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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009

Commission File Number 0-29359

 

 

 

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

 
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

 

 

 

Delaware

   

22-3693371

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

    (IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

595 Menlo Drive, Rocklin California    95765

(Address of principal executive offices)

   (Zip code)

 

 

(888) 600-4780

 
  (Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

   

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

    Common Stock, par value $0.01    

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

Yes              No    X  

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

Yes              No    X  

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

Yes              No          

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes    X      No          

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    X  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer                               Accelerated filer                               Non-accelerated filer                       

Smaller reporting company         X  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes              No    X  

The aggregate market value of the voting common equity of the registrant held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2009 was $15,673,931.

As of June 9, 2010, 9,218,542 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

 

 


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     Item         Page
PART I    1.    Business of the Company    4
   1A.    Risk Factors    12
   1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments    22
   2.    Properties    23
   3.    Legal Proceedings    23
   4.    Reserved    25
PART II    5.    Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities    26
   6.    Selected Consolidated Financial Data    27
   7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    28
   7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    39
   8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    39
   9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    39
   9A.    Controls and Procedures    40
   9B.    Other Information    41
PART III    10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance    41
   11.    Executive Compensation    43
   12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters    50
   13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence    52
   14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services    53
PART IV    15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules    54
SIGNATURES    55
EXHIBIT INDEX    56
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE    F-1


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INTRODUCTORY NOTE

Each reference in this Annual Report to “Purple”, the “Company” or “We”, or any variation thereof, is a reference to Purple Communications, Inc., formerly known as GoAmerica, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise.

Many of Purple’s product/service names referred to herein are trademarks, service marks or tradenames of Purple. This Annual Report also includes references to trademarks and tradenames of other companies. The Purple, GoAmerica, HOVRS, and Wynd Communications names and logos and the names of proprietary products and services offered by us are trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks or registered service marks of Purple. “P3”, “P3 Your Way”, “i711” and the “i711” logo, and “ClickRelay” are registered trademarks, and “i711.com”, “i711 Wireless”, “i711 Call Me”, “One-Click Call Back”, “Relay and Beyond”, “Purple Mail”, “Purple Number”, and “Clear Mobile” are among the trademarks and/or service marks of Purple.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that are based on our current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “continue”, “project”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe”, “seek”, “should”, “would”, “could”, “opportunity”, “potential” or similar terms, variations of such terms or the negative of those terms that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes. The following factors concerning Purple Communications, among others, could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements: (i) limitations imposed by the Federal Communications Commissions (“FCC”) or divisions thereof on the types of calls for which providers of telecommunications relay service (“TRS”) may be compensated (ii) our ability to satisfy claims for reimbursement made by the FCC and the amount of such claims (iii) our ability to integrate our acquisitions into our existing businesses and operations; (iiv) our ability to respond to the rapid technological change of the TRS industry and offer new or enhanced services; (vi) our dependence on wireline and wireless carrier networks and technology platforms supporting our relay services; (vi) our ability to respond to increased competition in the TRS industry; (vii) our dependence on a single-source supplier for our mobile video phone; (viii) our ability to generate revenue growth; iiix) our ability to increase or maintain gross margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources; (x) unanticipated expenses or liabilities or other adverse events affecting our cash flow; (ixi) limitations on our ability to borrow funds and satisfy the covenants under our credit arrangements or obtain new credit arrangements or other financing, if necessary; (xii) uncertainty regarding the success of the launch of our new mobile video phone product; (xiii) unanticipated decreases in reimbursement rates through the federal TRS fund; (xiv) uncertainties associated with changing governmental regulations and difficulties inherent in predicting the outcome of regulatory processes; and (xv) our ability to attract and retain interpreters and other key personnel (xvi) our ability to continue to recognize revenue from all relay calls upon completion of the calls, (xvii) uncertainties associated with our pending formal FCC and SEC investigations and grand jury investigation; (xviii) our ability to redeem outstanding shares of preferred stock if the holders of such stock require us to redeem the shares on the respective redemption dates; (xix) failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; (xx) the concentration of beneficial ownership of our common stock by a few holders; (xxi) the lack of liquidity in our common stock, which is not listed for trading on any stock exchange and is currently traded through the OTC pink sheets; and (xxii) our ability to raise capital as a company that has deregistered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and is no longer required, or intending, to file periodic reports with the SEC. Such risks and others are more fully described in the Risk Factors set forth in Item 1A of this Annual Report. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to predict or control. In addition, as a result of these and other factors, our past financial performance should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. All forward-looking statements attributable to us, or to persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

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PART I

Item 1. Business of the Company.

General

Purple Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as GoAmerica, Inc. (“Purple” or the “Company”), is a leading provider of video relay and text relay services and professional interpreting, offering a wide array of options designed to meet the varied communication needs of its customers. The Company’s vision is to enable free-flowing communication between people, inclusive of differences in abilities, languages, or locations. For more information on the Company or its services, visit www.purple.us or contact Purple Communications directly by voice at 800-900-9478, by Internet relay by visiting www.i711.com or www.ip-relay.com, or by video phone by connecting to purple.tv.

The Company was originally incorporated in 1999. On January 10, 2008, the Company acquired certain assets of the Telecommunications Relay Services (“TRS”) division of MCI Communications Services, Inc. (“Verizon”), a leading provider of relay services transactions, and Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. (“HOVRS”), a California-based provider of video relay and interpreting services. On July 1, 2008, the Company acquired Sign Language Associates, Inc. (“SLA”), a DC-based provider of community interpreting services, and Visual Language Interpreting, Inc. (“VLI”), a Virginia-based provider of community interpreting services.

Background on Telecommunications Relay Services

Introduction

Telecommunications relay service (or relay service) refers to a range of communications services that enable persons with hearing or speech disabilities the functionality to place and receive telephone calls. It is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for both local and long distance calls.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”) requires the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) and each of the states to ensure that relay service is available to persons with hearing or speech disabilities 24 hours per day and federal and state policy-makers have determined that it should be free of charge to eligible users. Therefore, service providers are wholly reimbursed for such services from either a federal (for state-to-state calls) or a state (for in-state calls) reimbursement fund.

Broadly speaking, there are two categories of relay services. The first is the traditional telecommunications relay service that relies exclusively on a telephone-typewriter device. The second, more recent, category, is Internet-based services. Relay service uses operators, called communications assistants, to facilitate telephone calls between people with hearing and speech disabilities and hearing individuals. A relay service call may be initiated by either a person with a hearing or speech disability, or a person without any such disability. When a person with a hearing or speech disability initiates such a call, the person uses a telephone-typewriter or an Internet-based device that permits text (such as a computer or a wireless device, including a text telephone or other PDA) to contact a relay center, and gives a communications assistant the telephone number of the party he or she wishes to call. The communications assistant in turn places an outbound traditional voice call to that person. The communications assistant then serves as a link for the call, voicing to the called party the text that the communications assistant received from the initiating party, and vice versa.

Conversations are relayed in near real-time and communications assistants are not permitted to disclose to any third person not involved in the call the content of any conversation. Like hearing callers, relay callers are not limited by the type, length or nature of their calls.

An overview of the various forms of relay service is provided below.

 

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Traditional Telecommunications Relay Service

Traditional relay service enables a person with a hearing or speech disability to utilize a text-telephone or captioned telephone device (historically referred to as a telephone typewriter, or a TTY device), to initiate calls to, and receive calls from, hearing enabled persons.

In order to make such a call, a speech- or hearing-disabled person dials a toll-free number established by the state in which the call originates. The call is then routed to a calling center authorized by the state. Except for California, which contracts with multiple providers, states typically contract with one provider to operate the calling center. That provider handles all traditional relay calls received by the calling center, both in-state calls, and state-to-state calls. In-state calls are reimbursed from a state fund at state approved rates. State-to-state calls are reimbursed from a federal fund at FCC-approved rates. We refer to this federal fund as the “federal TRS fund.” States typically select the chosen provider as a result of a public bid process.

Internet-Based Relay Service

Internet-based forms of relay service have developed over the last decade and include the following types of service:

Internet Protocol Text Relay (IP text relay)—IP text relay is a text-based form of relay service that uses the Internet, rather than traditional telephone lines, for the leg of the call between the person with a hearing or speech disability and the communications assistant. In all other respects, IP relay calls are handled in the same manner as text-to-voice traditional relay service calls. The user utilizes a computer or other web-enabled device to communicate with the communications assistant rather than a text-telephone device. The current three-year reimbursement rate of $1.2801 per minute for IP text relay will continue (as adjusted) through the 2009-2010 reimbursement year. NECA has recommended a one-year reimbursement rate of $1.2985 per minute for the 2010-2011 reimbursement year. The new rate is expected to be announced prior to July 1, 2010, at which time the new rate will be implemented.

Video Relay Service (VRS)—Video relay service is an Internet-based form of relay service that enables persons whose primary language is American Sign Language (“ASL”) to communicate with a communications assistant in ASL using video conferencing equipment. The user accesses the communications assistant over an Internet-based device such as a webcam or videophone. The communications assistant receives the ASL communication, and then voices that communication to the hearing party, and vice versa. Video relay service allows conversations to flow in near real-time and in a faster and more natural manner than text-based relay service. Video relay service currently represents both the most widely used and the fastest growing form of relay service. The current VRS reimbursement rate is tiered according to VRS call volumes (measured by monthly minutes of use), at the following rates: (1) for the first 50,000 monthly minutes, $6.7025 per minute; (2) for monthly minutes between 50,001 and 500,000, $6.4352 per minute; and (3) for monthly minutes above 500,000, $6.2372 per minute. These rates will expire prior to July 1, 2010, at which time new rates will be implemented. Currently the FCC is evaluating the rates to be implemented. The FCC has stated that it intends to maintain the three-tier rate structure, however it has also stated that it is considering a one year interim rate while a more thorough long-term rate is reviewed, the rates for the one year are still under consideration however NECA has recommended various alternative calculations for determining an interim VRS rate for the 2010-2011 fund year. In one of its proposals, on which the Commission particularly seeks comments, the one year reimbursement rate structure would be (1) for the first 50,000 monthly minutes, $5.7754 per minute; (2) for monthly minutes between 50,001 and 500,000, $6.0318 per minute; and (3) for monthly minutes above 500,000, $3.8963 per minute. A summary of the rate setting process is described in the “Funding Mechanisms” section below.

Operational and Performance Requirements Relay service providers must offer service that meets certain mandatory minimum standards set by the FCC. These include, among other things: the communications assistant answering or placing a telerelay service call must stay with the call for a minimum of ten minutes to avoid disruptions to the user (15 minutes for speech-to-speech calls); relay service providers must ensure user confidentiality and communications assistants (with a limited exception for speech-to-speech) may not keep records of the contents of any conversation; relay service providers must make best efforts to accommodate a relay service user’s requested communications assistant gender; communications assistants are prohibited from intentionally altering or disclosing the content of a relayed conversation and generally must relay all conversation verbatim unless the user specifically requests summarization; the conversation must be relayed in real-time; the provider must be able to handle emergency (911) calls and relay them to the appropriate emergency services; and the relay service providers must comply with certain performance standards such as the time taken to answer a relay call.

 

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Funding Mechanisms

In-State. As noted above, in-state traditional relay services are paid for by that state’s universal service fund. Each state utilizes its own unique funding formula and mechanism, which can include assessments on carriers operating in the state, assessments built into local or state telecommunications rates, or taxes administered by the state. Rates are generally set on a multi-year basis.

State-To-State. State-to-state relay services (which include all IP relay and video relay service regardless of the locations of the persons initiating or receiving a call), are paid for out of the federal TRS fund which was established by the FCC and which is administered by NECA, a non-profit entity described below. The federal TRS fund receives funds from an assessment the FCC imposes upon all state-to-state telecommunications carriers, which presently number more than 6,100. The carriers generally pass these assessments on to their customers via a monthly surcharge which is represented as a percentage of a customer’s monthly state-to-state charges. The FCC establishes an annual per-minute reimbursement rate for each form of relay service and authorizes NECA to administer payments to relay service providers from the federal TRS fund.

The federal TRS fund was established by the FCC in July 1993. Initially only state-to-state traditional relay service minutes were reimbursable. Over the years the FCC has authorized the reimbursement of additional forms of relay services and currently reimburses service providers for traditional relay service, IP relay service, speech-to-speech service, caption telephone service (both traditional and IP) and VRS. Currently the Company does not provide the caption telephone service.

The federal TRS fund is administered by NECA, a non-profit organization created in 1984 by telecommunications companies to administer the fees that long distance companies pay to access local telephone networks. NECA was appointed as the fund administrator for relay services by the FCC in 1993 for a two-year term, and reappointed in 1995 and 1998 to four-year terms. Beginning in 2003, NECA’s appointment as fund administrator was extended on a month-to-month basis.

The federal TRS fund has experienced significant growth, from $90 million for the 2002-2003 funding period to $805.5 million for the 2008-2009 funding period (with $660 million of that amount, or nearly 80%, to be used to fund VRS alone). The growth in fund size is attributable in large part to FCC decisions recognizing new forms of relay service, such as IP relay and VRS, and to increased consumer demand for these services.

In addition to the Company, the following service providers currently receive reimbursement payments from the federal TRS fund:

 

   

American Network

 

   

AT&T

 

   

Captel, Inc.

 

   

Communications Access Center for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (VRS only)

 

   

Hamilton Telecommunications

 

   

Healinc Telecom LLC

 

   

Hawk Relay, LLC

 

   

Nordia

 

   

Snap Telecommunications, Inc.

 

   

Sorenson Communications

 

   

Sprint

 

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In previous years, NECA would collect and review projected cost and minutes of use data submitted by relay service providers to determine annual reimbursement rates for the various forms of relay service. The rates would be effective for the fiscal year ending June 30. Active relay service providers would submit to NECA their respective expenses for the previous two years as well as projections for the upcoming two years. NECA would review the information to develop a methodology for calculating an average cost per service minute across all providers of each particular form of relay service. The proposed per minute reimbursement rates would then be submitted to the FCC, which made a final determination regarding the level of new rates.

In November 2007, the FCC released an order that substantially modified the cost recovery mechanism for all forms of state-to-state relay service in the following ways:

Traditional relay, speech-to-speech service, and Caption Telephone Service. Reimbursement rates for these services are now calculated according to a Multi-state Average Rate Structure (MARS) plan, which uses a weighted average of competitively bid reimbursement rates for various types of in-state relay service. Each January, NECA will require each state relay administrator and each provider of the relevant state-to-state relay services to submit certain data related to provision and compensation of those services. NECA then computes the weighted average reimbursement rate based on the data provided and submits it to the FCC, which makes a final determination regarding the reimbursement rate by June 30 of that year. The following rates apply for the remainder of the 2009-2010 reimbursement year: (1) for traditional relay service, $1.8311 per minute; (2) for speech-to-speech service, $2.9621 per minute; and (3) for caption telephone service (both traditional and IP), $1.6778 per minute. NECA has recommended that the following rates be applied for the 2010-2011 reimbursement year: (1) for traditional relay service, $2.0256 per minute; (2) for speech-to-speech service, $3.1566 per minute; and (3) for caption telephone service (both traditional and IP), $1.6951 per minute.

IP Relay. Reimbursement rates for IP relay are now established for three-year periods under a “price cap” plan. The FCC establishes a base reimbursement rate for the period, and that reimbursement rate is adjusted for each year of that period based on (1) an established inflation factor (the Gross Domestic Product—Price Index); (2) exogenous costs (costs beyond the control of relay providers that are not reflected in the inflation adjustment); and (3) an “efficiency factor” (an annual rate reduction of 0.5%). The current three-year reimbursement rate of $1.2801 per minute for IP Text Relay will continue (as adjusted) through the 2009-2010 reimbursement year. NECA has recommended a one-year reimbursement rate of $1.2985 per minute for the 2010-2011 reimbursement year.

VRS. Reimbursement rates for VRS continue to be based on providers’ projected costs and minutes of use, but the rates are now established for three-year periods, subject to an annual rate reduction of 0.5%. However, the FCC no longer uses a single weighted average reimbursement rate for all VRS providers. Instead, it has adopted a tiered reimbursement structure for VRS based on call volumes (measured by minutes of use), with the following current rates: (1) for the first 50,000 monthly minutes, $6.7025 per minute; (2) for monthly minutes between 50,001 and 500,000, $6.4352 per minute; and (3) for monthly minutes above 500,000, $6.2372 per minute. These current three-year reimbursement rates will continue (as adjusted) through the 2009-2010 reimbursement year. The FCC has stated that it intends to maintain the three-tier rate structure, however it has also stated that it is considering a one year interim rate while a more thorough long-term rate is reviewed. The rates for the one year interim are still under consideration, however, NECA has recommended various alternative calculations for determining an interim VRS rate for the 2010-2011 Fund year. In one of its proposals, on which the FCC sought comments, NECA recommended a one year reimbursement rate structure of (1) for the first 50,000 monthly minutes, $5.775 per minute; (2) for monthly minutes between 50,000 and 500,000, $6.0318 per minute; and (3) for monthly minutes above 500,000, $3.8963 per minute.

Background on Professional or “on-site” Interpreting Services

On-site interpreting services, also referred to as ‘professional’ ‘community’ or ‘institutional’ interpreting services, involve the provision of these professional interpreting services by a qualified interpreter in person, and are usually done in a dialogue-like interaction. It enables communication between deaf or hard of hearing persons and hearing providers during interactions in group environments or in one-on-one meetings. Examples include in-person interpreting at schools, universities, hospitals, public events, theaters, and in connection with public services such as: healthcare, government agencies, community centers, legal settings, educational institutions, and social services.

Unlike relay services, service providers are not reimbursed for providing on-site interpreting services from either the federal or state governments. Typically, the on-site interpreting service providers are paid by the entities or consumers that retain their services, and most often the services are provided to federal or local government agencies, public or private health care providers and educational institutions, and businesses. Rates for on-site services are typically set on an hourly basis with reimbursement for transportation and other expenses incurred by the on-site interpreter relating to the provision of services. In many cases, specialized interpreting services are necessary, or multiple interpreters may be required, in the event the interpreting involves legal, medical or otherwise specialized needs, and if the interpreting services will be required for a long period of time.

 

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Video Remote Interpreting

Like video relay service, video remote interpreting (also referred to as “VRI”) uses video or web cameras and telephone lines to provide sign language interpreting services, for deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech-impaired individuals, through an offsite interpreter, in order to enable communication with hearing persons. Unlike video relay service, where the hearing and signing parties are required to be located in different places in order to be reimbursable under the TRS Funds, the hearing and signing parties of VRI are both at the same location, accessing the interpreter by video.

VRI is a growing field. One popular application is in the hospital emergency room where it is essential that deaf patients and caregivers communicate readily with medical personnel, but it may take time for a live interpreter to arrive onsite. Hospitals with VRI capability can connect with a remote interpreter quickly and conduct triage and intake surveys with the deaf patient or caregiver without significant delay. Also, employees who work in office settings are increasingly converting to VRI services to accommodate brief interactions or regular meetings which would be difficult to schedule with an onsite interpreter. Schools and business located in areas not adequately served by existing community interpreters can also benefit from increased access to professional interpreters and save the expense of vendor travel reimbursements.

Typically, VRI is paid by the entities or consumers that retain their services, and most often the services are provided to public or private health care providers, educational institutions, federal or local government agencies, and businesses. Rates for VRI services are typically set on an hourly basis with reimbursement for equipment and other expenses incurred relating to the provision of services.

Our Business

Integrated Products and Services Offered

As a result of the Company’s 2008 acquisitions of Verizon’s TRS division, HOVRS, SLA and VLI, we currently provide three core services to the deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people:

 

   

Internet Protocol Text Relay Services—Internet text relay services enable deaf or hard of hearing callers to use a internet-connected computer or wireless handheld device to place calls, which are connected to a relay operator. The relay operator calls the voice number and then verbally speaks the text message typed by the deaf caller to the hearing recipient, and types the hearing party’s responses back to the deaf party. The Company provides versions of this service under the IP-Relay brand acquired from Verizon TRS and the existing i711 brand from Purple.

 

   

Video Relay Services (“VRS”)—Using VRS, a deaf caller begins a call by communicating directly with a sign language interpreter over a live video connection, either on a webcam-equipped PC or a set-top videophone; the video interpreter places the call on the deaf person’s behalf, and translates the caller’s sign language into audible speech for the hearing person, and back into sign language for the deaf caller. The Company provides versions of this service primarily under the Purple Language Services, formerly known as Hands On Video Relay Services (“HOVRS”) and i711 brands. In addition, the Company offers a white-label (or OEM) solution by providing the infrastructure and interpreting services for video relay services offered by Sprint and AT&T, which are offered under their brand names.

 

   

Community Interpreting Services and VRI —Certified sign language interpreters provide interpreting services in situations where relay services may not be available or ideal, such as a doctor appointment or in-person business meeting, and VRI where relay services may not be available (because the deaf and hearing parties are at the same location) and when timing or other demands more readily available video interpreting in lieu of on-site interpreting.

IP Text Relay Services

As a result of our integration efforts our IP Text Relay services have been integrated onto a single technology platform which is operated in part by a third-party, Stellar Nordia. This platform supports the services of both of our IP text relay brands.

IP text relay users can access our services and process text relay calls through a variety of convenient methods including directly from either the i711.com or IP-Relay.com internet portals. We developed our i711.com web portal and service with distinctive calling features and a community orientation in order to be a user friendly, familiar and preferred Internet-based relay service.

Other popular methods include using AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) application as well as custom software clients downloaded onto the most popular web enabled cell phones, such as T-Mobile’s SideKick, Apple’s I-Phone and the RIM BlackBerry devices. We offer all of our IP text relay service with the spoken language of English as well as Spanish.

 

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In 2009 we also upgraded the IP text relay services with the ability to provide our customers with a unique local phone number which allows hearing friends and family to call customers directly through our service.

As a result of our acquisition of the assets of Verizon’s TRS division in January 2008, we now provide traditional relay service (both in-state and state-to-state) under contracts from two jurisdictions—California and Tennessee. In recent years, traditional relay service revenue has experienced a steady decline due to product substitution as state relay service customers switch to Internet-based relay services (IP relay and VRS).

Video Relay Services

As a result of our mergers, we had three separate brands and network platforms for our video relay services and during the year we consolidated them down to two brands (Hands On VRS and i711VRS) as well as migrated toward a single video relay service platform. We now maintain and operate fifteen different VRS call centers across the country.

We offer a number of ways for customers to access our VRS services which are represented in the table below

 

VRS Core Services

  

Description

Video Phone    Purple deployed and installed a mobile video phones
Netbook with P3    Purple distributed a netbook personal computer with the Purple P3 VRS software preinstalled for ease of use by users
i711.com Web client    PC web based application enabling high quality video relay calls
P3 Software    PC application to initiate and receive point to point (“P2P”) and VRS calls through other providers’ (competitor’s) video phones or through a consumer’s personal computer
Purple VRS IM    A simple way to initiate VRS calls via iChat (Mac) or AIM 5.5 or better (PC).
Spanish Language to ASL    The ability to interpret between ASL and spoken Spanish

VRS Ancillary
Services

    
Voice to Video (V2V)    Ability to receive calls from a hearing person to VRS user through real local phone numbers known as our Purple Local Numbers
Video Mail    Ability to record an ASL video message (aka voicemail)
VPChat    Allows customers to text-chat with the VI over a VP session
Business VRS Web Button    Web button to initiate a VRS call from an ASL user to a business

We have continued to invest in the development of new and enhanced services for our customers which include the development of P3 VRS software and a suite of services that enhance our customers’ experiences. Our new products are designed to improve not only the quality of our customers’ experience but also greatly improve the convenience of making VRS calls.

Community Interpreting and VRI Services

Purple is also a provider of community interpreter and VRI services. The Company’s capacity to provide community services increased significantly with the acquisitions of SLA and VLI in July 2008, and now the Company is one of the larger providers of community interpreting services in the country. Typically, the Company’s customers contact the Company to schedule an interpreter and then it assigns a qualified interpreter to meet the customer’s specific needs, providing either in-person interpreters or VRI services, depending on the needs of the customer. As a result of our large network of interpreters located around the country, and our technical expertise in providing video interpreting services, Purple is able to provide nationwide, 24-hour a day, sign language interpreting services.

Marketing & Outreach

Part of our obligations under our regulatory certification is that we conduct on-going outreach and educational activities designed to make consumers; both hearing and deaf, aware of telecommunications relay services.

To accomplish this objective, we have a combination of full-time staff and independent contractors located throughout the United States who meet with consumers in large and small groups primarily to educate them about the services offered by the Company.

 

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To further educate consumers about our services we will often attend local tradeshows and advertise in appropriate online and print venues aimed at deaf and hard of hearing audiences.

Competition

The relay services market consists of well-funded competitors such as AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., Hamilton Telecommunications and Sorenson Communications, Inc. Each of these companies offers relay services similar to the services the Company offers, and they may deploy similar enhancements and marketing tactics to attract the attention of prospective users. Sorenson currently is the largest provider of VRS in the United States, with a market share estimated at between 75 and 80% of the VRS market, and Sorenson enjoys the benefit of being in the VRS industry for over 7 years and having the most extensively used VRS consumer devices comprising approximately 80-90% of the currently functional home-use VRS devices.

With time and capital, it would be possible for competitors to replicate the services currently provided by the Company. The Company competes primarily on the basis of the functionality, breadth and the quality of our services.

Many of our existing and potential competitors have substantially greater financial, technical, marketing and distribution resources than Purple. Many of these companies may have greater name recognition and may be able to adopt more aggressive approaches to the market than can Purple. Competitive pressures may have a material adverse effect on our business and reduce our market share.

Technology and Operations

Service Infrastructure

We use reliable third-party information technology firms to host many of our service applications. This data center strategy for our network connectivity and server hosting provides our customers with the highest levels of reliability while lowering our overall cost structure. We believe our providers’ facilities are capable of meeting the capacity demands and security standards for services we have developed or are developing for our customers. Technical personnel continually monitor network traffic, service quality and security.

Call Center Operations

For our text relay services we continue to partner with Stellar Nordia to handle the call center operations; which include recruiting, training, and on-going management of the call centers consistent with our quality and service standards.

For our video relay services, we handle call center operations internally and with a limited number of independent interpreting agencies who supply qualified interpreters to assist with call handling functions. In the case of VRS call centers, we identify potential locations for the center, complete the build out and then recruit, staff, and manage the on-going operations of each center. We currently operate fifteen centers all of which are staffed and operated by Purple.

Software Technology

For our text-and video-based relay services business, we have developed standards-based, services platforms that enable our customers to place relay calls using different access methods. The Company’s relay platforms consist of a combination of proprietary and licensed technology elements. Our relay services platforms currently allow access from web browsers, AOL’s AIM instant messaging clients, relay calls initiated from hearing parties through a local or toll free number, and wireless devices. The architecture of our relay services platform allows us to add new access methods and value added services to the platform. The platform also allows for the addition of entirely new services to be added in the future. Our relay services platform offers deaf or hard of hearing users a secure, fast, reliable and user friendly relay platform through our use of Secure Socket Layer, or “SSL”, efficient coding practices, system redundancy and user centric design principles.

Licensed Software Technology

Video Relay Service

Our VRS service offerings operate in conjunction with internally developed and licensed technology that allow numerous users to interface simultaneously with the service.

Customer Service, Billing and Fulfillment

We provide tier-1 customer support for users of all our products and services. We use a combination of internally developed and licensed applications to make sure we follow up with customers who are having technical or service related issues with our offerings.

 

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For product fulfillment, we maintain an inventory of video camera equipment and netbook computers which we buy from third-party manufacturers and resellers.

Research and Development

Our ability to meet our customers’ expectations depends on a number of factors, including our ability to identify and respond to emerging technological trends in our target markets, develop and maintain competitive products, enhance our existing products by adding features and functionality that differentiate them from those of our competitors and bring products to market on a timely basis and at competitive prices. Consequently, we have made, and we intend to continue to make, investments in research and development, subject to our capital constraints.

Intellectual Property Rights

We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark, service mark, trade secret laws, unfair competition law and contractual restrictions to establish and protect certain proprietary rights in our technology and intellectual property. We have received or applied for registration of certain of our Purple and i711.com names and marks in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. We have not yet obtained patents on our technology that would preclude or inhibit competitors from using our technology. Certain aspects of our various technologies rely on perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide licenses under third party patents relating to wireless products and services.

The steps taken by us to protect our intellectual property may not prove sufficient to prevent misappropriation of our technology or to deter independent third party development of similar technologies. In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect our technologies or intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States.

We also rely on certain technologies that we license from third parties. These third party technology licenses may not continue to be available to us on commercially attractive terms. The loss of the ability to use such technology could require us to obtain the rights to use substitute technology, which could be more expensive or offer lower quality or performance, and therefore have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Third parties could claim infringement by us with respect to current or future technology. We expect that we and other participants in our markets will be increasingly subject to infringement claims as the number of services and competitors in our industry segment grows. Any such claim, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, cause service or installation interruptions or require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements. Such royalty or licensing agreements might not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. As a result, any such claim could have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Government Regulation

See “Background on Telecommunications Relay Services” for a description of how our business is regulated. Since June 2006, we have been certified by the FCC to offer IP- and video-based forms of relay service and receive reimbursement directly from the federal TRS Fund. Consistent with this certification, to remain compliant we must adhere to certain technical, operational and performance standards described above. In 2009 we were certified by the FCC to offer caption telephone services (“CTS”) and receive reimbursement from the federal TRS Fund, although we currently are not offering CTS.

The network carriers and third party providers we contract with to provide services are subject to regulation by the FCC and possibly one or more states. Changes in FCC regulations could affect the availability of our services and the network carriers’ and third party providers’ willingness or ability to sell to us. We could also be adversely affected by developments in regulations that govern or may in the future govern the Internet, the allocation of radio frequencies or the placement of cellular towers. Also, changes in these regulations could create uncertainty in the marketplace that could reduce demand for our services or increase the cost of doing business as a result of costs of litigation or increased service delivery cost or could in some other manner have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We currently do not collect sales or other taxes with respect to the sale of services or products in states and countries where we believe we are not required to do so. We do collect sales and other taxes in the state in which we have an office and are required by law to do so. One or more jurisdictions have sought to impose sales or other tax obligations on companies that engage in online commerce within their jurisdictions. A successful assertion by one or more jurisdictions that we should collect sales or other taxes on our products and services, or remit payment of sales or other taxes for prior periods, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Any new legislation or regulation that may be adopted by the United States Congress to regulate the Internet, or the application of laws or regulations from jurisdictions whose laws do not currently apply to our business, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

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Employees

As of June 1, 2010, the Company had a total of 428 full-time or full-time equivalent employees. None of our employees is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We believe that our relations with our employees are good.

Available Information

All periodic and current reports, registration statements, and other filings that we are required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act, are available free of charge from the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) or public reference room at 101 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, or through our internet website at http://www.purple.us. Such documents are available as soon as reasonably practicable after electronic filing of the material with the SEC. Information on the operation of the SEC’s public reference room is available by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0300. Copies of these reports (excluding exhibits) may also be obtained free of charge, upon written request to: Investor Relations, Purple Communications, Inc., 595 Menlo Drive, Rocklin, CA 95765.

Our internet website address is included in this report solely for identification purposes. Our internet website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not intended to be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The following is a summary of certain risks we face in our business. They are not the only risks we face. Additional risks that we do not yet know of or that we currently believe are immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of the events or circumstances described in the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer, and the trading price of our common stock could decline. In assessing these risks, investors should also refer to the other information contained or incorporated by reference in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Risks Particular To Purple Communications

A Declaratory Ruling issued by the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC has limited the types of calls for which providers of VRS calls may be reimbursed which will significantly reduce our revenue.

On February 25, 2010, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC (the “CGB”) issued a Declaratory Ruling (the “Ruling”) which stated that VRS calls made by or to a VRS provider’s employee, or the employee of a VRS provider’s subcontractor, are not eligible for compensation from the TRS Fund on a per-minute basis. Instead, the CGB stated that TRS providers are indirectly compensated for such calls by including the costs of such calls in business expenses reported to the FCC, which the FCC then uses to calculate rates for qualified TRS minutes. The Ruling also stated that the use of VRS to connect two hearing users or to connect two users who are both outside the United States does not qualify as TRS, and, therefore, are not compensable by the TRS Fund. We have long believed that certain VRS calls made by or to employees, or employees of our subcontractors, should be compensable based upon our interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the rules and guidance issued by the FCC. Nonetheless, in response to the FCC’s Ruling, we have restated our financial results for the annual period ended December, 31, 2008 to exclude $10,724,000 of revenue attributable to minutes that are not compensable under the Ruling. Our results of operations for the annual period ended December 31, 2009 also exclude revenue attributable to such minutes. Revenue for future periods will not include revenue attributable to minutes that are not compensable pursuant to the Ruling, which will decrease the amount of revenue that we would otherwise have expected to recognize based upon our understanding of compensable minutes under FCC rules and guidance prior to the issuance of the Ruling

We may not be able to satisfy the claims made by the FCC for reimbursement, or such demands for payment may put a significant strain on our capital resources, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

On February 19, 2010 and February 25, 2010, we received notices of demands for payment (the “Demands for Payment”) from the FCC of $18.5 million for erroneous receipt of funds from the National Exchange Carriers Association (“NECA”), which administers the Federal Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund (the “TRS Fund”). The Demands for Payment also directed NECA to suspend all further payments to the Company from the TRS Fund. In order to avoid cessation of operations resulting from the Demands for Payment and suspension of payment from the TRS Fund, we, our lenders and the FCC entered into an interim Standstill Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, we agreed not to challenge the FCC’s claim for $18.5 million and we agreed to negotiate in good faith to reach a final and binding settlement concerning the FCC’s claim for reimbursement within 180 days. We are actively engaged in discussions to resolve the FCC’s claim against us for prior fees paid by the TRS Fund to us that the FCC has considered not compensable. We currently do not have sufficient capital resources to pay the full amount of the FCC’s claim. If we are not able to reach agreement to extend payments to the FCC over a period of time, we may be unable to satisfy the obligation, in which case we may be required to cease operations. Even if we are able to satisfy the obligation, payments to the FCC may significantly restrain our capital resources and our ability to conduct operations in the ordinary course of business, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operation and financial condition.

 

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If we are unable to reach settlement with the FCC pursuant to the terms of the interim Standstill Agreement, the claims for reimbursement made by the FCC and any additional claims that may be made by the FCC would materially and adversely affect our operations.

As part of our interim Standstill Agreement with the FCC, we and the FCC agreed to negotiate in good faith to reach a final and binding settlement concerning the FCC’s claim for reimbursement and the matters that have been the subject of all of the FCC’s investigations during the 180-day period following the interim Standstill Agreement, ending on September 4, 2010. During this period, the FCC has agreed not to withhold payment or cause NECA to withhold payment to us in order to offset the FCC’s claim for reimbursement. If we are unable to agree to terms of a settlement with the FCC prior to the end of the standstill period, the FCC may elect to cause NECA to withhold payments to us as a means of collecting the FCC’s claims for reimbursement. Approximately 90% of our revenue is generated from the TRS Fund administered by NECA. If NECA withholds payment, we will be unable to generate sufficient revenue to continue operations. In addition, failure to reach settlement with the FCC could result in additional claims by the FCC as a result of its investigations, which claims could have a material adverse effect on our operations.

We face risk related to the pending formal SEC investigation, grand jury investigation FCC investigation, and a Federal False Claims Act case.

On June 25, 2009, we received a subpoena for documents from the grand jury for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on June 26, 2009, we received subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for documents and testimony pursuant to a formal order of investigation. We are in the process of providing documents in response to such subpoenas. In addition, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have provided testimony to the SEC. We are also subject to subpoenas and an investigation by the FCC relating to the conduct of our marketing operations, compliance with certain rules, service and other matters. On April 28, 2010, the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) provided to us a copy of a Qui Tam complaint alleging violations of the Federal False Claims Act. The DOJ has not intervened in this case at this time and we are engaged in discussions with the DOJ regarding these claims. We are unable to predict the outcome of these matters, but we are cooperating with the government agencies involved in these matters. The SEC, grand jury and FCC investigations, as well as the Qui Tam claims, may result in a diversion of management’s attention and resources including the significant costs of document production and legal fees and may contribute to current and future stock price volatility. In addition, in the event we are required to pay any fees, penalties or sanctions associated with these investigations and the Federal False Claims Act case, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

NECA has notified TRS providers of new delayed payment terms for reimbursements which will negatively affect our cash flow and liquidity.

Commencing in August 2009, for reimbursements generated from minutes used in July 2009 and thereafter, NECA has implemented new payment terms for TRS providers that delay the collection by TRS providers of NECA reimbursements up to 20 business days. The delayed payment terms have had a negative affect on our cash flow and liquidity.

The FCC has the ability to suspend the Company’s monthly payments from NECA without reasonable notice or ability of the Company to promptly remedy the suspension.

We are dependent on our monthly NECA payment for nearly 90% of our revenue. The FCC has demonstrated the ability and willingness to suspend our monthly payments from NECA without reasonable notice or ability to remedy the suspension. Cessation or suspension of our monthly NECA payment puts us in to an unstable and precarious financial condition which could result in foreclosure, liquidation and/or bankruptcy.

We may need additional funds which, if available, could result in increased interest expenses or additional dilution to our stockholders. If additional funds are needed and are not available, our business could be negatively impacted.

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new business opportunities are not presented to us, it will be necessary for us to raise additional capital either through public or private equity or debt financing to primarily finance the execution of our anticipated strategic initiatives. If our plans or assumptions change or are inaccurate regarding new lines of business within our target market, timeliness and effectiveness of implementation of new services we expect to offer, and/or weakness or lack of appreciable growth in our core business, we may be required to seek additional capital. In particular, we will require substantial additional funds to continue our operations if pending governmental proceedings are not settled expeditiously and on favorable terms or pending or planned reimbursement requests to NECA are rejected.

To meet our additional capital needs, we may seek funds through additional rounds of financing, including private or public equity or debt offerings. We cannot say with any certainty that we will be able to obtain the additional needed funds on reasonable terms, or at all. The sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in additional dilution to our stockholders. If we issued preferred equity or debt securities, these securities could have rights superior to holders of our common stock or existing preferred stock, and could contain covenants that will restrict our operations. If additional funds are raised through a bank credit facility or the issuance of debt securities, the holder of such indebtedness would have rights senior to the rights of equity holders and the terms of such indebtedness could impose restrictions on our operations. If adequate funds are not available in the near term, we could lose our key employees and might have to further delay, scale back or eliminate one or more of our research and development programs or planned capital expenditures, which would impair our future prospects. In addition, we may be unable to continue our business operations.

These circumstances raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully raise capital, reduce expenses, or satisfactorily resolve our governmental investigations or claims for reimbursement by the FCC.

We may not have access to sufficient liquidity in the event holders of our preferred stock elect to redeem their stock.

Holders of our Series A preferred stock may, at any time after January 10, 2013, elect to require us to redeem their Series A preferred stock. Holders of our Series B preferred stock may, at any time after January 10, 2016, elect to require us to redeem their Series B preferred stock. If such holders elect to force a redemption of their shares, we would be required to pay cash for such shares in an amount equal to the original issue price of such shares plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares. We cannot be certain that we will be sufficiently liquid to satisfy our potential obligation to redeem our preferred stock. Even if we had sufficient cash to satisfy our redemption obligations, such a redemption could result in the depletion of our cash, which could reduce our ability to respond to changing economic and business conditions and our results of operations and financial condition could be negatively impacted.

The holders of our preferred stock are entitled to receive liquidation payments in preference to the holders of our common stock.

Upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of our outstanding preferred stock are entitled to receive a liquidation payment prior to the payment of any amount with respect to shares of our common stock. The amount of this preferential liquidation payment per share of preferred stock is: (1) $5.17 per share of Series A preferred stock (as adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions with respect to the Series A preferred stock) plus accrued and unpaid dividends on such share of Series A preferred stock, and (2) $1.50 per share of Series B preferred stock (as adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions with respect to the Series B preferred stock) plus accrued and unpaid dividends on such share of Series B preferred stock. As of December 31, 2009, the aggregate liquidation preference of our outstanding preferred stock was $51,858. Because of the liquidation preference to which the holders of shares of the preferred stock are entitled, the amount available to be distributed to the holders of shares of our common stock upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs could be substantially limited or reduced.

As described under “Item 1. Business of the Company,” NECA could decrease its reimbursement rates in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations.

As a provider of relay services, we are reimbursed monthly from the federal TRS fund for each IP relay and VRS conversation minutes. The current IP relay rate is currently $1.287 per minute, and although the IP relay rate has been established for three years—through the 2009-2010 reimbursement year—it is subject to an annual 0.5% reduction (among other fluctuating adjustments that may or may not raise the rates). The reimbursement rate for VRS, which currently is $6.7025 per minute for the first 50,000 monthly minutes, $6.4352 per minute for monthly minutes between 50,001 and 500,000, and $6.2372 per minute for monthly minutes above 500,000, has also been established (subject to an annual 0.5% reduction) for a three-year period ending in the 2009-2010 reimbursement year. Although these three-year reimbursement rate plans provide increased rate stability from year to year, unanticipated changes to these rates by the FCC or decreases in future three-year reimbursement rates could materially adversely affect our revenues, and we cannot assure you that the FCC, under a new administration, or otherwise, will not introduce a change or decrease to the reimbursement rates prior to contemplated end of the current rate plan ending 2010.

 

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We have incurred a significant amount of indebtedness that could adversely affect our operations and financial results and impact our ability to satisfy our obligations.

We had approximately $72 million of indebtedness as of December 31, 2009. We have a term loan from Churchill Financial LLC as administrative agent and Cerebus/Ableco, as collateral agent, for $36 million and a revolving line of credit with Churchill for up to $8 million, of which there was $5 million in availability as of December 31, 2009. The maturity date of the term loan is January 10, 2014, and the maturity date for revolving loans made from time to time is January 10, 2013. We also have a subordinated (or second lien) loan from Clearlake, as administrative agent, and Reservoir Capital as collateral agent, for $32 million, with a maturity date of January 10, 2015.

Our indebtedness could have the effect of, among other things, increasing our exposure to general adverse economic and industry conditions, limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry, and limiting our ability to borrow additional funds. If we are unable to satisfy our obligations at maturity, extend the maturity dates of our credit agreements or refinance our indebtedness at maturity, we may be required to raise capital through the sale of equity securities or sell some of our assets. We may be unable to refinance our indebtedness when it becomes due or raise equity capital on favorable terms, or at all. In addition, if we have to sell some of our assets to satisfy indebtedness, the timing of such sales may not enable us to maximize the value of such assets. The failure to refinance, raise capital or sell assets, if required, sufficient to meet our debt obligations as they become due would have a material adverse effect on our results of operation and financial condition.

Failure to satisfy covenants under our credit agreements could accelerate our obligations under such credit agreements, which would result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition.

Our credit agreements with first and second lien lenders contain financial and other covenants that we must satisfy. Our ability to continue to borrow under our revolving line of credit depends upon our ability to comply with those covenants. Financial covenants in the credit agreements include, among others, limits on maximum consolidated leverage, maximum amounts of capital expenditures, minimum amount of net revenue, and having minimum reserves on our books. If we fail to satisfy any of our covenants, the lender may elect to accelerate our payment obligations under the credit agreement. In addition, failure to satisfy any of the covenants or to otherwise default under either of the credit agreements would also cause a default under our other credit agreement. We may be unable to satisfy our debt obligations if the amounts due under the credit agreements are accelerated due to an event of default and such an acceleration event would result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition. We are currently in default under our credit agreements as a result of the demands for payment made by the FCC and the related governmental investigations. Concurrent with entering into the Standstill Agreement with our lenders and the FCC, our lenders agreed to forbear from exercising any rights or remedies under the credit agreements arising under such defaults until expiration of the standstill period under the Standstill Agreement, or September 4, 2010. If we are unable to resolve all matters relating to the demands for payment by the FCC within the standstill period, we will continue to be in default under our credit agreements and our lenders may exercise all rights and remedies available to them under the credit agreements, including accelerated the due date of all indebtedness.

We cannot be certain of the availability of credit under our revolving credit facility.

Although we have a revolving line of credit for an amount up to $8 million, our ability to access that line of credit may be negatively impacted if the first lien lender suffers liquidity issues. In such an event, we may not be able to draw on all, or a substantial portion, of the available funds under our revolving line of credit. If we are unable to borrow the full amount of available credit under the revolving line of credit agreement or are unable to obtain future financing or to refinance our existing credit facilities, our ability to respond to changing economic and business conditions and our results of operations and financial condition could be negatively impacted.

We face significant competition which may negatively impact usage of our services or cause us to lose business opportunities.

The market for our services is increasingly competitive. The widespread adoption of industry standards may make it easier for new market entrants and existing competitors to introduce services that compete against ours. Our competitors may use the same products and services in competition with us. With time and capital, it would be possible for competitors to replicate our services. We compete primarily on the basis of the functionality, breadth, quality and price of our services. Our current and potential competitors include relay providers such as Sorenson, CSDVRS, Snap, Hamilton and Viable.

Sorenson has substantially greater financial, technical, marketing and distribution resources than we do, and benefits from holding a substantial majority of the VRS market share, estimated at 75% of the VRS market. Additionally, Sorenson has greater name recognition and more established relationships with our target customers. Sorenson also controls an estimated 75% of the end-point video phones distributed in the consumer market which provides them a significant competitive advantage over other relay providers.

 

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If we cannot attract and retain interpreters, our ability to provide VRS could be adversely affected.

The success of our VRS business depends on the availability of highly specialized interpreters. To the extent we are not able to attract and retain these interpreters, our ability to provide VRS, and community interpreting, could be adversely affected.

We have historically incurred losses and these losses will continue in the foreseeable future.

We have never earned a profit. We had net losses applicable to common stockholders of $132.3 million, $19.0 million and $3.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. While we believe the acquisition of Verizon’s TRS division, HOVRS and SLA and VLI will enable us to achieve scale in IP relay, VRS and community interpreting in a quicker-to-market and more cost effective manner than would be the case to grow these businesses organically, we can give no assurance that we will attain the type of revenue enhancements and cost savings necessary to achieve or sustain our revenue or profit goals.

Failure to achieve or sustain our revenue or profit goals would adversely affect our results of operations.

Our ability to achieve or sustain our revenue and profit goals depends on the factors specified elsewhere in “Risk Factors” as well as on a number of factors outside of our control, including the extent to which:

 

   

our competitors announce and develop or, to the extent permitted by applicable regulations, lower the prices of, competing services; and

 

   

The Federal Communications Commission materially reduces the per-minute reimbursement rates for relay services.

As a result, we may not be able to increase revenue or achieve profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.

We may be unable to execute our business strategy.

Our business strategy is centered on the pursuit of certain priorities, centered on the offering of services to deaf or hard of hearing customers. These priorities and the principal risks associated with each priority include:

 

   

Development and marketing of new communications services and products, including branded Internet Protocol and Video Relay Services and related hardware. To remain competitive in our primary marketing areas, we must continue to offer innovative products and services. We will be limited in the extent to which we can focus upon technological development by capital constraints, by the time that it takes to commercialize product and service concepts and by the steps that may be taken by our competitors. In our rapidly changing environment, developments that appear to present significant advantages may become more broadly available or surpassed before we are able to benefit from our development efforts. In recent years, our shortage of liquidity has required us to reduce the amount of resources devoted to marketing.

 

   

Providing superior customer experience using in-house and outsourced support functions. Our business model will be materially adversely affected if we are unable to offer a superior relay service user experience and customer support to the users of our relay services with high quality transmissions and highly competent communications assistants handling their calls. To the extent we rely on third party technologies and interpreters, the user experience with our services is highly dependent on their respective performance. In the past, capital constraints have limited our customer support functions.

If we do not respond effectively to these risks, our business could be significantly and adversely affected.

We may acquire or make investments in companies or technologies that could cause loss of value to our stockholders and disruption of our business.

Subject to our capital constraints, we intend to continue to explore opportunities to acquire companies or technologies in the future, principally as enhancements to our offerings of products and services to our deaf and hard of hearing customers. Entering into an acquisition entails many risks, any of which could adversely affect our business, including:

 

   

failure to integrate the acquired assets and/or companies with our current business;

 

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the price we pay may exceed the value we eventually realize;

 

   

loss of share value to our existing stockholders as a result of issuing equity securities as part or all of the purchase price;

 

   

potential loss of key employees from either our current business or the acquired business;

 

   

entering into markets in which we have little or no prior experience;

 

   

diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns;

 

   

assumption of unanticipated liabilities related to the acquired assets; and

 

   

the business or technologies we acquire or in which we invest may have limited operating histories, may require substantial working capital, and may be subject to many of the same risks we are.

We have limited resources and we may be unable to support effectively our operations.

We must continue to develop and expand our systems and operations in order to remain competitive. Our need to continually innovate has placed, and we expect it to continue to place, significant strain on our managerial, operational and financial resources. We may be unable to develop and expand our systems and operations or implement our business plan for one or more of the following reasons:

 

   

we may not be able to retain at reasonable compensation rates qualified engineers and other employees necessary to expand our capacity on a timely basis;

 

   

we may not be able to dedicate the capital necessary to effectively develop and expand our systems and operations; and

 

   

we may not be able to expand our customer service, billing and other related support systems.

Additionally, during 2009 and the first quarter of 2010, we have eliminated over 300 employee and sub contractor positions, further straining our remaining managerial and human capital resources. If we cannot manage our operations effectively, our business and operating results will suffer. Additionally, any failure on our part to develop and maintain our services if we experience rapid growth could significantly adversely affect our reputation and brand name which could reduce demand for our services and adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

Our business prospects depend in part on our ability to maintain and improve our services as well as to develop new products and services.

We believe that our business prospects depend in part on our ability to maintain and improve our current services and to develop new products and services. Our products and services will have to achieve market acceptance, maintain technological competitiveness and meet an expanding range of customer requirements. As a result of the complexities inherent in our product and service offerings, major new product and services and product and service enhancements require long development and testing periods. We may experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful development, introduction or marketing of new products and services and product and service enhancements. Additionally, our new products and services and product and service enhancements may not achieve market acceptance.

If we do not respond effectively and on a timely basis to rapid technological change, our business could suffer.

The communications industry is characterized by rapidly changing technologies, industry standards, customer needs and competition, as well as by frequent new product and service introductions. We must respond to technological changes affecting both our customers and suppliers. We may not be successful in developing and marketing, on a timely and cost-effective basis, new services that respond to technological changes, evolving industry standards or changing customer requirements. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to accomplish all of the following in a timely and cost-effective manner:

 

   

effectively use and integrate new technologies;

 

   

continue to develop our technical expertise;

 

   

enhance our engineering and system design capabilities;

 

   

develop applications for new networks and services;

 

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develop services that meet changing customer needs;

 

   

influence and respond to emerging industry standards and other changes; and

 

   

advertise and market our services.

We depend upon carriers’ networks. If we do not have continued access to sufficient capacity on reliable networks, our business will suffer.

Our success partly depends on our ability to buy sufficient capacity on or offer our services over the networks of carriers and on the reliability and security of their systems. We depend on these companies to provide uninterrupted and “bug free” service and would be adversely affected if they failed to provide the required capacity or needed level of service. In addition, although we have some forward price protection in our existing agreements with certain carriers, we could be adversely affected if carriers were to increase the prices of their services significantly.

We depend on retaining key personnel. The loss of our key employees and the inability to recruit talented new personnel could materially adversely affect our business.

Due to the technical nature of our services and the dynamic market in which we compete, our performance depends on retaining and hiring certain key employees, including technically proficient personnel. Competitors and others have recruited our employees in recent years as we have found it necessary to implement cost controls that have reduced the attractiveness of employment with us. An important part of our compensation to our key employees has historically been in the form of stock option and/or restricted stock grants. The uncertainty associated with our stock price and our voluntary delisting from NASDAQ and deregistration may make it difficult for us to attract and retain qualified personnel.

Systems failures could harm our business by injuring our reputation or causing relay service users to use competitors’ services or lead to claims of liability for unsecured transmission of data.

Our existing network services are dependent on near immediate, continuous feeds from various sources. The ability of our users to quickly access data requires timely and uninterrupted connections with our network carriers. Any significant disruption from our backup landline feeds could result in delays in our subscribers’ ability to receive such information. In addition, our systems could be disrupted by unauthorized access, computer viruses and other accidental or intentional actions. A significant barrier to the growth of electronic commerce has been the need for secure and reliable transmission of confidential information. We may incur significant costs to protect against the threat of security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by such breaches. If a third party were able to misappropriate our users’ personal or proprietary information or credit card information, we could be subject to claims, litigation or other potential liabilities that could materially adversely impact our business. There can be no assurance that our systems will operate appropriately if we experience a hardware or software failure. A failure in our systems could cause delays in transmitting data and, as a result, we may lose customers or face litigation that could materially adversely affect our business.

An interruption in the supply of products and services that we obtain from third parties could cause a decline in sales of our services.

In designing, developing and supporting our services, we rely on carriers, mobile device manufacturers, content providers and software providers. These suppliers may experience difficulty in supplying us products or services sufficient to meet our needs or they may terminate or fail to renew contracts for supplying us these products or services on terms we find acceptable. Any significant interruption in the supply of any of these products or services could cause a decline in sales of our services, unless and until we are able to replace the functionality provided by these products and services. We also depend on third parties to deliver and support reliable products, enhance their current products, develop new products on a timely and cost-effective basis and respond to emerging industry standards and other technological changes.

Our intellectual property rights may not be adequately protected under the current state of the law.

We rely primarily on trade secret laws, copyright law, trademark law, unfair competition law and confidentiality agreements to protect our intellectual property. To the extent that our technology is not adequately protected by intellectual property law, other companies could develop and market similar products or services which could materially adversely affect our business.

We may be sued by third parties for infringement of their proprietary rights and we may incur defense costs and possibly royalty obligations or lose the right to use technology important to our business.

The telecommunications and software industries are characterized by protection and vigorous enforcement of applicable intellectual property rights. As the number of participants in our market increases, the possibility of an intellectual property claim against us increases. Any intellectual property claims, with or without merit, could be time consuming and expensive to litigate or settle and could divert management attention from administering our business. A third party asserting infringement claims against us or our customers with respect to our current or future products may materially adversely affect us by, for example, causing us to enter into costly royalty arrangements or forcing us to incur settlement or litigation costs.

 

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We may be subject to liability for transmitting certain information, and our insurance coverage may be inadequate to protect us from this liability.

We may be subject to claims relating to information transmitted over systems we develop or operate. These claims could take the form of lawsuits for defamation, negligence, copyright or trademark infringement or other actions based on the nature and content of the materials. Although we carry general liability insurance, our insurance may not cover potential claims of this type or may not be adequate to cover all costs incurred in defense of potential claims or to indemnify us for all liability that may be imposed.

Our quarterly operating results are subject to significant fluctuations and, as a result, period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not necessarily meaningful.

Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future as a result of a variety of factors. These factors include:

 

   

the demand for and market acceptance of our services;

 

   

downward price adjustments by our competitors on services they offer that are similar to ours;

 

   

changes in the mix of services sold by our competitors;

 

   

technical difficulties or network downtime;

 

   

the ability to meet any increased technological demands of our customers; and

 

   

economic conditions specific to our industry.

Therefore, our operating results for any particular quarter may differ materially from our expectations or those of security analysts and may not be indicative of future operating results. The failure to meet expectations may cause the price of our common stock to decline.

If we fail to manage growth effectively, our business could be disrupted which could harm our operating results.

If we are successful in implementing our business plan and experience growth in our business, it will be necessary for us to expand our workforce and to train, motivate and manage additional employees and/or contractors as the need for additional personnel arises. Our personnel, systems, procedures and controls may not be adequate to support our future operations. Any failure to effectively manage future growth could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We are vulnerable to circumstances outside of our control which could seriously disrupt our business.

Our software, as well as any ancillary hardware, is vulnerable to damage or interruption from:

 

   

fire, flood, and other natural disasters;

 

   

power loss, computer systems failures, Internet and telecommunications or data network failure, operator negligence, improper operation by or supervision of employees, physical and electronic loss of data or security breaches, misappropriation, and similar events; and

 

   

computer viruses.

Any disruption in the operation of our software, the loss of employees knowledgeable about such software, or our failure to continue to effectively modify and upgrade such software could interrupt our operations or interfere with our ability to provide service to our customers, which could result in reduced sales and affect our operations and financial performance.

Failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could adversely affect our business and the market price of our common stock.

Pursuant to the rules adopted by the SEC under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we are required to assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and provide a management report on our internal control over financial reporting in all annual reports. This report contains, among other things, a statement as to whether or not our internal control over financial reporting is effective and the disclosure of any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting identified by management.

 

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The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) provides a framework for companies to assess and improve their internal control systems. Auditing Standard No. 5 issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board provides the professional standards and related performance guidance for auditors to report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting requires management to make subjective judgments and some of the judgments will be in areas that may be open to interpretation. Therefore, management’s report on our internal control over financial reporting may be difficult to prepare, and our auditors may not agree with management’s assessment.

If we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, management will not be able to assert its internal control over financial reporting is effective. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our auditors are unable to attest, if requested, that management’s report is fairly stated or they our auditors are unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which would have an adverse effect on our business and the market price of our common stock.

Risks Particular To Our Industry

The market for our services is new and highly uncertain.

The market for communications services serving deaf and hard-of-hearing persons has grown rapidly in recent years and the number and variety of competitive services is significant. Maintaining FCC certification has a material impact on our financial results. Current barriers to market acceptance of these services include cost, reliability, functionality and ease of use. Based on these factors and competitive aspects of the market, we cannot be certain of initial or continuing market acceptance of our services. If the market for our services does not grow or grows slower than we currently anticipate, our business, financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected.

Laws and regulations that impact our industry could materially adversely affect our business.

As described elsewhere in “Risk Factors,” aspects of our relay business are subject to direct regulation and decisions by the FCC which could materially adversely affect our business. In addition, the carriers who supply us with network access are subject to regulation by the FCC and regulations that affect them could materially adversely affect our business. Our business could suffer significantly depending on the extent to which our activities or those of our customers or suppliers are regulated.

In particular, the Declaratory Ruling of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC issued on February 25, 2010, provides that VRS calls made by or to a VRS provider’s employee, or the employee of a provider’s subcontractor, are not eligible for compensation from the TRS Fund. This Declaratory Ruling will reduce our revenues in the future and has resulted in a restatement of our 2008 revenues by approximately $10.7 million.

In addition, the FCC issued an order requiring relay service providers to provide appropriate call routing for emergency calls (“E911”), although we have taken significant efforts to comply with the elements of the E911 order and believe that we are within compliance, if the FCC determines that we have not fully complied with the order and if we are thereafter unable to comply with further requests by the FCC, we may be subject to materially adverse FCC action. Further, the FCC’s rules and regulations may restrict our ability to market our services or to contact our customers, which could materially adversely affect our revenues.

Additionally, we are currently undergoing a regulatory investigation by the FCC, as well as the SEC and the grand jury, and we are aware of a Federal False Claims Act complaint by the DOJ. We entered into an interim Standstill Agreement with the FCC on March 8, 2010, pursuant to which we have acknowledged the FCC’s claim against us for reimbursement of previously distributed funds in the amount of approximately $18.5 million and have agreed to negotiate with the FCC to resolve all other matters relating to the FCC investigation. Notwithstanding our intention to resolve all governmental investigations during the standstill period under the interim Standstill Agreement, such investigations and suits could result in restrictions on our ability to participate in the reimbursement program through the TRS Fund and result in additional financial penalties. We have expended significant financial resources in connection with these governmental investigations and may be forced to spend additional amounts on compliance with any orders that are the result of such matters. The imposition of fines, restrictions on our ability to participate in reimbursement programs or the creation of compliance programs necessary to satisfy the FCC could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We currently do not collect sales or other taxes with respect to the sale of services or products in states and countries where we believe we are not required to do so.

We do collect sales and other taxes in the state in which we have an office and may be required by law to do so. One or more jurisdictions have sought to impose sales other tax obligations on companies that engage in online commerce within their jurisdictions. A successful assertion by one or more jurisdictions that we should collect sales or other taxes on our products and services, or remit payment of sales and other taxes for prior periods, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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Any new legislation or regulation that may be adopted by the United States Congress to regulate the Internet, or the application of laws or regulations from jurisdictions whose laws do not currently apply to our business, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

The steps taken by us to protect our intellectual property may not prove sufficient to prevent misappropriation of our technology or to deter independent third party development of similar technologies. In addition, the laws of certain foreign countries may not protect our technologies or intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. We also rely on certain technologies that we license from third parties and these third party technologies may not continue to be available to us on commercially attractive terms.

The loss of the ability to use certain technology or intellectual property could require us to obtain the rights to use substitute technology, which could be more expense or offer lower quality or performance, and therefore have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Third parties could claim infringement by us with respect to current or future technology. We expect that we and other participants in our markets will be increasingly subject to infringement claims as the number of services and competitors in our industry segment grows. Any such claim, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, cause service or installation interruptions or require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements. Such royalty or licensing agreements might not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. As a result, any such claim could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Risks Particular to Stock Price

We no longer intend to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will reduce the amount of publicly available information about us and negatively affect the liquidity of our common stock.

We filed a notice of termination of registration under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on March 31, 2010. As a result, our obligations to file reports under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission were suspended on such date and will terminate on June 29, 2010. We may be required to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the future under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, but we currently have no intention of filing any reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the future. In absence of filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, there may be limited publicly available information available about us, which will likely reduce the liquidity of our common stock and increase the risks of engaging in transactions in our common stock. In addition, as a result of no longer being registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, we will be unable to raise capital through public offerings of our securities without additional filings.

Our common stock is traded on the OTC Markets “pink sheets,” which has reduced the liquidity of our common stock and could cause our stock price to decrease and adversely affect our ability to raise capital in the future.

Effective November 27, 2009, we voluntarily delisted our common stock from The NASDAQ Capital Market. Currently, quotations for sales of our common are published by the OTC Markets “pink sheets”. As a result of delisting from NASDAQ, our common stock may be subject to the so-called “penny stock” rules. The SEC has adopted regulations that define a “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price per share of less than $5.00, subject to certain exceptions, such as any securities listed on a national securities exchange. For any transaction involving a “penny stock,” unless exempt, the rules impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers, subject to certain exceptions. If our common stock is determined to be a “penny stock,” a broker-dealer may find it more difficult to trade our common stock and an investor may find it more difficult to acquire or dispose of our common stock on the secondary market. In the event that we decide to re-apply for listing our common stock on any exchange, there are several requirements that we must satisfy. We may not comply with all of these listing requirements, which would prevent the listing of our securities. The lack of a listing on an exchange adversely affects the liquidity and the price of our securities and could have a long-term adverse impact on our ability to raise future capital through a sale of shares of our securities.

Our stock price, like that of many technology companies, has been and may continue to be volatile.

We expect that the market price of our common stock will fluctuate as a result of variations in our quarterly operating results and other factors beyond our control. These fluctuations may be exaggerated if the trading volume of our common stock is low. In addition, due to the technology-intensive and emerging nature of our business, the market price of our common stock may rise and fall in response to a variety of factors, including:

 

   

announcements of technological or competitive developments;

 

   

acquisitions or strategic alliances by us or our competitors;

 

   

the gain or loss of a significant customer or order;

 

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changes in estimates of our financial performance or changes in recommendations by securities analysts regarding us or our industry; or

 

   

general market or economic conditions.

This risk may be heightened because our industry is new and evolving, characterized by rapid technological change and susceptible to the introduction of new competing technologies or competitors. In addition, the deregistration of our common stock under the Exchange Act and the trading of our common stock on the OTC Markets “pink sheets” may exacerbate the volatility of our common stock.

In addition, equity securities of many technology companies have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. These price and volume fluctuations often have been unrelated to the operating performance of the affected companies. Volatility in the market price of our common stock could result in securities class action litigation. This type of litigation, regardless of the outcome, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources.

As mentioned elsewhere under “Risk Factors,” there has been increased volatility in the capital markets and a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock, and we cannot predict the effect such volatility or reduced liquidity, if it continues or increases, will have on our stock price.

Ownership of our common stock is concentrated in a few holders who are in a position to control substantially all significant corporate transactions we may consider.

As a result of the acquisitions of Verizon’s TRS division and HOVRS, and our recent financings, control of our capital stock is concentrated in Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and its affiliates, who own in the aggregate, assuming all of the Company’s outstanding Series A and B Preferred Stock is converted into common stock as of June 9, 2010, approximately 94% of our outstanding shares of common stock. As a result of their stock ownership, these stockholders are in a position to control substantially all significant corporate transactions we may consider in the future.

Shares of our preferred stock are subject to anti-dilution rights that could increase the concentration of the ownership of our common stock.

Pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, our preferred stock has certain anti-dilution protections. Pursuant to these protections, the number of shares of common stock that the preferred stock may convert into will increase in the event that we issue stock at a price lower than the original issuance price (calculated on as-converted to common stock basis) of such preferred stock in certain circumstances. In particular, the conversion price of shares of our Series B preferred stock will be adjusted to a price equal to the per share consideration received if the consideration received is below the then applicable conversion price. If the number of shares of common stock into which our preferred stock may convert increases, the holders of the preferred stock will control an increased percentage of our voting stock and will be in an even greater position to control significant corporate actions.

Our ability to issue additional shares of preferred stock and common stock in the future may be construed as having an anti-takeover effect.

The issuance in the future of additional authorized shares of preferred stock or common stock, which our restated certificate of incorporation permits us to do, may have the effect of diluting the earnings per share and book value per share, as well as the stock ownership and voting rights, of the currently outstanding shares of our common stock. In addition, the existence of authorized, but unissued, shares of our preferred stock and common stock may be construed as having an anti-takeover effect. We could, subject to the board’s fiduciary duties and applicable law, issue such authorized shares to purchasers who might oppose a hostile takeover bid. Such a use of these additional authorized shares could render more difficult, or discourage, an attempt to acquire control of us through a transaction opposed by the board.

We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock.

We have never paid or declared any cash dividends on our common stock or other securities and intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them. Holders of our Series A and Series B Preferred Stock receive cumulative dividends. To the extent that such dividends are not paid in cash to the holders of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock, further dilution may occur to our holders of common stock upon the conversion of the accrued and unpaid dividends into shares of common stock.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Not applicable.

 

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Item 2. Properties.

We own no real property. Our properties consist of leased facilities for operational call centers, sales and marketing, research and development, administrative, customer service and technical support personnel. Our corporate headquarters is located in Rocklin, California, and is subject to a lease through January 31, 2011. Our remaining leased facilities are occupied under leases that expire at various times through 2015. We believe that our current facilities or other readily available facilities are adequate to support our existing operations.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

Employee and Related Matters

On November 22, 2009, we received correspondence from counsel for former employee James Metzger (“Metzger”) directing the preservation of evidence and enclosing a proposed complaint for wrongful discharge. On November 23, 2009, we received a settlement demand from Metzger’s attorney, and when we declined to respond, Metzger served us with a complaint on December 16, 2010. On January 13, 2010, Metzger served us with a first amended complaint, which seeks damages in connection with causes of action for both statutory wrongful discharge pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1102.5 and wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. We are currently engaged in discovery in this matter and mediation is scheduled for August 2010.

On December 8, 2009, Edmond Routhier, who was previously CEO of HOVRS and then our President, and Caymus Investment Group, LLC, filed a first amended complaint for breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligence against JMP Securities, LLC, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, Jeannie Shin and Does 1-10 in the California Superior Court for the County of San Francisco. JMP Securities has written to us to request that we agree to indemnify JMP Securities in connection with JMP Securities’ defense of Mr. Routhier’s claims against JMP Securities, citing the terms of the July 27, 2007 Agreement between JMP and HOVRS. We have notified Mr. Routhier of JMP Securities’ claim, as well as our position that JMP Securities is a Released Party under the terms of Mr. Routhier’s Separation Agreement with the Company. Given the infancy of the dispute, we can make no determination as to whether it will result in any adverse effect.

Governmental Investigations

In August 2007, January 2008 and April 2009, we received subpoenas from the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) relating to a number of areas. The 2007 subpoena focused on documents concerning the legal structure of HOVRS, its eligibility to receive payments from the TRS Fund and the HOVRS programs designed to attract new customers. The 2008 subpoena requested documents concerning certain marking programs. The 2009 subpoena covered a broad array of topics, including matters such as marketing efforts, third party marketing programs, international calls, conference calls and surveys. We have also received numerous letters of inquiry from the FCC concerning similar subject matters. We understand that these investigations are intended to obtain information about our practices, and include, without limitation, investigation of compliance with, and possible violations of, the Communications Act of 1934 rules promulgated by the FCC. We have responded to the various requests made by the FCC and we are fully cooperating with the FCC in this matter.

On June 25, 2009, we received a subpoena for documents from the grand jury for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. We believe that other companies within our TRS industry are subject to similar investigations. We have provided significant documents in response to the subpoena and we understand that these investigations are intended to investigate, among other things, billing practices as they relate to the TRS fund. We are unable to predict the outcome of this investigation, but we are fully cooperating with the government in this matter.

On June 26, 2009, we received subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for documents and testimony pursuant to a formal order of investigation into the Company. We have provided significant documents, and continue to provide final documents, to the SEC in response to the subpoena. In addition, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have provided testimony. The Company understands that these investigations are intended to investigate, among other things, billing practices as they relate to the TRS fund. We are unable to predict the outcome of this investigation, but we are fully cooperating with the SEC.

On February 19, 2010, subsequent to the filing of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009, the Company received a notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from the National Exchange Carriers Association, or NECA, which administers TRS Fund (the “First Notice”). Pursuant to the First Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that the Company has received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating to international-to-international calls that the FCC now contends are not compensable as TRS calls during the period from July 2008 to July 2009. The stated amount of such overpayments is $1.7 million, which amount is due and payable to the FCC as of the date of the First Notice.

 

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On February 25, 2010, the Company received a second notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from NECA (the “Second Notice”). The Second Notice was issued concurrently with the Declaratory Ruling discussed in Item 8.01 below. Pursuant to the Second Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that the Company has received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating to VRS and IP Relay calls made by or to a Company employee, or one of the Company’s subcontractors, during the period from January 2008 to November 2009. The stated amount of such overpayments is $16.7 million, which amount is due and payable to the FCC as of the date of the Second Notice.

In addition, the First Notice stated that the FCC directed NECA to suspend payment for December 2009, which the Company had anticipated receiving on February 19, 2010. In the Second Notice, the FCC further directed NECA to suspend all further payments to the Company. The Company’s primary source of revenue, and its ability to continue operations, is dependant upon payments from NECA for TRS minutes. Approximately 90% of all of the Company’s revenue is generated from TRS minutes paid by the TRS Fund administered by NECA.

On March 8, 2010, the Company, its lenders and the FCC entered into a Standstill Agreement, pursuant to which (i) the FCC has caused NECA to pay to the Company $3,800 for minutes submitted to NECA by the Company for the month of December, (ii) the Company has acknowledged and agreed not to challenge the FCC’s claim for $18,459, (iii) the FCC and the Company have agreed to negotiate in good faith to reach a final and binding settlement concerning the (a) the FCC’s claim for reimbursement for $18,459 and (b) the matters that have been the subject of the FCC’s investigations, contemplated at no more than $1,500 (for a total of approximately $20,000), during the 180-day period following the signing of the standstill Agreement which ends on September 4, 2010 (the “Standstill Period”), and (iv) the FCC has agreed not to withhold payment or cause NECA to withhold payment to offset the FCC’s claim for reimbursement during the Standstill Period. During the Standstill Period, the Company will continue to operate its business in the ordinary course to ensure its customers receive services consistent with past practices, except as may be limited by the Declaratory Ruling issued by the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC on February 25, 2010. The Company intends to continue negotiations with the FCC pursuant to the terms of the Standstill Agreement; however, there can be no assurances that the Company will reach a satisfactory agreement with the FCC. Failure to reach agreement with the FCC would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

On March 10, 2010, the Company received a subpoena from the FCC Office of the Inspector General (OIG) regarding a Federal investigation. The OIG requested documents and records that the Company provided to NECA for the TRS Fund review process for the year 2010-2011, for which the Company responded to the subpoena on or about April 12, 2010. The Company has not had any further communication from or with the OIG relating to this matter and is unable to predict the outcome of this investigation.

On April 28, 2010, the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) provided to us a copy of a sealed Qui Tam complaint alleging violations of the Federal False Claims Act. The DOJ has not intervened in this case at this time and we are engaged in discussions with the DOJ regarding these claims. We are unable to predict the outcome of these matters, but we are cooperating with the government agencies involved in those matters.

As part of our settlement discussions with the FCC pursuant to the interim Standstill Agreement, we intend to seek resolution of all matters concerning all governmental investigations and suits, including the DOJ and the SEC and any matters raised by the FCC in connection with the August 2007, January 2008 and April 2009 subpoenas and February 2010 Demands for Payment. The Company intends to continue negotiations with the FCC pursuant to the terms of the Standstill Agreement; however, there can be no assurances that the Company will reach a satisfactory agreement with the FCC. Failure to reach agreement with the FCC would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Other Matters

On March 10, 2009, the Company filed a complaint in Sacramento County Superior Court against American Sign Language Services Corporation, or ASLS, and other defendants alleging breach of contract and various tort claims in connection with the defendants’ operation of two video relay service call centers with the Company in 2008 and the defendants’ subsequent opening and operation of a competing call center. The complaint sought compensatory and punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial and injunctions prohibiting disclosure of the Company’s trade secrets. The defendants subsequently removed the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (the “Action”). On or about April 20, 2009, the defendants answered the Company’s complaint, and ASLS filed a counterclaim alleging breach of contract and various tort claims. ASLS sought compensatory and exemplary damages, an order enjoining us from opening certain call centers and disgorgement of profits. In December 2009, the parties entered into a settlement agreement and mutual release that resolved the claims to the parties’ satisfaction. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Company agreed to pay ASLS a total of $625, all of which has been paid. In addition, the Company agreed to pay ASLS up to a maximum of $175 upon the occurrence of certain specified events, which have not occurred as of this time. This amount has been included in our accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2009.

 

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Various other claims and legal proceedings that are generally incidental to the normal course of our business are pending or threatened against us. Although we cannot predict the outcome of those matters, in the opinion of management, any liability arising from them will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Market for our Common Stock

Our common stock was traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market until November 27, 2009, at which time our common stock was delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market and began trading on the OTC Markets “pink sheets.” Concurrent with the delisting, our common stock ticker symbol changed from “PRPL” to “PRPL.PK.”

The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices for our common stock for the quarters indicated as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market through November 26, 2009 and the high and low bid information for the period from November 27, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

 

Quarter/Period Ended

   NASDAQ Capital Market    High    Low

March 31, 2008

      $ 7.18    $ 4.95

June 30, 2008

      $ 7.41    $ 5.31

September 30, 2008

      $ 7.38    $ 5.15

December 31, 2008

      $ 5.27    $ 2.78

March 31, 2009

      $ 4.29    $ 1.92

June 30, 2009

      $ 3.00    $ 2.23

September 30, 2009

      $ 3.81    $ 2.08

November 26, 2009

      $ 2.16    $ 0.20

Quarter/Period Ended

   OTC          

December 31, 2009

      $ 0.43    $ 0.20

As of March 31, 2010, the approximate number of holders of record of our common stock was 229, which does not include beneficial owners of our common stock whose shares are held in the names of various securities brokers or dealers.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table gives information about the our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants and rights under our 1999 Stock Option Plan and our 2005 Equity Compensation Plan as of December 31, 2009. These plans were the Company’s only equity compensation plans in existence as of December 31, 2009.

 

Plan Category

   (a)
Number Of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
   (b)
Weighted-Average Exercise
Price of Outstanding
Options, Warrants and
Rights
   (c)
Number of Securities
Remaining  Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column
(a))

Equity Compensation Plans approved by Shareholders

   2,240,273    $ 7.38    717,910

Equity Compensation Plans Not approved by Shareholders

   —        —      —  
                

Total

   2,240,273    $ 7.38    717,910

Related Stockholder Matters

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We intend to retain earnings, if any, to fund future growth and the operation of our business. Holders of our Series A and B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative dividends. To the extent that such dividends are not paid in cash to the holders of Series A and B Preferred Stock the accrued and unpaid dividends can be converted into shares of common stock.

 

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Purchases of Equity Securities

We did not repurchase any shares of common stock during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data.

The selected consolidated financial data set forth below with respect to our statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and with respect to the consolidated balance sheet data at December 31, 2009 and 2008 are derived from and are qualified by reference to our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto presented elsewhere herein. Our selected consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are derived from audited consolidated financial statements not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The selected consolidated financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, which are included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2009     restated
2008
    2007     2006     2005  
     (in thousands, except for share and per share data)  

Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:

          

Revenues:

          

Relay and interpreting services

     109,166        118,527        16,325        8,695        1,261   

Other services

     —          830        2,300        4,081        3,670   
                                        

Total revenue

     109,166        119,357        18,625        12,776        4,931   
                                        

Costs and expenses:

          

Cost of relay and interpreting services

     72,387        74,566        10,538        5,320        —     

Cost of other services

     —          1,011        2,128        1,491        1,783   

Sales and marketing

     15,593        11,758        2,293        2,494        1,166   

Research and development

     4,581        3,290        547        359        363   

General and administrative

     31,009        29,146        7,405        4,589        4,777   

Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets

     7,454        2,051        356        362        485   

Amortization of other intangibles

     6,860        6,519        —          —          639   

Asset impairment-goodwill

     70,295        —          —          —          —     

Asset impairment-intangible assets

     23,223        —          —          —          —     
                                        

Total costs and expenses

     231,402        128,341        23,267        14,615        9,213   
                                        

Income (loss) from operations

     (122,236     (8,984     (4,642     (1,839     (4,282

Other expense (income):

          

Settlement losses

     —          —          162        490        —     

Gain on sale of equipment

     —          (33     —          —          —     

Loss on interest rate cap agreement

     4        131        —          —          —     

Interest income (expense), net

     7,263        7,341        106        (169     (160
                                        

Total other income (expense)

     7,267        7,439        268        321        (160
                                        

Loss before benefit from income taxes

     (129,503     (16,423     (4,910     (2,160     (4,122

Income tax benefit, net

     (820     (683     (1,210     (789     (764
                                        

Loss from continuing operations

     (128,683     (15,740     (3,700     (1,371     (3,358

Loss from discontinued operations

     —          —          —          (589     (1,014
                                        

Net loss

     (128,683     (15,740     (3,700     (1,960     (4,372

Preferred dividends

     3,587        3,221        50        —          —     
                                        

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   ($ 132,270   ($ 18,961   ($ 3,750   ($ 1,960   ($ 4,372
                                        

Loss per share-basic and diluted:

          

Loss from continuing operations

   ($ 14.67   ($ 2.11   ($ 1.68   ($ 0.65   ($ 1.61

Loss from discontinued operations

   $ 0.00      $ 0.00      $ 0.00      ($ 0.28   ($ 0.48
                                        

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   ($ 14.67   ($ 2.11   ($ 1.68   ($ 0.93   ($ 2.09
                                        

Weighted average shares used in computation of basic and diluted net loss per share

     9,017,030        8,976,403        2,239,080        2,105,184        2,093,445   

 

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     As of December 31,
     2009     restated
2008
   2007     2006    2005
     (in thousand)

Balance Sheet Data:

            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,448      $ 13,246    $ 2,368      $ 3,870    $ 4,804

Working capital (deficit)

     (88,317     1,633      (3,868     3,617      4,810

Total assets

     58,905        165,981      18,298        13,879      14,075

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     (99,260     26,600      9,552        11,061      12,498

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results shown in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are not necessarily indicative of the results we will achieve in any future periods.

Overview

Purple Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as GoAmerica, Inc., is a leading provider of video relay and text relay services and professional interpreting, offering a wide array of options designed to meet the varied communication needs of its customers. Our vision is to enable free-flowing communication between people, inclusive of differences in abilities, languages, or locations. For more information on our services, visit www.purple.us or contact Purple Communications directly by voice at (888) 600-4780, by Internet relay by visiting www.i711.com or www.ip-relay.com, or by video phone by connecting to hovrs.tv.

We were originally incorporated in 1999. On January 10, 2008, we acquired certain assets of the TRS division of MCI, Communications Services, Inc. (“Verizon”), a leading provider of relay services transactions, and Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. (“HOVRS”), a California-based provider of video relay and interpreting services. On July 1, 2008, we acquired Sign Language Associates, Inc. (“SLA”), a DC-based provider of community interpreting services, and Visual Language Interpreting, Inc. (“VLI”), a Virginia-based provider of community interpreting services. On February 12, 2009, we changed our name to Purple Communications, Inc.

We currently generate all of our revenue from telecommunications relay services (“TRS”) and interpreting services. This revenue is made up of video relay (“VRS”), IP relay, traditional tele-relay and speech-to-speech service and community interpreting. Relay and interpreting services accounted for approximately 100.0% and 99.3% of our total revenue during 2009 and 2008, respectively. Relay services, which generate a majority of our revenue, allow hearing and speech impaired individuals the ability to engage in telecommunications in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual that is not hearing or speech impaired. A relay service call may be initiated by either a person with a hearing or speech disability, or a person without any such disability. When a person with a hearing or speech disability initiates such a call, the person uses a telephone-typewriter or an Internet-based device such as a computer or a wireless device that has text or video capabilities to contact a relay center, and gives a communications assistant the telephone number of the party he or she wishes to call. The communications assistant in turn places an outbound traditional voice call to that person. The communications assistant then serves as a link for the call, voicing to the called party the text or interpreted American Sign Language (“ASL”) message that the communications assistant received from the initiating party, and vice versa. Historically, we derived revenue primarily from the sale of basic and value-added wireless data services and the sale of related mobile devices to our subscribers. Revenue recognized from these products accounted for approximately 0.0% and 0.7% of our total revenues during 2009 and 2008, respectively. We have transitioned our source of revenue to focus completely on Relay and interpreting services.

The federal TRS fund is administered by NECA, a non-profit organization created in 1984 by telecommunications companies to administer the fees that long distance companies pay to access local telephone networks. NECA was appointed as the fund administrator for telecommunications relay services, or TRS, by the FCC in 1993 and continues to the present.

 

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In recent periods, the FCC and Department of Justice have engaged in industry investigations to investigate allegations of fraud and misuse of VRS. Additionally, NECA has withheld various payments from the TRS fund to relay providers. With the dramatic increase in TRS growth over recent years there may be regulatory or governmental pressure to prohibit or limit such use and limit certain reimbursement of various costs and minutes generated from the use of TRS. For example, on February 25, 2010, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC (the “CGB”) issued a Declaratory Ruling (the “Ruling”) which stated that VRS calls made by or to an employee of a VRS provider, or the employee of a provider’s subcontractor, are not eligible for compensation from the TRS fund on a per-minute basis. Instead, the CGB stated that TRS providers are indirectly compensated for such calls by including the costs of such calls in business expenses reported to the FCC, which the FCC then uses to calculate rates for qualified TRS minutes. The Ruling also stated that VRS calls placed for the purpose of generating compensable minutes are not, and never have been, compensable from the TRS fund. Finally, the Ruling stated that VRS voice carry over used to connect two hearing users and VRS calls used to connect two users who are both outside the United States do not qualify as TRS, and, therefore, are not compensable by the TRS Fund. As a result of the Ruling, the government investigations and withholding of payments, we believe many TRS providers have experienced, or will experience, declines in their revenue and cash flows. In addition, industry uncertainty relating to what TRS use is reimbursable, including use of TRS in the workplace, TRS in conjunction with multi-party calling, and use of TRS in connection with non-hearing participants (including without limitation pre-recorded messages or automated recordings) and other categories, may continue to result in uncertainties relating to TRS providers business practices and operating results.

The relay services market is highly competitive, and consists of certain well-funded competitors such as AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and Sorenson Communications, Inc. Each of these companies offers relay services similar to the services we offer, and they may deploy similar enhancements and marketing tactics to attract the attention of prospective users. Sorenson currently is the largest provider of VRS in the United States, with a market share estimated of at least 75% of the VRS market. In the VRS market, Sorenson engages in significant marketing and outreach activities, enjoys significantly greater financial resources and name recognition than the other smaller competitors, and it maintains a dominant control over the end-point consumer devices in the VRS market. Other, smaller and less-well funded VRS providers must engage in effective marketing and outreach efforts in order to effectively compete with the dominant and currently entrenched providers.

Costs of relay and interpreting service consist of compensation and related costs, along with telecom, rent, endpoint hardware and other related costs.

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for marketing personnel, advertising and promotions, travel and entertainment and other related costs. Sales and marketing expenses increased during 2009 as compared to 2008 due to endpoint deploy costs, bad debt charges and expenses related to multi-party workplace conference calls held by our marketing outreach team (“Workplace Conference Calls”), the members of which are predominately deaf.

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for general corporate and business development, along with rent and other related costs. General and administrative expenses increased due to legal and compliance charges related to the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Communications Commission matters.

Research and development expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs and professional service fees.

Depreciation and amortization expenses consist primarily of depreciation expenses arising from equipment purchased for our network operations center and other property and equipment purchases. Amortization of other intangibles relates to the amortization of identified intangible assets resulting from the 2008 acquisitions. As a result of impairment testing as of September 30, 2009, goodwill and select intangible assets were impaired.

Net interest expense consists primarily of interest incurred on debt and is partially offset by interest earned on cash and cash equivalents.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, recoverability of our goodwill and other intangible assets and stock based compensation. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

 

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Our significant accounting policies are discussed, Significant Accounting Policies, to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The accounting policies that involve the most significant judgments, assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements are those related to revenue recognition, allowances for doubtful accounts, recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets and stock based compensation. The judgments, assumptions and estimates used in these areas by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, and in the event that any of them prove to be inaccurate in any material respect, it could have a material adverse effect on our reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Purple Communications, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The estimates and assumptions made by management are based upon available current information, historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The estimates and assumptions made by management involve risks and uncertainties which could cause reported amounts to differ materially from actual future results. See Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies, for a description of certain contingent liabilities that could materially and adversely affect our reported amounts. If management’s estimates and assumptions are inaccurate, our reported amounts and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities could be materially and adversely affected.

Included in bad debt expense is $292,000 associated with the $2,029,000 receivable for costs associated with the establishment of 10 digit dialing. The allowance is based on management’s estimate of the collectability of this receivable from NECA as the amount is subject to review by the FCC. The allowance could be adjusted in the near term if collectability differs from current estimates.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Policy

We maintain an estimate of reserves for potential credit losses based on historical collection experience and current trends in the length of time the receivables are past due.

Endpoint Device Accounting

Endpoint devices primarily consist of Netbook computers purchased by the end user are sold at a price which is less than our cost. The cost of the device less the amount paid by the end user is charged to cost of services.

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets ranging from two to seven years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the lesser of their useful lives or term of the lease. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for betterments and major renewals are capitalized, and therefore, are included in property, equipment and leasehold improvements.

Computer Software Developed or Obtained For Internal Use

All direct internal and external costs incurred in connection with the development stage of software for internal use are capitalized. Amounts capitalized are included in property, equipment and leasehold improvements and are amortized on a straight-line basis over three years beginning when such assets are placed in service. All other costs associated with internal use software are expensed when incurred.

Deferred Acquisition and Financing Costs

We capitalize allowable amounts in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance concerning the classifications of debt issue costs in a statement of cash flows and interest on receivables and payables. As of December 31, 2009, approximately $2,072 has been capitalized as deferred financing costs. These costs are amortized over the term of the debt.

 

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Recoverability of Intangible and Other Long Lived Assets

In accordance with FASB guidance, we review the carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives annually or in certain circumstances as required.

Preferred Stock Discount

In accordance with accounting standards regarding accounting for convertible securities with a beneficial conversion feature, the Company recognized an imbedded beneficial conversion feature as the result of detachable warrants issued in conjunction with the preferred stock. The Company valued the warrants using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company recorded the warrant relative fair value and resulting beneficial conversion feature as an increase to additional paid-in capital and a discount against the related preferred stock. The discount attributed to the beneficial conversion feature and value of the warrants is amortized over the redemption period as a charge against additional paid in capital in the absence of retained earnings.

Intangible Assets

The impairment test for goodwill involves comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, a second step is required to measure the goodwill impairment loss. The second step includes hypothetically valuing all the tangible and intangible assets of the reporting unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. Then, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is compared to the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, we recognize an impairment loss in an amount equal to the excess, not to exceed the carrying amount. We determine the fair values calculated in an impairment test using cash flow models involving assumptions that are based upon what management believes a hypothetical marketplace participant would use in estimating fair value on the measurement date. The key assumptions, which take into account current economic market and industry conditions and events, relate to margins, growth rates, capital expenditures, asset residual values and weighted-average cost of capital rates. In developing these assumptions, we compare the resulting estimated enterprise value derived by the aggregate fair values of its reporting unit to its market enterprise value plus an estimated control premium.

The impairment test for trademarks involves comparing the fair value to its carrying amount. We derive fair value based on the relief from royalty method using assumptions about revenue growth rates, royalty rates, the appropriate discount rates relative to risk and estimates of asset residual values.

If adverse changes in growth rates, estimated cash flows, economic conditions, discount rates or estimates of asset residual values were to occur, the value of our goodwill or trademarks may become impaired.

Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with FASB guidance for long-lived assets used in operations are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that carrying amounts may not be recoverable. For long-lived assets that are to be held and used, we recognize an impairment loss only if its carrying amount is not recoverable through its undiscounted cash flows and measures the impairment loss based on the difference between the carrying amount and fair value.

Factors considered important that could result in an impairment review include, but are not limited to, significant underperformance relative to historical or planned operating results, significant changes in the manner of use of the assets or significant changes in our business strategies. An impairment loss is recognized when the estimated discounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset plus net proceeds expected from disposition of the asset (if any) or appraisal value of the assets are less than the carrying value of the asset. When an impairment loss is recognized, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value based on quoted market prices or other valuation techniques.

Revenue Recognition-Relay and Interpreting Services

We earn revenue for the provision of relay services which allow hearing and speech impaired individuals the ability to engage in telecommunications in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual that is not hearing or speech impaired. A relay service call may be initiated by either a person with a hearing or speech disability, or a person without any such disability. When a person with a hearing or speech disability initiates such a call, the person uses a telephone-typewriter or an Internet-based device such as a computer or a wireless device that has text or video capabilities to contact a relay center, and gives a communications assistant the telephone number of the party he or she wishes to call. The communications assistant in turn places an outbound traditional voice call to that person. The communications assistant then serves as a link for the call, voicing to the called party the text or interpreted American Sign Language (“ASL”) message that the communications assistant received from the initiating party, and vice versa.

 

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We also earn revenue from the provision of on-site interpreting. On-site interpreting services involves the provision of professional interpreting services by a qualified interpreter in person, and is usually done in a dialogue-like interaction. It enables communication between deaf and hard of hearing persons with hearing providers during interactions in group environments or in one-on-one meetings.

In accordance with FASB guidance for revenue recognition, we concluded it is appropriate to recognize revenue from relay services and on-site interpreting after the services are rendered because all of the criteria set forth in the guidance as conditions to realizing revenue are satisfied when the services are completed. The guidance criteria are summarized as being: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the service has been delivered, the rates are fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. A further explanation of the satisfaction of the guidance criteria follows:

Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists.

Relay Services - We are a certified Video Relay Service (“VRS”) and Internet Protocol Text Relay (“IP Relay”) services (collectively such services are referred to as “TRS”) provider for Federal and State Telecommunications Relay Services Funds (“TRS Funds”). As a certified TRS provider, we are entitled to reimbursement by Federal and State TRS Funds pursuant to applicable federal and state regulations when TRS is provided. Although several petitions have been filed with the Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”) by TRS providers, consumer advocacy groups and other industry participants requesting further clarification or rulemaking regarding the compensability of various types of TRS user activity (i.e., including without limitation, calls to podcasts, calls to voicemail or message machines, multi-party conference calls, calls by deaf employees in the workplace, etc.), we believe that the filing of such petitions alone should have no impact on our revenue recognition policies until such time that guidance or rule making is issued by the FCC or other authoritative body. On February 25, 2010, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC (the “CGB”) issued a Declaratory Ruling (the “Ruling”) which stated that VRS calls made by or to an employee of a VRS provider, or the employee of a provider’s subcontractor, are not eligible for compensation from the TRS fund on a per-minute basis. As a result, we no longer recognize revenue for such minutes. For further discussion, see the section below entitled “Restatement of Financial Results.”

On-site Interpreting – We are not reimbursed for providing on-site interpreting services from either the federal or state governments. We are paid by the entities or consumers that retain out on-site interpreting services. Customers execute a formal rate contract or purchase order form for each job agreeing to the rate and terms of the engagement.

Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered.

Relay Services - We earn revenue from providing relay services which allow hearing and speech impaired individuals the ability to engage in telecommunications in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual that is not hearing or speech impaired. The only requirement to entitle us to reimbursement as described above is the conduct of a qualified call during which our TRS services are utilized. The TRS services are fully rendered when the call is concluded. There are no subsequent events that must occur or additional actions to be taken in order to qualify for reimbursement, other than invoicing the TRS Funds in accordance with the TRS Funds’ billing and disbursement schedule.

On-site Interpreting - On-site interpreting services are considered rendered when the service as agreed to under the contract are concluded.

The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable.

Relay Services - The reimbursement rates for relay services are set by the FCC and State TRS funds and are fixed and determinable based on a three-year reimbursement rate schedule that will continue through June 30, 2010.

On-site Interpreting - Prices for on-site interpreting are established and agreed to in the customer’s contract or purchase order form, typically on an hourly basis with reimbursement for transportation and other expenses incurred by the on-site interpreter relating to the provision of services.

Collectability is reasonable assured.

Relay Services - The TRS Funds have a fixed billing and disbursement schedule and we have invoiced the TRS Funds for relay services and been paid in accordance with this schedule since our inception. We maintain an estimate of reserves for potential credit losses based on historical collection experience and current trends in the length of time the receivables are past due.

 

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On-site Interpreting - On-site interpreting customers execute a formal rate contract or purchase order form for each job agreeing to the pay rate and terms of the engagement. We maintain an estimate of reserves for potential credit losses based on historical collection experience and current trends in the length of time the receivables are past due.

Cost of Revenues

Relay Services - Cost of relay revenue consists principally of the charges related to internal and external call center operations utilized to facilitate calls.

On-site Interpreting - Cost of on-site revenue consists principally of the charges related to the qualified interpreter and related travel cost to perform the professional in person interpreting service.

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are determined using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded when the expected recognition of a deferred tax asset is considered to be unlikely.

In July 2006, FASB issued guidance concerning accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions. The guidance seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. The are no current open tax years prior to 2006 subject to examination by one or more of the major taxing jurisdictions.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Stock-Based Employee Compensation

We have various stock-based compensation plans for its employees and outside directors and accounts for stock-based compensation arrangements in accordance with the authoritative guidance, which require us to measure and record compensation expense in its consolidated financial statements using a fair value method. See Note 14 for further information regarding our stock-based compensation plans.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

In accordance with FASB guidance for Earnings per Share, we calculate, basic loss per share is computed by dividing our net loss for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share excludes potential common shares if the effect is anti-dilutive. Diluted loss per share is determined in the same manner as basic loss per share except that the number of shares is increased assuming exercise of dilutive stock options and warrants using the treasury stock method. As we had a net loss, the impact of the assumed exercise of the stock options and warrants as well as preferred stock and unvested restricted stock is anti-dilutive and as such, these amounts have been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. We maintain a significant portion of our cash and cash equivalents with two financial institutions. At times these balances exceed the FDIC insured limit. We monitor the soundness of these institutions and have not experienced any collection losses with these institutions.

Other Concentration of Risk

We are heavily reliant upon Stellar Nordia for technology and labor supporting our IP text relay services.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of our financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other debt obligations approximate their fair values due to the short maturity of these items. Unless otherwise noted it is management’s opinion that we are not exposed to significant interest rate, currency or credit risks arising from our financial instruments. The recorded value of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases approximates the fair value of the debt as the terms and rates approximate market rates. We currently hold an interest rate cap agreement with Bank of America, N.A. The term of the agreement is three years with an initial notional amount of $35 million and a premium amount of $0.3 million. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreement is adjusted to fair value at each reporting period.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ consolidated financial statements and related notes to conform to the current year presentation.

During 2009, we re-examined our accounting treatment related to the Series A Preferred Stock under FASB guidance and determined that the Series A Preferred Stock should be classified as temporary equity in the balance sheet, as reflected in the financial statement included herein. We also determined that the Series A Preferred Stock was initially reported at its fair value and that as the security is not currently redeemable and it is not probable that the security will become redeemable, because the resolution of the contingencies discussed above that would allow redemption have not occurred, subsequent adjustment as December 31, 2009 is not necessary. The reclassification has no impact on net income for any period presented in these financial statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments

In compliance with the terms of our credit agreement we utilize an interest rate cap to mitigate our interest rate exposure. Changes in the fair value of the agreement are included in other income (expense), in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the FASB issued guidance with respect to business combinations, which establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in an acquiree, including the recognition and measurement of goodwill acquired in a business combination. The guidance applies to fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material effect of the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

In December 2007, the FASB issued guidance with respect to non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements. The guidance establishes accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary, which is sometimes referred to as minority interest, is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. Among other requirements, this statement requires consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the non-controlling interest. It also requires disclosure, on the face of the consolidated income statement, of the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interest. The guidance applies to fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

In March 2008, the FASB issued guidance with respect to disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities and accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, to amend and expand the disclosure requirements of previous guidance to provide greater transparency about (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedge items are accounted for under the guidance and its related interpretations, and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. To meet those objectives, guidance requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The guidance is effective for the Company on January 1, 2009. Management has evaluated the effect of the guidance with respect to its sole interest rate cap agreement. Due to the insignificant value of the instrument, the guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance with respect to recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary impairments which provides operational guidance for determining other-than-temporary impairments for debt securities. The Company adopted the guidance effective April 1, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance with respect to determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly which provides additional guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. The guidance re-emphasizes that regardless of market conditions, the fair value measurement is an exit price concept, and clarifies and includes additional factors to consider in determining whether there has been a significant decrease in market activity for an asset or liability and provides additional clarification on estimating fair value when the market activity for an asset or liability has declined significantly. The guidance is applied prospectively to all fair value measurements where appropriate. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective April 1, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance with respect to disclosures about fair value of financial instruments. This guidance extends to interim periods and requires certain disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for publicly traded companies and requires disclosure in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods. This guidance is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2008, the FASB issued guidance with respect to determination of the useful life of intangible assets. The guidance amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. The objective of the guidance is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial positions, results of operations and cash flows.

In May 2009, the FASB issued guidance with respect to subsequent events which provides guidance on events that occur after the balance sheet date but prior to the issuance of the financial statements. The guidance distinguishes events requiring recognition in the financial statements and those that may require disclosure in the financial statements. Furthermore, the guidance requires disclosure of the date through which subsequent events were evaluated. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted the guidance for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, and have evaluated subsequent events through June 24, 2010.

In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance with respect to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This guidance provides for the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to become the single official source of authoritative, nongovernmental generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. This guidance does not change GAAP but reorganizes the literature. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial positions, results of operations and cash flows.

Restatement of Financial Results

Certain restatements have been made to the prior years’ consolidated financial statements and related notes.

On February 19, 2010, we received a notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from NECA, which administers TRS Fund (the “First Notice”). Pursuant to the First Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that we had received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating to international-to-international calls that the FCC now contends are not compensable as TRS calls during the period from July 2008 to July 2009. The stated amount of such overpayments is $1.7 million, of which $1.3 million related to revenue recorded in fiscal year 2008.

On February 25, 2010, we received a second notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from NECA (the “Second Notice”). Pursuant to the Second Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that we had received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating to VRS and IP Relay calls made by or to one of our employees, or an employee of one our subcontractors, during the period from January 2008 to November 2009. The stated amount of such overpayments is $16.7 million, of which $9.4 million related to revenue recorded in fiscal year 2008.

On March 8, 2010, we, our lenders and the FCC entered into a Standstill Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, we acknowledged and agreed not to challenge the FCC’s claim for $18.5 million.

In accordance with the Standstill Agreement, we have restated our 2008 financial results to reduce revenue of relay and interpreting services by $10.7 million on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and established an corresponding payment obligation on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the percentage relationship to net revenues of certain items included in our consolidated statements of operations.

The following table sets forth the period over period percentage increases or decreases of certain items included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

     Years Ended December 31,     Change  

(in thousands)

   2009     restated
2008
    $     %  

Revenues:

        

Relay and interpreting services

   $ 109,166      $ 118,527      $ (9,361   (7.9

Other services

     —          830        (830   (100.0
                          

Total revenue

     109,166        119,357        (10,191   (8.5
                          

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of relay and interpreting services

     72,387        74,566        (2,179   (2.9

Cost of other services

     —          1,011        (1,011   (100.0

Sales and marketing

     15,593        11,758        3,835      32.6   

Research and development

     4,581        3,290        1,291      39.2   

General and administrative

     31,009        29,146        1,863      6.4   

Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets

     7,454        2,051        5,403      263.4   

Amortization of other intangibles

     6,860        6,519        341      5.2   

Asset impairment-goodwill

     70,295        —          70,295      100.0   

Asset impairment-intangible assets

     23,223        —          23,223      100.0   
                          

Total costs and expenses

     231,402        128,341        103,061      80.3   
                          

Income (loss) from operations

     (122,236     (8,984     (113,252   (1,260.6

Other (income) expense:

        

Gain on sale of equipment

     —          (33     33      (100.0

Loss on interest rate cap agreement

     4        131        (127   (96.9

Interest (income) expense, net

     7,263        7,341        (78   (1.1
                          

Total other (income) expense

     7,267        7,439        (172   (2.3
                          

Loss before benefit from income taxes

     (129,503     (16,423     113,080      688.5   

Income tax benefit, net

     (820     (683     (137   20.1   
                          

Net loss

     (128,683     (15,740     112,943      717.6   

Preferred dividends

     3,587        3,221        366      11.4   
                          

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (132,270   $ (18,961   $ 113,309      599.6   
                          

Year Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2008

Relay and interpreting services revenue. Relay service revenue decreased 7.9%, to $109.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $118.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was primarily due to overall softness in the market and loss of market share due to continued competitive pressures from dominant competitors. In addition, as a result of the February 25, 2010 Declaratory Ruling, VRS providers are no longer entitled to reimbursement for minutes generated by employees related to work activities. As the ruling was retroactive in nature, revenues associated with employee work calls have been excluded from our revenue in fiscal years 2009 and 2008. We do not expect to receive any future reimbursement for such calls. We expect relay and interpreting services to increase as we expand our user base for these services.

Other services revenue. Other revenue consisting of subscriber, commission and equipment revenue decreased to $0 for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. We do not expect revenue from this other service as we do not intend to devote significant resources.

Cost of relay and interpreting services revenue. Cost of relay services revenue decreased 2.9%, to $72.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $74.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was due to the reduction in our relay services revenue, the reclassification of cost to sales and marketing expense for servicing internal calls that are no longer

 

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considered compensable TRS calls, offset slightly by increased amortization associated with our company-owned endpoints and the net expense of endpoints sold to customers and one time charges related to facilities closures and reductions in work force. The reduction in cost of sales is not in proportion to the loss of revenue, due to fixed costs associated with calls centers and work force, resulting in a lower profitability than compared to last year. We expect the cost of relay and interpreting services to decline, when compared to prior periods, as a result cost reductions measures including facilities closures and reduction in work force. In addition we expect a reduction in net endpoint expense as we plan to eliminate the cost associated with our endpoints sold to customers at prices below cost.

Cost of other services revenue. Cost of other revenue was $0 for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. We expect future cost of revenue from this segment as we do not intend to devote significant resources to these services.

Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing expenses increased 32.6%, to $15.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $11.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase relates to the reclassification of approximately $2.8 million of costs from operations into sales and marketing for servicing internal calls that are no longer considered compensable TRS calls, $0.3 million of restructuring costs related the reduction in workforce and $0.4 million of bad debt expense related to change in estimate for potential credit losses based on current trends. We expect sales and marketing expenses to decline as we reduce the number of internal multi-party conference calls, do not anticipate any material future bad debt charges and have taken other cost reductions measures including a reduction in work force.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses increased 6.4%, to $31.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $29.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase was primarily due to $2.9 million of charges related to one time cost reduction measures including facilities closures and reduction in work force, higher professional services expenses incurred compared to the previous year due to various regulatory and legal matters offset slightly by the cost reductions associated with the integration activities associated with the 2008 acquisitions and reduced stock based compensation. We expect general and administrative expenses to decline as we continue to focus on cost containment measures and are working diligently to bring the various regulatory and legal matters to resolution.

Research and development. Research and development expense increased 39.2%, to $4.6 for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This increase was primarily due to increased salaries and benefits for incremental personnel performing development activities. We expect current research and development spending to remain relatively constant as we continue to invest in the development and maintenance of our relay technologies.

Amortization of intangible assets. We recorded amortization of intangible assets of $6.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $6.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. The charges relate to the amortization of identified intangible assets resulting from the acquisition of certain assets of the Verizon TRS division, Hands on Video Relay Services, Inc., Sign Language Associates and Visual Language Interpreting, Inc. In addition, we incurred a $93.5 million impairment charge related to goodwill and select intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2009. During 2009, there were certain events and changes in circumstances which indicated the carrying value goodwill and intangibles may not be recoverable, including without limitation, the withholding and delay of various payments by NECA, the low rate of adoption by deaf and hard of hearing consumers of our end-point devices, and a decrease in Relay Service revenue as a result of the February 25, 2010, FCC declaratory ruling concerning the reimbursement of certain calls. We expect to continue to report amortization of our intangible assets based upon their estimated useful lives.

 

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Loss on interest rate cap agreement. We recognized a loss of $0.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 related to an interest rate cap agreement with Bank of America, N.A. We expect the loss on the interest rate cap agreement to fluctuate as we record changes in the fair market value of the instrument.

Interest (income) expense, net. We incurred net interest expense of $7.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to net interest expense of $7.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease in interest expense was driven by a lower LIBOR variable rate.

Income tax benefit. We recorded an income tax benefit $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 and $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have incurred significant operating losses since its inception and, as of December 31, 2009, had an accumulated deficit of $430.2 million. During 2009, we recorded a net loss of $132.3 million and used $11.7 million of cash in operating activities. As of December 31, 2009, we had $2.4 million in cash and cash equivalents. In December 2009, we raised a total of $5.0 million from the sale of Series B Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock (see Note 12). After engaging in significant cost reduction activities over the prior twelve months, we expect our liquidity and cash outlook over the next twelve months will be adequate to satisfy our cash obligations and related financial covenants, provided that satisfactory financial terms are achieved in the Government Settlement.

We are subject to governmental investigations by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (see Note 2). On February 19, 2010 and February 25, 2010, notices of demand for payment (the “Demands for Payment”) from the FCC of $18.5 million for erroneous receipt of funds from the National Exchange Carriers Association (“NECA”), which administers the Federal Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund (the “TRS Fund”). The Demands for Payment also directed NECA to suspend further payments to the Company from the TRS Fund. On March 8, 2010, the Company, its lenders and the FCC entered into a Standstill Agreement, pursuant to which (i) the FCC has caused NECA to pay to the Company $3.8 million for minutes submitted to NECA by the Company for the month of December, (ii) the Company has acknowledged and agreed not to challenge the FCC’s claim for $18.5 million (iii) the FCC and the Company have agreed to negotiate in good faith to reach a final and binding settlement concerning the FCC’s claim for reimbursement and the matters that have been the subject of the FCC’s investigations (“Government Settlement”) during the 180-day period following the Standstill Agreement, or September 4, 2010 (the “Standstill Period”), and (iv) the FCC has agreed not to withhold payment or cause NECA to withhold payment to offset the FCC’s claim for reimbursement during the Standstill Period. In connection with the Government Settlement, we expect to be able to pay the claimed amount over a period of time. However, we have no assurances that we will be able to structure payments over a period of time, and we may be required to pay the entire claimed amount immediately following the Standstill Period, which would have a material adverse effect on our cash resources and financial condition. The Company expects its liquidity and cash outlook over the next twelve months will be adequate for it to satisfy its cash obligations and related financial covenants, however until the Company’s achieves satisfactory financial terms in a Government Settlement, there remains uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

As of December 31, 2009, future minimum payments for non-cancelable operating leases having terms in excess of one year amounted to $9.8 million of which $2.7 million is payable in 2010.

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2009, and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods.

 

     Total    Less than
1 Year
   1-3
Years
   4-5
Years
   After
5
Years

December 31, (In thousands)

              

Contractual obligations:

              

Capital lease obligations

   $ 242    $ 156    $ 86    $ —      $ —  

Operating lease obligations

     9,806      2,685      5,974      1,147      —  

Loan payable

     68,596      68,596      —        —        —  
                                  

Total contractual cash obligations

   $ 78,644    $ 71,437    $ 6,060    $ 1,147    $ —  
                                  

 

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Our cash and cash equivalents are not subject to significant interest rate risk due to the short term maturities of these investments. As of December 31, 2009 the carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value.

We had $72.0 million of variable interest rate debt outstanding at December 31, 2009. The variable interest rates we pay on this debt may expose us to market risk due to changes in interest rates. The First Lien Credit agreement with Churchill Financial, LLC and Ableco Finance LLC, bears variable interest rates linked to LIBOR with a floor of 3.0% plus an applicable margin ranging from 7.00%. The Second Lien Credit agreement with Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., bears variable interest at LIBOR with a floor of 3.0% plus 14% per annum. A hypothetical change in interest rates of 1.0% would result in an annual change in net loss of approximately $0.7 million based on the debt as of December 31, 2009. To mitigate the risk, the Company currently holds an interest rate cap agreement with Bank of America, N.A. with a notional amount of $35.0 million which calls for a rate cap of 5.5%.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The financial statements and the notes thereto which contain supplementary data required to be filed pursuant to this Item 8 are appended to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. A list of the financial statements filed herewith is found at “Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules”.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, management performed, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on the evaluation and the identification of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2009, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

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. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projection of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods is subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management has conducted, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, an assessment, including testing of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. Management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting was conducted using the criteria in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

The Company’s internal control structure concerning financial reporting was negatively impacted by the series of acquisitions entered into during fiscal year 2008. The acquired Companies did not maintain effective controls over financial statement reporting. As part of the due diligence around the acquisitions it was expected that consolidation and integration of financial accounting operations would be appropriate to bring all entities to one common set of controls and processes to enhance efficiencies and increase effectiveness of the controls around financial reporting, including integration of financial reporting systems and restructuring of administrative and financial personnel.

As reported in our December 31, 2008 10-K filing, Item 9A Controls and Procedures, we identified the material weaknesses in not maintaining sufficient staffing of personnel with an appropriate level of knowledge, experience and training in the application of GAAP and in internal control over financial reporting commensurate with our financial reporting requirements, did not maintain and communicate sufficient formalized and consistent finance and accounting policies and procedures and did not maintain effective controls over our financial close and reporting process including failure to maintain effective controls to provide reasonable assurance that accounts were complete and accurate and agreed to detailed support and that reconciliations of accounts were properly performed, reviewed and approved.

In response to the material weaknesses, management has taken certain actions and will continue to take further steps to strengthen our control processes and procedures in order to remediate such material weaknesses. We have converted all acquired companies to a common enterprise system, centralized all transaction processing functions in one location with a common set of controls and procedures, utilized outside consultants as needed to assist with executing the preparation and/or reviews of reconciliations under our directions, and recruited accounting, finance and business system personnel who can provide the adequate experience and knowledge to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of our account reconciliations and ultimately the financial reporting processes.

Management remains focused on improving internal controls over financial reporting and views the process as an ongoing effort to which we have and will devote significant resources. We continue to develop new policies and procedures as well as educate and train our financial reporting department regarding our existing policies and procedures in a continual effort to improve our internal control over financial reporting. As of the end of our most recently completed fiscal year, we carried out an evaluation of internal controls. Although major progress has been made in improving and remediating deficiencies in the internal control structure over financial reporting as reported in the 2008 10-K filing, no formal internal testing has taken place to ensure the effectiveness of the actions taken to correct the deficiencies.

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consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, management has determined that each of the control deficiencies listed above constitutes a material weakness. Because of the material weaknesses described above, management has concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on the Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

As reported in this Form 10-K filing, the Company has reported a revenue restatement in connection with the demand letters received from the Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”). Management has evaluated the internal controls surrounding revenue recognition and concluded the restatement should not be deemed as a material weakness because the issue relates to the FCC’s retroactive application of a new ruling issued on February 25, 2010. The Company did not have the financial wherewithal to challenge the retroactive ruling and under duress agreed to the terms of the FCC’s demand. Management believes the controls surrounding revenue recognition were adequate based on the rules in place during the period reported as no control could anticipate nor prevent a retroactive rule change.

Remediation of Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In response to the material weaknesses, Management has engaged in, and continues to engage in, substantial efforts to address our internal control deficiencies over financial reporting and the ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. The Company has added significant skills and competencies to our corporate finance and accounting function by hiring individuals with stronger technical skills and significant experience in areas deemed appropriate to their assigned responsibilities, converted all acquired companies to a common chart of accounts and a single enterprise system, centralized all transaction processing functions in one location with a common set of controls and procedures and increased financial analytics for comparable and reasonable testing.

The foregoing initiatives have enabled us to significantly improve our control environment, the completeness and accuracy of underlying accounting data, and the timeliness with which we are able to close our books. Management is committed to continuing efforts aimed at fully achieving an operationally effective control environment and timely filing of regulatory required financial information. The remediation efforts noted above are subject to the Company’s internal control assessment, testing and evaluation processes. While these efforts continue, we will rely on additional substantive procedures and other measures as needed to assist us with meeting the objectives otherwise fulfilled by an effective control environment.

Because of the material weaknesses identified in our evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, we performed additional procedures, so that our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009, are presented in accordance with GAAP. Our additional procedures included, but were not limited to performing additional closing procedures, including detailed reviews of journal entries, re-performance of account reconciliations, comprehensive search for unrecorded liabilities at December 31, 2009 and extensive analyses of balance sheet accounts. The completion of these and other procedures resulted in the identification of adjustments related to our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009. Management believes that none of the material weaknesses identified require the restatement of any previously reported financial statements.

We believe that because we performed the substantial additional procedures described above and made appropriate adjustments, the consolidated financial statements for the periods included in this Annual Report are fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with GAAP.

Item 9B. Other Information—None

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Directors and Executive Officers

Set forth below is certain information relating to our current directors and executive officers.

 

Name

   Age   

Capacities in Which Serving

Daniel R. Luis    43    Chief Executive Officer and Director
John R. Ferron    45    Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Michael J. Pendergast    46    General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Behdad Eghbali    34    Director - Chairman
Ronald Obray    49    Director
Jose Feliciano    37    Director
Aaron Dobrinsky    46    Director

 

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Daniel R. Luis, 43, joined our board in January 2003 at the time he was elected our Chief Executive Officer. He previously served as our President and Chief Operating Officer from May 2002 until January 2003. Mr. Luis is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Wynd Communications Corporation, which became our wholly owned subsidiary in June 2000. Mr. Luis joined Wynd in 1994 and has held his current positions with Wynd since 1998.

John R. Ferron, 45, began serving as our Chief Operating Officer effective April 1, 2008 and as our Chief Financial Officer in June 2008. Mr. Ferron served as Chief Financial Officer of Celerity, Inc. (a company engaged in the design, engineering and manufacturing of precision instruments and advanced gas and liquid delivery solutions for the global semiconductor and related electronics markets) from December 23, 2004 through January 2008 and as Chief Financial Officer of Celerity Group, Inc. (formerly Kinetics Group, Inc.) from February 2000 through December 2004.

Michael J. Pendergast, 46, joined us as General Counsel in April 2008 and was appointed as Secretary in May 2008. From April 2007 until joining us, he served as General Counsel to PureDepth, Inc. (a technology and licensing company). From February 1999 to April 2006, he served as General Counsel, Vice President, Business Affairs, and Assistant-Secretary, and from May 2006 to December 2006, as a part time consultant, to GlobalEnglish Corporation, an e-learning company. Prior to that time he served as General Counsel (from June 1998 to October 1998) and Associate General Counsel (from May 1996 to June 1998) to Broderbund Software.

Behdad Eghbali, 34, joined our board in August 2007. Mr. Eghbali is a partner and co-founder of Clearlake Capital Group, a private investment firm. Prior to forming Clearlake Capital Group in January 2007, Mr. Eghbali was a private equity investor at the Texas Pacific Group from 2003 to 2007. Before joining Texas Pacific Group in 2003, Mr. Eghbali was a partner at Venus Capital (Voyager Fund) from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of Business Development at Turbolinux, a software/services provider, from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Eghbali serves as a representative for Clearlake Capital Group to the boards of directors of several privately held companies. Mr. Eghbali received a BS degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ronald E. Obray, 49, joined the board in April 2009. Previously, Mr. Obray was the CEO of HOVRS, the second largest VRS provider in the nation serving the needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, prior to its merger with the Company in January 10, 2008. Mr. Obray held the position of CEO of HOVRS since founding the Company in 1992.

Jose Feliciano, 37, was appointed to our Board of Directors on March 16, 2010. Since July 2009, Mr. Feliciano has provided general management consulting and advisory services to Purple’s CEO and Board of Directors. Mr. Feliciano has been a partner and co-founder of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (“Clearlake”) since its founding in 2006. Clearlake is a private investment firm and, together with its affiliates, is Purple’s leading investor. Mr. Feliciano joined Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, a private investment firm, in 2001 and resigned from the partnership and Investment Committee in December 2006. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Feliciano served in various roles, including as Chief Financial Officer, at govWorks, Inc., a venture-backed government technology services company where he managed the finance, corporate development and human resource functions. Prior to that, he worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an investment banker. Mr. Feliciano is a board member and board observer for several private companies.

Aaron Dobrinsky, 46, Aaron Dobrinsky re-joined our Board of Directors in March 16, 2010, while continuing to serve as a strategic advisor to the Board. Previously, Mr. Dobrinsky founded GoAmerica in 1996 and served as the Chairman from 1996 to June 2008. He also served as President of GoAmerica until November 2000 and our Chief Executive Officer until January 2003. Since 2006, Mr. Dobrinsky has served as President of Dobrinsky Management, Inc. (DMI), a management consulting and advisory firm providing strategic, operational and financial guidance to startup and mid-stage companies. Since June 2009, Mr. Dobrinsky has served as interim-CEO of Kosher.com, an online national specialty supermarket. Mr. Dobrinsky was an executive member of the board of directors of RoomLinX, Inc., a provider of wireless high-speed Internet network solutions to hotels and conference centers, from June 2004 through November 17, 2006, where he also served as Chief Executive Officer from June 2004 through November 1, 2005. Mr. Dobrinsky is a board advisor and board member for several private companies and non-profit organizations.

Audit Committee

We do not have any securities listed on a national securities exchange and are not a listed issuer. Accordingly, the rules pertaining to audit committees and the rules pertaining to the designation of an audit committee financial expert which apply to listed issuers do not apply to us. As a result, we have not designated an audit committee financial expert nor do we have an audit committee which complies with the rules which apply to listed issuers.

Compensation Committee

We do not have any securities listed on a national securities exchange and are not a listed issuer, accordingly the rules pertaining to compensation committees do not apply to us. As a result we do not have a compensation committee which complies with the rules which apply to listed issuers. Our Compensation Committee assists the Board of Directors in the evaluation and compensation of executives.

 

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Changes in Directors and Executives

Effective May 22, 2009, Mr. Routhier’s employment with the Company terminated.

Effective December 2, 2009, Mr. McDonagh resigned position on the Board of Directors.

Code of Ethics

We maintain a code of ethics applicable to our directors, executive officers and other senior financial personnel. A copy of this code of ethics is posted on our website, accessible at: http://www.purple.us/Pages/Policies. We will furnish (free of charge) a copy of this code of ethics to any person who submits a written request to Investor Relations at Purple Communications, Inc., 595 Menlo Drive, Rocklin, California 95765.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, officers and beneficial owners of more than 10% of our common stock to file reports of ownership and reports of changes in the ownership with the SEC. Such persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To our knowledge, based solely on our review of the copies of such forms submitted to us during the year ended December 31, 2009, we believe that all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our officers and directors were complied with, except (i) Steven C. Chang failed to timely report his beneficial acquisition of Series B Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrants on December 14, 2009; such acquisition was reported on Form 4 on January 28, 2010; (ii) Behdad Eghbali failed to timely report his beneficial acquisition of Series B Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrants on December 14, 2009; such acquisition was reported on Form 4 on January 28, 2010; (iii) Clearlake Capital Partners, LLC failed to timely report his beneficial acquisition of Series B Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrants on December 14, 2009; such acquisition was reported on Form 4 on January 28, 2010; (iv) Ronald Obray failed to timely file a Form 3 upon his appointment as a director of the Company on April 30, 2009; such Form 3 was filed on June 18, 2009; (v) Christopher Gibbons failed to timely report an acquisition of a stock option on June 1, 2009; such acquisition was reported on Form 4 on June 16, 2009; (vi) Dominic Gomez failed to timely report the acquisition of a stock option on May 28, 2010; such acquisition was reported June 5, 2010; (vii) Steven Chang failed to timely report the acquisition of a stock option on June 1, 2009; such acquisition was reported on June 5, 2010; and (viii) Behdad Eghbali failed to timely report the acquisition of a stock option on June 1, 2009; such acquisition was reported on June 5, 2010.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Our overall compensation policies have been monitored by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors and our Board of Directors. Daniel R. Luis, our Chief Executive Officer, participates in determinations regarding the compensation and design of our benefit programs for all employees, including our other executive officers. He does not, however, participate in determining his own compensation.

Our Compensation Objectives and the Focus of Our Compensation Rewards

We believe that an appropriate compensation program should draw a balance between providing rewards to executive officers while at the same time effectively controlling compensation costs. We reward executive officers in order to attract highly qualified individuals, to retain those individuals in a highly competitive marketplace for executive talent and to motivate them to perform in a manner that maximizes our corporate performance. Our philosophy is summarized as follows:

 

   

Provide competitive levels of total compensation so we can attract and retain the best possible executive talent;

 

   

Motivate executives to achieve optimum performance for the Company;

 

   

Align the financial interest of executives and stockholders through equity-based plans; and

 

   

Provide a total compensation program that primarily focuses on overall business results with recognition of individual contributions, enabled by providing market or slightly below-market salary compensation and higher variable compensation providing, including bonuses and longer-term equity incentives, in order to best match executive compensation to long-term shareholder value.

 

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Management Involvement in Compensation Decisions

Management does not play a large role in the process of determining compensation. The CEO prepares annual reviews for top executives and makes compensation recommendations for his direct reports to the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors. At the request of the Compensation Committee or the Board, management occasionally makes proposals to the Compensation Committee or the Board regarding incentive targets, incentive plan structure and other compensation related matters. At the request of the Compensation Committee or the Board, Mr. Luis has attended certain of the Compensation Committee meetings.

Compensation Consultant

During 2009 we did not rely upon consultants to set our salaries, to establish salary ranges or to provide advice regarding other compensation matters. The Compensation Committee or the Board plans to revisit this topic at appropriate intervals in the future as our circumstances change.

Elements of Compensation Program

We view executive compensation as having three key elements:

 

   

A current cash compensation program consisting of salary and cash bonus incentives.

 

   

Long-term equity incentives reflected in grants of stock options and/or restricted stock awards.

 

   

Other benefits and perquisites.

By means of these programs, we aim to provide our executives with an overall competitive compensation package that seeks to align individual performance with our long-term business objectives.

We have not established any formal policies or guidelines for allocating between long-term and currently paid out compensation, or between cash and non-cash compensation. In determining the amount and mix of compensation elements and whether each element provides the correct incentives and rewards for performance consistent with our short and long-term goals and objectives, our compensation committee relies on its judgment about each individual’s experience and performance rather than adopting a formulaic approach to compensatory decisions.

We have described below the specific elements of our compensation program for executive officers.

Salary. We pay salaries to our executive officers identified in the Summary Compensation Table below (the “Named Officers”) in order to fairly compensate them for their day-to-day responsibilities in managing our business. Only Messrs. Luis and Ferron have employment agreements with us, each of which is described under “2008 Executive Compensation—Employment, Termination and Change-in-Control Agreements.” The purpose of base salary is to reflect job responsibilities, value to us and competitiveness of the market. Base salaries for our executive officers are determined based on the nature and responsibility of the position, salaries for comparable positions, the expertise of the individual executive, and the competitiveness of the market for the executive officer’s services.

Bonus. Bonuses are designed to motivate executives by rewarding their individual performance and contribution to our financial performance. The Company provided bonuses under a 2009 fiscal year discretionary compensation plan which was a combination of the Company’s performance for the year based on revenue and profitability goals established by the Compensation committee and on the employee’s individual performance and contributions to the Company’s success as determined by the CEO and Compensation Committee.

Long-Term Incentive Compensation. We provide long-term incentives to our executive officers through our 2005 Equity Compensation Plan, we refer to this as our Stock Option Plan. Our Stock Option Plan permits the grant of stock options and restricted stock awards. Stock options were previously granted to our Named Officers. In addition, restricted stock awards were previously granted to our Named Officers to reward performance and in accordance with their respective employment agreements. No restricted stock awards were granted to the Named Officers in 2009. The Compensation Committee or the Board may grant additional stock options or restricted stock awards to the Named Officers in the future in its discretion. We believe that long-term stock compensation is a valuable employee retention tool, encourages participants to focus on our long-term performance and

 

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provides an opportunity for executive officers and key employees to increase their stake in us through option grants. Accordingly, we have the ability to issue options and grant restricted stock according our Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Compensation Plan. Through our stock compensation programs, we aim to align our executive officers’ interests with those of our stockholders by enhancing the link between creation of stockholder value and long-term executive incentive compensation.

Previously the Compensation Committee has met on a regular and established schedule, on the second Friday of the second month of each quarter, in order to review and approve stock option grants, a process intended to be consistent with the timing of the Company’s trading window and to avoid the potential for timing inconsistencies with the release of material non-public information. The exercise price of stock options issued under our Stock Option Plan is established using the closing price as indicated on NASDAQ on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the stock option grant. Due to the change in Board composition and deregistration of the Company’s securities, the Board has taken over responsibilities regarding compensation policies and will hold meetings as necessary.

Other Elements of Compensation for Executive Officers. In order to attract and retain qualified executives, we provide executives with defined contribution retirement benefits through our 401(k) plan for which we match a certain portion of an executive’s contribution and for certain executive officers we provide automobile allowances. Details of the values of these benefits and perquisites may be found in the narratives to the summary compensation table below.

Perquisites—All Other Income. We provide our executive officers with various health and welfare programs and other employee benefits which are generally available on the same cost-sharing basis to all of our employees. However, we do not provide any significant perquisites or other benefits to our executive officers. We also provide certain of our executive officers with car allowances associated with the use of their automobiles.

Company Performance Factors

Although we provide our executive officers with salaries that are generally at (or below) competitive levels within our industry, we also provide what we believe are superior health and welfare benefits to all employees. Executive officers are subject to annual reviews, at which time increases in salary compensation are evaluated based on a number of factors, including without limitation, Company performance, individual contribution to the achievement of business key objectives, general market conditions and industry trends. Executive officers are generally eligible to receive bonuses, which are designed to reward and motivate individual performance, and to align their compensation with our overall financial performance targets, which are currently primarily focused on revenue and profitability. The Company also takes into account individual performance towards individual management objectives, which are subject to the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer and the Compensation Committee.

Benchmarking

We compare our salaries and other elements of compensation against the salaries and other compensation measures of other public companies in our industry by reviewing the proxy statements of such other companies. However, we do not prepare formal benchmarking studies.

Employment Agreements

See “2009 Executive Compensation—Employment, Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Agreements” for a description of our employment agreements with our executives.

Compliance with Code Sections 162(m) and 409A

Code Section 162(m) denies a deduction to any publicly held corporation for compensation paid to certain “covered employees” in a taxable year to the extent that compensation exceeds $1 million for a covered employee. Certain performance-based compensation that has been approved by our stockholders is not subject to this limitation. As a result, stock options granted under our Stock Option Plan are not subject to the limitations of Section 162(m). However, restricted stock awards under our Stock Option Plan generally will not be treated as performance-based compensation. Restricted stock award grants made to date under the Stock Option Plan have not been at levels that, together with other compensation, approached the $1 million limit. Also, since we retain discretion over cash bonuses, those bonuses also will not qualify for the exemption for performance-based compensation. Because none of our executive officers had compensation in excess of $1 million for 2009, Section 162(m) was not applicable.

It is also our intention to maintain our executive compensation arrangements in conformity with the requirements of Code Section 409A, which imposes certain restrictions on deferred compensation arrangements. We are in the process of reviewing and modifying, as necessary, our deferred compensation arrangements since the adoption of regulations in 2007 that implement Section 409A.

 

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Summary Compensation Table

The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 information concerning compensation for services in all capacities awarded to, earned by or paid to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, our two current executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer serving at the end of the 2008 fiscal year, and two former executive officers who were not executive officers at the end of the 2009 fiscal year but received levels of compensation in 2009 such that they would have been included in the three most highly compensated executive officers of the Company other than the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer had they been serving at the end of fiscal 2009 (the “Named Officers”).

 

          Cash and Other Compensation Actually Received    Including Imputed Option
Award Value

Name and Principal Position

   Year    Salary    Bonus    All Other
Compensation
   Total    Option
Awards *
   Total

Daniel R. Luis
Chief Executive Officer

   2009    $ 277,116    $ 125,000    $ 13,563    $ 415,679    $ —      $ 415,679
   2008      271,538      100,000      106,267      477,805      1,838,746      2,316,551
   2007      210,370      32,660      14,758      257,788      —        257,788

John R. Ferron
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

   2009      267,081      125,000      12,000      404,081      —        404,081
   2008      172,947      40,000      9,002      221,949      982,986      1,204,935
   2007      —        —        —        —        —        —  

Edmond Routhier
President and Vice Chairman

   2009      122,692      —        218,654      341,346      —        341,346
   2008      274,999      —        12,000      286,999      1,656,113      1,943,112
   2007      —        —        —        —        —        —  

Michael J. Pendergast
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

   2009      209,642      30,000      3,373      243,015      3,158      246,173
   2008      135,856      —        1,346      137,202      255,686      392,888
   2007      —        —        —        —        —        —  

Jesse Odom
Senior Vice President

   2009      47,365      —        322,192      369,557      —        369,557
   2008      125,884      50,000      5,734      181,618      414,028      595,646
   2007      177,731      22,450      14,602      214,783      —        214,783

Edward Reginelli
Vice President Finance

   2009      214,846      42,000      1,696      258,542      —        258,542
   2008      34,731      —        485      35,216      87,001      122,217
   2007      —        —        —        —        —        —  

Anthony LaRosa
Vice President - Enterprise IT

   2009      201,423      30,000      1,536      232,959      6,315      239,274
   2008      56,923      30,000      1,067      87,990      138,071      226,061
   2007      —        —        —        —        —        —  

 

   

“All Other Compensation” for 2009 includes the following:

 

   

For Mr. Luis: $12,000 for car allowance, $1,213 for 401-K Company match and $350 gym reimbursement.

 

   

For Mr. Ferron: $12,000 for car allowance.

 

   

For Mr. Routhier: $163,943 severance payment, $49,711 personal time off payment and $5,000 for car allowance.

 

   

For Mr. Pendergast: $923 for Company 401-K match.

 

   

For Mr. Odom: $153,846 severance payment and $168,345 consulting fees.

 

   

For Mr. Reginelli: $1,696 for Company 401-K match.

 

   

For Mr. LaRosa: $1,536 for Company 401-K match.

 

* The amounts reflected in this column do not reflect the actual compensation earned, awarded or paid for 2009, but instead reflect the full grant date fair value of the option awards as required by the rules of the SEC.

 

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Grants of Plan Based Awards

The following table lists grants of plan-based awards made to our named executive officers in 2009 and related total fair value compensation for 2009.

 

Name

   Grant Date    All Other Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
   Exercise or Base
Price of Option
Awards
   Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards(1)

Michael J. Pendergast

   28-May-09    5,000    2.37    3,158

 

(1) This column shows the full grant date fair value of option awards that we must expense in our financial statements over the respective vesting periods in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 14 to the Company’s audited financial below.

Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2009

The following table sets forth, for each of the Named Officers, information regarding stock options and stock awards outstanding at December 31, 2009.

 

     Option Awards
      Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options

(#)
   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options

(#)
   Option
Exercise
Price

($)
   Option
Expiration
Date

Name

   Exercisable    Unexercisable      

Daniel R. Luis

   7,192    42,708    $ 6.11    4.30/2018
   1,875    —      $ 16.00    4/5/2014
   2,500    —      $ 16.00    4/5/2014
   3,828    —      $ 23.20    12/13/2012
   2,500    —      $ 43.20    5/26/2012
   1,688    —      $ 151.20    1/15/2012
   1,978    —      $ 167.20    3/29/2010
   625    —      $ 600.00    11/19/2010
   100,000    300,000    $ 6.57    2/8/2018

John R. Ferron

   68,750    206,250    $ 6.00    3/31/2018

Michael J. Pendergast

   —      70,000    $ 6.11    4/30/2018
      5,000    $ 2.37    5/28/2019

 

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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL

The following table summarizes the potential payments and benefits our Named Officers upon termination of employment without cause or under a change in control. The table below assumes the termination of employment on the last day of our fiscal year, which was December 31, 2009.

 

Officers

  

Benefits

   Termination Without Cause
Without Change of Control
Within 3 Years of
Employment

Daniel R. Luis

   Salary      275,000
   Bonus      —  
   Healthcare benefits      17,483
   Outplacment cost      68,750
   Option Acceleration      —  
         
   Total    $ 361,233
         

John R. Ferron

   Salary      137,500
   Bonus      —  
   Healthcare benefits      17,716
   Outplacment cost      68,750
   Option Acceleration      —  
         
   Total    $ 223,966
         

Michael J. Pendergast

   Salary      53,750
   Bonus      —  
   Healthcare benefits      3,610
   Outplacment cost   
   Option Acceleration      —  
         
   Total    $ 57,360
         

The value of accelerated vesting of options was estimated under the intrinsic method. Accordingly, the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2009 was compared to the exercise prices of the applicable options to determine the spread for each option, and the spread was applied to the “in-the-money” options that were unvested as of December 31, 2009. For the purpose of this calculation, we used $0.34 per share which was the closing price on the last business day of the fiscal year. As a result of this calculation, the intrinsic value of any options which may be accelerated as a result of the termination of any of our Named Officers is $0.

Employment, Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Agreements

On March 20, 2008, we entered into a new employment agreement with Daniel R. Luis, our Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provides that Mr. Luis will receive an initial base salary of $275,000. The Compensation Committee may award Mr. Luis additional bonus payments, option grants or restricted stock awards in its discretion. The agreement is of indefinite term, and provides for an annual salary review, at which time the salary paid under the agreement may be increased (but not decreased ) in the discretion of the Compensation Committee. In the event that Mr. Luis is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason (as each such term is defined in the agreement), he shall be entitled to receive enhanced severance, in an amount equal to one year’s base salary, as well as the right to continue in the Company’s health and welfare benefit plans for one year after termination and 90 days’ outplacement services at a level commensurate with his position. In the event of a change of control of the Company, as defined in the employment agreement, 25% of the Mr. Luis’ then-unvested stock options shall immediately vest. In addition, after a change of control of the Company, all remaining unvested stock of the subject executive shall immediately vest if (a) Mr. Luis’ aggregate compensation is substantially diminished, or (b) Mr. Luis is required to relocate more than 100 miles from his then-current residence in order to continue to perform his duties. Mr. Luis also receives a $1,000 per month expense allowance and is reimbursed for additional business travel and entertainment expenses incurred in connection with his duties. The employment agreement also contains certain confidentiality provisions and requires that we maintain standard directors and officers insurance in the same amount as we maintain for other directors and officers.

 

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On April 9, 2010, the severance provision of Mr. Ferron’s employment contract was amended reducing the payment amount equal to the fifty percent (50%) of Executive’s then-current annual Base Salary, less withholding taxes and applicable deductions, payable in a lump sum, within thirty (30) days of the date Executive’s employment is terminated. Upon the execution of this Amendment, Mr. Ferron received a bonus in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) Executive’s current annual Base Salary, less withholding taxes and applicable deductions, payable in a lump sum.

Compensation of Directors

For 2009, each of our non-employee directors was granted a stock option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock. The options have a ten year term and were granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price of our common stock on the date the option was granted. The stock options vest in four quarterly installments commencing one quarter after the date on which the options were granted. Other than as noted above, our directors did not receive any compensation in connection with their service to the Board in 2009.

Directors who are also employees of the company are not additionally compensated for their services as directors. Their compensation is summarized in the Summary Compensation Table appearing under the caption “2009 Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table.”

The following table summarizes the compensation we paid in 2009 to our non-employee directors (i.e., all our directors other than Daniel R. Luis).

 

Name

   Total
Option Awards
($)(1)

Behdad Eghbali

   $ 3,482

Steven C. Chang(2 )

     3,482

Steven Eskenazi(2)

     3,482

William McDonagh(2)

     3,482

 

(1) Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of the option awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of the option awards are set forth in footnote 1 of the Summary Compensation Table above.
(2) Steven Chang resigned as a director on March 3, 2010; Steven Eskenazi resigned as a director on March 10, 2010; and William McDonagh resigned as a director on December 2, 2009.

 

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

The following table sets forth information, as of June 9, 2010 about stockholders whom we believe are the beneficial owners of more than five percent of our outstanding voting securities, as well as information regarding stock ownership by our directors, Named Officers and our directors and Named Officers as a group. As of June 9, 2010, we had 9,218,542 shares of common stock outstanding, 7,736,944 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, which were convertible into 47,727,686 shares of common stock and 3,333,333 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, which is convertible into 35,250,250 shares of common stock. Except as otherwise noted below, each person or entity named in the following table has the sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of voting securities that he, she or it beneficially owns. The holders of our shares of common stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to one vote for each outstanding share on matters submitted to our shareholders. Shares covered by stock options are included in the table only to the extent that such options were exercisable as of June 9, 2010 or become exercisable within 60 days after such date. Except as otherwise noted below, the address of each person or entity named in the following table is c/o Purple Communications, Inc., 595 Menlo Drive, Rocklin, California 95765.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner(1)

   Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership of
Common Stock as of
June 9, 2010
    Percent of Class (2)     Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership of
Preferred Stock as of
June 9, 2010
    Percent of
Class(3)
 

CCP A, L.P.(4)

   148,214,108   (5)    94.3   81,249,863   (6)    97.9

Clearlake Capital Partners, LLC, CCG Operations, LLC, Steven C. Chang, Behdad Eghbali and José E. Feliciano(4)

   150,042,181   (7)    94.3   82,977,936   (8)    100

Caymus Investment Group, LLC, Edmond Routhier, Steven Eskenazi, Matthew Ockner, William McDonagh, John Clark, Fritz Beesemyer, Greg Bronstein, Bill Coleman, Brendan McAninch, Kurt Schusterman, Raj Venkatesan and John Zeisler(9)

   3,300,320   (10)    35.8   —        —     

Ronald and Denise Obray

   2,431,134   (11)    26.4   —        —     

Behdad Eghbali (4)

   150,042,181   (12)    94.3   82,977,936   (13)    100

Daniel R. Luis

   403,757   (14)    4.2   —        —     

John R. Ferron

   176,145   (15)    1.9   —        —     

Michael J. Pendergast

   18,750   (16)    *      —        —     

Jose Feliciano(4)

   148,214,108   (17)    94.3   81,249,863   (18)    97.9

Aaron Dobrinksy

   —        —        —        —     

All current directors and current executive officers as a group (8 persons)

   153,071,967   (19)    95.9   82,977,936   (19)    100

 

* Less than one percent.
(1) Except as set forth in the footnotes to this table and subject to applicable community property law, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of stock shown as beneficially owned by such stockholder.
(2) Applicable percentage of ownership is based on an aggregate of 9,218,542 shares of common stock outstanding on June 9, 2010, plus any stock options and warrants held by each such holder that are exercisable as of June 9, 2010 or become exercisable within 60 days after such date, plus the aggregate number of shares of common stock into which any shares of Series A preferred stock or Series B preferred stock held by the holder are convertible.
(3) Applicable percentage of ownership is based on an aggregate of 47,727,686 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series A preferred stock and 35,250,250 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series B preferred stock.
(4) The business address of CCP A, L.P., Clearlake Capital Partners, LLC, CCG Operations, LLC and Messrs. Chang, Eghbali and Feliciano is 650 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, New York 10022.

 

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(5) Consists of 297,585 shares of common stock, warrants to purchase 66,666,660 shares of common stock, 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock and 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock held directly by CCP A, L.P. (“CCP A”). The shares of Series A preferred stock and Series B preferred stock accrue cumulative cash dividends of 8% and 12% per annum, respectively, compounded quarterly. In the event that there are any accrued dividends that have not been paid in cash at the time a share of Series A preferred stock or Series B preferred stock is converted into common stock, the holder of the share of Series A preferred stock or Series B preferred stock being converted is entitled to receive a number of additional shares of common stock equal to such accrued but unpaid dividends divided by the then-applicable conversion price. As of June 9, 2010, the 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock held by CCP A, together with accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, were convertible into 45,999,613 shares of common stock, and the 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock were convertible into 35,250,250 shares of common stock.
(6) Consists of 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock and 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock held directly by CCP A. See footnote 5 above. As of June 9, 2010, the 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock held by CCP A, together with accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, were convertible into 45,999,613 shares of common stock, and the 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock were convertible into 35,250,250 shares of common stock.
(7) Includes 297,585 shares of common stock, warrants to purchase 66,666,660 shares of common stock, 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock and 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock held directly by CCP A and 280,464 shares of Series A preferred stock held directly by Clearlake Capital Partners I Co-Investment Fund, LLC (f/k/a Clearlake Capital GoAmerica Coinvestment, LLC (“Clearlake Coinvestment”)). These shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Clearlake Capital Partners, LLC (“Clearlake Capital”), CCG Operations, LLC (“CCG”), Steven C. Chang, Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano because (i) Clearlake Capital is the general partner of CCP A, (ii) CCG is the managing member of Clearlake Capital, (iii) Mr. Chang and Mr. Feliciano are the managers of CCG, (iv) Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is the manager of Clearlake Coinvestment, (v) CCG is the general partner of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and (vi) Mr. Eghbali holds the title of an Authorized Person at CCG. As of June 9, 2010, the total of 7,736,944 shares of Series A preferred stock were convertible into 47,727,686 shares of common stock and the 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock were convertible into 35,250,250 shares of common stock. Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The shares listed also include the following: 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options that were granted to Mr. Chang in his capacity as director of the Company and that were issued to Clearlake Capital at Mr. Chang’s request and 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options were granted to Behdad Eghbali in his capacity as director of the Company and that were issued to Clearlake Capital at Mr. Eghbali’s request, all of which are exercisable as of June 9, 2010, or become exercisable within 60 days after such date. These options and shares of common stock may also be deemed to be beneficially owned by Clearlake Capital, CCG, Mr. Chang, Mr. Eghbali and Mr. Feliciano because (i) Mr. Chang and Mr. Eghbali are employees of Clearlake Capital, (ii) CCG is the managing member of Clearlake Capital and (iii) Mr. Chang and Mr. Feliciano are the managers of CCG.
(8) Consists of 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock and 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock held directly by CCP A and 280,464 shares of Series A preferred stock held directly by Clearlake Coinvestment. See footnotes 5 and 7 above. As of June 9, 2010, the total of 7,736,944 shares of Series A preferred stock were convertible into 47,727,686 shares of common stock and the 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock were convertible into 35,250,250 shares of common stock.
(9) The business address of Caymus Investment Group, LLC (“Caymus”) and the above-mentioned parties is c/o Edmond Routhier, 595 Menlo Drive, Rocklin, California, 95765.
(10) Based on the information set forth in a Schedule 13D filed by Caymus with the SEC on January 23, 2008, Caymus is the beneficial owner of 453,047 shares of common stock. Mr. Routhier is the sole managing member of Caymus and, as a result of his position, has the power to cause the voting and/or disposition of the shares beneficially owned by Caymus. Caymus and Mr. Routhier have voting and dispositive power over the entire 453,047 shares. Each individual has sole voting power over the following shares of common stock registered in such person’s name: Mr. Beesemyer: 49,178 shares; Mr. Bronstein: 126,752 shares; Mr. Clark: 370,771 shares; Mr. Coleman: 116,251 shares; Mr. Eskenazi: 447,091 shares; Mr. McAninch: 56,937 shares; Mr. McDonagh: 206,517 shares; Mr. Ockner: 398,204 shares; Mr. Routhier: 875,323 shares; Mr. Schusterman: 67,975 shares; Mr. Venkatesan: 24,588 shares; and Mr. Zeisler: 107,686 shares. These individuals have shared dispositive power over the entire 3,300,320 shares pursuant to a Transfer Restriction Agreement, dated December 21, 2007. Pursuant to the Transfer Restriction Agreement, the reporting persons agreed not to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of their reported shares (which were acquired in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Hands On by merger) for a period of four years following consummation of the merger, unless the shares are sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in concert on a per rata basis at the direction of at least two of the three individuals: Messrs. Eskenazi, Ockner or Routhier. Each individual disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares except those held in his name over which he has sole voting power.
(11) Based on information set forth in a Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on January 22, 2008, the Obrays have shared and dispositive power over the entire 2,431,134 shares of common stock.

 

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(12) Behdad Eghbali is an employee of and holds the title of Authorized Person at CCG, which serves as Managing Member of Clearlake Capital, which serves as General Partner of CCP A, which is the registered holder of 297,585 shares of common stock, warrants to purchase 66,666,660 shares of common stock, 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock and 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock. Clearlake Coinvestment is the registered holder of 280,464 shares of Series A preferred stock. See footnotes 5 and 7 above. As of June 9, 2010, the total 7,736,944 shares of Series A preferred stock were convertible into 47,727,686 shares of common stock and the 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock were convertible into 35,250,250 shares of common stock. Behdad Eghbali disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by CCG, Clearlake Capital and CCP A, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Also includes 100,000 shares of common stock covered by an option exercisable by Clearlake Capital as of June 9, 2010 or within 60 days after such date.
(13) Consists of 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock and 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock held directly by CCPA and 280,464 shares of Series A preferred stock held directly by Clearlake Coinvestment. See footnotes 5, 7 and 14 above. As of June 9, 2010, the total 7,736,944 shares of Series A preferred stock, together with accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, were convertible into 47,727,686 shares of common stock and the 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock were convertible into 35,250,250 shares of common stock.
(14) Consists of 82,300 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Luis and 321,457 shares of common stock covered by options exercisable by Mr. Luis as of June 9, 2010 or within 60 days after such date.
(15) Consists of 10,000 shares of common stock held directly by Mr. Ferron and 166,145 shares of common stock subject to options exercisable by Mr. Ferron as of June 9, 2010 or within 60 days after such date.
(16) Consists of 18,750 shares of common stock covered by options exercisable by Mr. Pendergast as of June 9, 2010 or within 60 days after such date.
(17) Jose Feliciano is a manager of CCG, which is the managing member of Clearlake Capital. Clearlake Capital is the general manager of CCP A, which is the registered holder of 297,585 shares of common stock, warrants to purchase 66,666,660 shares of common stock, 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock and 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock. See footnotes 5 and 7 above. As of June 9, 2010, the 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock held by CCP A, together with accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, were convertible into 45,999,613 shares of common stock and the 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock were convertible into 35,250,250 shares of common stock. Jose Feliciano disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by CCG, Clearlake Capital and CCP A, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Also includes 100,000 shares of common stock covered by options exercisable by Clearlake Capital as of June 9, 2010 or within 60 days after such date.
(18) Consists of 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock and 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock held directly by CCP A. See footnote 5 above. As of June 9, 2010, the 7,456,480 shares of Series A preferred stock held by CCP A, together with accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, were convertible into 45,999,613 shares of common stock, and the 3,333,333 shares of Series B preferred stock were convertible into 35,250,250 shares of common stock.
(19) See the footnotes above.

The Company is not aware of any arrangements that may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of the Company.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.

We are party to that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”), dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among Purple, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Second Lien Lenders”), and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent (“Clearlake”), which is a beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Company’s common stock.

On November 4, 2009, we entered into a Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement (the “Second Lien Forbearance Agreement” and, together with the First Lien Forbearance Agreement, the “Forbearance Agreements”), pursuant to which (1) Clearlake agreed to allow us to pay in kind interest due and payable under the Second Lien Credit Agreement from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, (2) the Second Lien Lenders agreed to refund us cash interest actually paid by us to the Second Lien Lenders in the amount of $0.7 million, and (3) Clearlake and the Second Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the Second Lien Credit Agreement until November 20, 2009.

We entered into the Fifth Amendment, Consent and Waiver to the Second Lien Credit Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement”), dated as of December 22, 2009, among Purple, as borrower, the other loan parties thereto, the Second Lien Lenders, and Clearlake. The Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement became effective as of December 21, 2009 (except for a certain provision dealing with interest rates, which became effective as of September 30, 2009).

 

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Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders agreed to waive, subject to conditions, certain existing events of default under the Second Lien Credit Agreement and consented to a proposed amendment to our certificate of incorporation to increase the authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock.

Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, the following terms of the Second Lien Credit Agreement were amended as follows:

(1) PIK Interest Period. The PIK Interest Period is now July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010. Previously, it was July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

(2) Applicable Margin. The Applicable Margin was (a) 13.5% for the period July 1, 2009 through December 20, 2009, (b) 14.0% for the period December 21, 2009 through December 31, 2010, and (c) 11.0% otherwise. Previously, the Applicable Margin was 13.5% through June 30, 2010 and 9% otherwise.

(3) Financial Covenants. The financial covenants now include a maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio, a limit on Capital Expenditures, and a minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The minimum Revolver Availability plus cash and unrestricted Cash Equivalents covenant has been eliminated. Certain related definitions have been revised or added and the covenant levels have been adjusted.

On December 14, 2009, we entered into a Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with CCP A, L.P., a current stockholder of the Company (“Purchaser”) and an affiliate of Clearlake, pursuant to which we agreed to sell and issue to the Purchaser, in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), up to an aggregate of 3,333,333 in shares of our Series B Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (the “Preferred Shares”), in two tranches (the “Private Placement”) for aggregate consideration of up to $5.0 million. The initial closing of the Private Placement (the “Initial Closing”) occurred on December 14, 2009, at which time we issued and sold an aggregate of 1,333,333 Preferred Shares (the “Initial Closing Shares”) for aggregate consideration of $2.0 million. The second closing under the Purchase Agreement for an additional 2,000,000 Preferred Shares for consideration of $3.0 million occurred on December 22, 2009.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

WithumSmith+Brown, PC has served as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company and its subsidiaries since 2002. The following presents a summary of the 2009 and 2008 fees billed by WithumSmith+Brown, PC:

 

     2009    2008

Audit Fees(1)

   $ 409,267    $ 474,223

Audit-Related Fees(2)

     43,164      5,359

Tax Fees(3)

     —        —  

All Total Other Fees(4)

     34,502      —  
             

Total Fees

   $ 486,933      479,582
             

 

(1) Fees and expenses billed by WithumSmith+Brown, PC for our annual audit, including the audit of our annual financial statements, review of our quarterly financial statements and review of the regulatory filings of the Company with the SEC.
(2) Fees and expenses for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of our financial statements.
(3) Fees billed for professional services for tax related matters.
(4) Fees and expense for services other than as described above.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

All services rendered by WithumSmith+Brown, PC were permissible under applicable laws and regulations, and were pre-approved by the Audit Committee for 2009 in accordance with its pre-approval policy. The Audit Committee has established a policy regarding the pre-approval of all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent auditors. The policy requires the Audit Committee to approve each audit or non-audit engagement or accounting project involving the independent auditors, and the related fees, prior to commencement of the engagement or project to make certain that the provision of such services does not impair the firm’s independence. Approval of such engagements may be provided in person at regularly scheduled meetings or, for certain services, by email upon the affirmative assent thereto by at least two members of the Audit Committee so long as no member objects thereto. In the case of an objection, approval must be obtained at an in-person meeting of the Audit Committee.

 

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

 

(a) (1) Consolidated Financial Statements and (2) Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule

Reference is made to the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule on Page F-1.

All other schedules have been omitted because the required information is not present or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.

 

(b) Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 this 24th day of June, 2010.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:  

/S/    DANIEL R. LUIS        

  Daniel R. Luis,
  Chief Executive Officer

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Daniel R. Luis and John R. Ferron, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

/S/    BEHDAD E GHBALI        

  Chairman of the Board   June 24, 2010
Behdad Eghbali    

/S/    DANIEL R. LUIS        

  Chief Executive Officer   June 24, 2010
Daniel R. Luis   (Principal Executive Officer)  

/S/    RONALD OBRAY        

  President and Vice Chairman   June 24, 2010
Ronald Obray    

/S/    JOHN FERRON        

 

President, Chief Operating Officer &

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

  June 24, 2010
John Ferron    

/S/    JOSE FELICIANO        

  Director   June 24, 2010
Jose Feliciano    

/S/     AARON DOBRINSKY        

  Director   June 24, 2010
Aaron Dobrinsky    

 

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ITEM 15(b)

 

Exhibit
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Description of Exhibits

2.1    Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2007, by and between MCI Communications Services, Inc. and GoAmerica Relay Services Corp. (formerly Acquisition 1 Corp.) (incorporated by reference to Annex A to Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2007).
2.2    Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2007, by and between Registrant and the Investors parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Annex B to Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2007).
2.3    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 12, 2007, by and among Registrant, HOVRS Acquisition Corporation, Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. and Bill M. McDonagh, as Stockholder Representative, as amended (incorporated by reference to Annex D to Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2007).
3.1    Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 26, 2008 (filed herewith).
3.2    Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 6, 2009 (filed herewith).
3.3    Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 26, 2010 (filed herewith).
3.4    Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 14, 2009 (filed herewith).
3.5    Amended and Restated By-laws of Registrant (as amended and restated through June 25, 2008) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2008).
4.1    Form of Warrant issued to CCP A, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2009).

 

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No.

  


Description of Exhibits

4.2    Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2003, by and between Registrant and the Investors set forth therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 24, 2003).
4.3    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2003, by and between Registrant and the Investors set forth therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 24, 2003).
10.1†    Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between Registrant and each of its directors and executive officers (filed herewith).
10.2†    Executive Employment Agreement by and between Registrant and Daniel R. Luis, dated as of March 19, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2008).
10.3†    Employment Agreement by and between Registrant and Aaron Dobrinsky, dated as of May 6, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2002 (File No. 000-29359)), as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 10, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2004).
10.4†    Executive Employment Agreement, dated April 1, 2008, by and between Registrant and John Ferron (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2008).
10.5†    Separation Agreement and Mutual General Release, dated July 17, 2008, by and between Jesse Odom and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009).
10.6†    Agreement to Separation Agreement and Release Terms, dated February 10, 2009, by and between Carol Barnhart and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009).
10.7†    Separation Agreement and General Release, dated as of May 22, 2009, by and between Registrant and Edmond Routhier (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2009).
10.8†    1999 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-94801) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2000).
10.9†    Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-94801) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2000).

 

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No.

  


Description of Exhibits

10.10†    2005 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2008).
10.11    Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among Registrant, certain affiliates of Clearlake Capital Partners and certain former shareholders of Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2008).
10.12    Lock-Up and Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 10, 2008, by and among Registrant and certain former stockholders of Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2008).
10.13    Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2009, by and between Registrant and CCP A, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2009).
10.14    Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among Registrant as borrower, the lenders party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Financial LLC, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2008).
10.15    Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among Registrant, as borrower, the lenders party thereto and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2008).
10.16    Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among Registrant, as borrower, each grantor from time to time party thereto, and Ableco Financial LLC, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2008).
10.17    Second Lien Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among Registrant, as borrower, each grantor from time to time party thereto, and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2008).
10.18    First Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated May 2, 2008, by and among Registrant, the lenders party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2008).

 

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No.

  


Description of Exhibits

10.19    First Amendment and Waiver to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated May 1, 2008, by and among the lenders party thereto, Registrant and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2008).
10.20    Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated June 12, 2008, by and among Registrant, the lenders party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2008).
10.21    Second Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated June 12, 2008, by and among the lenders party thereto, Registrant and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2008).
10.22    Third Amendment and Consent to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated December 3, 2008, by and among Registrant, the lenders party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2008).
10.23    Third Amendment and Consent to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated December 8, 2008, by and among the lenders party thereto, Registrant and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2008).
10.24    Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009, by and among Registrant, as borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2009).
10.25    First Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2009, by and among Registrant, as borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2009).
10.26    Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2009, by and among Registrant, as borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2009).

 

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No.

  


Description of Exhibits

10.27    Third Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2009 by and among Registrant, as borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (filed herewith).
10.28    Fourth Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2009 by and among Registrant, as borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (filed herewith).
10.29    Fifth Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2009 by and among Registrant, as borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (filed herewith).
10.30    Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2009, by and among Registrant, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2009).
10.31    First Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2009, by and among Registrant, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent (filed herewith).
10.32    Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2009 by and among Registrant, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent (filed herewith).
10.33    Third Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2009 by and among Registrant, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent. (filed herewith)
10.34    Fifth Amendment, Consent and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2009 by and among Registrant, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (filed herewith)

 

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Exhibit
No.

  


Description of Exhibits

10.35    Fifth Amendment, Consent and Waiver to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2009, by and among Registrant, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the other loan parties thereto, and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent (filed herewith).
21.1    Subsidiaries of Registrant (filed herewith).
31.1    Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) (filed herewith).
31.2    Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) (filed herewith).
32.1    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (filed herewith).
32.2    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (filed herewith).
99.1    Federal Communications Commission Order issued by the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, adopted September 18, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2009).
99.2    Petition for Rulemaking to Clarify Rules filed by Registrant on August 12, 2009 with the Federal Communications Commission (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2009).

 

Each of these exhibits constitutes a management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement.

Certain schedules and exhibits to the documents listed in this index are not being filed herewith or have not been previously filed because we believe that the information contained therein is not material. Upon request therefor, we agree to furnish supplementally a copy of any schedule or exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (as restated)

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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December  31, 2009 and 2008 (as restated)

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December  31, 2009 and 2008 (as restated)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December  31, 2009 and 2008 (as restated)

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Financial Statement Schedule:

  

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

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All other schedules have been omitted because the required information is not present or is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors,

Purple Communications, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Purple Communications, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years then ended. Our audits also included the consolidated financial statement schedule for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 as listed in the index. These consolidated financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Purple Communications, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has restated their revenue and net loss for 2008. In addition, restated information for certain quarterly periods is disclosed in Notes 3 and 17.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred a net loss of $128,683, generated negative cash flows from operations of $9,327, has a negative working capital of $88,317 and has a stockholders’deficit of $430,188 as of December 31, 2009 (all amounts in thousands). In addition, the Company has amounts due the United States Government, which if the Company is not able to reach satisfactory terms at the conclusion of the Standstill Agreement (see Note 3 and 19), will be unable to fund. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
New Brunswick, New Jersey
June 24, 2010

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     2009     (restated)
2008
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,448      $ 13,246   

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $792 and $377 in 2009 and 2008, respectively

     18,813        15,463   

Merchandise inventories

     232        385   

Other current assets

     2,026        1,216   
                

Total current assets

     23,519        30,310   

Restricted cash

     —          350   

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net

     6,798        7,674   

Goodwill

     —          70,295   

Identifiable intangible assets, net

     26,402        56,485   

Deferred financing costs

     1,819        675   

Other assets

     367        192   
                

Total

   $ 58,905      $ 165,981   
                

Liabilities & stockholders equity (deficit)

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 41,281      $ 28,087   

Current portion of long term debt, net of discount of $1,582 and $-0- in 2009 and 2008, respectively

   $ 67,014        400   

Borrowings on revolving line of credit

     3,400        —     

Other current liabilities

     141        190   
                

Total current liabilities

     111,836        28,677   

Accrued preferred dividends

     6,858        3,271   

Long term debt less current portion, net of discount of $-0- and $1,934 in 2009 and 2008, respectively

     —          67,266   

Other long term liabilities

     80        975   

Commitments and contigencies

    

Temporary equity:

    

Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value, issued and outstanding: 7,736,944 shares in 2009 and 2008 (liquidation value $46,838), net of discount of $609 and $808 as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively

     39,391        39,192   

Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value, issued and outstanding: 3,333,333 and -0- shares in 2009 and 2008, respectively (liquidation value $5,020), net of discount of $5,000 and -0- as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively

     —          —     
                

Total temporary equity

     39,391        39,192   

Stockholders' equity (deficit):

    

Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized: 50,000,000 shares in 2009 and 2008; issued: 9,218,542 and 9,184,387 in 2009 and 2008, respectively

     92        92   

Additional paid-in capital

     331,095        324,636   

Accumulated deficit

     (430,188     (297,918

Treasury stock, at cost, 42,782 and 30,062 shares, in 2009 and 2008, respectively

     (259     (210
                

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

     (99,260     26,600   
                

Total

   $ 58,905      $ 165,981   
                

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     2009     (restated)
2008
 

Revenue:

    

Relay and interpreting

   $ 109,166      $ 118,527   

Other

     —          830   
                

Total revenue

     109,166        119,357   

Cost and expenses:

    

Cost of relay and interpreting

     72,387        74,566   

Cost of other

     —          1,011   

Sales and marketing

     15,593        11,758   

Research and development

     4,581        3,290   

General and administrative

     31,009        29,146   

Depreciation and amortization

     7,454        2,051   

Amortization of intangible assets

     6,860        6,519   

Asset impairment-goodwill

     70,295        —     

Asset impairment-intangible assets

     23,223        —     
                

Total costs and expenses

     231,402        128,341   
                

Loss from operations

     (122,236     (8,984

Other expense (income):

    

Gain on sale of equipment

     —          (33

Loss on interest rate cap agreement

     4        131   

Interest expense, net

     7,263        7,341   
                

Loss before income taxes

     (129,503     (16,423

Income tax provision (benefit), net

     (820     (683
                

Net loss

     (128,683     (15,740

Preferred Dividends

     3,587        3,221   
                

Net Loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (132,270   $ (18,961
                

Basic and Diluted net loss per share

   $ (14.67   $ (2.11
                

Weighted average shares used in computation of basic and diluted net loss per share

     9,017,030        8,976,403   
                

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)

 

     Common Stock    Additional
Paid in
Capital
    Accumulated
deficit
    Treasury Stock     Total
Stockholders
Equity (Deficit)
 
     Number
of Shares
   Amount        Number
of Shares
   Amount    

Balance at December 31, 2007

   2,486,668      25      287,210        (278,957   24,063      (186     8,092   

Issuance of common stock pursuant to the HOVRS acquisition

   6,696,466      67      34,554        —        —        —          34,621   

Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of options

   1,253      —        5        —        —        —          5   

Stock based compensation

   —        —        3,060        —        —        —          3,060   

Repurchase of treasury shares

   —        —        —          —        5,999      (24     (24

Series A preferred stock accretion

           (193            (193

Accrued preferred dividend

             (3,221          (3,221

Net loss (restated)

   —        —        —          (15,740   —        —          (15,740
                                                 

Balance at December 31, 2008 - (restated)

   9,184,387      92      324,636        (297,918   30,062      (210     26,600   

Issuance of common stock pursuant to warrant exercise

   34,155      —        —          —        —        —          —     

Stock based compensation

   —        —        1,658        —        —        —          1,658   

Repurchase of treasury shares

   —        —        —          —        12,720      (49     (49

Series A preferred stock accretion

           (199            (199

Warrants issued

           5,000               5,000   

Accrued preferred dividend

   —        —        —          (3,587   —        —          (3,587

Net loss

   —        —        —          (128,683   —        —          (128,683
                                                 

Balance at December 31, 2009

   9,218,542    $ 92    $ 331,095      $ (430,188   42,782    $ (259   $ (99,260
                                                 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands, except share data)

 

     2009     (restated)
2008
 

Operating activities

    

Net profit/(loss)

   $ (128,683   $ (15,740

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation of fixed assets

     7,454        2,051   

Amortization of intangible assets (goodwill)

     6,860        6,519   

Asset impairment - goodwill

     70,295        —     

Asset impairment - intangible assets

     23,223        —     

Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs

     548        529   

Increase in provision for losses on accounts receivable

     589        350   

Non-cash employee compensation

     1,658        3,060   

Loss on interest rate cap agreement

     4        131   

Interest paid in kind

     2,396        —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease/(increase) in accounts receivable

     (3,939     298   

Decrease/(increase) in inventory

     153        (180

Decrease/(increase) in other assets

     (2,329     2,269   

Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expense and other liabilities

     12,444        6,403   

Increase/(decrease) in deferred revenue

     —          (94
                

Net cash provided (used) in operating activities

   $ (9,327     5,596   
                

Investing activities

    

Restricted cash deposits

     350        (150

Acquisiton of businesses, net of acquired cash

     —          (7,659

Purchase of property, equipment and leasehold improvements

     (6,578     (4,772
                

Net cash provided (used) in investing activities

   $ (6,228     (12,581
                

Financing activities

    

Proceeds from the issuance of debt

     —          16,745   

Proceeds from sale of common stock and stock purchase warrants

     —          5   

Payments made on long term debt

     (3,400     (400

Proceeds on Revolver

     3,400        —     

Proceeds from sale of preferred stock

     5,000        1,700   

Payments made on capital lease obligations

     (194     (163

Purchase of treasury shares

     (49     (24
                

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

   $ 4,757        17,863   
                

Increase/(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (10,798     10,878   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     13,246        2,368   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 2,448      $ 13,246   
                

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Purple Communications, Inc., formerly known as GoAmerica, Inc. (“Purple” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of onsite interpreting services, video relay and text relay services, and video remote interpreting, offering a wide array of options designed to meet the varied communication needs of its customers. The Company’s vision is to enable free-flowing communication between people, inclusive of differences in abilities, languages, or locations. On January 10, 2008, the Company acquired (1) certain assets of the Telecommunications Relay Services (“TRS”) division of MCI Communications Services, Inc. (“Verizon”), a leading provider of relay services transactions, and (2) Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. (“HOVRS”), a California-based provider of video relay and interpreting services; and on July 1, 2008 the Company acquired (3) Sign Language Associates, Inc. (“SLA”), a DC-based provider of community interpreting services, and (4) Visual Language Interpreting, Inc. (“VLI”), a Virginia-based provider of community interpreting services.

The Company has incurred significant operating losses since its inception and, as of December 31, 2009, has an accumulated deficit of $430,188. During 2009, the Company recorded a net loss to common stockholders of $132,270 and used $9,327 of cash in operating activities. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had $2,448 in cash and cash equivalents. In December 2009, the Company raised a total of $5,000 from the sale of Series B Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock (see note 12).

The Company is subject to governmental investigations by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (see note 2). On February 19, 2010 and February 25, 2010, notices of demand for payment (the “Demands for Payment”) from the FCC of $18,459 for erroneous receipt of funds from the National Exchange Carriers Association (“NECA”). On March 8, 2010, the Company, its lenders and the FCC entered into a standstill agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Company has acknowledged and agreed not to challenge the FCC’s claim for $18,459 (ii) the FCC and the Company have agreed to negotiate in good faith to reach a final and binding settlement (“Government Settlement”) concerning the FCC’s claim for reimbursement and the matters that were the subject of the FCC’s investigations (“Government Settlement”). These negotiations are occurring during the 180-day period following the signing of the Standstill Agreement which ends on September 4, 2010 (the “Standstill Period”) (see note 19). There can be no assurance that the Company will achieve a Government Settlement on satisfactory financial terms; a failure to reach a Government Settlement on satisfactory financial terms would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. After engaging in significant cost reduction activities commencing in the fourth quarter. Such efforts include without limitation call-center facility closures, reductions in force, suspension of accrual of PTO, salary reduction and changes in health and social benefits. The Company expects its liquidity and cash outlook over the next twelve months will be adequate for it to satisfy its cash obligations and related financial covenants, however until the Company’s achieves satisfactory financial terms in a Government Settlement, there remains uncertainty regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Purple Communications, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The estimates and assumptions made by management are based upon available current information, historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The estimates and assumptions made by management involve risks and uncertainties which could cause reported amounts to differ materially from actual future results. See Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies, for a description of certain contingent liabilities that could materially and adversely affect the Company’s reported amounts. If management’s estimates and assumptions are inaccurate, the Company’s reported amounts and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities could be materially and adversely affected.

Included in bad debt expense is $292 associated with the $2,029 receivable for costs associated with the establishment of 10 digit dialing. The allowance is based on management’s estimate of the collectibility of this receivable from NECA as the amount is subject to review by the FCC. The allowance could be adjusted in the near term if collectibility differs from current estimates.

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Policy

The Company maintains an estimate of reserves for potential credit losses based on historical collection experience and current trends in the length of time the receivables are past due.

Endpoint Device Accounting

Endpoint devices primarily consist of Netbook computers that are purchased by the end user are sold at a price which is less than the cost to the Company. The cost of the device less the amount paid by the end user is charged to cost of relay and interpreting.

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets ranging from two to seven years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the lesser of their useful lives or term of the lease. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for betterments and major renewals are capitalized, and therefore, are included in property, equipment and leasehold improvements.

Computer Software Developed or Obtained For Internal Use

All direct internal and external costs incurred in connection with the development stage of software for internal use are capitalized. Amounts capitalized are included in property, equipment and leasehold improvements and are amortized on a straight-line basis over three years beginning when such assets are placed in service. All other costs associated with internal use software are expensed when incurred.

Deferred Acquisition and Financing Costs

The Company has capitalized allowable amounts in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance regarding classifications of debt issue costs in a statement of cash flows and interest on receivables and payables. As of December 31, 2009, approximately $2,072 has been capitalized as deferred financing costs. These costs shall be amortized over the term of the debt or period until redemption of the series B preferred stock. As of December 31, 2009, approximately $1,819 of deferred financing costs remained to be amortized. (see Note 4 and 6)

Preferred Stock Discount

In accordance with accounting standards regarding accounting for convertible securities with a beneficial conversion feature, the Company recognized an imbedded beneficial conversion feature as the result of detachable warrants issued in conjunction with the preferred stock. The Company valued the warrants using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company recorded the warrant relative fair value and resulting beneficial conversion feature as an increase to additional paid-in capital and a discount against the related preferred stock. The discount attributed to the beneficial conversion feature and value of the warrants is amortized over the redemption period as a charge against additional paid in capital in the absence of retained earnings.

Recoverability of Intangible and Other Long Lived Assets

In accordance with FASB guidance, the Company reviews the carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives annually or in certain circumstances as required.

Intangible Assets

The impairment test for goodwill involves comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, a second step is required to measure the goodwill impairment loss. The second step includes hypothetically valuing all the tangible and intangible assets of the reporting unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. Then, the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill is compared to the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, the Company recognizes an impairment loss in an amount equal to the excess, not to exceed the carrying amount. The Company determines the fair values calculated in an impairment test using cash flow models involving assumptions that are based upon what management believes a hypothetical marketplace participant would use in estimating fair value on the measurement date. The key assumptions, which take into account current economic market and industry conditions and events

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

(as discussed in Note 8), relate to margins, growth rates, capital expenditures, asset residual values and weighted-average cost of capital rates. In developing these assumptions, the Company compares the resulting estimated enterprise value derived by the aggregate fair values of its reporting unit to its market enterprise value plus an estimated control premium.

The impairment test for trademarks involves comparing the fair value to its carrying amount. The Company derives fair value based on the relief from royalty method using assumptions about revenue growth rates, royalty rates, the appropriate discount rates relative to risk and estimates of asset residual values.

If adverse changes in growth rates, estimated cash flows, economic conditions, discount rates or estimates of asset residual values were to occur, the value of the Company’s goodwill or trademarks may become impaired.

Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with FASB guidance for long-lived assets used in operations are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that carrying amounts may not be recoverable. For long-lived assets that are to be held and used, the Company recognizes an impairment loss only if its carrying amount is not recoverable through its undiscounted cash flows and measures the impairment loss based on the difference between the carrying amount and fair value.

Factors considered important that could result in an impairment review include, but are not limited to, significant underperformance relative to historical or planned operating results, significant changes in the manner of use of the assets or significant changes in the Company’s business strategies. An impairment loss is recognized when the estimated discounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset plus net proceeds expected from disposition of the asset (if any) or appraisal value of the assets are less than the carrying value of the asset. When an impairment loss is recognized, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value based on quoted market prices or other valuation techniques.

Revenue Recognition-Relay and Interpreting Services

The Company earns revenue for the provision of relay services which allow hearing and speech impaired individuals the ability to engage in telecommunications in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual that is not hearing or speech impaired. A relay service call may be initiated by either a person with a hearing or speech disability, or a person without any such disability. When a person with a hearing or speech disability initiates such a call, the person uses a telephone-typewriter or an Internet-based device such as a computer or a wireless device that has text or video capabilities to contact a relay center, and gives a communications assistant the telephone number of the party he or she wishes to call. The communications assistant in turn places an outbound traditional voice call to that person. The communications assistant then serves as a link for the call, voicing to the called party the text or interpreted American Sign Language (“ASL”) message that the communications assistant received from the initiating party, and vice versa.

The Company also earns revenue from the provision of on-site interpreting. On-site interpreting services involves the provision of professional interpreting services by a qualified interpreter in person, and is usually done in a dialogue-like interaction. It enables communication between deaf and hard of hearing persons with hearing providers during interactions in group environments or in one-on-one meetings.

In accordance with FASB guidance for revenue recognition, the Company concluded it is appropriate to recognize revenue from relay services and on-site interpreting after the services are rendered because all of the criteria set forth in the guidance as conditions to realizing revenue are satisfied when the services are completed. The guidance criteria are summarized as being: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the service has been delivered, the rates are fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. A further explanation of the satisfaction of the guidance criteria follows:

Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists.

Relay Services - The Company is a certified Video Relay Service (“VRS”) and Internet Protocol Text Relay (“IP Relay”) services (collectively such services are referred to as “TRS”) provider for Federal and State Telecommunications Relay Services Funds (“TRS Funds”). As a certified TRS provider, the Company is entitled to reimbursement by Federal and State TRS Funds pursuant to applicable federal and state regulations when TRS is provided. Although several petitions have been filed with the Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”) by TRS providers, consumer advocacy groups and other industry participants requesting further clarification or rulemaking regarding the compensability of various types of TRS user activity (ie. including without limitation, calls to podcasts, calls to voicemail or message machines, multi-party conference calls, calls by deaf employees in the workplace, etc.), the Company believes that the filing of such petitions alone should have no impact on the

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Company’s revenue recognition policies. In certain circumstances, the FCC has and may continue to issue rules, declarations or orders, however, that may impact the Company’s future revenue recognition policies. As a result of the February 25, 2010 declaratory ruling VRS providers are no longer entitled to reimbursement for minutes generated by employees related to work activities. As the ruling was retroactive in nature revenues associated with employee work calls have been excluded from the Company’s revenues in fiscal years 2009 and 2008. (see note 3)

On-site Interpreting - The Company is not reimbursed for providing on-site interpreting services from either the federal or state governments. The Company is paid by the entities or consumers that retain the Company’s on-site interpreting services. Customers execute a formal rate contract or purchase order form for each job agreeing to the rate and terms of the engagement.

Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered.

Relay Services - The Company earns revenue from providing relay services which allow hearing and speech impaired individuals the ability to engage in telecommunications in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual that is not hearing or speech impaired. The only requirement to entitle the Company to reimbursement as described above is the conduct of a qualified call during which the Company’s TRS services are utilized. The TRS services are fully rendered when the call is concluded. There are no subsequent events that must occur or additional actions to be taken in order to qualify for reimbursement, other than invoicing the TRS Funds in accordance with the TRS Funds’ billing and disbursement schedule.

On-site Interpreting - On-site interpreting services are considered rendered when the service as agreed to under the contract are concluded.

The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable.

Relay Services - The reimbursement rates for relay services are set by the FCC and State TRS funds and are fixed and determinable based on a three-year reimbursement rate schedule that will continue through June 30, 2010.

On-site Interpreting - Prices for on-site interpreting are established and agreed to in the customer’s contract or purchase order form, typically on an hourly basis with reimbursement for transportation and other expenses incurred by the on-site interpreter relating to the provision of services.

Collectability is reasonable assured.

Relay Services - The TRS Funds have a fixed billing and disbursement schedule and the Company has invoiced the TRS Funds for relay services and been paid in accordance with this schedule since the Company’s inception. The Company maintains an estimate of reserves for potential credit losses based on historical collection experience and current trends in the length of time the receivables are past due.

On-site Interpreting - On-site interpreting customers execute a formal rate contract or purchase order form for each job agreeing to the pay rate and terms of the engagement. The Company maintains an estimate of reserves for potential credit losses based on historical collection experience and current trends in the length of time the receivables are past due.

Cost of Revenues

Relay Services - Cost of relay revenue consists principally of the charges related to internal and external call center operations utilized to facilitate calls.

On-site Interpreting – Cost of on-site revenue consists principally of the charges related to the qualified interpreter and related travel cost to perform the professional in person interpreting service.

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are determined using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded when the expected recognition of a deferred tax asset is considered to be unlikely.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

In July 2006, the FASB guidance concerning accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions. The guidance seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. There are currently no open tax years prior to 2006 subject to examination by one or more of the major taxing jurisdictions.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. During 2009, 2008 and 2007, advertising expense was approximately $253, $134 and $105, respectively.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Stock-Based Employee Compensation

The Company has various stock-based compensation plans for its employees and outside directors and accounts for stock-based compensation arrangements in accordance with the authoritative guidance, which requires the Company to measure and record compensation expense in its consolidated financial statements using a fair value method. See Note 14 for further information regarding the Company’s stock-based compensation plans.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

In accordance with FASB guidance for Earnings per Share, the Company calculates, basic loss per share is computed by dividing the Company’s net loss for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share excludes potential common shares if the effect is anti-dilutive. Diluted loss per share is determined in the same manner as basic loss per share except that the number of shares is increased assuming exercise of dilutive stock options and warrants using the treasury stock method. As the Company had a net loss, the impact of the assumed exercise of the stock options and warrants as well as preferred stock and unvested restricted stock is anti-dilutive and as such, these amounts have been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, a total of 148,988,151, 10,919,898 and 576,950 of common stock equivalent shares were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share and consisted of the following:

 

     As of December 31,
             2009                     2008        

Options

   2,240,273      2,523,386

Warrants

   66,679,160      26,776

Preferred stock

   80,068,718      8,369,736

Non-vested restricted stock

   —        —  
          

Total

   148,988,151      10,919,898
          

Common Stock Equivalents as of December 31

   40,781,458

  10,919,898
          

 

* Pursuant to the Series B Warrant Agreements and the Certificate of Designation, Rights and Preferences for the Series B Preferred Stock, the effectiveness of Warrants and Preferred Stock is subject to the Company obtaining sufficient number of authorized common shares under an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation. On March 26, 2010 the Company filed on amended Articles of Incorporation see note 19.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains a significant portion of its cash and cash equivalents with two financial institutions. At times these balances exceed the FDIC insured limit. Management monitors the soundness of these institutions and has not experienced any collection losses with these institutions.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

As of December 31, 2009 and 2008 the Company had 81% and 71%, respectively, of its accounts receivable with the National Exchange Carriers Association (“NECA”). For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 the Company generated 92%, 87% and 88% respectively, of its total revenue with NECA. The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers but generally does not require collateral.

Other Concentration of Risk

The Company is heavily reliant upon Stellar Nordia for technology and labor supporting our IP text relay services.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other debt obligations approximate their fair values due to the short maturity of these items. Unless otherwise noted, it is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest rate, currency or credit risks arising from its financial instruments. The recorded value of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases approximates the fair value of the debt as the terms and rates approximate market rates. The Company currently holds an interest rate cap agreement with Bank of America, N.A. The term of the agreement is three years with an initial notional amount of $35,000 and a premium amount of $263. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreement is adjusted to fair value at each reporting period.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ consolidated financial statements and related notes to conform to the current year presentation.

During 2009, the Company re-examined its accounting treatment related to the Series A Preferred Stock under FASB guidance and determined that the Series A Preferred Stock should be classified as temporary equity in the balance sheet, as reflected in the financial statement included herein. The Company also determined that the Series A Preferred Stock was initially reported at its fair value and that as the security is not currently redeemable and it is not probable that the security will become redeemable, because the resolution of the contingencies discussed above that would allow redemption have not occurred, subsequent adjustment as December 31, 2009 is not necessary. The reclassification has no impact on net income for any period presented in these financial statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments

In compliance with the terms of our credit agreement we utilize an interest rate cap to mitigate our interest rate exposure. Changes in the fair value of the agreement are included in other income (expense), in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the FASB issued guidance with respect to business combinations, which establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in an acquiree, including the recognition and measurement of goodwill acquired in a business combination. The guidance applies to fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material effect of the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

In December 2007, the FASB issued guidance with respect to non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements. The guidance establishes accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary, which is sometimes referred to as minority interest, is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. Among other requirements, this statement requires consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the non-controlling interest. It also requires disclosure, on the face of the consolidated income statement, of the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interest. The guidance applies to fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption is prohibited. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued guidance with respect to disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities and accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, to amend and expand the disclosure requirements of previous guidance to provide greater transparency about (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedge items are accounted for under the guidance and its related interpretations, and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. To meet those objectives, guidance requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The guidance is effective for the Company on January 1, 2009. Management has evaluated the effect of the guidance with respect to its sole interest rate cap agreement. Due to the insignificant value of the instrument, the guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance with respect to recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary impairments which provides operational guidance for determining other-than-temporary impairments for debt securities. The Company adopted the guidance effective April 1, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance with respect to determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly which provides additional guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. The guidance re-emphasizes that regardless of market conditions, the fair value measurement is an exit price concept, and clarifies and includes additional factors to consider in determining whether there has been a significant decrease in market activity for an asset or liability and provides additional clarification on estimating fair value when the market activity for an asset or liability has declined significantly. The guidance is applied prospectively to all fair value measurements where appropriate. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance effective April 1, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance with respect to disclosures about fair value of financial instruments. This guidance extends to interim periods and requires certain disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for publicly traded companies and requires disclosure in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods. This guidance is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2008, the FASB issued guidance with respect to determination of the useful life of intangible assets. The guidance amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. The objective of the guidance is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial positions, results of operations and cash flows.

In May 2009, the FASB issued guidance with respect to Subsequent Events which provides guidance on events that occur after the balance sheet date but prior to the issuance of the financial statements. The guidance distinguishes events requiring recognition in the financial statements and those that may require disclosure in the financial statements. Furthermore, the guidance requires disclosure of the date through which subsequent events were evaluated. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted the guidance for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, and have evaluated subsequent events through June 22, 2010. (See note 19)

In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance with respect to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This guidance provides for the FASB Accounting Standards Codification to become the single official source of authoritative, nongovernmental generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. This guidance does not change GAAP but reorganizes the literature. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

3. Restatement of Financial Results

Certain restatements have been made to the prior years’ consolidated financial statements and related notes.

On February 19, 2010, the Company received a notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from NECA, which administers TRS Fund (the “First Notice”). Pursuant to the First Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that the Company has received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating to international-to-international calls that the FCC now contends are not compensable as TRS calls during the period from July 2008 to July 2009. The stated amount of such overpayments is $1,740 of which $1,309 related to revenue recorded in fiscal year 2008.

On February 25, 2010, the Company received a second notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from NECA (the “Second Notice”). The Second Notice was issued concurrently with the Declaratory Ruling, which stated that certain VRS calls are not eligible for compensation from the TRS Fund (see note 19). Pursuant to the Second Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that the Company has received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating to VRS and IP Relay calls made by or to a Company employee, or one of the Company’s subcontractors, during the period from January 2008 to November 2009. The stated amount of such overpayments is $16,719 of which $9,415 related to revenue recorded in fiscal year 2008.

On March 8, 2010, the Company, its lenders and the FCC entered into a Standstill Agreement, see note 19.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

In accordance with the Standstill Agreement and Declaratory Ruling, we have restated our 2008 financial results to reduce revenue and earnings of relay and interpreting services by $10,724 on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and established a corresponding payment obligation on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

     Quarter Ended (unaudited)  
2009    March 31      June 30      September 30      December 31  

Previously reported

           

Consolidated Statement of Operations:

           

Net revenue

   $ 34,575       $ 32,529       $ 28,550       $ 21,246   

Net (loss) income

   $ (942    $ (1,763    $ (101,978    $ (16,265

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (1,796    $ (2,643    $ (102,886    $ (17,210

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.20    $ (0.29    $ (11.21    $ (2.13

Consolidated Balance Sheet:

           

Accrued expenses

   $ 13,884       $ 11,494       $ 12,426       $ 30,875   

Accumulated deficit

   $ (288,990    $ (291,635    $ (394,520    $ (430,188
     March 31      June 30      September 30      December 31  

As restated

           

Consolidated Statement of Operations:

           

Net revenue

   $ 29,931       $ 29,533       $ 28,456       $ 21,246   

Net (loss) income

   $ (5,586    $ (4,759    $ (102,072    $ (16,265

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (6,440    $ (5,639    $ (102,980    $ (17,210

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.70    $ (0.62    $ (11.22    $ (2.14

Consolidated Balance Sheet

           

Accrued expenses

   $ 29,252       $ 29,858       $ 30,884       $ 30,875   

Accumulated deficit

   $ (304,358    $ (309,999    $ (412,978    $ (430,188
     Quarter Ended (unaudited)  
2008    March 31      June 30      September 30      December 31  

Previously reported

           

Consolidated Statement of Operations:

           

Net revenue

   $ 29,052       $ 30,649       $ 35,735       $ 34,645   

Net (loss) income

   $ 365       $ (201    $ (1,323    $ (3,857

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (349    $ (1,014    $ (2,163    $ (4,711

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.04    $ (0.11    $ (0.24    $ (0.51

Consolidated Balance Sheet:

           

Accrued expenses

   $ 10,982       $ 11,371       $ 11,507       $ 15,087   

Accumulated deficit

   $ (279,306    $ (280,127    $ (282,290    $ (287,194
     March 31      June 30      September 30      December 31  

As restated

           

Consolidated Statement of Operations:

           

Net revenue

   $ 27,273       $ 28,877       $ 32,940       $ 30,267   

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,414    $ (1,973    $ (4,118    $ (8,235

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (2,128    $ (2,786    $ (4,958    $ (9,089

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.23    $ (0.30    $ (0.54    $ (0.99

Consolidated Balance Sheet:

           

Accrued expenses

   $ 12,761       $ 14,922       $ 17,853       $ 25,811   

Accumulated deficit

   $ (281,085    $ (283,678    $ (288,636    $ (297,918

4. Credit Agreement

On August 1, 2007, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement, (the “Credit Agreement”), with Clearlake Capital Group (“Clearlake”) as administrative agent and collateral agent, pursuant to which the Company received a $1,000 bridge loan, which was increased by $1,800 on September 14, 2007 and an additional increase of $800 on October 29, 2007. Interest on the loan is payable on the first business day following the end of each month, at the LIBOR rate, plus 8%. LIBOR rate utilized for interest calculations at December 31, 2007 was 5.125%. Interest is payable in cash, except that a portion of the interest equal to 4% is payable in kind in the form of additional loans. The loan is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its principal subsidiaries and the stock of such principal subsidiaries. The credit agreements contain customary operating and financial covenants, including restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay dividends to its common stockholders, make investments, undertake affiliate transactions, and incur additional indebtedness, in addition to financial compliance requirements.

On January 10, 2008, the loan was repaid in full, in the amount of $3,582, upon the closing of the Company’s acquisition of the assets of Verizon TRS Division transaction described in note 6. Included in the amount paid was $50 of accrued interest incurred during January 2008.

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

5. Senior Debt

First Lien Credit Facilities

On January 10, 2008, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “First Lien Credit Agreement”), dated as of January 10, 2008 (the “Closing Date”), with Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent (the “First Lien Administrative Agent”), and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”). The First Lien Credit Agreement provides for term loans of $40,000, all of which was borrowed on the Closing Date. The maturity date of the term loans is January 10, 2014, and the maturity date for revolving loans made from time to time is January 10, 2013. The Company is required to make quarterly repayments of principal on the term loans in the amount of $100 per quarter. Mandatory prepayments are also required to be made in the case of certain events, including asset sales, a portion of excess cash flow, proceeds from debt issuances and extraordinary receipts. Voluntary prepayments of principal of the term loans are subject to a prepayment penalty, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount so prepaid, of 2% from the Closing Date through but not including the first anniversary of the Closing Date, and 1% from the first anniversary of the Closing Date through but not including the second anniversary of the Closing Date. Mandatory prepayments are generally not subject to the payment of penalties except in the case of debt issuances, where the principal amount of term loans so prepaid is treated as though they were voluntary prepayments. In addition to the term loans, the credit facility provided for a revolving loan availability of up to $15,000, none of which was borrowed on the Closing Date.

On December 3, 2008 the Company entered into the Third Amendment and Consent to the First Lien Credit Agreement which among other things allowed the Company to repurchase shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The amendment to the Credit Agreement provided for a $2,000 reduction in the Company’s revolving line of credit, reducing total availability to $13,000.

On March 31, 2009, the Company made a voluntary principal prepayment of debt in the amount $3,000 on its First Lien credit facility. In accordance with the credit agreement the payment was subject to a 1% prepayment penalty. Additional borrowing under the revolving credit facility is conditioned upon maintaining availability under the line of credit and unrestricted cash deposits in controlled deposit accounts of at least $5,000 in the aggregate. As of December 31, 2009, $3,400 was outstanding under the revolving credit facility.

On October 15, 2009, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to the First Lien Credit Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the First Lien Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the First Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the First Lien Credit Agreement until October 31, 2009.

On October, 30, 2009, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to the First Lien Credit Agreement, pursuant to which among other things, the First Lien Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the First Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the First Lien Credit Agreement until November 4, 2009.

On November 4, 2009, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to the First Lien Credit Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the First Lien Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the First Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the First Lien Credit Agreement until November 20, 2009.

On November 4, 2009, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Intercreditor Agreement (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among the First Lien Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Second Lien Agent, which incorporates revisions to the Intercreditor Agreement necessary to implement changes in the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement and Second Lien Credit Agreement resulting from the Forbearance Agreements discussed above.

On November 20, 2009, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the First Lien Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the First Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the First Lien Credit Agreement until December 1, 2009.

On December 1, 2009, the Company entered into a Fourth Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the First Lien Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

the First Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the First Lien Credit Agreement until December 11, 2009. On December 11, 2009, the Company entered into a Fifth Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the First Lien Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the First Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the First Lien Credit Agreement until December 21, 2009.

On December 22, 2009, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a Fifth Amendment, Consent and Waiver to Credit Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, the other loan parties thereto, the First Lien Lenders, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, the First Lien Administrative Agent, and the Collateral Agent. The Fifth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement became effective as of December 21, 2009 (except for certain provisions dealing with interest rates, which became effective as of September 30, 2009). Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, the First Lien Agents and the First Lien Lenders agreed to waive certain existing events of default under the First Lien Credit Agreement and consented to a proposed amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock. Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, the following terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement were amended:

(1) Revolving Credit Commitment. The revolving credit commitment was reduced from $13,000, to $8,000.

(2) Interest Rates. The applicable margin is currently 6% with respect to base rate loans and 7% with respect to Eurodollar rate loans. Previously, the applicable margin varied between 3.25% and 4.0% with respect to base rate loans and between 4.25% and 5% with respect to Eurodollar rate loans, depending on the level of the consolidated senior leverage ratio. In addition, the definition of base rate was amended such that the base rate is equal to the highest of the prime rate, 0.5% above the Federal funds rate, the one-month Eurodollar rate plus 1%, and 4% per annum. The Eurodollar base rate was also amended to provide for a 3% floor.

(3) Financial Covenants. The financial covenants were revised and now include a maximum consolidated leverage ratio, a limit on capital expenditures, a maximum consolidated senior leverage ratio, and a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio. The minimum revolver availability plus cash and unrestricted cash equivalents covenant was eliminated. Certain related definitions were revised or added and the covenant levels were adjusted.

(4) Amortization of the Term Loans. The term loans amortize as follows: $100 per fiscal quarter through June 30, 2010 and $250 per fiscal quarter thereafter. Previously, the term loans amortized at $100 per fiscal quarter. The term loans remain due and payable in full on the scheduled term loan maturity date (January 10, 2014).

(5) Mandatory Prepayment. The Fifth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement added specified circumstances whereby the Company is required to make a mandatory prepayment.

(6) Reporting Requirements; Event of Default. The Fifth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement added additional reporting obligations by the Company and an additional event of default.

The First Lien Credit Agreement contains affirmative and restrictive covenants that require the Company to take or refrain from taking certain actions, including, among other things, the obligation to provide certain financial and other information and limitations on its ability to incur debt, make investments, pay dividends, change the nature of its business, engage in affiliate transactions, or sell assets. In addition, the Company must comply with financial covenants for maximum consolidated leverage, maximum amounts of capital expenditures, and certain amounts of revolver availability or cash and cash equivalents subject to control agreements in favor of the Collateral Agent.

In accordance with the Guaranty and Security Agreement entered into by the Company and the Collateral Agent on the Closing Date, the obligations of the Company under the First Lien Credit Agreement are secured by all of the assets of the Company.

In conjunction with the First Lien Credit Agreement, the Company incurred $1,115 of fees paid to the lenders and $1,449 of financing fees paid to third parties. Amounts paid to the lenders are presented as debt discount and are recorded as a reduction to the debt and are amortized over the life of the debt. Fees paid to third parties are classified as deferred financing costs and are amortized

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

over the life of the debt. As of December 31, 2009, the unamortized balance relating to the debt discount equaled $748 and the unamortized balance relating to the deferred financing fees equaled $1,142.

On March 8, 2010, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement with its first lien lender (“Sixth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement”) as referenced in note 19, Subsequent Events.

Pursuant to the Sixth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement the First Lien Agents and the First Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising any rights or remedies under the First Lien Credit Agreement arising out of certain defaults under the First Lien Credit Agreement, primarily as a result of the Demands for Payment discussed above and the related governmental investigations (the “Specified Defaults”), until expiration of the Standstill Period, subject to compliance with other terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement (the “Forbearance Period”). Because the Forbearance Period is for a period of less than one year, GAAP requires classification of the debt as a short-term liability, accordingly the Company has reclassified debt under the First Lien Credit Agreement.

Second Lien Credit Facilities and Intercreditor Agreement

Concurrently with entering into the First Lien Credit Agreement, the Company entered into the Second Lien Credit Agreement (the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”), dated as of the Closing Date, with the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Clearlake, as administrative agent (the “Second Lien Agent”). The Second Lien Credit Agreement provides for term loans of $30,000, all of which was borrowed on the Closing Date. The maturity date of the loans is January 10, 2015, and there are no scheduled amortization payments. Mandatory prepayments, which are not subject to prepayment penalty, are required to be made in the case of certain events, including asset sales, a portion of excess cash flow, proceeds from debt issuances and extraordinary receipts. Voluntary prepayments of principal of the loans are subject to a prepayment penalty, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount so prepaid, of 2% from the Closing Date through but not including the first anniversary of the Closing Date, and 1% from the first anniversary of the Closing Date through but not including the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date. Mandatory prepayments are generally not subject to the payment of penalties except in the case of debt issuances, where the principal amount of loans so prepaid is treated as though they were voluntary prepayments. The affirmative, negative and financial covenants in the Second Lien Credit Agreement are substantially similar to those set forth in the First Lien Credit Agreement, except that in certain circumstances they are less restrictive than those set forth in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

On November 4, 2009, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement pursuant to which (1) the Second Lien Agent agreed to allow the Company to pay in kind interest due and payable under the Second Lien Credit Agreement from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, (2) the Second Lien Lenders agreed to refund to the Company cash interest actually paid by the Company to the Second Lien Lenders in the amount of $735, and (3) the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the Second Lien Credit Agreement until November 20, 2009.

On November 4, 2009, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Intercreditor Agreement (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among the First Lien Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Second Lien Agent, which incorporates revisions to the Intercreditor Agreement necessary to implement changes in the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement and Second Lien Credit Agreement resulting from the Forbearance Agreements discussed above.

On November 20, 2009, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, pursuant to which among other things, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the Second Lien Credit Agreement until December 1, 2009.

On December 1, 2009, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, pursuant to which among other things, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the Second Lien Credit Agreement until December 11, 2009.

On December 11, 2009, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies in respect of certain events of default under the Second Lien Credit Agreement until December 21, 2009.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

On December 22, 2009, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into the Fifth Amendment, Consent and Waiver to the Second Lien Credit Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement”), among the Company, as borrower, the other loan parties thereto, the Second Lien Lenders, and the Second Lien Agent. The Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement became effective as of December 21, 2009 (except for a certain provision dealing with interest rates, which became effective as of September 30, 2009). Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders agreed to waive, subject to conditions, certain existing events of default under the Second Lien Credit Agreement and consented to a proposed amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock. Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, the following terms of the Second Lien Credit Agreement were amended:

(1) PIK Interest Period. The paid-in-kind (“PIK”) interest period is now July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010. Previously, it was July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

(2) Applicable Margin. The applicable margin is (a) 13.5% for the period July 1, 2009 through December 20, 2009, (b) 14.0% for the period December 21, 2009 through December 31, 2010, and (c) 11.0% otherwise. Previously, the applicable margin was 13.5% through June 30, 2010 and 9% otherwise.

(3) Financial Covenants. The financial covenants were revised to correspond to the changes made to the financial covenants in the First Lien Credit Agreement, except that the Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement did not add a maximum consolidated senior leverage ratio covenant, and in certain circumstances they are less restrictive than those set forth in the First Lien Credit Agreement.

(4) Mandatory Prepayment. The Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement added similar mandatory prepayment sections as contained in the Fifth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement.

(5) Reporting Requirements/Events of Default. The Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement added similar reporting requirements and an additional Event of Default as contained in the Fifth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement.

(6) Anniversary Fee. The Fifth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement provides for the payment of a 0.75% anniversary fee due on June 30, 2011, based on the outstanding principal balance of the loans (including accrued and unpaid PIK interest thereon, if any) on such date.

In accordance with the Second Guaranty and Security Agreement entered into by the Company and the Second Lien Agent on the Closing Date, the obligations of the Company under the Second Lien Credit Agreement are secured by all of the assets of the Company and subject to certain exceptions and limitations, and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement (referred to below).

On March 8, 2010, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement with its second lien lender (“Sixth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement”) as referenced in note 19, Subsequent Events.

Pursuant to the Sixth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement the Second Lien Agents and the Second Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising any rights or remedies under the Second Lien Credit Agreement arising out of certain defaults under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, primarily as a result of the Demands for Payment discussed above and the related governmental investigations (the “Specified Defaults”), until expiration of the Standstill Period, subject to compliance with other terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement (the “Forbearance Period”). Because the Forbearance Period is for a period of less than one year, GAAP requires classification of the debt as a short-term liability, accordingly the Company has reclassified debt under the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

The Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the First Lien Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Second Lien Agent (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), provides for and governs, among other things, the relative priorities among the secured parties under the First Lien Obligations and the Second Lien Obligations. The Company acknowledged the Intercreditor Agreement but is not a party thereto. In conjunction with the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the Company incurred $1,162 of fees paid to the lenders. Amounts paid to lenders are presented as debt discount and are recorded as a reduction to the debt and are amortized over the life of the debt. As of December 31, 2009, the unamortized balance relating to this debt discount equaled $834. The Company paid $592 of financing fees to third parties which are classified as deferred financing costs and are amortized over the life of the debt. As of December 31, 2009, the unamortized balance relating to the deferred financing fees equaled $516.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

The following table summarizes outstanding long term debt as of December 31, 2009.

 

First lien debt

   $ 36,200   

Second lien debt

     32,396   
        

Total debt

     68,596   

Debt discount

     (1,582
        

Total debt (net of debt discount)

     67,014   

Less: current maturities

     67,014   
        

Total long term debt

   $ -0-   
        

Aggregate maturities of long term debt of the Company due within the next five years are as follows:

 

2010

   $ 68,596

2011

     —  

2012

     —  

2013

     —  

2014 and thereafter

     —  
      

Total long term debt

   $ 68,596
      

During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized interest expense of $352 from amortization of the debt discount and $196 from amortization of deferred financing costs.

The terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement both required, among other things, that within 90 days after the Closing Date thereof, the Company would amend its certificate of incorporation to change the earliest date on which the Series A Preferred Stock is subject to redemption by the holder to a date that is at least one year after the Scheduled Term Loan Maturity Date (the “COI Amendment”).

On May 1, 2008, the parties to the Second Lien Credit Agreement entered into a First Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement which extended the 90-day deadline for the completion of the COI Amendment to 180 days and waived any Event of Default resulting from the Company’s failure to timely complete the COI Amendment.

On May 2, 2008, the parties to the First Lien Credit Agreement entered into a First Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement, which extended the 90-day deadline for the completion of the COI Amendment to 180 days and waived any Event of Default resulting from the Company’s failure to timely complete the COI Amendment.

On June 26, 2008, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation to, among other things, effect the COI Amendment.

On April 8, 2008, the Company entered into an interest rate cap agreement with Bank of America, N.A. The term of the agreement is three years with an initial notional amount of $35,000 and a premium amount of $263. The agreement calls for a cap rate of 4% and a floating option of USD-LIBOR-BBA. On October 30, 2008, the Company entered into an amendment to the interest rate cap agreement with Bank of America, N.A. The amendment calls for a cap rate of 5.5% and a floating option of USD-LIBOR-BBA. In consideration for amending the agreement the Company received $76. As of December 31, 2009, $6 is recorded in other assets related to this transaction.

6. Acquisitions

Acquisition of certain assets of Verizon TRS division

On January 10, 2008, the Company acquired certain assets of the Telecommunications Relay Services (“TRS”) division of MCI Communications Services, Inc. (“Verizon”), a leading provider of relay services transactions for $46,000 in cash and $5,500 of contingent cash consideration (see note 10). The Verizon acquisition was financed through $33,500 of equity financing from the sale of 6,479,691 shares of Series A Preferred stock at a price of $5.17 per share (see note 12) and $30,000 of senior debt financing (see note 5). The Company consummated the acquisition in an effort to increase its volume and improve its results of operations.

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

The funding of the purchase price of the acquisition was as follows:

 

Value of preferred stock issued, net of fees

   $ 32,664   

Senior debt issuance, net of discount and deferred finance fees

     28,573   

Transaction costs

     5,462   

Acquired working capital

     (6,000

Additional working capital raised

     (9,737
        

Total purchase price

   $ 50,962   
        

The components of purchase price was as follows:

 

Cash consideration

   $ 46,000   

Additional consideration — Managed Service Agreement

     5,500   

Transaction costs

     5,462   
        

Total purchase consideration and transaction costs

     56,962   

Acquired working capital

     (6,000
        

Total purchase price

   $ 50,962   
        

Under the purchase method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to net tangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values as of the date of the completion of the acquisition. Management has performed an assessment to identify and value intangible assets acquired in conjunction with this transaction. The fair value assigned to the identified intangible assets and goodwill are as follows:

 

Trademarks

   $ 19,500

Customer lists

     11,800

Contracts

     700

Goodwill

     18,962
      

Fair value of assets acquired

   $ 50,962
      

Goodwill and trademarks are not amortized for financial reporting purposes, however, the amount will be amortized over a 15 year life for income tax purposes.

As referenced in note 8, as a result of the 2009 goodwill impairment testing, it was concluded that the carrying amount of goodwill at the reporting unit exceeded its fair value and that all goodwill was impaired. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $18,962 in relation to this asset.

The review of intangible assets during the third quarter of 2009 indicated a possible impairment loss had occurred in regards to trademarks. The impairment test for trademarks involves comparing the fair value to its carrying amount. The Company derives fair value based on the relief from royalty method using assumptions about revenue growth rates, royalty rates, the appropriate discount rates relative to risk and estimates of terminal values. As a result of this analysis, it was determined that trademarks intangible asset associated with the Verizon TRS division acquisition was impaired. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $11,435 in relation to this asset.

In connection with the Verizon acquisition, the Company entered into a Managed Services Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, with Stellar Nordia. (see note 10).

Acquisition of Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc.

On January 10, 2008, the Company acquired Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. (“HOVRS”), a California-based provider of video relay and interpreting services, for $35,000 in cash, 6,696,466 shares of its common stock valued at $5.17 per share and assumption of 276,246 stock options (see note 14). The cash portion of the consideration was financed through $5,000 of equity financing from the sale of 967,118 shares of Series A Preferred stock at a price of $5.17 per share (see note 12) and the issuance of $40,000 senior debt financing (see note 5). The Company consummated the acquisition in an effort to increase its volume and improve its results of operations.

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

The funding of the purchase price of the acquisition was as follows:

 

Value of common stock issued

   $ 34,621   

Value of preferred stock issued, net of fees

     4,875   

Senior debt issuance, net if discount and deferred finance fees

     38,288   

Transaction costs

     6,583   

Acquired net assets

     (2,167

Additional working capital raised

     (8,714
        

Total purchase price

   $ 73,486   
        

The purchase price has been determined as follows:

 

Cash consideration

   $ 32,282

Common shares issued

     34,621

Transaction costs

     6,583
      

Total purchase price

   $ 73,486
      

Under the purchase method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to net tangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values as of the date of the completion of the acquisition. Management has performed an assessment to identify and value intangible assets acquired in conjunction with this transaction. The fair values assigned to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, identified intangible assets and goodwill are as follows:

 

Cash

   $ 2,635   

Other current assets

     8,062   

Property, plant and equipment

     3,519   

Long term assets

     185   

Current liabilities

     (11,921

Long term liabilities

     (408

Trademarks

     18,300   

Customer lists

     10,300   

Technology

     1,016   

Goodwill

     41,798   
        

Fair value of net assets acquired

   $ 73,486   
        

In conjunction with the closing of the Hands On acquisition, the Company assumed certain outstanding operating and capital lease agreements in force on the date of closing.

As referenced in note 8, as a result of the 2009 goodwill impairment testing, it was concluded that the carrying amount of goodwill at the reporting unit exceeded its fair value and that all goodwill was impaired. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $41,798 in relation to this asset.

The review of intangible assets during the third quarter of 2009 indicated a possible impairment loss had occurred in regards to trademarks, customer lists and technology. The customer list asset was impaired due to the loss of a major customer and the technology intangible asset was no longer being utilized by the Company. The impairment test for trademarks involves comparing the fair value to its carrying amount. The Company derives fair value based on the relief from royalty method using assumptions about revenue growth rates, royalty rates, the appropriate discount rates relative to risk and estimates of terminal values. As a result of this analysis, it was determined that trademarks, customer relationships and technology intangible assets associated with the Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. acquisition were impaired. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $11,742 in relation to these assets.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Acquisition of Sign Language Associates, Inc. and Visual Language Interpreting, Inc.

On July 1, 2008 the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of two sign language interpreting companies, Sign Language Associates (“SLA”) and Video Language Interpreting (“VLI”), for a total purchase price of $8,151. A total of $5,072 was paid at closing, which included a $250 escrow fund payment with the remaining installments due over the next two years contingent upon certain requirements within the stock purchase agreement. The Company used cash on hand to satisfy all related merger consideration. The Company consummated the acquisition in an effort to increase its volume and improve its results of operations.

The purchase price of these acquisitions, on an aggregated basis, has been determined as follows:

 

Cash consideration

   $ 5,072

Additional consideration

     1,975

Transaction costs

     1,104
      

Total aggregated purchase price

   $ 8,151
      

Under the purchase method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to net tangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values as of the date of the completion of the acquisition. Based upon valuation reports provided by a professional valuation firm, the Company recorded identified intangible assets. The fair values assigned to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, identified intangible assets and goodwill are as follows:

 

Cash

   $ 645   

Other current assets

     3,193   

Property, plant and equipment

     303   

Long term assets

     281   

Current liabilities

     (1,111

Long term liabilities

     (82

Contracts

     403   

Customer lists

     707   

Technology

     277   

Goodwill

     3,535   
        

Fair value of net assets acquired

   $ 8,151   
        

Certain goodwill and trademarks are not amortized for financial reporting purposes, however, the amount will be amortized over a 15 year life for income tax purposes.

As referenced in note 8, as a result of the 2009 goodwill impairment testing, it was concluded that the carrying amount of goodwill at the reporting unit exceeded its fair value and that all goodwill was impaired. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $3,535 in relation to this asset.

The review of intangible assets during the third quarter of 2009 indicated a possible impairment loss had occurred in regards to the technology intangible asset. The technology intangible asset associated with the Visual Language Interpreting, Inc. acquisition was no longer being utilized by the Company and the remaining unamortized asset was impaired The Company recorded an impairment loss of $46 in relation to this asset.

7. Income Taxes

As of December 31, 2009, we had total net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of $214,990 and $34,895, respectively. If not utilized, these net federal and state operating loss carryforwards will expire beginning in 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

The Company also had federal and state research and development tax credit carryforwards of approximately $273 and $256, respectively. The federal tax research and development credit will expire commencing in 2029 while the state tax credit carryforwards have no expiration date. The Company has foreign tax credits carryforwards of approximately $63 which will expire commencing in 2017. Utilization of the net operating loss carry-forwards and research and development tax credit carry-forwards may be subject to annual limitations due the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of net operating losses and credits before utilization.

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2009     2008  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Federal and State Net Operating Losses

   $ 75,132      $ 71,750   

Depreciable and amortization

     12,724        (7,120

Credits

     400        293   

Difference in Timing of Revenue Recognition

     —          —     

Stock Compensation

     10,829        9,795   

Non-deductible accruals and other

     11,609        3,163   

Valuation Allowances

     (110,694     (77,881
                

Net deferred tax assets

   $ —        $ —     
                

A reconciliation setting forth the differences between the effective tax rate of the Company and the U.S. statutory rate is as follows:

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2009     2008  

Statutory federal income tax benefit at 34%

   $ (44,031   $ (1,411

State income tax benefit, net of federal benefit

     41        164   

Foreign taxes rate differential

     (17     26   

Stock option

     380        317   

Non-deductible expenses

     115        78   

Other, primarily changes in net operating loss carryforwards available

     27,636        1,742   

Change in valuation allowance

     —          —     

Goodwill impairment

     15,056     

Sale of NJ Nol’s

     —          (1,599
                

Total

   $ (820   $ (683
                

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

8. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company follows the FASB issued guidance with respect to accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets. Under the guidance, goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer amortized but are reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. The Company historically has performed the annual test for impairment of goodwill as of December 31 of each year. However, during the third quarter of 2009, there were certain events and changes in circumstances which indicated the carrying value may not be recoverable, including without limitation, the withholding and delay of various payments to the Company by NECA, the low rate of adoption by deaf and hard of hearing consumers of the end-point devices marketed and distributed by the Company, and a decrease in Relay Service revenue as a result of the Order issued by the CBG and the Company’s temporary suspension of revenue recognition associated with certain calls. The recoverability of goodwill is measured at the reporting unit level, which the Company has determined to be consistent with its operating segments, by comparing the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill, to the fair market value of the reporting unit. The Company’s testing approach utilizes a discounted cash flow analysis corroborated by comparative market multiples to determine the fair value of its businesses for comparison to their corresponding book values. As a result of impairment testing as of September 30, 2009, it was concluded that the carrying amount of the relay and interpreting services reporting unit exceeded its fair value and that all the goodwill was impaired, which resulted in the recognition of a goodwill impairment loss of $70,295. The goodwill had no tax basis, and accordingly, there is no tax benefit to be derived from recording the impairment charge.

The following table summarizes activity in goodwill during the twelve months ended December 31, 2009:

 

Ending balance December 31, 2008

   $ 70,295   

Impairment charge

     (70,295
        

Ending balance December 31, 2009

   $ —     
        

The following table summarizes activity in other intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 2009:

 

     Trademarks     Customer
lists
    Technology     Contracts     Total  

Total identifiable intangible assets

   $ 37,800      $ 22,807      $ 1,293      $ 1,103      $ 63,003   

Accumulated amortization

     —          (11,805     (581     (992     (13,378

Impairment charge

     (22,226     (285     (712     —          (23,223
                                        

Ending balance December 31, 2009

   $ 15,574      $ 10,717      $ —        $ 111      $ 26,402   
                                        

The above intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated life as follows:

 

 

Trademarks

   Indefinite

Customer Lists

   3 years – 5.5 years

Contracts

   2 years

During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized $6,860, $6,519, and -$0-, respectively, of amortization expense. Amortization expense is expected to be approximately $6,035, $2,013, $1,727, $1,053 and $-0-, for years ended December 31, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

9. Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Merchandise inventories:

During 2008, the Company recorded write-downs of approximately $103 in order to reflect inventory at the lower of cost or market. The write-down primarily relates to a lower of cost to market adjustment for wireless phones which remained unsold.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements:

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2009     2008  

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

   $ 3,654      $ 3,522   

Computer equipment and software

     9,534        7,200   

Leasehold improvements

     2,019        1,304   
                

Gross book value

     15,207        12,026   

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (8,409     (4,352
                

Net book value

   $ 6,798      $ 7,674   
                

The Company recorded depreciation expense of $7,454, $2,051 and $356 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. During 2009, the Company wrote off retired assets that were fully depreciated in the amount of $57. In addition, during the year the Company took an impairment charge of $1,620 related to capitalized endpoints due to change in business climate and marketing strategy. The Company also accelerated depreciation of assets at call centers that were closed in 2009. See note 16.

Included in the above table are the following assets recorded under capital leases:

 

     December 31,  
     2009     2008  

Cost

   $ 451      $ 653   

Accumulated amortization

     (240     (259
                

Net assets

   $ 211      $ 394   
                

The Company includes the amortization of leased assets in their reported totals for depreciation and amortization of fixed assets. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, such amortization amounted to $184 and $162 respectively.

Accounts Payable and Accrued expenses:

Accounts Payable and Accrued expenses consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,
     2009    2008

FCC payment obligation

   $ 19,959    $ 10,724

Relay services

     4,546      4,399

Professional fees

     4,485      2,921

Legal and restructing obligations

     2,223      —  

Additional acquisition consideration

     3,500      5,903

Employee compensation

     2,659      3,017

Other

     3,909      1,123
             
   $ 41,281    $ 28,087
             

FCC standstill agreement payment obligation

On March 8, 2010, the Company, its lenders and the FCC entered into a standstill agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has acknowledged and agreed not to challenge the FCC’s claim for up to $20 Million for payment by the Company and the FCC and the Company have agreed to negotiate in good faith to reach a final and binding settlement concerning the FCC’s claim for reimbursement during a 180-day period following the standstill agreement. During the 180 day period, the Company will continue to operate its business in the ordinary course to ensure its customers receive services. The Company intends to continue

 

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negotiations with the FCC pursuant to the terms of the standstill agreement; however, there can be no assurances that the Company will reach a satisfactory agreement with the FCC. Failure to reach agreement with the FCC would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. See note 19 for further of the standstill agreement and related matters.

10. Commitments and Contingencies

Managed Services Agreement—Stellar Nordia Service

In connection with the Verizon acquisition (see note 6), the Company entered into a Managed Services Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, with Stellar Nordia Services LLC (“Stellar Nordia”). Under that agreement, Stellar Nordia will assume facilities, employee and operational responsibilities for the two primary call centers associated with Verizon’s TRS division business.

Stellar Nordia will provide inbound call relay services to the Company, utilizing Stellar Nordia’s proprietary platform and software for the newly acquired traffic from Verizon and for the Company’s existing text traffic. In addition, pursuant to a related agreement, Stellar Nordia will, as subcontractor to the Company, assume and operate under the Company’s supervision, the call centers being acquired under the asset purchase agreement for Verizon’s TRS division as well as the current, pre-acquisition traffic of the Company. The Company expects to realize material cost savings as compared to Verizon from utilizing the Stellar Nordia arrangement described in this paragraph.

The managed services agreement also provides that Stellar Nordia will undertake capital expenditures and hiring in preparation for the TRS acquisition, such that Stellar Nordia will be in a position to service existing TRS division traffic upon consummation of the closing. The managed services agreement obligates the Company to pay certain fees to Stellar Nordia if the Company elects to terminate the managed services agreement early.

The managed services agreement replaced the Company’s existing agreement with Stellar Nordia upon the closing of the acquisition of Verizon’s TRS division. Under the new agreement, provided that one or more of the state contracts are in effect, the Company has agreed to provide Stellar Nordia with rolling forecasts of its IP relay traffic demand forecasts, and has agreed to certain minimum call traffic commitments with financial penalties for failure to achieve either the traffic forecasts or the call traffic commitments as to such state contracts. The Company has agreed to pay Stellar Nordia monthly and Stellar Nordia has agreed to bill the Company in U.S. dollars, except that IP relay traffic handled by Stellar Nordia in Canada will be billed in Canadian dollars, the exchange rate for which has been fixed within an exchange rate band. In addition, provided that one or more of the state contracts are in effect at the time of closing of the acquisition, the Company has agreed to pay Stellar Nordia, over sixteen quarters, a transition fee equal to the lesser of an established fee or, in the event of loss of the state TRS service, 50% of any actual, direct and documented loss by Stellar Nordia. The maximum amount the Company may be liable for under such agreement will not exceed $5,500. The Company has paid $1,031 of this obligation in during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The remaining $3,094 has been included in accrued expenses as of December 31, 2009 based upon current evaluation by management.

Leases and Other

Future minimum capital lease payments and future minimum lease payments relating to office space under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

Year ending December 31,

   Capital
Leases
     Operating
Leases

2010

   $ 155       $ 2,685

2011

     87         2,446

2012

     —           2,098

2013

     —           1,430

2014

     —           855

Thereafter

     —           292
               

Total minimum lease payments

     242       $ 9,806
         

Less amount representing interest

     (21   
           

Present value of net minimum capital lease payments

     221      

Less current portion of capital lease obligations

     (141   
           

Obligations under capital lease, net of current portion, which is included in other long term liabilities

   $ 80      
           

During 2009, 2008 and 2007, total rent expense was approximately $3,735, $2,075 and $441, respectively.

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Restricted Cash

At December 31, 2008, $350 of the Company’s cash was held in escrow to collateralize a $200 performance bond issued in favor of the State of Tennessee to secure the state TRS contract business and $150 to collateralize an outstanding letter of credit in favor of foreign vendor. The collateral obligation for the bonds was released in 2009.

Legal

Employee and Related Matters

On November 22, 2009, we received correspondence from counsel for former employee James Metzger (“Metzger”) directing the preservation of evidence and enclosing a proposed complaint for wrongful discharge. On November 23, 2009, we received a settlement demand from Metzger’s attorney, and when we declined to respond, Metzger served us with a complaint on December 16, 2010. On January 13, 2010, Metzger served us with a first amended complaint, which seeks damages in connection with causes of action for both statutory wrongful discharge pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1102.5 and wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. We are currently engaged in discovery in this matter and mediation is scheduled for August 2010.

On December 8, 2009, Edmond Routhier, who was previously CEO of HOVRS and then the Company’s President, and Caymus Investment Group, LLC, filed a complaint for breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligence against JMP Securities, LLC, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, Jeannie Shin and Does 1-10 in the California Superior Court for the County of San Francisco. JMP Securities has written to the Company to request that it agree to indemnify JMP Securities in connection with JMP Securities’ defense of Mr. Routhier’s claims against JMP Securities, citing the terms of the July 27, 2007 Agreement between JMP and HOVRS. The Company has notified Mr. Routhier of JMP Securities’ claim, as well as its position that JMP Securities is a Released Party under the terms of Mr. Routhier’s Separation Agreement with the Company. Due to the infancy of this litigation, the Company can make no determination as to whether this dispute will result in any adverse effect.

Governmental Investigations

In August 2007, January 2008 and April 2009, we received subpoenas from the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) relating to a number of areas. The 2007 subpoena focused on documents concerning the legal structure of HOVRS, its eligibility to receive payments from the TRS Fund and the HOVRS programs designed to attract new customers. The 2008 subpoena requested documents concerning certain marketing programs. The 2009 subpoena covered a broad array of topics, including matters such as marketing efforts, third party marketing programs, international calls, conference calls and surveys. We have also received numerous letters of inquiry from the FCC concerning similar subject matters. We understand that these investigations are intended to obtain information about our practices, and include, without limitation, investigation of compliance with, and possible violations of, the Communications Act of 1934 rules promulgated by the FCC. We have responded to the various requests made by the FCC and we are fully cooperating with the FCC in this matter.

On June 25, 2009, we received a subpoena for documents from the grand jury for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. We believe that other companies within our TRS industry are subject to similar investigations. We have provided significant documents in response to the subpoena and we understand that these investigations are intended to investigate, among other things, billing practices as they relate to the TRS fund. We are unable to predict the outcome of this investigation, but we are fully cooperating with the government in this matter.

On June 26, 2009, we received subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for documents and testimony pursuant to a formal order of investigation into the Company. We have provided significant documents, and continue to provide final documents, to the SEC in response to the subpoena. In addition, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have provided testimony. The Company understands that these investigations are intended to investigate, among other things, billing practices as they relate to the TRS fund. We are unable to predict the outcome of this investigation, but we are fully cooperating with the SEC.

On February 19, 2010, subsequent to the filing of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009, the Company received a notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from the National Exchange Carriers Association, or NECA, which administers TRS Fund (the “First Notice”). Pursuant to the First Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

the Company has received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating to international-to-international calls that the FCC now contends are not compensable as TRS calls during the period from July 2008 to July 2009. The stated amount of such overpayments is $1.7 million, which amount is due and payable to the FCC as of the date of the First Notice.

On February 25, 2010, the Company received a second notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from NECA (the “Second Notice”). The Second Notice was issued concurrently with the Declaratory Ruling discussed in Item 8.01 below. Pursuant to the Second Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that the Company has received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating to VRS and IP Relay calls made by or to a Company employee, or one of the Company’s subcontractors, during the period from January 2008 to November 2009. The stated amount of such overpayments is $16.7 million, which amount is due and payable to the FCC as of the date of the Second Notice.

In addition, the First Notice stated that the FCC directed NECA to suspend payment for December 2009, which the Company had anticipated receiving on February 19, 2010. In the Second Notice, the FCC further directed NECA to suspend all further payments to the Company. The Company’s primary source of revenue, and its ability to continue operations, is dependant upon payments from NECA for TRS minutes. Approximately 90% of all of the Company’s revenue is generated from TRS minutes paid by the TRS Fund administered by NECA.

On March 8, 2010, the Company, its lenders and the FCC entered into a Standstill Agreement, pursuant to which (i) the FCC has caused NECA to pay to the Company $3,800 for minutes submitted to NECA by the Company for the month of December, (ii) the Company has acknowledged and agreed not to challenge the FCC’s claim for $18,459, (iii) the FCC and the Company have agreed to negotiate in good faith to reach a final and binding settlement concerning the (a) the FCC’s claim for reimbursement for $18,459 and (b) the matters that have been the subject of the FCC’s investigations, contemplated at no more than $1,500 (for a total of approximately $20,000), during the 180-day period following the signing of the standstill Agreement which ends on September 4, 2010 (the “Standstill Period”), and (iv) the FCC has agreed not to withhold payment or cause NECA to withhold payment to offset the FCC’s claim for reimbursement during the Standstill Period. During the Standstill Period, the Company will continue to operate its business in the ordinary course to ensure its customers receive services consistent with past practices, except as may be limited by the Declaratory Ruling issued by the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC on February 25, 2010. The Company intends to continue negotiations with the FCC pursuant to the terms of the Standstill Agreement; however, there can be no assurances that the Company will reach a satisfactory agreement with the FCC. Failure to reach agreement with the FCC would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

On March 10, 2010, the Company received a subpoena from the FCC Office of the Inspector General (OIG) regarding a Federal investigation. The OIG requested documents and records that the Company provided to NECA for the TRS Fund review process for the year 2010-2011, for which the Company responded to the subpoena on or about April 12, 2010. The Company has not had any further communication from or with the OIG relating to this matter and is unable to predict the outcome of this investigation.

On April 28, 2010, the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) provided to us a copy of a sealed Qui Tam complaint alleging violations of the Federal False Claims Act. The DOJ has not intervened in this case at this time and we are engaged in discussions with the DOJ regarding these claims. We are unable to predict the outcome of these matters, but we are cooperating with the government agencies involved in those matters.

As part of our settlement discussions with the FCC pursuant to the interim Standstill Agreement, we intend to seek resolution of all matters concerning all governmental investigations and suits, including the DOJ and the SEC and any matters raised by the FCC in connection with the August 2007, January 2008 and April 2009 subpoenas and February 2010 Demands for Payment. The Company intends to continue negotiations with the FCC pursuant to the terms of the Standstill Agreement; however, there can be no assurances that the Company will reach a satisfactory agreement with the FCC. Failure to reach agreement with the FCC would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Other Matters

On March 10, 2009, the Company filed a complaint in Sacramento County Superior Court against American Sign Language Services Corporation, or ASLS, and other defendants alleging breach of contract and various tort claims in connection with the defendants’ operation of two video relay service call centers with the Company in 2008 and the defendants’ subsequent opening and operation of a competing call center. The complaint sought compensatory and punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial and injunctions prohibiting disclosure of the Company’s trade secrets. The defendants subsequently removed the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (the “Action”). On or about April 20, 2009, the defendants answered the Company’s complaint, and ASLS filed a counterclaim alleging breach of contract and various tort claims. ASLS sought compensatory and exemplary damages, an order enjoining us from opening certain call centers and disgorgement of profits. In December 2009, the parties entered into a settlement agreement and mutual release that resolved the claims to the parties’ satisfaction. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Company agreed to pay ASLS a total of $625, all of which has been paid. In addition, the Company agreed to pay ASLS up to a maximum of $175 upon the occurrence of certain specified events, which have not occurred as of this time. This amount has been included in our accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2009.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Various claims and legal proceedings generally incidental to the normal course of business are pending or threatened against the Company. Although we cannot predict the outcome of these matters, in the opinion of management, any liability arising from them will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

11. Benefit Plan

The Company has established a defined contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company discontinued matching the maximum 3 percent of eligible employee compensation into the plan in April 2009. The Company’s contribution during 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $143, $209 and $53, respectively.

12. Temporary Equity

Series A Preferred Stock:

On August 1, 2007, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Such certificate authorized and designated 290,135 shares of Series A Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.01 per share.

On June 26, 2008, the Company filed a Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Such certificate authorizes and designates 7,736,944 shares of Series A Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”).

Each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock accrues cash dividends commencing on the date such share of Series A Preferred Stock is first issued. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the board of directors of the Company, cumulative cash dividends at a rate of 8% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly from and including the date of issuance of such Series A Preferred Stock. After June 26, 2009, if the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the preceding 90 trading days is twenty dollars ($20.00) or more per share, as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events, the cash dividend rate will be reduced after such date to 3% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly. Aggregate accrued dividends through December 31, 2009 were $6,838.

Payment of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will be paid in preference to any dividend on common stock. If dividends are paid on shares of common stock, holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to receive, during each fiscal year, an amount, if greater than zero, equal to (a) dividends payable on shares of common stock, if any, during such fiscal year, calculated on an as-converted basis, minus (b) the amount of cumulative dividends that have been paid or have accrued on the Series A Preferred Stock during such fiscal year, as described above.

The Series A Preferred Stock has a liquidation value of $5.17 per share plus accrued and unpaid cumulative dividends, which shall be paid to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock prior and in preference to any distribution of any of its assets to the holders of common stock. As of December 31, 2009, the aggregate liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock, including accrued dividends was $46,838. A liquidation is deemed to occur upon the acquisition, by merger or otherwise, of 50% of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company, or a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. After receipt of their liquidation preferences, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock do not participate in additional distributions.

The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at any time into such number of shares of common stock equal to the liquidation value per share divided by the conversion price of $5.17, subject to adjustment for stock splits and stock dividends. The conversion price will also be reduced, according to a weighted average formula, if the Company issues additional shares of its common stock for no consideration or for consideration that is less than the conversion price that is then in effect. As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock were convertible into 46,601,698 shares of common stock.

The Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert into common stock if, after completion of an underwritten public offering of the Company’s common stock yielding proceeds of at least $50,000, the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the preceding 90 trading days equals fifteen dollars ($15.00) or more per share.

Any holder of Series A Preferred Stock may elect to have the Company redeem such Series A Preferred Stock at any time after January 10, 2015. Additionally, the Company may, after January 10, 2015, elect to redeem all or part of the Series A Preferred Stock. In either case, the redemption price would be equal to the then liquidation value of such Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock that has not converted their preferred stock has voting rights on all matters submitted to stockholders for a vote and is entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of common stock into which the Series A Preferred Stock could be converted. In addition, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, are entitled to elect two directors to the Company’s board of directors as long as more than 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding or one director if less than 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, and the Company may not take specified actions, such as issuing securities with equal or senior preferences, without prior approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

As discussed in Note 2, Reclassifications, the Company re-examined its accounting treatment related to the Series A Preferred Stock under FASB guidance and determined that the Series A Preferred Stock should be classified as temporary equity in the balance sheet, as reflected in the financial statement included herein. The Company also determined that the Series A Preferred Stock was initially reported at its fair value and that as the security is not currently redeemable and it is not probable that the security will become redeemable, because the resolution of the contingencies discussed above that would allow redemption have not occurred, subsequent adjustment as December 31, 2009 is not necessary. The reclassification has no impact on net income for any period presented in these financial statements.

The carrying value of the Series A Preferred Stock was reduced by $1,001, which represents the imputed discount on the Series A Preferred Stock and is being accreted through the date of its initial conversion right, January 10, 2013, using the effective interest method. Accretion on the preferred stock discount which was charged to additional paid in capital was $392 and $193 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. If any Series A Preferred Stock shares are converted prior to the end of the initial conversion date, the related accretion will be accelerated.

Series B Preferred Stock:

On December 14, 2009, the Company entered into a Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with CCP A, L.P., a current stockholder of the Company (“Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue to the Purchaser, in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, up to an aggregate of 3,333,333 in shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (the “Preferred Shares”), in two tranches (the “Private Placement”) for aggregate consideration of up to $5.0 million. The initial closing of the Private Placement occurred on December 14, 2009, at which time the Company issued and sold an aggregate of 1,333,333 Preferred Shares and warrants to purchase 26,666,660 shares of the Company’s common stock for aggregate consideration of $2.0 million. The second closing under the Purchase Agreement occurred on December 22, 2009, at which the Company issued an additional 2,000,000 Preferred Shares and warrants to purchase 40,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for consideration of $3.0 million. The warrants are not exercisable before the Company amends its Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase its number of authorized shares of common stock by an amount sufficient to permit exercise of the warrants.

On December 14, 2009, in connection with the first closing of the Private Placement, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the state of Delaware for the purpose of fixing the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares are senior to the Company’s common stock but junior to the Company’s outstanding Series A Preferred Stock with respect to liquidation preference and dividends and have certain series voting rights. The liquidation preference for the Preferred Shares is equal to the original issue price per share of $1.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, declared but unpaid dividends and the like) plus accrued but unpaid dividends. The Preferred Shares accrue dividends at a rate equal to 12% per annum. In addition, at any time after January 10, 2016, holders of a majority of the Preferred Shares may demand redemption of, or the Company may at its option redeem, all Preferred Shares for an amount equal to the full liquidation preference of such shares. Aggregate accrued dividends through December 31, 2009 were $20.

Each Preferred Share is initially convertible, at any time, into ten shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain adjustments. The total number of shares of common stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares is 33,333,330 excluding the warrants, which represents, on a pro-forma basis, approximately 21.1% of the Company’s issued and outstanding securities (calculated on a fully-diluted basis) and approximately 37.5% of the outstanding voting power of the Company as of December 14, 2009. Warrants issued with private placement are exercisable into 66,666,660 shares of Common Stock.

The Preferred Shares will automatically convert to common stock with the consent of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares or if, at any time after completion of an underwritten public offering of the Corporation’s Common Stock yielding proceeds of at least $50,000 before deducting underwriters’ commissions and discounts and offering expenses, the average closing price of the Company’s common stock price is $15.00 per share or more (as adjusted for stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations and the like) over a 90-day trading period.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

In the event that the Company issues additional shares at or below the then-applicable conversion price for the Preferred Shares (initially, $0.15 per share), the conversion price of the Preferred Shares shall be adjusted to a price equal to the per share consideration received by the Company in such issuance. These anti-dilution provisions are subject to typical carve-outs, including carve-outs for issuances to employees pursuant to plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and issuances to vendors and banks in bona fide transactions, the primary purpose of which is not the raising of capital.

As required by the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue to the Purchaser warrants to purchase two shares of common stock of the Company for each share of common stock into which a Preferred Share is initially convertible. The exercise price per share of the warrant is the as-converted-to-common-stock equivalent purchase price per share of the Preferred Shares, or $0.15. The warrants are exercisable for seven years from the date of issuance, subject to the Company increasing its authorized number of shares of common stock and contain similar price-based anti-dilution provisions as the Preferred Shares. As a result of the foregoing, the Company issued to the Purchaser warrants to purchase 66,666,660 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.15 per share. The warrants represent, on a pro-forma basis, approximately 42.2% of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding securities (calculated on a fully-diluted basis) as of December 14, 2009.

In connection with the Series B financing, the Company recorded $5,000 which represents the imputed discount on the Series B Preferred Stock and is being accreted through the date of its initial conversion right, January 10, 2016, using the effective interest method. Accretion on the preferred stock discount will be charged to additional paid in capital. If any Series B Preferred Stock shares are converted prior to the end of the initial conversion date, the related accretion will be accelerated. In addition, the Company incurred $160 in issuance costs associated with their financial which will be amortized through the period ending in the redemption of such stock.

13. Stockholders’ Equity

As of December 31, 2009, the Company had the following warrants outstanding and exercisable:

 

     Amount     Exercise price    Expiration date

Landlord

   12,500      $ 36.80    November 14, 2013

Series B Preferred Shares - round 1

   26,666,660   $ 0.15    December 14, 2016

Series B Preferred Shares - round 2

   40,000,000   $ 0.15    December 22, 2016
           

Total

   66,679,160        
           

 

* The effectiveness of warrants and preferred stock conversions is subject to the Company obtaining sufficient number of authorized shares under an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (see note 19)

As of December 31, 2009, subject to the above, the Company had reserved shares of common stock for issuance as follows:

 

Exercise of common stock options or additional common stock awards

   2,240,273

Exercise of common stock purchase warrants

   66,679,160

Exercise of right to convert of preferred shares

   49,948,400

In January 2008, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware. The amendment included such provisions as increased the number of authorized shares of the Company’s preferred stock and Series A Preferred Stock to 11,671,180, decreased the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock to 50,000,000, provided for automatic conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock to common stock if the sale of the Company’s common stock yields $50 million or more in gross proceeds in an underwritten public offering and the average closing price of the common stock is $15.00 or more per share over a 90-day period, and provided for a reduction in the rate of dividends payable on the Series A Preferred Stock from 8% per year to 3% per year if the average closing price of the common stock is $20.00 or more per share over a 90-day period at any time one year or more after completion of the Hands On merger.

On June 25, 2008, the Company received approval from shareholders at its annual stockholder meeting to increase the number of options available under approved amendments to Purple’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 shares, and to increase the maximum number of shares subject to award to any individual during any calendar year.

On November 24, 2008, the Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of common stock, under established parameters within which purchases of shares may be made, and a limit of $1,000 in the aggregate dollar amount of the shares that may be purchased pursuant to the program between the start date and December 31, 2009. The Board of Directors reserves the right to suspend or discontinue the repurchase program at anytime. It is expected that any repurchased shares will be held in treasury.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

On March 6, 2009 the Company issued 34,155 shares of Common Stock as a result of the cash less exercise of warrants originally issued to the placement agents in connection with the Company’s 2004 financing.

The Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to change the name of the Company from “GoAmerica, Inc.” to “Purple Communications, Inc.” The Certificate of Amendment became effective on February 11, 2009.

On February 27, 2009, May 28, 2009, June 1, 2009 and August 28, 2009 the Company granted stock options to employees pursuant to the Company’s 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (see Note 14).

On December 14, 2009, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the state of Delaware for the purpose of fixing the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Series B Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares are senior to the Company’s common stock but junior to the Company’s outstanding Series A Preferred Stock with respect to liquidation preference and dividends and have certain series voting rights. See note 2, ‘Series B Preferred Stock’ for further discussion.

During the twelve month period ended December 31, 2009 the Company repurchased 12,720 shares of Common Stock pursuant to its share repurchase program.

14. Stock Option Plans and Other Stock-Based Compensation

Stock repurchases during the year ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
during year ended

December 31, 2009
   Average
Price Paid
per Share
   Cumulative Number of
Shares Purchased
Under Publicly
Announced Plans
or  Programs
   Dollar Value of
Shares That May Yet
be Purchased Under
the Plans  or Program
12,720    $ 3.82    42,782    —  
                

On August 3, 1999, the Company adopted the GoAmerica Communications Corp. 1999 Stock Option Plan. This plan provided for the granting of awards to purchase shares of common stock. No further option grants will be made under the GoAmerica Communications Corp. 1999 Stock Option Plan.

In December 1999, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the GoAmerica, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan (the “1999 Plan”) as a successor plan to the GoAmerica Communications Corp. 1999 Stock Option Plan, pursuant to which 60,000 additional shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance to selected employees, non-employee directors and consultants. In May 2001, the Company’s shareholders approved an increase in the maximum number of shares issuable under the 1999 Plan from 60,000 to 132,809 shares.

In November 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2005 Plan”) as a successor plan to the 1999 Plan, pursuant to which 400,000 additional shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance to selected employees, non-employee directors and consultants. In December 2005, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2005 Plan. In December of 2007, the Company’s shareholders amended the plan, pursuant to which 1,600,000 additional shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance to selected employees, non-employee directors and consultants bringing the total available under the plan to 2,000,000. In June of 2008, the Company received approval from shareholders to increase the number of options available under approved amendment to the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000, and to increase the maximum shares subject to award to any individual during any year.

Under the terms of the 2005 Plan, a committee of the Company’s Board of Directors may grant options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to employees and consultants of the Company at such prices that may be determined by the committee. The 2005 Plan provides for award grants in the form of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options and restricted stock awards. Options granted under the 2005 Plan generally vest annually over 4 years and expire after 10 years.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB guidance, requiring the recognition of expense related to the fair value of stock-based compensation awards. The Company elected to use the modified prospective transition method

as permitted by FASB guidance and, therefore, the Company did not restate our financial results for prior periods. Under this transition method, stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2008 includes compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of, December 31, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of FASB guidance.

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

The Company also follows FASB guidance concerning accounting for equity instruments that are issued to other than employees for acquiring, or in conjunction with selling, goods or services for equity instruments issued to consultants.

During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued new stock options totaling 686,000 to certain employees and consultants at an exercise price ranging from $2.37 to $5.17 per share. The fair value of these options was calculated under the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

Risk free rate

   3.0% – 3.7%

Volatility

   21.4% – 105.3%

Expected life

   6.25 – 10.0 years

Dividend yield

   0.0%

Forfeiture rate

   16.1% – 23.6%

The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock option awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. As a result of the option grants referred to above, the Company will recognize a total of $610 compensation expense over a service period of one to four years. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had recognized $112 of this expense.

In accordance with the merger agreement 220,498 Hands On stock options were exchanged for 276,246 stock options of the Company (see note 6). The fair value of the Company’s options exceeded the fair value of the Hands On options by approximately $32 at January 10, 2008 under the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

Risk free rate

   3.91%

Volatility

   48.03%

Expected life

   9.08 – 9.75 years

Dividend yield

   0.00%

This excess value will be recognized as stock based compensation over the remaining vesting life of the underlying options. In addition, the Company will also recognize approximately $1,008 of unamortized stock based compensation which had not been recognized as of the assumption date. As of December 31, 2009, the Company has recognized approximately $384 of these amounts as stock based compensation.

The following table summarizes the stock option activity on a combined basis for the Company’s stock based compensation plans during 2009, 2008 and 2007:

 

     Number
of Options
     Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

Outstanding at December 31, 2006

     83,191       $ 75.90

Granted

     —         $ —  

Assumed

     —         $ —  

Exercised

     —         $ —  

Cancelled

     (2,362    $ 155.63
               

Outstanding at December 31, 2007

     80,829       $ 73.57

Granted

     2,579,000       $ 6.34

Assumed

     276,246       $ 2.65

Exercised

     (1,253    $ 4.19

Cancelled

     (411,436    $ 6.67
               

Outstanding at December 31, 2008

     2,523,386       $ 8.04

Granted

     686,000       $ 3.22

Assumed

     —         $ —  

Exercised

     —         $ —  

Cancelled

     (969,113    $ 6.16
               

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

     2,240,273       $ 7.38
               

Exercisable at December 31, 2009

     1,267,548       $ 9.02
           

Weighted-Average fair value of options granted

   $ 1.09      

Exercisable at December 31, 2008

     621,439       $ 12.41
           

Weighted-Average fair value of options granted

   $ 3.58      
           

Exercisable at December 31, 2007

     79,162       $ 75.07
           

Weighted-Average fair value of options granted

   $ —        
           

Available for grant at December 31, 2009

     717,910      
           

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

The following table summarizes the stock option vesting activity on a combined basis for the Company’s stock based compensation plans during 2009, 2008 and 2007:

 

     Number of
Options
    Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

Exercisable at December 31, 2006

   79,858      $ 78.97

Vested

   1,666      $ 2.35

Exercised

   —        $ —  

Cancelled

   (2,362   $ 155.63
            

Exercisable at December 31, 2007

   79,162      $ 75.07

Vested

   569,605      $ 6.01

Exercised

   (1,253   $ 4.19

Cancelled

   (26,075   $ 30.41
            

Exercisable at December 31, 2008

   621,439      $ 12.41

Vested

   784,678      $ 6.72

Exercised

   —        $ —  

Cancelled

   (138,569   $ 11.18
            

Exercisable at December 31, 2009

   1,267,548      $ 9.02
            

Total intrinsic value, which is the amount by which the stock price exceeds the exercise price of the options on the date of exercise, of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $3, $3 and $-0- respectively.

The following table summarizes information about fixed price stock options outstanding at December 31, 2009:

 

      Outstanding    Exercisable

Range of Exercise Prices

   Number
Outstanding
   Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   Remaining
Life
Weighting
Calc
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
   Number
Exercisable
   Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

$0.24-$2.76

   232,316    $ 2.24    9.0 years    $ 3,023    101,956    $ 1.82    $ 2,779

$3.20-$4.47

   420,021    $ 3.90    8.4 years    $ —      174,562    $ 4.03    $ —  

$5.17-$6.93

   1,552,542    $ 6.32    8.3 years    $ —      955,636    $ 6.27    $ —  

$16.00-$84.80

   22,069    $ 23.73    3.3 years    $ —      22,069    $ 23.73    $ —  

$110.40-$167.20

   7,719    $ 156.01    1.5 years    $ —      7,719    $ 156.01    $ —  

$401.60-$600.00

   5,106    $ 428.01    0.1 years    $ —      5,106    $ 428.01    $ —  

$1,280.00-$1,280.00

   500    $ 1,280.00    0.3 years    $ —      500    $ 1,280.00    $ —  
                                

Total

   2,240,273          $ 3,023    1,267,548       $ 2,779
                                

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value (i.e., the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day, December 31, 2009 and the exercise price, times the number of shares) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their in the money options on December 31, 2009. This amount changes based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock. At December 31, 2009 the Company’s stock closing price was $0.34 per share.

Restricted Stock

During January 2008, the Company vested 124,998 shares of restricted stock which represented all remaining restricted shares held by executive management and directors that were unvested at December 31, 2007. The Company recognized $469 expense related to the amortization of these restricted stock awards during the year ended December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2009, there was no unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock.

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s non-vested restricted stock activity for the years ended December 31:

 

     Number of
Shares
    Weighted
Average
Grant
Date Fair
Value

Non vested stock at December 31, 2007

   124,998      $ 4.64

Granted

   —        $ —  

Vested

   (124,998   $ 4.64

Forfeited

   —        $ —  
            

Non vested stock at December 31, 2008

   —        $ —  

Granted

   —        $ —  

Vested

   —        $ —  

Forfeited

   —        $ —  
            

Non vested stock at December 31, 2009

   —        $ —  
            

The following table sets forth the total stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock options and non-vested restricted stock awards included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2009

Selling, general and administrative

   $ 1,658

Stock-based compensation expense before income

     1,658

Income tax benefit

     —  
      

Total stock-based compensation expense after

   $ 1,658
      

15. Related party transactions

The Company entered into certain financing and equity agreements with Clearlake, holder of Series A preferred stock, as a result of the transactions described in Note 5 and 6. On January 10, 2008, all outstanding amounts under the credit agreement with Clearlake (more fully described in note 4) were repaid in full. The Company paid Clearlake approximately $3,763 of interest for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company also paid Clearlake $135 and $198 during the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, related to consulting costs incurred. The Company entered into an agreement with CCP A. L.P., an affiliate of Clearlake, for the purchase of Series B Preferred Stock on December 14, 2009, see note 12, and into various amendments to its credit facilities with the First Lien Lenders and Second Lien Lenders, as more specifically described in notes 5 and 19.

16. Other Matter

During 2008, the Company engaged in a group termination of employees in several of its facilities associated with the acquisitions of the Verizon TRS Division, Hands On and restructuring efforts Verizon TRS division, Hands on Video Relay Services, Inc, Sign Language Associates and Visual Language Interpreting, Inc. In addition the Company incurred lease termination cost. As a result, the Company recorded $1,052 of restructuring charges during the year ended December 31, 2008.

As a result of declines in revenue and cash flows and a shortfall to its operating plan, primarily associated with NECA withholding of payments, limited success of the Company’s endpoint device strategy, cost and expenses related to the government investigations and the September 18, 2009 Order from the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC disallowing reimbursement for Video Relay Service workplace conference calls, the Company determined it necessary to engage in certain cost

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

cutting efforts. On October 28, 2009, the Company initiated a reduction in work force which affected approximately 25 employees, or approximately 3% of the Company’s workforce. In addition to the workforce reduction, the Company closed certain of its facilities in an effort to more efficiently utilize capacity. The Company incurred material charges in the fourth quarter of 2009 in connection with such reduction in work force and facility closures. The Company is unable to estimate the amount of such charges at this time because, among other things, the Company is currently in negotiations regarding the costs associated with the actions.

Additionally, on December 23, 2009, the Company presented its 2010 operating plan to Clearlake Capital, which represents the majority board seats and controlling interest of the Company. The plan included the closure of four additional call centers and associated of reduction in force, which affected approximately 90 employees, or approximately 9% of the Company’s workforce. The Company incurred $3,704 of charges in the fourth quarter of 2009 in connection with such reduction in work force and facility closures.

17. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

The table below summarizes the Company’s unaudited quarterly operating results for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.

 

     Quarter Ended  
2009    March
31
     June 30      September 30      December 31  

Previously reported

           

Consolidated Statement of Operations:

           

Net revenue

   $ 34,575       $ 32,529       $ 28,550       $ 21,246   

Net (loss) income

   $ (942    $ (1,763    $ (101,978    $ (16,265

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (1,796    $ (2,643    $ (102,886    $ (17,210

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.20    $ (0.29    $ (11.21    $ (2.13

Consolidated Balance Sheet:

           

Accrued expenses

   $ 13,884       $ 11,494       $ 12,426       $ 30,875   

Accumulated deficit

   $ (288,990    $ (291,635    $ (394,520    $ (430,188
     March
31
     June 30      September 30      December 31  

As restated

           

Consolidated Statement of Operations:

           

Net revenue

   $ 29,931       $ 29,533       $ 28,456       $ 21,246   

Net (loss) income

   $ (5,586    $ (4,759    $ (102,072    $ (16,265

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (6,440    $ (5,639    $ (102,980    $ (17,210

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.70    $ (0.62    $ (11.22    $ (2.13

Consolidated Balance Sheet

           

Accrued expenses

   $ 29,252       $ 29,858       $ 30,884       $ 30,875   

Accumulated deficit

   $ (304,358    $ (309,999    $ (412,978    $ (430,188
     Quarter Ended  
2008    March
31
     June 30      September 30      December 31  

Previously reported

           

Consolidated Statement of Operations:

           

Net revenue

   $ 29,052       $ 30,649       $ 35,735       $ 34,645   

Net (loss) income

   $ 365       $ (201    $ (1,323    $ (3,857

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (349    $ (1,014    $ (2,163    $ (4,711

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.04    $ (0.11    $ (0.24    $ (0.51

Consolidated Balance Sheet:

           

Accrued expenses

   $ 10,982       $ 11,371       $ 11,507       $ 15,087   

Accumulated deficit

   $ (279,306    $ (280,127    $ (282,290    $ (287,194
     March
31
     June 30      September 30      December 31  

As restated

           

Consolidated Statement of Operations:

           

Net revenue

   $ 27,273       $ 28,877       $ 32,940       $ 30,267   

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,414    $ (1,973    $ (4,118    $ (8,235

Net loss applicable to common stockholders

   $ (2,128    $ (2,786    $ (4,958    $ (9,089

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.23    $ (0.30    $ (0.54    $ (0.99

Consolidated Balance Sheet:

           

Accrued expenses

   $ 12,761       $ 14,922       $ 17,853       $ 25,811   

Accumulated deficit

   $ (281,085    $ (283,678    $ (288,636    $ (297,918

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

18. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The table below presents the Company’s supplemental disclosure of cash flow information for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.

 

     Years ended December 31,
     2009    2008

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

     

Cash paid for interest

   4,932    7,287

Cash tax payments

   452    1,926

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing Activities:

     

Acquisition of equipment through capital leases

   —      214

Cash portion of Verizon purchase price withheld from financing

   —      44,000

Cash portion of Hands On purchase price withheld from financing

   —      32,282

Payoff of outstanding Hands On debt withheld from proceeds

   —      6,017

Deferred financing cost withheld from proceeds

   —      1,605

Deferred acquisition costs withheld from proceeds

   —      3,016

Repayment of credit agreement from proceeds from issuance of debt

   —      3,582

Cost of issuance of preferred stock withheld from proceeds

   —      1,001

Accrued preferred stock dividend

   3,587    3,221

19. Subsequent events

On February 19, 2010, subsequent to the filing of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009, the Company received a notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from the National Exchange Carriers Association, or NECA, which administers TRS Fund (the “First Notice”). Pursuant to the First Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that the Company has received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating to international-to-international calls that the FCC now contends are not compensable as TRS calls during the period from July 2008 to July 2009. The stated amount of such overpayments is $1,740, which amount was due and payable to the FCC as of the date of the First Notice. (see note 9—accounts payable and accrued expenses).

On February 25, 2010, the Company received a second notice of a demand for payment for erroneous receipt of funds from NECA (the “Second Notice”). The Second Notice was issued concurrently with the Declaratory Ruling. Pursuant to the Second Notice, the FCC stated that it has determined that the Company has received one or more erroneous overpayments from NECA relating to VRS and IP Relay calls made by or to a Company employee, or one of the Company’s subcontractors, during the period from January 2008 to November 2009. The stated amount of such overpayments is $16,718, which amount was due and payable to the FCC as of the date of the Second Notice. (see note 9—accounts payable and accrued expenses).

On February 25, 2010, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC (the “CGB”) issued a Declaratory Ruling (the “Ruling”) which stated that VRS calls made by or to a VRS provider’s employee, or the employee of a provider’s subcontractor, are not eligible for compensation from the TRS Fund on a per-minute basis. Instead, the CGB stated that TRS providers are indirectly compensated for such calls by including the costs of such calls in business expenses reported to the FCC, which the FCC then uses to calculate rates for qualified TRS minutes. The Ruling also stated that VRS calls placed for the purpose of generating compensable minutes are not, and never have been, compensable from the TRS Fund. Finally, the Ruling stated that VRS Voice Carry Over used to connect two hearing users and VRS calls used to connect two users who are both outside the United States do not qualify as TRS, and, therefore, are not compensable by the TRS Fund.

The demands for payment by the FCC in the First Notice and the Second Notice represent direct financial obligations that are material to the Company. Because the demands for payment were due on the respective dates of the First Notice and Second Notice, the payments are delinquent and may be subject to additional charges. Interest accrues from the date of delinquency if the payments are not made within 30 days. Additionally, a penalty of six percent is charged if any portion of the payments remains unpaid after 90 days.

Both of the First Notice and Second Notice indicate that the FCC’s review process of the Company’s business practices continues, and that the FCC may determine that additional overpayments have been made to the Company.

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

In addition, the First Notice stated that the FCC directed NECA to suspend payment for December 2009, which the Company had anticipated receiving on February 19, 2010. In the Second Notice, the FCC further directed NECA to suspend all further payments to the Company. The Company’s primary source of revenue, and its ability to continue operations, is dependent upon payments from NECA for TRS minutes. Approximately 90% of all of the Company’s revenue is generated from TRS minutes paid by the TRS Fund administered by NECA. On March 1, 2010, the Company filed an Emergency Stay Request and Application for Review with the FCC, seeking due process regarding the FCC’s withholding of funds owed to the Company. The outcome of the Company’s Emergency Stay Request and Application for Review is uncertain.

The Company is a party to that certain Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among the Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a term loan of $40,000 and a revolving line of credit for $8,000, all of which is outstanding.

As a result of the delivery of the First Notice and the Second Notice by the FCC, the Administrative Agent delivered notice to the Company on February 25, 2010 stating that the Company is in default under the Credit Agreement. The notice further stated that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have not waived, and are not in a position at this time to waive, the defaults resulting from delivery of the First Notice and the Second Notice and that the conditions precedent to any further extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will not be satisfied so long as the defaults are continuing.

The Company has been involved in settlement discussions with the FCC, SEC and DOJ with respect to the FCC subpoenas and letters of inquiry. The settlement discussions have focused on certain Company practices, including: internal video relay service conference calls, particularly multi-party internal calls that did not include a hearing participant, international calls and third-party contractual relationships. The Company intends to continue to pursue settlement discussions and will attempt to include resolution of the matters set forth in the First Notice and the Second Notice as part of those discussions. However, the Company can provide no assurances that future settlement discussions will occur, or if they do occur, will result in resolution of any of the matters previously discussed with the FCC or the matters set forth in the First Notice and the Second Notice.

On March 3, 2010, Steven Chang tendered his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors of Purple Communications, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. Mr. Chang resigned for personal reasons and not as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

On March 8, 2010, the Company, its lenders and the FCC entered into a Standstill Agreement, pursuant to which (i) the FCC has caused NECA to pay to the Company $3,800 for minutes submitted to NECA by the Company for the month of December, (ii) the Company has acknowledged and agreed not to challenge the FCC’s claim for $18,459, (iii) the FCC and the Company have agreed to negotiate in good faith to reach a final and binding settlement concerning the (a) the FCC’s claim for reimbursement for $18,459 and (b) the matters that have been the subject of the FCC’s investigations, contemplated at no more than $1,500 (for a total of approximately $20,000), during the 180-day period following the signing of the standstill Agreement which ends on September 4, 2010 (the “Standstill Period”), and (iv) the FCC has agreed not to withhold payment or cause NECA to withhold payment to offset the FCC’s claim for reimbursement during the Standstill Period. During the Standstill Period, the Company will continue to operate its business in the ordinary course to ensure its customers receive services consistent with past practices, except as may be limited by the Declaratory Ruling issued by the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC on February 25, 2010. The Company intends to continue negotiations with the FCC pursuant to the terms of the Standstill Agreement; however, there can be no assurances that the Company will reach a satisfactory agreement with the FCC. Failure to reach agreement with the FCC would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

The Company is party to a Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “First Lien Credit Agreement”), dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among the Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “First Lien Lenders”), the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent (the “First Lien Administrative Agent”), and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent” and together with the First Lien Administrative Agent, the “First Lien Agents”).

On March 8, 2010, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a Forbearance Agreement and Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, the other loan parties thereto, the First Lien Lenders, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto and the First Lien Agents. As previously disclosed, the Company is currently in default under the First Lien Credit Agreement, primarily as a result of the Demands for Payment discussed above and the related governmental investigations (the “Specified Defaults”). Pursuant to the Sixth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, the First Lien Agents and the First Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising any rights or remedies under the First Lien Credit Agreement arising out of Specified Defaults until expiration of the Standstill Period, subject to compliance with other terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement (the “Forbearance Period”). During the Forbearance Period, the First Lien Lenders have agreed to make revolving loans under the First Lien Credit Agreement, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, and provided that the aggregate amount outstanding under the revolving facility does not exceed $6,200. The First Lien Lenders and First Lien Agents have also agreed to waive any obligation of the Company to comply with certain financial and information reporting covenants during the Forbearance Period, but have not agreed to waive the Specified Defaults and have the right to exercise all remedies available to them upon expiration of the Forbearance Period. In addition to the forbearance agreement, the Sixth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement amends the First Lien Credit Agreement to (i) increase the applicable margin for Base Rate Loans from 6% to 9%, (ii) increase the applicable margin for Eurodollar Rate Loans from 7% to 10%, (iii) require a minimum consolidated fixed charge ratio of 1.00 to 1.00 as of specified periods during the Forbearance Period, (iv) allow for 3% of the interest accrual during the Forbearance Period to be paid-in-kind, (v) extend the period of time for the Company to conduct its rights offering of securities until December 31, 2010 from June 30, 2010 and (v) make certain other amendments consistent with the terms of the Standstill Agreement. Because the Forbearance Period is for a period of less than one year, GAAP requires classification of the debt as a short-term liability, accordingly the Company has reclassified debt under the First Lien Credit Agreement.

The Company is party to a Second Lien Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”), dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among the Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Second Lien Lenders”), and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., as administrative agent (the “Second Lien Agent”). Concurrently with entering into the Sixth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into the Forbearance Agreement and Sixth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement”), dated as of March 8, 2010, among the Company, as borrower, the other loan parties thereto, the Second Lien Lenders, and the Second Lien Agent. Pursuant to the Sixth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising any rights or remedies under the Second Lien Credit Agreement arising out of the Specified Defaults until expiration of the Forbearance Period.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

The Second Lien Lenders and Second Lien Agent have also agreed to waive any obligation of the Company to comply with certain financial and information reporting covenants during the Forbearance Period, but have not agreed to waive the Specified Defaults and have the right to exercise all remedies available to them upon expiration of the Forbearance Period. In addition to the forbearance agreement, the Sixth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement amends the Second Lien Credit Agreement to (i) increase the applicable margin for the period from December 21, 2009 to March 7, 2010 to 14%, for the period from March 8, 2010 to December 31, 2010 to 17% and to 14% otherwise, (ii) require a minimum consolidated fixed charge ratio of .85 to 1.00 as of specified periods during the Forbearance Period, (iii) extend the period of time for the Company to conduct its rights offering of securities until December 31, 2010 from June 30, 2010 and (iv) make certain other amendments consistent with the terms of the Standstill Agreement. Because the Forbearance Period is for a period of less than one year, GAAP requires classification of the debt as a short-term liability, accordingly the Company has reclassified debt under the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

On March 10, 2010 Steven Eskenazi tendered his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors of Purple Communications, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. Up until the time of his resignation, Mr. Eskenazi served as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Eskenazi resigned for personal reasons and not as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

On March 11, 2010 Christopher Gibbons tendered his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately. Up until the time of his resignation, Mr. Gibbons served as a member of the Compensation and Audit Committees of the Board of Directors. Mr. Gibbons resigned for personal reasons and not as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

On March 16, 2010, Jose Feliciano and Aaron Dobrinsky were appointed to served as members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has not determined which, if any, committees Mssrs. Feliciano and Dobrinsky will be appointed to served as members. Mr. Feliciano was appointed by Behdad Eghbali, the current sole designee of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company. Pursuant to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended to date, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have a right to elect two (2) members of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Feliciano is a manager of CCG Operations, LLC, which is the managing member of Clearlake Capital Partners, LLC. Clearlake Capital Partners, LLC is the general manager of CCP A, L.P., which owns 7,456,480 shares of the Company’s Series A preferred Stock. Other than Mr. Feliciano’s relationship with CCP A, L.P., neither Mr. Feliciano nor Mr. Dobrinsky was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors in connection with any arrangement or understanding between himself and any other persons. Mr. Dobrinsky was appointed by the current members of the Board of Directors to fill an existing vacancy on the Board of Directors. Mr Dobrinsky is currently an employee of the Company and works as a strategic advisor with business development focus.

On March 19, 2010, Purple Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) initiated a reduction in work force which is expected to affect approximately 53 employees, or approximately 6% of the Company’s workforce. The Company expects to incur material charges in the first quarter of 2010 in connection with such reduction in work force, however, the Company is unable to estimate the amount of such charges at this time.

On March 26, 2010, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware increasing the number of authorized shares to 420,000,000, with 400,000,000 designated common and 20,000,000 designated preferred, as contemplated under the series B preferred stock purchase agreement. See note 12 herein for further discussion of the series B preferred stock and associated warrants.

On March 29, 2010, the Board of Directors and management of Purple Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) concluded that the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “2008 Financial Statements”) and the Company’s quarterly financial statements for the three quarters ended March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009 (the “2009 Interim Financial Statements”), should no longer be relied upon due to changes in the Company’s revenue recognition policies. The Company’s conclusion was reported on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on April 5, 2010. In addition, the Company’s prior related earnings, news releases and similar communications should no longer be relied on to the extent they related to the 2008 Financial Statements and/or 2009 Interim Financial Statements. The Company evaluated and changed its revenue recognition policies applicable to the 2008 Financial Statements and 2009 Interim Financial Statements as a result of (1) the issuance by the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 25, 2010 of a Declaratory Ruling (DA 10-314, hereinafter referred to as the “Declaratory Ruling”) addressing the types of video relay service calls that are compensable by the Federal Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund (the “TRS Fund”), (2) the receipt by the Company on February 19, 2010 and February 25, 2010 of notices of demand for payment (the “Demands for Payment”) from the FCC in the aggregate amount of $18,459 for erroneous receipt of funds from the National Exchange Carriers Association (“NECA”), which administers the TRS Fund, and (3) the Company and the FCC entering into a Standstill Agreement on March 8, 2010. Among

 

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PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

other things the Declaratory Ruling stated that the TRS Fund pays differently for VRS calls made by or to a VRS provider’s (deaf or hearing) employees and contractors and that such calls were not reimbursable from the TRS Fund, but instead such calls were to be considered a “business expense” of the Company. The FCC further stated that the Declaratory Ruling was retroactive in effect.

In addition to demanding immediate payment of $18,459, the Demands for Payment directed NECA to suspend further all payments to the Company from the TRS Fund. As a result of the Demands for Payment and suspension of payment to the Company from the TRS Fund, the Company expected that its current cash and cash equivalents would not be sufficient to continue operations of the Company, and the Company would likely be required to cease operations. In order to avoid a cessation of the Company’s operations, and although the Company previously believed that its accounting of revenues included in its prior historical financial statements was proper based upon its reasonable interpretation of FCC rules and guidance, the Company, its lenders and the FCC entered into the Standstill Agreement, pursuant to which (1) the FCC caused NECA to pay to the Company $3,800 for minutes submitted to NECA by the Company for the month of December, (2) the Company acknowledged and agreed not to challenge the FCC’s claim for $18,459, (3) the FCC and the Company agreed to negotiate in good faith to reach a final and binding settlement concerning the FCC’s claim for reimbursement and the matters that have been the subject of the FCC’s investigations during the 180-day period following the Standstill Agreement, or September 4, 2010, and (4) the FCC agreed not to withhold payment or cause NECA to withhold payments to offset the FCC’s claim for reimbursement. See Notes 3 and 17 for further discussion.

On April 28, 2010, the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) provided to us a copy of a sealed Qui Tam complaint alleging violations of the Federal False Claims Act. The DOJ has not intervened in this case at this time and we are engaged in discussions with the DOJ regarding these claims. We are unable to predict the outcome of these matters, but we are cooperating with the government agencies involved in those matters.

Schedule II

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves

Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

 

     Balance at
Beginning of
Period
   Additions:
Charged to Cost
and Expenses
   Deductions    Balance at
End of
Period

Year Ended December 31, 2009

           

Allowance for doubtful accounts(1)

   377    589    174    792

Inventory Reserve(2)

   —      —      —      —  

Year Ended December 31, 2008

           

Allowance for doubtful accounts(1)

   292    350    265    377

Inventory Reserve(2)

   —      103    103    —  

 

(1) Uncollectible accounts written-off, net of recoveries.
(2) Inventory discounts charged to reserve.

 

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EX-3.1 2 dex31.htm FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

Exhibit 3.1

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

GOAMERICA, INC.

Purple Communications, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:

ONE: The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was originally filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 1, 1999, under the name “GoAmerica, Inc.” A Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 18, 2005, under the name “GoAmerica, Inc.” A Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Preferred Stock (par value $0.01 per share) was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 2, 2007. An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 10, 2008, under the name “GoAmerica, Inc.”

TWO: This Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the board of directors and stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

THREE: The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be amended and restated to read in full as follows:

ARTICLE I

The name of the corporation (hereinafter, the “Corporation”) is GoAmerica, Inc.

ARTICLE II

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Corporation, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Corporation.

ARTICLE III

The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware General Corporation Law”).

ARTICLE IV

A. Classes of Stock. The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of capital stock designated “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock”, respectively. The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Sixty One Million, Six Hundred Seventy-One Thousand, One Hundred Eighty (61,671,180), of which Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and Eleven Million, Six Hundred Seventy One Thousand, One Hundred Eighty (11,671,180) shares shall be Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.


B. Rights, Preferences and Restrictions of Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock authorized by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation may be issued from time to time in one or more series, without further stockholder approval (except as may be required by Section 6 of this Article IV.B. below). Subject to the provisions hereof and the limitations prescribed by law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) is expressly authorized, by adopting resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of any particular series and, if and to the extent from time to time required by law, by filing with the Delaware Secretary of State a certificate setting forth the resolutions so adopted pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, to establish the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the powers, including voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, relating to each such series. Subject to the approval requirements set forth in Section 6 of this Article IV.B. below, the rights, powers, preferences and restrictions of any such additional series may be subordinated to, pari passu with (including, without limitation, inclusion in provisions with respect to preferences on liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or with respect to distributions, redemption and/or approval of matters by vote), or senior to any of those of any present or future class or series of Preferred Stock or Common Stock. Subject to Section 6 of this Article IV.B. below, the Board is also authorized to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series prior or subsequent to the issue of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series. The first such series of Preferred Stock shall consist of Seven Million, Seven Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand, Nine Hundred Forty-Four (7,736,944) shares and is designated “Series A Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The rights, powers, preferences and restrictions granted to and imposed on the Series A Preferred Stock are as set forth below in this Paragraph B of this Article IV.

1. Dividend Provisions.

(a) Dividend Amount.

(i) Cumulative Dividends. Each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue cash dividends commencing on the date such share of Series A Preferred Stock is first issued (as to each such share, the “Series A Issue Date”). The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any assets legally available therefor, cumulative cash dividends (the “Cumulative Dividend”) at the rate of:

(x) for each share of Series A Preferred Stock issued prior to the Dividend Reduction Date, (I) 8.0% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly from and including the Series A Issue Date to but excluding the Dividend Reduction Date and (II) 3.0% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly from and including the Dividend Reduction Date; and

(y) for each share of Series A Preferred Stock issued on or after the Dividend Reduction Date, 3.0% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly from and including the Series A Issue Date.

 

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(ii) Participation as to Dividends. To the extent dividends are paid by the Corporation on shares of Common Stock (in anything other than additional shares of Common Stock for which a corresponding adjustment is made to the Series A Preferred Stock Conversion Price hereunder), holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall also be entitled to receive, during each fiscal year, an amount (if greater than zero) equal to (x) dividends payable on shares of Common Stock, if any, during such fiscal year (as if such shares of Series A Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the record date for such Common Stock dividend) minus (y) the amount of Cumulative Dividends that have been paid or have accrued during such fiscal year pursuant to Section B.1.(a)(i) of this Article IV.

(b) Priority. Cumulative Dividends shall be paid prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend (other than a dividend paid only in additional shares of Common Stock of the Corporation) on the Common Stock of the Corporation, except as permitted by this Section 1(b). Any dividends paid on the Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid ratably among the holders of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of the applicable record date.

(c) Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section (1)(c) of Article IV.B. shall have, for all purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the meanings herein specified (with terms defined in the singular having comparable meanings when used in the plural):

Closing Price” shall mean, with respect to the Corporation’s Common Stock on any date, the closing price on such date as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) or the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Corporation’s Common Stock is then listed, or, if the Corporation’s Common Stock is not quoted on NASDAQ and is not listed on a U.S. securities exchange, as reported on the principal other market on which the Corporation’s Common Stock is then traded. In the absence of such quotations, the Closing Price shall be deemed to be zero.

Dividend Reduction Date” shall mean the first day after the date that is one (1) year following the date this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware upon which the average Closing Price of the Corporation’s Common Stock over the Trading Days within the 90-day period immediately preceding such date is $20.00 or more per share (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events).

Trading Day” shall mean (x) if the Corporation’s Common Stock is quoted on NASDAQ, a day on which trades may be made thereon, (y) if the Corporation’s Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading on another U.S. securities exchange, a day on which such other U.S. securities exchange is open for business or (z) if the Corporation’s Common Stock is not quoted on NASDAQ and is not listed or admitted for trading on another U.S. securities exchange, a weekday on which commercial banks are open for business in the State of New York.

2. Liquidation.

(a) Series A Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (“Liquidation”), whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive for each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets of the Corporation to

 

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the holders of the Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to $5.17 (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock) (“Series A Issue Price”), plus an amount equal to all accrued but unpaid Cumulative Dividends and any other accrued but unpaid dividends on such share payable hereunder (the “Series A Liquidation Amount”). If, upon the occurrence of such event, the assets and funds thus distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full preferential amounts aforesaid, then, all of the assets available for distribution to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be distributed among and paid to such holders ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holders. Upon payment of the full preferential amounts set forth above in respect of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, such share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be immediately surrendered and canceled without any further action on the part of the Corporation or the holder thereof.

(b) Remaining Assets. Upon the completion of the distribution required by subparagraph (a) of this Section 2, in the event of a Liquidation, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of Common Stock pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock held by each.

(c) Deemed Liquidation.

(i) For purposes of this Section 2, a Liquidation shall be deemed to be occasioned by, or to include, the following (each of the following, as so qualified, a “Liquidation Event”), unless the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Corporation consent in writing that such event or transaction or series of transactions shall not be deemed a Liquidation:

(A) the acquisition of the Corporation by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any reorganization, merger or consolidation, but excluding (x) any merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Corporation and (y) any transaction or series of transactions in which the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of the stock of the Corporation having the right to vote for the election of members of the Corporation’s board of directors immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction or transactions are the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the stock of the successor entity having the right to vote for the election of members of such successor entity’s board of directors immediately after the consummation of such transaction or transactions);

(B) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries; or

(C) a Change of Control of the Corporation.

As used herein, “Change of Control of the Corporation” means (1) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becoming the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) after the first date on which any shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued (the “Initial Series A Issue Date”), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation or (2) any “person” or two or more “persons” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act)

 

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acting in concert shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof, will result in its or their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Corporation or control of more than 50% of the then outstanding voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation.

(ii) In any Liquidation Event, if the consideration received by the Corporation is other than cash or securities, its value will be deemed its fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board. The fair market value of any securities shall be valued as follows:

(A) Securities not subject to investment letter or other similar restrictions on free marketability covered by (B) below:

(1) If traded on a national securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the Closing Prices of the securities on such exchange or market over the thirty (30)-Trading Day period ending three (3) days prior to the closing;

(2) If actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid or sale prices (whichever is applicable) over the thirty (30)-Trading Day period ending three (3) days prior to the closing; and

(3) If there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as mutually determined in good faith by the Board and the holders of at least a majority of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding or, if such parties cannot agree on such value, within five (5) business days from the date that either party determines that the fair market value cannot be agreed upon, a national (or otherwise well-recognized) investment banking firm with expertise in valuation.

(B) The method of valuation of securities subject to investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability (other than restrictions arising solely by virtue of a stockholder’s status as an affiliate or former affiliate) shall be to make an appropriate discount from the market value determined as above in (A)(1), (2) or (3) to reflect the approximate fair market value thereof, in each case, as determined by a national (or otherwise well-recognized) investment banking firm with expertise in valuation.

(iii) The Corporation shall give each holder of record of Series A Preferred Stock written notice of such impending transaction not later than the earlier of (A) fourteen (14) days prior to the stockholders’ meeting called to approve such transaction, or (B) fourteen (14) days prior to the closing of such transaction, and shall also promptly notify such holders in writing of the final approval of such transaction. The first of such notices shall describe the material terms and conditions of the impending transaction and the provisions of this Section 2, and the Corporation shall thereafter give holders of Series A Preferred Stock prompt notice of any material modifications of such terms and conditions of such impending transaction. The transaction shall in no event take place sooner than fourteen (14) days after the Corporation has given the first notice provided for herein or sooner than ten (10) days after the Corporation has given notice of any material changes provided for herein; provided, however, that such periods may be shortened or waived with the written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.

 

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3. Redemption.

(a) If any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall elect at any time after January 10, 2015 that the Corporation shall redeem (to the extent it may lawfully do so) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder that is specified in a request for redemption delivered to the Corporation by the holder (accompanied by the certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be so redeemed), the Corporation shall promptly honor such request for redemption (to the extent of lawfully available funds therefor), by paying in cash on the Redemption Date an amount equal to the Series A Redemption Price.

(b) The Corporation may at any time (to the extent it may lawfully do so), but no earlier than January 10, 2015, at the option of the Board of Directors, redeem (to the extent there are lawfully available funds therefor) in whole or in part the Series A Preferred Stock by paying in cash therefor an amount equal to the Series A Redemption Price on the Redemption Date. The terms of any redemption pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be specified in the Corporation Redemption Notice (as defined below). Any redemption effected pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be made on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock in proportion to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then held by them.

(c) As used herein, the term “Redemption Date” shall refer to (i) in the case of redemption pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Article IV.B., the date that is designated by the Corporation in the Redemption Notice (as defined below) and which shall not be more than 25 days after the Corporation’s receipt of a request for redemption, and (ii) in the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Article IV.B., the date designated by the Corporation in the Corporation Redemption Notice (as defined below) upon which a redemption is to be effected. As used herein, the term “Series A Redemption Price” shall have the same meaning as Series A Liquidation Amount.

(d) Upon receipt of a request for redemption pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Article IV.B. (the “Exercise Notice”) within ten (10) days of the receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Corporation shall give written notice to each holder of record of the Series A Preferred Stock (as of the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given), at the address last shown on the records of the Corporation for such holder, notifying such holder of the receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Redemption Date, the Series A Redemption Price, the place at which payment may be obtained and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, his certificate or certificates representing the shares to be redeemed (the “Redemption Notice”). Each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to participate in the redemption described in the Redemption Notice by delivering to the Corporation, within ten (10) days of his receipt of the Redemption Notice, a written request to participate in such redemption, which request shall specify the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock such holder is requesting that the Corporation redeem. In the event that multiple holders request such redemption and the Corporation does not have sufficient funds lawfully available to accommodate all such requests, such redemption shall be made on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock requesting redemption in proportion to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock specified in each such holder’s request for redemption.

(e) In the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Article IV.B., the Corporation shall give written notice to each holder of record (as of the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given), at the address last

 

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shown on the records of the Corporation for such holder, notifying such holder of the redemption to be effected, specifying the number of shares to be redeemed from such holder, the Redemption Date (which may be the date of the notice if payment of the Redemption Price is made on such date), the Redemption Price, the place at which payment may be obtained and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, his certificate or certificates representing the shares to be redeemed (the “Corporation Redemption Notice”). If the funds of the Corporation legally available for redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock on a Redemption Date triggered pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Article IV.B. are insufficient to redeem the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such date, those funds which are legally available will be used to redeem the maximum possible number of such shares ratably among the holders of such shares to be redeemed based upon their holdings of Series A Preferred Stock. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock not redeemed shall remain outstanding and entitled to all the rights and preferences provided herein. At any time thereafter when additional funds of the Corporation are legally available for the redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock such funds will immediately be used to redeem the balance of the shares which the Corporation has become obliged to redeem on any such Redemption Date but which it has not redeemed.

(f) On or prior to a Redemption Date, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such date shall surrender to this Corporation the certificate or certificates representing such shares, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice or the Corporation Redemption Notice, as applicable, and thereupon the Series A Redemption Price of such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof and each surrendered certificate shall be canceled. In the event less than all the shares represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares.

(g) From and after payment of the Series A Redemption Price, all rights of the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so redeemed, as holders of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, shall cease with respect to such redeemed shares, and such shares shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever.

4. Conversion. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following conversion rights:

(a) Right to Convert. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing (1) the Series A Issue Price plus the amount of all accrued and unpaid Cumulative Dividends and any other accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series A Preferred Stock by (2) the Conversion Price at the time in effect for the Series A Preferred Stock. The “Conversion Price” per share for shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall initially be equal to the Series A Issue Price (as adjusted pursuant to Section 4(b) of this Article IV.B. below).

(b) Adjustments to the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

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(i) (A) Subject to Section 4(b)(v) of this Article IV.B. below, if this Corporation shall issue, after the Initial Series A Issue Date, any Additional Stock (as defined below) without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for such series in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Stock, the Conversion Price for the Series A Preferred Stock in effect immediately prior to each such issuance shall forthwith (except as otherwise provided in this clause (i)) be adjusted to a price determined by multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding (as defined below) immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of shares of Common Stock that the aggregate consideration received by this Corporation for such issuance would purchase at such Conversion Price; and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such issuance plus the number of shares of such Additional Stock. “Common Stock Deemed Outstanding” shall mean, at any given time, the number of shares of Common Stock actually outstanding at such time, plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable at such time upon conversion of all outstanding (x) Series A Preferred Stock, (y) then exercisable options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock and (z) securities by their terms then convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities, in each case then outstanding.

(B) Except to the limited extent provided for in subsections (E)(3) and (E)(4) of this Section below, no adjustment of such Conversion Price pursuant to this subsection 4(b)(i) shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price above the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.

(C) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting any reasonable discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by this Corporation for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

(D) In the case of the issuance of the Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair value thereof determined in accordance with Section 2(c)(ii) of this Article IV.B.

(E) In the case of the issuance (whether before, on or after the Initial Series A Issue Date) of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities, the following provisions shall apply for all purposes of subsection 4(b)(i) and subsection 4(b)(ii) of this Section above:

(1) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, including without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) of such options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration (determined in the manner provided in subsections 4(b)(i)(C) and 4(b)(i)(D) of this Subsection B), if any, received by this Corporation upon the issuance of such options or rights plus the minimum exercise price provided in such options or rights (without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) for the Common Stock covered thereby.

 

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(2) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of, or in exchange (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to convertibility or exchangeability, including, without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) for, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or upon the exercise of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration, if any, received by this Corporation for any such securities and related options or rights (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the minimum additional consideration, if any, to be received by this Corporation (without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or the exercise of any related options or rights (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in subsections 4(b)(i)(C) and 4(b)(i)(D) of this Subsection B).

(3) In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable or in the consideration payable to this Corporation upon exercise of such options or rights or upon conversion of or in exchange for such convertible or exchangeable securities, including, but not limited to, a change resulting from the antidilution provisions thereof (unless such options or rights or convertible or exchangeable securities were merely deemed to be included in the numerator and denominator for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for purposes of subsection 4(b)(i)(A) of this Subsection B), the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such options, rights or securities, shall be recomputed to reflect such change, but no further adjustment shall be made for the actual issuance of Common Stock or any payment of such consideration upon the exercise of any such options or rights or the conversion or exchange of such securities.

(4) Upon the expiration of any such options or rights, the termination of any such rights to convert or exchange or the expiration of any options or rights related to such convertible or exchangeable securities, the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such options, rights or securities or options or rights related to such securities (unless such options or rights were merely deemed to be included in the numerator and denominator for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for purposes of subsection 4(b)(i)(A) of this Subsection B), shall be recomputed to reflect the issuance of only the number of shares of Common Stock (and convertible or exchangeable securities that remain in effect) actually issued upon the exercise of such options or rights, upon the conversion or exchange of such securities or upon the exercise of the options or rights related to such securities.

(5) The number of shares of Common Stock deemed issued and the consideration deemed paid therefor pursuant to subsections 4(b)(i)(E)(1) and (2) of this Subsection B shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any change, termination or expiration of the type described in either subsection 4(b)(i)(E)(3) or (4) of this Subsection B.

(ii) “Additional Stock” shall mean any shares of Common Stock issued (or deemed to have been issued pursuant to subsection 4(b)(i)(E) of this Subsection B) by this Corporation after the Initial Series A Issue Date other than:

 

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(A) shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a transaction described in subsection 4(b)(iii) of this Subsection B;

(B) shares of Common Stock issuable or issued to employees, consultants or directors of this Corporation pursuant to a stock option plan or restricted stock plan approved by the Board;

(C) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in a bona fide, underwritten public offering of shares of Common Stock;

(D) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock or as dividends or distributions on the Series A Preferred Stock, or upon exercise of options or warrants or conversion of any other convertible securities outstanding as of the Initial Series A Issue Date;

(E) shares of Common Stock issued in connection with a bona fide business acquisition of or by this Corporation that is approved by the Board (including the director or directors appointed or designated by the holders of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7 of this Article IV.B.), whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets, sale or exchange of stock or otherwise;

(F) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of warrants or other securities or rights pursuant to equipment lease financings or bank credit arrangements approved by the Board and not undertaken for the primary purpose of raising equity capital; or

(G) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of warrants or other securities or rights to persons or entities with which this Corporation has business relationships or corporate partnering arrangements, including without limitation, the acquisition of technology, and provided that such issuances are approved by the Board and not undertaken for the primary purpose of raising equity capital.

(iii) In the event this Corporation should at any time or from time to time after the Initial Series A Issue Date, fix a record date for the effectuation of a split or subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock (hereinafter referred to as “Common Stock Equivalents”) without payment of any consideration by such holder for the additional shares of Common Stock or the Common Stock Equivalents (including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof), then, as of such record date (or the date of such dividend, distribution, split or subdivision if no record date is fixed), the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be appropriately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be increased in proportion to such increase of the aggregate of shares of Common Stock outstanding and those issuable with respect to such Common Stock Equivalents.

(iv) If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the Initial Series A Issue Date is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of

 

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Common Stock, then, following the record date of such combination, the Conversion Price for the Series A Preferred Stock shall be appropriately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.

(v) No adjustment in the number of shares into which the Preferred Stock is convertible shall be made, by adjustment of the applicable Conversion Price or otherwise, if, prior to such issuance, this Corporation receives written notice from the holders of at least two-thirds of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock that would otherwise be entitled to such adjustment agreeing that no such adjustment shall be made to the Conversion Price in connection with such issuance.

(c) Mechanics of Conversion. Before any holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert the same into shares of Common Stock, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock and shall give written notice by mail, postage prepaid, to the Corporation at its principal corporate office, of the election to convert the same and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates representing shares of Common Stock are to be issued. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver to such holder of Series A Preferred Stock, or to the nominee or nominees of any such holder, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock as of such date. If the conversion is in connection with a Liquidation Event, the conversion may, at the option of the holder tendering Series A Preferred Stock for conversion, be contingent upon, and be deemed to have occurred immediately prior to, the closing of such Liquidation Event.

(d) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. In lieu of issuing any fractional shares to which such stockholder is entitled, the Corporation shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair value of the Common Stock (as determined by the Board) on the date of conversion. Whether or not fractional shares are issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the holder at the time converting into Common Stock and the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.

(e) Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holder of such Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes.

 

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(f) Automatic Conversion.

(i) After completion of an underwritten public offering of the Corporation’s Common Stock yielding proceeds of at least $50,000,000 before deducting underwriters’ commissions and discounts and offering expenses, on the first day that the average Closing Price of the Corporation’s Common Stock over the Trading Days within the 90-day period immediately preceding such date is $15.00 or more per share (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events), each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing (1) the Series A Issue Price plus the amount of all accrued and unpaid Cumulative Dividends and any other accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series A Preferred Stock by (2) the Conversion Price at the time in effect for the Series A Preferred Stock.

(ii) Upon the occurrence of the events specified in subsection (i) in Section 4(f) of this Article IV.B, the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as set forth above without any further action by the holders of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Corporation or its transfer agent; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion unless the certificates evidencing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are either delivered to the Corporation or its transfer agent as provided below, or the holder notifies the Corporation or its transfer agent that such certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with the loss, theft or destruction of such certificates. Upon the occurrence of such automatic conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, (x) the Corporation shall notify (the “Automatic Conversion Notice”) each holder of Series A Preferred Stock who is shown to be such a holder on the books of the Corporation as of the time immediately prior to such conversion and (y) the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall surrender the certificates representing such shares at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, which shall be designated in the Automatic Conversion Notice. Thereupon, there shall be issued and delivered to such holder promptly at such office and in its name as shown on such surrendered certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock surrendered were convertible on the date on which such automatic conversion occurred.

5. General Voting Rights.

(a) General. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by law, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so held could be converted (subject to the limitations on conversion contained in Section 5(c) of this Article IV.B.) at the record date for determination of the stockholders entitled to vote, or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is first executed and delivered. If the application of Section 5(c) of this Article IV.B. hereof shall cause a limitation in the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are then convertible, then the votes associated with the number of shares of Common Stock that can be issued upon conversion shall be proportionately allocated to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding. Except as required by law or otherwise set forth herein, all shares of Series A Preferred Stock and all shares of Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on

 

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an as-converted basis (subject to the limitations on conversion contained in Section 5(c) of this Article IV.B.). The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to cumulative voting except as required by law.

(b) No Violation of NASD Rule 4351. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5, in the event that the Corporation determines, after consultation with NASDAQ or any other securities exchange on which the Corporation’s Common Stock is then listed or traded (after full process, including any appeal process available to the Corporation) that the voting provisions set forth in this Section 5 violate or conflict with Rule 4351 of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”), or any successor or similar rule, or the rules or regulations of any such securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded, then the manner of voting and/or number of votes to which each share of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled shall be modified and/or reduced to the extent required to comply with such rule.

(c) Minimum Conversion Price Regarding Voting. Notwithstanding any contrary or inconsistent provision hereof, for the purpose only of determining the number of votes each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote pursuant to this Section 5, the Conversion Price on the record date for the taking of any vote (or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited) shall not in any case be deemed less than an amount equal to the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Initial Series A Issue Date (as adjusted to reflect any stock dividends, distributions, combinations, reclassifications and other similar transactions effected by the Corporation in respect to its Common Stock).

6. Protective Provisions. Once at least 6,769,826 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock), then as long as at least 2,257,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not (and shall cause its subsidiaries not to), without first obtaining the approval of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock:

(a) issue any equity security that is pari passu with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock (including additional shares of the Series A Preferred Stock) as to liquidation or dividend payments;

(b) amend the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation in a manner that adversely affects the rights of holders of the Series A Preferred Stock (including any adverse amendment to the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, and including without limitation any amendment to this Section 6);

(c) redeem or repurchase any equity security that is pari passu with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to liquidation or dividends;

(d) declare or pay any dividend upon any of the capital stock of the Corporation, except as set forth in Section 1(a)(i) of this Article IV.B. above; or

(e) dissolve or liquidate the Corporation.

 

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7. Series A Preferred Stock Board Designee.

(a) Once at least 7,736,944 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock), then as long as at least 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock), the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, shall be entitled to elect two (2) directors on the Board at each annual election of directors and in connection with any action by written consent of the stockholders with respect to the election of directors (and to fill any vacancies with respect thereto).

(b) Once at least 7,736,944 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock), then at any time that there are more than zero but less than 1,600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock), the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, shall be entitled to elect one (1) director on the Board at each annual election of directors and in connection with any action by written consent of the stockholders with respect to the election of directors (and to fill any vacancies with respect thereto).

In the cases of Sections 7(a) and (b) of this Article IV.B., such representatives of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to participate in all committees of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, other than in instances in which participation would result in a conflict of interest or violation of any securities law or rule of NASDAQ (or to the extent the Corporation’s Common Stock is listed or traded on another securities exchange, the relevant rules of such exchange). Such representatives shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses on a comparable basis with other members of the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

8. Miscellaneous. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and redeemed or otherwise reacquired by the Corporation shall be retired promptly after the reacquisition thereof and, upon compliance with the applicable provisions of Delaware law, shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation.

C. Common Stock.

1. Dividend Rights. Subject to (a) the prior rights of holders of all classes of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends (including any series of Preferred Stock), the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board.

2. Liquidation Rights. Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights, upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (including the Series A Preferred Stock), the assets of the Corporation shall be distributed as provided in Section 2 of this Article IV.B.

3. Voting Rights. The holder of each share of Common Stock shall have the right to one vote per share, and shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance

 

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with the bylaws of this Corporation and applicable law, and shall be entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as may be provided by law.

ARTICLE V

A. This Corporation shall, to the broadest and maximum extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists from time to time indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of this Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of this Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding.

B. In addition, this Corporation shall, to the broadest and maximum extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same may exist from time to time pay to such person any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending or settling any such action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer, to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by this Corporation as authorized in this ARTICLE V.

C. Paragraphs A and B of this ARTICLE V to the contrary notwithstanding, this Corporation shall not indemnify any such person with respect to any of the following matters: (i) remuneration paid to such person if it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of law; or (ii) any accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by such person of this Corporation’s securities within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any federal, state or local statutory law; or (iii) actions brought about or contributed to by the dishonesty of such person, if a final judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such person establishes that acts of active and deliberate dishonesty were committed or attempted by such person with actual dishonest purpose and intent and were material to the adjudication; or (iv) actions based on or attributable to such person having gained any personal profit or advantage to which he or she was not entitled, in the event that a final judgment or other final adjudication adverse to such person establishes that such person in fact gained such personal profit or other advantage to which he or she was not entitled; or (v) any matter in respect of which a final decision by a court with competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification is unlawful.

D. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE V shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws of this Corporation, by agreement, vote of stockholders, or disinterested directors or otherwise.

ARTICLE VI

The following provisions are included for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its Board of Directors and stockholders:

 

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A. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation, subject to any limitation thereof contained in the Bylaws. The stockholders also shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws of the Corporation.

B. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may, except as otherwise required by law, be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of record of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Corporation having a majority of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, and the writing or writings are filed with the permanent records of the Corporation. Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders that have not consented in writing.

C. Special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time only by the President, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (if any) or a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes set forth in the notice of such special meeting.

D. The Board of Directors of the Corporation, when evaluating any offer of another party (i) to make a tender or exchange offer for any equity security of the Corporation or (ii) to effect a business combination, shall, in connection with the exercise of its judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the Corporation as a whole, be authorized to give due consideration to any such factors as the Board of Directors of the Corporation determines to be relevant, including, without limitation:

1. the interests of the Corporation’s stockholders, including the possibility that these interests might be best served by the continued independence of the Corporation;

2. whether the proposed transaction might violate federal or state laws;

3. not only the consideration being offered in the proposed transaction, in relation to the then current market price for the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation, but also to the market price for the capital stock of the Corporation over a period of years, the estimated price that might be achieved in a negotiated sale of the Corporation as a whole or in part or through orderly liquidation, the premiums over market price for the securities of other corporations in similar transactions, current political, economic and other factors bearing on securities prices and the Corporation’s financial condition and future prospects; and

4. the social, legal and economic effects upon employees, suppliers, customers, creditors and others having similar relationships with the Corporation, upon the communities in which the Corporation conducts its business and upon the economy of the state, region and nation.

 

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In connection with any such evaluation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized to conduct such investigations and engage in such legal proceedings as the Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine.

E. In addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend any provision of Articles VI or VIII of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

ARTICLE VII

The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in the Board. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation commencing at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, all directors (exclusive of directors to be elected by the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock voting separately as a class or classes) shall be elected by the holders of the shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors for a one-year term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders. The term of each director serving as of and immediately following the date of the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders shall expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders after such date, notwithstanding that such director may have been elected for a term that extended beyond the date of such annual meeting of stockholders. Each director shall serve until the director’s term expires in accordance with the foregoing provisions or until the director’s prior death, resignation, disqualification or removal from office; provided that each director shall serve notwithstanding the expiration of the director’s term until the director’s successor shall be duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the board of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

Election of directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders need not be by written ballot unless the bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.

Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board or in the bylaws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable either to the Corporation or to any stockholder for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, or (ii) for acts or omissions which are not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law, or (iii) for any matter in respect of which such director shall be liable under Section 174 of Title 8 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any amendment thereto or successor provision thereto, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director shall have derived an improper personal benefit. Neither amendment nor repeal of this paragraph nor the adoption of any provision of this Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this paragraph shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this paragraph in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause

 

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of action, suit or claim that, but for this paragraph of this Article, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE IX

The Corporation shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

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EX-3.2 3 dex32.htm CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE - 2/2009 Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate - 2/2009

Exhibit 3.2

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

GOAMERICA, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

(pursuant to Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law)

GoAmerica, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “Corporation”), through its duly authorized officers and by authority of its Board of Directors does hereby certify:

FIRST: That in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth a proposed amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and directing that said amendment be submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

RESOLVED, that Article I of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:

ARTICLE I

The name of the corporation (hereinafter, the “Corporation”) is Purple Communications, Inc.”

SECOND: That thereafter, the holders of the necessary number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation gave their written consent in favor of the foregoing amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

THIRD: That the amendment of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

FOURTH: This Certificate of Amendment shall be made effective as of February 11, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GoAmerica, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by Michael J. Pendergast, its duly authorized General Counsel and Secretary, this 4th day of February, 2009.

 

/s/ Michael J. Pendergast

Michael J. Pendergast,

General Counsel and Secretary

EX-3.3 4 dex33.htm CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE - 3/2010 Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate - 3/2010

Exhibit 3.3

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

(pursuant to Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law)

Purple Communications, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “Corporation”), through its duly authorized officers and by authority of its Board of Directors does hereby certify:

FIRST: That in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth a proposed amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and directing that said amendment be submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

RESOLVED, that Section A of Article IV of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:

ARTICLE IV

A. Classes of Stock. The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of capital stock designated “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock”, respectively. The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Four Hundred Twenty Million (420,000,000), of which Four Hundred Million (400,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and Twenty Million (20,000,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.”

SECOND: That thereafter, the holders of the necessary number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation gave their written consent in favor of the foregoing amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

THIRD: That the amendment of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Purple Communications, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by Michael J. Pendergast, its duly authorized General Counsel and Secretary, this 28th day of February, 2010.

 

/s/ Michael J. Pendergast

Michael J. Pendergast,

General Counsel and Secretary

EX-3.4 5 dex34.htm CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock

Exhibit 3.4

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF

SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK

of

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Pursuant to Sections 103 and 151 of the General Corporation Law

of the State of Delaware

I, the undersigned, Dan Luis, Chief Executive Officer of Purple Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), pursuant to the provisions of Sections 103 and 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do hereby make this Certificate of Designations and do hereby state and certify that pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the Board of Directors duly adopted the following resolutions:

RESOLVED, that, pursuant to Article 4 of the Certificate of Incorporation (which authorizes an aggregate of 11,671,180 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value (“Preferred Stock”)), the Board of Directors hereby fixes the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions, of a series of Preferred Stock.

RESOLVED, that each share of such series of Preferred Stock shall rank equally in all respects and shall be subject to the following provisions:

A. Number and Designation. 3,333,333 shares of the Preferred Stock of the Corporation shall be designated as Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”).

B. Rights, Preferences and Restrictions of Series B Preferred Stock.

1. Dividend Provisions.

(a) Dividend Amount.

(i) Cumulative Dividends. Each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock shall accrue cash dividends commencing on the date such share of Series B Preferred Stock is first issued (as to each such share, the “Series B Issue Date”). The holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any assets legally available therefor, cumulative cash dividends (the “Cumulative Dividend”) at the rate of:

(x) for each share of Series B Preferred Stock issued prior to the Dividend Reduction Date, (I) 12% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly from and including the Series B Issue Date to but excluding the Dividend Reduction Date and (II) 8% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly from and including the Dividend Reduction Date; and

 

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(y) for each share of Series B Preferred Stock issued on or after the Dividend Reduction Date, 8% of the face amount per annum, compounded quarterly from and including the Series B Issue Date.

(ii) Participation as to Dividends. To the extent dividends are paid by the Corporation on shares of Common Stock (in anything other than additional shares of Common Stock for which a corresponding adjustment is made to the Series B Preferred Stock Conversion Price hereunder), holders of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall also be entitled to receive, during each fiscal year, an amount (if greater than zero) equal to (x) dividends payable on shares of Common Stock, if any, during such fiscal year (as if such shares of Series B Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the record date for such Common Stock dividend) minus (y) the amount of Cumulative Dividends that have been paid or have accrued during such fiscal year pursuant to Section B.1.(a)(i) of this Article IV.

(b) Priority. Cumulative Dividends shall be paid prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend (other than a dividend paid only in additional shares of Common Stock of the Corporation) on the Common Stock of the Corporation, but after and junior to any declaration or payment of any dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation, except as permitted by this Section 1(b). Any dividends paid on the Series B Preferred Stock shall be paid ratably among the holders of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of the applicable record date.

(c) Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section (1)(c) of Article IV.B. shall have, for all purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the meanings herein specified (with terms defined in the singular having comparable meanings when used in the plural):

Closing Price” shall mean, with respect to the Corporation’s Common Stock on any date, the closing price on such date as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) or the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Corporation’s Common Stock is then listed, or, if the Corporation’s Common Stock is not quoted on NASDAQ and is not listed on a U.S. securities exchange, as reported on the principal other market on which the Corporation’s Common Stock is then traded. In the absence of such quotations, the Closing Price shall be deemed to be zero.

Dividend Reduction Date” shall mean the first day after the date that is one (1) year following the date this Certificate of Designations is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware upon which the average Closing Price of the Corporation’s Common Stock over the Trading Days within the 90-day period immediately preceding such date is $15.00 or more per share (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events).

Trading Day” shall mean (x) if the Corporation’s Common Stock is quoted on NASDAQ, a day on which trades may be made thereon, (y) if the Corporation’s Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading on another U.S. securities exchange, a day on which such other U.S. securities exchange is open for business or (z) if the Corporation’s Common Stock is not quoted on NASDAQ and is not listed or admitted for trading on another U.S. securities exchange, a weekday on which commercial banks are open for business in the State of New York.

 

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2. Liquidation.

(a) Series B Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (“Liquidation”), whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive for each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets of the Corporation to the holders of the Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, but after and junior to any distribution of any of the assets of the Corporation to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to $1.50 (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock) (“Series B Issue Price”), plus an amount equal to all accrued but unpaid Cumulative Dividends and any other accrued but unpaid dividends on such share payable hereunder (the “Series B Liquidation Amount”). If, upon the occurrence of such event, the assets and funds thus distributed among the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full preferential amounts aforesaid, then, all of the assets available for distribution to holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be distributed among and paid to such holders ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holders. Upon payment of the full preferential amounts set forth above in respect of a share of Series B Preferred Stock, such share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be immediately surrendered and canceled without any further action on the part of the Corporation or the holder thereof.

(b) Remaining Assets. Upon the completion of the distribution required by subparagraph (a) of this Section 2, in the event of a Liquidation, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of Common Stock pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock held by each.

(c) Deemed Liquidation.

(i) For purposes of this Section 2, a Liquidation shall be deemed to be occasioned by, or to include, the following (each of the following, as so qualified, a “Liquidation Event”), unless the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock and the Corporation consent in writing that such event or transaction or series of transactions shall not be deemed a Liquidation:

(A) the acquisition of the Corporation by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any reorganization, merger or consolidation, but excluding (x) any merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Corporation and (y) any transaction or series of transactions in which the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of the stock of the Corporation having the right to vote for the election of members of the Corporation’s board of directors immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction or transactions are the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the stock of the successor entity having the right to vote for the election of members of such successor entity’s board of directors immediately after the consummation of such transaction or transactions);

(B) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries; or

 

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(C) a Change of Control of the Corporation.

As used herein, “Change of Control of the Corporation” means (1) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becoming the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) after the first date on which any shares of Series B Preferred Stock were issued (the “Initial Series B Issue Date”), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation or (2) any “person” or two or more “persons” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) acting in concert shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof, will result in its or their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Corporation or control of more than 50% of the then outstanding voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation.

(ii) In any Liquidation Event, if the consideration received by the Corporation is other than cash or securities, its value will be deemed its fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Board. The fair market value of any securities shall be valued as follows:

(A) Securities not subject to investment letter or other similar restrictions on free marketability covered by (B) below:

(1) If traded on a national securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the Closing Prices of the securities on such exchange or market over the thirty (30)-Trading Day period ending three (3) days prior to the closing;

(2) If actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid or sale prices (whichever is applicable) over the thirty (30)-Trading Day period ending three (3) days prior to the closing; and

(3) If there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as mutually determined in good faith by the Board and the holders of at least a majority of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding or, if such parties cannot agree on such value, within five (5) business days from the date that either party determines that the fair market value cannot be agreed upon, a national (or otherwise well-recognized) investment banking firm with expertise in valuation.

(B) The method of valuation of securities subject to investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability (other than restrictions arising solely by virtue of a stockholder’s status as an affiliate or former affiliate) shall be to make an appropriate discount from the market value determined as above in (A)(1), (2) or (3) to reflect the approximate fair market value thereof, in each case, as determined by a national (or otherwise well-recognized) investment banking firm with expertise in valuation.

(iii) The Corporation shall give each holder of record of Series B Preferred Stock written notice of such impending transaction not later than the earlier of (A) fourteen (14) days prior to the stockholders’ meeting called to approve such transaction, or (B) fourteen (14) days prior to the closing of such transaction, and shall also promptly notify such holders in writing of the final approval of such transaction. The first of such notices shall describe the material terms and

 

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conditions of the impending transaction and the provisions of this Section 2, and the Corporation shall thereafter give holders of Series B Preferred Stock prompt notice of any material modifications of such terms and conditions of such impending transaction. The transaction shall in no event take place sooner than fourteen (14) days after the Corporation has given the first notice provided for herein or sooner than ten (10) days after the Corporation has given notice of any material changes provided for herein; provided, however, that such periods may be shortened or waived with the written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding.

3. Redemption.

(a) If any holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall elect at any time after January 10, 2016 that the Corporation shall redeem (to the extent it may lawfully do so) the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder that is specified in a request for redemption delivered to the Corporation by the holder (accompanied by the certificates representing the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be so redeemed), the Corporation shall promptly honor such request for redemption (to the extent of lawfully available funds therefor), by paying in cash on the Redemption Date an amount equal to the Series B Redemption Price.

(b) The Corporation may at any time (to the extent it may lawfully do so and to the extent it is permitted to do so by the terms of its outstanding debt and equity securities), but no earlier than January 10, 2016, at the option of the Board of Directors, redeem (to the extent there are lawfully available funds therefor) in whole or in part the Series B Preferred Stock by paying in cash therefor an amount equal to the Series B Redemption Price on the Redemption Date. The terms of any redemption pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be specified in the Corporation Redemption Notice (as defined below). Any redemption effected pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be made on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock in proportion to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock then held by them.

(c) As used herein, the term “Redemption Date” shall refer to (i) in the case of redemption pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Article IV.B., the date that is designated by the Corporation in the Redemption Notice (as defined below) and which shall not be more than 25 days after the Corporation’s receipt of a request for redemption, and (ii) in the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Article IV.B., the date designated by the Corporation in the Corporation Redemption Notice (as defined below) upon which a redemption is to be effected. As used herein, the term “Series B Redemption Price” shall have the same meaning as Series B Liquidation Amount.

(d) Upon receipt of a request for redemption pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Article IV.B. (the “Exercise Notice”) within ten (10) days of the receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Corporation shall give written notice to each holder of record of the Series B Preferred Stock (as of the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given), at the address last shown on the records of the Corporation for such holder, notifying such holder of the receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Redemption Date, the Series B Redemption Price, the place at which payment may be obtained and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, his certificate or certificates representing the shares to be redeemed (the “Redemption Notice”). Each holder of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right to participate in the redemption described in the Redemption Notice by delivering to the Corporation, within ten (10) days of his receipt of the Redemption Notice, a written request to

 

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participate in such redemption, which request shall specify the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock such holder is requesting that the Corporation redeem. In the event that multiple holders request such redemption and the Corporation does not have sufficient funds lawfully available to accommodate all such requests, such redemption shall be made on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock requesting redemption in proportion to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock specified in each such holder’s request for redemption.

(e) In the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Article IV.B., the Corporation shall give written notice to each holder of record (as of the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given), at the address last shown on the records of the Corporation for such holder, notifying such holder of the redemption to be effected, specifying the number of shares to be redeemed from such holder, the Redemption Date (which may be the date of the notice if payment of the Redemption Price is made on such date), the Redemption Price, the place at which payment may be obtained and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, his certificate or certificates representing the shares to be redeemed (the “Corporation Redemption Notice”). If the funds of the Corporation legally available for redemption of shares of Series B Preferred Stock on a Redemption Date triggered pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Article IV.B. are insufficient to redeem the total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such date, those funds which are legally available will be used to redeem the maximum possible number of such shares ratably among the holders of such shares to be redeemed based upon their holdings of Series B Preferred Stock. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock not redeemed shall remain outstanding and entitled to all the rights and preferences provided herein. At any time thereafter when additional funds of the Corporation are legally available for the redemption of shares of Series B Preferred Stock such funds will immediately be used to redeem the balance of the shares which the Corporation has become obliged to redeem on any such Redemption Date but which it has not redeemed.

(f) On or prior to a Redemption Date, each holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such date shall surrender to this Corporation the certificate or certificates representing such shares, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice or the Corporation Redemption Notice, as applicable, and thereupon the Series B Redemption Price of such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof and each surrendered certificate shall be canceled. In the event less than all the shares represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares.

(g) From and after payment of the Series B Redemption Price, all rights of the holders of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock so redeemed, as holders of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock, shall cease with respect to such redeemed shares, and such shares shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever.

4. Conversion. The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have the following conversion rights:

(a) Right to Convert. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series B Preferred Stock, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing (1) the Series

 

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B Issue Price plus the amount of all accrued and unpaid Cumulative Dividends and any other accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series B Preferred Stock by (2) the Conversion Price at the time in effect for the Series B Preferred Stock. The “Conversion Price” per share for shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall initially be equal to $0.15 (as adjusted pursuant to Section 4(b) of this Article IV.B. below).

(b) Adjustments to the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

(i) (A) Subject to Section 4(b)(v) of this Article IV.B. below, if this Corporation shall issue, after the Initial Series B Issue Date, any Additional Stock (as defined below) without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for such series in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Stock, the Conversion Price for the Series B Preferred Stock in effect immediately prior to each such issuance shall forthwith (except as otherwise provided in this clause (i)) be adjusted to a price equal to the consideration per share received by this Corporation for such issuance.

(B) Except to the limited extent provided for in subsections (E) of this Section below, no adjustment of such Conversion Price pursuant to this subsection 4(b)(i) shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price above the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.

(C) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting any reasonable discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by this Corporation for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

(D) In the case of the issuance of the Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair value thereof determined in accordance with Section 2(c)(ii) of this Article IV.B.

(E) In the case of the issuance (whether before, on or after the Initial Series B Issue Date) of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities, such options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such options or rights were issued and for a consideration equal to the consideration determined in the manner provided in subsections 4(b)(i)(C) and 4(b)(i)(D) of this Subsection (B), if any, received by this Corporation upon the issuance of such options or rights plus the minimum exercise price provided in such options or rights (taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) for the Common Stock covered thereby; provided, however, that, upon the expiration of any such options or rights, the termination of any such rights to convert or exchange or the expiration of any options or rights related to such convertible or exchangeable securities prior to the conversion, exchange, or exercise thereof, the Conversion Price of the Series B Preferred Stock, to the extent adjusted only as a result of the issuance of such options, rights or securities or options or rights related to such securities, shall revert to the Conversion Price in effect prior to such issuance of such options, rights or securities or options or rights related to such securities.

 

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(ii) “Additional Stock” shall mean any shares of Common Stock issued (or deemed to have been issued pursuant to subsection 4(b)(i)(E) of this Subsection B) by this Corporation after the Initial Series B Issue Date other than:

(A) shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a transaction described in subsection 4(b)(iii) of this Subsection B;

(B) shares of Common Stock issuable or issued to employees, consultants or directors of this Corporation pursuant to a stock option plan or restricted stock plan approved by the Board;

(C) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in a bona fide, underwritten public offering of shares of Common Stock;

(D) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock or as dividends or distributions on the Series B Preferred Stock, or upon exercise of options or warrants or conversion of any other convertible securities outstanding as of the Initial Series B Issue Date;

(E) shares of Common Stock issued in connection with a bona fide business acquisition of or by this Corporation that is approved by the Board, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets, sale or exchange of stock or otherwise;

(F) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of warrants or other securities or rights pursuant to equipment lease financings or bank credit arrangements approved by the Board and not undertaken for the primary purpose of raising equity capital; or

(G) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of warrants or other securities or rights to persons or entities with which this Corporation has business relationships or corporate partnering arrangements, including without limitation, the acquisition of technology, and provided that such issuances are approved by the Board and not undertaken for the primary purpose of raising equity capital.

(iii) In the event this Corporation should at any time or from time to time after the Initial Series B Issue Date, fix a record date for the effectuation of a split or subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock (hereinafter referred to as “Common Stock Equivalents”) without payment of any consideration by such holder for the additional shares of Common Stock or the Common Stock Equivalents (including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof), then, as of such record date (or the date of such dividend, distribution, split or subdivision if no record date is fixed), the Conversion Price of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be appropriately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be increased in proportion to such increase of the aggregate of shares of Common Stock outstanding and those issuable with respect to such Common Stock Equivalents.

 

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(iv) If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the Initial Series B Issue Date is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date of such combination, the Conversion Price for the Series B Preferred Stock shall be appropriately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.

(v) No adjustment in the number of shares into which the Preferred Stock is convertible shall be made, by adjustment of the applicable Conversion Price or otherwise, if, prior to such issuance, this Corporation receives written notice from the holders of at least two-thirds of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock that would otherwise be entitled to such adjustment agreeing that no such adjustment shall be made to the Conversion Price in connection with such issuance.

(c) Mechanics of Conversion. Before any holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert the same into shares of Common Stock, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Series B Preferred Stock and shall give written notice by mail, postage prepaid, to the Corporation at its principal corporate office, of the election to convert the same and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates representing shares of Common Stock are to be issued. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver to such holder of Series B Preferred Stock, or to the nominee or nominees of any such holder, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted, and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock as of such date. If the conversion is in connection with a Liquidation Event, the conversion may, at the option of the holder tendering Series B Preferred Stock for conversion, be contingent upon, and be deemed to have occurred immediately prior to, the closing of such Liquidation Event.

(d) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock. In lieu of issuing any fractional shares to which such stockholder is entitled, the Corporation shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair value of the Common Stock (as determined by the Board) on the date of conversion. Whether or not fractional shares are issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by the holder at the time converting into Common Stock and the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.

(e) Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holder of such Series B Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such

 

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number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, until such time as the authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock are sufficient to permit the full conversion of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into shares of Common Stock to the extent that there are not sufficient shares to permit such conversion.

(f) Automatic Conversion.

(i) After completion of an underwritten public offering of the Corporation’s Common Stock yielding proceeds of at least $50,000,000 before deducting underwriters’ commissions and discounts and offering expenses, on the first day that the average Closing Price of the Corporation’s Common Stock over the Trading Days within the 90-day period immediately preceding such date is $15.00 or more per share (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends, splits, combinations or similar events), each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing (1) the Series B Issue Price plus the amount of all accrued and unpaid Cumulative Dividends and any other accrued but unpaid dividends on such Series B Preferred Stock by (2) the Conversion Price at the time in effect for the Series B Preferred Stock.

(ii) Upon the occurrence of the events specified in subsection (i) in Section 4(f) of this Article IV.B, the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as set forth above without any further action by the holders of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Corporation or its transfer agent; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion unless the certificates evidencing such shares of Series B Preferred Stock are either delivered to the Corporation or its transfer agent as provided below, or the holder notifies the Corporation or its transfer agent that such certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection with the loss, theft or destruction of such certificates. Upon the occurrence of such automatic conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, (x) the Corporation shall notify (the “Automatic Conversion Notice”) each holder of Series B Preferred Stock who is shown to be such a holder on the books of the Corporation as of the time immediately prior to such conversion and (y) the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall surrender the certificates representing such shares at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series B Preferred Stock, which shall be designated in the Automatic Conversion Notice. Thereupon, there shall be issued and delivered to such holder promptly at such office and in its name as shown on such surrendered certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock surrendered were convertible on the date on which such automatic conversion occurred.

5. General Voting Rights.

(a) General. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by law, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock so held could be converted (subject to the limitations on conversion contained in Section 5(c) of this Article IV.B.) at the record date for determination of the stockholders entitled to vote, or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is first executed and delivered. If the

 

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application of Section 5(c) of this Article IV.B. hereof shall cause a limitation in the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable into which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock are then convertible, then the votes associated with the number of shares of Common Stock that can be issued upon conversion shall be proportionately allocated to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding. Except as required by law or otherwise set forth herein, all shares of Series B Preferred Stock and all shares of Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on an as-converted basis (subject to the limitations on conversion contained in Section 5(c) of this Article IV.B.). The Series B Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to cumulative voting except as required by law.

(b) No Violation of NASD Rule 4351. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5, in the event that the Corporation determines, after consultation with NASDAQ or any other securities exchange on which the Corporation’s Common Stock is then listed or traded (after full process, including any appeal process available to the Corporation) that the voting provisions set forth in this Section 5 violate or conflict with Rule 4351 of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”), or any successor or similar rule, or the rules or regulations of any such securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded, then the manner of voting and/or number of votes to which each share of Series B Preferred Stock is entitled shall be modified and/or reduced to the extent required to comply with such rule.

(c) Minimum Conversion Price Regarding Voting. Notwithstanding any contrary or inconsistent provision hereof, for the purpose only of determining the number of votes each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote pursuant to this Section 5, the Conversion Price on the record date for the taking of any vote (or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited) shall not in any case be deemed less than an amount equal to the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Initial Series B Issue Date (as adjusted to reflect any stock dividends, distributions, combinations, reclassifications and other similar transactions effected by the Corporation in respect to its Common Stock).

6. Protective Provisions. Once at least 1,666,667 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are issued (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like applicable to the Series B Preferred Stock), then as long as at least 500,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not (and shall cause its subsidiaries not to), without first obtaining the approval of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock:

(a) authorize or issue any new class or series of capital stock, or reclassify any existing class or series of capital stock, if the effect of such action would result in a class or series of capital stock having a preference with respect to dividends, liquidation or redemption rights senior to the Series B Preferred Stock;

(b) amend the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws or this Certificate of Designations in a manner that adversely affects the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series B Preferred Stock, or increase or decrease the total number of authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock;

(c) declare or pay any dividend upon or redeem any of the capital stock of the Corporation that is junior to or pari passu with the Series B Preferred Stock as to liquidation or dividend payments;

 

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(d) sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, merge or consolidate with any entity (except for the purpose of a change of domicile of the Corporation) or effect a transaction in which more than 50% of the voting power in the Corporation is disposed of;

(e) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money (including capitalized lease financings) or issue any guarantees, or mortgage, encumber, create, incur, or suffer to exist liens related thereto, other than (a) indebtedness and liens which are permitted under Sections 8.1 and 8.2 of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among the Corporation, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the letter of credit issuers from time to time party thereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as administrative agent, and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent (the “First Lien Credit Agreement”), and (b) any debt or other extensions of credit by the lenders or their affiliates under the First Lien Credit Agreement or pursuant to any extensions, amendments, modifications, or refinancings thereof;

(f) create, form or invest in any entity in which the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation would have more than a 5% ownership interest;

(g) increase the size of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; or

(h) reorganize, dissolve, liquidate or otherwise wind up the Corporation.

7. Miscellaneous. Shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued and redeemed or otherwise reacquired by the Corporation shall be retired promptly after the reacquisition thereof and, upon compliance with the applicable provisions of Delaware law, shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Purple Communications, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed and attested by the undersigned this 14th day of December, 2009.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:   /s/ Dan Luis
 

Name: Dan Luis

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-10.1 6 dex101.htm FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT Form of Indemnification Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of                     , by and between Purple Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and                      (“Indemnitee”).

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a [director/officer] of the Company and performs a valuable service in such capacity for the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee recognize the substantial increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage of liability insurance may be limited;

WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee further recognize the difficulty in obtaining liability insurance for its directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries, the significant increases in the cost of such insurance and the general reductions in the coverage of such insurance;

WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the current protection available as adequate under the present circumstances, and the Indemnitee and other directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries of the Company may not be willing to continue to serve in such capacities without additional protection; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and, in part, in order to induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company as a director, the Company wishes to provide for the indemnification and advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:

1. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification of Expenses. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other (hereinafter a “Claim”) by reason of (or arising in part out of) any event or occurrence related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while serving in such capacity (hereinafter an “Indemnifiable Event”) against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in, any such action, suit, proceeding, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, inquiry or investigation), judgments, fines, penalties and


amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) of such Claim and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement (collectively, hereinafter “Expenses”), including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses. Such payment of Expenses shall be made by the Company as soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty (30) days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor is presented to the Company.

(b) Reviewing Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the obligations of the Company under Section 1(a) shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party (as described in Section 10(e) hereof) shall not have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 1(c) hereof is involved) that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to Section 2(a) (an “Expense Advance”) shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid; provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed). Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. If there has not been a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(c) hereof), the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board of Directors, and if there has been such a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the Reviewing Party shall be the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 1(c) hereof. If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party or if the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee.

(c) Chance in Control. The Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control of the Company (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to payments of Expenses and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any other agreement or under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws as now or hereafter in effect, the Company shall seek legal advice only from Independent Legal Counsel (as defined in Section 10(d) hereof) selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

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(d) Mandatory Payment of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement other than Section 8 hereof, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation referred to in Section (1)(a) hereof or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith.

2. Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.

(a) Advancement of Expenses. The Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than five days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the Company.

(b) Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent to Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim made against Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at:

Purple Communications, Inc.

595 Menlo Drive

Rocklin, CA 95765

or such other address as the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee. In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee’s power.

(c) No Presumptions; Burden of Proof. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. In addition, neither the failure of the Reviewing Party to have made a determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of conduct or had any particular belief, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, shall be a defense to Indemnitee’s claim or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have any particular belief. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether the Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled.

 

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(d) Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a notice of a Claim pursuant to Section 2(h) hereof, the Company has liability insurance in effect which may cover such Claim, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Claim to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in such policy or policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies.

(e) Assumption of Defense; Selection of Counsel. In the event the Company shall be obligated hereunder to pay the Expenses of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation with counsel approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election so to do. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation; provided that, (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s counsel in any such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation at Indemnitee’s expense and (ii) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s counsel in any such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation at the Company’s expense if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company or (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company shall not continue to retain such counsel to defend such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.

3. Additional Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.

(a) Scope. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s By-laws or by statute. In the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any applicable law, statute or rule which expands the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such change. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, such change, to the extent not otherwise required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties’ rights and obligations hereunder.

(b) Nonexclusivity. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall be in addition to any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, its By-laws, any agreement, any vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, the General Business Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity even though Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity.

4. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

 

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5. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses in the investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of any civil or criminal action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

6. Mutual Acknowledgment. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the Company from indemnifying its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries under this Agreement or otherwise. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the Company’s right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

7. Liability Insurance. To the extent the Company maintains liability insurance applicable to directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policies in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company’s directors, if Indemnitee is a director; or of the Company’s officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the Company but is an officer; or of the Company’s key employees, agents or fiduciaries, if Indemnitee is not an officer or director but is a key employee, agent or fiduciary.

8. Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

(a) Excluded Action or Omissions. To indemnify Indemnitee for acts, omissions or transactions from which Indemnitee may not be relieved of liability under applicable law.

(b) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except (i) with respect to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement or any other agreement or insurance policy or under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Indemnifiable Events, (ii) in specific cases if the Board of Directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such suit, or (iii) as otherwise required under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advance expense payment or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

(c) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by the Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous; or

(d) Claims Under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses and the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute.

 

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9. Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, such shorter period shall govern.

10. Construction of Certain Phrases.

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, references to the “Company” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or its beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.

(c) For purposes of this Agreement a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under such Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 20% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or (iii) the shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities

 

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of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

(d) For purposes of this Agreement, “Independent Legal Counsel” shall mean an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(c) hereof, who shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last three years (other than with respect to matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).

(e) For purposes of this Agreement, a “Reviewing Party” shall mean any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the Company’s Board of Directors or any other person or body appointed by the Board of Directors who is not a party to the particular Claim for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification, or Independent Legal Counsel.

(f) For purposes of this Agreement, “Voting Securities” shall mean any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.

12. Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a director of the Company or of any other enterprise at the Company’s request.

13. Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that any action is instituted by Indemnitee under this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or thereof, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to such action, regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately successful in such action, and shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to such action, unless as a part of such action the court of competent jurisdiction over such action determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action were not made in good faith or were frivolous. In the event of an action instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defense of such action (including costs and expenses incurred with respect to Indemnitee’s counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), and shall be entitled to the advancement Expenses with respect to such action, unless as a part of such action the court having jurisdiction over such action determines that each of Indemnitee’s material defenses to such action were made in bad faith or were frivolous.

 

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14. Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressee, on the date of such receipt, or (ii) if mailed by domestic certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date postmarked. Addresses for notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement, or as subsequently modified by written notice.

15. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this Agreement shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, which shall be the exclusive and only proper forum for adjudicating such a claim.

16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitations, each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, void or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

17. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware residents, entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

18. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

19. Amendment and Termination. No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed by both the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

20. Integration and Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous written and oral negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto.

21. No Construction as Employment Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
INDEMNITEE:

 

Name:  
Address:  

[Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement]

EX-10.27 7 dex1027.htm THIRD AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT Third Amendment to Forbearance Agreement

Exhibit 10.27

Execution Version

THIRD AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of December 11, 2009, by and among the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), Purple Communications, Inc. (f/k/a GoAmerica, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the other Loan Parties signatory hereto and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2009, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2009, and as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to the Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated December 1, 2009 (as amended restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof (the “Second Lien Forbearance Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower and Loan Parties have requested, and the Administrative Agent and Required Lenders have agreed, to amend the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Loan Parties, Administrative Agent and Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein (including in the Recitals hereto) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

2. Amendments to Second Lien Forbearance Agreement.

(a) Section 5(a) of the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) by deleting “December 11, 2009” where it appears therein and substituting in lieu thereof “December 21, 2009”.

(b) Section 8(d) of the Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of the first paragraph of such Section 8(d) together with the definitions of “Governmental Investigation” and “June 2009 Subpoenas” thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the following sentence and the corresponding definitions as follows:

 

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“As used herein ‘Governmental Investigation’ and ‘2009 Subpoenas’ shall have the following meanings:

Governmental Investigation’ means any claim, sanction, action, lawsuit or other proceeding or investigation in connection with the 2009 Subpoenas by a Governmental Authority, which relates to the condition (financial or otherwise), business, operations or property of the Borrower or any of the Group Members.

2009 Subpoenas’ means, collectively, (a) a subpoena for documents from the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission, dated April 1, 2009, (b) a subpoena for documents from a Grand Jury for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, dated June 15, 2009, (c) a subpoena for documents from the San Francisco Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, dated June 25, 2009, (d) a subpoena for testimony from the San Francisco Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to the Borrower’s chief financial officer, dated June 25, 2009 and (e) a subpoena for documents from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, dated December 4, 2009, copies of which were previously delivered to the Administrative Agent.”

3. Remedies. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document. The breach by any Loan Party of any covenant or agreement in this Amendment shall constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder and under the other Loan Documents after giving effect to any grace or cure periods set forth therein.

4. Representations and Warranties. To induce Administrative Agent and Required Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants that:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance of the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement”) (i) are within such Loan Party’s corporate or similar powers and, at the time of execution thereof, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action (including, if applicable, consent of the holders of its Securities), (ii) do not (A) contravene such Loan Party’s Constituent Documents, (B) violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect, (C) in any material respect, conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under any material Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of any such material Contractual Obligation, or (D) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) do not require any Permit of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any consent of, or notice to, any Person.

(b) From and after its delivery to the Administrative Agent, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered to the other parties hereto by each Loan Party party hereto and this Amendment and the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement are each the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party and are each enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to enforceability.

 

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(c) No Default or Event of Default (other than the Specified Events of Default (as defined in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement)) has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to this Amendment.

(d) Except for the Governmental Investigation (as defined in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement) no action, claim or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party, at law, in equity or otherwise, before any court, board, commission, agency or instrumentality of any federal, state, or local government or of any agency or subdivision thereof, or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, which (i) challenges any Loan Party’s right, power, or competence to enter into this Amendment or perform any of its obligations under this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity or enforceability of this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken under this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) if determined adversely, is reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) After giving effect to this Amendment and except with respect to the Governmental Investigation and the Specified Events of Default, the representations and warranties of Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in the Second Lien Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (provided, that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date hereof with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date, except that any such representation or warranty which is expressly made only as of a specified date need be true only as of such date.

5. No Amendments/Waivers. The Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms and, except as expressly provided herein, shall be unmodified. In addition, except as expressly provided herein and in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, this Amendment shall not be deemed an amendment, consent or waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document or a forbearance by Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any right or remedy which Administrative Agent or Lenders may now or in the future have under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity or otherwise or be deemed to prejudice any rights or remedies which Administrative Agent or Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any Default or Event of Default which may now exist or which may occur after the date hereof.

6. Outstanding Indebtedness; Waiver of Claims. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that as of the Third Amendment Effective Date the aggregate amount of Loans is $30,000,000 plus applicable PIK interest as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, and that, as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, such principal amounts are payable pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement without defense, offset, withholding, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges that it has no Claims (as hereinafter defined) arising out of or relating to the Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, as a result of credit having been extended thereunder) against Administrative Agent or the Lenders and their respective employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, servants, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations and related corporate divisions and their respective successors and assigns (all of the foregoing being the “Released Persons”) and hereby waives, releases, remises and forever discharges Administrative Agent, each Lender and each other Released Person from any and all Claims of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in

 

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equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, whether heretofore or hereafter arising, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any Released Person prior to and including the date hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. For purposes hereof, “Claims” shall mean all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or claims which may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by such Released Person as the result of credit having been extended under the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise arising in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder.

7. Expenses. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby reconfirms its respective obligations pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement and to pay and reimburse Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees of legal counsel) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith.

8. Affirmation of Existing Loan Documents. After giving effect to this Amendment, Borrower and each Loan Party (a) confirms and agrees that its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof, and (b) confirms and agrees that the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof.

9. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of December 11, 2009 (the “Third Amendment Effective Date”) only upon satisfaction in full in the judgment of Administrative Agent of each of the following conditions on or prior to December 14, 2009:

(a) Amendment. Administrative Agent shall have received two (2) copies of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, Borrower and the other Loan Parties.

(b) Payment of Fees and Expenses. Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all costs, fees and expenses owing in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and due to Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of legal counsel).

10. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., as

Borrower

By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:  

Chief Financial Officer &

Chief Executive Officer

PURPLE LANGUAGE SERVICES CO., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:  

Chief Financial Officer &

Chief Executive Officer

PURPLE RELAY SERVICES CO., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:  

Chief Financial Officer &

Chief Executive Officer

HANDS ON VIDEO RELAY SERVICES, INC.,

as Guarantor

By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:  

Chief Financial Officer &

Chief Executive Officer

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS:
CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P., as Administrative Agent
By: CCG Operations, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Behdad Eghbali

Name:   Behdad Eghbali
Title:   Manager

RESERVOIR CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

as Lender

By: RCP GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director

RESERVOIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT

PARTNERS, L.P., as Lender

By: RCIP GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director

RESERVOIR CAPITAL MASTER FUND II, L.P.,

as Lender

By: Reservoir Capital Group, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director

 

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EX-10.28 8 dex1028.htm FOURTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT Fourth Amendment to Forbearance Agreement

Exhibit 10.28

Execution Version

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FOURTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of December 1, 2009, by and among the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), Purple Communications, Inc. (f/k/a GoAmerica, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as L/C Issuer and as administrative agent for the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Administrative Agent”) and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent for the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Collateral Agent”, and together with the Administrative Agent, collectively, the “Agents”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Agents, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers party thereto from time to time are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Agents and the Lenders are parties to that certain Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2009, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2009, and as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2009 (as amended restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof (the “Forbearance Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Loan Parties have requested, and Agents and Required Lenders have agreed, to amend the Forbearance Agreement in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Loan Parties, Agents and Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein (including in the Recitals hereto) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

2. Amendments to Forbearance Agreement. The Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) as follows:

(a) Section 2 of the Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” where it appears immediately before clause (vi) therein and by adding new clauses (vii) and (viii) immediately following clause (vi) therein as follows:

 

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“, (vii) Borrower’s breach of Section 6.1(a) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal month ended October 31, 2009 due to Borrower’s failure to deliver the financial and other information required to be delivered to Agents on or prior to November 30, 2009 pursuant to such Section 6.1(a) and (viii) Borrower’s breach of Section 6.1(a) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement for the fiscal month ended October 31, 2009 due to Borrower’s failure to deliver the financial and other information required to be delivered to the Second Lien Administrative Agent on or prior to November 30, 2009 pursuant to such Section 6.1(a).”

(b) Section 5(a) of the Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “December 1, 2009” where it appears therein and substituting in lieu thereof “December 11, 2009”.

3. Remedies. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document. The breach by any Loan Party of any covenant or agreement in this Amendment shall constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder and under the other Loan Documents after giving effect to any grace or cure periods set forth therein.

4. Representations and Warranties. To induce Agents and Required Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants that:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance of the Forbearance Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Forbearance Agreement”) (i) are within such Loan Party’s corporate or similar powers and, at the time of execution thereof, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action (including, if applicable, consent of the holders of its Securities), (ii) do not (A) contravene such Loan Party’s Constituent Documents, (B) violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect, (C) in any material respect, conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under any material Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of any such material Contractual Obligation, or (D) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) do not require any Permit of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any consent of, or notice to, any Person.

(b) From and after its delivery to the Agents, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered to the other parties hereto by each Loan Party party hereto and this Amendment and the Amended Forbearance Agreement are each the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party and are each enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to enforceability.

(c) No Default or Event of Default (other than the Specified Events of Default (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement)) has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to this Amendment.

(d) Except for the Governmental Investigation (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement) no action, claim or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party, at law, in equity or otherwise, before any court, board, commission, agency or instrumentality of any federal, state, or local government or of any agency or subdivision thereof, or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, which (i) challenges any Loan Party’s right, power, or competence to enter into this Amendment or perform any of its obligations under this

 

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Amendment, the Amended Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity or enforceability of this Amendment, the Amended Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken under this Amendment, the Amended Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) if determined adversely, is reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) After giving effect to this Amendment and except with respect to the Governmental Investigation and the Specified Events of Default, the representations and warranties of Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (provided, that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date hereof with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date, except that any such representation or warranty which is expressly made only as of a specified date need be true only as of such date.

5. No Amendments/Waivers. The Forbearance Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms and, except as expressly provided herein, shall be unmodified. In addition, except as expressly provided herein and in the Forbearance Agreement, this Amendment shall not be deemed an amendment, consent or waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document or a forbearance by Agents or Lenders with respect to any right or remedy which Agents or Lenders may now or in the future have under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity or otherwise or be deemed to prejudice any rights or remedies which Agents or Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any Default or Event of Default which may now exist or which may occur after the date hereof.

6. Outstanding Indebtedness; Waiver of Claims. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (i) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans is $8,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Term Loans is $36,300,000, and that, as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, such principal amounts are payable pursuant to the Credit Agreement without defense, offset, withholding, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges that it has no Claims (as hereinafter defined) arising out of or relating to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, as a result of credit having been extended thereunder) against Agents, the Lenders or the L/C Issuers and their respective employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, servants, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations and related corporate divisions and their respective successors and assigns (all of the foregoing being the “Released Persons”) and hereby waives, releases, remises and forever discharges Agents, each Lender, each L/C Issuer and each other Released Person from any and all Claims of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, whether heretofore or hereafter arising, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any Released Person prior to and including the date hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Forbearance Agreement, Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. For purposes hereof, “Claims” shall mean all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or claims which may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by such Released Person as the result of credit having been extended under the Forbearance Agreement, Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise arising in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder.

7. Expenses. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby reconfirms its respective obligations pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement and to pay and reimburse Agents

 

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for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees of legal counsel) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith.

8. Affirmation of Existing Loan Documents. After giving effect to this Amendment, Borrower and each Loan Party (a) confirms and agrees that its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof, and (b) confirms and agrees that the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof.

9. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of December 1, 2009 (the “Fourth Amendment Effective Date”) only upon satisfaction in full in the judgment of Agents of each of the following conditions on or prior to the date hereof:

(a) Amendment. Agents shall have received two (2) copies of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by Agents, the Required Lenders and Borrower.

(b) Payment of Fees and Expenses. Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all costs, fees and expenses owing in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and due to Agents (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of legal counsel).

(c) Second Amendment to Second Lien Forbearance Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received one (1) copy of the Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, duly executed and delivered by the parties signatories thereto and effective in accordance with the terms thereof, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.

10. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
PURPLE LANGUAGE SERVICES CO., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
PURPLE RELAY SERVICES CO., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
HANDS ON VIDEO RELAY SERVICES, INC., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

 

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AGENTS AND LENDERS:
CHURCHILL FINANCIAL LLC, as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Chris Cox

Name:   Chris Cox
Title:   Managing Director

CHURCHILL FINANCIAL CAYMAN LTD.,

as Lender

By: Churchill Financial LLC, as its Collateral Manager
By:  

/s/ Chris Cox

Name:   Chris Cox
Title:   Managing Director

 

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ABLECO FINANCE LLC, as Collateral Agent and Lender, on behalf of itself and its Affiliate assigns
By:  

/s/ Daniel Wolf

Name:   Daniel Wolf
Title:   President

 

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EX-10.29 9 dex1029.htm FIFTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT Fifth Amendment to Forbearance Agreement

Exhibit 10.29

EXECUTION VERSION

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FIFTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of December 11, 2009, by and among the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), Purple Communications, Inc. (f/k/a GoAmerica, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as L/C Issuer and as administrative agent for the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Administrative Agent”) and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent for the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Collateral Agent”, and together with the Administrative Agent, collectively, the “Agents”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Agents, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers party thereto from time to time are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Agents and the Lenders are parties to that certain Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2009, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2009, as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2009, and as further amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2009 (as amended restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof (the “Forbearance Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Loan Parties have requested, and Agents and Required Lenders have agreed, to amend the Forbearance Agreement in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Loan Parties, Agents and Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein (including in the Recitals hereto) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

2. Amendments to Forbearance Agreement.

(a) Section 5(a) of the Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) by deleting “December 11, 2009” where it appears therein and substituting in lieu thereof “December 21, 2009”.

 

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(b) Section 8(d) of the Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of the first paragraph of such Section 8(d) together with the definitions of “Governmental Investigation” and “June 2009 Subpoenas” thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the following sentence and the corresponding definitions as follows:

“As used herein ‘Governmental Investigation’ and ‘2009 Subpoenas’ shall have the following meanings:

Governmental Investigation’ means any claim, sanction, action, lawsuit or other proceeding or investigation in connection with the 2009 Subpoenas by a Governmental Authority, which relates to the condition (financial or otherwise), business, operations or property of the Borrower or any of the Group Members.

2009 Subpoenas’ means, collectively, (a) a subpoena for documents from the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission, dated April 1, 2009, (b) a subpoena for documents from a Grand Jury for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, dated June 15, 2009, (c) a subpoena for documents from the San Francisco Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, dated June 25, 2009, (d) a subpoena for testimony from the San Francisco Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to the Borrower’s chief financial officer, dated June 25, 2009 and (e) a subpoena for documents from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, dated December 4, 2009, copies of which were previously delivered to the Administrative Agent.”

3. Remedies. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document. The breach by any Loan Party of any covenant or agreement in this Amendment shall constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder and under the other Loan Documents after giving effect to any grace or cure periods set forth therein.

4. Representations and Warranties. To induce Agents and Required Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants that:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance of the Forbearance Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Forbearance Agreement”) (i) are within such Loan Party’s corporate or similar powers and, at the time of execution thereof, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action (including, if applicable, consent of the holders of its Securities), (ii) do not (A) contravene such Loan Party’s Constituent Documents, (B) violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect, (C) in any material respect, conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under any material Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of any such material Contractual Obligation, or (D) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) do not require any Permit of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any consent of, or notice to, any Person.

(b) From and after its delivery to the Agents, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered to the other parties hereto by each Loan Party party hereto and this Amendment and the Amended Forbearance Agreement are each the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party and are each enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as may be

 

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limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to enforceability.

(c) No Default or Event of Default (other than the Specified Events of Default (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement)) has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to this Amendment.

(d) Except for the Governmental Investigation (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement) no action, claim or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party, at law, in equity or otherwise, before any court, board, commission, agency or instrumentality of any federal, state, or local government or of any agency or subdivision thereof, or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, which (i) challenges any Loan Party’s right, power, or competence to enter into this Amendment or perform any of its obligations under this Amendment, the Amended Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity or enforceability of this Amendment, the Amended Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken under this Amendment, the Amended Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) if determined adversely, is reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) After giving effect to this Amendment and except with respect to the Governmental Investigation and the Specified Events of Default, the representations and warranties of Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (provided, that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date hereof with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date, except that any such representation or warranty which is expressly made only as of a specified date need be true only as of such date.

5. No Amendments/Waivers. The Forbearance Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms and, except as expressly provided herein, shall be unmodified. In addition, except as expressly provided herein and in the Forbearance Agreement, this Amendment shall not be deemed an amendment, consent or waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document or a forbearance by Agents or Lenders with respect to any right or remedy which Agents or Lenders may now or in the future have under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity or otherwise or be deemed to prejudice any rights or remedies which Agents or Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any Default or Event of Default which may now exist or which may occur after the date hereof.

6. Outstanding Indebtedness; Waiver of Claims. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (i) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans is $8,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Term Loans is $36,300,000, and that, as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, such principal amounts are payable pursuant to the Credit Agreement without defense, offset, withholding, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges that it has no Claims (as hereinafter defined) arising out of or relating to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, as a result of credit having been extended thereunder) against Agents, the Lenders or the L/C Issuers and their respective employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, servants, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations and related corporate divisions and their respective successors and assigns (all of the foregoing being the “Released Persons”) and hereby waives, releases, remises and forever discharges

 

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Agents, each Lender, each L/C Issuer and each other Released Person from any and all Claims of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, whether heretofore or hereafter arising, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any Released Person prior to and including the date hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Forbearance Agreement, Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. For purposes hereof, “Claims” shall mean all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or claims which may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by such Released Person as the result of credit having been extended under the Forbearance Agreement, Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise arising in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder.

7. Expenses. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby reconfirms its respective obligations pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement and to pay and reimburse Agents for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees of legal counsel) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith.

8. Affirmation of Existing Loan Documents. After giving effect to this Amendment, Borrower and each Loan Party (a) confirms and agrees that its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof, and (b) confirms and agrees that the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof.

9. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of December 11, 2009 (the “Fifth Amendment Effective Date”) only upon satisfaction in full in the judgment of Agents of each of the following conditions on or prior to December 14, 2009:

(a) Amendment. Agents shall have received two (2) copies of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by Agents, the Required Lenders and Borrower.

(b) Payment of Fees and Expenses. Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent (i) a non-refundable cash amendment fee equal to $123,250 to be allocated among the Lenders according to the pro rata share of their Commitments and (ii) all costs, fees and expenses owing in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and due to Agents (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of legal counsel).

(c) Equity Investment. Agents shall have received (i) evidence satisfactory to Agents that Borrower shall have received $2,000,000 in gross cash proceeds from the issuance by Borrower of Series B Preferred Stock to Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., Reservoir Capital Group L.P. and Ron Obray on terms satisfactory to Agents, and (ii) copies of all documents executed and delivered in connection with such equity investment.

(d) Third Amendment to Second Lien Forbearance Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received one (1) copy of the Third Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, duly executed and delivered by the parties signatories thereto and effective in accordance with the terms thereof, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.

10. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
PURPLE LANGUAGE SERVICES CO., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
PURPLE RELAY SERVICES CO., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
HANDS ON VIDEO RELAY SERVICES, INC., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIFTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]


AGENTS AND LENDERS:
CHURCHILL FINANCIAL LLC, as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Chris Cox

Name:   Chris Cox
Title:   Managing Director
CHURCHILL FINANCIAL CAYMAN LTD., as Lender
By: Churchill Financial LLC, as its Collateral Manager
By:  

/s/ Chris Cox

Name:   Chris Cox
Title:   Managing Director

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIFTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]


ABLECO FINANCE LLC, as Collateral Agent and Lender, on behalf of itself and its Affiliate assigns
By:  

/s/ Daniel Wolf

Name:   Daniel Wolf
Title:   President

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIFTH AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]

EX-10.31 10 dex1031.htm FIRST AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT First Amendment to Forbearance Agreement

Exhibit 10.31

Execution Version

FIRST AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT

TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of November 20, 2009, by and among the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), Purple Communications, Inc. (f/k/a GoAmerica, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the other Loan Parties signatory hereto and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2009 (as amended restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof (the “Second Lien Forbearance Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower and Loan Parties have requested, and the Administrative Agent and Required Lenders have agreed, to amend the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Loan Parties, Administrative Agent and Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein (including in the Recitals hereto) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

2. Amendments to Second Lien Forbearance Agreement. The Second Lien Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended as of the First Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) as follows:

(a) Section 2 of the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” where it appears immediately before clause (iv) therein and by adding new clauses (v) and (vi) immediately following clause (iv) therein as follows:

“, (v) Borrower’s breach of Section 6.1(b) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2009 due to Borrower’s failure to deliver the financial and other information required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to November 14, 2009 pursuant to such Section 6.1(b) and (vi) Borrower’s breach of Section 6.1(b) of the First Lien Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2009 due to Borrower’s failure to deliver the financial and other information required to be delivered to

 

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the First Lien Agents on or prior to November 14, 2009 pursuant to such Section 6.1(b).”

(b) Section 5(a) of the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “November 20, 2009” where it appears therein and substituting in lieu thereof “December 1, 2009”.

3. Remedies. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document. The breach by any Loan Party of any covenant or agreement in this Amendment shall constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder and under the other Loan Documents after giving effect to any grace or cure periods set forth therein.

4. Representations and Warranties. To induce Administrative Agent and Required Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants that:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance of the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement”) (i) are within such Loan Party’s corporate or similar powers and, at the time of execution thereof, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action (including, if applicable, consent of the holders of its Securities), (ii) do not (A) contravene such Loan Party’s Constituent Documents, (B) violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect, (C) in any material respect, conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under any material Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of any such material Contractual Obligation, or (D) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) do not require any Permit of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any consent of, or notice to, any Person.

(b) From and after its delivery to the Administrative Agent, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered to the other parties hereto by each Loan Party party hereto and this Amendment and the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement are each the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party and are each enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to enforceability.

(c) No Default or Event of Default (other than the Specified Events of Default (as defined in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement)) has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to this Amendment.

(d) Except for the Governmental Investigation (as defined in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement) no action, claim or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party, at law, in equity or otherwise, before any court, board, commission, agency or instrumentality of any federal, state, or local government or of any agency or subdivision thereof, or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, which (i) challenges any Loan Party’s right, power, or competence to enter into this Amendment or perform any of its obligations under this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity or enforceability of this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken under this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance

 

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Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) if determined adversely, is reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) After giving effect to this Amendment and except with respect to the Governmental Investigation and the Specified Events of Default, the representations and warranties of Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in the Second Lien Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (provided, that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date hereof with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date, except that any such representation or warranty which is expressly made only as of a specified date need be true only as of such date.

5. No Amendments/Waivers. The Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms and, except as expressly provided herein, shall be unmodified. In addition, except as expressly provided herein and in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, this Amendment shall not be deemed an amendment, consent or waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document or a forbearance by Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any right or remedy which Administrative Agent or Lenders may now or in the future have under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity or otherwise or be deemed to prejudice any rights or remedies which Administrative Agent or Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any Default or Event of Default which may now exist or which may occur after the date hereof.

6. Outstanding Indebtedness; Waiver of Claims. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that as of the First Amendment Effective Date the aggregate amount of Loans is $30,000,000 plus applicable PIK interest as of the First Amendment Effective Date, and that, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, such principal amounts are payable pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement without defense, offset, withholding, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges that it has no Claims (as hereinafter defined) arising out of or relating to the Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, as a result of credit having been extended thereunder) against Administrative Agent or the Lenders and their respective employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, servants, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations and related corporate divisions and their respective successors and assigns (all of the foregoing being the “Released Persons”) and hereby waives, releases, remises and forever discharges Administrative Agent, each Lender and each other Released Person from any and all Claims of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, whether heretofore or hereafter arising, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any Released Person prior to and including the date hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. For purposes hereof, “Claims” shall mean all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or claims which may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by such Released Person as the result of credit having been extended under the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise arising in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder.

7. Expenses. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby reconfirms its respective obligations pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement and to pay and reimburse Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation,

 

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reasonable fees of legal counsel) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith.

8. Affirmation of Existing Loan Documents. After giving effect to this Amendment, Borrower and each Loan Party (a) confirms and agrees that its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof, and (b) confirms and agrees that the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof.

9. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of November 20, 2009 (the “First Amendment Effective Date”) only upon satisfaction in full in the judgment of Administrative Agent of each of the following conditions on or prior to the date hereof:

(a) Amendment. Administrative Agent shall have received two (2) copies of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, Borrower and the other Loan Parties.

(b) Payment of Fees and Expenses. Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all costs, fees and expenses owing in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and due to Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of legal counsel).

10. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

as Borrower

By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

PURPLE LANGUAGE SERVICES CO.,

as Guarantor

By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

PURPLE RELAY SERVICES CO.,

as Guarantor

By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

HANDS ON VIDEO RELAY SERVICES, INC.,

as Guarantor

By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS:

CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P.,

as Administrative Agent

By:   CCG Operations, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Behdad Eghbali

Name:   Behdad Eghbali
Title:   Partner

RESERVOIR CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

as Lender

By:   RCP GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director

RESERVOIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P.,

as Lender

By:   RCIP GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director

RESERVOIR CAPITAL MASTER FUND II, L.P.,

as Lender

By:   Reservoir Capital Group, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director

 

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EX-10.32 11 dex1032.htm SECOND AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement

Exhibit 10.32

Execution Version

SECOND AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT

TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of December 1, 2009, by and among the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), Purple Communications, Inc. (f/k/a GoAmerica, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the other Loan Parties signatory hereto and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2009, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2009 (as amended restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof (the “Second Lien Forbearance Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower and Loan Parties have requested, and the Administrative Agent and Required Lenders have agreed, to amend the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Loan Parties, Administrative Agent and Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein (including in the Recitals hereto) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

2. Amendments to Second Lien Forbearance Agreement. The Second Lien Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) as follows:

(a) Section 2 of the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” where it appears immediately before clause (vi) therein and by adding new clauses (vii) and (viii) immediately following clause (vi) therein as follows:

“, (vii) Borrower’s breach of Section 6.1(a) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement for the fiscal month ended October 31, 2009 due to Borrower’s failure to deliver the financial and other information required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to November 30, 2009 pursuant to such Section 6.1(a) and (viii) Borrower’s breach of Section 6.1(a) of the First Lien Credit Agreement for

 

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the fiscal month ended October 31, 2009 due to Borrower’s failure to deliver the financial and other information required to be delivered to the First Lien Agents on or prior to November 30, 2009 pursuant to such Section 6.1(a).”

(b) Section 5(a) of the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “December 1, 2009” where it appears therein and substituting in lieu thereof “December 11, 2009”.

3. Remedies. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document. The breach by any Loan Party of any covenant or agreement in this Amendment shall constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder and under the other Loan Documents after giving effect to any grace or cure periods set forth therein.

4. Representations and Warranties. To induce Administrative Agent and Required Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants that:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance of the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement”) (i) are within such Loan Party’s corporate or similar powers and, at the time of execution thereof, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action (including, if applicable, consent of the holders of its Securities), (ii) do not (A) contravene such Loan Party’s Constituent Documents, (B) violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect, (C) in any material respect, conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under any material Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of any such material Contractual Obligation, or (D) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) do not require any Permit of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any consent of, or notice to, any Person.

(b) From and after its delivery to the Administrative Agent, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered to the other parties hereto by each Loan Party party hereto and this Amendment and the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement are each the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party and are each enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to enforceability.

(c) No Default or Event of Default (other than the Specified Events of Default (as defined in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement)) has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to this Amendment.

(d) Except for the Governmental Investigation (as defined in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement) no action, claim or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party, at law, in equity or otherwise, before any court, board, commission, agency or instrumentality of any federal, state, or local government or of any agency or subdivision thereof, or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, which (i) challenges any Loan Party’s right, power, or competence to enter into this Amendment or perform any of its obligations under this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity or enforceability of this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken under this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance

 

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Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) if determined adversely, is reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) After giving effect to this Amendment and except with respect to the Governmental Investigation and the Specified Events of Default, the representations and warranties of Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in the Second Lien Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (provided, that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date hereof with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date, except that any such representation or warranty which is expressly made only as of a specified date need be true only as of such date.

5. No Amendments/Waivers. The Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms and, except as expressly provided herein, shall be unmodified. In addition, except as expressly provided herein and in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, this Amendment shall not be deemed an amendment, consent or waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document or a forbearance by Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any right or remedy which Administrative Agent or Lenders may now or in the future have under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity or otherwise or be deemed to prejudice any rights or remedies which Administrative Agent or Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any Default or Event of Default which may now exist or which may occur after the date hereof.

6. Outstanding Indebtedness; Waiver of Claims. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that as of the Second Amendment Effective Date the aggregate amount of Loans is $30,000,000 plus applicable PIK interest as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, and that, as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, such principal amounts are payable pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement without defense, offset, withholding, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges that it has no Claims (as hereinafter defined) arising out of or relating to the Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, as a result of credit having been extended thereunder) against Administrative Agent or the Lenders and their respective employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, servants, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations and related corporate divisions and their respective successors and assigns (all of the foregoing being the “Released Persons”) and hereby waives, releases, remises and forever discharges Administrative Agent, each Lender and each other Released Person from any and all Claims of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, whether heretofore or hereafter arising, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any Released Person prior to and including the date hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. For purposes hereof, “Claims” shall mean all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or claims which may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by such Released Person as the result of credit having been extended under the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise arising in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder.

7. Expenses. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby reconfirms its respective obligations pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement and to pay and reimburse Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation,

 

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reasonable fees of legal counsel) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith.

8. Affirmation of Existing Loan Documents. After giving effect to this Amendment, Borrower and each Loan Party (a) confirms and agrees that its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof, and (b) confirms and agrees that the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof.

9. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of December 1, 2009 (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”) only upon satisfaction in full in the judgment of Administrative Agent of each of the following conditions on or prior to the date hereof:

(a) Amendment. Administrative Agent shall have received two (2) copies of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, Borrower and the other Loan Parties.

(b) Payment of Fees and Expenses. Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all costs, fees and expenses owing in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and due to Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of legal counsel).

10. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

as Borrower

By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

PURPLE LANGUAGE SERVICES CO.,

as Guarantor

By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

PURPLE RELAY SERVICES CO.,

as Guarantor

By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

HANDS ON VIDEO RELAY SERVICES, INC.,

as Guarantor

By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS:

CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P.,

as Administrative Agent

By:   CCG Operations, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Behdad Eghbali

Name:   Behdad Eghbali
Title:   Manager

RESERVOIR CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

as Lender

By:   RCP GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director

RESERVOIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P.,

as Lender

By:   RCIP GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director

RESERVOIR CAPITAL MASTER FUND II, L.P.,

as Lender

By:   Reservoir Capital Group, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director

 

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EX-10.33 12 dex1033.htm THIRD AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT Third Amendment to Forbearance Agreement

Exhibit 10.33

Execution Version

THIRD AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDMENT TO FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of December 11, 2009, by and among the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), Purple Communications, Inc. (f/k/a GoAmerica, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the other Loan Parties signatory hereto and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2009, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2009, and as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to the Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated December 1, 2009 (as amended restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof (the “Second Lien Forbearance Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower and Loan Parties have requested, and the Administrative Agent and Required Lenders have agreed, to amend the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Loan Parties, Administrative Agent and Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein (including in the Recitals hereto) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

2. Amendments to Second Lien Forbearance Agreement.

(a) Section 5(a) of the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) by deleting “December 11, 2009” where it appears therein and substituting in lieu thereof “December [21], 2009”.

(b) Section 8(d) of the Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of the first paragraph of such Section 8(d) together with the definitions of “Governmental Investigation” and “June 2009 Subpoenas” thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the following sentence and the corresponding definitions as follows:

 

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“As used herein ‘Governmental Investigation’ and ‘2009 Subpoenas’ shall have the following meanings:

Governmental Investigation’ means any claim, sanction, action, lawsuit or other proceeding or investigation in connection with the 2009 Subpoenas by a Governmental Authority, which relates to the condition (financial or otherwise), business, operations or property of the Borrower or any of the Group Members.

2009 Subpoenas’ means, collectively, (a) a subpoena for documents from the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission, dated April 1, 2009, (b) a subpoena for documents from a Grand Jury for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, dated June 15, 2009, (c) a subpoena for documents from the San Francisco Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, dated June 25, 2009, (d) a subpoena for testimony from the San Francisco Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to the Borrower’s chief financial officer, dated June 25, 2009 and (e) a subpoena for documents from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, dated December 4, 2009, copies of which were previously delivered to the Administrative Agent.”

3. Remedies. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document. The breach by any Loan Party of any covenant or agreement in this Amendment shall constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder and under the other Loan Documents after giving effect to any grace or cure periods set forth therein.

4. Representations and Warranties. To induce Administrative Agent and Required Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants that:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance of the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement”) (i) are within such Loan Party’s corporate or similar powers and, at the time of execution thereof, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action (including, if applicable, consent of the holders of its Securities), (ii) do not (A) contravene such Loan Party’s Constituent Documents, (B) violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect, (C) in any material respect, conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under any material Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of any such material Contractual Obligation, or (D) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) do not require any Permit of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any consent of, or notice to, any Person.

(b) From and after its delivery to the Administrative Agent, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered to the other parties hereto by each Loan Party party hereto and this Amendment and the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement are each the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party and are each enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to enforceability.

 

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(c) No Default or Event of Default (other than the Specified Events of Default (as defined in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement)) has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to this Amendment.

(d) Except for the Governmental Investigation (as defined in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement) no action, claim or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party, at law, in equity or otherwise, before any court, board, commission, agency or instrumentality of any federal, state, or local government or of any agency or subdivision thereof, or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, which (i) challenges any Loan Party’s right, power, or competence to enter into this Amendment or perform any of its obligations under this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity or enforceability of this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken under this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Forbearance Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) if determined adversely, is reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) After giving effect to this Amendment and except with respect to the Governmental Investigation and the Specified Events of Default, the representations and warranties of Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in the Second Lien Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (provided, that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date hereof with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date, except that any such representation or warranty which is expressly made only as of a specified date need be true only as of such date.

5. No Amendments/Waivers. The Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms and, except as expressly provided herein, shall be unmodified. In addition, except as expressly provided herein and in the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, this Amendment shall not be deemed an amendment, consent or waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document or a forbearance by Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any right or remedy which Administrative Agent or Lenders may now or in the future have under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity or otherwise or be deemed to prejudice any rights or remedies which Administrative Agent or Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any Default or Event of Default which may now exist or which may occur after the date hereof.

6. Outstanding Indebtedness; Waiver of Claims. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that as of the Third Amendment Effective Date the aggregate amount of Loans is $30,000,000 plus applicable PIK interest as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, and that, as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, such principal amounts are payable pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement without defense, offset, withholding, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges that it has no Claims (as hereinafter defined) arising out of or relating to the Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, as a result of credit having been extended thereunder) against Administrative Agent or the Lenders and their respective employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, servants, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations and related corporate divisions and their respective successors and assigns (all of the foregoing being the “Released Persons”) and hereby waives, releases, remises and forever discharges Administrative Agent, each Lender and each other Released Person from any and all Claims of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in

 

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equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, whether heretofore or hereafter arising, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any Released Person prior to and including the date hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. For purposes hereof, “Claims” shall mean all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or claims which may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by such Released Person as the result of credit having been extended under the Second Lien Forbearance Agreement, Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise arising in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder.

7. Expenses. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby reconfirms its respective obligations pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement and to pay and reimburse Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees of legal counsel) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith.

8. Affirmation of Existing Loan Documents. After giving effect to this Amendment, Borrower and each Loan Party (a) confirms and agrees that its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof, and (b) confirms and agrees that the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof.

9. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of December 11, 2009 (the “Third Amendment Effective Date”) only upon satisfaction in full in the judgment of Administrative Agent of each of the following conditions on or prior to December 14, 2009:

(a) Amendment. Administrative Agent shall have received two (2) copies of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, Borrower and the other Loan Parties.

(b) Payment of Fees and Expenses. Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all costs, fees and expenses owing in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and due to Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of legal counsel).

10. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
PURPLE LANGUAGE SERVICES CO., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
PURPLE RELAY SERVICES CO., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
HANDS ON VIDEO RELAY SERVICES, INC., as Guarantor
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS:
CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P., as Administrative Agent
By: CCG Operations, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Behdad Eghbali

Name:   Behdad Eghbali
Title:   Manager
RESERVOIR CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., as Lender
By: RCP GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Partner
RESERVOIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P., as Lender
By: RCIP GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Partner
RESERVOIR CAPITAL MASTER FUND II, L.P., as Lender
By: Reservoir Capital Group, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Partner

 

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EX-10.34 13 dex1034.htm FIFTH AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Fifth Amendment, Consent and Waiver to Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.34

EXECUTION COPY

FIFTH AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FIFTH AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 22, 2009 (this “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement referred to below, by and among the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), Purple Communications, Inc. (f/k/a GoAmerica, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, Churchill Financial LLC, as L/C Issuer and as administrative agent for the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Administrative Agent”) and Ableco Finance LLC, as collateral agent for the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Collateral Agent”, and together with the Administrative Agent, collectively, the “Agents”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, the Agents, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers party thereto from time to time are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, and the Agents and the Required Lenders have agreed, to (i) waive certain Defaults and Events of Default, (ii) consent to the amendment of the Borrower’s certificate of incorporation and (iii) amend the Credit Agreement, in each case, in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Loan Parties, the Agents and the Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein (including in the Recitals hereto) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

2. Consents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.11(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement, as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), the Agents and the Required Lenders hereby consent to the amendment of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Borrower, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (“Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation”).

3. Waivers. As of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the Agents and the Required Lenders hereby waive:

(a) the Events of Default under Section 9.1(c)(i) of the Credit Agreement resulting solely from (i) the Borrower’s breach of the financial covenant set forth in Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarters ended or ending September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2009 and Section 5.2 of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2009, (ii) the Borrower’s failure to deliver the financial and other information required to be delivered to the Agents for the fiscal months ended on August 31, 2009, October 31, 2009 and November 30, 2009 pursuant to Section 6.1(a) of the Credit Agreement; provided, that the Borrower deliver to the Agents such financial and other information no later than January 31, 2010; and (iii) the Borrower’s failure to deliver the financial and other information required to be delivered to the Agents for the Fiscal Quarter ended on


September 30, 2009 pursuant to Section 6.1(b) of the Credit Agreement; provided, that the Borrower deliver to the Agents such financial and other information no later than January 31, 2010;

(b) any Event of Default under Sections 9.1(b) and (c) of the Credit Agreement caused solely by any restatement of any Financial Statement for any period ending on or prior to December 31, 2009 resulting solely from the matters subject to investigation pursuant to the Specified Subpoenas; and

(c) any Event of Default under Section 9.1(d)(ii) of the Credit Agreement resulting solely from any events of default under the Second Lien Loan Documents which have been waived as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 3 of the Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

4. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date as follows:

(a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:

(i) amending the definition of “Applicable Margin” by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

“‘Applicable Margin’ means with respect to Revolving Loans, Swing Loans and Term Loans, (a) which are Base Rate Loans, 6.00% and (b) which are Eurodollar Rate Loans, 7.00%.”

(ii) amending the definition of “Base Rate” by deleting such definition its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

“‘Base Rate’ means, at any time, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the latest ‘U.S. prime rate’ or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the ‘bank prime loan’ rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Agents) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Agents), (b) the sum of 0.5% per annum and the Federal Funds Rate, (c) from and after September 30, 2009, the Eurodollar Rate for a Eurodollar Rate Loan having an Interest Period of one month commencing on such day as determined by the Administrative Agent on the second full Business Day next preceding the first day of such Interest Period, plus 1.00% per annum and (d) from and after September 30, 2009, 4.00% per annum.”

(iii) amending the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

“‘Consolidated EBITDA’ means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus (b) the sum of, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of such Consolidated Net Income but without duplication, (i) any provision for United States federal, state, local and foreign income taxes or other taxes measured by income, (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, amortization of debt discount and commissions and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness, (iii) any depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, (iv) any

 

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aggregate net loss on the Sale of property (other than accounts (as defined under the applicable UCC) and inventory) outside the ordinary course of business, (v) any other non-cash expenditure, charge or loss for such period (other than any non-cash expenditure, charge or loss relating to write-offs, write-downs or reserves with respect to accounts and inventory), including the amount of any compensation deduction as the result of any grant of Stock or Stock Equivalents to employees, officers, directors or consultants, (vi) to the extent paid within 12 months of the Closing Date, non-recurring cash charges and costs arising in connection with the Acquisition and related transactions (including any related restructuring charges and any aggregate net loss on the Sales set forth on Schedule 8.4 hereto) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000, (vii) to the extent paid after the 12-month anniversary of the Closing Date, any aggregate net loss on the Sales set forth on Schedule 8.4 hereto in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (A) $3,000,000 and (B) the cap amount referred to in the foregoing clause (vi) which has not been used, (viii) for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010, Regulatory Investigation Expenses incurred during such Fiscal Year to the extent such Regulatory Investigation Expenses have been documented to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agents and are paid with (A) Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance or Sale of its Stock during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 to the Investment Group (excluding any proceeds of the December 2009 Equity Investment), (B) Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance or Sale of its Stock during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 (other than the proceeds of the December 2009 Equity Investment) to the extent not required to be applied by the Borrower to prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 2.8(f), (C) any cash proceeds released to the Borrower from the Escrow Account so long as such proceeds are used by the Borrower to pay Regulatory Investigation Expenses in accordance with the proviso to Section 2.8(i), or (D) any Specified NECA Reimbursements received by the Borrower during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010, so long as such reimbursements are used by the Borrower to pay Regulatory Investigation Expenses in accordance with the proviso to Section 2.8(g) and (ix) for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010, Rate Setting Expenses incurred during such Fiscal Year to the extent such Rate Setting Expenses have been documented to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agents and are paid with (A) Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance or Sale of its Stock during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 to the Investment Group (excluding any proceeds of the December 2009 Equity Investment), or (B) Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance or Sale of its Stock during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 (other than the proceeds of the December 2009 Equity Investment) to the extent not required to be applied by the Borrower to prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 2.8(f), minus (c) the sum of, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of such Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, (i) any credit for United States federal income taxes or other taxes measured by net income, (ii) any interest income, (iii) any gain from extraordinary items and any other non-recurring gain, (iv) any aggregate net gain from the Sale of property (other than accounts (as defined in the applicable UCC) and inventory) out of the ordinary course of business by such Person, (v) any other non-cash gain, including any reversal of a charge referred to in clause (b)(v) above by reason of a decrease in the value of any Stock or Stock Equivalent, and (vi) any other cash payment in respect of expenditures, charges and losses to the extent that such items have been added to Consolidated EBITDA of such Person pursuant to clause (b)(v) above in any prior period.”

(iv) amending the definition of “Consolidated Leverage Ratio” by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

 

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“‘Consolidated Leverage Ratio’ means, with respect to any Person as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt of such Person outstanding as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Person for the last period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or before such date, provided that for purposes of determining the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the Fiscal Quarters ending March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be equal to (a) for the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA for the three (3) month period then ended multiplied by 4, (b) for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA for the six (6) month period then ended multiplied by 2 and (c) for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA for the nine (9) month period then ended multiplied by 4/3.”

(v) amending the definition of “Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio” by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

“‘Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio’ means, with respect to the Loan Parties as of any date, the ratio of (a) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Loans (including Swing Loans) and L/C Obligations to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Person for the last period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or before such date, provided that for purposes of determining the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio for the Fiscal Quarters ending March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be equal to (a) for the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA for the three (3) month period then ended multiplied by 4, (b) for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA for the six (6) month period then ended multiplied by 2 and (c) for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA for the nine (9) month period then ended multiplied by 4/3.”

(vi) amending the definition of “Extraordinary Receipts” by adding at the end of such definition the following new proviso:

“; provided that Extraordinary Receipts shall not include any cash proceeds released from the Escrow Account”

(vii) amending the definition of “Eurodollar Base Rate” by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

“‘Eurodollar Base Rate’ means, with respect to any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for an Interest Period of one month (notwithstanding which Interest Period is selected) appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the second full Business Day next preceding the first day of each Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or otherwise on the Reuters screen) at such time, the ‘Eurodollar Base Rate’ shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying the offered rate for deposit in Dollars in the London interbank market as may be selected by the Administrative Agent and, in the absence of availability, such other method to determine such offered rate as may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion and (b) from and after September 30, 2009, 3.00%.”

 

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(viii) amending the last sentence of the definition of “Revolving Credit Commitment” by deleting such sentence in its entirety substituting in lieu thereof the following new sentence:

“The aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date equals $8,000,000.”

(ix) adding the following new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order:

“‘13-Week Cash Flow’ has the meaning specified in Section 6.1(p).

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio’ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period minus non-financed Capital Expenditures of such Person for such period, minus the total liability for United States federal income taxes and other taxes measured by net income actually payable by such Person in respect of such period, to (b) the Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for such period.

Consolidated Fixed Charges’ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, determined on a Consolidated basis, of (a) the Consolidated Cash Interest Expense of such Person for such period, (b) the principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt of such Person and its Subsidiaries having a scheduled due date during such period, (c) all cash dividends payable by such Person and its Subsidiaries on Stock in respect of such period to Persons other than such Person and its Subsidiaries, (d) all commitment fees and other costs, fees and expenses payable by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period in order to effect, or because of, the incurrence of any Indebtedness and (e) management fees paid by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period.

December 2009 Equity Investment’ means the Investment by members of the Investment Group in the Borrower in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 in gross cash proceeds, consisting of an Investment made by members of the Investment Group in the aggregate amount of $2,000,000 on December 14, 2009 and an Investment made by members of the Investment Group in the aggregate amount of $3,000,000 on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, in each case, from the purchase by members of the Investment Group from the Borrower of its Series B Preferred Stock, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.

Escrow Account’ means that escrow account in the amount of $2,500,000 established in connection with the Hands On Merger, which is subject to that certain Escrow Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among the Borrower, Bill M. McDonagh, as agent of the stockholders of Hands On and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent.

Excess Amount’ has the meaning specified in Section 9.1(n).

Fifth Amendment Effective Date’ means December 21, 2009.

Governmental Investigation’ means any claim, sanction, action, lawsuit, demand, order, dispute or other proceeding or investigation in connection with the Specified Subpoenas or any communication related thereto with any Governmental Authority, which relates to

 

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the condition (financial or otherwise), business, operations or property of the Borrower or any of the Group Members.

Initial Rights Offering’ has the meaning specified in Section 7.16.

Investment Group’ means, collectively, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Reservoir Capital Group L.P. and their respective Control Investment Affiliates, and members of the management team of the Borrower, including Ron Obray.

KPI Reports’ has the meaning specified in Section 6.1(p).

Payment Date’ has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(h).

Rate Setting Expenses’ means legal, lobbying and regulatory expenses relating to the rate setting process before the Federal Communications Commission incurred by the Borrower in the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010.

Regulatory Investigation Expenses’ means any non-operating expenses incurred by the Borrower in the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 (including fines, penalties and settlement arrangements, lobbying costs, additional accounting and audit fees, and related legal and regulatory fees) solely in connection with the investigations which are the subject of the Specified Subpoenas.

Series B Preferred Stock’ means the Series B Preferred Stock (par value $0.01 per share) of the Borrower.

Specified NECA Reimbursements’ has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(g).

Specified Subpoenas’ means, collectively, the following relating to the Loan Parties (a) a subpoena for documents from the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission, dated April 1, 2009, (b) a subpoena for documents from a Grand Jury for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, dated June 15, 2009, (c) a subpoena for documents from the San Francisco Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, dated June 25, 2009, (d) a subpoena for testimony from the San Francisco Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to the Borrower’s chief financial officer, dated June 25, 2009, (e) a subpoena for documents from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, dated December 4, 2009, copies of which were previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, and (f) a subpoena for documents to Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. (Case # EB-07-TC-4008) from the Federal Communications Commission, dated August 3, 2007.

Weekly Cash and Cash Equivalents Report’ means a report substantially in the form of Exhibit K.

Workplace Conference Calls’ means internal multiparty workplace conference calls held by the Group Members’ marketing, outreach and sales departments that predominantly consist of deaf-to-deaf participants of the type for which the Group Members are not currently seeking any reimbursement from the National Exchange Carrier Association’s Telecommunications Relay Service Interstate fund for any telecommunications relay services relating to such calls. Workplace Conference Calls through November 2009 are more particularly described on Schedule W-1 hereto.”

 

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(b) Section 2.6(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Section 2.6(b) in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new Section 2.6(b):

“(b) The Borrower promises to repay the entire unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans on the Scheduled Term Loan Maturity Date and at the dates and in the amounts set forth below:

 

FISCAL QUARTER ENDING

   AMOUNT

MARCH 31, 2008

   $ 100,000

JUNE 30, 2008

   $ 100,000

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

   $ 100,000

DECEMBER 31, 2008

   $ 100,000

MARCH 31, 2009

   $ 100,000

JUNE 30, 2009

   $ 100,000

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

   $ 100,000

DECEMBER 31, 2009

   $ 100,000

MARCH 31, 2010

   $ 100,000

JUNE 30, 2010

   $ 100,000

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND EACH FISCAL QUARTER THEREAFTER

   $ 250,000

(c) Section 2.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by renumbering clauses (f) and (g) therein as clauses (j) and (k), respectively, and by adding new clauses (f), (g), (h) and (i) immediately following clause (e) therein as follows:

“(f) Equity Issuances and Initial Rights Offering. On or after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, upon receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds arising from (i) the issuance or Sale by any Group Member of its own Stock, (other than (x) the Initial Rights Offering, (y) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any issuance of Stock of the Borrower occurring in the ordinary course of business to any director, member of the management team of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or employee of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to an employee benefit, incentive or similar plan and (z) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010, any issuance of Stock by the Borrower to the Investment Group) the Borrower shall immediately pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to 50% of the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds; or (ii) the issuance or Sale by any Group Member of its own Stock in connection with the Initial Rights Offering, the Borrower shall apply the Net Cash Proceeds (other than any Net Cash Proceeds raised from any member of the Investment Group) received from such Initial Rights Offering as follows: (a) the first $2,000,000 of such Net Cash Proceeds shall be paid or caused to be paid to the Administrative Agent, (b) the next $3,000,000 of such Net Cash Proceeds shall be retained by the Borrower for working capital and other general corporate purposes and

 

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(c) 50% of such Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $5,000,000 shall be paid or caused to be paid to the Administrative Agent.

(g) NECA Reimbursements. Upon receipt of any reimbursements from the National Exchange Carrier Association’s Telecommunications Relay Service Interstate fund for any telecommunications relay services provided to employees of the Group Members for any Workplace Conference Calls made prior to the date a settlement is reached with the Federal Communications Commission with respect to the investigations which are the subject of the Specified Subpoenas (“Specified NECA Reimbursements”), the Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid 75% of such Specified NECA Reimbursements to the Administrative Agent; provided that that upon receipt of such amounts, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall not be required to make or cause to be made such payment to the extent such Specified NECA Reimbursements are used by the Borrower to finance Regulatory Investigation Expenses within 30 days of receipt of such Specified NECA Reimbursements; provided further that upon the earlier of (i) the 31st day of receipt of the Specified NECA Reimbursements and (ii) the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent the Specified NECA Reimbursement not therefore so used.

(h) Cash and Cash Equivalents. On or after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, if, either on any Wednesday (or if Wednesday is not a Business Day, the next Business Day) or on any Friday (or if Friday is not a Business Day, the next Business Day), the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties exceeds $6,000,000 (as shown in the Borrower’s actual bank account balances for such day) then on the next succeeding Business Day (the “Payment Date”), the Borrower shall repay any Revolving Credit Outstandings in an amount equal to such excess over $6,000,000 on such Payment Date.

(i) Proceeds from Escrow Account. Upon release of any cash proceeds from the Escrow Account, the Borrower shall immediately pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the amount of such proceeds; provided, however that upon such receipt, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall not be required to make or cause to be made such payment to the extent such proceeds are used by the Borrower to finance Regulatory Investigation Expenses within 30 days of receipt of such proceeds; provided further that upon the earlier of (i) the 31st day of receipt of such proceeds and (ii) the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent such proceeds not theretofore so used.”

(d) Section 2.12(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Section 2.12(b) in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new Section 2.12(b):

“(b) Application of Mandatory Prepayments. Subject to the provisions of clause (c) below with respect to the application of payments during the continuance of an Event of Default, any payment made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.8 or any other prepayment of the Obligations required to be applied in accordance with this clause (b) shall be applied first, (other than in respect of any payment required pursuant to Sections 2.8(e) or (h)) to repay the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans, second, to repay the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans and the Swing Loans (which shall effect a permanent reduction in the

 

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Revolving Credit Commitment except for any payment required pursuant to Sections 2.8(e) or (h)), third, in the case of any payment required pursuant to Section 2.8(e), to provide cash collateral to the extent and in the manner in Section 9.3, and, then, any excess shall be retained by the Borrower.”

(e) Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new clause (c) immediately following clause (b) therein as follows:

“(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents. After giving effect to such Loan, the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties shall not equal or exceed $6,000,000 (as shown in the Borrower’s actual bank account balances for such day).”

(f) Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.5 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by deleting such Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.5 in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.5:

Section 5.1 Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not have, on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below, a Consolidated Leverage Ratio greater than the maximum ratio set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter:

 

FISCAL QUARTER ENDING

   MAXIMUM CONSOLIDATED
LEVERAGE RATIO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

   4.50 TO 1

DECEMBER 31, 2008

   4.50 TO 1

MARCH 31, 2009

   4.00 TO 1

JUNE 30, 2009

   4.00 TO 1

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

   4.00 TO 1

DECEMBER 31, 2009

   3.75 TO 1

MARCH 31, 2010

   8.00 TO 1

JUNE 30, 2010

   7.00 TO 1

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

   6.00 TO 1

DECEMBER 31, 2010

   5.50 TO 1

MARCH 31, 2011

   5.00 TO 1

JUNE 30, 2011

   5.00 TO 1

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

   5.00 TO 1

DECEMBER 31, 2011

   5.00 TO 1

MARCH 31, 2012 AND EACH FISCAL QUARTER THEREAFTER

   4.50 TO 1

Section 5.2 Capital Expenditures. No Group Member shall incur, or permit to be incurred, Capital Expenditures in the aggregate during each Fiscal Year set forth below in excess of the maximum amount set forth below for such Fiscal Year; provided that for the six (6) month period ending June 30, 2010, no Group Member shall incur, or permit

 

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to be incurred, Capital Expenditures in the aggregate during such period in excess of $2,000,000:

 

FISCAL YEAR ENDING

   MAXIMUM CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES

FISCAL YEAR 2008

   $ 6,000,000

FISCAL YEAR 2009

   $ 4,000,000

FISCAL YEAR 2010

   $ 5,000,000

FISCAL YEAR 2011

     EBITDA Amount

FISCAL YEAR 2012

     EBITDA Amount

FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER

    
EBITDA Amount

For purposes of this Section 5.2 (i) Capital Expenditures shall not include capitalized labor costs, and (ii) the ‘EBITDA Amount’ for any Fiscal Year shall mean an amount equal to 20% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for such Fiscal Year.

Section 5.5 Maximum Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not have on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below, a Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio greater that the maximum ratio set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter.

 

FISCAL QUARTER

   MAXIMUM CONSOLIDATED
SENIOR LEVERAGE RATIO

MARCH 31, 2010

   4.50 TO 1

JUNE 30, 2010

   3.50 TO 1

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

   3.00 TO 1

DECEMBER 31, 2010

   2.75 TO 1

MARCH 31, 2011

   2.65 TO 1

JUNE 30, 2011

   2.65 TO 1

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

   2.50 TO 1

DECEMBER 31, 2011

   2.35 TO 1

MARCH 31, 2012 AND EACH FISCAL QUARTER THEREAFTER

   2.00 TO 1

(g) Article V of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new Section 5.6 immediately following Section 5.5 therein as follows:

 

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Section 5.6 Minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not have, on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below, a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, for the 12-month period then ended (or with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ending on (a) March 31, 2010, for the three (3) month period then ended, (b) June 30, 2010, for the six (6) month period then ended and (c) September 30, 2010, for the nine (9) month period then ended) less than the minimum ratio set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter:

 

FISCAL QUARTER

   MINIMUM CONSOLIDATED
FIXED CHARGE
COVERAGE RATIO

MARCH 31, 2010

   1.05 TO 1

JUNE 30, 2010

   1.25 TO 1

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

   1.50 TO 1

DECEMBER 31, 2010

   1.60 TO 1

MARCH 31, 2011

   1.40 TO 1

JUNE 30, 2011

   1.30 TO 1

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND EACH FISCAL QUARTER THEREAFTER

   1.25 TO 1

(h) Section 6.1 of the Credit agreement is hereby amended by adding new clauses (o), (p) and (q) immediately following clause (n) therein as follows:

“(o) Governmental Investigation. Subject in all cases to Section 11.20 and to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, (i) at the request of the Agents, management of the Loan Parties and the Agents shall conduct telephonic meetings to be attended by the respective management representatives of the Loan Parties and the Agents and their respective representatives, at which meeting the Loan Parties shall present an update on the status of all Governmental Investigations of the Group Members and answer any questions regarding such Governmental Investigations and (ii) the Loan Parties shall promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after any officer of such Loan Party has knowledge thereof or after receipt or delivery thereof, as applicable, provide the Agents with (A) notice of any material development in any Governmental Investigation, (B) copies of all material documents received from any Governmental Authority, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Justice and any other securities exchange and (C) copies of all documents related to any Governmental Investigation; provided that the Loan Parties reserve the right to exclude information or documents if the Loan Parties reasonably believe upon advice of counsel that such exclusion is necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege or to protect attorney-work product.

(p) 13-Week Cash Flow and KPI Report. The Borrower shall deliver to the Agents on or prior to 5:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday (or if such Wednesday is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) of each fiscal month (or more often as may be reasonably requested by the Agents at any time) (i) an updated 13-week net cash flow

 

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forecast showing the Borrower’s cumulative actual and forecasted cash receipts and cash disbursements together with the actual variance for such period and such other information as may be reasonably requested by the Agents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents (the “13-Week Cash Flow”) and (ii) a Key Performance Indicator report in the form previously delivered to the Agents (a “KPI Report”); provided that upon the occurrence or continuance of any Default or Event of Default, the Borrower shall deliver such 13 Week Cash Flow and KPI Report on or prior to 5:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each week (or if Wednesday is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

(q) Weekly Cash and Cash Equivalents Report. The Borrower shall deliver to the Agents on or prior to 5:00 p.m. on Monday (or if such Monday is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) of each week a Weekly Cash and Cash Equivalents Report duly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower that (i) shows the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties as of (A) Wednesday (or if Wednesday is not a Business Day, the next Business Day) of the immediately preceding calendar week and (B) Friday (or if Friday is not a Business Day, the next Business Day) of the immediately preceding calendar week, (ii) demonstrates compliance with Section 2.8(h) for the immediately preceding calendar week and (iii) is in substantially the form of Exhibit K, or any other form approved by the Agents.”

(i) Article VI of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new Section 6.9 immediately following Section 6.8 therein as follows:

Section 6.9. Governmental Investigations. The Borrower, directly or through its counsel, shall promptly disclose to the Administrative Agent or its counsel, in writing or through telephonic meetings, any material developments or other information regarding the status of the Governmental Investigations and any proposed settlements in connection therewith.”

(j) Article VII of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new Section 7.16 immediately following Section 7.15 therein as follows:

Section 7.16 Initial Rights Offering. No later than June 30, 2010, the Borrower shall make a rights offering to each of the holders of its common Stock and Preferred Stock of the Borrower’s Series B Preferred Stock in an aggregate amount equal to at least $5,000,000 which shall be on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agents (the ‘Initial Rights Offering’). The Borrower shall apply the gross cash proceeds received from such Initial Rights Offering according to the requirements of Section 2.8(f)(ii).”

(k) Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the period where it appears at the end of clause (m) therein with “; or” and adding new clause (n) immediately following such clause (m) therein as follows:

“(n) as a result of or relating to any Governmental Investigation, (i) (A) a fine, charge, penalty or fee is levied on any Group Member, whether or not subject to appeal or contest, or (B) any Group Member enters into a settlement with a Governmental Authority, which in each case, either individually or in the aggregate, is in excess of $1,000,000 (after applying (y) any Specified NECA Reimbursements received by the Borrower in accordance with the proviso to Section 2.8(g) and (z) any cash proceeds released to the Borrower from the Escrow Account in accordance with the proviso to

 

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Section 2.8(i)) (the “Excess Amount”); and (ii) within 15 days of such levy or settlement, such Group Member fails to (A) raise Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance or Sale by such Group Member of its own Stock in an amount equal to the Excess Amount (after giving effect to any prepayment required by Section 2.8(f) and excluding the December 2009 Equity Investment) and (B)(1) pay such fine, charge, penalty, fee or settlement or (2) if such fine, charge, penalty or fee is being appealed or contested, place on deposit in a Cash Collateral Account an amount equal to such fine, charge, penalty or fee.”

(l) Schedule I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Schedule I in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof new Schedule I attached hereto as Exhibit B.

(m) The Schedules to the Credit Agreement are hereby further amended by adding new Schedule W-1 immediately following Schedule P-1 thereof in the form attached hereto as Schedule W-1.

(n) Exhibit G of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Exhibit G in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof new Exhibit G attached hereto as Exhibit C.

(o) The Exhibits to the Credit Agreement are hereby further amended by adding new Exhibit K immediately following Exhibit J thereof in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

5. Remedies. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document. The breach by any Loan Party of any covenant or agreement in this Amendment (including Section 3 hereof) shall constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder and under the other Loan Documents after giving effect to any grace or cure periods set forth therein.

6. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Agents and the Required Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower (and, to the extent set forth in any other Loan Document, each other Loan Party) hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants that:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance of the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) (i) are within such Loan Party’s corporate or similar powers and, at the time of execution thereof, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action (including, if applicable, consent of the holders of its Securities), (ii) do not (A) contravene such Loan Party’s Constituent Documents, (B) violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect, (C) in any material respect, conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under any material Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of any such material Contractual Obligation, or (D) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) do not require any Permit of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any consent of, or notice to, any Person.

(b) From and after its delivery to the Agents, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered to the other parties hereto by each Loan Party party hereto and this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement are each the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party and are each enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to enforceability.

 

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(c) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to this Amendment.

(d) Except for the Governmental Investigation, no action, claim or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party, at law, in equity or otherwise, before any court, board, commission, agency or instrumentality of any federal, state, or local government or of any agency or subdivision thereof, or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, which (i) challenges any Loan Party’s right, power, or competence to enter into this Amendment or perform any of its obligations under this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity or enforceability of this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken under this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) if determined adversely, is reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) After giving effect to this Amendment and except with respect to the Governmental Investigation, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in the Amended Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (provided, that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date hereof with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date, except that any such representation or warranty which is expressly made only as of a specified date need be true only as of such date.

(f) The Borrower and the other Loan Parties have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent true, correct and complete copies of the Specified Subpoenas. The Borrower, directly or through its counsel, has disclosed to the Administrative Agent or its counsel, in writing or through telephonic meetings, all material information regarding the status of the Governmental Investigations and any proposed settlements in connection therewith.

7. No Amendments/Waivers. The Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms and, except as expressly provided herein, shall be unmodified. In addition, except as expressly provided herein, this Amendment shall not be deemed an amendment, consent or waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document or a forbearance by the Agents or the Lenders with respect to any right or remedy which Agents or Lenders may now or in the future have under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity or otherwise or be deemed to prejudice any rights or remedies which Agents or Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any Default or Event of Default which may now exist or which may occur after the date hereof.

8. Outstanding Indebtedness; Waiver of Claims. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (i) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans is $8,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Term Loans is $36,300,000, and that, as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, such principal amounts are payable pursuant to the Credit Agreement without defense, offset, withholding, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges that it has no Claims (as hereinafter defined) arising out of or relating to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, as a result of credit having been extended thereunder) against the Agents, the Lenders or the L/C Issuers and their respective employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, servants, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations and related corporate divisions and their respective successors and assigns (all of the foregoing being the “Released Persons”) and hereby waives, releases, remises and forever discharges the

 

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Agents, each Lender, each L/C Issuer and each other Released Person from any and all Claims of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, whether heretofore or hereafter arising, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any Released Person prior to and including the date hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. For purposes hereof, “Claims” shall mean all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or claims which may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by such Released Person as the result of credit having been extended under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise arising in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder.

9. Fees and Expenses.

(a) Amendment Fee. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent a non-refundable cash amendment fee to be allocated among the Lenders according to their Pro Rata Share of the Facilities in an aggregate amount equal to $221,500 (the “Amendment Fee”), which shall be fully earned on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and payable as follows: (i) $110,750 shall be due and payable on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and (ii) $110,750 shall be due and payable on December 31, 2010.

(b) Expenses. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby reconfirms its respective obligations pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement and to pay and reimburse the Agents for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees of legal counsel) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith.

10. Affirmation of Existing Loan Documents. After giving effect to this Amendment, the Borrower and each Loan Party (a) confirms and agrees that its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof, and (b) confirms and agrees that the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof.

11. Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders hereby consent as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date to the amendment of the Second Lien Credit Agreement pursuant to the Fifth Amendment thereto in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement”).

12. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of December 21, 2009 (the “Fifth Amendment Effective Date”) only upon satisfaction in full in the judgment of the Agents of each of the following conditions on or prior to the date hereof (it being acknowledged and agreed that upon the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the amendments provided for in Section 4(a)(i), (ii) and (vii) hereof shall be deemed effective as of September 30, 2009):

(a) Amendment. The Agents shall have received two (2) copies of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by the Agents, the Required Lenders, the Borrower and each other Loan Party.

(b) Payment of Fees and Expenses. The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the portion of the Amendment Fee payable on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and all costs, fees and expenses owing in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and due to the Agents (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of legal counsel).

 

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(c) December 2009 Equity Investment. The Agents shall have received (i) evidence satisfactory to the Agents that the Borrower shall have received at least $5,000,000 in gross cash proceeds from the December 2009 Equity Investment (including the Investment made by members of the Investment Group in the aggregate amount of $2,000,000 on December 14, 2009) on terms satisfactory to the Agents and (ii) copies of all documents executed and delivered in connection with the December 2009 Equity Investment.

(d) Resolutions; Incumbency Certificate. The Agents shall have received (i) resolutions of each Loan Party’s board of directors or other appropriate governing body approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by such Loan Party and (ii) signatures and incumbency certificates of the officers of each Loan Party executing this Amendment, certified as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date by each of such Loan Party’s corporate secretary or other officer of such Loan Party in charge of maintaining books and records as being true, accurate, correct and complete, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.

(e) Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement. The Agents shall have received two (2) copies of the Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, duly executed and delivered by the parties signatories thereto and effective in accordance with the terms thereof in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents.

(f) Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received two (2) copies of the Second Amendment to the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, duly executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Second Lien Administrative Agent, and acknowledged by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (“Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement”).

13. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

14. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIFTH AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]


Each of the undersigned Loan Parties hereby

 

(i) acknowledges this Amendment and

 

(ii) confirms and agrees that its obligations

 

under the Loan Documents shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the effectiveness of this Amendment.

ACKNOWLEDGED, CONSENTED and AGREED to as of the date first written above.
PURPLE LANGUAGE SERVICES CO.
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
PURPLE RELAY SERVICES CO.
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIFTH AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]


AGENTS AND LENDERS:
CHURCHILL FINANCIAL LLC, as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Chris Cox

Name:   Chris Cox
Title:   Managing Director
CHURCHILL FINANCIAL CAYMAN LTD., as Lender
By: Churchill Financial LLC, as its Collateral Manager
By:  

/s/ Chris Cox

Name:   Chris Cox
Title:   Managing Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIFTH AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]


ABLECO FINANCE LLC, as Collateral Agent and Lender, on behalf of itself and its Affiliate assigns
By:  

/s/ Daniel Wolf

Name:   Daniel Wolf
Title:   President

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIFTH AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]

EX-10.35 14 dex1035.htm FIFTH AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND WAIVER TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT Fifth Amendment, Consent and Waiver to Second Lien Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.35

EXECUTION VERSION

FIFTH AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND WAIVER

TO THE SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FIFTH AMENDMENT, CONSENT AND WAIVER TO THE SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 22, 2009 (this “Amendment”) to the Second Lien Credit Agreement referred to below, by and among the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (such lenders, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), Purple Communications, Inc. (f/k/a GoAmerica, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the other Loan Parties signatory hereto and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, and together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties signatory hereto, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested to pay in kind interest due and payable on the Loan from July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010 (such period, the “PIK Interest Period”), and the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders have agreed to accommodate such request; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, and the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders have agreed, to (i) waive certain Defaults and Events of Default, (ii) consent to the amendment of the Borrower’s certificate of incorporation and (iii) amend the Second Lien Credit Agreement, in each case, in the manner and on the terms and conditions provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein (including in the Recitals hereto) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

2. Consents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.11(a)(ii) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement, as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders hereby consent to the amendment of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Borrower, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (“Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation”).

3. Waivers. As of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders hereby waive:

(a) the Events of Default under Section 9.1(c)(i) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement resulting solely from (i) the Borrower’s breach of the financial covenant set forth in Section 5.1 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarters ended or ending September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2009 and Section 5.2 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2009, (ii) the Borrower’s failure to deliver the financial and other information required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the fiscal months ended on August 31, 2009, October 31,

 

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2009 and November 30, 2009 pursuant to Section 6.1(a) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement; provided, that the Borrower deliver to the Administrative Agent such financial and other information no later than January 31, 2010; and (iii) the Borrower’s failure to deliver the financial and other information required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the Fiscal Quarter ended on September 30, 2009 pursuant to Section 6.1(b) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement; provided, that the Borrower deliver to the Administrative Agent such financial and other information no later than January 31, 2010;

(b) any Event of Default under Sections 9.1(b) and (c) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement caused solely by any restatement of any Financial Statement for any period ending on or prior to December 31, 2009 resulting solely from the matters subject to investigation pursuant to the Specified Subpoenas; and

(c) any Event of Default under Section 9.1(d)(ii) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement resulting solely from any events of default under the First Lien Loan Documents which have been waived as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 3 of the Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

4. Amendments to Second Lien Credit Agreement. The Second Lien Credit Agreement is hereby amended as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date as follows:

(a) Section 1.1 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:

(i) inserting the following defined terms into Section 1.1 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement in proper alphabetical order:

“‘13-Week Cash Flow’ has the meaning specified in Section 6.1(p).

“‘Amendment No. 5’ means the Fifth Amendment, Consent and Waiver to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2009, by and among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and Administrative Agent, which Amendment No. 5 amends this Agreement.”

“‘Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio’ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period minus non-financed Capital Expenditures of such Person for such period, minus the total liability for United States federal income taxes and other taxes measured by net income actually payable by such Person in respect of such period, to (b) the Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for such period.”

“‘Consolidated Fixed Charges’ means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, determined on a Consolidated basis, of (a) the Consolidated Cash Interest Expense of such Person for such period, (b) the principal amount of Consolidated Total Debt of such Person and its Subsidiaries having a scheduled due date during such period, (c) all cash dividends payable by such Person and its Subsidiaries on Stock in respect of such period to Persons other than such Person and its Subsidiaries, (d) all commitment fees and other costs, fees and expenses payable by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period in order to effect, or because of, the incurrence of any Indebtedness and (e) management fees paid by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period.”

“‘December 2009 Equity Investment’ means the Investment by members of the Investment Group in the Borrower in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 in gross cash proceeds, consisting of an Investment made by members of the Investment Group in the aggregate amount of $2,000,000 on December 14, 2009 and an Investment made by members of the Investment Group in the aggregate amount of $3,000,000 on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, in each case, from the purchase

 

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by members of the Investment Group from the Borrower of its Series B Preferred Stock, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.”

“‘EBITDA Amount’ has the meaning specified in Section 5.2.”

“‘Escrow Account’ means that escrow account in the amount of $2,500,000 established in connection with the Hands On Merger, which is subject to that certain Escrow Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2008, by and among the Borrower, Bill M. McDonagh, as agent of the stockholders of Hands On and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent.”

“‘Excess Amount’ has the meaning specified in Section 9.1(n).”

“‘Fifth Amendment Effective Date’ means December 21, 2009.”

“‘Governmental Investigation’ means any claim, sanction, action, lawsuit, demand, order, dispute or other proceeding or investigation in connection with the Specified Subpoenas or any communication related thereto with any Governmental Authority, which relates to the condition (financial or otherwise), business, operations or property of the Borrower or any of the Group Members.”

“‘Initial Rights Offering’ has the meaning specified in Section 7.16.”

“‘Investment Group’ means, collectively, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Reservoir Capital Group L.P. and their respective Control Investment Affiliates, and members of the management team of the Borrower, including Ron Obray.”

“‘KPI Reports’ has the meaning specified in Section 6.1(p).”

“‘Rate Setting Expenses’ means legal, lobbying and regulatory expenses relating to the rate setting process before the Federal Communications Commission incurred by the Borrower in the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010.”

“‘Regulatory Investigation Expenses’ means any non-operating expenses incurred by the Borrower in the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 (including fines, penalties and settlement arrangements, lobbying costs, additional accounting and audit fees, and related legal and regulatory fees) solely in connection with the investigations which are the subject of the Specified Subpoenas.”

“‘Series B Preferred Stock’ means the Series B Preferred Stock (par value $0.01 per share) of the Borrower.”

“‘Specified NECA Reimbursements’ has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(j).”

“‘Specified Subpoenas’ means, collectively, the following relating to the Loan Parties (a) a subpoena for documents from the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission, dated April 1, 2009, (b) a subpoena for documents from a Grand Jury for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, dated June 15, 2009, (c) a subpoena for documents from the San Francisco Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, dated June 25, 2009, (d) a subpoena for testimony from the San Francisco Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to the Borrower’s chief financial officer, dated June 25, 2009 and (e) a subpoena for documents from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, dated December 4, 2009, copies of which were previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, and (f) a subpoena for documents

 

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to Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. (Case #EB-07-TC-4008) from the Federal Communications Commission, dated August 3, 2007.”

“‘Workplace Conference Calls’ means internal multiparty workplace conference calls held by the Group Members’ marketing, outreach and sales departments that predominantly consist of deaf-to-deaf participants of the type for which the Group Members are not currently seeking any reimbursement from the National Exchange Carrier Association’s Telecommunications Relay Service Interstate fund for any telecommunications relay services relating to such calls. Workplace Conference Calls through November 2009 are more particularly described on Schedule W-1 hereto.”

(ii) amending the definition of “Applicable Margin” by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

“‘Applicable Margin’ means (a) 13.5% for the period commencing on the date the PIK Interest Period commenced and ending on the calendar day immediately prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date; (b) 14.0% for the period commencing on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and ending on the last day of the PIK Interest Period and (c) 11.0% otherwise.”

(iii) amending the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

“‘Consolidated EBITDA’ means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus (b) the sum of, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of such Consolidated Net Income but without duplication, (i) any provision for United States federal, state, local and foreign income taxes or other taxes measured by income, (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, amortization of debt discount and commissions and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness, (iii) any depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, (iv) any aggregate net loss on the Sale of property (other than accounts (as defined under the applicable UCC) and inventory) outside the ordinary course of business, (v) any other non-cash expenditure, charge or loss for such period (other than any non-cash expenditure, charge or loss relating to write-offs, write-downs or reserves with respect to accounts and inventory), including the amount of any compensation deduction as the result of any grant of Stock or Stock Equivalents to employees, officers, directors or consultants, (vi) to the extent paid within 12 months of the Closing Date, non-recurring cash charges and costs arising in connection with the Acquisition and related transactions (including any related restructuring charges and any aggregate net loss on the Sales set forth on Schedule 8.4 hereto) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000, (vii) to the extent paid after the 12-month anniversary of the Closing Date, any aggregate net loss on the Sales set forth on Schedule 8.4 hereto in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (A) $3,000,000 and (B) the cap amount referred to in the foregoing clause (vi) which has not been used, (viii) for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010, Regulatory Investigation Expenses incurred during such Fiscal Year to the extent such Regulatory Investigation Expenses have been documented to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and are paid with (A) Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance or Sale of its Stock during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 to the Investment Group (excluding any proceeds of the December 2009 Equity Investment), (B) Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance or Sale of its Stock during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 (other than the proceeds of the December 2009 Equity Investment) to the extent not required to be applied by the Borrower to prepay the

 

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Loans in accordance with Section 2.8(i), (C) any cash proceeds released to the Borrower from the Escrow Account so long as such proceeds are used by the Borrower to pay Regulatory Investigation Expenses in accordance with the proviso to Section 2.8(k) or (D) any Specified NECA Reimbursements received by the Borrower during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010, so long as such reimbursements are used by the Borrower to pay Regulatory Investigation Expenses in accordance with the proviso to Section 2.8(j) and (ix) for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010, Rate Setting Expenses incurred during such Fiscal Year to the extent such Rate Setting Expenses have been documented to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and are paid with (A) Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance or Sale of its Stock during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 to the Investment Group (excluding any proceeds of the December 2009 Equity Investment) or (B) Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower from the issuance or Sale of its Stock during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 (other than the proceeds of the December 2009 Equity Investment) to the extent not required to be applied by the Borrower to prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 2.8(i), minus (c) the sum of, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of such Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, (i) any credit for United States federal income taxes or other taxes measured by net income, (ii) any interest income, (iii) any gain from extraordinary items and any other non-recurring gain, (iv) any aggregate net gain from the Sale of property (other than accounts (as defined in the applicable UCC) and inventory) out of the ordinary course of business by such Person, (v) any other non-cash gain, including any reversal of a charge referred to in clause (b)(v) above by reason of a decrease in the value of any Stock or Stock Equivalent, and (vi) any other cash payment in respect of expenditures, charges and losses to the extent that such items have been added to Consolidated EBITDA of such Person pursuant to clause (b)(v) above in any prior period.”

(iv) amending the definition of “Consolidated Leverage Ratio” by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

“‘Consolidated Leverage Ratio’ means, with respect to any Person as of any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt of such Person outstanding as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Person for the last period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or before such date, provided that for purposes of determining the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for the Fiscal Quarters ending March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be equal to (a) for the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA for the three (3) month period then ended multiplied by 4, (b) for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA for the six (6) month period then ended multiplied by 2 and (c) for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2010, Consolidated EBITDA for the nine (9) month period then ended multiplied by 4/3.”

(v) amending the definition of “Extraordinary Receipts” by adding at the end of such definition the following new provison:

“; provided that Extraordinary Receipts shall not include any cash proceeds released from the Escrow Account”

(vi) amending the definition of “Eurodollar Base Rate” by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

 

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“‘Eurodollar Base Rate’ means, with respect to any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate for deposits in Dollars for an Interest Period of one month (notwithstanding which Interest Period is selected) appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the second full Business Day next preceding the first day of each Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or otherwise on the Reuters screen) at such time, the ‘Eurodollar Base Rate’ shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying the offered rate for deposit in Dollars in the London interbank market as may be selected by the Administrative Agent and, in the absence of availability, such other method to determine such offered rate as may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion and (b) from and after September 30, 2009, 3.00%.

(vii) amending the definition of “PIK Interest Period” by deleting such definition in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new definition:

“‘PIK Interest Period’ has the meaning given thereto in Amendment No. 5.”

(b) Section 2.8 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new clauses (i), (j), and (k) immediately following clause (h) therein as follows:

“(i) Equity Issuances and Initial Rights Offering. On or after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and subject to Section 2.8(h) hereof, upon receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds arising from (i) the issuance or Sale by any Group Member of its own Stock, (other than (x) the Initial Rights Offering, (y) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any issuance of Stock of the Borrower occurring in the ordinary course of business to any director, member of the management team of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or employee of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to an employee benefit, incentive or similar plan and (z) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010, any issuance of Stock by the Borrower to the Investment Group) the Borrower shall immediately pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to 50% of the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds; or (ii) the issuance or Sale by any Group Member of its own Stock in connection with the Initial Rights Offering, the Borrower shall apply the Net Cash Proceeds (other than any Net Cash Proceeds raised from any member of the Investment Group) received from such Initial Rights Offering as follows: (a) the first $2,000,000 of such Net Cash Proceeds shall be paid or caused to be paid to the Administrative Agent, (b) the next $3,000,000 of such Net Cash Proceeds shall be retained by the Borrower for working capital and other general corporate purposes and (c) 50% of such Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $5,000,000 shall be paid or caused to be paid to the Administrative Agent.

(j) NECA Reimbursements. Subject to Section 2.8(h) hereof, upon receipt of any reimbursements from the National Exchange Carrier Association’s Telecommunications Relay Service Interstate fund for any telecommunications relay services provided to employees of the Group Members for Workplace Conference Calls made prior to the date a settlement is reached with the Federal Communications Commission with respect to the investigations which are the subject of the Specified Subpoenas (‘Specified NECA Reimbursements’), the Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid 75% of such Specified NECA Reimbursements to the Administrative Agent; provided that that upon receipt of

 

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such amounts, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall not be required to make or cause to be made such payment to the extent such Specified NECA Reimbursements are used by the Borrower to finance Regulatory Investigation Expenses within 30 days of receipt of such Specified NECA Reimbursements; provided further that upon the earlier of (i) the 31st day of receipt of the Specified NECA Reimbursements and (ii) the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent the Specified NECA Reimbursement not therefore so used.

(k) Proceeds from Escrow Account. Subject to Section 2.8(h) hereof, upon release of any cash proceeds from the Escrow Account, the Borrower shall immediately pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the amount of such proceeds; provided, however that upon such receipt, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall not be required to make or cause to be made such payment to the extent such proceeds are used by the Borrower to finance Regulatory Investigation Expenses within 30 days of receipt of such proceeds; provided further that upon the earlier of (i) the 31st day of receipt of such proceeds and (ii) the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent such proceeds not theretofore so used.”

(c) Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.5 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement are hereby amended by deleting such Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.5 in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.5:

Section 5.1 Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not have, on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below, a Consolidated Leverage Ratio greater than the maximum ratio set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter:

 

FISCAL QUARTER ENDING

  

MAXIMUM CONSOLIDATED

LEVERAGE RATIO

    
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008    5.20 TO 1   
DECEMBER 31, 2008    5.20 TO 1   
MARCH 31, 2009    4.60 TO 1   
JUNE 30, 2009    4.60 TO 1   
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009    4.60 TO 1   
DECEMBER 31, 2009    4.30 TO 1   
MARCH 31, 2010    9.20 TO 1   
JUNE 30, 2010    8.05 TO 1   
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010    6.90 TO 1   
DECEMBER 31, 2010    6.35 TO 1   
MARCH 31, 2011    5.75 TO 1   
JUNE 30, 2011    5.75 TO 1   
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011    5.75 TO 1   
DECEMBER 31, 2011    5.75 TO 1   
MARCH 31, 2012 AND EACH    5.20 TO 1   

 

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FISCAL QUARTER

THEREAFTER

     

Section 5.2 Capital Expenditures. No Group Member shall incur, or permit to be incurred, Capital Expenditures in the aggregate during each Fiscal Year set forth below in excess of the maximum amount set forth below for such Fiscal Year; provided that for the six (6) month period ending June 30, 2010, no Group Member shall incur, or permit to be incurred, Capital Expenditures in the aggregate during such period in excess of $2,500,000:

 

FISCAL YEAR ENDING

  

MAXIMUM CAPITAL

EXPENDITURES

    
FISCAL YEAR 2008    $7,000,000   
FISCAL YEAR 2009    $5,000,000   
FISCAL YEAR 2010    $6,000,000   
FISCAL YEAR 2011    EBITDA Amount   
FISCAL YEAR 2012    EBITDA Amount   
FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND
EACH FISCAL YEAR
THEREAFTER
   EBITDA Amount   

For purposes of this Section 5.2 (i) Capital Expenditures shall not include capitalized labor costs, and (ii) the ‘EBITDA Amount’ for any Fiscal Year shall mean an amount equal to 23% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for such Fiscal Year.

Section 5.5 Minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not have, on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter set forth below, a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, for the 12-month period then ended (or with respect to the Fiscal Quarter ending on (a) March 31, 2010, for the three (3) month period then ended, (b) June 30, 2010, for the six (6) month period then ended and (c) September 30, 2010, for the nine (9) month period then ended) less than the minimum ratio set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter:

 

FISCAL QUARTER

  

MINIMUM CONSOLIDATED
FIXED CHARGE
COVERAGE RATIO

    
MARCH 31, 2010    0.90 TO 1   
JUNE 30, 2010    1.05 TO 1   
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010    1.30 TO 1   
DECEMBER 31, 2010    1.35 TO 1   
MARCH 31, 2011    1.20 TO 1   
JUNE 30, 2011    1.10 TO 1   
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND
EACH FISCAL QUARTER
THEREAFTER
   1.05 TO 1   

 

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(d) Section 6.1 of the Second Lien Credit agreement is hereby amended by adding new clauses (o) and (p) immediately following clause (n) therein as follows:

“(o) Governmental Investigation. Subject in all cases to Section 11.20 and to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law (i) at the request of the Administrative Agent, management of the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent shall conduct telephonic meetings to be attended by the respective management representatives of the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent and their respective representatives, at which meeting the Loan Parties shall present an update on the status of all Governmental Investigations of the Group Members and answer any questions regarding such Governmental Investigations and (ii) the Loan Parties shall promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after any officer of such Loan Party has knowledge thereof or after receipt or delivery thereof, as applicable, provide the Administrative Agent with (A) notice of any material development in any Governmental Investigation, (B) copies of all material documents received from any Governmental Authority, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Justice and any other securities exchange and (C) copies of all documents related to any Governmental Investigation; provided that the Loan Parties reserve the right to exclude information or documents if the Loan Parties reasonably believe upon advice of counsel that such exclusion is necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege or to protect attorney-work product.

(p) 13-Week Cash Flow and KPI Report. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on or prior to 5:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday (or if such Wednesday is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) of each fiscal month (or more often as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent at any time) (i) an updated 13-week net cash flow forecast showing the Borrower’s cumulative actual and forecasted cash receipts and cash disbursements together with the actual variance for such period and such other information as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the ‘13-Week Cash Flow’) and (ii) a Key Performance Indicator report in the form previously delivered to the Administrative Agent (a ‘KPI Report’); provided that upon the occurrence or continuance of any Default or Event of Default, the Borrower shall deliver such 13 Week Cash Flow and KPI Report on or prior to 5:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each week (or if Wednesday is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

(e) Article VI of the Second Lien Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new Section 6.9 immediately following Section 6.8 therein as follows:

Section 6.9. Governmental Investigations. The Borrower, directly or through its counsel, shall promptly disclose to the Administrative Agent or its counsel, in writing or through telephonic meetings, any material developments or other information regarding the status of the Governmental Investigations and any proposed settlements in connection therewith.”

(f) Article VII of the Second Lien Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding new Section 7.16 immediately following Section 7.15 therein as follows:

 

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Section 7.16 Initial Rights Offering. No later than June 30, 2010, the Borrower shall make a rights offering to each of the holders of its common Stock and Preferred Stock of the Borrower’s Series B Preferred Stock in an aggregate amount equal to at least $5,000,000 which shall be on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the ‘Initial Rights Offering’). The Borrower shall apply the gross cash proceeds received from such Initial Rights Offering according to the requirements of Section 2.8(i)(ii).”

(g) Section 9.1 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the period where it appears at the end of clause (m) therein with “; or” and adding new clause (n) immediately following such clause (m) therein as follows:

“(n) as a result of or relating to any Governmental Investigation, (i) (A) a fine, charge, penalty or fee is levied on any Group Member, whether or not subject to appeal or contest, or (B) any Group Member enters into a settlement with a Governmental Authority, which in each case, either individually or in the aggregate, is in excess of $1,000,000 (after applying (y) any Specified NECA Reimbursements received by the Borrower in accordance with the proviso to Section 2.8(j) and (z) any cash proceeds released to the Borrower from the Escrow Account in accordance with the proviso to Section 2.8(k))(the ‘Excess Amount’); and (ii) within 15 days of such levy or settlement, such Group Member fails to (A) raise Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance or Sale by such Group Member of its own Stock in an amount equal to the Excess Amount (after giving effect to any prepayment required by Section 2.8(i) and excluding the December 2009 Equity Investment) and (B)(1) pay such fine, charge, penalty, fee or settlement or (2) if such fine, charge, penalty or fee is being appealed or contested, place on deposit in a Cash Collateral Account an amount equal to such fine, charge, penalty or fee.”

(h) The Schedules to the Second Lien Credit Agreement are hereby further amended by adding new Schedule W-1 immediately following Schedule P-1 thereof in the form attached hereto as Schedule W-1.

(i) Exhibit G of the Second Lien Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Exhibit G in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof new Exhibit G attached hereto as Exhibit B.

5. Remedies. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document. The breach by any Loan Party of any covenant or agreement in this Amendment (including Section 3 hereof) shall constitute an immediate Event of Default hereunder and under the other Loan Documents after giving effect to any grace or cure periods set forth therein.

6. Representations and Warranties. To induce Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower (and, to the extent set forth in any other Loan Document, each other Loan Party) hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants that:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance of the Second Lien Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Second Lien Credit Agreement”) (i) are within such Loan Party’s corporate or similar powers and, at the time of execution thereof, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action (including, if applicable, consent of the holders of its Securities), (ii) do not (A) contravene such Loan Party’s Constituent Documents, (B) violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect, (C) in any material respect, conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under any

 

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material Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of any such material Contractual Obligation, or (D) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) do not require any Permit of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any consent of, or notice to, any Person.

(b) From and after its delivery to the Administrative Agent, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered to the other parties hereto by each Loan Party party hereto and this Amendment and the Amended Second Lien Credit Agreement are each the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party and are each enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles relating to enforceability.

(c) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to this Amendment.

(d) Except for the Governmental Investigation, no action, claim or proceeding is now pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party, at law, in equity or otherwise, before any court, board, commission, agency or instrumentality of any federal, state, or local government or of any agency or subdivision thereof, or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, which (i) challenges any Loan Party’s right, power, or competence to enter into this Amendment or perform any of its obligations under this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity or enforceability of this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken under this Amendment, the Amended Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) if determined adversely, is reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) After giving effect to this Amendment and except with respect to the Governmental Investigation, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in the Amended Second Lien Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (provided, that if any representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality, such representation shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date hereof with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date, except that any such representation or warranty which is expressly made only as of a specified date need be true only as of such date.

(f) The Borrower and the other Loan Parties have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent, true, correct and complete copies of the Specified Subpoenas. The Borrower, directly or through its counsel, has disclosed to the Administrative Agent or its counsel, in writing or through telephonic meetings, all material information regarding the status of the Governmental Investigations and any proposed settlements in connection therewith.

7. No Amendments/Waivers. The Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms and, except as expressly provided herein, shall be unmodified. In addition, except as expressly provided herein, this Amendment shall not be deemed an amendment, consent or waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document or a forbearance by the Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or Lenders may now or in the future have under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity or otherwise or be deemed to prejudice any rights or remedies which Administrative Agent or Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with

 

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any Loan Document or under or in connection with any Default or Event of Default which may now exist or which may occur after the date hereof.

8. Outstanding Indebtedness; Waiver of Claims. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date the aggregate amount of Loans is $30,000,000 plus the applicable PIK interest as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, and that, as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, such principal amounts are payable pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement without defense, offset, withholding, counterclaim or deduction of any kind. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby acknowledges that it has no Claims (as hereinafter defined) arising out of or relating to the Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, as a result of credit having been extended thereunder) against the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and their respective employees, agents, representatives, consultants, attorneys, fiduciaries, servants, officers, directors, partners, predecessors, subsidiary corporations, parent corporations and related corporate divisions and their respective successors and assigns (all of the foregoing being the “Released Persons”) and hereby waives, releases, remises and forever discharges the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each other Released Person from any and all Claims of any and every character, known or unknown, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, of whatsoever kind or nature, whether heretofore or hereafter arising, for or because of any matter or things done, omitted or suffered to be done by any Released Person prior to and including the date hereof, and in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. For purposes hereof, “Claims” shall mean all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or claims which may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by such Released Person as the result of credit having been extended under the Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise arising in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder.

9. Fees and Expenses.

(a) Anniversary Fee. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent a non-refundable cash anniversary fee to be allocated among the Lenders according to their Pro Rata Share of the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to (a) 0.75% multiplied by (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Loans (including accrued and unpaid PIK interest thereon, if any) outstanding on June 30, 2011 (the “Anniversary Date”), which shall be fully earned and shall be due and payable on the Anniversary Date if the Loans (or any portion thereof) are outstanding on such date.

(b) Expenses. Each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby reconfirms its respective obligations pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Second Lien Credit Agreement and to pay and reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees of legal counsel) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith.

10. Affirmation of Existing Loan Documents. After giving effect to this Amendment, the Borrower and each Loan Party (a) confirms and agrees that its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof, and (b) confirms and agrees that the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral documents to which it is a party shall continue without any diminution thereof and shall remain in full force and effect on and after the date hereof.

11. Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders hereby consent as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date to the amendment of the First

 

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Lien Credit Agreement pursuant to the Fifth Amendment thereto in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement”).

12. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of December 21, 2009 (the “Fifth Amendment Effective Date”) only upon satisfaction in full in the judgment of Administrative Agent of each of the following conditions on or prior to the date hereof (it being acknowledged and agreed that upon the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the amendment provided for in Section 4(a)(vi) hereof shall be deemed effective as of September 30, 2009):

(a) Amendment. The Administrative Agent shall have received two (2) copies of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties.

(b) Payment of Fees and Expenses. Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent all costs, fees and expenses owing in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and due to Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of legal counsel).

(c) December 2009 Equity Investment. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Borrower shall have received at least $5,000,000 in gross cash proceeds from the December 2009 Equity Investment (including the Investment made by members of the Investment Group in the aggregate amount of $2,000,000 on December 14, 2009) on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) copies of all documents executed and delivered in connection with the December 2009 Equity Investment.

(d) Resolutions; Incumbency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) resolutions of each Loan Party’s board of directors or other appropriate governing body approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by such Loan Party and (ii) signatures and incumbency certificates of the officers of each Loan Party executing this Amendment, certified as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date by each of such Loan Party’s corporate secretary or other officer of such Loan Party in charge of maintaining books and records as being true, accurate, correct and complete, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received two (2) copies of the Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, duly executed and delivered by the parties signatories thereto and effective in accordance with the terms thereof in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(f) Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received two (2) copies of the Second Amendment to the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, duly executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent and the First Lien Agents, and acknowledged by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (“Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement”).

13. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

14. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., as
Borrower
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

Each of the undersigned Loan Parties hereby

(i) acknowledges this Amendment and

(ii) confirms and agrees that its obligations

under the Loan Documents

shall continue without any diminution thereof

and shall remain in full force and effect on

and after the effectiveness of this Amendment.

 

ACKNOWLEDGED, CONSENTED and
AGREED to as of the date first written above.
PURPLE LANGUAGE SERVICES CO.
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
PURPLE RELAY SERVICES CO.
By:  

/s/ John R. Ferron

Name:   John R. Ferron
Title:   Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS:
CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP, L.P., as
Administrative Agent
By: CCG Operations, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Behdad Eghbali

Name:   Behdad Eghbali
Title:   Manager
RESERVOIR CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
as Lender
By: RCP GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director
RESERVOIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT
PARTNERS, L.P., as Lender
By: RCIP GP, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director
RESERVOIR CAPITAL MASTER FUND II, L.P.,
as Lender
By: Reservoir Capital Group, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Gregg Zeitlin

Name:   Gregg Zeitlin
Title:   Senior Managing Director
EX-21.1 15 dex211.htm SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT Subsidiaries of the Registrant

Exhibit 21.1

List of Subsidiaries of Purple Communications, Inc.

Purple Communications, Inc. Subsidiaries

 

1. Purple Relay Services Co., previously named GoAmerica Communications Corp. (Delaware corporation)

 

2. Purple Language Service Co., previously named Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. (Delaware corporation)

 

3. GoAmerica Relay Services Corp. (Delaware corporation)
EX-31.1 16 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) OR 15D-14(A) Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a)

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Daniel R. Luis, certify that:

1.            I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Purple Communications, Inc.;

2.            Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.            The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.            The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 24, 2010

 

/s/ Daniel R. Luis
Daniel R. Luis
Chief Executive Officer
EX-31.2 17 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) OR 15D-14(A) Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, John R. Ferron, certify that:

1.            I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Purple Communications, Inc.;

2.            Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.            The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.            The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 24, 2010

 

/s/ John R. Ferron
John R. Ferron
Principal Financial Officer
EX-32.1 18 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report of Purple Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Daniel R. Luis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the dates presented and consolidated results of operations of the Company for the periods presented.

Dated: June 24, 2010

 

/s/ Daniel R. Luis
Daniel R. Luis
Chief Executive Officer

This certification has been furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

EX-32.2 19 dex322.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report of Purple Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, John R. Ferron, Principal Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the dates presented and consolidated results of operations of the Company for the periods presented.

Dated: June 24, 2010

 

/s/ John R. Ferron
John R. Ferron
Principal Financial Officer

This certification has been furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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