Nano Magic Inc. - Quarter Report: 2007 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
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Quarterly report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934
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For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007
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Transition
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934
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COMMISSION
FILE NO. 1-11602
NANO-PROPRIETARY,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS
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76-0273345
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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incorporation
or organization)
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3006
Longhorn Blvd., Suite 107
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Austin,
Texas
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78758
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(512)
339-5020
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days.
[X] Yes
[
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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 Act.
Large
Accelerated Filer ¨
Accelerated Filer þ
Non-Accelerated Filer ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
[ ] Yes [X] No
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As
of
April 27, 2007, the registrant had 107,115,505 shares of common stock, par
value
$.001 per share, issued and outstanding.
NANO-PROPRIETARY,
INC.
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NANO-PROPRIETARY,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ASSETS
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(Unaudited)
March
31,
2007
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December
31,
2006
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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1,375,687
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$
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2,085,338
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Accounts
receivable, trade - net of allowance for doubtful accounts
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559,155
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364,718
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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42,332
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79,301
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Total current assets
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1,977,174
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2,529,357
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Property
and equipment, net
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185,928
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154,545
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Other
assets
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109,540
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9,540
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Total assets
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$
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2,272,642
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$
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2,693,442
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$
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1,967,989
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$
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1,562,488
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Accrued
liabilities
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87,438
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87,237
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Deferred
Revenue
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623,719
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401,455
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Total current liabilities
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2,679,146
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2,051,180
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Commitments
and contingencies
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-
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-
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Total
Liabilities
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2,679,146
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2,051,180
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Stockholders'
(deficit):
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Convertible
preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 2,000,000 shares
authorized;
No
shares issued and outstanding
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Common
stock, $.00l par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized,
104,393,474
and 104,257,607 shares issued and outstanding at
March
31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
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104,394
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104,258
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Additional
paid-in capital
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102,436,935
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102,139,950
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Accumulated
deficit
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(102,947,833)
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(101,601,946)
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Total stockholders' equity
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(406,504)
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642,262
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$
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2,272,642
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$
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2,693,442
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See
notes
to consolidated financial statements.
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NANO-PROPRIETARY,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
For
the Three Months Ended
March 31, |
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2007
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2006
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Revenues
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Government
contracts
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$
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517,416
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$
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63,582
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Contract
Research
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302,211
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65,000
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Other
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137,240
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33,602
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Total
Revenues
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956,867
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162,184
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Research
and Development
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1,075,501
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782,054
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Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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1,238,683
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1,177,323
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Operating
costs and expenses
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2,314,184
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1,959,377
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Loss
from operations
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(1,357,317
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(1,797,193
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Other
income (expense), net
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Interest
Expense
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(269
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(113
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Interest
Income
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11,699
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3,140
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Loss
from continuing operations before taxes
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(1,345,887
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(1,794,166
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Provision
for taxes
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Net
loss
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$
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(1,345,887
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$
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(1,794,166
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Loss
per share
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Basic
and Diluted
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$
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(0.01
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$
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(0.02
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Weighted
average shares outstanding
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Basic
and Diluted
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104,289,473
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100,017,273
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See
notes
to consolidated financial statements.
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NANO-PROPRIETARY,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
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For the
Three Months Ended
March
31,
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2007
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2006
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$
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(1,345,887)
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$
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(1,794,166)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net
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cash
used in operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization expense
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11,327
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13,307
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Stock
based compensation expense
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189,868
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446,148
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Changes
in assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable, trade
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(194,437)
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(7,614)
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Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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(63,031)
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36,764
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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405,702
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122,890
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Deposits
and Deferred Revenue
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222,264
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100,000
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Total
adjustments
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571,693
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711,495
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(774,194)
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(1,082,671)
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Capital
expenditures
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(42,710)
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(5.692)
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Net
cash used
in investing activities
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(42,710)
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(5,692)
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Repayment
of notes payable and capital lease obligations
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-
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(4,049)
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Proceeds
of stock issuance, net of costs
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107,253
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1,500,000
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Net
cash
provided by financing activities
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107,253
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1,495,951
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Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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(709,651)
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407,588
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Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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2,085,338
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897,247
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Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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1,375,687
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$
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1,304,835
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See
notes
to consolidated financial statements.
5
NANO-PROPRIETARY,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(UNAUDITED)
1.
Basis of Presentation
The
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three-month periods
ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, have been prepared by the Company without audit
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments necessary to present
fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the
Company as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the periods then ended, have
been
made. Those adjustments consist of normal and recurring adjustments. The
consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2006, has been
derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of that
date.
Certain
information and note disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with a reading of the financial
statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
The
results
of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007, are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full
year.
2.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash
paid
for interest for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, was $269 and
$113, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006,
the
Company had non-cash transactions related to share based payments covered by
FAS
123R. These transactions are described in greater detail in Note 4.
3.
Stockholders’ Equity
During
the
three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company issued 135,687 shares of its
common stock and received $107,253 in connection with the exercise of stock
options. In the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company issued 750,000
restricted shares of its common stock and received net proceeds of $1,500,000
in
an exempt offering under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933.
4.
Share-Based
Payments
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted FASB Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123R (Revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, which requires that
the
compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized
in
financial statements based on the provisions of SFAS 123 issued in
1995.
The
Company
recorded $189,868 in compensation expense in the period ended March 31, 2007,
related to options issued under its stock-based incentive compensation plans.
This includes expense related to both options issued in the current year and
options issued in prior years for which the requisite service period for those
options includes the current year. The fair value of these options was
calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Information related
to
the assumptions used in this model is set forth in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. For options issued
in
2007, the same assumptions were used except that risk free interest rates
ranging from 4.58% to 4.79% were used and an annualized volatility rate of
approximately 75% was used.
The
Company
recorded $446,148 in compensation expense in the period ended March 31, 2006,
related to options issued under its stock-based incentive compensation plans.
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NANO-PROPRIETARY,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
5.
Contingencies
Litigation
The
Company is a defendant in minor lawsuits described in greater detail in its
2006
annual report on Form 10-K. The Company expects any potential eventual payment
to have no material affect on the financial statements.
Canon
litigation
In
April
2005, we filed suit against the Japanese camera and copier manufacturer Canon,
Inc., and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary Canon USA, Inc., in
the
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, seeking
a declaratory judgment that new SED color television products
being developed and manufactured by a Canon/Toshiba joint venture are not
covered under a non-exclusive 1999 patent license agreement that we granted
to Canon. We assert that the Canon/Toshiba joint-venture - SED,
Inc. - is not a licensed party under that agreement. The original complaint
asserted additional claims related to whether the Canon/Toshiba joint venture’s
television panels constituted excluded products under the 1999 license, as
well
as breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference
and
a Lanham Act violation by Canon. In Fall 2005, Canon moved to dismiss Canon
U.S.A. from the litigation, and moved to dismiss several of the counts asserted.
The court denied the motion, in part, by ruling that Canon U.S.A. was an
appropriate defendant and refusing to dismiss our claims for breach of the
covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Our tortious interference and Lanham
Act claims were dismissed, without prejudice.
After
initial
discovery, in April 2006, we amended the complaint to drop one count related
to
the definition of excluded products in the 1999 license, and add two counts
for
fraudulent inducement and fraudulent non-disclosure related to events and
representations made during our negotiations on the license, and leading up
to
and following the formation by Canon and Toshiba of their joint venture effort,
including Canon’s failure to disclose an ongoing relationship with Toshiba and
misrepresentations made to us about the joint venture’s structure and operation.
Canon moved to dismiss the fraud claims, and the Court denied Canon’s motion in
May 2006. The suit is now proceeding under the amended complaint. Discovery
was
completed in August 2006. Upon completion of discovery, Canon filed a motion
for
summary judgment seeking to dismiss the claim that SED is not a licensed party
under the agreement. Canon did not file a motion for summary judgment seeking
to
dismiss either of the fraud claims or the breach of covenant of good faith
and
fair dealing. In November 2006, the Court denied Canon partial motion for
summary judgment, describing SED, Inc. as a “corporate fiction designed for the
sole purpose of evading Canon’s contractual obligations”.
In
January
2007, Canon filed another motion for partial summary judgment seeking a
declaration that a reconstituted SED, Inc. which is purportedly owned 100%
by
Canon but still involving numerous reciprocal agreements with Toshiba, will
be
considered a Canon subsidiary. At the same time, we filed a motion for partial
summary judgment, seeking the Court’s affirmation of our termination of the
license agreement due to Canon’s breach of contract in 2004. On February 22,
2007, the Court issued a ruling denying Canon’s motion and granting our motion
for partial summary judgment, ruling our termination of the contract effective
December 1, 2006, to be valid. Trial on the remaining counts is scheduled to
begin on April 30, 2007.
Keesmann
litigation
In
May 2006,
we filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
against Till Keesmann, a German citizen who in 2000 granted us an exclusive
and
perpetual license to certain of his U.S. and European patents in carbon nanotube
cathode technology. Shortly after we filed suit against Canon in April 2005,
Keesmann conveyed part of his interests in the Exclusive License to investors
associated with a German patent evaluation firm, IP Bewertungs AG (“IPB”).
Thereafter, IPB approached us with proposals to buy or auction our rights to
Keesmann’s patents. On March 20, 2006, we announced a letter of intent to form a
joint venture with a leading Asian display manufacturer, Da Ling Co., Ltd.,
to
develop display products utilizing our intellectual property.
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NANO-PROPRIETARY,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
5.
Contingencies (continued)
Two
days
later, Keesmann purported to terminate the exclusive license that he granted
to
us six years ago. Our May 2006 complaint seeks a declaratory judgment that
Keesmann had no right to terminate the exclusive license, and we also filed
for
a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction to prevent Keesmann
from taking any actions inconsistent with his obligations under the exclusive
license. The Court granted a consent order that prevents Keesmann from licensing
the patents pending an injunction hearing and decision. In June 2006, Keesmann
filed an Answer and Counterclaim, denying that the purported termination was
null and void, and asserting a counterclaim that asks the court to find that
we
breached the exclusive license by not actively marketing the Keesmann patents,
among other things.
We
amended
our complaint in December 2006 to include additional defendants, JK
Patentportfolio GmbH & Co., Jochen Kamlah, NPV Nano Patent GmbH & Co.,
and Arnold Amsinck. The amended complaint also contains additional claims
including breach of contract, conversion, aiding and abetting conversion,
conspiracy to commit conversion, misappropriation, aiding and abetting
misappropriation, conspiracy to commit conversion, Lanham Act violations,
tortious interference with a prospective economic relationship, aiding and
abetting tortious interference with a prospective economic relationship, and
conspiracy to tortiously interfere with a prospective economic
relationship.
In
January
2007, the Court granted our motion for preliminary injunction, ruling that
there
is a reasonable likelihood that we will prevail on the merits of the case.
The
preliminary injunction enjoins Keesmann, his agents, employees, and all those
acting in concert with him from terminating the license agreement for the
reasons asserted in the March 2006 default notice, or otherwise acting in
violation of the license agreement. In connection with this injunction, the
Court set a surety bond, which is required by law, at $100,000. We posted the
bond in February 2007. Days after the Court issued the injunction, Keesmann
again asserted a number of alleged defaults under the license. In April 2007,
we
filed a second motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction. The Northern District of Illinois has set a status conference on
the
case for May 24, 2007.
6.
Business Segments
Following
is information related to the Company’s business segments for the three months
ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:
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All
Other
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Total
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2007
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Revenue
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$
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956,867
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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956,867
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Profit
(Loss)
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(956,574)
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(1,298)
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(388,015)
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(1,345,887)
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Expenditures
for
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long-lived
assets
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42,710
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-
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-
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42,710
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2006
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Revenue
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$
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162,184
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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162,184
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Profit
(Loss)
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(1,229,535)
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(7,199)
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(557,432)
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(1,794,166)
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Expenditures
for
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long-lived
assets
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5,692
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-
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-
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5,692
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7.
Subsequent
Events
During
the
period from April 1, 2007 through April 27, 2007, we issued 2,608,698 shares
of
common stock and received $6,000,000 in connection with a private placement
in
an exempt offering under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. In
connection with this offering, we issued 1,304,349 warrants to purchase
additional shares of our common stock at a price of $2.50 per share for a period
of twelve months.
8
The
following
is management’s discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have
affected the Company’s financial position and operating results during the
periods included in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
Form
10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements that we believe are within
the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are intended to be covered by the safe
harbors created by such acts. For this purpose, any statements that are not
statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements,
including the statements under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" regarding our strategy, future
operations, future expectations or future estimates, financial position and
objectives of management. Those statements in this Form 10-Q containing the
words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects" and similar expressions
constitute forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking
statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements
are
based on our current expectations and are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations,
competitive factors, shifts in market demand and other risks and
uncertainties.
Although
we
believe that the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are
reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate and actual results may
differ from those indicated by the forward-looking statements included in this
Form 10-Q. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the
forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q, you should not consider
the inclusion of such information as a representation by us or anyone else
that
we will achieve such results. Moreover, we assume no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions
or
changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements.
Three
months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006
OVERVIEW
We
are
primarily a nanotechnology company engaged in the development of proofs of
concepts of products and materials , and the performance of services based
principally on our intellectual property. During all periods presented, our
primary revenues were earned as a result of reimbursed research expenditures
at
our Applied Nanotech, Inc. (“ANI”) subsidiary. As more fully discussed in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, we expect
to
incur additional research and development expenses throughout 2006 in developing
our technology. We are focused on licensing our technology and obtaining
sufficient revenue to cover our ongoing research expenditures.
OUTLOOK
We
expect our
present cash balances, which are in excess of $7 million as of the date of
this
filing, when combined with expected revenue sources, to enable us to operate
for
the foreseeable future. We have a plan to achieve profitability in 2007.
There can be no assurance that we will achieve profitability, or even
break-even, in the future. The mix of revenues received could also cause the
revenues required to reach break-even to increase. If revenue producing projects
require unanticipated expenses, or heavier than anticipated use of outside
services or materials, we may be unable to achieve profitability at the expected
level of revenues.
We
have
developed a plan to allow ourselves to maintain operations until we are able
to
sustain ourselves on our own revenue. Our plan is primarily dependent on raising
funds through the licensing of our technology and reimbursed research contracts.
Our current cash, which is in excess of $7.0 million as of the date of this
filing, when combined with expected revenues, is sufficient to allow us to
maintain operations for the foreseeable future. We expect additional revenue
producing projects or license agreements to be finalized during 2007. We believe
that we have the ability to continue to raise funding, if necessary, to enable
us to continue operations until our plan can be completed.
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ITEM
2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (cont.)
This
plan is
based on current development plans, current operating plans, the current
regulatory environment, historical experience in the development of electronic
products and general economic conditions. Changes could occur which would cause
certain assumptions on which this plan is based to be no longer valid. Although
we do not expect funding our operations to be a problem, if adequate funds
are
not available from operations, or additional sources of financing, we may have
to eliminate, or reduce substantially, expenditures for research and
development, testing and production of its products, or obtain funds through
arrangements with other entities that may require us to relinquish rights to
certain of our technologies or products. Such results would materially and
adversely affect us.
RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS
In
March
2007, we signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. which gives Mitsui the
exclusive right to extend royalty bearing licenses on our behalf to Companies
headquartered in Japan. These licenses will allow the use of our carbon cold
cathode intellectual property for the manufacture of lighting devices such
as
backlights for LCDs.
In
April
2007, we retained Citi’s investment banking division as our exclusive advisor to
review various financial and strategic alternatives.
In
April
2007, we issued 2,608,698 shares of common stock and received $6,000,000 in
connection with a private placement in an exempt offering under Regulation
D of
the Securities Act of 1933. In connection with this offering, we issued
1,304,349 warrants to purchase additional shares of our common stock at a price
of $2.50 per share for a period of twelve months. This was done for the primary
purpose of enabling us to apply for listing on the American Stock
Exchange.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
There
are
no recent accounting pronouncements that we have not implemented that are
expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.
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ITEM
2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (cont.)
FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
Our
cash
position decreased during the period. At March 31, 2007 we had cash and cash
equivalents of approximately $1.4 million as compared with cash and cash
equivalents of $2.1million at December 31, 2006. This decrease in cash is
primarily the result of cash used in operating activities.
We
had cash
flow from financing activities of approximately $100,000 during the quarter
ended March 31, 2007 (the “2007 Period”), as compared with cash flow from
financing activities of approximately $1.5 million during the quarter ended
March 31, 2006 (the “2006 Period”). The cash flow in both of these periods
resulted from the issuance of common stock. As described in greater detail
in
the notes to the financial statements, we received net proceeds of $1,500,000
from the issuance of common stock related to private placements during the
2006
Period. The proceeds from stock issuance during the 2007 Period resulted from
the exercise of stock options.
Our
cash used
in operating activities decreased from $1,082,671 in the 2006 Period to $774,194
in the 2007 Period. This is primarily the result of operating factors discussed
below in the “Results of Operations” section. We would expect our cash used in
operating activities to decrease in future quarters in 2007 as a result of
increasing revenues, while expenses increase at a much lower rate.
We
used net
cash of $5,692 for investing activities in the 2006 Period related to the
purchase of research equipment, compared with cash used in investing activities
related to equipment purchases of $42,710 in the 2007 Period. We expect cash
used in investing activities to remain at relatively insignificant levels for
the balance of 2007.
The
principal
source of our liquidity has been funds received from exempt offerings of common
stock. We raised an additional $6.0 million equity in April 2007. Given our
current cash balance, which is in excess of $7 million, it is unlikely that
we
will need additional funds, however in the event that we do, we may seek to
sell
additional debt or equity securities. While we expect to be able to obtain
any
funds needed for operations, there can be no assurance that any of these
financing alternatives can be arranged on commercially acceptable terms. We
believe that our success in reaching profitability will be dependent on our
patent portfolio and upon the viability of products using our technology and
their acceptance in the marketplace, as well as our ability to obtain additional
debt or equity financings in the future, if needed.
We
expect to
continue to incur substantial expenses for research and development ("R&D").
Further, we believe that certain products that may be developed by potential
licensees of our technology may not be available for commercial sale or routine
use for a period of one to two years. Others are expected to be available in
2007. While we would likely receive initial license payments, ongoing royalty
streams related to those licenses will not be available until potential
licensees have introduced products using our technology. Therefore, it is
possible that the commercialization of our existing and proposed products may
require additional capital in excess of our current funding. We do, however,
have a plan to operate profitably in 2007 based on the receipt of research
funding and other revenues. Achievement of at least break-even would enable
us
to continue our research without seeking additional debt or equity financing
in
the future.
Because
the
timing and receipt of revenues from the license or royalty agreements will
be
tied to the achievement of certain product development, testing and marketing
objectives, which cannot be predicted with certainty, there may be substantial
fluctuations in our results of operations. If revenues do not increase as
rapidly as anticipated, or if product development and testing require more
funding than anticipated, we may be required to curtail our operations or seek
additional financing from other sources at some point in the future. The
combined effect of the foregoing may prevent us from achieving sustained
profitability for an extended period of time.
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ITEM
2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (cont.)
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Our
loss from
operations for the 2007 Period was $1,345,887 as compared with the loss from
the
operations of $1,794,166 for 2006 Period. Our total revenues for the 2007 Period
were approximately $800,000 higher than in the 2006 Period; however our costs
associated with the revenues were also higher during the 2007 Period. These
increased revenues account for the decreased loss during the 2007
Period.
Our
revenues
for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, totaled $956,867 compared to $162,184
for
the same quarter in 2006. The revenues in both periods were all from ANI and
substantially all the result of reimbursed research expenditures. During the
2006 Period, $63,582 of the revenue came from government contracts and $98,602
came from other sources. In the 2007 Period, our revenue from government
contracts increased to $517,416, and our revenue from other commercial sources
increased to $439,451. At the present stage of our development, significant
conclusions cannot be drawn by comparing revenues from period to period;
however, we would expect the quarterly revenue for the balance of 2007 to remain
at or above the first quarter level. Our business strategy is built on
developing a royalty stream from licensing our intellectual property. To
supplement this, we also seek funding from both governmental and private sources
to help fund our research. Until we are able to develop a steady revenue stream
from royalties, our revenues will tend to fluctuate greatly from quarter to
quarter. Our private research funding tends to come in large amounts at sporadic
times.
We
have a
revenue backlog of approximately $2.6 million as of March 31, 2007 and we expect
our revenue to continue at or above current levels in future quarters as a
result of this backlog. We had a total revenue backlog of approximately $2.7
million as of March 31, 2006. Our ability to perform continued research, or
fulfill our backlog, should not require significant additional personnel.
We
incurred
research and development expenses of $1,075,501 for the 2007 Period, which
was
an increase from the $782,054 incurred in the 2006 Period. This reflects a
general increase in the level of activity and the costs associated with the
new
revenue producing projects. We expect research and development expenditures
to
continue to gradually increase for the remainder of the year as additional
new
projects begin. Significant new revenue producing research programs beyond
those
already identified could, however, cause research and development expenditures
to increase further.
Our
selling,
general, and administrative expenses were $1,238,683 for the 2007 Period,
compared with $1,177,323 for the 2006 Period - a slight increase. Included
in
the 2007 Period are approximately $425,000 of litigation related expenses,
an
increase of roughly $325,000 from the 2006 Period. This increase in litigation
related expenses was partially offset by a decrease of approximately $225,000
in
stock based compensation.
Our
interest
income is insignificant, but increased during the 2007 Period. Our interest
income results from the investment of excess funds in short term interest
bearing instruments, primarily certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and
money market funds. We expect our interest income to increase significantly
for
the balance of 2007 as a result of the private placement that we completed
in
April 2007. Our interest expense was insignificant in both periods and is
expected to remain so for the balance of the year.
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We
do not use
any derivative financial instruments for hedging, speculative, or trading
purposes. Our exposure to market risk is currently immaterial.
Under
the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this
report (the "Evaluation Date"). Based upon this evaluation, our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation
Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the
material information required to be included in our Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported
within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms relating to the
Company, including, our consolidated subsidiaries, and was made known to them
by
others within those entities, particularly during the period when this report
was being prepared.
In
addition,
there were no significant changes in our internal controls over financial
reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls
subsequent to the Evaluation Date. We have not identified any material
weaknesses in our internal controls, and therefore, no corrective actions were
taken.
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Canon
litigation
In
April
2005, we filed suit against the Japanese camera and copier manufacturer Canon,
Inc., and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary Canon USA, Inc., in
the
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, seeking
a declaratory judgment that new SED color television products
being developed and manufactured by a Canon/Toshiba joint venture are not
covered under a non-exclusive 1999 patent license agreement that we granted
to Canon. We assert that the Canon/Toshiba joint-venture - SED,
Inc. - is not a licensed party under that agreement. The original complaint
asserted additional claims related to whether the Canon/Toshiba joint venture’s
television panels constituted excluded products under the 1999 license, as
well
as breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference
and
a Lanham Act violation by Canon. In Fall 2005, Canon moved to dismiss Canon
U.S.A. from the litigation, and moved to dismiss several of the counts asserted.
The court denied the motion, in part, by ruling that Canon U.S.A. was an
appropriate defendant and refusing to dismiss our claims for breach of the
covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Our tortious interference and Lanham
Act claims were dismissed, without prejudice.
After
initial
discovery, in April 2006, we amended the complaint to drop one count related
to
the definition of excluded products in the 1999 license, and add two counts
for
fraudulent inducement and fraudulent non-disclosure related to events and
representations made during our negotiations on the license, and leading up
to
and following the formation by Canon and Toshiba of their joint venture effort,
including Canon’s failure to disclose an ongoing relationship with Toshiba and
misrepresentations made to us about the joint venture’s structure and operation.
Canon moved to dismiss the fraud claims, and the Court denied Canon’s motion in
May 2006. The suit is now proceeding under the amended complaint. Discovery
was
completed in August 2006. Upon completion of discovery, Canon filed a motion
for
summary judgment seeking to dismiss the claim that SED is not a licensed party
under the agreement. Canon did not file a motion for summary judgment seeking
to
dismiss either of the fraud claims or the breach of covenant of good faith
and
fair dealing. In November 2006, the Court denied Canon partial motion for
summary judgment, describing SED, Inc. as a “corporate fiction designed for the
sole purpose of evading Canon’s contractual obligations”.
In
January
2007, Canon filed another motion for partial summary judgment seeking a
declaration that a reconstituted SED, Inc. which is purportedly owned 100%
by
Canon but still involving numerous reciprocal agreements with Toshiba, will
be
considered a Canon subsidiary. At the same time, we filed a motion for partial
summary judgment, seeking the Court’s affirmation of our termination of the
license agreement due to Canon’s breach of contract in 2004. On February 22,
2007, the Court issued a ruling denying Canon’s motion and granting our motion
for partial summary judgment, ruling our termination of the contract effective
December 1, 2006, to be valid. Trial on the remaining counts is scheduled to
begin on April 30, 2007.
Keesmann
litigation
In
May 2006,
we filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
against Till Keesmann, a German citizen who in 2000 granted us an exclusive
and
perpetual license to certain of his U.S. and European patents in carbon nanotube
cathode technology. Shortly after we filed suit against Canon in April 2005,
Keesmann conveyed part of his interests in the Exclusive License to investors
associated with a German patent evaluation firm, IP Bewertungs AG (“IPB”).
Thereafter, IPB approached us with proposals to buy or auction our rights to
Keesmann’s patents. On March 20, 2006, we announced a letter of intent to form a
joint venture with a leading Asian display manufacturer, Da Ling Co., Ltd.,
to
develop display products utilizing our intellectual property.
Two
days
later, Keesmann purported to terminate the exclusive license that he granted
to
us six years ago. Our May 2006 complaint seeks a declaratory judgment that
Keesmann had no right to terminate the exclusive license, and we also filed
for
a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction to prevent Keesmann
from taking any actions inconsistent with his obligations under the exclusive
license. The Court granted a consent order that prevents Keesmann from licensing
the patents pending an injunction hearing and decision. In June 2006, Keesmann
filed an Answer and Counterclaim, denying that the purported termination was
null and void, and asserting a counterclaim that asks the court to find that
we
breached the exclusive license by not actively marketing the Keesmann patents,
among other things.
We
amended
our complaint in December 2006 to include additional defendants, JK
Patentportfolio GmbH & Co., Jochen Kamlah, NPV Nano Patent GmbH & Co.,
and Arnold Amsinck. The amended complaint also contains additional claims
including breach of contract, conversion, aiding and abetting conversion,
conspiracy to commit conversion, misappropriation, aiding and abetting
misappropriation, conspiracy to commit conversion, Lanham Act violations,
tortious interference with a prospective economic relationship, aiding and
abetting tortious interference with a prospective economic relationship, and
conspiracy to tortiously interfere with a prospective economic
relationship.
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In
January
2007, the Court granted our motion for preliminary injunction, ruling that
there
is a reasonable likelihood that we will prevail on the merits of the case.
The
preliminary injunction enjoins Keesmann, his agents, employees, and all those
acting in concert with him from terminating the license agreement for the
reasons asserted in the March 2006 default notice, or otherwise acting in
violation of the license agreement. In connection with this injunction, the
Court set a surety bond, which is required by law, at $100,000. We posted the
bond in February 2007. Days after the Court issued the injunction, Keesmann
again asserted a number of alleged defaults under the license. In April 2007,
we
filed a second motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction. The Northern District of Illinois has set a status conference on
the
case for 24, 2007.
There
were no
sales of unregistered equity securities during the quarter ended March 31,
2007.
(a) Exhibits:
See Index to Exhibits on page 17 for a descriptive response to this
item.
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
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NANO-PROPRIETARY,
INC.
(Registrant)
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Date: May
1, 2007
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/s/ Thomas
F.
Bijou
Thomas
F. Bijou
Chief
Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
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Date: May
1, 2007
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/s/
Douglas P.
Baker
Douglas
P. Baker
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting
Officer)
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
The
following documents are filed as part of this Report:
Exhibit
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11
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Computation
of (Loss) Per Common Share
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31.1
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Thomas F. Bijou
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31.2
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Douglas P. Baker
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32.1
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Section
1350 Certificate of Thomas F. Bijou
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32.2
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Section
1350 Certificate of Douglas P.
Baker
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