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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For The Quarterly Period Ended
September 30, 2005
 
 
Commission file number: 0-30391
 
MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 

Delaware
13-3669062
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)

805 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
 
(212) 935-8484
(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 for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
  Yes x     No o  


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
  Yes x     No o

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

The number of shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding as of November 4, 2005 was 27,696,353.



 


MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Page Number
 
Item 1.
 
Financial Statements
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
December 31, 2004 and September 30, 2005 (Unaudited)
 
1
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
 
 
Nine and three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005
 
2
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005
 
3
 
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
4
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
 
 
Condition and Results of Operations
 
11
 
Item 3.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
17
 
Item 4.
 
Controls and Procedures
 
18
 
PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
Item 4.
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
19
 
Item 6.
 
Exhibits
 
19
 

 




 
 
Medis Technologies Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


   
December 31, 2004
 
September 30, 2005
 
       
(unaudited)
 
ASSETS
         
Current assets
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
15,758,000
 
$
42,892,000
 
Short-term investments
   
   
10,500,000
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
162,000
   
434,000
 
Other accounts receivable
   
325,000
   
533,000
 
Total current assets
   
16,245,000
   
54,359,000
 
Property and equipment, net
   
3,493,000
   
6,585,000
 
Long-term note
   
299,000
   
305,000
 
Severance pay fund
   
859,000
   
872,000
 
Debt issuance costs, net
   
   
3,050,000
 
Intangible assets, net
   
672,000
   
516,000
 
Goodwill
   
58,205,000
   
58,205,000
 
Total assets
 
$
79,773,000
 
$
123,892,000
 
 
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
             
Current liabilities
             
Accounts payable
 
$
1,128,000
 
$
2,548,000
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
2,396,000
   
2,751,000
 
Total current liabilities
   
3,524,000
   
5,299,000
 
Leasehold incentive obligations, net
   
935,000
   
891,000
 
Convertible Senior Notes, net
   
   
48,744,000
 
Accrued severance pay
   
1,451,000
   
1,314,000
 
Commitments and contingent liabilities
             
Stockholders’ equity
             
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000 shares authorized; none issued
   
   
 
Common stock, $.01 par value; 38,000,000 shares authorized;
27,016,819 and 27,672,910 shares issued and outstanding, at
December 31, 2004 and September 30, 2005, respectively
   
270,000
   
277,000
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
198,774,000
   
205,856,000
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(125,181,000
)
 
(138,489,000
)
Total stockholders’ equity
   
73,863,000
   
67,644,000
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
79,773,000
 
$
123,892,000
 

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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Medis Technologies Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
   
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
Operating expenses:
                 
Research and development costs, net 
 
$
2,359,000
 
$
2,686,000
 
$
6,402,000
 
$
8,976,000
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
1,795,000
   
1,554,000
   
4,350,000
   
3,995,000
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
52,000
   
52,000
   
156,000
   
156,000
 
Total operating expenses
   
4,206,000
   
4,292,000
   
10,908,000
   
13,127,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(4,206,000
)
 
(4,292,000
)
 
(10,908,000
)
 
(13,127,000
)
Other income (expenses)
                         
Interest income
   
65,000
   
360,000
   
184,000
   
502,000
 
Interest expense
   
(16,000
)
 
(663,000
)
 
(37,000
)
 
(683,000
)
     
49,000
   
(303,000
)
 
147,000
   
(181,000
)
NET LOSS
 
$
(4,157,000
)
$
(4,595,000
)
$
(10,761,000
)
$
(13,308,000
)
                           
Value of warrants extended
   
(671,000
)
 
   
(671,000
)
 
 
                           
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
 
$
(4,828,000
)
$
(4,595,000
)
$
(11,432,000
)
$
(13,308,000
)
                           
Basic and diluted net loss per share 
 
$
(.18
)
$
(.17
)
$
(.44
)
$
(.49
)
Weighted-average number of common
shares used in computing basic and
diluted net loss per share 
   
26,252,602
   
27,582,802
   
26,106,480
   
27,327,022
 
                           






The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Medis Technologies Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2004
 
2005
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities
         
Net loss
 
$
(10,761,000
)
$
(13,308,000
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities
             
Depreciation and amortization of property and
equipment
   
354,000
   
598,000
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
156,000
   
156,000
 
Amortization of debt issuance costs
   
   
96,000
 
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature on Convertible Senior Notes
   
   
11,000
 
Non-cash stock based compensation expense
   
1,186,000
   
726,000
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
             
Accounts receivable—trade
   
74,000
   
 
Other accounts receivable
   
100,000
   
(154,000
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
(68,000
)
 
(165,000
)
Accounts payable
   
480,000
   
(102,000
)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
533,000
   
(23,000
)
Leasehold incentive obligations, net
   
   
(44,000
)
Accrued severance pay, net
   
88,000
   
74,000
 
Net cash used in operating activities
   
(7,858,000
)
 
(12,135,000
)
Cash flows from investing activities
             
Capital expenditures
   
(807,000
)
 
(2,196,000
)
Investment in short-term investments
   
   
(10,500,000
)
Investment in short-term deposits
   
(12,198,000
)
 
 
Maturity of short-term deposits
   
12,198,000
   
 
Long-term note
   
(109,000
)
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(916,000
)
 
(12,696,000
)
Cash flows from financing activities
             
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
   
15,928,000
   
6,036,000
 
Proceeds from issuance of Convertible Senior Notes
   
   
48,733,000
 
Proceeds allocated to beneficial conversion features on Convertible Senior Notes 
   
     267,000  
Debt issuance costs on Convertible Senior Notes
   
   
(3,071,000
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
15,928,000
   
51,965,000
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
7,154,000
   
27,134,000
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
6,620,000
   
15,758,000
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
13,774,000
 
$
42,892,000
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
         
Cash paid during the period for:
         
Interest 
 
$
24,000
 
$
29,000
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
             
Capital expenditure included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities  
 
$
 
$
1,721,000
 
Option exercise - cash received subsequent to balance sheet date 
 
$
 
$
60,000
 
Debt Issuance costs on Convertible Senior Notes included in accrued expenses
 
$
 
$
75,000
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Medis Technologies Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Note A - Nature Of Operations And Basis Of Presentation
 
Medis Technologies Ltd. (“MTL”), a Delaware corporation, is a holding company, which through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Medis El Ltd. and More Energy Ltd. (collectively, with MTL the "Company"), primarily focuses on the development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of direct liquid fuel cell products to power and charge portable electronic devices, such as most cell phones (including “3G” cell phones with a full range of functionality), digital cameras, PDAs (both for personal and professional use, including wireless versions with e-mail capability), MP3 players, hand-held video games and other devices with similar power requirements, as well as a broad array of military devices. The Company has also developed the CellScan, a static cytometer for measuring fluorescence emanating from living cells for medical applications. Additionally, the Company owns or owns the rights to several other development-stage technologies, many of which are not being actively pursued as the Company focuses primarily on its fuel cell technology.
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the following notes and with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 and related notes included in MTL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2005 and for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005 are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applicable to interim financial information and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, such condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnote disclosures required in annual financial statements. In the opinion of the Company's management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of such condensed consolidated financial statements. The results of operations for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.
 
The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
 
Note B - Certain Transactions
 
1.  
Private Placement of Common Stock - In January 2005, MTL issued 50,000 shares of its common stock in a private placement to an accredited investor for proceeds of approximately $700,000.

In April 2005, MTL issued 83,543 shares of its common stock in a private placement to an accredited investor for proceeds of approximately $1,000,000.

2.  
Exercise of Stock Options - From January 1 through September 30, 2005, MTL issued 359,500 shares of its common stock pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under its 1999
 
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Stock Option Plan, as amended (including 250,000 shares exercised by MTL’s Chief Executive Officer, its President and its Executive Vice President) for aggregate proceeds of approximately $2,835,000 (of which $60,000 were received subsequent to September 30, 2005).
 
3.  
Exercise of Warrants - From January 1 through September 30, 2005, MTL issued 163,048 shares of its common stock pursuant to the exercise of warrants (including 65,000 shares exercised by a corporation beneficially owned by MTL’s Chief Executive Officer and its President), at exercise prices ranging from $5.41 to $9.60 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $1,561,000.

4.  
Convertible Notes - In July and August, 2005, the Company issued $49,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6% Senior Convertible Notes (the “notes”) due 2010 in a private placement, less issuance costs aggregating approximately $3,146,000. Interest on such notes is payable quarterly. The notes were issued at par. The notes will not have the benefit of any sinking fund and are convertible prior to maturity or redemption into shares of our common stock at a conversion rate of 57.8035 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (or an initial conversion price of $17.30 per share). The notes are callable by the Company after two years if the closing price of its stock for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the notification date of such redemption exceeds $27.68, subject to adjustment. Of the total $49,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes issued, $7,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes were issued pursuant to the exercise in July 2005 of a 30-day option that was granted to the initial purchaser (the “Option”) in connection with the issuance of the first $38,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes. The remaining $4,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes were issued and sold directly to a group of affiliated investors in a private placement.

In accordance with APB No. 14, "Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants," EITF 98-5, "Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios," and EITF 00-27, "Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments" ("EITF 00-27"), $345,000 of the proceeds of the first $38,000,000 of notes was allocated to the Option, based on the relative fair values of the securities at time of issuance. Amounts allocated to the Option are accounted for as liabilities as the Option is not indexed to the Company’s own stock in accordance with EITF 00-19, "Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled In, a Company's Own Stock" ("EITF 00-19") but instead to a debt instrument. In addition, in accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” the Option was evaluated and determined not be a derivative financial instrument as the Option does not provide for net settlement terms or for other means that could provide the holder with net settlement. The carrying value of the Option of $345,000 was credited to the proceeds of the $7,000,000 of notes issued upon its exercise.

In accordance with EITF 00-27, the commitment date for purpose of measuring the intrinsic value of a conversion option in connection with the issuance of: (a) the $38,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes is the date the purchase agreement for this amount was signed, (b) the $7,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes is the date the Option was exercised and (c) the $4,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes is the date the offering of this amount was completed. Beneficial conversion features aggregating approximately $267,000 were recorded on the $7,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes and the $4,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes because the effective conversion prices of such notes were lower than the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the commitment dates. During the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded interest expense from the amortization of the beneficial conversion features of approximately $11,000.

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As mentioned above, the Company incurred debt issuance costs totaling approximately $3,146,000 in connection with the issuance of the notes. In accordance with APB 21, “Interest on Receivable and Payables,” the Company has recorded the debt issuance costs as a deferred charge on its balance sheet and is amortizing such costs based on the interest method of amortization over the term of the notes. During the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded interest expense from the amortization of the debt issuances costs of approximately $96,000.
 
As of September 30, 2005, no notes had been converted.

          5.
Short-term investments- During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company invested $10,500,000 in auction rate securities. The interest rate on such securities resets monthly through an auction process and the Company may redeem the securities at face value at any such interest resetting date. In accordance with SFAS 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” the Company has classified its investments in auction rate securities as available-for-sale marketable securities. During the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005, the Company did not record any gain or loss on its investments in auction rate securities. Such securities have a fair market value of $10,500,000 at September 30, 2005, which is the same as their original cost.

          6.
Leasehold Incentive Obligations - In December 2004, the Company relocated its Israel-based operations to a leased facility in Lod, Israel. Pursuant to the lease agreements, the landlord agreed to reimburse the Company for a specified amount per square foot for leasehold improvements (the “Leasehold Incentives”). In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, “Accounting for Leases” and FTB 88-1, “Issues Relating to Accounting for Leases”, the leasehold improvements are recognized in Property and Equipment, with the corresponding reimbursement recognized as Leasehold Incentive Obligations. The amount of the incentive, which aggregates approximately $1,037,000 from the inception of the lease agreements through September 30, 2005, is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term as a reduction of rental expenses. The leasehold improvements in Property and Equipment are being amortized over the shorter of lease terms or the estimated useful life of the asset. Amortization of leasehold incentive obligations for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005 amounted to approximately $146,000 and $53,000, respectively. The Leasehold Incentive Obligations, net of amortization, were reflected as an adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities in the consolidated cash flow statement.

7.  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities - Accrued expenses and other current liabilities included payroll and related accruals aggregating approximately $1,400,000 and $764,000 as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

8.  
Stock-based Compensation - SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure” (“SFAS No. 148”) amends SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-

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Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”) to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based methods of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require more prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results.
 
As provided for in SFAS No. 148, the Company has elected to continue to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and FASB Interpretation No. 44, "Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation," in accounting for its employee stock options, under which compensation expense, if any, is generally based on the difference between the exercise price of an option or the amount paid for the award and the market price or fair value of the underlying common stock at the date of the grant. To the extent that compensation expense is recognized with respect to stock options issued to employees or directors, such expense is amortized over the vesting period of such options. Stock-based compensation arrangements involving non-employees or non-directors are accounted for under SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services,” under which such arrangements are accounted for based on the fair value of the option or award.

The following table illustrates the effect on net loss attributed to common stockholders and net loss per share, assuming that the Company had applied the fair value recognition provision of SFAS No. 123 on its stock-based employee compensation:
 
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
     
2004 
   
2005 
   
2004 
   
2005 
 
   
 (unaudited)
 
Net loss, as reported
 
$
(4,828,000
)
$
(4,595,000
)
$
(11,432,000
)
$
(13,308,000
)
Add: Stock-based
employee compensation
expense included in the
reported loss
   
721,000
   
14,000
   
832,000
   
9,000
 
Deduct: Total stock-based
employee compensation
expense determined under
fair value based method
   
(4,051,000)
*   
(1,304,000
)
 
(4,665,000)
*   
(2,050,000
)
Pro forma net loss
 
$
(8,158,000
)
$
(5,885,000
)
$
(15,265,000
)
$
(15,349,000
)
Basic and diluted net loss
per share as reported
 
$
(.18
)
$
(.17
)
$
(.44
)
$
(.49
)
Pro forma basic and diluted
net loss per share
 
$
(.31
)
$
(.21
)
$
(.58
)
$
(.56
)

_________
* The pro forma non-cash total stock based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2004 includes an aggregate of approximately $3,760,000 of non-cash expense related to the extension of the expiration date of certain outstanding stock options.
 
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The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
 
 
   
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
 
0
%
 
0
%
 
0
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
2.14
%
 
3.59
%
 
2.33
%
 
3.37
%
Expected life in years
   
1.5
   
2.7
   
1.5
   
2.3
 
Volatility
   
72
%
 
68
%
 
72
%
 
66
%


9.  
Fuel Cell Technology Cooperation Agreements - In May 2003, the Company entered into an agreement with General Dynamics Corporation (“GD”) to design and develop on a best efforts basis a pre-production prototype of its fuel cell Power Pack for the rugged personal digital assistant system that GD is developing for the U.S. military (the "Agreement"). The total price for the Company's services provided for in the Agreement is $500,000, with an initial payment of $100,000 and the balance in accordance with payment and performance milestones through the third quarter of 2005. The Company expects that it will benefit from the development effort beyond the scope of the Agreement and development costs will exceed the $500,000 price. The Company is accounting for the Agreement as a fixed priced, best efforts research and development arrangement. The Company received payments aggregating $450,000 from the inception of the Agreement through September 30, 2005 (the final $50,000 payment was received in October 2005). During the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded approximately $130,000 and $50,000 as a credit to research and development expense, and from the inception of the agreement through September 30, 2005, the Company recorded $500,000 as credits to research and development expense related to the Agreement.
 
In August 2004, the Company received an additional order from GD to deliver five prototype fuel cell Power Packs and associated cartridges as power sources for 10 prototype tablet computers in support of the United States Air Force (USAF) Wearable Computer Power Program. The order provides for 10 milestone payments of $42,500 each through September 2005, or a total of $425,000. The order was issued pursuant to a contract awarded to GD by the USAF and announced on August 20, 2004. The Company accounts for the order using contract accounting on a completed contract basis. As of September 30, 2005, the Company has recorded a deferred credit of approximately $175,000, representing aggregate billings from the inception of the order of $425,000, less aggregate costs of approximately $250,000. The Company expects to make final delivery of the products under the order during the fourth quarter of 2005.
 
In October 2005, subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Company received an additional order from GD, for further research and analysis of Company's fuel cell Power Packs. The order provides for milestone payments totaling $150,000.

10.  
Distribution Agreements
 
On March 9, 2004, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with Kensington Technology Group, a leading maker of computer accessories and a division of ACCO Brands, Inc. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, among other things, the Company has granted
 
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Kensington the limited, exclusive right to market and distribute its Power Pack and other products using its fuel cell technology under the Kensington and the Company’s brand names.
 
On August 3, 2004, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with Superior Communications, which provides wireless accessories to major mobile operators, retailers and distributors across the United States, for the distribution of the Company’s fuel cell Power Pack products.
 
On August 10, 2004, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with ASE International Inc., which distributes a variety of consumer products to mass distribution outlets such as department stores, drug stores and duty free shops, for the distribution of the Company’s fuel cell Power Pack products through outlets not otherwise covered by the Company’s other distribution agreements.
 
On July 28, 2005, the Company announced that ASE International had issued to the Company a purchase order for delivery of 200,000 Power Packs a month for the first year of availability from the Company’s production and 400,000 Power Packs a month from the second year of production. The Company will not derive any revenues under the purchase order unless and until it commences large-scale manufacturing of the Power Pack, which is expected to commence during the last quarter of 2006.

11.  
Design and Engineering Agreement - On May 25, 2005, the Company announced that its had signed a design and engineering agreement as of May 6, 2005 with Celestica, an international electronics manufacturing services (EMS) firm (“Celestica”), for the Company’s fuel cell Power Pack products.  Through the agreement, Celestica’s Automated Manufacturing Services division will commence the design of a semi-automated production line that will be used to manufacture the Power Packs.  The Company has also identified Celestica as the EMS partner of choice for the future manufacture of the Company’s fuel cell Power Pack products.

12.  
Cooperation Agreements with Mobile Operators
 
On June 7, 2005, the Company announced that it had entered into a Cooperation Agreement with one of the largest mobile operators in the United States, for the purposes of market testing and introduction to the market of the Company’s fuel cell Power Packs as a secondary power source for portable electronic devices offered by the mobile operator.
 
On July 5, 2005, the Company announced that it had entered into a Cooperation Agreement with a broadly-affiliated United Kingdom mobile telephone operator for the purposes of market testing and introduction to the market of Medis’ fuel cell Power Packs as a secondary power source for portable electronic devices offered by the mobile operator. This agreement is similar to the one described above with the U.S. mobile operator.

13.  
Automated Line Production Agreement - On September 28, 2005, The Company entered into a Capital Equipment Purchase Agreement dated as of September 15, 2005 (the “Agreement”) with Ismeca Europe Automation SA (“Ismeca”). The Ismeca Agreement calls for Ismeca to build an automated assembly line (the “Assembly Line”) capable of producing up to 45 units per minute of operation, or 1.5 million units per month net output, of The Company’s fuel cell power pack products. Under the Agreement, the Company will pay Ismeca approximately 14,069,000 Swiss Francs (approximately $11,000,000 at the currency exchange rate in effect on September 30, 2005) for constructing the line, which will be installed at the Galway, Ireland facility of Celestica. Installation is estimated to occur in December 2006, when it is planned that Celestica, Ismeca and the Company will retest and qualify the Assembly Line for production. The Ismeca Agreement calls for an initial payment of fifteen percent of the total contract price (which was paid in October 2005) with milestone payments scheduled over the life of the contract.

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14.  
Manufacturing Agreement - On September 27, 2005, the Company entered into a contract with Celestica (see note B-11, above) for the management of the Assembly Line (see note B-13, above). The contract with Celestica is a three-year agreement and provides for Celestica to operate the line out of its facility in Galway, Ireland. Celestica will also operate the Company’s fuel production facility in the same location.
 
15.  
Loan to a Non-Executive Officer - On April 25, 2005, MTL loaned $140,000 to Ms. Michelle Rush, its Vice President of Marketing. This is in addition to a $50,000 loan made by MTL to Ms. Rush in January 2005. Ms. Rush is a non-executive officer of MTL. Such loans are evidenced by secured promissory notes (as amended, the “Notes”) in favor of the Company. The interest rate under the April 2005 Note is 3.35% per annum, which is equal to the applicable federal rate for short-term loans in effect on such loan date, and the interest rate under the January 2005 Note is 3.0% per annum, which is greater than the applicable federal rate for short-term loans in effect on such loan date. Interest on the loans is paid monthly, and the loans provide for a due date of September 30, 2005. Furthermore, upon any sale of stock issued pursuant to the exercise of certain warrants beneficially owned by Ms. Rush, the difference between the sale price of the stock and the exercise price of the warrants shall be applied to prepay the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Notes. In September 2005, Ms. Rush repaid the $50,000 due under the January 2005 loan. In September 2005, the Company and Ms. Rush entered into an amendment to the April 25, 2005 note whereby the due date of that note was extended to November 30, 2005.
 
16.  
Reclassification - Certain comparative data in these financial statements has been reclassified to conform with the current period’s presentation.
 
Note C - Liquidity
 
Since inception, the Company has incurred operating losses and has used cash in its operations. Accordingly, the Company has relied on financing activities, principally the sale of its stock, and, recently, its newly-issued Senior Convertible Notes (see note B-4 above) to fund its research and development activities and operations. The Company believes this dependence will continue unless it is able to successfully develop and market its technologies. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to obtain financing or successfully develop and market its technologies.
 
On May 5, 2005, the Company entered into a fifth amendment to the agreement governing its existing revolving credit line. Pursuant to the amendment, the total amount of funds available under the revolving credit line was increased from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000 and the termination date was extended from July 1, 2006 to April 1, 2007. The loan agreement bears interest on any outstanding balances based on either the LIBOR or Prime Rate, at the options of the borrower. Any outstanding balances would be collateralized by all deposits with the bank and an assignment of certain leases owned by a partnership in which the Company's Chief Executive Officer and its President are partners. Additionally, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and its President have personally guaranteed any amounts due under such credit line. As of September 30, 2005, the Company had not borrowed any funds under its credit line.
 
Note D - Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”), which is a revision of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123”). SFAS 123(R)
 
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supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and amends FASB Statement No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows.” Generally, the approach in SFAS 123(R) is similar to the approach described in SFAS 123.  However, SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative.
 
SFAS 123(R) permits public companies to adopt its requirements using one of two methods:
 
1.  
A “modified prospective” method in which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date (a) based on the requirements of SFAS 123(R) for all share-based payments granted after the effective date and (b) based on the requirements of SFAS 123 for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of SFAS 123(R) that remain unvested on the effective date.
 
2.  
A “modified retrospective” method which includes the requirements of the modified prospective method described above, but also permits entities to restate based on the amounts previously recognized under SFAS 123 for purposes of pro forma disclosures either (a) all prior periods presented or (b) prior interim periods of the year of adoption.
 
In April 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission postponed to the beginning of a company’s next fiscal year that begins after June 15, 2005 the required adoption date of SFAS 123(R). Early adoption will be permitted in periods in which financial statements have not yet been issued.  The Company expects to adopt SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006. The Company plans to adopt SFAS 123(R) using the modified-prospective method and expects that the adoption will have a significant effect on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (“SFAS 154”). SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of a voluntary change in accounting principle unless it is impracticable. The statement also requires that a change in method of depreciation, amortization, or depletion for long-lived, non financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate that is effected by a change in accounting principle. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. SFAS 154 does not change the transition provisions of any existing accounting pronouncements, including those that are in a transition phase as of the effective date of this Statement. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 154 to have a significant effect on its consolidated financial statements.
 
Item 2.
Management's Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations
 
Forward Looking Statements
 
Some of the information in this quarterly report contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "plans," and "continue" or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they:
 
·  
discuss our future expectations;
 
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·  
contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial condition; or
 
·  
state other "forward-looking" information.
 
We believe it is important to communicate our expectations to our investors. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or over which we have no control. The risk factors listed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including but not limited to risks relating to the successful completion of product development, the success of product tests, commercialization risks, availability of financing and results of financing efforts, as well as any cautionary language in this quarterly report, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. You should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in these risk factors and elsewhere in this quarterly report could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
 
Introduction
 
Our primary business focus is on the development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of direct liquid fuel cell products for portable electronic devices, for the consumer (personal and professional) and military markets. We are also working to develop and commercialize some of the other technologies we own or own the rights to, including the CellScan and a device that if successfully developed would be able to detect certain explosive materials. Research and development activities for our remaining technologies have recently been curtailed or stopped, based upon our decision to devote more resources to developing our fuel cell technologies and commercializing fuel cell-based products. In recent years we have increased funding of our fuel cell related efforts, which we expect will continue until such time as we successfully commercialize our first fuel cell products, of which we can give no assurance, and perhaps thereafter.
 
Results Of Operations
 
From our inception in April 1992 through September 30, 2005 we have generated an accumulated deficit of approximately $138,489,000, including approximately $43,806,000 from amortization expense. We expect to incur additional operating losses during the remainder of 2005 and possibly thereafter, principally as a result of our continuing anticipated research and development costs, increases in selling, marketing, general and administrative expenses related to the introduction of our products and the uncertainty of bringing our fuel cell technology or any of our other technologies to commercial success. Since our inception, we have relied principally on outside sources of funding to finance our operations, as our revenues have been minimal. In July and August 2005, we issued $49,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 6% Senior Convertible Notes due July 2010, less issuance costs of approximately $3,146,000. Although we have received our first purchase order for finished goods, we will not derive any revenues under the purchase order unless and until we commence large-scale manufacturing of our first fuel cell product, which is expected to commence during the first quarter of 2007. Until such time, we expect our reliance on outside sources of funding to continue until we are able to successfully commercialize our fuel cell or any of our other products or technologies, of which we can give no assurance.
 
Our research and development costs have increased from approximately $2,749,000 for the year ended December 31, 1999 to approximately $9,799,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004 and to $8,976,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, as we have continued to devote greater efforts to develop the technology underlying, and commercialize the products incorporating, our fuel cells; however, if we are unable to successfully commercially develop our fuel cell technology or any of
 
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our other technologies, we will be forced to curtail our spending levels until such time, if ever, as we generate revenues or otherwise receive funds from third party sources.
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared To Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 And Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared To Three Months Ended September 30, 2004
 
We sustained net losses of $13,308,000 and $4,595,000 during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, compared to $10,761,000 and $4,157,000 during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. The increases in the net loss for both periods can primarily be attributed to increases in research and development costs as we increase funding of our fuel cell-related efforts. Furthermore, the net increases in other expense during the three months ended September 30, 2005 can be attributed to interest on our convertible notes that were issued in July and August 2005, somewhat offset by decreases in selling, general and administrative expenses. As we get closer to the anticipated commercialization of our fuel cell products, we anticipate that we will continue to devote significant resources to such efforts.
 
We did not recognize any revenues during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.
 
Research and development costs amounted to $8,976,000 and $2,686,000 during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, compared to $6,402,000 and $2,359,000 during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. This increases in research and development costs incurred during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to the same periods in 2004, can be primarily attributed to an increase of approximately $2,538,000 and $269,000 in costs related to our fuel cell technologies. The research and development activities for the periods presented include:
 
·  
Fuel Cell Technologies. We incurred costs relating to our fuel cell technologies of approximately $8,040,000 and $2,354,000 during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, compared to costs of approximately $5,502,000 and $2,085,000 during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. The increase in our research and development expenses related to our fuel cell technologies of approximately $2,538,000 and $269,000 over the corresponding prior periods reflect our decision to continue to devote substantial and increasing amounts of resources to the further development of our fuel cell technologies and products as we move towards commercialization and result from increases in labor, subcontractor, materials and other costs.
 
·  
CellScan. We incurred costs relating to the further refinement of the desktop CellScan system and on various research activities of approximately $602,000 and $227,000 during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, compared to costs of approximately $712,000 and $202,000 during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2004, respectively, for various research activities, refinement and assembly of the desktop CellScan. The decrease in costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 mentioned above can in part be attributed to our decision to devote more resources to developing our fuel cell technologies and commercializing fuel cell-based products.
 
·  
Other R&D Activities. We have been devoting more resources to developing our fuel cell technologies and commercializing our fuel cell-based products. As a result, we have been devoting few resources to many of our other technologies. We have, however, been working
 
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to develop a device to detect certain explosive materials. After performing preliminary testing of the device in 2005, we have made various changes in the device and continue to test different iterations.
 
Selling, marketing, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005 amounted to approximately $3,995,000 and $1,554,000, respectively, compared to approximately $4,350,000 and $1,795,000 during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. The decrease of $355,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 is primarily attributable to a decrease in non-cash charges relating to stock options and warrants of approximately $846,000, partially offset by an increase in labor and related expenses of approximately $207,000, an increase in a non-cash charge related to a reserve for a refund of land development costs of approximately $81,000, an increase in office expenses of approximately $93,000 and a net increase in various other SG&A cost categories of approximately $110,000. The decrease of $241,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004 is primarily attributable to a decrease in non-cash charges relating to stock options and warrants of approximately $582,000, partially offset by an increase in labor and related expenses of approximately $228,000 and a net increase in various selling and marketing expenses of approximately $113,000.
 
Amortization of intangible assets amounted to $156,000 and $52,000 during both the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004. The amortization of intangible assets in both periods represents the amortization of intangible assets acquired in our March 2003 acquisition of the remaining 7% of More Energy Ltd. that we did not already own.
 
Other income and expenses (which represent interest income and expense) during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005 amounted to a net other expenses of approximately $181,000 and $303,000, respectively, compared to a net other income of approximately $147,000 and $49,000 during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. The difference of $328,000 and $352,000 between the nine and three months periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, is primarily due to an increase in interest expense of approximately $646,000 and $647,000 during the nine and three month ended September 30, 2005, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2004, somewhat offset by an increase in interest income of approximately $318,000 and $295,000 during the same comparative periods. The increase in interest expense described above is principally due to our July and August 2005 issuance of $49,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 6% Senior Convertible Notes due July 2010, related to which we recorded interest expense aggregating approximately $633,000 (comprised of $528,000 on the 6% coupon rate, $96,000 representing amortization of debt issuance costs and $11,000 representing amortization of beneficial conversion features) during both periods in 2005. The increase in interest income during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to the same periods in 2004 is primarily due to an increase in our cash balances and short-term investments in 2005 resulting from our issuance of the 6% Senior Convertible Notes, as described above.
 
Liquidity And Capital Resources
 
We have historically financed our operations primarily through the proceeds of investor equity financing. Recently, as discussed further in this section, we issued senior convertible notes in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers. We expect to continue to finance our operations through the sale of debt or equity until such time as we successfully commercialize our fuel cell products or products derived from any of our other technologies.
 
Our working capital and capital requirements at any given time depend upon numerous factors, including, but not limited to:
 
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·  
the progress of research and development programs;
 
·  
the status of our technologies; and
 
·  
the level of resources that we devote to the development of our technologies, patents, marketing and sales capabilities.
 
Another source of revenue or other means to affect our cash expenditures are collaborative arrangements with businesses and institutes for research and development and companies participating in the development of our technologies. Since January 2002, we have realized revenues of $323,000 on costs of sales of $176,000, as well as credits against our research and development costs of approximately $582,000, with respect to collaborative arrangements with third parties relating to our fuel cell technologies. There can be no assurance that we will realize additional revenue or credits to our research and development expense from such collaborative arrangements still in existence or that we will enter into additional collaborative arrangements in the future. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that we will raise additional funds through any financing approach implemented by us.
 
In July and August 2005, we issued $49,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6% Senior Convertible Notes due 2010 in a private placement, less issuance costs aggregating approximately $3,146,000 million. Interest on such notes is payable quarterly. The notes were issued at par. The notes will not have the benefit of any sinking fund and are convertible prior to maturity or redemption into shares of our common stock at a conversion rate of 57.8035 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (or an initial conversion price of $17.30 per share). The notes are callable by us after two years if the closing price of our stock for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the notification date of such redemption exceeds $27.68, subject to adjustment. Of the total $49,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes issued, $7,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes were issued pursuant to the exercise of a 30-day option that was granted to the initial purchaser in connection with the issuance of the first $38,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes. The remaining $4,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes were issued and sold directly to a group of affiliated investors in a private placement.
 
In January 2005, we issued 50,000 shares of our common stock in a private placement to an accredited investor for proceeds of approximately $700,000.
 
In April 2005, we issued 83,543 shares of its common stock in a private placement to an accredited investor for proceeds of approximately $1,000,000.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, option holders exercised outstanding options issued under our 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended, to acquire 359,500 shares of our common stock (including 250,000 shares exercised by our Chief Executive Officer, our President and our Executive Vice President), for aggregate proceeds of approximately $2,835,000 (of which $60,000 were received subsequent to September 30, 2005).
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, warrant holders exercised outstanding warrants to acquire 163,048 shares of our common stock (including 65,000 shares exercised by a corporation beneficially owned by our Chief Executive Officer and our President), at exercise prices ranging from $5.41 to $9.60 per share, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $1,561,000.
 
Proceeds from the above-mentioned debt-financing and other proceeds have been and will continue to be used for corporate expense and capital expenditures, including for the construction, start-
 
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up and other costs related to a fully-automated manufacturing line for our fuel cell products, as well as for other working capital purposes, and selling, marketing, general and administrative expenses.
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, net cash used in operating activities was $12,135,000 compared to $7,858,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase was primarily attributable to management's decision to continue to increase levels of spending on research and development related to our fuel cell technologies during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004, as we move towards commercialization of our fuel cell products, and changes in operating asset and liability balances.
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, net cash used in investing activities was $12,696,000, which represented investments in short-term investments of $10,500,000, and purchases of property and equipment of $2,196,000, of which approximately $990,000 represents costs related to building and equipping manufacturing facilities in Israel and approximately $350,000 represents leasehold improvement and equipment costs related to our move to our new facility in Lod, Israel. This is compared to net cash used in investing activities of $916,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, which represented the following: (i) investments in short-term deposits of $12,198,000, fully offset by maturities of $12,198,000, (ii) a loan of approximately $109,000 to Gennadi Finkelshtain, the General Manager of More Energy, under an existing three year promissory note dated April 11, 2003, as amended, made principally to enable him to pay the final installment of certain taxes arising in connection with our March 2003 purchase from him of the remaining 7% of More Energy we did not already own, and (iii) purchases of property and equipment of approximately $807,000, of which approximately $449,000 represents leasehold improvement costs for our new facility in Lod, Israel.
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, cash aggregating $51,965,000 was provided by financing activities, compared to $15,928,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, cash was provided by the financing activities described in detail above. The cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 aggregating $15,928,000 was generated from: (i) net proceeds of approximately $14,279,000 from our issuance in January 2004 of 1,425,000 shares of our common stock to institutional investors; (ii) proceeds of approximately $1,442,000 from our issuance of 252,534 shares of our common stock upon the exercise of stock options issued under our stock option plan; and (iii) proceeds of approximately $283,000 from our issuance of 47,968 shares of our common stock upon exercise of outstanding warrants.
 
As of September 30, 2005, we had approximately $42,892,000 in cash and cash equivalents, $10,500,000 in short-term available-for-sale marketable securities and an unused $7,000,000 revolving credit line which terminates in accordance with its terms on April 1, 2007. This does not include an additional $10,500,000 of potential proceeds from in-the-money options and warrants, though we can give no assurance that any of such options or warrants will be exercised. Even though we expect our cash outlays to increase as we build our fully-automated production line, we expect our cash and short-term investment resources of approximately $60,000,000 (excluding the potential proceeds from in the money options and warrants mentioned above) to be sufficient to support (i) our projected expenditures relating to such production line, (ii) other of our corporate expenses and capital expenditures, (iii) interest payments on our convertible notes, which we expect to aggregate approximately $2,940,000 in 2006, and (iv) our general working capital needs and selling, marketing, general and administrative expenses, until we first derive significant revenue from the expected sales of our Power Pack products, which we anticipate to be during the first quarter of 2007 at the earliest. We expect the construction, start-up and other costs of our first fully-automated manufacturing line will be approximately
 
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$16,000,000 and the costs of anticipated follow-on manufacturing lines will be approximately $12,000,000 each.
 
Our failure to successfully commercialize or sell our fuel cell products or products derived from any of our other technologies would require us to seek outside sources of financing to raise additional funds for working capital or other purposes. However, such failure may materially adversely affect our ability to raise such additional funds if needed. In any event, it is not possible to make any reliable estimate of the funds required to complete the development of our fuel cell technologies or any of our other technologies or market and produce our fuel cell products.
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
The following table sets forth our contractual obligations at September 30, 2005.
 
       
Payment Due By Period
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
 
2005 (1)
 
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2009 and thereafter
 
Operating Lease Obligations
 
$
386,000
 
$
59,000
 
$
174,000
 
$
102,000
 
$
51,000
 
$
 
Purchase Obligations
   
14,814,000
   
2,978,000
   
10,190,000
   
734,000
   
483,000
   
429,000
 
Senior Convertible Notes (2)
   
49,000,000
   
   
   
   
   
49,000,000
 
Other Long-Term Liabilities (3)
   
1,314,000
   
34,000
   
131,000
   
131,000
   
131,000
   
887,000
 
                                       
Total
 
$
65,514,000
 
$
3,071,000
 
$
10,495,000
 
$
967,000
 
$
665,000
 
$
50,316,000
 

(1)   Contractual obligation amounts for 2005 are for the period from October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005.
 
(2)   $49,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 6% Senior Convertible Notes due 2010
 
(3)   Other Long-Term Liabilities represents our accrued severance for our employees in Israeli, as of September 30, 2005. Since we do not expect a high level of employee turnover giving rise to the payment of significant amounts of severance obligations, we have included approximately 10% of the total liability in each of the years 2005 through 2008 and the remainder in 2009 and thereafter.
 
Item 3. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Disclosure About Market Risk
 
Impact Of Inflation And Devaluation On Results Of Operations, Liabilities And Assets
 
In connection with our currency use, we operate in a mixed environment. Payroll is paid in our local currency and the local currency of each of our subsidiaries, such as the New Israeli Shekel (NIS) with respect to our Israeli-based operations, as are most of our other operating expenses. Consideration for virtually all sales is either in dollars or dollar-linked currency. As a result, not all monetary assets and all monetary liabilities are linked to the same base in the same amount at all points in time, which may cause currency fluctuation related gains or losses. In order to help minimize the losses, we currently invest our liquid funds in both dollar-based and NIS-based assets.
 
For many years prior to 1986, the Israeli economy was characterized by high rates of inflation and devaluation of the Israeli currency against the United States dollar and other currencies. Since the institution of the Israeli Economic Program in 1985, inflation, while continuing, has been significantly reduced and the rate of devaluation has been substantially diminished. However, Israel effected devaluation / (appreciation) of the NIS against the dollar as follows:
 
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2000
   
(2.7
)
2001
   
9.2
 
2002
   
7.3
 
2003
   
(7.6
)
2004
   
(1.6
)

In 2000, the rate of inflation in Israel exceeded the rate of devaluation of the NIS against the dollar, but in 2001 and 2002 the rate of devaluation of the NIS against the dollar exceeded the rate of inflation in Israel. In 2004, Israel experienced both price deflation and an appreciation of the NIS against the dollar. In 2004, the rate of inflation (deflation) in Israel was (1.2%) and the rate of devaluation (appreciation) of the NIS was (1.6)%, against the dollar. Additionally, in 2005, through September 30, the rate of inflation (deflation) in Israel was 1.9 % and the rate of devaluation of the NIS was 6.7% against the dollar.
 
Currency Risk Management

On September 28, 2005, we entered into a Capital Equipment Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Ismeca Europe Automation SA (“Ismeca”) to build an automated assembly line for our fuel cell Power Pack products. Under the Agreement, we will pay Ismeca approximately 14,069,000 Swiss Francs (approximately $11,000,000 at the currency exchange rate in effect on September 30, 2005) for constructing the line. The Agreement calls for an initial payment of fifteen percent of the total contract price (which was paid in October 2005) with milestone payments scheduled over the life of the contract. Based on a study performed by us, we have undertaken a currency risk management strategy for the Agreement whereby we entered into forward contracts for the purchase of Swiss Francs in amounts equal to the initial 15% that was paid in October 2005 under the Agreement. The last of the forward contracts expired on October 6, 2005 at which time we took delivery of Swiss Francs. Since the next payment under the Agreement is not expected to take place until March 2006, it is our strategy to monitor the value of the Swiss Franc in relationship to the U.S Dollar and to enter into a new hedging arrangement in the event that we recognize a trend of appreciation of the Swiss Franc in relationship to the U.S Dollar or if we otherwise consider it beneficial to do so. As of September 30, 2005, we did not incur any material costs related to the Agreement as a result of exchange rate fluctuations.
 
Impact Of Political And Economic Conditions
 
The state of hostility which has existed in varying degrees in Israel since 1948, its unfavorable balance of payments and its history of inflation and currency devaluation, all represent uncertainties which may adversely affect our business.
 
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
 
Our management carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2005. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that (i) our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and (ii) our disclosure controls and procedures were designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2005 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on July 21, 2005.
 
At that meeting, all of our then-current directors were elected. The vote was as follows:
 
   
For
 
Against
         
Robert K. Lifton
 
22,564,133
 
382,293
Howard Weingrow
 
22,572,187
 
374,239
Jacob S. Weiss
 
22,573,121
 
373,305
Amos Eiran
 
22,568,250
 
378,176
Zeev Nahmoni
 
22,926,644
 
19,782
Jacob E. Goldman
 
22,925,711
 
20,715
Philip Weisser
 
22,916,182
 
30,244
Mitchell H. Freeman
 
22,920,718
 
25,708
Steve M. Barnett
 
22,926,270
 
20,156

 
At that meeting, our shareholders approved the amendment of our 1999 Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock available thereunder from 3,800,000 to 4,200,000. The vote was as follows:
 
 
For:
16,094,371
Against:
756,428
Abstain:
73,436
Broker Non-Votes
6,022,191

 
Item 6. Exhibits
 
Exhibit Number
Exhibit Description
   
10.1*
 
Capital Equipment Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2005, between Medis Technologies Ltd. and Ismeca Europe Automation S.A.
 
10.2*
 
Agreement for Manufacture, dated as of September 27, 2005, between More Energy Ltd. and Celestica Ireland Limited and guaranty by Medis Technologies Ltd.
 
10.3   
 
Amendment, dated as of September 30, 2005, to promissory note dated April 25, 2005 with Michelle Rush
 
31.1   
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification
 
 
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31.2 
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification
 
32   
 
Section 1350 Certifications
 
 
* Portions of this document have been omitted and submitted separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for “Confidential Treatment.”
 

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
     
  MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert K. Lifton
 
Robert K. Lifton
 
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Israel Fisher
 
Israel Fisher
 
Senior Vice President-Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael S. Resnick
 
Michael S. Resnick
 
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: November 9, 2005

 


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