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OPEN TEXT CORP - Quarter Report: 2007 March (Form 10-Q)

FORM 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


 

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007

OR

 

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

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number: 0-27544

 


OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

CANADA   98-0154400

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

275 Frank Tompa Drive, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 0A1

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (519) 888-7111

(former name former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 


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).

Large accelerated filer  ¨                         Accelerated filer  x                         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  ¨    No  x

At April 30, 2007 there were 49,881,068 outstanding Common Shares of the registrant.

 



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PART I Financial Information:

 

Item 1.

  Financial Statements  
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2006

  3
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income—Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006

  4
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Deficit—Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006

  5
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006

  6
 

Unaudited Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  7

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  33

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

  48

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

  49

PART II Other Information:

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

  50

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

  58

Signatures

  59

Index to Exhibits

  60

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)

 

    

March 31,

2007

   

June 30,

2006

 
     (Unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 159,683     $ 107,354  

Accounts receivable trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,959 as of March 31, 2007 and $2,736 as of June 30, 2006 (note 10)

     113,737       75,016  

Income taxes recoverable (note 13)

     —         11,924  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     12,262       8,428  

Deferred tax assets (note 13)

     25,122       28,724  
                

Total current assets

     310,804       231,446  

Investments in marketable securities (note 3)

     —         21,025  

Capital assets (note 4)

     45,361       41,262  

Goodwill (note 5)

     526,636       235,523  

Acquired intangible assets (note 6)

     362,115       102,326  

Deferred tax assets (note 13)

     53,562       37,185  

Other assets

     9,318       2,326  
                
   $ 1,307,796     $ 671,093  
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 7)

   $ 99,187     $ 62,535  

Current portion of long-term debt (note 8)

     4,305       405  

Deferred revenues

     142,771       74,687  

Income taxes payable (note 13)

     22,192       —    

Deferred tax liabilities (note 13)

     5,790       12,183  
                

Total current liabilities

     274,245       149,810  

Long-term liabilities:

    

Accrued liabilities (note 7)

     18,880       21,121  

Long-term debt (note 8)

     396,334       12,963  

Deferred revenues

     4,051       3,534  

Deferred tax liabilities (note 13)

     107,928       19,490  
                

Total long-term liabilities

     527,193       57,108  

Minority interest

     6,299       5,804  

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Share capital (note 11)

    

49,810,068 and 48,935,042 Common Shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2006, respectively; Authorized Common Shares: unlimited

     423,381       414,475  

Additional paid-in capital

     33,626       28,367  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     56,746       42,654  

Accumulated deficit

     (13,694 )     (27,125 )
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     500,059       458,371  
                
   $ 1,307,796     $ 671,093  
                

Commitments and Contingencies (note 16)

    

See accompanying unaudited notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Revenues:

        

License

   $ 43,032     $ 28,415     $ 123,282     $ 90,489  

Customer support

     79,042       45,966       205,352       136,656  

Service

     33,978       26,545       91,834       77,182  
                                

Total revenues

     156,052       100,926       420,468       304,327  

Cost of revenues:

        

License

     3,515       3,900       9,637       8,099  

Customer support

     12,431       7,103       31,821       21,595  

Service

     28,042       19,840       77,012       61,848  

Amortization of acquired technology intangible assets

     10,433       4,730       25,675       14,013  
                                

Total cost of revenues

     54,421       35,573       144,145       105,555  
                                
     101,631       65,353       276,323       198,772  

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     21,176       14,153       57,950       44,824  

Sales and marketing

     39,069       24,677       107,450       78,562  

General and administrative

     15,947       11,210       43,688       33,298  

Depreciation

     3,626       2,694       10,525       8,034  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     7,396       2,298       17,147       6,825  

Special charges (recoveries) (note 17)

     878       (557 )     5,253       26,347  
                                

Total operating expenses

     88,092       54,475       242,013       197,890  
                                

Income from operations

     13,539       10,878       34,310       882  

Other income (expense)

     (98 )     (1,554 )     604       (3,318 )

Interest income (expense), net

     (7,550 )     685       (14,670 )     1,001  
                                

Income (loss) before income taxes

     5,891       10,009       20,244       (1,435 )

Provision for income taxes

     1,914       2,558       6,421       928  
                                

Net income (loss) before minority interest

     3,977       7,451       13,823       (2,363 )

Minority interest

     124       129       392       462  
                                

Net income (loss) for the period

   $ 3,853     $ 7,322     $ 13,431     $ (2,825 )
                                

Net income (loss) per share—basic (note 12)

   $ 0.08     $ 0.15     $ 0.27     $ (0.06 )
                                

Net income (loss) per share—diluted (note 12)

   $ 0.08     $ 0.15     $ 0.26     $ (0.06 )
                                

Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding

        

Basic

     49,490       48,762       49,203       48,590  
                                

Diluted

     51,134       50,260       50,703       48,590  
                                

See accompanying unaudited notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF DEFICIT

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Deficit, beginning of period

   $ (17,547 )   $ (42,250 )   $ (27,125 )   $ (32,103 )

Net income (loss)

     3,853       7,322       13,431       (2,825 )
                                

Deficit, end of period

   $ (13,694 )   $ (34,928 )   $ (13,694 )   $ (34,928 )
                                

See accompanying unaudited notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income (loss) for the period

   $ 3,853     $ 7,322     $ 13,431     $ (2,825 )

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

     21,455       9,722       53,347       28,872  

Share-based compensation expense

     1,261       1,143       3,861       3,886  

Undistributed earnings related to minority interest

     124       129       392       462  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     274       —         531       —    

Unrealized loss on financial instruments (note 9)

     364       —         576       —    

Deferred taxes

     (14,270 )     2,272       (23,194 )     (3,773 )

Impairment of capital assets

     —         150       —         3,817  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

     3,550       3,360       27,047       8,826  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (212 )     379       682       (549 )

Income taxes

     1,173       (110 )     (3,381 )     (1,823 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (4,777 )     (12,647 )     (9,690 )     (1,300 )

Deferred revenue

     28,326       16,554       14,889       7,350  

Other assets

     221       425       3,916       2,428  
                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     41,342       28,699       82,407       45,371  
                                

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Acquisition of capital assets

     (729 )     (2,729 )     (4,620 )     (16,826 )

Additional purchase consideration for prior period acquisitions

     —         —         (856 )     (3,369 )

Purchase of IXOS, net of cash acquired

     (219 )     (423 )     (1,086 )     (4,651 )

Purchase of Hummingbird, net of cash acquired

     —         —         (384,761 )     —    

Purchase of Momentum, net of cash acquired

     (4,076 )     —         (4,076 )     —    

Investments in marketable securities

     —         —         (829 )     —    

Acquisition related costs

     (8,049 )     (1,750 )     (28,249 )     (3,594 )
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (13,073 )     (4,902 )     (424,477 )     (28,440 )
                                

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Excess tax benefits on share-based compensation expense

     381       159       1,122       803  

Proceeds from issuance of Common Shares

     6,365       1,567       8,829       3,452  

Repayment of long-term debt

     (1,071 )     (61 )     (2,244 )     (61 )

Proceeds from long-term debt

     —         —         390,000       12,928  

Debt issuance costs

     —         —         (7,433 )     —    
                                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     5,675       1,665       390,274       17,122  
                                

Foreign exchange gain (loss) on cash held in foreign currencies

     1,338       1,025       4,125       (463 )
                                

Increase in cash and cash equivalents, during the period

     35,282       26,487       52,329       33,590  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     124,401       87,001       107,354       79,898  
                                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 159,683     $ 113,488     $ 159,683     $ 113,488  
                                

Supplementary cash flow disclosures (note 15)

        

See accompanying unaudited notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

NOTE 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“Interim Financial Statements”) include the accounts of Open Text Corporation and its wholly and partially owned subsidiaries, collectively referred to as “Open Text” or the “Company”. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.

These Interim Financial Statements are expressed in U.S. dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These financial statements are based upon accounting policies and methods of their application are consistent with those used and described in the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements. The Interim Financial Statements do not include all of the financial statement disclosures included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and therefore should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.

The information furnished, as of March 31, 2007 and for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, is unaudited; however it reflects all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented, and includes the financial results of Hummingbird Ltd. (“Hummingbird”), with effect from October 2, 2006, and Momentum Systems Inc. (“Momentum”), with effect from March 2, 2007. The operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any succeeding quarter or the entire fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are evaluated on an ongoing basis. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable at that time, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In particular, significant estimates, judgments and assumptions include those related to: (i) revenue recognition, (ii) allowance for doubtful accounts, (iii) testing goodwill for impairment, (iv) the valuation of acquired intangible assets, (v) the valuation of long-lived assets, (vi) the recognition of contingencies, (vii) facility and restructuring accruals, (viii) acquisition accruals, (ix) asset retirement obligations, (x) realization of investment tax credits, (xi) the valuation allowance relating to the Company’s deferred tax assets, (xii) the recognition of share-based payment expense and (xiii) the recognition of unrealized gains/losses on financial instruments.

Reclassifications

For the three months ended March 31, 2006, General and administrative expenses have been increased by approximately $190,000 with corresponding decreases of approximately $27,000, $61,000, and $102,000 in Sales and marketing expenses, Cost of services revenues and Cost of customer support revenues, respectively, from previously reported amounts. These reclassifications related to a change in the method of allocating operating expenses within the Company.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2006, General and administrative expenses, Cost of service revenues and Cost of customer support revenues have been increased by $75,000, $361,000, and $593,000, respectively, with corresponding decreases of approximately $314,000 and $715,000 in Sales and marketing expenses, and

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

Research and development expenses, respectively, from previously reported amounts. These reclassifications related to a change in the method of allocating operating expenses within the Company.

Service revenues increased by approximately $1.6 million and $4.1 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006, respectively, offset by a decrease in Customer support revenues of approximately $1.6 million and $4.1 million, respectively, from previously reported amounts. Cost of service revenues increased by approximately $784,000 and $2.4 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006, respectively, offset by a decrease in Cost of customer support revenue of approximately $784,000 and $2.4 million, respectively, from previously reported amounts. These changes correspond to an internal reclassification pertaining to the Company’s Enterprise Support Program (“ESP program”). The ESP program is a customized “on-site” support program that provides support services that suit the specific requirements of the Company’s customers.

There was no change to income from operations or net income (loss) per share in any of the periods presented as a result of these reclassifications.

Comprehensive net income

Comprehensive net income is comprised of net income (loss) and other comprehensive net income, including the effect of foreign currency translation resulting from the consolidation of subsidiaries where the functional currency is a currency other than the U.S. Dollar. The Company’s total comprehensive net income was as follows:

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

  

Nine months ended

March 31,

 
         2007            2006            2007            2006      

Other comprehensive net income:

           

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   $ 4,471    $ 7,696    $ 14,092    $ 3,060  

Net income (loss) for the period

     3,853      7,322      13,431      (2,825 )
                             

Comprehensive net income for the period

   $ 8,324    $ 15,018    $ 27,523    $ 235  
                             

NOTE 2—NEW ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Most of the provisions in SFAS 159 are elective; however, the amendment to FASB Statement No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”, applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company beginning July 1, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on its financial statements.

In September 2006, the United States Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior year Misstatements when Quantifying Current year

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

Misstatements”, (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 requires analysis of misstatements using both an income statement (rollover) approach and a balance sheet (iron curtain) approach in assessing materiality and provides for a one-time cumulative effect transition adjustment. SAB 108 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2007 annual financial statements. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SAB 108 will have on its financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. This statement is effective for the Company beginning July 1, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on its financial statements.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 on Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). Under FIN 48, an entity should presume that a taxing authority will examine a tax position when evaluating its position for recognition and measurement; therefore, assessment of the probability of the risk of examination is not appropriate. In applying the provisions of FIN 48, there will be distinct recognition and measurement evaluations. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not, based solely on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the appropriate amount of the benefit to recognize. The amount of benefit to recognize will be measured as the maximum amount which is more likely than not to be realized. The tax position should be derecognized when it is no longer more likely than not of being sustained. On subsequent recognition and measurement the maximum amount which is more likely than not to be recognized at each reporting date will represent management’s best estimate, given the information available at the reporting date, even though the outcome of the tax position is not absolute or final. Subsequent recognition, derecognition, and measurement should be based on new information. A liability for interest or penalties or both will be recognized as deemed to be incurred based on the provisions of the tax law, that is, the period for which the taxing authority will begin assessing the interest or penalties or both. The amount of interest expense recognized will be based on the difference between the amount recognized in the financial statements and the benefit recognized in the tax return. On transition, the change in net assets due to applying the provisions of the final interpretation will be considered as a change in accounting principle with the cumulative effect of the change treated as an offsetting adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of transition. FIN 48 will be effective for the Company as of July 1, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its financial statements.

NOTE 3—INVESTMENTS

On October 2, 2006, the Company acquired all of the remaining issued and outstanding shares of Hummingbird. In view of this, the investment in the equity of Hummingbird was included as part of the cost of the acquisition of Hummingbird. For details relating to this acquisition see Note 18 “Acquisitions” to the Interim Financial Statements.

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

NOTE 4—CAPITAL ASSETS

 

     As of March 31, 2007
     Cost   

Accumulated

Depreciation

   Net

Furniture and fixtures

   $ 9,866    $ 7,576    $ 2,290

Office equipment

     8,490      7,378      1,112

Computer hardware

     69,680      60,446      9,234

Computer software

     18,659      13,211      5,448

Leasehold improvements

     13,715      8,627      5,088

Land and Buildings*

     23,027      838      22,189
                    
   $ 143,437    $ 98,076    $ 45,361
                    
     As of June 30, 2006
     Cost    Accumulated
Depreciation
   Net

Furniture and fixtures

   $ 8,605    $ 6,360    $ 2,245

Office equipment

     8,281      6,992      1,289

Computer hardware

     66,714      54,995      11,719

Computer software

     17,023      11,737      5,286

Leasehold improvements

     12,374      8,064      4,310

Building

     16,726      313      16,413
                    
   $ 129,723    $ 88,461    $ 41,262
                    

* Included in this balance is an asset held for sale with a carrying value of approximately $6.7 million and nil as of March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2006, respectively. This asset is being held for sale as a consequence of a decision taken by the Company’s management to sell a building acquired as part of the Hummingbird acquisition. The Company expects to sell the building by way of a commercial sale and, at this point, is unable to predict the timing of its disposal. The building is being held for sale within the Company’s North America reporting segment. See Note 14 “Segment Information” to the Interim Financial Statements.

NOTE 5—GOODWILL

Goodwill is recorded when the consideration paid for an acquisition of a business exceeds the fair value of identifiable net tangible and intangible assets. The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill since June 30, 2005:

 

Balance, June 30, 2005

   $ 243,091  

Adjustments relating to prior acquisitions

     (17,470 )

Adjustments on account of foreign exchange

     9,902  
        

Balance, June 30, 2006

     235,523  

Acquisition of Momentum

     3,251  

Acquisition of Hummingbird

     271,239  

Adjustments relating to prior acquisitions

     7,999  

Adjustments on account of foreign exchange

     8,624  
        

Balance, March 31, 2007

   $ 526,636  
        

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

Adjustments relating to prior acquisitions primarily relate to the adjustments to goodwill based upon the review and evaluation of the tax attributes of acquisition-related operating loss carry forwards and deductions originally assessed at the various dates of acquisition and increases to goodwill relating to IXOS Software AG (“IXOS”) and Gauss Interprise AG (“Gauss”) share purchases and step accounting adjustments.

NOTE 6—ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

    

Technology

Assets

   

Customer

Assets

    Total  

Net book value, June 30, 2005

   $ 76,108     $ 51,873     $ 127,981  

Activity during fiscal 2006:

      

Amortization expense

     (18,900 )     (9,199 )     (28,099 )

Impairment of intangible assets

     (1,046 )     —         (1,046 )

Foreign exchange impact

     3,000       2,598       5,598  

Other

     (3,988 )     1,880       (2,108 )
                        

Net book value, June 30, 2006

     55,174       47,152       102,326  

Activity during fiscal 2007:

      

Acquisition of Hummingbird

     159,200       139,800       299,000  

Amortization expense

     (25,675 )     (17,147 )     (42,822 )

Foreign exchange impact

     1,702       1,536       3,238  

Other

     271       102       373  
                        

Net book value, March 31, 2007

   $ 190,672     $ 171,443     $ 362,115  
                        

The range of amortization periods for intangible assets is from 4-10 years.

As indicated in Note 18 “Acquisitions” to the Interim Financial Statements the amounts assigned to intangible assets on account of the acquisition of Hummingbird are preliminary only and subject to change.

The following table shows the estimated future amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and each of the next four years thereafter, assuming no further adjustments to acquired intangible assets are made:

 

    

Fiscal years ending

June 30,

2007

   $ 17,822

2008

     71,014

2009

     64,377

2010

     51,836

2011

     49,276
      

Total

   $ 254,325
      

 

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For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

NOTE 7—ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are comprised of the following:

 

    

As of March 31,

2007

  

As of June 30,

2006

Accounts payable—trade

   $ 8,860    $ 6,077

Accrued salaries and commissions

     26,538      15,020

Accrued liabilities

     37,583      26,827

Amounts payable in respect of restructuring (note 17)

     3,635      6,148

Amounts payable in respect of acquisitions and acquisition related accruals

     22,571      8,463
             
   $ 99,187    $ 62,535
             

Long-term accrued liabilities

 

    

As of March 31,

2007

  

As of June 30,

2006

Pension liabilities

   $ 582    $ 582

Amounts payable in respect of restructuring (note 17)

     1,482      1,851

Amounts payable in respect of acquisitions and acquisition related accruals

     10,886      14,224

Other accrued liabilities

     565      568

Asset retirement obligations

     5,365      3,896
             
   $ 18,880    $ 21,121
             

Pension liabilities

The Company acquired a controlling interest in IXOS in March 2004. IXOS has pension commitments to employees as well as to current and previous members of its executive board. The actuarial cost method used in determining the net periodic pension cost, with respect to the IXOS employees, is the projected unit credit method. The liabilities and annual income or expense of the Company’s pension plan are determined using methodologies that involve various actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and the long-term rate of return on assets. The Company’s policy is to deposit amounts with an insurance company to cover the actuarial present value of the expected retirement benefits. The fair value of plan assets as of March 31, 2007 was $2.8 million (June 30, 2006—$2.6 million). The fair value of the pension obligation as of March 31, 2007 was $3.0 million (June 30, 2006—$3.0 million).

 

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For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

Asset retirement obligations

The Company is required to return certain of its leased facilities to their original state at the conclusion of the lease. The Company has accounted for such obligations in accordance with FASB SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” (“SFAS 143”). At March 31, 2007, the present value of this obligation was $5.4 million, (June 30, 2006—$3.9 million), with an undiscounted value of $7.0 million, (June 30, 2006—$4.8 million). These leases were primarily assumed in connection with the IXOS and Hummingbird acquisitions.

Excess facility obligations and acquisition related accruals

The Company has accrued for the cost of excess facilities in connection with a number of its acquisitions, including its fiscal 2007 Hummingbird acquisition. These accruals represent the Company’s best estimate in respect of future sub-lease income and costs incurred to achieve sub-tenancy. These liabilities have been recorded using present value discounting techniques and will be discharged over the term of the respective leases. The difference between the present value and actual cash paid for the excess facility will be charged to other income over the terms of the leases ranging between one year to 17 years.

Acquisition related costs include amounts provided for certain pre-acquisition contingencies.

 

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For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

The following table summarizes the activity with respect to the Company’s acquisition accruals during the nine months ended March 31, 2007.

 

    

Balance

June 30,

2006

  

Initial

Accruals

  

Usage/

Foreign

Exchange/

Other

Adjustments

   

Subsequent

Adjustments

to Goodwill

   

Balance

March 31,

2007

Hummingbird

            

Employee termination costs

   $ —      $ 23,619    $ (13,470 )   $ 3,416     $ 13,565

Excess facilities

     —        2,408      (1,084 )     1,537       2,861

Transaction-related costs

     —        7,429      (6,866 )     —         563
                                    
     —        33,456      (21,420 )     4,953       16,989

IXOS

            

Employee termination costs

     22      —        (22 )     —         —  

Excess facilities

     17,401      —        (3,572 )     (251 )     13,578

Transaction-related costs

     616      —        (497 )     —         119
                                    
     18,039      —        (4,091 )     (251 )     13,697

Gauss

            

Transaction-related costs

     34      —        (6 )     (28 )     —  
                                    
     34      —        (6 )     (28 )     —  

Eloquent

            

Transaction-related costs

     243      —        —         —         243
                                    
     243      —        —         —         243

Centrinity

            

Excess facilities

     3,329      —        (286 )     (576 )     2,467

Transaction-related costs

     221      —        (148 )     (73 )     —  
                                    
     3,550      —        (434 )     (649 )     2,467

Artesia

            

Excess facilities

     761      —        (394 )     (306 )     61

Transaction-related costs

     12      —        (12 )     —         —  
                                    
     773      —        (406 )     (306 )     61

Vista

            

Transaction-related costs

     6      —        —         (6 )     —  
                                    
     6      —        —         (6 )     —  

Optura

            

Excess facilities

     30      —        (30 )     —         —  

Transaction-related costs

     12      —        —         (12 )     —  
                                    
     42      —        (30 )     (12 )     —  
                                    

Totals

            

Employee termination costs

     22      23,619      (13,492 )     3,416       13,565

Excess facilities

     21,521      2,408      (5,366 )     404       18,967

Transaction-related costs

     1,144      7,429      (7,529 )     (119 )     925
                                    
   $ 22,687    $ 33,456    $ (26,387 )   $ 3,701     $ 33,457
                                    

 

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For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

The adjustments to goodwill relating to employee termination costs and excess facilities are accounted for in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force 95-3, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection With a Purchase Business Combination”. The adjustments to goodwill relating to transaction costs are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141”).

NOTE 8—LONG-TERM DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES

Term loan and Revolver

On October 2, 2006, the Company entered into a $465.0 million credit agreement (the “credit agreement”) with a Canadian chartered bank (the “bank”) consisting of a $390.0 million term loan facility (the “term loan”) and a $75.0 million committed revolving long-term credit facility (the “revolver”). The term loan was used to partially finance the Hummingbird acquisition and the revolver will be used for general business purposes. The credit agreement is guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.

Term loan

The term loan has a seven year term and expires on October 2, 2013 and bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.50%. The term loan principal repayments are equal to 0.25% ($975,000) of the original principal amount, due each quarter with the remainder due at the end of the term.

As of March 31, 2007, the carrying value of the term loan was $388.1 million.

In October 2006, the Company entered into an interest-rate collar agreement (the “collar”) that has the economic effect of circumscribing the floating portion of the interest rate obligations associated with $195.0 million of the term loan within an upper limit of 5.34% and a lower limit of 4.79%. For more details relating to the collar see Note 9 “Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities” to the Interim Financial Statements.

Revolver

The revolver has a five year term and expires on October 2, 2011. Borrowings under this facility bear interest at rates specified in the credit agreement. The revolver replaced a CAD $40.0 million line of credit (the “old line of credit”) that the Company previously had with the bank. The Company was required to terminate the old line of credit prior to executing its current credit agreement. As of the date of termination, there were no borrowings outstanding on the CAD $40.0 million line of credit, nor were there any termination penalties. There were no borrowings outstanding under the revolver as of March 31, 2007.

Mortgage

The mortgage consists of a five year mortgage agreement entered into during December 2005 with the bank. The principal amount of the mortgage is CAD $15.0 million. The mortgage: (i) has a fixed term of five years, (ii) matures on January 1, 2011, and (iii) is secured by a lien on the Company’s headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario. Interest is to be paid monthly at a fixed rate of 5.25% per annum. Principal and interest are payable in monthly installments of CAD $101,000 with a final lump sum principal payment of CAD $12.6 million due on maturity.

As of March 31, 2007, the carrying values of the building and mortgage were $15.5 million and $12.6 million, respectively.

 

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For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

NOTE 9—FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

In October 2006, Open Text entered into a three year interest-rate collar that had the economic effect of circumscribing the floating portion of the interest rate obligations associated with $195.0 million of the term loan within an upper limit of 5.34% and a lower limit of 4.79%. This was pursuant to a requirement in the credit agreement that required the Company to maintain, from thirty days following the date on which the term loan was entered into through the third anniversary or such earlier date on which the term loan is paid, interest rate hedging arrangements with counterparties in respect of 50% of the aggregate actual and projected principal amount of the term loan.

SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”) requires that changes in a derivative instrument’s fair value be recognized in current earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met and that an entity must formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that qualify for hedge accounting.

SFAS 133 requires that written options must meet certain criteria in order for hedge accounting to apply. The Company determined that these criteria were not met and hedge accounting could not be applied for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. The fair market value of the collar, which represents the cash the Company would receive or pay to settle the collar, was a payable of approximately $576,000 as of March 31, 2007, and has been included within “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 an expense of approximately $364,000 and $576,000, representing the change in the fair value of the collar, has been included within interest expense within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company records payments or receipts on the collar as adjustments to interest expense. The collar has a remaining term to maturity of 2.75 years.

The Company will continue to monitor changes in interest rates periodically and will assess whether hedge accounting could potentially be applied in future periods.

NOTE 10—ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND UNBILLED RECEIVABLES

 

     Consolidated     Hummingbird
(as of date of
acquisition)
    Net of
Hummingbird
 

Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts (“AfDA”) as of June 30, 2006

   $ 2,736     $ —       $ 2,736  

Bad debt expense for the period

     1,506       —         1,506  

AfDA relating to Hummingbird accounts receivable at date of acquisition

     17,592       17,592       —    

Write-offs

     (12,483 )     (10,200 )     (2,283 )
                        

Balance of allowance for doubtful accounts as of March 31, 2007

   $ 9,351     $ 7,392     $ 1,959  
                        

To date, the Company has not disclosed the AfDA assumed as part of the acquisition of Hummingbird in its presentation of AfDA since business combination accounting rules require that acquired receivables be recorded at their estimated fair value.

However, in these unaudited notes to the Interim Financial Statements, the Company has disclosed the AfDA assumed as part of the acquisition of Hummingbird in its presentation of AfDA, as the Company believes

 

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For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

that such presentation provides additional information about the on-going changes in the consolidated AfDA balance. This presentation has no impact on the net balance of accounts receivable included in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets included in the Interim Financial Statements.

Included in accounts receivable are unbilled receivables in the amount of $3.6 million and $4.3 million as of March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2006, respectively.

NOTE 11—SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

Share Capital

The authorized share capital of the Company includes an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of first preference shares. No preference shares have been issued.

On May 19, 2006, the Company commenced a share repurchase program (hereinafter referred to as the “May 2006 Repurchase Program”) that provided for the repurchase of up to a maximum of 2,444,104 Common Shares. Purchase and payment for the Company’s Common Shares under the May 2006 Repurchase Program will be determined by the Board of Directors of Open Text and will be made in accordance with the rules and policies of the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”). The May 2006 Repurchase Program was superseded by a new repurchase program initiated on May 2, 2007. For details relating to this, see Note 19 “Subsequent Events” to the Interim Financial Statements.

During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 the Company did not repurchase any of its Common Shares.

Employee Share Purchase Plan (“ESPP”)

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, 16,261 Common Shares were issued under the ESPP for cash collected from employees, in prior periods, totaling $317,000. During the nine months ended March 31, 2007, 38,470 Common Shares were issued under the ESPP for cash collected from employees, in prior periods, totaling $622,000. In addition, cash in the amount of approximately $174,000 was received from employees for the three months ended March 31, 2007, that will be used to purchase Common Shares in future periods.

During the three months ended March 31, 2006, 25,691 Common Shares were issued under the ESPP. During the nine months ended March 31, 2006, 281,093 Common Shares were issued under the ESPP for cash collected from employees, in prior periods, totaling $3.4 million. In addition, cash in the amount $172,000 was received from employees for the three months ended March 31, 2006 that was used to purchase Common Shares in future periods.

Share-Based Payments

Summary of Outstanding Stock Options

As of March 31, 2007 options to purchase an aggregate of 5,127,280 Common Shares are outstanding under all of the Company’s stock option plans. In addition, 1,298,220 stock options are available for issuance under the 1998 Stock Option Plan and the 2004 Stock Option Plan. The Company’s stock options generally vest over four to five years and expire ten years from the date of the grant. The exercise price of options granted is equivalent to the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant.

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

A summary of option activity under the Company’s stock option plans for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 is as follows:

 

     Options     Weighted-
Average Exercise
Price
   Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
   Aggregate Intrinsic Value
($’000s)

Outstanding at July 1, 2006

   5,334,016     $ 12.25      

Granted

   1,118,800       19.16      

Exercised

   (836,556 )     9.94      

Forfeited or expired

   (488,980 )     18.47      
              

Outstanding at March 31, 2007

   5,127,280     $ 13.54    4.46    $ 48,013
                        

Exercisable at March 31, 2007

   3,398,967     $ 11.62    3.61    $ 38,271
                        

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, consistent with the provisions of SFAS 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”) and United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable, while the options issued by the Company are subject to both vesting and restrictions on transfer. In addition, option-pricing models require input of subjective assumptions including the estimated life of the option and the expected volatility of the underlying stock over the estimated life of the option. The Company uses historical volatility as a basis for projecting the expected volatility of the underlying stock and estimates the expected life of its stock options based upon historical data.

The Company believes that the valuation technique and the approach utilized to develop the underlying assumptions are appropriate in calculating the fair value of the Company’s stock option grants. Estimates of fair value are not intended, however, to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by employees who receive equity awards.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the weighted-average fair value of options granted, as of the grant date, was $10.41, using the following weighted average assumptions: expected volatility of 45%; risk-free interest rate of 4.7%; expected dividend yield of 0%; and expected life of 5.0 years. For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, the weighted-average fair value of options granted, as of the grant date, was $7.03, using the following weighted average assumptions: expected volatility of 46%; risk-free interest rate of 4.6%; expected dividend yield of 0%; expected life of 4.8 years. A forfeiture rate of 5%, based on historical rates, was used to determine the net amount of compensation expense recognized for each of these periods.

During the three months ended December 31, 2006, the Company issued a net number of 98,578 stock options to the former employees of Hummingbird in replacement of their fully vested Hummingbird stock options (“replacement options”). These options were valued using the following weighted average assumptions: expected volatility of 47%; risk-free interest rate of 4.3%; expected dividend yield of 0%; and expected life of 4.5 years, resulting in an approximate fair value of $7.30 per replacement option. Approximately $286,000 has been allocated to the cost of the Hummingbird acquisition, and the remainder will be amortized to share-based compensation cost over a vesting period of 4 years. No further replacement options have been issued by the Company during the nine months ended March 31, 2007.

 

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For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the weighted-average fair value of options granted, as of the grant date, was $9.30, using the following weighted average assumptions: expected volatility of 54%; risk-free interest rate of 4.4%; expected dividend yield of 0%; and expected life of 5.5 years. For the nine months ended March 31, 2006, the weighted-average fair value of options granted, as of the grant date, was $8.47, using the following weighted average assumptions: expected volatility of 55%; risk-free interest rate of 4.4%; expected dividend yield of 0%; and expected life of 5.5 years. A forfeiture rate of 5%, based on historical rates, was used to determine the net amount of compensation expense recognized for each of these periods.

In each of the above periods, no cash was used by the Company to settle equity instruments granted under share-based compensation arrangements.

As of March 31, 2007, the total compensation cost related to unvested stock awards not yet recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income was $12.5 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2 years.

Share-based compensation cost included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 was approximately $1.2 million and $3.9 million, respectively. Deferred tax assets of $243,000 and $627,000, respectively, were recorded for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, in relation to the tax effect of certain stock options that are eligible for a tax deduction when exercised. Share-based compensation cost included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006 was approximately $1.1 million and $3.9 million, respectively. Deferred tax assets of $144,000 and $467,000, respectively, were recorded for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006, in relation to the tax effect of certain stock options that are eligible for a tax deduction when exercised.

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, cash in the amount of $6.2 million and $8.3 million, respectively, was received as the result of the exercise of options granted under share-based payment arrangements. The tax benefit realized by the Company from the exercise of options eligible for a tax deduction, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, was approximately $381,000 and $1.1 million, respectively, which was recorded as additional paid-in capital.

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006, cash in the amount of $1.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively, was received as the result of the exercise of options granted under share-based payment arrangements. The tax benefit realized by the Company from the exercise of options eligible for a tax deduction, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006 was $159,000 and $803,000, respectively, which was recorded as additional paid-in capital.

NOTE 12—NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the shares used in the calculation of basic net income (loss) per share plus the

 

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For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

dilutive effect of common share equivalents, such as stock options, using the treasury stock method. Common share equivalents are excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

  

Nine months ended

March 31,

 
     2007    2006    2007    2006  

Basic net income (loss) per share

           

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,853    $ 7,322    $ 13,431    $ (2,825 )
                             

Basic net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.08    $ 0.15    $ 0.27    $ (0.06 )
                             

Diluted net income (loss) per share

           

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,853    $ 7,322    $ 13,431    $ (2,825 )
                             

Diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.08    $ 0.15    $ 0.26    $ (0.06 )
                             

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

           

Basic

     49,490      48,762      49,203      48,590  

Effect of dilutive securities*

     1,644      1,498      1,500      —    
                             

Diluted

     51,134      50,260      50,703      48,590  
                             

Excluded as anti-dilutive**

     813      1,663      1,917      2,245  
                             

* Due to the net loss for the nine months ended March 31, 2006, diluted net loss per share has been calculated for this period using the basic weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding, as the inclusion of any potentially dilutive securities would be anti-dilutive.
** Certain options to purchase Common Shares are excluded from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share because the exercise price of the stock options was greater than or equal to the average price of the Common Shares, and therefore their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

NOTE 13—INCOME TAXES

The Company operates in various tax jurisdictions, and accordingly, the Company’s income is subject to varying rates of tax. Losses incurred in one jurisdiction cannot be used to offset income taxes payable in another. The Company’s ability to use income tax losses and future income tax deductions is dependent upon the profitable operations of the Company in the tax jurisdictions in which such losses or deductions arise. As of March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2006, the Company had total net deferred tax assets of $78.7 million and $65.9 million, respectively, and total deferred tax liabilities of $113.7 million and $31.7 million, respectively.

Deferred tax assets arise primarily from available income tax losses and future income tax deductions. The Company provides a valuation allowance if sufficient uncertainty exists regarding the realization of certain deferred tax assets. Taking into account the following factors: (i) the reversal of deferred income tax liabilities, (ii) projected future taxable income, (iii) the character of the income tax assets and (iv) tax planning strategies, a valuation allowance of $168.8 million and $127.5 million was recorded as of March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2006, respectively. The majority of the valuation allowance relates to uncertainties regarding the utilization of foreign pre-acquisition losses of Hummingbird, Gauss and IXOS. The Company continues to evaluate its taxable position quarterly and considers factors by taxing jurisdiction such as estimated taxable income, the history of losses for tax purposes and the growth of the Company, among others. The principal component of the total deferred tax liabilities arises from acquired intangible assets purchased in the Hummingbird, Gauss and IXOS transactions.

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

NOTE 14—SEGMENT INFORMATION

SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” establishes standards for the reporting, by public business enterprises, of information about operating segments, products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. The method of determining what information to report is based on the way that management organizes the operating segments within the Company for making operational decisions and assessments of financial performance.

The Company’s operations fall into one dominant industry segment, being enterprise content management software. The Company manages its operations, and accordingly determines its operating segments, on a geographic basis. The Company has two reportable segments: North America and Europe. The Company evaluates operating segment performance based on revenues and direct operating expenses of the segment, based on the location of the respective customers. The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in the summary of accounting policies. No segments have been aggregated.

Included in the following operating results are allocations of certain operating costs that are incurred in one reporting segment but which relate to all reporting segments. The allocations of these common operating costs are consistent with the manner in which they are allocated for the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) of the Company’s analysis. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006, the “Other” category consists of geographic regions other than North America and Europe. Revenues from transactions that both emanate and conclude within operating segments are not considered for the purpose of this disclosure since such transactions are not reviewed by the CODM. The reclassification of certain prior period comparative figures, to conform to current period presentation, referred to in Note 1 “Basis of Presentation” to the Interim Financial Statements, did not impact information about the reportable segments, reported hereunder.

Goodwill and other acquired intangible assets have been assigned to segment assets based on the relative benefit that the reporting units are expected to receive from the assets, or the location of the acquired business operations to which they relate. These allocations have been made on a consistent basis.

Contribution margin does not include amortization of intangible assets, depreciation, provision for (recovery of) special charges, other income (expense), interest income (expense), minority interest, and the provision for (recovery of) income taxes.

Information about reportable segments is as follows:

 

     North America    Europe    Other    Total

Three months ended March 31, 2007

           

Revenue from external customers

   $ 75,230    $ 73,410    $ 7,412    $ 156,052

Operating costs

     60,077      54,117      5,986      120,180
                           

Contribution margin

   $ 15,153    $ 19,293    $ 1,426    $ 35,872
                           

Three months ended March 31, 2006

           

Revenue from external customers

   $ 45,902    $ 49,656    $ 5,368    $ 100,926

Operating costs

     36,591      40,209      4,083      80,883
                           

Contribution margin

   $ 9,311    $ 9,447    $ 1,285    $ 20,043
                           

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

     North America    Europe    Other    Total

Nine months ended March 31, 2007

           

Revenue from external customers

   $ 196,814    $ 203,794    $ 19,860    $ 420,468

Operating costs

     158,708      150,789      18,061      327,558
                           

Contribution margin

   $ 38,106    $ 53,005    $ 1,799    $ 92,910
                           

Nine months ended March 31, 2006

           

Revenue from external customers

   $ 145,918    $ 142,257    $ 16,152    $ 304,327

Operating costs

     115,698      119,494      13,034      248,226
                           

Contribution margin

   $ 30,220    $ 22,763    $ 3,118    $ 56,101
                           

A reconciliation of the totals reported for the operating segments to the applicable line items in the Interim Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2007     2006  

Total contribution margin from operating segments above

   $ 35,872     $ 20,043  

Amortization and depreciation

     21,455       9,722  

Special charges (recoveries)

     878       (557 )
                

Total operating income

     13,539       10,878  

Interest, other income, taxes and minority interest

     (9,686 )     (3,556 )
                

Net income

   $ 3,853     $ 7,322  
                
     Nine months ended March 31,  
     2007     2006  

Total contribution margin from operating segments above

   $ 92,910     $ 56,101  

Amortization and depreciation

     53,347       28,872  

Special charges

     5,253       26,347  
                

Total operating income

     34,310       882  

Interest, other income, taxes and minority interest

     (20,879 )     (3,707 )
                

Net income (loss)

   $ 13,431     $ (2,825 )
                
     As of March 31,
2007
    As of June 30,
2006
 

Segment assets

    

North America

   $ 696,624     $ 268,231  

Europe

     532,623       331,139  

Other

     60,146       38,550  
                

Total segment assets

   $ 1,289,393     $ 637,920  
                

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

A reconciliation of the totals reported for the operating segments to the applicable line items in the Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2006 is as follows:

 

    

As of March 31,

2007

  

As of June 30,

2006

Segment assets

   $ 1,289,393    $ 637,920

Investments in marketable securities

     —        21,025

Cash and cash equivalents (corporate)

     18,403      12,148
             

Total assets

   $ 1,307,796    $ 671,093
             

The following table sets forth the distribution of revenues determined by location of customer and identifiable assets, by significant geographic area, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
   Nine months ended
March 31,
     2007    2006    2007    2006

Total revenues:

           

Canada

   $ 12,515    $ 8,244    $ 30,445    $ 23,896

United States

     62,715      37,658      166,369      122,022

United Kingdom

     19,756      10,945      49,023      28,837

Germany

     22,023      18,424      69,025      53,704

Rest of Europe

     31,631      20,287      85,746      59,716

Other

     7,412      5,368      19,860      16,152
                           

Total revenues

   $ 156,052    $ 100,926    $ 420,468    $ 304,327
                           

 

    

As of March 31,

2007

  

As of June 30,

2006

Segment assets:

     

Canada

   $ 148,391    $ 97,421

United States

     548,233      170,810

United Kingdom

     99,383      53,501

Germany

     209,888      177,651

Rest of Europe

     223,352      99,987

Other

     60,146      38,550
             

Total segment assets

   $ 1,289,393    $ 637,920
             

The Company’s goodwill has been allocated as follows to the Company’s operating segments:

 

    

As of March 31,

2007

  

As of June 30,

2006

North America

   $ 249,911    $ 89,499

Europe

     242,680      124,827

Other

     34,045      21,197
             
   $ 526,636    $ 235,523
             

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

NOTE 15—SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

     2007    2006     2007    2006

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

          

Cash paid during the period for interest

   $ 7,910    $ 160     $ 15,894    $ 221

Cash received during the period for interest

     725      845       2,313      1,222

Cash paid (received) during the period for income taxes

     12,067      (49 )     18,343      1,020

NOTE 16—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company has entered into the following contractual obligations with minimum annual payments for the indicated fiscal periods as follows:

 

     Payments due by period
     Total    2007    2008 to 2009    2010 to 2011    2012 and beyond

Long-term debt obligations

   $ 595,672    $ 8,853    $ 70,433    $ 79,688    $ 436,698

Operating lease obligations *

     99,059      6,588      46,200      32,644      13,627

Purchase obligations

     5,924      1,047      3,962      915      —  
                                  
   $ 700,655    $ 16,488    $ 120,595    $ 113,247    $ 450,325
                                  

* Net of $6.6 million of non-cancelable sublease income to be received by the Company from properties which the Company has subleased to other parties.

Rental expense of $3.9 million and $10.0 million was recorded during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, respectively.

Rental expense of $1.8 million and $9.1 million was recorded during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006, respectively.

The long-term debt obligations are comprised of interest and principal payments on the Company’s $390.0 million term loan agreement and a five year mortgage on the Company’s headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario. For the purpose of calculating the interest on the $390.0 million term loan, LIBOR has been assumed at 5.35%, which is the three-month LIBOR rate as of March 30, 2007. For details relating to the term loan and the mortgage see Note 8 “Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities” to the Interim Financial Statements.

The Company does not enter into off-balance sheet financing arrangements as a matter of practice except for the use of operating leases for office space, computer equipment and vehicles. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, neither the lease liability nor the underlying asset is carried on the balance sheet, as the terms of the leases do not meet the criteria for capitalization.

Domination agreements

IXOS domination agreements

On December 1, 2004, the Company announced that it had entered into a domination and profit transfer agreement (the “IXOS DA”) with IXOS. The IXOS DA came into force in August 2005 when it was registered in

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

the commercial register at the local court in Munich. Under the terms of the IXOS DA, Open Text acquired authority to issue directives to the management of IXOS. Also within the terms of the IXOS DA, Open Text offered to purchase the remaining Common Shares of IXOS for a cash purchase price of Euro 9.38 per share (“Purchase Price”) which was the weighted average fair value of the IXOS Common Shares as of December 1, 2004. Additionally, Open Text has guaranteed a payment by IXOS to the minority shareholders of IXOS of an annual compensation of Euro 0.42 per share (“Annual Compensation”).

The IXOS DA was registered on August 23, 2005. In the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company commenced accruing the amount payable to minority shareholders of IXOS on account of Annual Compensation. This amount has been accounted for as a “guaranteed dividend”, payable to the minority shareholders, and is recorded as a charge to minority interest in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income.

Based on the number of minority IXOS shareholders as of March 31, 2007, the estimated amount of Annual Compensation is approximately $124,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and $377,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2007. Additionally, an amount of approximately $397,000 was paid, against previously accrued amounts, to the IXOS minority shareholders on account of Annual Compensation for the year ended June 30, 2006. Because the Company is unable to predict, with reasonable accuracy, the number of IXOS minority shareholders in future periods, the Company is unable to predict the amount of Annual Compensation that will be payable in future years.

Certain IXOS shareholders have filed for a procedure granted under German law at the district court of Munich, Germany, asking the court to review the proposed amount of the Annual Compensation and the Purchase Price (the “IXOS Appraisal Procedures”) for the amounts offered under the IXOS DA. It cannot be predicted at this stage, whether the court will increase the Annual Compensation and/or the Purchase Price in the IXOS Appraisal Procedures. The purchase offer made under the IXOS DA will expire at the end of the IXOS Appraisal Procedures.

These disputes are a normal and probable part of the process of acquiring minority shares in Germany. The costs associated with the above mentioned shareholder objections to the proposed fair value of the Annual Compensation and the Purchase Price are direct incremental costs associated with the ongoing step acquisitions of shares held by the minority shareholders and have been deferred within Goodwill pending the outcome of the objections. The Company is unable to predict the future costs associated with these activities that will be payable in future periods.

Gauss domination agreements

On October 27, 2006, the “Squeeze Out” agreement with the Gauss minority shareholders was registered in the Commercial Register in the Local Court of Hamburg. Certain shareholders have filed a special procedure in the German courts to reassess the value of the purchase price and annual compensation. The procedure is still pending and the Company is not able to determine the likely date by which such procedure will be completed.

As of December 31, 2006, the Company has acquired 100% of all issued and outstanding common shares of Gauss.

Guarantees and indemnifications

The Company has entered into license agreements with customers that include limited intellectual property indemnification clauses. Generally, the Company agrees to indemnify its customers against legal claims that the

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

Company’s software products infringe certain third party intellectual property rights. In the event of such a claim, the Company is generally obligated to defend its customers against the claim and either settle the claim at the Company’s expense or pay damages that its customers are legally required to pay to the third-party claimant. These intellectual property infringement indemnification clauses generally are subject to limits based upon the amount of the license sale. Additionally, the Company’s current end-user license agreement contains a limited software warranty. The Company has not made any indemnification payments in relation to these indemnification clauses.

In connection with certain facility leases, the Company has guaranteed payments on behalf of its subsidiaries either by providing a security deposit with the landlord or through unsecured bank guarantees obtained from local banks.

The Company has not recorded a liability for guarantees, indemnities or warranties described above in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets since the maximum amount of potential future payments under such guarantees, indemnities and warranties is not determinable.

Litigation

The Company is subject from time to time to legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company’s management does not believe that the outcome of any of these legal matters will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

NOTE 17—SPECIAL CHARGES (RECOVERIES)

Fiscal 2007 Restructuring

In December 2006, the Board approved, and the Company commenced implementing, restructuring activities to streamline its operations and consolidate its excess facilities (“Fiscal 2007 restructuring plan”). Total costs to be incurred in conjunction with the plan are expected to be approximately $7.0 million, of which $993,000 and $6.1 million has been recorded within Special charges in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, respectively. The charge consisted primarily of costs associated with workforce reduction and abandonment of excess facilities, and are expected to be paid by December 31, 2008, and August 31, 2010, respectively. However on a quarterly basis, the Company will conduct an evaluation of these balances and revise its assumptions and estimates, as appropriate.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability is shown below:

 

     Work force
reduction
    Facility
costs
    Other     Total  

Fiscal 2007 Restructuring Plan

        

Balance as of June 30, 2006

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Accruals

     5,679       213       203       6,095  

Cash payments

     (3,700 )     (35 )     (203 )     (3,938 )

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

     (21 )     (15 )     —         (36 )
                                

Balance as of March 31, 2007

   $ 1,958     $ 163     $ —       $ 2,121  
                                

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

The following table outlines restructuring charges incurred under the Fiscal 2007 restructuring plan, by segment, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007.

 

     Work force
reduction
   Facility
costs
   Other     Total

Fiscal 2007 Restructuring Plan—by Segment

          

North America

   $ 175    $ —      $ 39     $ 214

Europe

     593      213      (29 )     777

Other

     —        —        2       2
                            

Total charge by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2007

   $ 768    $ 213    $ 12     $ 993
                            
     Work force
reduction
   Facility
costs
   Other     Total

Fiscal 2007 Restructuring Plan—by Segment

          

North America

   $ 2,072    $ —      $ 140     $ 2,212

Europe

     3,607      213      51       3,871

Other

     —        —        12       12
                            

Total charge by segment for the nine months ended March 31, 2007

   $ 5,679    $ 213    $ 203     $ 6,095
                            

Fiscal 2006 Restructuring

In the three months ended September 30, 2005, the Board approved, and the Company began to implement restructuring activities to streamline its operations and consolidate its excess facilities (“Fiscal 2006 restructuring plan”). These charges relate to work force reductions, abandonment of excess facilities and other miscellaneous direct costs. On a quarterly basis, the Company conducts an evaluation of these balances and revises its assumptions and estimates, as appropriate. In the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recorded recoveries from special charges of $115,000 and $842,000, respectively. The provision related to workforce reduction is expected to be paid by September 30, 2007, and the provisions relating to the abandonment of excess facilities, such as contract settlements and lease costs, are expected to be paid by January 2014.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability is shown below:

Fiscal 2006 Restructuring

 

    

Work force

reduction

    Facility costs     Other     Total  

Fiscal 2006 Restructuring Plan

        

Balance as of June 30, 2006

   $ 2,685     $ 4,135     $ 9     $ 6,829  

Accruals (recoveries)

     (620 )     (324 )     102       (842 )

Cash payments

     (1,817 )     (2,301 )     (112 )     (4,230 )

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

     (59 )     143       —         84  
                                

Balance as of March 31, 2007

   $ 189     $ 1,653     $ (1 )   $ 1,841  
                                

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

The following tables outline restructuring charges incurred and recovered under the Fiscal 2006 restructuring plan, by segment, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007:

 

     Work force
reduction
    Facility costs     Other     Total  

Fiscal 2006 Restructuring Plan—by Segment

        

North America

   $ —       $ 17     $ —       $ 17  

Europe

     (2 )     (157 )     27       (132 )
                                

Total charge (recoveries) by segment for three months ended March 31, 2007

   $ (2 )   $ (140 )   $ 27     $ (115 )
                                
     Work force
reduction
    Facility costs     Other     Total  

Fiscal 2006 Restructuring Plan—by Segment

        

North America

   $ (189 )   $ (320 )   $ 19     $ (490 )

Europe

     (423 )     (4 )     88       (339 )

Other

     (8 )     —         (5 )     (13 )
                                

Total charge (recoveries) by segment for the nine months ended March 31, 2007

   $ (620 )   $ (324 )   $ 102     $ (842 )
                                

Fiscal 2004 Restructuring

In the three months ended March 31, 2004, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of approximately $10 million relating primarily to its North America segment. The charge consisted primarily of costs associated with a workforce reduction, excess facilities associated with the integration of the IXOS acquisition, write downs of capital assets and legal costs related to the termination of facilities. All actions relating to employer workforce reductions were completed, and the related costs expended as of March 31, 2006. On a quarterly basis the Company conducts an evaluation of these balances and revises its assumptions and estimates, as appropriate. The provision for facility costs is expected to be substantially paid by 2011.

The activity of the Company’s provision for the 2004 restructuring charge is as follows for the nine months ended March 31, 2007:

 

     Facility costs  

Fiscal 2004 Restructuring Plan

  

Balance as of June 30, 2006

   $ 1,170  

Cash payments

     (402 )

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

     387  
        

Balance as of March 31, 2007

   $ 1,155  
        

 

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

NOTE 18—ACQUISITIONS

Fiscal 2007

Momentum

In March 2007, Open Text acquired all issued and outstanding shares of Momentum, a privately held company that specializes in providing Enterprise Content Management (“ECM”) solutions to U.S. government agencies. Open Text expects that the acquisition of Momentum will enhance its ability to provide services to the U.S. government market. In accordance with SFAS 141, this acquisition is accounted for as a business combination.

Established in 1993 and based in Arlington, Virginia, Momentum has been serving the government sector for more than 12 years by providing technical expertise to automate business processes. Momentum has used Open Text’s Livelink ECM software to develop integrated systems for its clients.

The results of operations of Momentum have been consolidated with those of Open Text beginning March 2, 2007.

Consideration for this acquisition consisted of $4.7 million in cash, of which $4.4 million was paid at closing, and $300,000 was paid into escrow for a period of one year, as provided for in the share purchase agreement. The Company additionally incurred approximately $280,000 in costs directly related to this acquisition. In addition, the Company paid an amount of $600,000 into escrow on account of a payment due to the former owner of Momentum in connection with his employment with the Company for a period of one year ending on March 1, 2008. This amount has been included as part of “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” in these Interim Financial Statements and is being charged to operations over the 12 months commencing March 2, 2007.

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

Under business combination accounting the total purchase price was allocated to Momentum’s net assets, based on their estimated fair values as of March 2, 2007, as set forth below. The excess of the purchase price over the net assets was recorded as goodwill. The allocation of the purchase price was based on a preliminary valuation, conducted by the Company’s management, and its estimates and assumptions are subject to change upon finalization, which is expected to occur prior to March 1, 2008.

The preliminary purchase price allocation set forth below represents management’s best estimate of the allocation of the purchase price and the fair value of net assets acquired.

 

Current assets (net of cash acquired of $620,000)

   $ 1,454  

Long-term assets

     157  

Goodwill *

     3,251  
        

Total assets acquired

     4,862  

Liabilities assumed

     (506 )
        

Net assets acquired

   $ 4,356  
        

 

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(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 


* Includes the fair value of intangible assets acquired as part of this acquisition. The Company is currently in the process of determining the fair value of such intangible assets and upon the final determination of such fair value the Company will allocate a portion of the purchase price to acquired intangible assets, resulting in a corresponding reduction to recorded goodwill.

The portion of the purchase price allocated to goodwill has been assigned to the Company’s North America segment.

No amount of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

A director of the Company received approximately $90,000 in consulting fees for assistance with the acquisition of Momentum. These fees are included in the purchase price allocation. The director abstained from voting on the transaction.

Hummingbird

In October 2006, Open Text acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Hummingbird. Open Text expects that the combination of the two companies will strengthen its ability to offer an expanded portfolio of solutions aimed at a wide range of vertical markets. In accordance with SFAS 141, this acquisition is accounted for as a business combination.

Hummingbird’s software offerings fall into two principal product families: (i) Hummingbird Enterprise, and (ii) Hummingbird Connectivity. The Company’s flagship offering, Hummingbird Enterprise, is an integrated ECM suite enabling users to capture, create, access, manage, share, find, extract, analyze, protect, publish and archive business content across the extended enterprise from anywhere in the world. Hummingbird Connectivity is a host access product suite that includes software applications for accessing mission-critical back office applications and related data from the majority of today’s systems, including mainframe, AS/400, Linux and UNIX platform environments.

The results of operations of Hummingbird have been consolidated with those of Open Text beginning October 2, 2006.

Consideration for this acquisition, net of cash acquired, consisted of $412.5 million in cash including approximately $21.0 million associated with the open market purchases of Hummingbird shares acquired in June 2006 and an additional $6.4 million of direct acquisition related costs.

Purchase Price Allocation

Under business combination accounting the total purchase price was allocated to Hummingbird’s net tangible and identifiable intangible assets, based on their estimated fair values as of October 2, 2006, as set forth below. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets was recorded as goodwill. The allocation of the purchase price was based on a preliminary valuation, conducted by the Company’s management, and its estimates and assumptions are subject to change upon finalization, which is expected to occur prior to October 1, 2007.

 

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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

The purchase price allocation set forth below represents management’s best estimate of the allocation of the purchase price and the fair value of net assets acquired.

 

Current assets (net of cash acquired of $88,287)

   $ 69,680  

Long-term assets

     14,631  

Customer assets

     139,800  

Technology assets

     159,200  

Goodwill

     271,239  
        

Total assets acquired

     654,550  

Liabilities assumed

     (242,059 )
        

Net assets acquired

   $ 412,491  
        

The useful lives of both the customer and technology assets have been estimated to be seven years each.

The portion of the purchase price allocated to goodwill was assigned in the ratio of 56%, 40% and 4% to the Company’s North America, Europe and Other segments, respectively. No amount of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

As part of the purchase price allocation, the Company recognized liabilities in connection with this acquisition of approximately $38.4 million relating primarily to employee termination charges, costs relating to abandonment of excess Hummingbird facilities and accruals for direct acquisition related costs. This was the result of management approved and initiated plans to restructure the operations of Hummingbird, commencing at the time of acquisition, to eliminate duplicative activities and to reduce costs. The Company will continue to evaluate and identify any material duplicative Hummingbird activities and areas where costs may be reduced during the remainder of the purchase price allocation period and include these in the determination of the fair value of this acquisition. The liability relating to abandonment of excess facilities is expected to be paid over the terms of the various leases, the last of which expires in March 2011. The liabilities related to employee termination costs are expected to be substantially paid on or before the quarter ended September 30, 2007. For further details relating to the type and amounts of these liabilities see Note 7 “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” to the Interim Financial Statements.

A director of the Company received approximately $351,000 in consulting fees for assistance with the acquisition of Hummingbird. These fees are included in the purchase price allocation. The director abstained from voting on the transaction.

IXOS

As of March 31, 2007, the Company owned 95.90% of the outstanding shares of IXOS. The Company increased its ownership of the shares of IXOS by way of open market purchases by 0.38% during the nine months ended March 31, 2007. Total consideration paid for the purchase of shares of IXOS during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 was approximately $219,000 and $1.1 million, respectively. The minority interest in IXOS has been adjusted to reflect the reduced minority interest ownership in IXOS.

 

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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

NOTE 19—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Repayment of term loan

On May 2, 2007, the Company announced that it would make an additional payment of $30.0 million against its term loan during May 2007.

May 2007 Repurchase Program

On May 2, 2007 Open Text filed a notice of intention with the Ontario Securities Commission to make a normal course issuer bid to repurchase a maximum of 2,494,053 Open Text Common Shares on the NASDAQ (hereinafter referred to as the “May 2007 Repurchase Program”). Purchases under the May 2007 Repurchase Program will commence on or after May 7, 2007, will be determined by the Board of Directors of Open Text and will be made in accordance with rules and policies of the NASDAQ. The May 2007 Repurchase Program supersedes the May 2006 Repurchase Program and will terminate on May 6, 2008.

 

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

In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “might,” “will” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks as well as uncertainties, including those discussed herein and in the notes to our financial statements for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, certain sections of which are incorporated herein by reference as set forth in Part II Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this report. The actual results that we achieve may differ materially from any forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements. You should carefully review Part II Item 1A “Risk Factors” and other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A number of factors may materially affect our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects. These factors include but are not limited to those set forth in Part II Item 1A “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. Any one of these factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from recent results or from our anticipated future results. You should not rely too heavily on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, because these forward-looking statements are relevant only as of the date they were made.

OVERVIEW

Acquisitions:

Momentum Systems Inc. (“Momentum”)

In March 2007, we acquired 100% of all issued and outstanding Common Shares of Momentum, a privately held company based in Arlington, Virginia, which has been serving the government sector for over 12 years. With an experienced staff, located primarily in the Washington D.C area, Momentum has had a successful track record of implementing and supporting our Livelink ECM solutions across all levels of government. We believe this acquisition will add to our government domain expertise and further enhance our ability to deliver valuable government solutions.

Consideration for this acquisition consisted of $4.7 million in cash (net of cash acquired), of which $4.4 million was paid at closing, and $300,000 was paid into escrow for a period of one year, as provided for in the share purchase agreement. We additionally incurred approximately $280,000 in costs directly related to this acquisition. In addition, we paid an amount of $600,000 into escrow on account of a payment due to the former owner of Momentum in connection with his employment with us for a period of one year ending on March 1, 2008.

Hummingbird Ltd. (“Hummingbird”)

In October 2006, we completed the acquisition of Hummingbird, a Toronto, Ontario, based, global provider of ECM solutions. This transaction was the culmination of an offer made by us, in July 2006 to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares of this company.

The approximate value of this all cash transaction was $412.5 million, net of cash acquired from Hummingbird.

We believe that this acquisition will enhance our size and global reach and will further solidify our position as a leading provider of ECM solutions. We believe the union of Open Text and Hummingbird will strengthen our ability to reach a wider, more diversified audience, create a strong strategic fit that adds to our “solutions focus”, and increase the reach of our global partner program.

 

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Restructuring Activities

In October 2006, we announced a restructuring plan that involves, primarily, workforce reductions, real estate optimization and legal entity reorganization. This plan involved and impacted legacy Hummingbird operations and the operations of the combined companies.

New Products

In February, we hosted “Summit 2007”, which is the worldwide user conference for Hummingbird customers and partners. At this conference we unveiled details of our next generation ECM offering, codenamed DMX. This product represents the convergence of Open Text and Hummingbird technologies. With DMX, customers will have the opportunity to take advantage of broader sets of Open Text applications, while still being able to maximize the values that they have invested in their Hummingbird enterprise deployments.

In April we hosted two “LiveLinkUp Europe” events; one in Munich and one in London, where we outlined our strategic vision for ECM and how the broader new capabilities in Livelink ECM 10 will help customers achieve enterprise transparency, leveraging it for business advantages.

Our records management offerings continue to drive our strategic relations and tight integration with partners, such as Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), Oracle Inc. (“Oracle”) and SAP AG (“SAP”). The introduction of Livelink ECM—Records Management for use with SAP® applications was one of our significant announcements made in the third quarter. It will be marketed and supported by SAP and Open Text. U.S. federal government customers of SAP and Open Text will now have a fully integrated solution to help them implement comprehensive records management programs.

Partners

We rely on close cooperation with partners for sales and product development, as well as for the optimization of opportunities which arise in our competitive environment.

We continue to make significant progress with our global partner program, with emphasis on developing strategic relations and tight integration with partners, such as Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. Our revenue from partners has more than doubled in the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Partner revenue was approximately 37% of total revenue for the current quarter.

Outlook

We anticipate that our customers will continue to look for comprehensive ECM solutions that are fast, easy to deploy, and highly scalable. Overall we are seeing our pipeline continuing to build, driven across the product portfolio by the need for compliance and regulatory specific solutions.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table presents an overview of our selected financial data for the periods indicated.

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

    Change in $     % Change  

(in thousands)

   2007     2006      

Total revenue

   $ 156,052     $ 100,926     $ 55,126     54.6 %

Cost of revenue

     54,421       35,573       18,848     53.0 %

Gross profit

     101,631       65,353       36,278     55.5 %

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     7,396       2,298       5,098     221.8 %

Special charges (recoveries)

     878       (557 )     1,435     (257.6 )%

Other operating expenses

     79,818       52,734       27,084     51.4 %

Income from operations

     13,539       10,878       2,661     24.5 %

Net income

     3,853       7,322       (3,469 )   (47.4 )%

Gross margin

     65.1 %     64.8 %    
    

Nine months ended

March 31,

             

(in thousands)

   2007     2006     Change in $     % Change  

Total revenue

   $ 420,468     $ 304,327     $ 116,141     38.2 %

Cost of revenue

     144,145       105,555       38,590     36.6 %

Gross profit

     276,323       198,772       77,551     39.0 %

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     17,147       6,825       10,322     151.2 %

Special charges

     5,253       26,347       (21,094 )   (80.1 )%

Other operating expenses

     219,613       164,718       54,895     33.3 %

Income from operations

     34,310       882       33,428     3,790.0 %

Net income (loss)

     13,431       (2,825 )     16,256     N/A  

Gross margin

     65.7 %     65.3 %    

As a result of our acquisition of Hummingbird, we have included the financial results of Hummingbird in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“Interim Financial Statements”) beginning October 2, 2006, the date we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares. The fluctuations in the operating results in the current periods, compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year, are generally due to the synergies generated by this acquisition. An analysis of each of the components of our “Results of Operations” follows.

Immediately upon the acquisition of Hummingbird, Open Text restructured both Hummingbird and pre-acquisition Open Text operations into one combined organization. Sales forces were aligned by either a combined vertical or geography. All back office functions such as accounting and information technology were combined to manage both operations. Our research and development teams quickly prepared integration code to combine products and features between previous Hummingbird and Open Text products. Most former Hummingbird executive management and many next levels of management personnel were terminated and primarily Open Text management assumed all responsibilities for sales, service, research and development, and general and administrative activities. In view of the shared resources, single line management and combined operations, presentation of the results of operations of Open Text and Hummingbird separately is not meaningful to this analysis.

 

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Revenues

Revenues by Product Type

The following tables set forth our revenues by product and as a percentage of the related product revenue for the periods indicated:

 

   

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 

(in thousands)

  2007   2006   Change in $   % Change     2007   2006   Change in $   % Change  

License

  $ 43,032   $ 28,415   $ 14,617   51.4 %   $ 123,282   $ 90,489   $ 32,793   36.2 %

Customer support

    79,042     45,966     33,076   72.0 %     205,352     136,656     68,696   50.3 %

Service

    33,978     26,545     7,433   28.0 %     91,834     77,182     14,652   19.0 %
                                       

Total

  $ 156,052   $ 100,926   $ 55,126   54.6 %   $ 420,468   $ 304,327   $ 116,141   38.2 %
                                       

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
    Nine months ended
March 31,
 

(% of total revenue)

       2007             2006             2007             2006      

License

   27.6 %   28.2 %   29.3 %   29.7 %

Customer support

   50.7 %   45.5 %   48.8 %   44.9 %

Service

   21.7 %   26.3 %   21.9 %   25.4 %
                        

Total

   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %
                        

License Revenues

License revenues consist of fees earned from the licensing of software products to customers.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, license revenues increased by approximately $14.6 million, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily as a result of growth in our North American operations. Of the total growth achieved this quarter, North America accounted for 62.3% of the increase, followed by Europe, which contributed 37.0% and the remaining growth was contributed by the Other segment.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, license revenues increased by $32.8 million, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily as a result of growth in our European license sales. Of the total growth, Europe contributed 54.9%, followed by North America, which added 39.6% and the remaining Other segment contributed approximately 5.5% to the year-to-date growth.

Customer Support Revenues

Customer support revenues consist of revenue from our customer support and maintenance agreements. These agreements allow our customers to receive technical support, enhancements and upgrades to new versions of our software products when and if available. Customer support revenues are generated from such support and maintenance agreements relating to current year sales of software products and from the renewal of existing maintenance agreements for software licenses sold in prior periods. As our installed base grows, the renewal rate has a larger influence on customer support revenue than the current software revenue growth. Therefore, changes in customer support revenues do not necessarily correlate directly to the changes in license revenue in a given period. Typically the term of these support and maintenance agreements is twelve months, with customer renewal options. We have historically experienced a renewal rate over 90% but continue to encounter pricing pressure from our customers during contract negotiation and renewal. New license sales create additional customer support agreements which contribute substantially to the increase in our customer support revenue.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, customer support revenues increased by $33.1 million, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily as a result of growth in our North American

 

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operations. Of the total growth achieved this quarter, North America accounted for 53.0% of the increase, followed by Europe, which contributed 42.4% and the remaining Other segment contributed 4.6% to this growth.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, customer support revenues increased by $68.7 million, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily as a result of growth from Europe. Of the total growth, Europe contributed 50.1%, followed closely by North America, which contributed 46.5% and the remaining contribution came from our Other segment, which added 3.4% to the overall growth.

Service Revenues

Service revenues consist of revenues from consulting contracts and contracts to provide training and integration services.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, service revenues increased by $7.4 million, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily as a result of growth in our European operations. Of the total growth achieved this quarter, Europe accounted for 60.0% of the increase, followed by North America, which contributed 33.3% and the remaining Other segment contributed 6.7% to this growth.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, service revenues increased by $14.7 million, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily as a result of growth from Europe. Of the total growth, Europe contributed 56.8%, followed closely by North America, which contributed 42.5% and the remaining contribution came from our Other segment.

Revenues by Geography

The following table sets forth information regarding our revenues by geography.

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
    Nine months ended
March 31
 

(In thousands)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

North America

   $ 75,230     $ 45,902     $ 196,814     $ 145,918  

Europe

     73,410       49,656       203,794       142,257  

Other

     7,412       5,368       19,860       16,152  
                                

Total

   $ 156,052     $ 100,926     $ 420,468     $ 304,327  
                                
     Three months ended
March 31,
    Nine months ended
March 31,
 

% of Total Revenue

   2007     2006     2007     2006  

North America

     48.2 %     45.5 %     46.8 %     47.9 %

Europe

     47.0 %     49.2 %     48.5 %     46.7 %

Other

     4.8 %     5.3 %     4.7 %     5.4 %
                                

Total

     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
                                

In the three and nine months ended, March 31, 2007, our total revenues have increased by approximately $55.1 million and $116.1 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year.

North America revenues increased when compared with the proportionate contributions of Europe and “Other” primarily due to higher North America license and customer support revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

On a current year to date basis, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, Europe revenues increased in proportion to North America and “Other” on account of increased product revenues in all three product types.

The “Other” geographic segment, reflected above, includes Australia, Japan, Malaysia, and the Middle East region.

 

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Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin by Product Type

The following tables set forth the changes in cost of revenues and gross margin by product type for the periods indicated:

Cost of Revenues:

 

   

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 

(in thousands)

  2007   2006   Change in $     % Change     2007   2006   Change in $   % Change  

License

  $ 3,515   $ 3,900   $ (385 )   (9.9 %)   $ 9,637   $ 8,099   $ 1,538   19.0 %

Customer support

    12,431     7,103     5,328     75.0 %     31,821     21,595     10,226   47.4 %

Service

    28,042     19,840     8,202     41.3 %     77,012     61,848     15,164   24.5 %

Amortization of acquired technology intangible assets

    10,433     4,730     5,703     120.6 %     25,675     14,013     11,662   83.2 %
                                                 

Total

  $ 54,421   $ 35,573   $ 18,848     53.0 %   $ 144,145   $ 105,555   $ 38,590   36.6 %
                                                 

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
    Nine months ended
March 31,
 

Gross margin (% of revenue)

       2007             2006             2007             2006      

License

   91.8 %   86.3 %   92.2 %   91.0 %

Customer support

   84.3 %   84.5 %   84.5 %   84.2 %

Service

   17.5 %   25.3 %   16.1 %   19.9 %

Cost of license revenues

Cost of license revenues consists primarily of royalties payable to third parties, product media duplication, instruction manuals and packaging expenses.

Cost of license revenues increased in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, as a direct result of the incremental impact of Hummingbird. The increase in the gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, was due to an overall reduction of reseller fees and reliance on third party products. The gross margins for the nine months ended March 31, 2007, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, were relatively stable, both within the 91% to 93% range.

Cost of customer support revenues

Cost of customer support revenues is comprised primarily of technical support personnel and related costs.

Cost of customer support revenues increased in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, as a direct result of the incremental impact of Hummingbird. The gross margins for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year were relatively stable, all within the 85% range.

Cost of service revenues

Cost of service revenues consists primarily of the costs of providing integration, customization and training with respect to our various software products. The most significant component of these costs is personnel and related expenses. The other components include travel costs and third party subcontracting.

 

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Cost of service revenues increased in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, as a direct result of the incremental impact of Hummingbird. Gross margins for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 declined compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year, as a result of the increased costs due to the integration and reorganization of our combined entity.

Operating Expenses

The following table sets forth total operating expenses by function and as a percentage of total revenue for the periods indicated:

 

   

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 

(in thousands)

  2007   2006     $ Change   % Change     2007   2006   $ Change     % Change  

Research and development

  $ 21,176   $ 14,153     $ 7,023   49.6 %   $ 57,950   $ 44,824   $ 13,126     29.3 %

Sales and marketing

    39,069     24,677       14,392   58.3 %     107,450     78,562     28,888     36.8 %

General and administrative

    15,947     11,210       4,737   42.3 %     43,688     33,298     10,390     31.2 %

Depreciation

    3,626     2,694       932   34.6 %     10,525     8,034     2,491     31.0 %

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

    7,396     2,298       5,098   221.8 %     17,147     6,825     10,322     151.2 %

Special charges (recoveries)

    878     (557 )     1,435   N/A       5,253     26,347     (21,094 )   N/A  
                                                   

Total

  $ 88,092   $ 54,475     $ 33,617   61.7 %   $ 242,013   $ 197,890   $ 44,123     22.3 %
                                                   

 

    

Three months ended

March 31,

   

Nine months ended

March 31,

 

(in % of total revenue)

       2007             2006             2007             2006      

Research and development

   13.6 %   14.0 %   13.8 %   14.7 %

Sales and marketing

   25.0 %   24.5 %   25.6 %   25.8 %

General and administrative

   10.2 %   11.1 %   10.4 %   10.9 %

Depreciation

   2.3 %   2.7 %   2.5 %   2.6 %

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

   4.7 %   2.3 %   4.1 %   2.2 %

Special charges

   0.6 %   (0.6 %)   1.2 %   8.7 %

Research and development expenses

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses consist primarily of engineering personnel expenses, contracted research and development expenses, and facilities and equipment costs.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, R&D expenses increased by $7.0 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This increase is primarily attributable to an increase in R&D headcount of 268 employees. This increase in staff translates into an increase of approximately $5.4 million in direct labour and approximately $1.1 million in associated labour benefits and expenses. The remaining increase is attributed to normal operating expenses.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, R&D expenses increased by $13.1 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This increase is predominantly attributable to an increase in direct labour of approximately $11.4 million and labour related expenses of approximately $2.3 million.

Sales and marketing expenses

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For the three months ended March 31, 2007, sales and marketing expenses increased by $14.4 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This increase is largely attributable to an increase in sales and marketing headcount of 201 employees. This increase in staff translates into an increase of approximately $6.2 million in direct labour and approximately $2.1 million in associated labour benefits and expenses. Travel, marketing and commission expenses contributed to an increase of approximately $6.0 million on account of an increase to the breadth of our product portfolio and an expansion of our normal business activities as a result of our fiscal 2007 acquisitions.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, sales and marketing expenses increased by $28.9 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This increase is primarily attributable to an increase in direct labour of approximately $11.9 million and labour related expenses of approximately $5.1 million. Travel, marketing and commission expenses contributed to an increase of approximately $11.4 million on account of an increase to the breadth of our product portfolio and an expansion of our normal business activities as a result of our fiscal 2007 acquisitions.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses mainly consist of salaries of administrative personnel, related overhead, facility expenses, audit fees, consulting expenses and public company costs.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, general and administrative expenses increased by $4.7 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This increase is partially due to an increase in general and administrative headcount of 88 employees. This increase in staff translates into an increase in direct labour expenses of approximately $2.5 million and labour related benefits and expenses of approximately $500,000. The remaining increase in general and administrate expenses related to miscellaneous operating activities associated with the expanded scale of the business.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, general and administrative expenses increased by $10.4 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This increase is partially due to an increase in direct labour of approximately $6.8 million, and labour related expenses of approximately $2.4 million. The remaining increase in general and administrative expenses related to miscellaneous operating activities associated with the expanded scale of the business.

Accounts Receivable (“AR”) and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (“AfDA”):

As a result of our October 2006 purchase of Hummingbird, our AfDA, on a “combined” company basis, increased by approximately $17.6 million of which we wrote off $7.2 million and $3.0 million, for the quarters ended December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007 respectively, in connection with AR that emanated from pre-acquisition date transactions that we determined were uncollectible. See Note 10 “Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Unbilled Receivables” to the Interim Financial Statements for additional information relating to legacy Hummingbird AfDA.

Share-based compensation expense

On July 1, 2005, we adopted the fair value-based method for measurement and cost recognition of employee share-based compensation under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No 123 (Revised 2004) “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS 123R”), using the modified prospective application transitional approach. Previously, we had been accounting for employee share-based compensation using the intrinsic value method, which generally did not result in any compensation cost being recorded for stock options since the exercise price was equal to the market price of the underlying shares on the date of grant.

 

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Our stock options are now accounted for under SFAS 123R. The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the fair value of each option was estimated using the following weighted–average assumptions: expected volatility of 45.0%; risk-free interest rate of 4.7%; expected dividend yield of 0.0%; and expected life of 5.0 years. For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, the fair value of each option was estimated using the following weighted–average assumptions: expected volatility of 46.0%; risk-free interest rate of 4.6%; expected dividend yield of 0.0%; and expected life of 4.8 years. Expected option lives and volatilities are based on our historical data.

For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the fair value of each option was estimated using the following weighted–average assumptions: expected volatility of 54.0%; risk-free interest rate of 4.4%; expected dividend yield of 0.0%; and expected life of 5.5 years. For the nine months ended March 31, 2006, the fair value of each option was estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions: expected volatility of 55.0%; risk-free interest rate of 4.4%; expected dividend yield of 0.0%; and expected life of 5.5 years.

Share-based compensation cost included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 was approximately $1.2 million and $3.9 million, respectively, net of related tax effects. This includes deferred tax assets of $243,000 and $627,000 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 respectively, in relation to the tax effect of certain stock options that are eligible for a tax deduction when exercised. As of March 31, 2007, the total compensation cost related to unvested awards not yet recognized was $12.5 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2 years.

We made no modifications to the terms of our outstanding share options in anticipation of the adoption of SFAS 123R. Also, we made no changes in either the quantity or type of instruments used in our share option plans or the terms of our share option plans.

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

Amortization of acquired intangible assets includes the amortization of customer assets. Amortization of acquired technology is included as an element of cost of sales.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, amortization of acquired intangible assets increased $5.1 million, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, amortization of acquired intangible assets increased $10.3 million, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. These increases are due to the impact of the Hummingbird acquisition.

Special charges (recoveries)

Fiscal 2007 Restructuring

In December 2006, our Board approved, and we commenced implementing, restructuring activities to streamline our operations and consolidate our excess facilities (“Fiscal 2007 restructuring plan”). Total costs to be incurred in conjunction with the plan are expected to be approximately $7.0 million, of which $993,000 and $6.1 million has been recorded within Special charges in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007,

 

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respectively. The charge consisted primarily of costs associated with workforce reduction and abandonment of excess facilities, and are expected to be paid by December 31, 2008, and August 31, 2010, respectively. However on a quarterly basis, we will conduct an evaluation of these balances and revise our assumptions and estimates, as appropriate.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability is shown below:

 

     Work force
reduction
    Facility
costs
    Other     Total  

Fiscal 2007 Restructuring Plan

        

Balance as of June 30, 2006

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Accruals

     5,679       213       203       6,095  

Cash payments

     (3,700 )     (35 )     (203 )     (3,938 )

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

     (21 )     (15 )     —         (36 )
                                

Balance as of March 31, 2007

   $ 1,958     $ 163     $ —       $ 2,121  
                                

The following table outlines restructuring charges incurred under our Fiscal 2007 restructuring plan, by segment, for the nine months ended March 31, 2007.

 

     Work force
reduction
   Facility
costs
   Other    Total

Fiscal 2007 Restructuring Plan—by Segment

           

North America

   $ 2,072    $ —      $ 140    $ 2,212

Europe

     3,607      213      51      3,871

Other

     —        —        12      12
                           

Total charge by segment for the nine months ended
March 31, 2007

   $ 5,679    $ 213    $ 203    $ 6,095
                           

Fiscal 2006 Restructuring

In the three months ended September 30, 2005, our Board approved, and we began to implement restructuring activities to streamline our operations and consolidate our excess facilities (“Fiscal 2006 restructuring plan”). These charges relate to work force reductions, abandonment of excess facilities and other miscellaneous direct costs. On a quarterly basis, we conduct an evaluation of these balances and revise our assumptions and estimates, as appropriate. In the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, we recorded recoveries from special charges of $115,000 and $842,000, respectively. The provision related to workforce reduction is expected to be paid by September 30, 2007, and the provisions relating to the abandonment of excess facilities, such as contract settlements and lease costs, are expected to be paid by January 2014.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability is shown below.

 

    

Work force

reduction

    Facility costs     Other     Total  

Fiscal 2006 Restructuring Plan

        

Balance as of June 30, 2006

   $ 2,685     $ 4,135     $ 9     $ 6,829  

Accruals (recoveries)

     (620 )     (324 )     102       (842 )

Cash payments

     (1,817 )     (2,301 )     (112 )     (4,230 )

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

     (59 )     143       —         84  
                                

Balance as of March 31, 2007

   $ 189     $ 1,653     $ (1 )   $ 1,841  
                                

 

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The following table outlines restructuring charges incurred and recovered under our Fiscal 2006 restructuring plan, by segment, for the nine months ended March 31, 2007.

 

     Work force
reduction
    Facility costs     Other     Total  

Fiscal 2006 Restructuring Plan—by Segment

        

North America

   $ (189 )   $ (320 )   $ 19     $ (490 )

Europe

     (423 )     (4 )     88       (339 )

Other

     (8 )     —         (5 )     (13 )
                                

Total charge (recoveries) by segment for the nine months ended March 31, 2007

   $ (620 )   $ (324 )   $ 102     $ (842 )
                                

Fiscal 2004 Restructuring

In the three months ended March 31, 2004, we recorded a restructuring charge of approximately $10.0 million relating primarily to our North America segment (“Fiscal 2004 Restructuring Plan”). The charge consisted primarily of costs associated with a workforce reduction, excess facilities associated with the integration of the IXOS acquisition, write downs of capital assets and legal costs related to the termination of facilities. All actions relating to employer workforce reductions were completed, and the related costs expended as of March 31, 2006. On a quarterly basis, we conduct an evaluation of these balances and revise our assumptions and estimates, as appropriate. The provision for facility costs is expected to be substantially paid by 2011.

The activity of the provision for the Fiscal 2004 restructuring Plan is as follows for the nine months ended March 31, 2007:

 

     Facility costs  

Fiscal 2004 Restructuring Plan

  

Balance as of June 30, 2006

   $ 1,170  

Cash payments

     (402 )

Foreign exchange and other adjustments

     387  
        

Balance as of March 31, 2007

   $ 1,155  
        

Income taxes

We recorded a provision for income taxes of $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. This decrease in the provision for income taxes is related to higher income being earned in jurisdictions with a lower statutory rate.

Our deferred tax assets, totaling $247.5 million, are based upon available income tax losses and future income tax deductions. Our ability to use these income tax losses and future income tax deductions is dependent upon us generating income in the tax jurisdictions in which such losses or deductions arose. The recognized deferred tax liability of $113.7 million is primarily made up of three components. The first component relates to $106.8 million arising from the amortization of timing differences relating to acquired intangible assets and future income inclusions. The second component, of $3.0 million, relates primarily to deferred credits arising from non capital losses and un-deducted scientific research and development experimental expenditures acquired at a discount on asset acquisitions, which will be included in income as they are utilized. The third component, of $3.9 million, relates to other timing differences. We record a valuation allowance against deferred income tax assets when we believe it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. Based on the reversal of deferred income tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, the character of the income tax asset and tax planning strategies, we have determined that a valuation allowance of

 

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$168.8 million is recorded in respect of our deferred income tax assets as at March 31, 2007. (A valuation allowance of $127.5 million was required for the deferred income tax assets as at June 30, 2006). This valuation allowance is primarily attributable to valuation allowances set up based on losses incurred in the year in certain foreign jurisdictions. In order to fully utilize the recognized deferred income tax assets of $78.7 million, we will need to generate aggregate future taxable income in applicable jurisdictions of approximately $191.9 million. Based on our current projection of taxable income, for the periods in the jurisdictions in which the deferred income tax assets are deductible, we believe that it is more likely than not that we will realize the benefit of the recognized deferred income tax assets as of March 31, 2007.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table summarizes the changes in our cash and cash equivalents and cash flows over the periods indicated:

 

     Three months ended March 31,     Nine months ended March 31,  

(in thousands)

   2007     2006     $ Change     2007     2006     $ Change  

Net cash provided by (used in)

            

Operating activities

   $ 41,342     $ 28,699     $ 12,643     $ 82,407     $ 45,371     $ 37,036  

Investing activities

   $ (13,073 )   $ (4,902 )   $ (8,171 )   $ (424,477 )   $ (28,440 )   $ (396,037 )

Financing activities

   $ 5,675     $ 1,665     $ 4,010     $ 390,274     $ 17,122     $ 373,152  

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

The increase in operating cash flow of $12.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, was primarily due to an increase in the impact of changes in operating assets and liabilities of $20.3 million offset by a reduction of non-cash charges of $4.2 million and a reduction of $3.5 million in net income for the period.

The increase in operating cash flow of $37.0 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2007 was primarily due to an increase in net income of $16.3 million, the impact of non-cash charges of $2.2 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $18.5 million.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

The increase in net cash used in investing activities of $8.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, was primarily due to $4.1 million in cash, paid for Momentum and an increase in acquisition related costs of $6.3 million offset by reduction in capital expenditures of approximately $2.0 million.

The increase in net cash used in investing activities of $396.0 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2007, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, was primarily due to $384.8 million in cash, paid for Hummingbird, $4.1 million in cash, paid for Momentum, and an increase in acquisition related costs of $24.7 million, offset by a reduction in capital expenditures of approximately $12.2 million and lower cash outlays on prior period acquisitions of $6.1 million.

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

The increase in net cash provided by financing activities of $4.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared, to the same period in the prior fiscal year, was mainly due to a $4.8 million increase in the proceeds received from the issuance of our Common Shares, offset by a $1.0 million repayment on our long-term debt.

 

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The increase in net cash provided by financing activities of $373.2 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year was mainly due to a $377.1 million increase in our bank financing and a $5.4 million increase in the proceeds we received from the issuance of our Common shares. These increases were offset by debt issuance costs in the amount of $7.4 million and debt repayments of $2.2 million.

Term loan and Revolver

On October 2, 2006, we entered into a $465.0 million credit agreement with a Canadian chartered bank consisting of a $390.0 million term loan facility and a $75.0 million committed revolving long-term credit facility (the “revolver”). The term loan was used to partially finance the Hummingbird acquisition and the revolver will be used for general business purposes. The credit agreement is guaranteed by us and certain of our subsidiaries.

Term loan

The term loan has a seven year term expiring on October 2, 2013, and bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.50%. The term loan principal repayments are equal to 0.25% ($975,000) of the original principal amount, due each quarter with the remainder due at the end of the term.

On May 2, 2007, we announced that we would be making an additional payment of $30.0 million against the term loan in May 2007. This pre-payment is within the terms of our lending agreement. See Note 19 “Subsequent Events” to the Interim Financial Statements.

In October 2006, we also entered into an interest-rate collar agreement that has the economic effect of circumscribing the floating portion of the interest rate obligations associated with $195.0 million of the term loan, within an upper limit of 5.34% and a lower limit of 4.79%.

Revolver

The revolver has a five year term and expires on October 2, 2011. Borrowings under this facility bear interest at rates specified in the credit agreement. The revolver replaced a CAD $40.0 million line of credit that we previously had with the same bank. There were no borrowings outstanding under the revolver as of March 31, 2007.

The credit agreement covering the term loan, the revolver and the term loan agreement relating to a mortgage on our Waterloo building also contain covenants that require us to maintain certain financial ratios. As of March 31, 2007 we were in compliance with all such covenants.

We believe funds generated from the expected results of operations, and available cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to finance our strategic initiatives for the next fiscal year. In addition, our revolving credit facility is available for additional working capital needs or investment opportunities. There can be no assurance, however, that we will continue to generate cash flows, at or above, current levels or that we will be able to maintain our ability to borrow under our revolving credit facility.

Repurchase Program

On May 2, 2007, we filed a notice of intention with the Ontario Securities Commission to make a normal course issuer bid to repurchase up to a maximum of 2,494,053 Common Shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) (“Repurchase Program”). Repurchases, if any are made, will be determined by our Board of Directors and will begin on or after May 7, 2007, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the

 

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NASDAQ. This Repurchase Program will terminate on the earlier of May 6, 2008, or the date on which a total of 2,494,053 Common Shares have been repurchased pursuant to its terms. For details, see Note 19 “Subsequent Events” to the Interim Financial Statements.

Commitments and Contractual Obligations

We have entered into the following contractual obligations with minimum annual payments for the indicated fiscal periods as follows:

 

     Payments due by period
     Total    2007    2008 to 2009    2010 to 2011    2012 and beyond

Long-term debt obligations

   $ 595,672    $ 8,853    $ 70,433    $ 79,688    $ 436,698

Operating lease obligations *

     99,059      6,588      46,200      32,644      13,627

Purchase obligations

     5,924      1,047      3,962      915      —  
                                  
   $ 700,655    $ 16,488    $ 120,595    $ 113,247    $ 450,325
                                  

* Net of $6.6 million of non-cancelable sublease income to be received from properties which we have subleased to other parties.

We recorded rental expense of $3.9 million and $10.0 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, respectively.

Rental expense of $1.8 million and $9.1 million was recorded during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006, respectively.

The long-term debt obligations are comprised of interest and principal payments on our $390.0 million term loan agreement and a 5 year mortgage on our headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario.

IXOS domination agreement

We have guaranteed a payment by IXOS to the minority shareholders of IXOS of an annual compensation of Euro 0.42 per share (“Annual Compensation”).

The IXOS domination agreement was registered on August 23, 2005. In the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we commenced accruing the amount payable to minority shareholders of IXOS on account of Annual Compensation. This amount has been accounted for as a “guaranteed dividend”, payable to the minority shareholders, and is recorded as a charge to minority interest in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income.

Based on the number of minority IXOS shareholders as of March 31, 2007, the estimated amount of Annual Compensation was approximately $124,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and $377,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2007. Additionally, an amount of approximately $397,000 was paid, against previously accrued amounts, to the IXOS minority shareholders on account of Annual Compensation for the year ended June 30, 2006. Because we are unable to predict, with reasonable accuracy, the number of IXOS minority shareholders in future periods, we are unable to predict the amount of Annual Compensation that will be payable in future years.

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certainty, our management does not believe that the outcome of any of these legal matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not enter into off-balance sheet financing as a matter of practice except for the use of operating leases for office space, computer equipment, and vehicles. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, neither the lease liability nor the underlying asset is carried on the balance sheet, as the terms of the leases do not meet the criteria for capitalization.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” “SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Most of the provisions in SFAS 159 are elective; however, the amendment to FASB Statement No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”, applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. SFAS 159 is effective for us beginning July 1, 2008. We are currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on our financial statements.

In September 2006, the United States Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Current Year Misstatements”, (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 requires analysis of misstatements using both an income statement (rollover) approach and a balance sheet (iron curtain) approach in assessing materiality and provides for a one-time cumulative effect transition adjustment. SAB 108 is effective for our fiscal year 2007 annual financial statements. We are currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SAB 108 will have on our financial statements.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. This statement is effective for us beginning July 1, 2008. We are currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on our financial statements.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 on Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). Under FIN 48, an entity should presume that a taxing authority will examine its tax position when evaluating the position for recognition and measurement; therefore, assessment of the probability of the risk of examination is not appropriate. In applying the provisions of FIN 48, there will be distinct recognition and measurement evaluations. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not, based solely on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the appropriate amount of the benefit to recognize. The amount of benefit to recognize will be measured as the maximum amount which is more likely than not, to be realized. The tax position should be derecognized when it is no longer more likely than not of being sustained. On subsequent recognition and measurement the maximum amount which is more likely than not to be recognized at each reporting date will represent management’s best estimate, given the

 

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information available at the reporting date, even though the outcome of the tax position is not absolute or final. Subsequent recognition, derecognition, and measurement should be based on new information. A liability for interest or penalties or both will be recognized as deemed to be incurred based on the provisions of the tax law, that is, the period for which the taxing authority will begin assessing the interest or penalties or both. The amount of interest expense recognized will be based on the difference between the amount recognized in the financial statements and the benefit recognized in the tax return. On transition, the change in net assets due to applying the provisions of the final interpretation will be considered as a change in accounting principle with the cumulative effect of the change treated as an offsetting adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of transition. FIN 48 will be effective for us as of July 1, 2007. We are currently assessing the potential impact that the adoption of FIN 48 will have on our financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a discussion of the critical accounting policies that affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements, please refer to our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are primarily exposed to market risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

Interest rate risk

Our exposure to interest rate fluctuations relates primarily to our term loan, as we had no borrowings outstanding under our line of credit at March 31, 2007. The term loan bears a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.5%. As of March 31, 2007, an adverse change in LIBOR of 100 basis points (1.0%) would have the effect of increasing our annual interest payment on the term loan by approximately $3.9 million assuming the loan balance as of March 31, 2007 is outstanding for the entire period.

We manage our interest rate exposure, relating to 50% of the above mentioned term loan, with an interest rate collar that partially hedges the fluctuation in LIBOR. The collar has a notional value of $195.0 million, a cap rate of 5.34% and a floor rate of 4.79%. This has the effect of circumscribing our maximum floating interest rate risk within the range of 5.34% to 4.79%. The collar expires in December 2009.

Foreign currency risk

A substantial portion of our cash and cash equivalents are held in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, on account of our global operations. As of March 31, 2007, this balance represented approximately 71% of our total cash and cash equivalents. A 10% adverse change in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar would have decreased our reported cash and cash equivalents by approximately 7%.

Our global operations expose us to foreign currency fluctuations. Revenues and related expenses generated from our international subsidiaries are generally denominated in the functional currencies of the local countries. Our primary currencies include Euros, Canadian Dollars, Swiss Francs and British Pounds. The unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income of our global operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in each applicable period. To the extent the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, the foreign currency conversion of these foreign currency denominated transactions into U.S. dollars results in reduced revenues, operating expenses and net income for our international operations. Similarly, our revenues, operating expenses and net income will increase for our international operations, if the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies. We cannot predict the effect foreign exchange fluctuations will have on our results going forward. However, if there is an adverse change in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar, it could have a material effect on our results of operations.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15 (e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports 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, and that material information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

Based on the evaluation completed by our management, in which our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer participated, our management has concluded that there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risk Factors

In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks as well as uncertainties, including those discussed in the following cautionary statements and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The actual results that we achieve may differ materially from any forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. You should carefully review the following factors, as well as the other information set forth herein, when evaluating us and our business. If any of the following risks were to occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations would likely suffer. In that event, the trading price of our Common Shares would likely decline. Such risks are further discussed from time to time in our filings filed from time to time with the SEC.

Our acquisition of Hummingbird may adversely affect our operations and finances in the short term

On October 2, 2006 we acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Hummingbird. The Hummingbird shares were acquired for cash, which required us to borrow the necessary funds from a syndicate of leading financial institutions to help to pay for the Hummingbird acquisition. The interest costs associated with this credit facility will materially increase our operating expenses, which may materially and adversely affect our profitability as well as the price of our Common Shares. The Hummingbird acquisition represents a significant and unique opportunity for our business. However, the size of the acquisition and the inevitable integration challenges that will result from the acquisition may divert management’s attention from the normal daily operations of our existing businesses, products and services. We cannot ensure that we will be successful in retaining key Hummingbird employees. In addition, our operations may be disrupted if we fail to adequately retain and motivate all of the employees of the newly merged entity.

Our success depends on our relationships with strategic partners

We rely on close cooperation with partners for sales and product development as well as for the optimization of opportunities which arise in our competitive environment. If any of our partners should decide for any reason to terminate or scale back their cooperative efforts with us, our business, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected.

If we do not continue to develop new technologically advanced products, future revenues will be negatively affected

Our success depends upon our ability to design, develop, test, market, license and support new software products and enhancements of current products on a timely basis in response to both competitive threats and marketplace demands. In addition, new software products and enhancements must remain compatible with standard platforms and file formats. We continue to enhance the capability of our Livelink software to enable users to form workgroups and collaborate on private intranets as well as on the Internet. Often, we must integrate software licensed or acquired from third parties with our proprietary software to create or improve our products. These products are important to the success of our strategy. If we are unable to achieve a successful integration with third party software, we may not be successful in developing and marketing our new software products and enhancements. If we are unable to successfully integrate the technologies to develop new software products and enhancements to existing products, or to complete products currently under development, which we license or acquire from third parties our operating results will materially suffer. In addition, if the integrated or new products or enhancements do not achieve acceptance by the marketplace, our operating results will materially suffer. Also, if new industry standards emerge that we do not anticipate or adapt to, our software products could be rendered obsolete and, as a result, our business, as well as our ability to compete in the marketplace, would be materially harmed.

 

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If our products and services do not gain market acceptance, we may not be able to increase our revenues

We intend to pursue our strategy of growing the capabilities of our ECM software offerings through our proprietary research and development of new product offerings. In response to customer requests, we continue to enhance Livelink and many of our optional components and we continue to set the standard for ECM capabilities. The primary market for our software and services is rapidly evolving which means that the level of acceptance of products and services that have been released recently or that are planned for future release by the marketplace is not certain. If the markets for our products and services fail to develop, develop more slowly than expected or become subject to intense competition, our business will suffer. As a result, we may be unable to: (i) successfully market our current products and services, (ii) develop new software products, services and enhancements to current products and services, (iii) complete customer installations on a timely basis, or (iv) complete products and services currently under development. If our products and services are not accepted by our customers or by other businesses in the marketplace, our business and operating results will be materially affected.

Current and future competitors could have a significant impact on our ability to generate future revenue and profits

The markets for our products are intensely competitive, and are subject to rapid technological change and other pressures created by changes in our industry. We expect competition to increase and intensify in the future as the pace of technological change and adaptation quickens and as additional companies enter into each of our markets. Numerous releases of competitive products have occurred in recent history and can be expected to continue in the near future. We may not be able to compete effectively with current competitors and potential entrants into our marketplace. If other businesses were to engage in aggressive pricing policies with respect to competing products, or if the dynamics in our marketplace resulted in increasing bargaining power by the consumers of our products and services, we would need to lower our prices. This could result in lower revenues or reduced margins, either of which may materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.

We are confronting two inexorable trends in our industry; the consolidation of our competitors and the commoditization of our products and services

The acquisition of Documentum Inc. by EMC Corporation in December 2003 and International Business Machines Corporation’s acquisition of FileNet Corporation in October 2006 have changed the marketplace for our goods and services. As a result of these acquisitions, two comparable competitors to our company have been replaced by larger and better capitalized companies. In addition, other large corporations with considerable financial resources either have products that compete with the products we offer, or have the ability to encroach on our competitive position within our marketplace. These large, well-capitalized companies have the financial resources to engage in competition with our products and services on the basis of marketing, services or support. They also have the ability to introduce items that compete with our maturing products and services. For example, Microsoft has launched SharePoint, a product which provides the same benefits that some of our ECM products provide at a lower cost to the customer. The threat posed by larger competitors and the goods and services that these companies can produce at a lower cost to our target customers may materially increase our expenses and reduce our revenues. Any material adverse effect on our revenue or cost structure may materially reduce the price of our Common Shares.

Acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and other business initiatives may negatively affect our operating results

We continue to seek out opportunities to acquire or invest in businesses, products and technologies that expand, complement or otherwise relate to our current business. We also consider from time to time, opportunities to engage in joint ventures or other business collaborations with third parties to address particular market segments. These activities create risks such as the need to integrate and manage the businesses and products acquired with our own business and products, additional demands on our management, resources, systems, procedures and controls, disruption of our ongoing business, and diversion of management’s attention

 

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from other business concerns. Moreover, these transactions could involve substantial investment of funds and/or technology transfers and the acquisition or disposition of product lines or businesses. Also, such activities could result in one-time charges and expenses and have the potential to either dilute the interests of existing shareholders or result in the assumption of debt. Such acquisitions, investments, joint ventures or other business collaborations may involve significant commitments of financial and other resources of our company. Any such activity may not be successful in generating revenue, income or other returns to us, and the financial or other resources committed to such activities will not be available to us for other purposes. For example, the Hummingbird Connectivity family of products maintains a dominant position in its marketplace. As a result, future growth opportunities could be limited for this family of products. Our inability to address limited growth opportunities for this family of products, as well our inability to address other risks associated with other acquisitions or investments in businesses, may negatively affect our operating results.

Businesses we acquire may have disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting that are weaker than or otherwise not in conformity with ours

We have a history of acquiring complementary businesses with varying levels of organizational size and complexity. Upon consummating an acquisition, we seek to implement our disclosure controls and procedures as well as our internal controls over financial reporting at the acquired company as promptly as possible. Depending upon the size and complexity of the business acquired, the implementation of our disclosure controls and procedures as well as the implementation of our internal controls over financial reporting at an acquired company may be a lengthy process. Typically, we conduct due diligence prior to consummating an acquisition, however, our integration efforts may periodically expose deficiencies in the disclosure controls and procedures as well as in internal controls over financial reporting of an acquired company. We expect that the process involved in completing the integration of our own disclosure controls and procedures as well as our own internal controls over financial reporting at an acquired business will sufficiently correct any identified deficiencies. However, if such deficiencies exist, we may not be in a position to comply with our periodic reporting requirements and, as a result, our business and financial condition may be materially harmed.

The length of our sales cycle can fluctuate significantly which could result in significant fluctuations in license revenue being recognized from quarter to quarter

The decision by a customer to purchase our products often involves a comprehensive implementation process across our customer’s network or networks. As a result, licenses of these products may entail a significant commitment of resources by prospective customers, accompanied by the attendant risks and delays frequently associated with significant expenditures and lengthy sales cycle and implementation procedures. Given the significant investment and commitment of resources required by an organization to implement our software, our sales cycle may be longer compared to companies in other industries. Over the past fiscal year, we have experienced a lengthening of our sales cycle as customers include more personnel in their decisions and focus on more enterprise-wide licensing deals. In an economic environment of reduced information technology spending, it may take several months, or even several quarters, for marketing opportunities to materialize. If a customer’s decision to license our software is delayed or if the installation of our products takes longer than originally anticipated, the date on which we may recognize revenue from these licenses would be delayed. Such delays could cause our revenues to be lower than expected in a particular period.

Our international operations expose us to business risks that could cause our operating results to suffer

We intend to continue to make efforts to increase our international operations and anticipate that international sales will continue to account for a significant portion of our revenue. We have increased our presence in the European market, especially since our acquisition of IXOS Software AG (“IXOS”). These international operations are subject to certain risks and costs, including the difficulty and expense of administering business and compliance abroad, compliance with both domestic and foreign laws, compliance with domestic and international import and export laws and regulations, costs related to localizing products for foreign markets, and costs related

 

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to translating and distributing products in a timely manner. International operations also tend to be subject to a longer sales and collection cycle. In addition, regulatory limitations regarding the repatriation of earnings may adversely affect cash drawls from foreign operations. Significant international sales may also expose us to greater risk from political and economic instability, unexpected changes in Canadian, United States or other governmental policies concerning import and export of goods and technology, regulatory requirements, tariffs and other trade barriers. In addition, international earnings may be subject to taxation by more than one jurisdiction, which could also materially adversely affect our effective tax rate. Also, international expansion may be more difficult, time consuming, and costly. As a result, if revenues from international operations do not offset the expenses of establishing and maintaining foreign operations, our operating results will suffer. Moreover, in any given quarter, foreign exchange rates can impact revenue adversely.

Our expenses may not match anticipated revenues

We incur operating expenses based upon anticipated revenue trends. Since a high percentage of these expenses are relatively fixed, a delay in recognizing revenue from transactions related to these expenses could cause significant variations in operating results from quarter to quarter and, as a result such a delay could materially reduce operating income. If these expenses are not subsequently followed by revenues, our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, in July 2005, we announced our 2006 restructuring initiative to restructure our operations with the intention of streamlining our operations. Subsequently, in October 2006 we announced our commitment to a separate restructuring initiative in response to the Hummingbird acquisition. We will continue to evaluate our operations, and may propose future restructuring actions as a result of changes in the marketplace, including the exit from less profitable operations or the decision to terminate services which are not valued by our customers. Any failure to successfully execute these initiatives on a timely basis may have a material adverse impact on our operations.

Our products may contain defects that could harm our reputation, be costly to correct, delay revenues, and expose us to litigation

Our products are highly complex and sophisticated and, from time to time, may contain design defects or software errors that are difficult to detect and correct. Errors may be found in new software products or improvements to existing products after commencement of shipments to our customers. If these defects are discovered, we may not be able to successfully correct such errors in a timely manner. In addition, despite the extensive tests we conduct on all our products, we may not be able to fully simulate the environment in which our products will operate and, as a result, we may be unable to adequately detect the design defects or software errors which may become apparent only after the products are installed in an end-user’s network. The occurrence of errors and failures in our products could result in the delay or the denial of market acceptance of our products; alleviating such errors and failures may require us to make significant expenditure of our resources. The harm to our reputation resulting from product errors and failures may be materially damaging. Since, we regularly provide a warranty with our products, the financial impact of fulfilling warranty obligations may be significant in the future. Our agreements with our strategic partners and end-users typically contain provisions designed to limit our exposure to claims. These agreements usually contain terms such as the exclusion of all implied warranties and the limitation of the availability of consequential or incidental damages. However, such provisions may not effectively protect us against claims and the attendant liabilities and costs associated with such claims. Although we maintain errors and omissions insurance coverage and comprehensive liability insurance coverage, such coverage may not be adequate to cover all such claims. Accordingly, any such claim could negatively affect our financial condition.

Failure to protect our intellectual property could harm our ability to compete effectively

We are highly dependent on our ability to protect our proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as non-disclosure agreements and other contractual provisions to establish and maintain our proprietary rights. Although we hold certain patents and have other

 

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patents pending, our general strategy is to not seek patent protection. Although we intend to protect our rights vigorously, there can be no assurance that these measures will, in all cases, be successful. Enforcement of our intellectual property rights may be difficult, particularly in some nations outside of North America in which we seek to market our products. While U.S. and Canadian copyright laws, international conventions and international treaties may provide meaningful protection against unauthorized duplication of software, the laws of some foreign jurisdictions may not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of Canada or of the United States. Software piracy has been, and is expected to be, a persistent problem for the software industry. Certain of our license arrangements have required us to make a limited confidential disclosure of portions of the source code for our products, or to place such source code into an escrow for the protection of another party. Despite the precautions we have taken, unauthorized third parties, including our competitors, may be able to copy certain portions of our products or to reverse engineer or obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Also, our competitors could independently develop technologies that are perceived to be substantially equivalent or superior to our technologies. Our competitive position may be affected by our ability to protect our intellectual property.

Other companies may claim that we infringe their intellectual property, which could materially increase costs and materially harm our ability to generate future revenue and profits

Claims of infringement are becoming increasingly common as the software industry develops and as related legal protections, including patents, are applied to software products. Although we do not believe that our products infringe on the rights of third-parties, third-parties may assert infringement claims against us in the future. Although most of our technology is proprietary in nature, we do include certain third party software in our products. In these cases, this software is licensed from the entity holding our intellectual property rights. Although we believe that we have secured proper licenses for all third-party software that is integrated into our products, third parties may assert infringement claims against us in the future, and any such assertion may result in litigation or may require us to obtain a license for the intellectual property rights of third-parties. Such licenses may not be available, or they may not be available on reasonable terms. In addition, such litigation could be disruptive to our ability to generate revenue and may result in significantly increased costs as a result of our defense against those claims or our attempt to license the patents or rework our products to ensure they comply with judicial decisions. Any of the foregoing could have a significant impact on our ability to generate future revenue and profits.

The loss of licenses to use third party software or the lack of support or enhancement of such software could adversely affect our business

We currently depend on certain third-party software. If such software was not available, we may experience delays or increased costs in the development of licenses for our products. For a limited number of product modules, we rely on certain software that we license from third-parties, including software that is integrated with internally developed software and which is used in our products to perform key functions. These third-party software licenses may not continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, and the related software may not continue to be appropriately supported, maintained, or enhanced by the licensors. The loss by us of the license to use, or the inability by licensors to support, maintain, and enhance any of such software, could result in increased costs or in delays or reductions in product shipments until equivalent software is developed or licensed and integrated with internally developed software. Such increased costs or delays or reductions in product shipments could adversely affect our business.

A reduction in the number or sales efforts by distributors could materially impact our revenues

A significant portion of our revenue is derived from the license of our products through third parties. Our success will depend, in part, upon our ability to maintain access to existing channels of distribution and to gain access to new channels if and when they develop. We may not be able to retain a sufficient number of our existing distributors or develop a sufficient number of future distributors. Distributors may also give higher priority to the sale of products other than ours (which could include competitors’ products) or may not devote

 

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sufficient resources to marketing our products. The performance of third party distributors is largely outside of our control and we are unable to predict the extent to which these distributors will be successful in marketing and licensing our products. A reduction in sales efforts, a decline in the number of distributors, or our distributors’ decision to discontinue the sale of our products could materially reduce revenue.

We must continue to manage our growth or our operating results could be adversely affected

Our markets have continued to evolve at a rapid pace. Moreover, we have grown significantly through acquisitions in the past and continue to review acquisition opportunities as a means of increasing the size and scope of our business. Finally, we have been subject to increased regulation, including various NASDAQ rules and Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes”), which has necessitated a significant use of our resources to comply with the increased level of regulation on a timely basis. Our growth, coupled with the rapid evolution of our markets and more stringent regulations, have placed, and will continue to place, significant strains on our administrative and operational resources and increased demands on our internal systems, procedures and controls. Our administrative infrastructure, systems, procedures and controls may not adequately support our operations or compliance with such regulations. In addition, our management may not be able to achieve the rapid, effective execution of the product and business initiatives necessary to successfully implement our operational and competitive strategy and to comply with all regulatory rules. If we are unable to manage growth effectively, or comply with such new regulations, our operating results will likely suffer. Our inability to manage growth or adapt to regulatory changes may also adversely affect our compliance with our periodic reporting requirements or listing standards, which could result in our delisting from the NASDAQ stock market or in our failure to comply with the rules or the regulations of the SEC.

Recently enacted and proposed changes in securities laws and related regulations could result in increased costs to us

Recently enacted and proposed changes in the laws and regulations affecting public companies, including the provisions of Sarbanes and recent rules proposed and enacted by the SEC and NASDAQ, have materially increased our expenses as we respond to the these changes. In particular, compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of Sarbanes has resulted in a higher level of internal costs and fees from our independent accounting firm and as well as from external consultants. These rules could also adversely affect our ability to obtain certain types of insurance at a reasonable cost, including director and officer liability insurance. As a result, we may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage and/or incur substantially higher premiums and related costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. The increased difficulty to obtain affordable director and officer liability insurance could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our Board of Directors, on committees of our Board of Directors, or as executive officers.

If we are not able to attract and retain top employees, our ability to compete may be harmed

Our performance is substantially dependent on the performance of our executive officers and key employees. The loss of the services of any of our executive officers or other key employees could significantly harm our business. We do not maintain “key person” life insurance policies on any of our employees. Our success is also highly dependent on our continuing ability to identify, hire, train, retain and motivate highly qualified management, technical, sales and marketing personnel. In particular, the recruitment of top research developers and experienced salespeople remains critical to our success. Competition for such people is intense, and we may not be able to attract, integrate or retain highly qualified technical, sales or managerial personnel in the future.

Our products rely on the stability of infrastructure software that, if not stable, could negatively impact the effectiveness of our products, resulting in harm to our reputation and business

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produced by Sun Microsystems, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Oracle Corporation, Microsoft Corporation and others. If weaknesses in such infrastructure software exist, we may not be able to correct or compensate for such weaknesses. If we are unable to address weaknesses resulting from problems in the infrastructure software such that our products do not meet customer needs or expectations, our reputation, and consequently, our business may be significantly harmed.

Our quarterly revenues and operating results are likely to fluctuate which could materially impact the price of our Common Shares

We experience, and we are likely to continue to experience, significant fluctuations in quarterly revenues and operating results caused by many factors, including:

 

   

changes in the demand for our products;

 

   

the introduction or enhancement of products by us and our competitors;

 

   

market acceptance of enhancements or products;

 

   

delays in the introduction of products or enhancements by us or our competitors;

 

   

customer order deferrals in anticipation of upgrades and new products;

 

   

changes in the lengths of sales cycles;

 

   

changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors;

 

   

delays in product installation with customers;

 

   

the mix of distribution channels through which products are licensed;

 

   

the mix of products and services sold;

 

   

the timing of restructuring charges taken in connection with acquisitions completed by us;

 

   

the mix of international and North American revenues;

 

   

foreign currency exchange rates;

 

   

Acquisitions; and

 

   

general economic conditions

A cancellation or deferral of even a small number of licenses or delays in the installation of our products could have a material adverse effect on our operations in any particular quarter. As a result of the timing of product introductions and the rapid evolution of our business as well as of the markets we serve, we cannot predict whether seasonal patterns experienced in the past will continue. For these reasons, you should not rely upon period-to-period comparisons of our financial results to forecast future performance. Our quarterly revenue and operating results may vary significantly and which could materially reduce the market price of our Common Shares.

The volatility of our stock price could lead to losses by shareholders

The market price of our Common Shares has been subject to wide fluctuations. Such fluctuations in market price may continue in response to quarterly variations in operating results, announcements of technological innovations or new products that are relevant to our industry, changes in financial estimates by securities analysts or other events or factors. In addition, financial markets experience significant price and volume fluctuations that particularly affect the market prices of equity securities of many technology companies. These fluctuations have often resulted from the failure of such companies to meet market expectations in a particular quarter and thus may or may not be related to the underlying operating performance of such companies. Broad market fluctuations or any failure of our operating results in a particular quarter to meet market expectations may

 

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adversely affect the market price of our Common Shares. Occasionally, periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, may lead to the institution of securities class action litigation against a company. Due to the volatility of our stock price, we could be the target of such securities litigation in the future. Such litigation could result in substantial costs to defend our interests and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, each of which would have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.

We may have exposure to greater than anticipated tax liabilities

We are subject to income taxes as well as other taxes in a variety of jurisdictions and our tax structure is subject to review by both domestic and foreign taxation authorities. The determination of our worldwide provision for income taxes and other tax liabilities requires significant judgment. Although we believe our estimates are reasonable, the ultimate outcome with respect to the taxes we owe may differ from the amounts recorded in our financial statements which may materially affect our financial results in the period or periods for which such determination is made.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description of Exhibit

31.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

    OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
Date: May 7, 2007     By:   /s/    JOHN SHACKLETON        
        John Shackleton
        President and Chief Executive Officer
      /s/    PAUL MCFEETERS        
        Paul McFeeters
        Chief Financial Officer

 

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OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit
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Description of Exhibit

31.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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