Taxes,
by
defining criteria that an individual tax position must meet for any part of
the
benefit of that position to be recognized in a company’s financial statements
and also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and
transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2006. The Company expects to adopt FIN 48 on June 1, 2007. The Company is
currently assessing the impact the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its condensed
consolidated financial position and results of operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements
(“SFAS
No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principals and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. The statement does not require
new fair value measurements, but is applied to the extent that other accounting
pronouncements require or permit fair value measurements. The statement
emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement that should be
determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in
pricing an asset or liability. Companies that have assets and liabilities
measured at fair value will be required to disclose information that enables
the
users of its financial statements to access the inputs used to develop those
measurements. The reporting entity is encouraged, but not required, to
combine the fair value information disclosed under this statement with the
fair
value information disclosed under other accounting pronouncements. SFAS
No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The
Company expects to adopt SFAS No. 157 on June 1, 2008. The Company is in
the process of evaluating the provisions of the statement, but does not
anticipate that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have a material impact on
the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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In
September 2006, the SEC staff issued SAB No. 108, Considering
the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in
Current Year Financial Statements .
SAB No.
108 was issued in order to eliminate the diversity in practice surrounding
how
public companies quantify financial statement misstatements. SAB No. 108
requires that registrants quantify errors using both a balance sheet and income
statement approach and evaluate whether either approach results in a misstated
amount that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are
considered, is material. The adoption of this statement is not expected to
have
a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results
of operations.
Item
3. Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item
4. Controls and
Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As
required by Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of February 28,
2007, the end of the period to which this quarterly report relates, we have
carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation
of
our disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer.
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed
to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in our report filed or
submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include,
without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is
accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and
procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only
reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily
applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible
controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure
controls and procedures as of February 28, 2007, our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our most
recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART
II- OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
Patriot
Scientific Corporation v. Russell Fish
On
April
6, 2006, we filed a declaratory relief lawsuit against Russell Fish and The
Fish
Family Trust in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of
California. As a consequence of licensing agreements entered into by or on
behalf of Patriot, by Patriot's previous management, Mr. Fish presented demands
for payment by us under his July 2004 agreement related to the Inventorship
Litigation. We contended that Mr. Fish had been paid all sums that may
have been owed to him. Our action sought declaratory relief that no
further sums were owed to Mr. Fish. Also, on April 6, 2006, Fish and,
later, Robert Anderson, allegedly as trustee of The Fish Family Trust, filed
a
lawsuit against the Company in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas.
The case was subsequently removed to the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Texas. The lawsuit was based on an alleged breach of
the contract entered into on July 27, 2004 and sought enforcement of the
contract or damages. The California action was transferred to the Northern
District of Texas. Mediation commenced on September 11, 2006. On
February 14, 2007, a settlement of this litigation was finalized. Terms of
the
settlement require the Company to pay $3,400,000 in cash on February 14, 2007
and $3,000,000 on May 1, 2007, make a donation of $15,000 on February 14, 2007
on behalf of Russell H. Fish III to Maasai Power and Education Project, Inc.,
and pay Fish the equivalent of 4% of 50% of the next $100 million of gross
license fees as they are collected by Phoenix Digital and as distributions
are
made to Patriot, after excluding the first $20 million collected by Phoenix
Digital after December 1, 2006. Patriot's commitment to make payments to Fish
related to such future license revenues will not exceed $2 million.
Lowell
Giffhorn Arbitration
On
September 23, 2005, Lowell Giffhorn, a former executive officer
and a former director of Patriot, submitted a demand for arbitration with the
American Arbitration Association related to the termination of
Mr. Giffhorn's employment with the Company. Mr. Giffhorn asserts that
the termination of his employment with the Company was unlawful, retaliatory,
wrongful, violated public policy, violated the covenant of good faith and fair
dealing and violated securities laws. Mr. Giffhorn has demanded damages of
approximately $4,500,000 (excluding claims for punitive damages and attorneys
fees). The Company denies the allegations and believes the claims to be
frivolous and totally devoid of merit. The Company has retained litigation
counsel and intends to vigorously defend the claims. The amount, if any, of
ultimate liability with respect to the foregoing cannot be determined. Despite
the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the Company at this time does not
believe that Mr. Giffhorn's claim will have a material adverse impact on
its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
Patent
Litigation Patent Litigation
Pursuant
to the joint venture that the Company entered into in June 2005 with TPL (in
settlement of inventorship/ownership litigation between the parties, and in
return for a 50-50 sharing of net licensing and enforcement revenues), the
Company granted TPL the complete and exclusive right to enforce and license
its
microprocessor patent portfolio. The Company then dismissed its patent
infringement claims against Fujitsu Computer Systems, Inc.; Matsushita Electric
Corporation of America; NEC Solutions (America) Inc.; Sony Electronics Inc.;
and
Toshiba America Inc., and certain related entities of these
defendants which had been pending in the Federal District Court for the Northern
District of California. Thereafter, TPL, on behalf of the TPL/Patriot joint
venture and Patriot, filed patent infringement actions against certain of the
foregoing defendants (except Sony) and their related entities in the Federal
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which litigation is currently
pending. Litigation is not currently pending with regard to Fujitsu or NEC
and
certain of NEC’s subsidiaries as listed below.
In
February 2006, a license agreement was entered into with Fujitsu Corporation
regarding the Company's patent portfolio, and in connection with that
transaction, litigation involving Fujitsu and TPL and the Company in both
California and Texas was dismissed. A Claims Construction Hearing is scheduled
for May 3, 2007 in The United States District Court for the Eastern District
of
Texas.
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In
February 2007, a license agreement was entered into with: NEC Corporation,
NEC
Corporation of America, Inc., NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. and NEC
Unified Solutions, Inc. In connection with that transaction, the above named
defendants, excluding NEC Electronics America, Inc., were dismissed from the
lawsuit.
Item
1A. Risk
Factors
We
urge
you to carefully consider the following discussion of risks as well as other
information contained in this Form 10-Q. The following are what we believe
to be
all our material risks. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known
to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business
operations.
Patriot
Has Reported Substantial Revenue In 2006 and 2007 Which May Not Be Indicative
Of
Our Future Revenue Trends
During
fiscal 2006 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2007, the Company entered
into license agreements, directly and through our joint venture with Technology
Properties Limited, that generated aggregate license revenues of approximately
$138,000,000. Because of the uncertain nature of the negotiations that lead
to
license revenues, we cannot predict the amount of future revenues from such
agreements, or whether there will be future revenues from license agreements
at
all.
Patriot
Is Dependent Upon A Joint Venture In Which It Is A Passive Partner For
Substantially All Of Its Revenues
In
June
of 2005, we entered into a joint venture with Technology Properties Limited,
pursuant to which Technology Properties Limited is responsible for the licensing
and enforcement of Patriot’s microprocessor patent portfolio. This joint venture
has been the source of virtually all of Patriot’s revenues since June of 2005.
Therefore, in light of the absence of revenue from other sources, Patriot should
be regarded as entirely dependent on the success or failure of the licensing
and
prosecution efforts of Technology Properties Limited on behalf of the joint
venture. Sales of our microprocessor products have resulted in limited revenues.
Our other product lines are no longer being actively marketed, and also generate
only limited and sporadic sales.
Patriot’s
Limited Sales And Marketing
Capabilities Have Affected Our Revenue
We
currently have limited marketing capabilities and may need to hire additional
sales and marketing personnel. We may not be able to recruit, train, or retain
qualified personnel to sell and market our products and may not be able to
develop a successful sales and marketing strategy. We also have very limited
marketing experience. Any marketing efforts undertaken by us may not be
successful and may not result in any significant sales of our
products.
Patriot
May Experience Difficulties In The Completion Of Its Development Stage
Products
Our
technologies and products are in various stages of development. We do not
currently have in-house development personnel, nor have we retained independent
researchers. Therefore, our development stage products may not be completed
on a
timely basis or at all. Additionally, even if we do recommence our development
activities, our development stage products may not be completed due to the
inherent risks of new product and technology development, limitations on
financing, competition, obsolescence, the absence or loss of key personnel
and
other factors. Although we have licensed some of our technology at its current
stage of development, we may not continue to be able to do so and any revenues
generated from licensing may not be sufficient to support operations at their
current level. Also, unanticipated technical obstacles can arise at any time
and
result in lengthy and costly delays or in a determination that further
development is not feasible.
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Patriot
Has Settled A Legal Dispute Which Could Impact Our Future Results Of Operations
And Working Capital Position
We
were
sued by a co-inventor of the technology underlying our microprocessor patent
portfolio with regard to proceeds we received as a consequence of recently
signed license agreements. On February 14, 2007, we finalized a settlement
of
this litigation. This settlement requires us to pay the co-inventor $6,400,000
($3,400,000 of which has already been paid) and up to $2,000,000 from the
proceeds we receive from future licensing transactions. These payments have
resulted, and will result, in a reduction of our net income in the current
quarter and future quarters until our obligations under the settlement have
been
fulfilled.
A
Successful Challenge To The Proprietary Nature Of Our Intellectual Property
Would Have A Significant And Adverse Effect On Us
A
successful challenge to our ownership of our technology or the proprietary
nature of our intellectual property would materially damage our business
prospects. We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade
secret laws, confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements to protect
our intellectual property rights. We currently have eight U.S. patents, one
European patent, and one Japanese patent issued. Any issued patent may be
challenged and invalidated. Patents may not issue from any of our pending
applications. Any claims allowed from existing or pending patents may not be
of
sufficient scope or strength to provide significant protection for our products.
Patents may not be issued in all countries where our products can be sold so
as
to provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage to us. Our
competitors may also be able to design around our patents.
Vigorous
protection and pursuit of intellectual property rights or positions characterize
the fiercely competitive semiconductor industry, which has resulted in
significant and often protracted and expensive litigation. Therefore, our
competitors and others may assert that our technologies or products infringe
on
their patents or proprietary rights. Persons we believe are infringing our
patents are vigorously defending their actions and have asserted that our
patents are invalid. Problems with patents or other rights could increase the
cost of our products or delay, preclude new product development and
commercialization by us, and limit future license revenue. If infringement
claims against us are deemed valid or if our infringement claims are
successfully opposed, we may not be able to obtain appropriate licenses on
acceptable terms or at all. Litigation could be costly and time-consuming but
may be necessary to protect our future patent and/or technology license
positions or to defend against infringement claims. We are currently involved
in
patent litigation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Texas (see “Legal Proceedings”). Additionally, re opposing parties in the
litigation and one other person have petitioned the Patent and Trademark Office
to re examine certain of our patents. An adverse decision in the ligitation
or
in the re examination process would have a very significant and adverse effect
on our business.
If
A Large Number Of Patriot Shares Are Sold All At Once Or In Blocks, The Market
Price Of Our Shares Would Most
Likely Decline
Our
warrant holders are not restricted in the price at which they can sell common
stock acquired through the exercise of warrants. Shares sold at a price below
the current market price at which the common stock is trading may cause the
market price to decline. The shares of common stock that are issuable on the
exercise of our warrants represent a significant portion of our fully-diluted
capitalization.
The
Market For Patriot’s Stock Is
Subject To Rules Relating To Low-Priced Stock (“Penny Stock”) Which May Limit
Our Ability To Raise Capital
Our
common stock is currently listed for trading in the NASD Over-The-Counter
Bulletin Board Market and is subject to the “penny stock rules” adopted pursuant
to Section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”). In general, the penny stock rules apply to non-NASDAQ or
non-national stock exchange companies whose common stock trades at less than
$5.00 per share or which have tangible net worth of less than $5,000,000
($2,000,000 if the company has been operating for three or more years). Such
rules require, among other things, that brokers who trade “penny stock” on
behalf of persons other than “established customers” complete certain
documentation, make suitability inquiries of investors and provide investors
with certain information concerning trading in the security, including a risk
disclosure document, quote information, broker’s commission information and
rights and remedies available to investors in penny stocks. Many brokers have
decided not to trade “penny stock” because of the requirements of the penny
stock rules, and as a result, the number of broker-dealers willing to act as
market makers in such securities is limited. The “penny stock rules,” therefore,
may have an adverse impact on the market for our common stock and may affect
our
ability to raise additional capital if we decide to do so.
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Our
Share Price Could Decline As A Result Of Short Sales
The
downward pressure on the price of our common stock as our warrant holders
exercise their warrants and sell material amounts of common stock could
encourage short sales by the warrant holders or others. When an investor sells
stock that he does not own, it is known as a short sale. The seller,
anticipating that the price of the stock will go down, intends to buy stock
to
cover his sale at a later date. If the price of the stock goes down, the seller
will profit to the extent of the difference between the price at which he
originally sold it less his later purchase price. Short sales enable the seller
to profit in a down market. Short sales could place significant downward
pressure on the price of our common stock.
Our
Future Success Depends In Significant Part Upon The Continued Services Of Our
Key Senior Management
Our
future success depends in significant part upon the continued services of our
key senior management personnel. The competition for highly qualified personnel
is intense, and we may not be able to retain our key managerial employees or
attract and retain additional highly qualified technical and managerial
personnel in the future. None of our employees is represented by a labor union,
and we consider our relations with our employees to be good. None of our
employees is covered by key man life insurance policies.
Item
2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On
April
28, 2006 the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program.
We commenced the program in July 2006 and plan to repurchase outstanding shares
of our common stock on the open market from time to time. As part of the
program, we purchased 10,779,027 shares of our common stock at an aggregate
cost
of $7,441,664 during the nine months ended February 28, 2007.
Following
is a summary of all repurchases by the Company of its common stock during the
nine month period ended February 28, 2007:
Period
|
Total
Number
of
Shares
Purchased
|
Average
Price
Paid
per
Share
|
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part
of Publicly
Announced
Plans or Programs
|
|||||||
June
1 - 30, 2006
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
July
1 - 31, 2006
|
2,075,003
|
$
|
0.89
|
2,075,003
|
||||||
August
1 - 31, 2006
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
September
1 - 30, 2006
|
1,199,824
|
$
|
0.78
|
1,199,824
|
||||||
October
1 - 31, 2006
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
0.80
|
1,000,000
|
||||||
November
1 - 30, 2006
|
600,000
|
$
|
0.75
|
600,000
|
||||||
December
1 - 31, 2006
|
3,041,500
|
$
|
0.63
|
3,041,500
|
||||||
January
1 - 31, 2007
|
1,923,700
|
$
|
0.52
|
1,923,700
|
||||||
February
1 - 28, 2007
|
939,000
|
$
|
0.55
|
939,000
|
||||||
Total
|
10,779,027
|
$
|
0.69
|
10,779,027
|
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Issuance
of Common Stock
During
the nine months ended February 28, 2007, investors exercised warrants to
purchase 272,500 shares of common stock for proceeds of $72,250 and investors
exercised warrants of 22,732,380 to purchase 22,459,880 shares of common stock
on a cashless basis.
During
the nine months ended February 28, 2007, directors exercised stock options
to
purchase 515,000 shares of common stock for proceeds of $41,750.
Item
3. Defaults Upon
Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. Submission of
Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item
5. Other
Information
None.
Item
6. Exhibits
The
following Exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into,
this Report:
Exhibit No.
|
Document
|
2.1
|
Agreement
to Exchange Technology for Stock in Patriot Scientific Corporation,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K dated
August 10, 1989*
|
2.2
|
Assets
Purchase Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated June 22, 1994,
among the Company, nanoTronics Corporation and Helmut Falk, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K dated July 6,
1994*
|
2.2.1
|
Amendment
to Development Agreement dated April 23, 1996 between the Company and
Sierra Systems, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2.1 to
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2
filed April 29, 1996*
|
2.3
|
Form
of Exchange Offer dated December 4, 1996 between the Company and
certain shareholders of Metacomp, Inc. incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 2.3 to Form 8-K filed January 9, 1997*
|
2.4
|
Letter
of Transmittal to Accompany Shares of Common Stock of Metacomp, Inc.
Tendered Pursuant to the Exchange Offer Dated December 4, 1996
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to Form 8-K filed
January 9, 1997*
|
3.1
|
Original
Articles of incorporation of the Company’s predecessor, Patriot
Financial Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
registration statement on Form S-18, file no. 33-23143-FW*
|
3.2
|
Articles of
Amendment of Patriot Financial Corporation, as filed with the Colorado
Secretary of State on July 21, 1988, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to registration statement on Form S-18, File
No. 33-23143-FW*
|
3.3
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Delaware Secretary
of
State on March 24, 1992, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.3 to Form 8-K dated May 12,
1992*
|
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Exhibit No. |
Document |
3.3.1
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
as filed
with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 18, 1995, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.3.1 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended May 31, 1995*
|
3.3.2
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
as filed
with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 24,1997, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.3.2 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended May 31, 1997, filed July 18, 1997*
|
3.3.3
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 28, 2000,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.3 to Registration Statement
on Form S-3 filed May 5, 2000*
|
3.3.4
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
as filed
with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 6, 2002, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.3.4 to Registration Statement on Form S-3
filed June 27, 2002*
|
3.3.5
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
as filed
with the Delaware Secretary of State on October 16, 2003,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3.5 to Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 filed May 21, 2004*
|
3.4
|
Articles and
Certificate of Merger of Patriot Financial Corporation into the Company
dated May 1, 1992, with Agreement and Plan of Merger attached thereto
as Exhibit A, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Form
8-K dated May 12, 1992*
|
3.5
|
Certificate
of Merger issued by the Delaware Secretary of State on May 8, 1992,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Form 8-K dated
May 12, 1992*
|
Certificate
of Merger issued by the Colorado Secretary of State on May 12, 1992,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Form 8-K dated
May 12, 1992*
|
|
3.7
|
Bylaws
of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to Form 8-K
dated May 12, 1992*
|
4.1
|
Specimen
common stock certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1
Form 8-K dated May 12, 1992*
|
4.2
|
Form
of Stock Purchase Warrant (Labway Corporation) dated February 29,
1996, exercisable to purchase 253,166 common shares at $1.58 per
share
until August 31, 1996, granted to investors in connection with an
offering of securities made in reliance upon Regulation S, incorporated
by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended
February 29, 1996, filed March 15, 1996*
|
4.3
|
Form
of 6% Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note due September 30, 1998
aggregating $1,500,000 to six investors incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended August 31,
1996, filed October 15, 1996*
|
4.4
|
Form
of 5% Convertible Term Debenture (CC Investments, LDC) due June 2,
1999 aggregating $2,000,000 to two investors incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K dated June 16, 1997*
|
4.5
|
Form
of Stock Purchase Warrant (CC Investments, LDC) dated June 2, 1997
exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 400,000 common shares at
$1.69125
per share until June 2, 2002, granted to two investors in connection
with the offering of securities in Exhibit 4.4 incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Form 8-K filed June 17,
1997*
|
4.6
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated June 2, 1997 by and among the Company and CC
Investments, LDC and the Matthew Fund, N.V. related to the registration
of
the common stock related to Exhibits 4.4 and 4.5 incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.6 to Form 8-K filed June 17,
1997*
|
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Exhibit No. |
Document
|
4.7
|
Form
of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (Swartz Family Partnership, L.P.)
dated June 2, 1997 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 211,733
common shares at $1.69125 per share until June 2, 2002, granted to a
group of investors in connection with the offering of securities
in
Exhibit 4.4 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Form 8-K
filed June 17, 1997*
|
4.8
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated June 2, 1997 by and among the Company and
Swartz Investments, LLC related to the registration of the common
stock
related to Exhibit 4.7 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8
to Form 8-K filed June 17, 1997*
|
4.9
|
Form
of 5% Convertible Term Debenture (CC Investments, LDC) due June 2,
1999 aggregating $1,000,000 to two investors incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 4.9 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1998, filed August 19, 1998*
|
4.10
|
Form
of Stock Purchase Warrant (CC Investments, LDC) dated November 24,
1997 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 200,000 common shares
at
$1.50 per share until June 2, 2002, granted to two investors in
connection with the offering of securities described in Exhibit 4.9
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Form 10-KSB for the year
ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19, 1998*
|
4.11
|
Form
of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (Swartz Family Partnership, L.P.)
dated November 24, 1997 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of
105,867 common shares at $1.50 per share until June 2, 2002, granted
to a group of investors in connection with the offering of securities
described in Exhibit 4.9 incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.11 to Form 10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 1998,
filed August 19, 1998*
|
4.12
|
Form
of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (Investor Communications Group,
Inc.)
dated June 16, 1997 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 130,000
common shares at prices ranging from $2.50 to $7.50 per share until
June 15, 1999 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to Form
10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19,
1998*
|
4.13
|
Warrant
to Purchase Common Stock issued to Spellcaster Telecommunications,
Inc.
dated April 28, 1998 exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 100,000
common shares at $1.25 per share until April 28, 2000 incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.13 to Form 10-KSB for the year ended
May 31, 1998, filed August 19, 1998*
|
4.14
|
Investment
agreement dated February 24, 1999 by and between the Company and
Swartz Private Equity, LLC for a maximum aggregate amount of $5,000,000
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to Form 10-QSB/A for the
fiscal quarter ended November 30, 1998, filed March 5,
1999*
|
4.15
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated February 24, 1999 by and between the Company
and Swartz Private Equity, LLC related to the registration of the
common
stock related to Exhibit 4.14 incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.15 to Form 10-QSB/A for the fiscal quarter ended
November 30, 1998, filed March 5, 1999*
|
4.16
|
Form
of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (Swartz Private Equity, LLC)
dated
February 24, 1999 exercisable to purchase common shares in connection
with the offering of securities in Exhibit 4.14 incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.16 to Form 10-QSB/A for the fiscal quarter
ended November 30, 1998, filed March 5, 1999*
|
4.17
|
Amended
and Restated Investment Agreement dated July 12, 1999 by and between
the Company and Swartz Private Equity, LLC for a maximum aggregate
amount
of $5,000,000 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2
filed July 15, 1999*
|
4.18
|
Investment
Agreement dated May 2, 2000 by and between the Company and Swartz
Private Equity, LLC for a maximum aggregate amount of $30,000,000
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18 to Registration Statement
on Form S-3 filed May 5, 2000*
|
44
Exhibit No. |
Document
|
4.18.1
|
Waiver
and Agreement dated September 24, 2001 amending the Investment
Agreement (1) dated May 2, 2000 by and between the Company and
Swartz Private Equity, LLC for a maximum aggregate amount of $30,000,000
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18.1 to Registration Statement
on Form S-1 filed October 11, 2001*
|
4.19
|
2001
Stock Option Plan of the Company dated February 21, 2001 incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to Registration Statement on Form S-8
filed March 26, 2001*
|
4.20
|
Investment
agreement dated September 17, 2001 by and between the Company and
Swartz Private Equity, LLC for a maximum aggregate amount of $25,000,000
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 to Registration Statement
on Form S-1 filed October 11, 2001*
|
4.21
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated September 17, 2001 by and between the Company
and Swartz Private Equity, LLC related to the registration of the
common
stock related to Exhibit 4.20 incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.21 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed
October 11, 2001*
|
4.22
|
Warrant
to Purchase Common Stock dated September 17, 2001 exercisable to
purchase common shares in connection with the Offering of securities
in
Exhibit 4.20 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.22 to
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 11,
2001*
|
4.23
|
Financial
Consulting Services Agreement between the Company and M. Blaine
Riley, Randall Letcavage and Rosemary Nguyen incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 4.23 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed
January 22, 2002*
|
4.24
|
Form
of 8% Convertible Debenture (Lincoln Ventures, LLC) due June 10, 2004
aggregating $1,000,000 to six investors incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 4.24 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed
June 27, 2002*
|
4.25
|
Form
of Stock Purchase Warrant (Lincoln Ventures, LLC) dated June 10, 2002
exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 12,859,175 common shares
at
initial exercise prices ranging from $0.08616 to $0.10289 per share
until
June 10, 2007, granted to six investors in connection with the
offering of securities described in Exhibit 4.24 incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.25 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed
June 27, 2002*
|
4.26
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement (Lincoln Ventures, LLC) dated
June 10, 2002 by and among the Company and six investors related to
the registration of the common stock related to Exhibit 4.24
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.26 to Registration Statement
on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002*
|
4.27
|
2003
Stock Option Plan of the Company dated July 2, 2003 incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.27 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed
September 4, 2003*
|
4.28
|
Form
of 8% Convertible Debenture, Stock Purchase Warrant, Registration
Rights
Agreement and Securities Purchase Agreement for financings entered
into
between September 28, 2004 and January 17, 2005 incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.28 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2
filed February 2, 2005.*
|
4.29
|
Approval
Rights Agreement and Termination of Antidilution Agreement and Addendum
to
Warrants dated October 10, 2006, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.29 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31,
2006*
|
10.1
|
1992
Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Company, incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated May 12,
1992*
|
10.1.1
|
Amendment
to 1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan dated January 11, 1995,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1.1 to Form S-8 filed
July 17, 1996*
|
45
Exhibit No. |
Document
|
10.2
|
1992
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan of the Company, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K dated May 12,
1992*
|
10.2.1
|
Amendment
to 1992 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan dated January 11, 1995
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2.1 to Form 10-KSB for fiscal
year ended May 31, 1996, filed August 16, 1996*
|
10.3
|
Lease
Agreement between the Company’s subsidiary Metacomp, Inc. and Clar-O-Wood
Partnership, a California limited partnership dated April 11, 1991 as
amended November 11, 1992 and November 2, 1995 incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended
May 31, 1997, filed July 18, 1997*
|
10.4
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement dated November 29 and 30, 1995, between the
Company and SEA, Ltd., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to
Form 8-K filed December 11, 1995*
|
10.4.1
|
Letter
Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated January 31, 1996, between
the Company and SEA, Ltd., incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4.1 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended
February 29, 1996, filed March 15, 1996*
|
10.5
|
1995
Employee Stock Compensation Plan of the Company, incorporated by
reference
to Exhibit 10.5 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended
November 30, 1995, filed December 28, 1995*
|
10.6
|
Letter
Stock and Warrant Agreement dated January 10, 1996 between the
Company and Robert E. Crawford, Jr., incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.6 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended
February 29, 1996, filed March 15, 1996*
|
10.7
|
Non-Exclusive
Manufacturing and Line of Credit Agreement dated February 28, 1996,
between the Company and Labway Corporation, incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 10.7 to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended
February 29, 1996, filed March 15, 1996*
|
10.8
|
Distribution
and Representation Agreement dated February 28, 1996, between the
Company and Innoware, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8
to Form 10-QSB for fiscal quarter ended February 29, 1996, filed
March 15, 1996*
|
10.9
|
Employment
Agreement dated November 20, 1995 between the Company and Elwood G.
Norris, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed March 18, 1996*
|
10.9.1
|
First
Amendment to Employment Agreement dated May 17, 1996 between the
Company and Elwood G. Norris, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.9.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 23, 1996*
|
10.10
|
Employment
Agreement dated November 20, 1995 between the Company and Robert
Putnam, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed March 18, 1996*
|
10.11
|
Sales
Contractual Agreement dated March 19, 1996 between the Company and
Evolve Software, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2
filed April 29, 1996*
|
10.11.1
|
Two
Year Stock Purchase Warrant dated March 19, 1996 Granted to Evolve
Software, Inc. Providing for the Purchase of up to 50,000 Common
Shares at
$2.85, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11.1 to Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed
April 29, 1996*
|
10.12
|
Employment
Agreement dated as of May 8, 1996 between the Company and
Michael A. Carenzo, including Schedule A - Stock Option
Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 filed May 23,
1996*
|
46
Exhibit No. |
Document
|
10.12.1
|
First
Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of May 8, 1996 between the
Company and Michael A. Carenzo dated September 23, 1996, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.12.1 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended May 31, 1997, filed July 18, 1997*
|
10.13
|
1996
Stock Option Plan of the Company dated March 25, 1996 and approved by
the Shareholders on May 17, 1996, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.13 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 23, 1996*
|
10.14
|
Sales
Contractual Agreement dated June 20, 1996 between the Company and
Compunetics Incorporated incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14
to Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended May 31, 1996, filed
August 16, 1996*
|
10.15
|
Sales
Contractual Agreement dated July 31, 1996 between the Company and
Premier Technical Sales, Inc. incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.15 to Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended May 31,
1996, filed August 16, 1996*
|
10.16
|
Employment
Agreement dated January 1, 1997 between the Company and
Norman J. Dawson incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to
Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, filed July 18,
1997*
|
10.17
|
Employment
Agreement dated January 1, 1997 between the Company and
Jayanta K. Maitra incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to
Form 10-KSB for fiscal year ended May 31, 1997, filed
July 18, 1997*
|
10.18
|
Technology
License and Distribution Agreement dated June 23, 1997 between the
Company and Sun Microsystems, Inc. incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.18 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1997, filed July 18, 1997*
|
10.19
|
Employment
Agreement dated March 23, 1999 between the Company and James T.
Lunney incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998, filed August 19,
1998*
|
10.20
|
Employment
Agreement dated July 28, 1997 between the Company and Phillip
Morettini incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998, filed
August 19, 1998*
|
10.21
|
Employment
Agreement dated July 23, 1998 between the Company and Lowell W.
Giffhorn incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1998, filed
August 19, 1998*
|
10.22
|
Secured
Promissory Note dated June 12, 2000 between the Company and
James T. Lunney incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2000, filed
August 29, 2000*
|
10.23
|
Purchase
Agreement dated June 29, 2000 between the Company and 4S 37/38, LLC
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended May 31, 2000*
|
10.24
|
Employment
Agreement dated October 2, 2000 between the Company and
Miklos B. Korodi incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to
Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2000, filed
January 12, 2001*
|
10.25
|
Employment
Agreement dated December 1, 2000 between the Company and
Richard G. Blum incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to
Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2000, filed
January 12, 2001*
|
47
Exhibit No. |
Document
|
10.26
|
Employment
Agreement dated January 29, 2001 between the Company and Serge J.
Miller incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to Form 10-KSB
for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001, filed August 29,
2001*
|
10.27
|
Lease
Agreement dated February 23, 2001 between the Company and Arden
Realty Finance IV, LLC incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001, filed
August 29, 2001*
|
10.28
|
Employment
Agreement dated January 1, 2001 between the Company and David H.
Pohl incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to Form 10-KSB
for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001, filed August 29,
2001*
|
10.29
|
Employment
Agreement dated April 26, 2001 between the Company and David H.
Pohl incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended May 31, 2001, filed August 29,
2001*
|
10.30
|
Employment
Agreement dated November 17, 2001 between the Company and
Lowell W. Giffhorn incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 27,
2002*
|
10.31
|
Employment
Agreement dated December 20, 2001 between the Company and Jayanta
Maitra incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002*
|
10.32
|
Consulting
Agreement dated March 7, 2002 between the Company and SDMC, Inc.
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to Registration Statement
on Form S-3 filed June 27, 2002*
|
10.33
|
Employment
Agreement dated January 2, 2004 between the Company and Jayanta
Maitra incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Registration
statement on Form SB-2 filed May 21, 2004*
|
10.34
|
Consulting
Agreement dated March 18, 2004 between the Company and SDMC, Inc.
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to Registration Statement
en Form SB-2 filed May 21, 2004*
|
10.35
|
Employment
Agreement dated June 1, 2004 between the Company and Patrick Nunally
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, filed August 19,
2004*
|
10.36
|
Amendment
No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated July 12, 2004 between the
Company and Patrick Nunally incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.36 to Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31,
2004, filed August 19, 2004*
|
10.37
|
Employment
Agreement dated September 1, 2004 between the Company and Lowell W.
Giffhorn incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 filed February 2, 2005*
|
10.38
|
IGNITE
License Agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., dated
February 21, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2006*
|
10.39
|
Patent
Portfolio License Agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., dated
February 21, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2006*
|
10.40
|
Master
Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2005, by and among the Company,
Technology Properties Limited Inc., a California corporation and
Charles
H. Moore, an individual, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40
to Form 8-K filed June 15, 2005*
|
10.41
|
Commercialization
Agreement dated as of June 7, 2005 by and among the JV LLC,
Technology Properties Limited Inc., a California corporation, and
the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to Form 8-K filed
June 15, 2005*
|
48
Exhibit No. |
Document
|
10.42
|
Limited
Liability Company Operating Agreement of JV LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, dated as of June 7, 2005, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.42 to Form 8-K filed June 15,
2005*
|
10.43
|
Agreement
for Part-Time Employment dated August 3, 2005 between the Company and
Thomas J. Sweeney, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Form
8-K filed August 9, 2005*
|
14.1
|
Code
of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers incorporated by reference
to
Exhibit 14.1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
2003, filed August 29, 2003*
|
31.1
|
Certification
of David H. Pohl, CEO, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002**
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Thomas J. Sweeney, CFO, pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
|
32.1
|
Certification
of David H. Pohl, CEO, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002**
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Thomas J. Sweeney, CFO, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
|
99.1
|
Form
of ISO Plan Option (Gaspar) dated May 29, 1992, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 28.2 to registration statement on
Form SB-2, file no. 33-57858*
|
99.2
|
Form
of NSO Plan Option (Berlin) dated May 29, 1992, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 28.3 to registration statement on
Form SB-2, file no. 33-57858*
|
99.3
|
Form
of Incentive Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 1996 stock Option
Plan (individual agreements differ as to number of shares, dates,
prices
and vesting), incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 23,
1996*
|
99.4
|
Form
of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 1996 Stock Option
Plan (individual agreement differ as to number of shares, date, prices
and
vesting), incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2
to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed May 23,
1996*
|
99.5
|
Press
Release of the Company dated November 4, 1996 incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.5 to Form 8-K filed January 9,
1997*
|
99.6
|
Form
of Incentive Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 2001 Stock Option
Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed March 26, 2001*
|
99.7
|
Form
of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 2001 Stock Option
Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.7 to Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed March 26, 2001*
|
99.8
|
Form
of Incentive Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 2003 Stock Option
Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.8 to Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed September 4, 2003*
|
99.9
|
Form
of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 2003 Stock Option
Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.9 to Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed September 4,
2003*
|
*
|
Previously filed in indicated registration statement
or
report.
|
**
|
Exhibit filed
herewith this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended November 30, 2006.
|
49
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.
DATED:
April 20, 2007
|
PATRIOT
SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
/S/
DAVID H. POHL
David
H. Pohl
Chief
Executive Officer
|
In
accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on
the
dates indicated.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/S/ DAVID H. POHL | ||||
David
H. Pohl
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer, and Director
|
April
20, 2007
|
||
/S/
THOMAS J. SWEENEY
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
|
April
20, 2007
|
||
Thomas
J. Sweeney
|
||||
/S/
CARLTON M. JOHNSON
|
Director
|
April
20, 2007
|
||
Carlton
M. Johnson
|
||||
/S/ GLORIA H. FELCYN | ||||
Gloria
H. Felcyn
|
Director
|
April
20, 2007
|
||
Helmut
Falk, Jr.
|
Director
|
April
20, 2007
|
||
James
L. Turley
|
Director
|
April
20, 2007
|
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