UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
one)
x Quarterly
report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
¨ Transition
report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934
For the
transition period from _______ to ________
Commission
file number 0-8419
NEONODE
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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94-1517641
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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Sweden Linnegatan 89, SE-115
23 Stockholm, Sweden
USA 651 Byrdee Way, Lafayette,
CA. 94549
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Sweden + 46 8 667 17
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USA + 1 925 768
0620
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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 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 ý No
¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
and post such files).
Yes o No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “non-accelerated filer”
and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large
accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer ¨
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨
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Smaller
reporting companyx
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes ¨ No x
The
number of shares of registrant's common stock with par value $0.001 per share
outstanding as of May 12, 2009 was 226,067,153.
Due to our current lack of cash
resources, we were unable to obtain a review of the interim financial statements
for the three months ended March 31, 2009 by our registered
independent accountants in accordance with Rule 10-01(d) of the Securities and
Exchange Commission Regulation S-X. We plan to obtain such a review as soon as
we are able to pay our registered independent accountants for their
review.
PART
I Financial Information
NEONODE
INC.
INDEX
TO MARCH 31, 2009 FORM 10-Q
Item
1
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Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31,
2009 and 2008
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008
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5
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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6
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Item
2
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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20
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Item
4
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Controls
and Procedures
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32
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PART
II
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Other
Information
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Item
6
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Exhibits
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33
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SIGNATURES
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36
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EXHIBITS
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PART
I. Financial
Information
Item
1. Financial Statements
NEONODE
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands)
(Unaudited)
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March
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December
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31, 2009
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31, 2008
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ |
153 |
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$ |
17 |
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Prepaid
expense
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60 |
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46 |
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Other
receivables
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78 |
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— |
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Total
current assets
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291 |
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63 |
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Property
plant and equipment, net 16
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116 |
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Total
assets
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$ |
307 |
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$ |
179 |
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Current
portion of debt
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$ |
— |
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$ |
17 |
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Accounts
payable
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581 |
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688 |
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Accrued
expenses
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202 |
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320 |
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Embedded
derivatives of warrants
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2,875 |
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— |
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Total
current liabilities
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3,658 |
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1,025 |
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Long
term convertible debt and leases
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139 |
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207 |
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Total
liabilities
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3,797 |
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1,232 |
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Commitments
and contingencies (note 8)
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Stockholders'
deficit:
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Series
A Preferred Stock, 899,081 shares authorized with par value $0.001 at
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. 855,522
share issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively. (In the event of dissolution, each share of Series A
Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference equal to par value
of $0.001 over the shares of Common Stock)
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3,531 |
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3,531 |
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Series
B Preferred Stock, 108,850 shares authorized with par value $0.001at March
31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. 92,796 shares issued and
outstanding at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively. (In the event of dissolution, each share of Series B
Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference equal to par value
of $0.001 over the shares of Common Stock)
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2 |
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2 |
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Common
stock, 75,000,000 shares authorized with par value $0.001at March 31, 2009
and December 31, 2008, respectively; 37,009,589 and 35,058,011
shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively
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37 |
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35 |
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Additional
paid in capital
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65,390 |
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60,090 |
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Stock
subscription receivable
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— |
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(1,035 |
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Accumulated
deficit
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(72,450 |
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(64,602 |
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Total
stockholders' deficit
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(3,490 |
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(1,053 |
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' deficit
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$ |
307 |
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$ |
179 |
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See notes
to condensed consolidated financial statements.
NEONODE
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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Three months ended
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March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Total
net sales
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$ |
— |
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$ |
391 |
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Cost
of sales
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— |
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641 |
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Gross
margin
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— |
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(250 |
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Operating
expenses:
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Product
research and development
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221 |
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1,492 |
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Sales
and marketing
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58 |
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1,830 |
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General
and administrative
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2,030 |
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2,513 |
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Total
operating expenses
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2,309 |
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5,835 |
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Operating
loss
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(2,309 |
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(6,085 |
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Other
income (expense, net):
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Interest
and other income, net
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(30 |
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165 |
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Interest
expense
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(3 |
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(9 |
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Foreign
currency loss
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(12 |
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— |
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Gain
on conversion and forgiveness of accounts payable
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55 |
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— |
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Non-cash
items related to debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the
valuation of conversion features and warrants
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(2,808 |
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(5,510 |
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Total
other income (expense), net
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(2,798 |
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(5,354 |
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Net
loss
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(5,107 |
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(11,439 |
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Deemed
dividend to Preferred Stockholders
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(2,741 |
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— |
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Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
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$ |
(7,848 |
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$ |
(11,439 |
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Loss
per common share:
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Basic
and diluted loss per share
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$ |
(0.21 |
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$ |
(0.47 |
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Basic
and diluted – weighted average
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shares
used in per share computations
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36,515 |
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24,426 |
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See notes
to condensed consolidated financial statements.
NEONODE
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands) (Unaudited)
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Three months ended
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March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
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$ |
(7,848 |
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$ |
(11,439 |
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating
activities:
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Stock
based compensation expense
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1,625 |
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890 |
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Loss
on retirement of assets
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30 |
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16 |
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Depreciation
and amortization
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3 |
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129 |
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Debt
and warrant conversion expense
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2,741 |
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— |
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Gain
on conversion and forgiveness of accounts payable
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(55 |
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— |
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Debt
discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of conversion
features and warrants
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2,808 |
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5,510 |
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable and other current assets
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(78 |
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575 |
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Inventories
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— |
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(4,039 |
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Other
assets
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— |
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37 |
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Prepaid
expenses
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(14 |
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(186 |
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Accounts
payable and other accrued expense
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(48 |
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(689 |
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Deferred
revenue
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— |
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(384 |
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Other
liabilities
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— |
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(152 |
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Net
cash used in operating activities
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(836 |
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(9,732 |
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
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— |
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31 |
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Purchase
of property, plant and equipment
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(17 |
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(115 |
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(17 |
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(84 |
) |
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from issuance of convertible debt
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— |
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35 |
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Debt
discounts & deferred financing fees related to
conversion
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— |
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(19 |
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Increase
in capital lease liability
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— |
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24 |
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Amortization
of debt
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— |
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(24 |
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Proceeds
from issuance of preferred stock
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1,035 |
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— |
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Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
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— |
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4,500 |
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Equity
issuance costs
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(46 |
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(488 |
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Restricted
cash
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— |
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5,706 |
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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989 |
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9,734 |
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Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
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— |
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(409 |
) |
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Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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136 |
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(82 |
) |
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Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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17 |
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1,147 |
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Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ |
153 |
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$ |
656 |
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Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
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Interest
paid
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$ |
8 |
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$ |
59 |
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Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash transactions:
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Fair
value of conversion to common stock of Series A and B Preferred
stock issued to note and warrant holders related to corporate
restructuring in excess of amounts recorded in equity at
December 31, 2008
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$ |
2,741 |
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$ |
— |
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Fair
value of warrants
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$ |
2,875 |
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— |
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Fair
value of 762,912 shares of common stock issued to convert accounts payable
to equity
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$ |
23 |
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— |
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Fair
value of conversion to common stock of 495,000 shares of Series A
Preferred stock issued to related parties for 100% of AB Cypressen
recorded as compensation expense
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$ |
1,584 |
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$ |
— |
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See notes
to condensed consolidated financial statements
NEONODE
INC
Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Due to our current lack of cash
resources, we were unable to obtain a review of the interim financial statements
for the three months ended March 31, 2009 by our registered
independent accountants in accordance with Rule 10-01(d) of the Securities and
Exchange Commission Regulation S-X. We plan to obtain such a review as soon as
we are able to pay our registered independent accountants for their
review.
1.
Interim Period Reporting
The condensed consolidated balance
sheet of Neonode Inc (the Company) as of December 31, 2008 is derived from
audited consolidated financial statements. The unaudited interim condensed
consolidated financial statements, include all adjustments, consisting of normal
recurring adjustments, that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a
fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations and cash
flows for the interim periods. The results of operations for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of expected results for the
full 2009 fiscal year.
The accompanying financial data as of
March 31, 2009 and for the three months ended March 31, 2009, and 2008 has been
prepared by us, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote
disclosures normally contained in financial statements prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or
omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be
read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes contained in our
audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008.
Liquidity
The accompanying financial statements
have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization
of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of
business. The report of our independent registered public accounting firm in
respect of the 2008 fiscal year includes an explanatory going concern paragraph
which raises substantial doubt to continue as a going concern, which indicates
an absence of obvious or reasonably assured sources of future funding that will
be required by us to maintain ongoing operations. We have incurred net operating
losses and negative operating cash flows since inception. As of March
31, 2009, we had an accumulated deficit of $72.5 million and working capital
deficit (current assets less current liabilities, not including non-cash warrant
liability) of $492,000. Our operations are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in the early stages of
operations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
technical and quality problems in new products, ability to raise additional
funds, credit risks and costs for developing new products. Our ability to
generate revenues in the future will depend substantially on our ability to
enter customer contracts with customers and raise additional funds through debt
or equity. In
December 2008, we completed a private placement offering of $1.1 million of our
preferred stock.
There is
no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on
acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to secure additional funding
and/or our stockholders, if required, do not approve such financing, we would
have to curtail certain expenditures which we consider necessary for optimizing
the probability of success of developing new products and executing our business
plan. If we are unable to obtain additional funding for operations, we may not
be able to continue operations as proposed, requiring us to modify our business
plan, curtail various aspects of our operations or cease operations. The
financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recovery of
assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be
unable to continue as a going concern.
Refinancing
and Capital Raising Transactions
Series A Preferred
Stock:
On December 31, 2008, we issued
112,190.40 shares of Series A Preferred stock that at the date of issuance had a
conversion rate of one share of common stock for each share of Series A
Preferred stock to investors in a private placement transaction that raised
$1,121,904. On March 31, 2009, our shareholders approved a resolution
to increase the conversion ratio to 480.63 shares of common stock for each share
of Series A Preferred Stock. Upon conversion, the shares of Series A Preferred
stock will convert into 53,922,072 shares of our common stock.
On December 31, 2008, we issued
244,265.56 shares of Series A Preferred Stock that at the date of issuance had a
conversion rate of one share of common stock for each share of Series A
Preferred Stock to holders of $6.2 million of convertible and promissory notes
in exchange for the surrender of the Convertible Notes by the note holders. Upon
conversion, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock will convert into 117,401,326
shares of our common stock.
On December 31, 2008, we acquired AB
Cypressen nr 9683 (Cypressen) by issuing 495,000 shares of Series A Preferred
stock that at the date of issuance had a conversion rate of one share of common
stock for each share of Series A Preferred stock to the related party
stockholders of AB Cypressen: Iwo Jima SARL, Wirelesstoys AB, and
Athemis Ltd. (the Cypressen Stockholders). Pursuant to the terms of the Share
Exchange Agreement, upon the closing of the transaction, Cypressen became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Upon conversion, the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock will convert into 237,911,185 shares of our common
stock.
In addition, on December 31, 2008, we
issued 4,067.02 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Ellis International LP as
full consideration for certain services supplied by Ellis International LP to
the Company. Upon conversion, the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock will convert into 1,954,732 shares of our common stock.
Series
B Preferred Stock:
On December 31, 2008, we exchanged
outstanding warrants to purchase 12,255,560 shares of our common stock by waving
the warrant exercise price and issuing 92,795.94 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock to warrant holders. At the date of issuance, these warrants had a
conversion rate of one share of common stock for each share of Series B
Preferred Stock. On March 31, 2009, our shareholders approved a resolution to
increase the conversion ratio to 132.07 shares of common stock for each share of
Series B Preferred stock. Upon conversion, the shares of Series B Preferred
Stock will convert into 12,255,560 shares of our common stock.
Conversion
of Preferred Stock to Common Stock
|
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Shares of
Preferred
Stock
Issued
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Conversion
Ratio
|
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|
Shares of
Common Stock
after Conversion
of all
Outstanding
Shares of
Preferred Stock
to Common
Stock
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Series
A Preferred stock
|
|
|
855,522.98 |
|
|
|
480.63 |
|
|
|
411,190,010 |
|
Series
B Preferred stock
|
|
|
92,795.94 |
|
|
|
132.07 |
|
|
|
12,255,560 |
|
Total
|
|
|
948,319.90 |
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|
|
- |
|
|
|
423,445,570 |
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On April
24, 2009, we initiated the process of allowing the shareholders of our preferred
stock to convert the Series A and B Preferred stock to shares of our common
stock. In order to convert the preferred stock to common stock each preferred
stock shareholder is required to submit the preferred stock certificate to our
transfer agent and request conversion to common stock. The conversion to common
stock is not mandatory and shareholders who own preferred stock may chose to not
to convert their preferred stock to shares of our common stock.
Neonode
AB Bankruptcy
On
December 9, 2008, Neonode AB, our wholly owned subsidiary located in Sweden,
filed for liquidation under the bankruptcy laws in Sweden. Under Swedish
bankruptcy law, effective with the bankruptcy filing we no longer have an
ownership interest in Neonode AB, and as such, we are no longer responsible for
the liabilities of Neonode AB and we no longer have title or an ownership
interest in the assets of Neonode AB. The Swedish bankruptcy court appointed a
Swedish legal firm as receiver with the expressed duty to liquidate all the
assets of Neonode AB and enter into final settlements with the creditors of
Neonode AB.
We
account for our investment in Neonode AB in accordance with the AICPA Statement
of Position, SOP 90-7,
Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code,
and Accounting Research Bulletin, ARB 51, Consolidate Financial
Statements. ARB 51 precludes consolidation of a majority-owned
subsidiary where control does not rest with the majority owners, for instance,
where the subsidiary is in bankruptcy. Accordingly, we deconsolidated
Neonode AB from our consolidated financial statements on the date it filed for
bankruptcy, December 9, 2008. Our Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 include the accounts of Neonode AB. Our Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets do not include the accounts of Neonode AB at
December 31, 2008 or March 31, 2009.
2. Summary of significant accounting
policies
Fiscal
Year
Our
fiscal year is the calendar year.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 include the
accounts of Neonode Inc and Neonode AB. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 include the accounts of Neonode Inc and Cypressen.
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008 include the accounts of Neonode Inc and Cypressen. All
inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires making
estimates and assumptions that affect, at the date of the financial statements,
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. Actual results
could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates include but are not
limited to collectibility of accounts receivable, estimated useful lives of
long-lived assets and the fair value of securities such as options and warrants
issued for stock-based compensation and in certain financing
transactions.
Segment
information
We have one reportable segment. The
segment is evaluated based on consolidated operating results. We currently
operate in one industry segment; the development of touchscreen technology. In
2008 we also operated in the development and selling of multimedia mobile
phones. To date, we have carried out substantially all of our operations through
our subsidiary in Sweden.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
The
following are the expected effects of recent accounting pronouncements. We are
required to analyze these pronouncements and determine the effect, if any; that
the adoption of these pronouncements would have on our results of operations or
financial position.
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS
No. 141R). SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer
recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets
acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree
and the goodwill acquired. SFAS No. 141R also establishes disclosure
requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the
business combination. SFAS No. 141R is effective as of the beginning of an
entity’s fiscal year that begins after 15 December 2008, and will be adopted in
the first quarter of 2009. The adoption of SFAS 141R will affect the way we
account for any acquisitions made after January 1, 2009.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 157 (SFAS 157), Fair
Value Measurements which defines fair value, establishes guidelines for
measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value
measurements, but rather eliminates inconsistencies in guidance found in various
prior accounting pronouncements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial
assets and financial liabilities within its scope for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. We
adopted SFAS 157 for financial assets and financial liabilities within its scope
during the first quarter of 2008, and the adoption did not have an impact on our
financial statements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No.
FAS 157-2 (FSP FAS 157-2), Effective Date of FASB Statement No.
157, which defers the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial
assets and non-financial liabilities for fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years for items within the
scope of FSP FAS 157-2. The adoption of FSP FAS 157-2 effective January 1, 2009
for the Company’s non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities is not
expected to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS 160 establishes new
standards that will govern the accounting for and reporting of noncontrolling
interests in partially owned subsidiaries. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal
years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and requires retroactive
adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority
interests. All other requirements shall be applied prospectively. The adoption
of this standard will have no impact on the financial results of the Company on
the date of adoption.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities - an amendment of FASB Statement No.
133, as amended and interpreted, which requires enhanced disclosures
about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the
transparency of financial reporting. Disclosing the fair values of derivative
instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format provides a more
complete picture of the location in an entity’s financial statements of both the
derivative positions existing at period end and the effect of using derivatives
during the reporting period. Entities are required to provide enhanced
disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how
derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS
133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended and its related
interpretations (together SFAS 133), and (c) how derivative instruments and
related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15,
2008. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a material
impact on our financial position, and we will make all necessary disclosures
upon adoption, if applicable.
In April
2008, the FASB issued EITF 07-05, Determining whether an Instrument
(or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock, (EITF 07-05).
EITF 07-05 provides guidance on determining what types of instruments or
embedded features in an instrument held by a reporting entity can be considered
indexed to its own stock for the purpose of evaluating the first criteria of the
scope exception in paragraph 11(a) of FAS 133. EITF 07-05 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008
and early application is not permitted. . We do not believe that the adoption of
EITF 07-05 will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial
statements, as the fair value of any financial instruments and related
conversion features are not significant.
In
May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles. SFAS 162 identifies the sources of accounting
principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the
preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are
presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States. SFAS 162 is effective on November 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS
162 did not have any financial impact on our consolidated financial
statements.
In
May 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (FSP) APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt
Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash
Settlement). This FSP clarifies that convertible debt instruments that
may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement) are
not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt
and Debt issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. Additionally, this FSP
specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the
liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity's
nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in
subsequent periods. This FSP is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those
fiscal years, and requires retrospective application for all periods presented.
We do not believe that adoption of FSP APB 14-1 will have a significant impact
on our financial position and operating results, as the embedded conversion
features of our convertible debt instruments had been accounted for as a
derivative.
4.
Convertible Debt and Notes Payable
Our
convertible notes payable consists of the following (in thousands):
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March 31,
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December 31,
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|
|
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2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior
Convertible Secured Notes
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|
$ |
139 |
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
Capital leases
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
85 |
|
Total
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less:
short-term portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
|
$ |
207 |
|
Future
maturities of notes payable (in thousands):
Year ended December 31,
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Future
Maturity of
Notes Payable
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2009
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|
$ |
— |
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2010
|
|
|
139 |
|
Total
principal payments
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|
$ |
139 |
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Senior
Convertible Secured Notes
At March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008, we had $139,000 of three-year promissory notes maturing on August 31,
2010, bearing the greater of 8% or LIBOR plus 3% interest per annum, convertible
into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $3.50 per
share.
All liabilities related to the
convertible notes , except for the remaining $139,000, and warrants were
extinguished on December 31, 2008 when the convertible notes were converted to
equity.
Senior
Convertible Secured August Bridge Notes
On August
8, 2007, we made an offering of convertible notes pursuant to a Note Purchase
Agreement (August Bridge Notes or Bridge Notes), dated as of July 31, 2007,
amended most recently on March 24, 2008. The August Bridge Notes were originally
convertible into the units described below. We received $3,250,000 from the
Bridge Note offering. The August Bridge Notes originally matured on December 31,
2007; however, the maturity date of these notes was extended to December 31,
2008.
The
August Bridge Notes were due December 31, 2008, and bore 8% per annum interest
and were convertible into purchase units that are made up of a combination of
shares of our common stock, convertible debt and warrants. The note holders had
a right to convert their notes plus accrued interest anytime before December 31,
2008 into purchase units. Each purchase unit of $3,000 is comprised of one
$1,500 three-year promissory note bearing the higher of 8% or LIBOR plus 3%
interest per annum, convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion
price of $3.50 per share, 600 shares of our common stock and 5 year warrants to
purchase 696.5 shares of our common stock at a price of $1.27 per share. . Prior
to the conversion of the Bridge Notes into shares of our Series A Preferred
stock on December 31, 2008, for accounting purposes, the embedded conversion
feature was determined to meet the definition of a derivative and was recorded
as liability. This was because the holder of the notes could convert debt and
accrued interest, where interest is at the greater of 8% or LIBOR plus 3%, and
therefore, the total number of shares the instrument could be convertible into
was not fixed. Accordingly, the embedded conversion feature was bifurcated from
the debt host instrument and treated as a liability, with the offset to debt
discount. The related warrants were also recorded as a liability for the same
reason.
The fair value of the embedded
conversion feature related to the Bridge Notes was calculated at March 31, 2008
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and amounted to $791,000. The
liability of the embedded conversion feature at March 31, 2008 is a decrease of
$713,000 from the $1.2 million for the embedded conversion feature at December
31, 2007. The value
of the embedded conversion feature was revalued at each period-end and the
liability is adjusted with the change recorded as “Non-cash items related to
debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of conversion
features and warrants” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The assumptions used for the
Black-Scholes option pricing model at March 3, 2008 were a term of 0.49 years,
volatility of 111.1% and a risk-free interest rate of 1.51%.
On
December 31, 2008, all of the Bridge Notes plus accrued interest were converted
into 123,641 shares of our Series A Preferred stock. The liability
related to the embedded conversion feature was extinguished on December 31, 2008
when the Bridge Notes were converted to equity.
August
Bridge Notes Extension Warrants
On September 26, 2007, the August
Bridge Note holders were given three year warrants to purchase up to 219,074
shares (Extension Warrants) of our common stock at a price of $3.92 per share in
exchange for an agreement to extend the term of their notes from the original
date of December 31, 2007 until June 30, 2008. The Extension Warrants were
classified as a liability pursuant to the guidance provided in paragraph 17 of
EITF 00-19, Accounting for
Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a
Company’s Own Stock. Prior to the conversion of the Extension Warrants
into shares of our Series B Preferred stock on December 31, 2008, the fair value
of the Extension Warrants was recorded as a debt issuance cost and was allocated
to interest expense based on the effective interest rate method over the nine
month term of the notes with the offsetting entry to a liability. The liability
for the Extension Warrants issued to the August Bridge Note holders was revalued
at the end of each reporting period and the change in the liability is recorded
as “Non-cash items
related to debt discounts and deferred financing fee and the valuation of
conversion features and warrants s.”
The fair value of the Extension
Warrants was calculated at March 31, 2008 using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model and amounted to $472,000. The liability of the Extension Warrants at March
31, 2008 is a decrease of $136,000 from the $608,000 for the liability of the
Extension Warrants at December 31, 2007. The value of the Extension Warrants was
revalued at each period-end and the liability was adjusted with the change
recorded as “Non-cash items related to
debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of conversion
features and warrants” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The assumptions used for the
Black-Scholes option pricing model when calculating the value of the Extension
Warrants at March 31, 2008 were a term of 2.49 years, volatility of 128% and a
risk-free interest rate of 1.71%.
On
December 31, 2008, all of the Extension Warrants related to the Bridge Notes
were exchanged into 1,659 shares of our Series B Preferred stock. The liability
related to the Extension Warrants was extinguished on December 31, 2008 when the
Extension Warrants were converted to equity.
Option
to Invest in Bridge Notes
In conjunction with the issuance of the
August Bridge Notes, we issued and investor an option to invest up to $750,000
under the same terms and conditions as the August Bridge Notes. The initial fair
value of the option to purchase $750,000 of the August Bridge Notes amounted to
$716,000 based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions used
when calculating the fair value of the original option to invest were a term of
0.39 years, volatility of 99% and interest rate of 4.16%. The initial fair value
of the option to invest was recorded as a deferred financing fee was allocated
to interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the term of
the Bridge Notes with the offset recorded as other current liability. The
liability for the option to purchase additional August Bridge Notes is revalued
at the end of each reporting period and the change in the liability is recorded
as “Non-cash items relating to debt discounts and deferred financing fees and
the valuation of conversion features and warrants.”
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At
December 31, 2007, the liability related to the fair value of the option
warrants amounted to $474,000. The assumptions used when calculating the
fair value of the warrants at December 31, 2007 were a term of 0.39 years,
volatility of 33% and a risk-free interest rate of
4.16%.
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The fair value of the option to
purchase $750,000 of the August Bridge Notes originally issued on August
8, 2007 and due to expire on December 31, 2007 was extended until March
15, 2008 on December 31, 2007 and revalued based on the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. The assumptions used when calculating the fair value
of the extended option to invest were a term of 0.21 years, volatility of
99% and interest rate of 3.36%. The fair value of the extension totaled
$475,000 and was recorded as a deferred financing fee to be allocated to
interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the 12
month remaining term of the August Bridge Notes with the offset recorded
as other current liability. When this financing package was abandoned in
February 2008, the value of the option recorded as deferred financing fees
was charged to “Financing fees and other non-cash financing
items”.
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On
March, 31, 2008, the expiration of the option was extended again to June
30, 2008. The value of the extension of this option was calculated using
the Black-Scholes option pricing model and amounted to $43,000. The
assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model were a term of
0.27 years, volatility of 72% and interest rate of 1.24%. The $43,000
value of the warrants was recorded as a liability with the corresponding
amount recorded as a non-cash finance
expense.
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On May 21, 2008, the option
holder exercised 50% of the option and invested $375,000 in a warrant re-pricing
transaction and received 295,275 shares common stock and 590,550 five-warrants
at an exercise price of $1.45 per share.
On December 31, 2008, all of the
590,550 5-year warrants were exchanged for 4,471 shares of our Series B
Preferred stock. The option to invest the remaining unexercised $375,000 of the
original $750,000 option to invest terminated on December 31, 2008 without the
option holder exercising the option. The liability related to the five-year
warrants was extinguished on December 31, 2008 when the five-year warrants were
converted to equity.
Senior
Convertible Secured Notes September 26, 2007 Financing
Convertible
Notes
On September 26, 2007, we sold $5.7
million of securities in a private placement, comprised of $2.9 million of
three-year promissory notes bearing the greater of 8% or LIBOR plus 3% interest
per annum, convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of
$3.50 per share, 952,499 shares of our common stock, and 5 year warrants to
purchase 1,326,837 shares of our common stock at a price of $3.92 per
share.
In addition, on September 26, 2007,
certain holders of the August Bridge Notes converted an aggregate of $454,900 of
debt and accrued interest into units offered in the September 26, 2007
financing. The debt holders of the August Bridge Notes that were converted
received (i) $227,450 three-year promissory notes bearing the higher of 8% or
LIBOR plus 3% interest per annum, convertible into shares of our common stock at
a conversion price of $3.50 per share, (ii) 75,817 shares of our common stock,
and (iii) 5-year warrants to purchase 105,612 shares of our common stock at a
price of $3.92 per share. The fair value of the 5-year warrants
totaled $340,000 and was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model.
The total issuance of securities and
debt on September 26, 2007 to investors and Bridge Note holders who converted
was (i) $3.1 million of three-year promissory notes bearing the higher of 8% or
LIBOR plus 3% interest per annum, convertible into shares of our common stock at
a conversion price of $3.50 per share, (ii) 1,028,316 shares of our common
stock, and (iii) 5-year warrants to purchase 1,432,449 shares of our common
stock at a price of $3.92 per share.
The embedded conversion feature of the
convertible debt issued on September 26, 2007 met the definition of a derivative
financial instrument and is classified as a liability in accordance with SFAS
133 and EITF 00-19. The note holder has the right to convert the debt and
accrued interest and the interest rate is calculated at the greater of 8% or
LIBOR plus 3%, and therefore, the total number of shares of our common stock
that the convertible note can be convertible into is not fixed. Prior to the
conversion of the Convertible Notes into shares of our Series A Preferred stock
on December 31, 2008, the embedded conversion features were revalued on each
balance sheet date and marked to market with the adjusting entry to Non-cash items related to
debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of conversion
features and warrants ” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations .“
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The
liability of the embedded conversion feature was $791,000 at March 31,
2008 compared to $1.5 million at December 31, 2007 with the decrease of
$713,000 recorded in “ Non-cash items
related to debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of
conversion features and warrants” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Operations for the three months ended March 31,
2008.”
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On December 31, 2008, $3.1 million of
the Senior Secured Convertible Notes plus accrued interest were converted into
120,624 shares of our Series A Preferred stock. After conversion, $139,000 of
the Senior Secured convertible Notes due August 31, 2010 remain outstanding. The
liability related to the Senior Secured Convertible Notes was
extinguished on December 31, 2008 when the Senior Secured Convertible Notes were
converted to equity.
Warrants
The 5-year warrants to purchase
1,432,449 shares of our common stock at a price of $3.92 per
share. issued in conjunction with the September 26, 2007
financing met the definition of a liability pursuant to the provisions of EITF
No. 00-19. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. Prior to the conversion of the Warrants into shares of our
Series B Preferred stock on December 31, 2008, the fair value of the Warrants
was recorded as a liability. The liability for the Warrants issued to Senior
Convertible Secured Notes from September 2007 was revalued at the end of each
reporting period and the change in the liability is recorded as “Non-cash items related to
debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of conversion
features and warrants.”
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The
value of these warrants at March 31, 2008 decreased to $3.2 million
compared to $3.7 million at December 31, 2007and the offsetting amount of
$511,000 was recorded in Non-cash items related to debt
discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of conversion
features and warrants” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
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All of
the warrants, except for warrants to purchase 5,804 shares of our common stock,
related to the Senior Convertible Secured Notes from September 2007 were
exchanged for 8,994 shares of our Series B Preferred stock at December 31, 2008.
The liability related to the Senior Secured Convertible Notes
Warrants was extinguished on December 31, 2008 when the Senior
Secured Convertible Notes Warrants were converted to equity.
At December 31, 2008, The remaining
outstanding 5,804 warrants no longer met the classification of liabilities in
accordance with EITF 00-19 since the anti-dilution feature related
to September 26, 2007 financing expired when the value of outstanding
notes payable dropped below $2,000,000. The fair value of the
warrants was measured at year end and the change in the fair value is included
in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the Non-cash items related to
debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of conversion
features and warrants The fair value of $174.00 is included in equity as of
December 31, 2008.
Placement
Agent Warrants
As part of the September 26, 2007
Private Placement, we issued 142.875 unit purchase warrants to Empire Asset
Management Company (Empire) for financial advisory services provided in
connection with the placement. Each unit purchase warrant has a strike price of
$3,250 and is comprised of a $1,500 three-year promissory note, bearing the
higher of 8% or LIBOR plus 3% interest per annum, convertible into shares of our
common stock at a conversion price of $3.50 per share, 500 shares of our common
stock and a five-year warrant to purchase 696.5 shares of our common stock at a
purchase price of $3.92 per share. At the date of issuance the unit purchase
warrants met the definition of a liability pursuant to the provisions of EITF
No. 00-19. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. Prior to the conversion of certain of the
Warrants into shares of our Series B Preferred stock on December 31, 2008 , the
fair value of the Warrants was recorded as a liability. The liability for the
Warrants issued to the Empire were revalued at the end of each reporting period
and the change in the liability is recorded as “Non-cash items related to
debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of conversion
features and warrants.”
At March 31, 2008, the fair value of
the unit purchase warrants issued to Empire decreased to $402,000 from $509,000
at December 31, 2007 with the adjusting offset of $107,000 recorded in “Non-cash items related to
debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of conversion
features and warrants” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The assumptions used for the
Black-Scholes option pricing model at March 31, 2008 were a term of 4.5 years,
volatility of 92% and a risk-free interest rate of 4.5%.
On
December 31, 2008, all of the unit purchase warrants related to the Senior
Convertible Secured Notes were exchanged for 5,990 shares at no exercise price
of our Series B Preferred stock. The liability related to the unit purchase
warrants was extinguished on December 31, 2008 when the unit purchase
warrants were converted to equity.
Anti-Dilution
Feature and Price Protection
The
September 26, 2007 financing agreement contained anti-dilution features for each
of the common stock, convertible debt and the warrants whereby these instruments
were protected separately for 18 months or until the outstanding debt is less
than $2.0 million against future private placements made at lower share
prices. September 2007 common stock investors would receive
additional shares if there are future issuances of common stock with a lower
price. September 2007 convertible debt and warrant holder
investors would receive an adjustment to the conversion price or exercise price,
respectively. Accordingly, there are no longer anti-dilution
features in such common stock, convertible debt and warrants since December 31,
2008, when the outstanding debt was reduced to $139,000. The
2,124,403 remaining outstanding warrants contain price protection whereby these
instruments are protected separately for the life of the warrants. Under the
price protection clause, if we issued warrants at a lower exercise price than
the remaining outstanding warrants, the exercise price of such warrants would be
reduced to the lower price. The warrant holders would not be entitled to
additional shares of common stock, only the reduction in the exercise price. At
December 31, 2008, the fair value of the warrants totaled $67,000 and is
included in equity.
In May 2008, the FASB issued Staff
Position (FSP) APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt
Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash
Settlement). This FSP clarifies that convertible debt instruments that
may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement) are
not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt
and Debt issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. Additionally, this FSP
specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the
liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity's
nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in
subsequent periods. This FSP is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those
fiscal years, and requires retrospective application for all periods
presented.
FASB also issued EITF 07-05, Determining Whether an Instrument
(or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock, which
addresses the first part of paragraph 11A of APB 14-1 as to whether
or not a derivative is indexed to an entity’s own stock. This EITF is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and requires
retrospective application for all periods presented. EITF 07-05 requires that
warrants with downside ratchet to be accounted for as liabilities that
previously had been accounted for as equity under SFAS 133. Prior to EITF
07-05, these ratchet provisions were only evaluated under EITF 00-19, and
because these ratchet provisions are generally within the company’s control,
they did not trigger liability or derivative accounting. Now under EITF
07-05 they do.
On January 1, 2009, we
adopted FSP APB 14-1 and EITF 07-05. We determined that the 2,124,403
outstanding warrants that include anti-dilution features fall under the guidance
of EITF 07-05 and the fair value of the warrants must be recorded as a liability
and marked-to-market each reporting period with the changes in the fair value
recorded as income/expense in the statement of operations.
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At March 31, 2009, the fair value
of the outstanding warrants is 2.9 million and had been record as a
liability recorded in “Embedded derivatives of warrants” with
the corresponding expense, net of $67,000 that was previously recorded in
equity, recorded in “Non-cash
items related to debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the
valuation of conversion features and warrants” on the Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31,
2009. The
assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model at March 31,
2009 were a term of 4.1 years, volatility of 178% and a risk-free interest
rate of 1.5%.
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5. Stockholders’
Equity
On September 4, 2008, we received a
summons to appear in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York because one of our investors in previous private placements
transactions, Alpha Capital Anstalt (Alpha) alleged that we failed to issue
certain stock certificates pursuant to the terms and conditions of the September
2007 investment subscription agreements. Alpha was asking the court to award
them $734,650 in damages plus attorneys fees. Although we believed the claim had
no merit, we signed a definitive settlement agreement on January 21, 2009 and
issued Alpha 1,096,997 shares of our common stock as settlement in full. On
February 13, 2009 a notice was sent to the Court by Alpha’s legal counsel
requesting dismissal of the action. The fair value of the
common stock issued to Alpha totaled $54,000 and was accrued as a legal
settlement expense and a liability at December 31, 2008. On January 21, 2009, we
issued the common stock to Alpha and the $54,000 accrued liability was
reclassified to common stock additional paid in capital .
We
converted approximately $53,000 of our accounts payable
to792,912 shares of our common stock on January 26, 2009. The fair
value of the shares of common stock issued to settle the accounts payable was
$23,000 based on our stock price on January 26, 2009. We recorded $23,000 as
common stock additional paid in capital and the difference of $30,000 is include
in Gain on
Conversion and Forgiveness of Accounts Payable on our Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Series
A Preferred Stock
On
December 31, 2009 we issued the following Series A Preferred stock:
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·
|
112,290.40
shares to investors in a private placement who invested
$1,121,904.
|
|
·
|
244,265.56
shares to convertible debt holders who converted $6,195,805 of principal
and accrued interest.
|
|
·
|
495,000
shares to acquire Cypressen.
|
|
·
|
4,067.02
shares for brokerage services in regards to the refinancing and capital
raising transactions.
|
On March
31, 2009, our shareholders approved a resolution increasing the conversion ratio
from one-to-one to 480.63 shares of common stock for each share of
Series A Preferred Stock. Upon conversion, the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock will convert into 411,190,010 shares of our common stock.
The fair
value of the conversion of the 244,265.56 shares of Series A Preferred shares
issued to the convertible debt holders that will be converted to 117,401,356
shares of our common stock at a later date was $4.7 million based on our stock
price on March 31, 2009. On March 31, 2009 and December
31, 2008, the $2.4 million fair value of the Series A preferred issued prior to
the shareholder approval is included in Series A Preferred stock in
the Shareholders’ Equity on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets . On March
31, 2009, we recorded the $2.3 million increase in the fair value as
an increase in Common Stock Additional Paid In Capital on the Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets and as a Deemed Dividend to Preferred
Stockholders on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
three months ended March 31, 2009..
The fair
value of the conversion of the 495,000 shares of Series A Preferred shares
issued to the related parties to acquire Cypressen that will be converted to
237,911,185 shares of our common stock at a later date was $9.5 million based on
our stock price on March 31, 2009. On March 31, 2009 and
December 31, 2008, the $12,000 fair value of the Series A preferred issued to
the related parties prior to the shareholder approval is included in Series A
Preferred stock in the Shareholders’ Equity on the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets . The ownership of the stock vests on a straight line basis over
18 months. The $9.5 million fair value of the common stock that will be issued
upon conversion is amortized to compensation expense at the rate of $1.6 million
per quarter for six quarters beginning January 1, 2009. The $1.6 million is
recorded as an increase to Common Stock Additional Paid In Capital on the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and as compensation expense
included in our General and Administrative expense on our Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations.
Series
B Preferred Stock:
On
December 31, 2008, we issued 92,795.94 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to
warrant holders to convert their warrants to equity. On March 31, 2009, our
shareholders approved a resolution increasing the conversion ratio from
one-to-one to 132.07 shares of common stock for each share of Series B Preferred
Stock. Upon conversion, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock will convert into
12,255,560 shares of our common stock.
The fair
value of the conversion of the 92,795.94, shares of Series B Preferred shares
issued to the warrant holders that will be converted to12,255,560 shares of our
common stock at a later date was $490,000 based on our stock price on March 31,
2009. On March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the $2,000 fair value
of the Series B preferred issued prior to the shareholder approval is
included in Series B Preferred stock in the Shareholders’ Equity on the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets . On March 31, 2009, we
recorded the $488,000 million increase in the fair value as an increase in
Common Stock Additional Paid In Capital on the Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets and as a Deemed Dividend to Preferred Stockholders on our
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March
31, 2009.
6. Fair Value Measurement of Assets and
Liabilities
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements,
which became effective for us on January 1, 2008. SFAS 157
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands
disclosure requirements about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 does not
mandate any new fair-value measurements and is applicable to assets and
liabilities that are required to be recorded at fair value under other
accounting pronouncements. Implementation of this standard did not have a
material effect on our results of operations or consolidated financial
position.
In
February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP)
FAS No. 157-1,
Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Its
Related Interpretive Accounting Pronouncements That Address Leasing
Transactions (FSP 157-1), which became effective for the
company on January 1, 2008. This FSP excludes FSAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases,
and its related interpretive accounting pronouncements from the provisions of
FAS 157.
Also
in February 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement
No. 157, which delayed our application of SFAS 157 for certain
nonfinancial assets and liabilities until January 1, 2009. In this regard,
the major categories of assets and liabilities for which we will not apply the
provisions of FAS 157 until January 1, 2009, are long-lived assets
that are measured at fair value upon impairment and liabilities for asset
retirement obligations.
Our
implementation of SFAS 157 for financial assets and liabilities on
January 1, 2008, had no effect on our existing fair-value measurement
practices but requires disclosure of a fair-value hierarchy of inputs we use to
value an asset or a liability. The three levels of the fair-value hierarchy are
described as follows:
Level 1:
Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and
liabilities. We had no level 1 assets or liabilities.
Level 2:
Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or
indirectly. We had no level 1 assets or liabilities.
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs. We valued our the fair value of warrants and the Series A
and Series B Preferred stock that all were without observable market values and
the valuation required a high level of judgment to determine fair value (level 3
inputs).
The
following table shows the classification of our liabilities and
equity at March 31, 2009 that are subject to fair value measurements
and the roll-forward of these liabilities and equity from December 31,
2008:
|
|
March 31,
2009
|
|
|
Decrease
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
December 31,
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A Preferred stock
|
|
$ |
3,531 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
3,531 |
|
Series
B Preferred stock
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Fair
value of Warrants
|
|
|
2,875 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
Preferred stock at Fair Value
|
|
$ |
6,408 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
3,533 |
|
7. Stock-Based
Compensation
We have several approved stock option
plans for which stock options and restricted stock awards are available to grant
to employees, consultants and directors. All employee and director stock options
granted under our stock option plans have an exercise price equal to the market
value of the underlying common stock on the grant date. There are no vesting
provisions tied to performance conditions for any options, as vesting for all
outstanding option grants was based only on continued service as an employee,
consultant or director. All of our outstanding stock options and restricted
stock awards are classified as equity instruments.
Stock
Options
As of
March 31, 2009, we had four equity incentive plans:
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·
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The 1996 Stock Option Plan (the
1996 Plan), which terminated in January
2006;
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|
·
|
The 1998 Non-Officer Stock Option
Plan (the 1998 Plan), which terminated in June 2008
;
|
|
·
|
The 2007 Neonode Stock Option
Plan (the Neonode Plan), we will not grant any additional equity awards
out of the Neonode Plan; and
|
|
·
|
The 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
(the 2006 Plan).
|
We also
had one non-employee director stock option plan as of March 31,
2009:
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·
|
The 2001 Non-Employee Director
Stock Option Plan (the Director
Plan).
|
The following table details the
outstanding options to purchase shares of our common stock pursuant to each plan
at March 31, 2009:
Plan
|
|
Shares
Reserved
|
|
|
Options
Outstanding
|
|
|
Available
for Issue
|
|
|
Outstanding
Options
Vested
|
|
1996
Plan
|
|
|
45,000 |
|
|
|
45,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
45,000 |
|
1998
Plan
|
|
|
51,495 |
|
|
|
51,495 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
51,495 |
|
Neonode
Plan
|
|
|
353,190 |
|
|
|
353,190 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
353,190 |
|
2006
Plan
|
|
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
|
281,505 |
|
|
|
101,049 |
|
|
|
132,754 |
|
Director
Plan
|
|
|
68,000 |
|
|
|
42,500 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
42,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
1,817,685 |
|
|
|
773,690 |
|
|
|
101,049 |
|
|
|
624,939 |
|
A summary of the combined activity
under all of the stock option plans is set forth below:
|
|
Weighted
Average
Number of
Shares
|
|
|
Exercise Price
Per Share
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
|
|
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
|
|
1,322,978 |
|
|
$ |
0.60 - $27.50 |
|
|
$ |
2.85 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Cancelled
or expired
|
|
|
(549,288 |
) |
|
$ |
2.12 - $12.95 |
|
|
|
2.19 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Outstanding
at March 31, 2009
|
|
|
773,690 |
|
|
$ |
0.60 - $ 27.50 |
|
|
$ |
3.31 |
|
The 1996 Plan terminated effective
January 17, 2006 and the 1998 Plan terminated effective June 15, 2008 and
although we can no longer issue stock options out of the plans, the outstanding
options at the date of termination will remain outstanding and vest in
accordance with their terms. Options granted under the Director Plan vest over a
one to four-year period, expire five to seven years after the date of grant and
have exercise prices reflecting market value of the shares of our common stock
on the date of grant. Stock options granted under the 1996, 1998 and 2006 Plans
are exercisable over a maximum term of ten years from the date of grant, vest in
various installments over a one to four-year period and have exercise prices
reflecting the market value of the shares of common stock on the date of
grant
The Neonode Plan has been designed for
participants (i) who are subject to Swedish income taxation (each, a “Swedish
Participant”) and (ii) who are not subject to Swedish income taxation (each, a
“Non-Swedish Participant”). We will not grant any additional equity awards out
of the Neonode Plan. The options issued under the plan to the Non-Swedish
Participant are five year options with 25% vesting immediately and the remaining
vesting over a three year period. The options issued to Swedish participants are
vested immediately upon issuance.
We did not grant any stock options to
employees or members of our Board of Directors (Board) during the three months
ending March 31, 2009 compared to grants of 410,000 stock options for shares of
our common stock to employees or members of our Board during the three months
ending March 31, 2008. The fair value of stock-based compensation
related to the employee and director stock options is calculated using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the grant date of the underlying stock
options.
Salary expense for the three months
ending March 31, 2009 and 2008 includes a stock compensation charges
relating to the above issuance of employee and director stock options. The fair
value of the options at the date of issuance of the Swedish options was
calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The amount allocated to
the unvested portion is amortized on a straight line basis over the remaining
vesting period.
The stock compensation expense reflects
the fair value of the vested portion of options for the Swedish and Non-Swedish
participants at the date of issuance, the amortization of the unvested portion
of the stock options, less the option premiums received from the Swedish
participants. Employee and director stock-based compensation expense related to
stock options in the accompanying condensed statements of operations is as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three months
ended
March
31, 2008
|
|
|
Three months
ended March
31, 2009
|
|
|
Remaining
unamortized
expense at March
31, 2009
|
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
$ |
890 |
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
339 |
|
The remaining unamortized expense
related to stock options will be recognized on a straight line basis monthly as
compensation expense over the remaining vesting period which approximates 2.5
years.
The fair
value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions:
Options granted in three months ended March
31
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Expected
life (in years)
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
2.11 |
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
3.32 |
% |
Volatility
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
163.66 |
% |
Dividend
yield
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
0.00 |
% |
There were no stock options issued
during the three months ended March 31, 2009. The weighted average grant-date
fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31,2008 was
$2.67. There were no stock options exercised during the three months ending
March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
The fair value of stock-based awards to
employees is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, even
though this model was developed to estimate the fair value of freely tradable,
fully transferable options without vesting restrictions, which differ
significantly from our stock options. The Black-Scholes model also requires
subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected
time to exercise, which greatly affect the calculated values. The expected term
and forfeiture rate of options granted is derived from historical data on
employee exercises and post-vesting employment termination behavior, as well as
expected behavior on outstanding options. The risk-free rate is based on the
U.S. Treasury rates in effect during the corresponding period of grant. The
expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock price.
These factors could change in the future, which would affect fair values of
stock options granted in such future periods, and could cause volatility in the
total amount of the stock-based compensation expense reported in future
periods.
8. Warranty
Obligations and Other Guarantees:
The
following is a summary of our agreements that we have determined are within the
scope of FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 45, Guarantor's Accounting and
Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, including Indirect Guarantees of
Indebtedness of Others.
We
have agreed to indemnify each of our executive officers and directors for
certain events or occurrences arising as a result of the officer or director
serving in such capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the
officer's or director's lifetime. The maximum potential amount of future
payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is
unlimited. However, we have directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance policy that should enable us to recover a portion of future amounts
paid. As a result of our insurance policy coverage, we believe the estimated
fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal and have no
liabilities recorded for these agreements as of March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively.
We
enter into indemnification provisions under our agreements with other companies
in the ordinary course of business, typically with business partners,
contractors, customers and landlords.
Under these provisions we generally indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified
party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party as a result of
our activities or, in some cases, as a result of the indemnified party's
activities under the agreement. These indemnification provisions often include
indemnifications relating to representations made by us with regard to
intellectual property rights. These indemnification provisions generally survive
termination of the underlying agreement. The maximum potential amount of future
payments we could be required to make under these indemnification provisions is
unlimited. We have not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle
claims related to these indemnification agreements. As a result, we believe the
estimated fair value of these agreements is minimal. Accordingly, we have no
liabilities recorded for these agreements as of March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively.
On
December 9, 2008, Empire Asset Management (Empire), a broker dealer that acted
as the Company’s financial advisor and exclusive placement agent in previous
private placement transactions, initiated a law suit against the Company in the
Supreme Court of the State of New York alleging that the Corporation
misrepresented the success of its business to induce Empire’s customers to
invest in the Company. Empire is seeking compensatory damages in an
unspecified amount for the harm allegedly suffered. The Company
believes that the action has no merit and intends to defend vigorously against
the action. The Company’s Directors and Officer (D&O) insurance provider has
extended coverage and will provide us with legal representation. Our D&O
insurance policy has a $150,000 retention provision and we have recorded a
liability related to the potential payment of the retention under our D&O
insurance policy totaling $150,000 at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively.
On March
24, 2009, the Company was informed that a complaint had been filed against the
Company by an investor, Mr. David Berman, who invested $600,000.00 in the
Company on March 4, 2008 and May 16, 2008. The Company was informed that Mr.
Berman invested in the Company through Empire. To date, the Company
has not received a copy of the complaint, but the Company believes that the
action has no merit and intends to defend vigorously against the
action.
We
are the secondary guarantor on the sublease of our previous headquarters until
March 2010. We believe we will have no liabilities on this guarantee and have
not recorded a liability at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively.
9. Net Loss Per
Share
Basic net loss per common share for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was computed by dividing the net loss
for the relevant period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net loss
by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock
equivalents outstanding.
However, common stock equivalents of
approximately 0 and 723,128 stock options and 2.1 million and 7.7 million
warrants to purchase common stock are excluded from the diluted earnings per
share calculation for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.
|
|
Three Months ended
|
|
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
BASIC
AND DILUTED
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding (a)
|
|
|
36,515 |
|
|
|
24,426 |
|
Number
of shares for computation of net loss per share
|
|
|
36,515 |
|
|
|
24,426 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss available to comm. stockholders
|
|
$ |
(7,848 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,439 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.21 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.47 |
) |
|
(a)
|
In
loss periods, common share equivalents would have an anti-dilutive effect
on net loss per share and thereforehave
been excluded.
|
11. Segment
Information
We have
one reportable segment, as defined in SFAS 131, Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information. Prior to December 9, 2008, the date
Neonode AB filed for bankruptcy, we operated in one industry segment: the
development of intellectual property related to optical infrared touchscreen and
the sale of associated products and licenses that encompass this technology. In
December 2008, prior to our subsidiary, Neonode AB, filing for bankruptcy we
transferred the patents, copyrights and all technology intellectual property to
Neonode Inc pursuant to an intercompany debt pledge agreement and continue to
develop and license our touchscreen technology. We have carried out
substantially all of our operations through our subsidiary Neonode AB located in
Sweden, although we did carry out some development activities together with our
manufacturing partner in Malaysia. The majority of the sales of our mobile
phones were concentrated in Europe.
Sales to individual countries in excess
of 15% of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2008 included sales to
Belgium of $207,000, or 30% of net sales and sales to Czech & Hungary of
$186,000, or 27% of net sales. All sales were executed in Euros or U.S.
dollars.
Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
Forward
Looking Statements
The
following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends" and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are
not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Readers are
cautioned that the forward-looking statements reflect our analysis only as of
the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these
statements. Actual events or results may differ materially from the
results discussed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that
might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those risks and
uncertainties set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" below.
The following discussion should be read
in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the
notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Overview
We
specialize in user-friendly touchscreen solutions for hand-held devices, based
on our innovative optical technology, which we refer to as zForce™. Our
mission is to make the easiest (to use and integrate), best (functionality and
design) and cheapest touch screen solution for handheld devices.
Through
our wholly owned subsidiary, Neonode AB, we developed our touchscreen technology
and an optical touchscreen mobile phone product, the Neonode N2 that provided a
unique user experience that did not require any keypads, buttons or other moving
parts. On December 1, 2008, we transferred the Neonode AB intellectual property
including patents, copyrights and trademarks from Neonode AB to Neonode inc.
pursuant to an intercompany debt pledge agreement. On December 9, 2008, Neonode
AB filed for liquidation under the Swedish bankruptcy laws. Neonode
AB had a total of approximately 10,000 N2 mobile phones in inventory at the time
of its bankruptcy filing. Effective with Neonode AB’s bankruptcy filing on
December 9, 2008, Neonode Inc. is no longer in the mobile phone business and
there are no known financial obligations related to the accounts payable or
other debts of Neonode AB that Neonode Inc has responsibility. The Swedish
bankruptcy court continues to pursue sales opportunities for Neonode AB’s
remaining inventory of N2 mobile phones. Although we may be the beneficiary of a
portion of any sales proceeds from such sales. The majority of any
future sales proceeds from the sale of the N2s in Neonode AB’s inventory will be
distributed to the creditors of Neonode AB by the Swedish bankruptcy
court.
We
believe our current product, the Neonode N2, is the world’s smallest touchscreen
mobile phone handset. The N2 fits in the palm of your hand and is designed to
allow the user to navigate the menus and functions with simple finger based taps
and sweeps. The N2 incorporates our patent pending touchscreen and other
proprietary technologies to deliver a mobile phone with a completely unique user
experience that doesn’t require any keypads, buttons or other moving
parts.
We
have not generated sufficient cash from the sale of our products or licensing of
our technology to support our operations and have incurred significant losses.
The report of our independent registered public accounting firm in respect of
the 2008 fiscal year includes an explanatory going concern paragraph which
raises substantial doubt to continue as a going concern, which indicates an
absence of obvious or reasonably assured sources of future funding that will be
required by us to maintain ongoing operations. We have incurred net operating
losses and negative operating cash flows since inception. During the twelve
months ended December 31, 2008, we raised approximately $9.6 million net cash
though the sale of our securities, most recently $1.1 million on December 31,
2008. Unless we are able to increase our revenues and decrease expenses
substantially in addition to securing additional sources of financing, we will
not have sufficient cash to support our operations through the end of
2009.
Our
success is dependent on our obtaining sufficient capital or operating cash flows
to fund our operations and to development of our technology and products, and on
our bringing such technology and products to the worldwide market. To achieve
these objectives, we may be required to raise additional capital through public
or private financings or other arrangements. It cannot be assured that such
financings will be available on terms attractive to us, if at all. Such
financings may be dilutive to stockholders and may contain restrictive
covenants.
In
addition to the immediate risks relating to our ability to continue as a going
concern and to obtain funding under the current market conditions, we are
subject to certain risks common to technology-based companies in similar stages
of development. See “Risk Factors” in our Form 10K for the year ended December
31, 2008. Principal risks include risks relating to the uncertainty of growth in
market acceptance for our technology, a history of losses since inception, our
ability to remain competitive in response to new technologies, the costs to
defend, as well as risks of losing, patents and intellectual property rights, a
reliance on our future customers’ ability to develop and sell products that
incorporate our technology, the concentration of our operations in a limited
number of facilities, the uncertainty of demand for our technology in certain
markets, our ability to manage growth effectively, our dependence on key members
of our management and development team, our limited experience in conducting
operations internationally, and our ability to obtain adequate capital to fund
future operations.
Background
We account for our investment in
Neonode AB in accordance with the AICPA Statement of Position, SOP 90-7, Financial Reporting by Entities in
Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code, and Accounting Research
Bulletin, ARB 51, Consolidate
Financial Statements. ARB 51 precludes consolidation of a
majority-owned subsidiary where control does not rest with the majority owners,
for instance, where the subsidiary is in bankruptcy. Accordingly, we
deconsolidated Neonode AB from our consolidated financial statements on the date
it filed for bankruptcy, December 9, 2008. Our Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 include the accounts of Neonode AB. Our Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets do not include the accounts of Neonode AB at
December 31, 2008 or March 31, 2009.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 include the
accounts of Neonode Inc and Neonode AB. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 include the accounts of Neonode Inc and Cypressen.
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008 include the accounts of Neonode Inc and Cypressen. All
inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Revenue
Recognition
Neonode
AB Mobile Phone Business and Licensing of Our Intellectual
Property:
We
recognize revenue from product sales when title transfers and risk of loss has
passed to the customer, which is generally upon shipment of products to our
customers. We estimate expected sales returns and record the amount as a
reduction of revenues and cost of sales at the time of shipment. Our policy
complies with the guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements, issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We
recognize revenue from the sale of our mobile phones when all of the following
conditions have been met: (1) evidence exists of an arrangement with the
customer, typically consisting of a purchase order or contract; (2) our products
have been delivered and risk of loss has passed to the customer; (3) we have
completed all of the necessary terms of the contract; (4) the amount of revenue
to which we are entitled is fixed or determinable; and (5) we believe it is
probable that we will be able to collect the amount due from the customer. To
the extent that one or more of these conditions has not been satisfied, we defer
recognition of revenue. Judgments are required in evaluating the credit
worthiness of our customers. Credit is not extended to customers and revenue is
not recognized until we have determined that collectibility is reasonably
assured.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2008, our revenues generated by the sale of Neonode
AB’s mobile phones have consisted primarily by sales to distributors. From time
to time, we allowed certain distributors price protection subsequent to the
initial product shipment. Price protection may allow the distributor a credit
(either in cash or as a discount on future purchases) if there is a price
decrease during a specified period of time or until the distributor resells the
goods. Future price adjustments are difficult to estimate since we do not have a
sufficient history of making price adjustments. Therefore, we deferred
recognition of revenue (in the balance sheet line item “deferred revenue”)
derived from sales to these customers until they resold our products to their
customers. Although revenue recognition and related cost of sales were deferred,
we recorded an accounts receivable at the time of initial product shipment. As
standard terms were generally FOB shipping point, payment terms were enforced
from the shipment date, and legal title and risk of inventory loss passed to the
distributor upon shipment.
For
products sold to distributors with agreements allowing for price protection and
product returns, we recognized revenue based on our best estimate of when the
distributor sold the product to its end customer. Our estimate of such
distributor sell-through was based on information received from our
distributors. Revenue was not recognized upon shipment since, due to various
forms of price concessions; the sales price was not substantially fixed or
determinable at that time.
Revenue
from products sold directly to end-users though our web sales channels were
generally recognized when title and risk of loss has passed to the buyer, which
typically occurs upon shipment. Reserves for sales returns are estimated based
primarily on historical experience and were provided at the time of
shipment.
Generally,
our customers were responsible for the payment of all shipping and handling
charges directly with the freight carriers.
Hardware Product:
We may from time-to-time develop
custom hardware products for our customers that incorporate our touchscreen
technology. Our policy is to recognize revenue from hardware product sales when
title transfers and risk of loss has passed to the customer, which is generally
upon shipment of our hardware products to our customers. We defer and recognize
service revenue over the contractual period or as services are rendered. We
estimate expected sales returns and record the amount as a reduction of revenue
and cost of hardware and other revenue at the time of shipment. Our policy
complies with the guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104, Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements. Judgments are required in evaluating the credit worthiness of
our customers. Credit is not extended to customers and revenue is not recognized
until we have determined that collectibility is reasonably assured. Our sales
transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars or Euros. The software component of
our hardware products is considered incidental. Therefore, we do not
recognize software revenue related to our hardware products separately from the
hardware product sale. To date, we have not sold any hardware products.
When selling hardware, we expect our
agreements with OEMs to incorporate clauses reflecting the following
understandings:
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of the sales price is probable (the OEM is creditworthy, the OEM is
obligated to pay and such obligation is not contingent on the ultimate
sale of the OEM’s integrated
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OEM’s obligation to us will not be changed in the event of theft or
physical destruction or damage of the
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Software
Products:
We may derive revenues from the
following sources: (1) software, which includes our Neno™ software licenses and
(2) engineering services, which include consulting. We account for the licensing
of software in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition.
SOP 97-2 requires judgment, including whether a software arrangement includes
multiple elements, and if so, whether vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE)
of fair value exists for those elements. These documents include post delivery
support, upgrades, and similar services. To date, we have not sold any software
products.
For software license arrangements that
do not require significant modification or customization of the underlying
software, we recognize new software license revenue when: (1) we enter into a
legally binding arrangement with a customer for the license of software; (2) we
deliver the products; (3) customer payment is deemed fixed or determinable and
free of contingencies or significant uncertainties; and (4) collection is
reasonably assured. We initially defer all revenue related to the software
license and maintenance fees until such time that we are able to establish VSOE
for these elements of our software products. Revenue deferred under
these arrangements is recognized to revenue over the expected contract term. We
will also continue to defer revenues that represent undelivered post-delivery
engineering support until the engineering support has been completed and the
software product is accepted.
Engineering
Services:
We may sell engineering consulting
services to our customers on a flat rate or hourly rate basis. We recognize
revenue as the engineering services stipulated under the contact are completed
and accepted by our customers. To date, we have not sold any engineering
services.
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
Our
policy is to maintain allowances for estimated losses resulting from the
inability of our customers to make required payments. Credit limits are
established through a process of reviewing the financial history and stability
of each customer. Where appropriate, we obtain credit rating reports and
financial statements of our customers when determining or modifying their credit
limits. We regularly evaluate the collectibility of our trade receivable
balances based on a combination of factors. When a customer’s account balance
becomes past due, we initiates dialogue with the customer to determine the
cause. If it is determined that the customer will be unable to meet its
financial obligation, such as in the case of a bankruptcy filing, deterioration
in the customer’s operating results or financial position, or other material
events impacting its business, we record a specific allowance to reduce the
related receivable to the amount we expect to recover. Should all efforts fail
to recover the related receivable, we will write-off the account. We also record
an allowance for all customers based on certain other factors including the
length of time the receivables are past due and our historical collection
experience with customers.
Research
and Development
Research
and Development (R&D) costs are expensed as incurred. R&D costs are
accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 2, Accounting for
Research and Development Costs. Research and development costs consists
mainly of personnel related costs in addition to some external consultancy costs
such as testing, certifying, and measurements.
Long-lived
Assets
We assess
any impairment by estimating the future cash flow from the associated asset in
accordance with SFAS 144, Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. If the estimated undiscounted cash flow
related to these assets decreases in the future or the useful life is shorter
than originally estimated, we may incur charges for impairment of these assets.
The impairment is based on the estimated discounted cash flow associated with
the asset.
Stock
Based Compensation Expense
We
account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with
SFAS 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS
123R). We account for equity instruments issued to non-employees in
accordance with SFAS 123R and Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments
that are Issued to Other than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with
Selling, Goods or Services, which require that such equity instruments be
recorded at their fair value and the unvested portion is re-measured each
reporting period. When determining stock based compensation expense involving
options and warrants, we determine the estimated fair value of options and
warrants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
Accounting
for Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants
We
accounted for debt issued with stock purchase warrants in accordance with
Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt and
Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants, if they met equity
classification. We allocate the proceeds of the debt between the debt and the
detachable warrants based on the relative fair values of the debt security
without the warrants and the warrants themselves. The warrants were classified
as a liability pursuant to the guidance provided in paragraph 17 of EITF 00-19.
The warrants were recorded among “Liability for warrants to purchase common
stock” and are valued at fair valued at the end of each reporting period using
the Black-Scholes option pricing model. As of December 31, 2008, all of the
outstanding warrants are classified as equity.
Liability for
Warrants and Embedded Derivatives
We do not
enter into derivative contracts for purposes of risk management or speculation.
However, from time to time, we enter into contracts that are not
considered derivative financial instruments in their entirety but that include
embedded derivative features. Such embedded derivatives are assessed at
inception of the contract and every reporting period, depending on their
characteristics, are accounted for as separate derivative financial instruments
pursuant to SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended (together, SFAS 133), if
such embedded conversion features, if freestanding, would meet the
classification of a liability. SFAS 133 requires that we analyze all material
contracts and determine whether or not they contain embedded derivatives. Any
such embedded conversion features that meet the above criteria are then
bifurcated from their host contract and recorded on the consolidated balance
sheet at fair value and the changes in the fair value of these derivatives
are recorded each period in the consolidated statements of operations as an
increase or decrease to Non-cash charges for conversion features and
warrants.
Similarly,
if warrants meet the classification of liabilities in accordance with EITF
00-19, Accounting
for Derivative
Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own
Stock , then the fair value of the warrants are recorded on the
consolidated balance sheet at their fair values, and any changes in such fair
values are recorded each period in the consolidated statements of operations as
an increase or decrease to Non-cash charges for conversion features and
warrants.
In May 2008, the FASB issued Staff
Position (FSP) APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt
Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash
Settlement). This FSP clarifies that convertible debt instruments that
may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement) are
not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt
and Debt issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. Additionally, this FSP
specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the
liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity's
nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in
subsequent periods. This FSP is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those
fiscal years, and requires retrospective application for all periods
presented.
FASB also issued EITF 07-05, Determining Whether an Instrument
(or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock, which
addresses the first part of paragraph 11A of APB 14-1 as to whether
or not a derivative is indexed to an entity’s own stock. EITF 07-05
requires Warrants with downside ratchet to be accounted for as liabilities that
previously had been accounted for as equity under SFAS 133. Prior to EITF
07-05, these ratchet provisions were only evaluated under EITF 00-19, and
because these ratchet provisions are generally within the company’s control,
they did not trigger liability or derivative accounting. Now under EITF
07-05 they do.
On January 1, 2009, we
adopted FSP APB 14-1 and EITF 07-05. We determined that the 2,124,403
outstanding warrants that include anti-dilution features fall under the guidance
of EITF 07-05 and the fair value of the warrants must be recorded as a liability
and marked-to-market each reporting period with the changes in the fair value
recorded as income/expense in the statement of operations.
Income
taxes
We
account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.
SFAS 109 requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the
expected future tax consequences of items that have been included in the
financial statements or tax returns. We estimate income taxes based on rates in
effect in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Deferred income tax
assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the
financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted
tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to
reverse. The realization of deferred tax assets is based on historical tax
positions and expectations about future taxable income. Valuation allowances are
recorded against net deferred tax assets where, in our opinion, realization is
uncertain based on the “not more likely than not” criteria of SFAS
109.
Based on
the uncertainty of future pre-tax income, we fully reserved our net deferred tax
assets as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. In the event we were to
determine that we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the
future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the
period such a determination was made. The provision for income taxes represents
the net change in deferred tax amounts, plus income taxes payable for the
current period.
Effective
January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes , which provisions included a two-step approach to recognizing,
de-recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions accounted for in accordance
with SFAS 109. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we recognized no
increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and a decrease in the
related reserve of the same amount. Therefore upon implementation of FIN 48, we
recognized no material adjustment to the January 1, 2007 balance of
retained earnings. As of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we had no
unrecognized tax benefits.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
The
following are expected effects of recent accounting pronouncements. We are
required to analyze these pronouncements and determined the effect, if any; the
adoption of these pronouncements would have on our results of operations or
financial position.
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS
No. 141R). SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer
recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets
acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree
and the goodwill acquired. SFAS No. 141R also establishes disclosure
requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the
business combination. SFAS No. 141R is effective as of the beginning of an
entity’s fiscal year that begins after 15 December 2008, and will be adopted by
us in the first quarter of 2009. The adoption of SFAS 141R will affect the way
we account for any acquisitions made after January 1, 2009.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 157 (SFAS 157), Fair
Value Measurements which defines fair value, establishes guidelines for
measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value
measurements, but rather eliminates inconsistencies in guidance found in various
prior accounting pronouncements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial
assets and financial liabilities within its scope for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. We
adopted SFAS 157 for financial assets and financial liabilities within its scope
during the first quarter of 2008, and the adoption did not have an impact on our
financial statements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No.
FAS 157-2 (FSP FAS 157-2), Effective Date of FASB Statement No.
157, which defers the effective date of SFAS 157 for all non-financial
assets and non-financial liabilities for fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years for items within the
scope of FSP FAS 157-2. The adoption of FSP FAS 157-2 effective January 1, 2009
for the Company’s non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities is not
expected to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS 160 establishes new
standards that will govern the accounting for and reporting of noncontrolling
interests in partially owned subsidiaries. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal
years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and requires retroactive
adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority
interests. All other requirements shall be applied prospectively. The adoption
of this standard will have no impact on the financial results of the Company on
the date of adoption.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities - an amendment of FASB Statement No.
133, as amended and interpreted, which requires enhanced disclosures
about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the
transparency of financial reporting. Disclosing the fair values of derivative
instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format provides a more
complete picture of the location in an entity’s financial statements of both the
derivative positions existing at period end and the effect of using derivatives
during the reporting period. Entities are required to provide enhanced
disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how
derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS
133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended and its related
interpretations (together SFAS 133), and (c) how derivative instruments and
related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15,
2008. We do not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a material
impact on our financial position, and we will make all necessary disclosures
upon adoption, if applicable.
In April 2008, the FASB issued EITF
07-05, Determining whether
an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity's Own
Stock, (EITF 07-05). EITF
07-05 provides guidance on determining what types of instruments or embedded
features in an instrument held by a reporting entity can be considered indexed
to its own stock for the purpose of evaluating the first criteria of the scope
exception in paragraph 11(a) of FAS 133. EITF 07-05 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and early
application is not permitted. . We do not believe that the adoption of EITF
07-05 will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements,
as the fair value of any financial instruments and related conversion features
are not significant.
In
May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles. SFAS 162
identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting
the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of
nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States. SFAS 162 is effective as of
November 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 162 did not have any financial impact on
our consolidated financial statements.
Results
of Operations
On
December 9, 2008, our wholly owned Swedish subsidiary, Neonode AB filed for
liquidation under the bankruptcy laws of Sweden. Pursuant to the Swedish
bankruptcy laws, we are no longer responsible for the debt and liabilities nor
do we have any ownership interest in the assets of Neonode AB as of the
effective date of the bankruptcy filing, December 9, 2008. The
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows
appearing elsewhere in this Periodic Report on Form 10-Q and the discussion of
our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 appearing below include the results of operations of our former
wholly owned subsidiary, Neonode AB, only from January 1, 2008 through March 31,
2008. Pursuant to AICPA Statement of Position, SOP 90-7, Financial Reporting by Entities in
Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code, and Accounting Research
Bulletin, ARB 51, Consolidate
Financial Statements. ARB 51 precludes consolidation of a
majority-owned subsidiary where control does not rest with the majority owners,
for instance, where the subsidiary is in bankruptcy. Accordingly, we
deconsolidated Neonode AB from our consolidated financial statements on the date
it filed for bankruptcy, December 9, 2008.
On
December 29, 2008, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with AB Cypressen
nr 9683 (Cypressen), a Swedish engineering company, and the stockholders of
Cypressen: Iwo Jima SARL, Wirelesstoys AB, and Athemis Ltd. (the
Cypressen Stockholders), pursuant to which we agreed to acquire all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Cypressen in exchange for the issuance of
495,000 shares of Neonode Inc. Series A Preferred Stock to the Cypressen
Stockholders. Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange
Agreement, upon the closing of the transaction, Cypressen became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company. Neonode’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 include the accounts of Neonode Inc. and
its new wholly owned subsidiary, Cypressen. The
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows
appearing elsewhere in this Periodic Report on Form 10-Q and the discussion of
our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended
March 31, 2009 appearing below include the results of operations of our new
wholly owned subsidiary, AB Cypressen, only from January 1, 2009 through March
31, 2009.
Net
Sales
We did not have any net sales for the
three months ended March 31, 2009. Net sales for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 were $391,000. Our revenue for the three month period
ending March 31, 2008 were related to the sell-through of the N2
phones that were shipped to our customer in prior periods.We did not ship any new N2
phones in the three months ended March 31, 2008.
In January 2008 we discovered a
technical issue that affected the quality of the voice reception of our N2 phone
in the sub 900 Megahertz bandwidth. As a result, we undertook a
program to recall and modify the phones that our customers held in inventory in
order to bring the quality of the voice reception up to our
standards. Due to the recall, we stopped all shipments of our N2
phones during the first quarter of 2008 and as a result our customers
withheld payment of amounts due to until such time as we are able to return the
modified phones to them. When the modifications are completed we may
choose to redistribute the recall phones among our existing customers or
to new customers.
License revenue for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 amounted to $9,000. The license revenue reported in the
three month period ending March 31, 2008 relates to residual license revenues
from the sale of the SBE software business in August 2007.
We sold our mobile phone products
through a direct sales force that supports our distributors.
Gross
Margin (Loss)
Gross margin (loss) was ($250,000) for
the three months ended March 31, 2008 . Our cost of goods include the direct
cost of production of the phone plus indirect costs such as the cost of our
internal production department and accrued estimated warranty costs. Gross loss
for the three month period ending March 31, 2008 is a result of low sales
volumes that were unable to efficiently absorb the cost of our internal
production department.
Product
Research and Development
Product
research and development (R&D) expenses for the three month period ending
March 31, 2009 were $221,000 compared to $1.5 million for the same
period in 2008. Factors that contributed to the increase in R&D
costs include a quarter- over-quarter increase in
the headcount of our engineering department from 14 in three month
period ending March 31, 2008 compared to five in the three months ended March
31, 2009. In addition, we incurred approximately
$400,000 in external consultancy costs related to the further
development of the N2 as well as early stage development of successor products
in the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to no external development
costs on 2009. Concurrently with the bankruptcy of Neonode AB on December 9,
2008 we terminated all the employees. We reorganized the Company on December 29,
2008 under Cypressen and hired R&D staff beginning January 22,
2009.
Sales
and Marketing
Sales
and marketing expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 were
$58,000 compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2008. This decrease in
2009 as compared to 2008 is primarily related to decreases in product marketing
activities such as advertising agency fees and marketing co-op expenses as well
as an decrease in sales and marketing headcount . Concurrently with the
bankruptcy of Neonode AB on December 9, 2008 we terminated all the employees. We
reorganized the Company on December 29, 2008 under Cypressen and hired one sales
consultant. The expense for sales and marketing for the three months ended March
31, 2009 are comprised of the costs to attend one trade show and the costs
related to the sales consultant.
General
and Administrative
General and administrative expenses for
the three months ended March 31, 2009 were $2.0 million compare to $2.5 million
for the same period in 2008.
General and administrative expense for
2009 includes $1.6 million of non-cash amortization of compensation expense
related to the $9.5 million fair value of the common stock issued to related
parties to acquire Cypressen. The $9.5 million will be amortized to compensation
expense over six quarters beginning January 1, 2009.
Interest
Expense
Interest expense for the three month
period ended March 31, 2009 was $3,000 as compared to $9,000 for the same period
ended March 31, 2008. The decrease is primarily due to the conversion of
substantially all the outstanding debt to equity on December 31,
2008. $139,000 debt remains outstanding with a future quarterly
interest expense of $3,000 until the note due date on August 31,
2010.
Non-cash
items related to debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of
conversion features and warrants
Charges related to debt extinguishments
and debt discounts
Charges related to debt discounts and
deferred financing fees for the three months ended March 31, 2008 amounted to
$2.2 million. All debt, except $139,000 ,was converted to equity on December 31,
2009. As a result there are no charges related to debt discounts and deferred
financing fees for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
Non-Cash valuation for Conversion
Features and Warrants
Due to various previous financing
arrangement as described in the notes to the financial statements, prior to
conversion of warrants to equity we carried certain warrant as liabilities on
our balance sheet. In addition, we recorded the value of the conversion features
of the previous outstanding debt as a liability in our financial statements.
These warrants and the value of the conversion features were valued at the end
of each reporting period and marked to market. During the three months ended
March 31, 2008, we recorded changes in the value of the warrants and conversion
features amounting to a charge of $5.5 million. Factors that affect the
valuation of the warrants and conversion features in the three month period
ending March 31, 2008 were changes in our stock price, volatility of our stock
price over time, interest rates and the time period remaining for the warrants
and conversion features being valued. All liabilities related to
warrants and conversion features were converted to equity or
terminated on December 31, 2009.
In May 2008, the FASB issued Staff
Position (FSP) APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt
Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash
Settlement). This FSP clarifies that convertible debt instruments that
may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement) are
not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt
and Debt issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. Additionally, this FSP
specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the
liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity's
nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in
subsequent periods. This FSP is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those
fiscal years, and requires retrospective application for all periods
presented.
FASB also issued EITF 07-05, Determining Whether an Instrument
(or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity's Own Stock, which
addresses the first part of paragraph 11A of APB 14-1 as to whether
or not a derivative is indexed to an entity’s own stock. EITF 07-05
requires Warrants with downside ratchet to be accounted for as liabilities that
previously had been accounted for as equity under SFAS 133. Prior to EITF
07-05, these ratchet provisions were only evaluated under EITF 00-19, and
because these ratchet provisions are generally within the company’s control,
they did not trigger liability or derivative accounting. Now under EITF
07-05 they do.
On January 1, 2009, we
adopted FSP APB 14-1 and EITF 07-05. We determined that the 2,124,403
outstanding warrants that include anti-dilution features fall under the guidance
of EITF 07-05 and the fair value of the warrants must be recorded as a liability
and marked-to-market each reporting period with the changes in the fair value
recorded as income/expense in the statement of operations. We calculate the fair
value each reporting period using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model.
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At March 31, 2009, the fair value
of the outstanding warrants is 2.9 million and had been record as a
liability recorded in “Embedded derivatives of warrants” with
the corresponding expense recorded in “Non-cash
items related to debt discounts and deferred financing fees and the
valuation of conversion features and warrants” on the Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31,
2009. The
assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model at March 31,
2009 were a term of 4.1 years, volatility of 178% and a risk-free interest
rate of 1.5%.
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Gain
on conversion and forgiveness of accounts payable
We
converted approximately $53,000 of our accounts payable
to792,912 shares of our common stock on January 26, 2009. The fair
value of the shares of common stock issued to settle the accounts payable was
$23,000 based on our stock price on January 26, 2009. We recorded $23,000 as
common stock additional paid in capital and the difference of $30,000 is include
in Gain on
Conversion and Forgiveness of Accounts Payable on our Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Deemed
Divided to Preferred Stockholders
On March
31, 2009, our shareholders approved a resolution increasing the conversion ratio
from one-to-one to 480.63 shares of common stock for each share of
Series A Preferred Stock. Upon conversion, the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock will convert into 411,190,010 shares of our common stock.
The fair
value of the conversion of the 244,265.56 shares of Series A Preferred shares
issued to the convertible debt holders that will be converted to 117,401,356
shares of our common stock at a later date was $4.7 million based on our stock
price on March 31, 2009. On March 31, 2009 and December
31, 2008, the $2.4 million fair value of the Series A preferred issued prior to
the shareholder approval is included in Series A Preferred stock in
the Shareholders’ Equity on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets . On March
31, 2009, we recorded the $2.3 million increase in the fair value as
an increase in Common Stock Additional Paid In Capital on the Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets and as a Deemed Divided to
Preferred Stockholders on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
On
December 31, 2008, we issued 92,795.94 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to
warrant holders to convert their warrants to equity. On March 31, 2009, our
shareholders approved a resolution increasing the conversion ratio from
one-to-one to 132.07 shares of common stock for each share of Series B Preferred
Stock. Upon conversion, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock will convert into
12,255,560 shares of our common stock.
The fair
value of the conversion of the 92,795.94, shares of Series B Preferred shares
issued to the warrant holders that will be converted to12,255,560 shares of our
common stock at a later date was $490,000 based on our stock price on March 31,
2009. On March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the $2,000 fair value
of the Series B preferred issued prior to the shareholder approval is
included in Series B Preferred stock in the Shareholders’ Equity on the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets . On March 31, 2009, we
recorded the $488,000 million increase in the fair value as an increase in
Common Stock Additional Paid In Capital on the Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets and as a Deemed Divided to
Preferred Stockholders on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
Income
Taxes
Our effective tax rate was 0% in the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We recorded
valuation allowances for the three month periods ending March 31, 2009 and 2008
for deferred tax assets related to net operating losses due to the uncertainty
of realization. In the event of future taxable income, our effective income tax
rate in future periods could be lower than the statutory rate as such tax assets
are realized.
Net
Loss
As a result of the factors discussed
above, we recorded a net loss of $7.8 million for the three month period ending
March 31, 2009 compared to a net loss of $11.4 million in the comparable period
in 2008.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any transactions,
arrangements, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities that are
reasonably likely to affect our liquidity or capital resources other than the
operating leases noted above. We have no special purpose or limited purpose
entities that provide off-balance sheet financing, liquidity, or market or
credit risk support; or engage in leasing, hedging, research and development
services, or other relationships that expose us to liability that is not
reflected on the face of the financial statements
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
liquidity is dependent on many factors, including sales volume, operating profit
and the efficiency of asset use and turnover. Our future liquidity will be
affected by, among other things:
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· actual
versus anticipated licensing of our
technology;
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· our
actual versus anticipated operating
expenses;
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· the
timing of our OEM customer product
shipments;
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· the
timing of payment for our technology licensing
agreements;
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· our
actual versus anticipated gross profit
margin;
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· our
ability to raise additional capital, if necessary;
and
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· our
ability to secure credit facilities, if
necessary.
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The
consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared on a going
concern basis, which contemplates continuity of operations and the realization
of assets and repayment of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The
report of our independent registered public accounting firm in respect of the
2008 fiscal year includes an explanatory going concern paragraph which raises
substantial doubt to continue as a going concern, which indicates an absence of
obvious or reasonably assured sources of future funding that will be required by
us to maintain ongoing operations. Although we have been able to fund our
operations to date, there is no assurance that cash flow from our operations or
our capital raising efforts will be able to attract the additional capital or
other funds needed to sustain our operations. The going concern qualification
from our auditors may make it more difficult for us to raise funds. If we are
unable to obtain additional funding for operations, we may not be able to
continue operations as proposed, requiring us to modify our business plan,
curtail various aspects of our operations or cease operations. In such event,
investors may lose a portion or all of their investment.
On
December 31, 2008, we completed certain refinancing and capital raising
transactions, acquired Cypressen, and began operations with a primary focus on
licensing our touchscreen technology to third party OEM customers. We do not
have any current active customer for our touchscreen technology. In most
circumstances our target customers will have to successfully integrate our
technology into their products and then sell those products to their customers
before we will receive any cash from those technology license
agreements.
Our cash
is subject to interest rate risk. We invest primarily on a short-term basis. Our
financial instrument holdings at March 31, 2009 were analyzed to determine their
sensitivity to interest rate changes. The fair values of these instruments were
determined by net present values. In our sensitivity analysis, the same change
in interest rate was used for all maturities and all other factors were held
constant. If interest rates increased by 10%, the expected effect on net loss
related to our financial instruments would be immaterial. The functional
currency of our foreign subsidiary is the applicable local currency, the Swedish
Krona, and is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk. Any increase or
decrease in the exchange rate of the U.S. Dollar compared to the Swedish Krona
will impact Neonode’s future operating results.
At March
31, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of $153,000 as compared to $17,000 at
December 31, 2008. In the three month period ended March 31, 2009, $836,000 of
cash was used in operating activities, primarily as a result of our net loss
increased by the following non-cash items (in thousands):
Depreciation
and amortization
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$
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3
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Stock-based
compensation expense
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1,625
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Debt
and warrant conversion expense
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2,741
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Debt
discounts and deferred financing fees and the valuation of
conversion features and warrants
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2,808
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Loss
of retirement of assets
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30
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Gain
on conversion and forgiveness of accounts payable
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(55)
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Total
net non-cash items included in cash used in our operations
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$
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7,152
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Working capital deficit was $492,000
(current assets less current liabilities, not including non-cash warrant
liability)at March 31, 2009, compared to working capital deficit of
$962,000 at December 31, 2008.
In the three month period ended March
31, 2008, we purchased $17,000 of fixed assets, consisting primarily of
computers and engineering equipment.
In January and February 2009 we
collected cash of $989,000, net of $133,000 in legal costs and amounts collected
in December 2008, from a private placement financing transaction entered into on
December 30, 2008 where we issued 112,190.40 shares of our Series A Preferred
Stock to the investors for a total investment of
$1,121,904.
The
majority of our cash has been provided by borrowings from senior secured notes
and bridge notes that have been or are convertible into shares of our common
stock or from the sale of our common stock and common stock purchase warrants to
private investors. We have been able to convert approximately $6.1 million of
the $6.3 million outstanding convertible debt to equity. The $139,000
convertible note that was not converted into equity is due in August
2010. We will require sources of capital in addition to cash on hand
to continue operations and to implement our strategy. Our operations are not
cash flow positive and we may be forced to seek credit line facilities from
financial institutions, additional private equity investment or debt
arrangements. No assurances can be given that we will be successful in obtaining
such additional financing on reasonable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are
not available on acceptable terms, or at all, we may be unable to adequately
fund our business plans and it could have a negative effect on our business,
results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if funds are
available, the issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into
equity could dilute the value of shares of our common stock and cause the market
price to fall, and the issuance of debt securities could impose restrictive
covenants that could impair our ability to engage in certain business
transactions.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Under the
supervision of and with the participation of our management, including the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the March 31,
2009. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not
effective for the reasons described below.
During
the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2008, management determined that we had certain material weaknesses relating
to our accounting for certain financing transactions, including convertible debt
and derivative financial instruments. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a
combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such
that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a
Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis. In addition, we entered into several complex
financing transactions (including conversion of convertible debt, derivatives,
conversion of warrants, bankruptcy of Neonode AB and complex valuation and
measurement activities) that resulted in accounting adjustments during our
year-end audit. Because these material weaknesses as to internal control over
financial reporting also bear upon our disclosure controls and procedures, our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer were unable to conclude our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Despite
the conclusion that disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of
the end of period covered by this report, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer believe that the financial statements and other information
contained in this annual report present fairly, in all material respects, our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Internal
Control over Financial Reporting
Report
of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control system has been designed
to provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance to our management and Board of
Directors that the objectives of our control system with respect to the
integrity, reliability and fair presentation of published financial statements
are met. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide
only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives
will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that
there are resource constraints. Because of the inherent limitations in all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that
all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been
detected. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we assessed
the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of
March 31, 2009. In making this assessment, we used the criteria established
in the framework on Internal Control –
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations (“COSO”) of the Treadway Commission. Based on our assessment,
which was conducted according to the COSO criteria, we have concluded that our
internal control over financial reporting was not effective in achieving its
objectives as of March 31, 2009 due to a material weakness that existed in
our internal controls relating to our accounting for certain financing
transactions, including convertible debt and derivative financial
instruments.
A
material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Based on
management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as of
March 31, 2009, the following material weakness existed as of that
date:
The
Company’s controls over accounting for certain financing
transactions did not operate effectively as of March 31,
2009. In addition, we entered into several complex financing
transactions (including conversion of convertible debt, derivatives, conversion
of warrants, bankruptcy of Neonode AB and complex valuation and measurement
activities) that resulted in accounting adjustments during our year-end
audit.
This
annual report is not required to include a report of the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm due to temporary rules of the Commission that
would permit us to provide only management’s assessment in this annual
report.
This
annual report is not required to include a report of the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm due to temporary rules of the Commission that
would permit us to provide only management’s assessment in this annual
report.
As
discussed elsewhere in this report, the bankruptcy on December 9, 2008 of our
previous operating subsidiary Neonode AB and the recent acquisition of Cypressen
on December 30, 2008 represented a significant change in our business and
financial operations. Having occurred in the final quarter of the fiscal year,
the bankruptcy and acquisition left management with insufficient time to
finalize integration and consolidate operations to fully assess the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
As we
move towards complete integration and consolidation of business and financial
operations of Cypressen and Neonode, we expect to take steps to both remedy the
material weaknesses described above and facilitate our management’s assessment
of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Commission rules. Our planned steps include:
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adding
personnel to our financial department, consultants, or other resources
(including those with public company reporting
experience) to enhance our policies and procedures, including those
related to revenue
recognition;
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exploring
the suitability of further upgrades to our accounting system to complement
the new management reporting system
software described above; and
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engaging
a qualified consultant in 2009 to perform an assessment of the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting and assist us in implementing appropriate internal controls on
weaknesses determined, if any, documenting,
and then testing the effectiveness of those
controls.
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PART
II. Other
Information
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF
SECURITY HOLDERS
None
ITEM
6. Exhibits and Reports on Form
8-K
Exhibits
Exhibit #
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Description
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2.1
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger and Reorganization between SBE, Inc. and Neonode Inc.,
dated January 19, 2007 (incorporated
by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January
22, 2007 ) ( In
accordance with Commission rules, we supplementally will furnish a copy of
any omitted schedule to the Commission upon request
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2.2
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Amendment
No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization between SBE,
Inc. and Neonode Inc., dated May 18, 2007, effective May 25, 2007 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 29,
2007 )
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3.1
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Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated December 20, 2007,
effective December 21, 2007
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3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
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Bylaws,
as amended through December 5, 2007
Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series A and Series B
Preferred Stock dated 29 December 2008 ( incorporated by reference as
Exhibit 4.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December
31, 2008 )
Certificate
of Increase of Designation of Series B Preferred Stock dated 2 January
2009
Certificate
of Increase of Designation of Series B Preferred Stock dated 28 January
2009
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10.1
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Senior
Secured Note, dated August 8, 2007 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.22(a) of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 2, 2007 )
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10.2
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Amendment
to Senior Secured Note, dated September 10, 2007 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.22(b) of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 2, 2007 )
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10.3
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Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued pursuant to Amendment to Senior
Secured Notes, dated September 10, 2007 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.22(c) of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October 2, 2007 )
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10.4
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Subscription
Agreement, dated September 10, 2007 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.23 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October
2, 2007 )
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10.5
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Convertible
Promissory Note ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.24 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October
2, 2007 )
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10.6
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Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.25 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October
2, 2007 )
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10.7
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Form
of Unit Purchase Warrant ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.26 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October
2, 2007 )
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10.8
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Subscription
Agreement, dated March 4, 2008 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3,
2008 )
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10.8
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Asset
Purchase Agreement with One Stop Systems, Inc., dated January 11, 2007 (
incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on January 12, 2007 )
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10.9
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Asset
Purchase Agreement with Rising Tide Software, dated August 15, 2007 (
incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on August 24, 2007 )
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10.10
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Lease
for 4000 Executive Parkway, Suite 200 dated July 27, 2005 with Alexander
Properties Company
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10.11
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1998
Non-Officer Stock Option Plan, as amended ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.2 of our Registration Statement on Form S-8
(333-63228) filed on June 18, 2001 )+
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10.12
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2001
Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan, as amended ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended October 31, 2002, as filed on January 27, 2003
)+
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10.13
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Director
and Officer Bonus Plan, dated September 21, 2006 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
September 26, 2006 )+
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10.14
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Executive
Severance Benefits Agreement with David W. Brunton, dated April 12, 2004 (
incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.13 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended January 31, 2005, as filed on March 2, 2005
)+
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10.15
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Note
Conversion Agreement, dated December 31, 2008 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December
31, 2008)
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10.16
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Share
Exchange Agreement, dated December 30, 2008 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.4 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December
31, 2008)
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10.17
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Series
A Stock Subscription Agreement, dated December31, 2008 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December
31, 2008)
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10.18
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Warrant
Conversion Agreement, dated December 31, 2008 ( incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December
31, 2008 )
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10.19
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Employment
Agreement with Per Bystedt
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10.20
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Employment
Agreement with Thomas Eriksson
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10.21
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Employment
Agreement with Magnus
Goertz
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31.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
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31.2
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Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
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Certification
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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Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized, on May 15, 2009.
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Neonode Inc.
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Registrant
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Date: May
15, 2009
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By:
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/s/ David W. Brunton
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David
W. Brunton
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Chief
Financial Officer,
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Vice
President, Finance
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and
Secretary
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(Principal
Financial and
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Accounting
Officer)
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