-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CJ+jY9fVOZrQlaIJZWjKsi+cSKJpf7zxyQ06oCCz+buTHaOoopkGqtp0XfEAW5PJ sQcw/O2Sc06WRw99yVczLw== 0001193125-05-052811.txt : 20050316 0001193125-05-052811.hdr.sgml : 20050316 20050316163737 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-05-052811 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 11 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050316 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050316 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001101680 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661] IRS NUMBER: 223509099 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-32743 FILM NUMBER: 05685958 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7001 OAKPORT STREET CITY: OAKLAND STATE: CA ZIP: 94621 BUSINESS PHONE: 5107777000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TELLIUM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000911 10-K 1 d10k.htm FORM 10-K FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2004
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-K

 

(Mark One)

 

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

 

OR

 

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

For the transition period from          to         

 

Commission File Number: 000-32743

 


 

ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   22-3509099

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

7001 Oakport Street

Oakland, California 94621

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 777-7000

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

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

Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value

(Title of class)

 

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 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 an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes x    No ¨.

 

As of February 15, 2005, there were 94,176,303 shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value. As of June 30, 2004 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter), the aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $172,737,000.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K where indicated.

 



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PART I

         

Item 1.

   Business    3

Item 2.

   Properties    13

Item 3.

   Legal Proceedings    13

Item 4.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    14

PART II

         

Item 5.

   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities    15

Item 6.

   Selected Financial Data    16

Item 7.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    17

Item 7A.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    42

Item 8.

   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    43

Item 9.

   Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    80

Item 9A.

   Controls and Procedures    80

Item 9B.

   Other Information    82

PART III 

         

Item 10.

   Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant    83

Item 11.

   Executive Compensation    83

Item 12.

   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters    83

Item 13.

   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions    83

Item 14.

   Principal Accountant Fees and Services    83

PART IV 

         

Item 15.

   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules    84

Signatures

   85

Exhibits

   86

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1.    BUSINESS

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. We use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” variations of such words, and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, statements that refer to projections of earnings, revenue, costs or other financial items; anticipated growth and trends in our business or key markets, including growth in the service provider market; future growth and revenues from our SLMS products; improvements in the capital spending environment; future economic conditions and performance; anticipated performance of products or services; plans, objectives and strategies for future operations; and other characterizations of future events or circumstances, are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the ability to generate sufficient revenue to achieve or sustain profitability, the ability to raise additional capital to fund existing and future operations, defects or other performance problems in our products, reliance on contract manufacturers to produce our products cost-effectively and in sufficient volumes, dependence on sole or limited source suppliers for key components, the economic slowdown in the telecommunications industry that has restricted the ability of our customers to purchase our products, commercial acceptance of our SLMS products, intense competition in the communications equipment market from large equipment companies as well as private companies that have announced plans for products that address the same networks needs as our products, higher than anticipated expenses that we may incur, and other factors identified below, under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.

 

Company Overview

 

We design, develop and manufacture communications network equipment for telephone companies and cable operators worldwide. We believe that these network service providers can increase their revenues and lower their operating costs by using our products to deliver video and interactive entertainment services in addition to their existing voice and data service offerings, all on a platform that permits a seamless migration from legacy technologies to a converged packet-based architecture. Our Single Line Multi-Service (SLMS) architecture provides cost efficiency and feature flexibility with support for voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and IP video (IPTV). Within this SLMS architecture, our products allow service providers to deliver all of these converged packet services over their existing copper lines while providing support for fiber build-out. Our optical transport products complement our SLMS architecture by providing flexible, low-cost, additional capacity over existing fiber. As service providers expand their broadband service offerings, our optical transport products allow them to alleviate bandwidth bottlenecks in their fiber based transport networks. With our products, network service providers can seamlessly migrate from traditional circuit-based technology to packet-based networks, and from copper-based access lines to fiber-based access lines without abandoning the investments they have made in their existing infrastructures.

 

We were incorporated in Delaware under the name Zhone Technologies, Inc. in June 1999, and in November 2003, we consummated our merger with Tellium, Inc. Although Tellium acted as the legal acquirer, due to various factors, including the relative voting rights, board control and senior management composition of the combined company, Zhone was treated as the “acquirer” for accounting purposes. Following the merger, the combined company was renamed Zhone Technologies, Inc. and retained substantially all of Zhone’s previous management and operating structure. The mailing address of our worldwide headquarters is 7001 Oakport Street,

 

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Oakland, California 94621, and our telephone number at that location is (510) 777-7000. Our website address is www.zhone.com. The information on our website does not constitute part of this report. Through a link on the Investor Relations section of our website, we make available the following filings as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission: our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All such filings are available free of charge.

 

Industry Background

 

Over the past several years, the communications network industry has experienced rapid expansion and change as the internet and the proliferation of bandwidth intensive applications and services have led to an increased demand for high bandwidth communications networks. However, service providers have had difficulty in meeting this increased demand for high speed broadband access due to the constraints of the existing communications network infrastructure. This infrastructure consists of two interconnected networks:

 

    the “core” network, which interconnects service providers with each other; and

 

    the “access” network, which connects end-users to a service provider’s closest facility.

 

To address the increased customer demand for higher transmission speeds via greater bandwidth, service providers expended significant capital to upgrade the core networks by replacing their copper infrastructure with high-speed optical infrastructure. While the use of fiber optic equipment in the core has relieved the capacity constraints in the core network, the access network continues to be a “bottleneck” that limits the transmission of high speed data. As a result, communications in the core network can travel up to 10 gigabytes per second, while in stark contrast, the majority of communications over the access network occurs at a mere 56 kilobytes per second, a speed that is 175,000 times slower. At 56 kilobytes per second, it may take several minutes to access a media rich website and several hours to download large files. Because re-wiring every individual customer’s home or business with fiber optic cable to deliver high bandwidth services is cost prohibitive and time consuming, solving the access network bottleneck requires both more efficient use of the existing copper wire infrastructure and support for the gradual migration from copper to fiber.

 

In an attempt to deliver high bandwidth services over existing copper wire in the access network, service providers began deploying digital subscriber line (DSL) technology over a decade ago. However, this early DSL technology has its own share of limitations. The amount of bandwidth available over a copper wire is inversely proportional to the length of the copper wire. In other words, the greater the distance between the service provider’s equipment and the customer’s premises, the lower the bandwidth. Unfortunately, most of the DSL services available are provided by first generation DSL access multiplexer (DSLAM) equipment. These large unwieldy devices require conditioned power and climate controls typically found only in a telephone company’s central office, which is often at great distance from the customer. While adequate for basic data services, these first generation DSLAMs were not designed to meet the needs of today’s high bandwidth applications. The modest bandwidth provided by existing DSLAM equipment is often incapable of delivering even a single channel of standard definition video, much less multiple channels or high definition video.

 

More recently, regulatory changes and new technologies have allowed new competitors to begin delivering cost effective telecommunication services. As an example, cable operators, with extensive networks designed originally to provide only video programming, have collaborated to adopt new packet technologies that leverage the capabilities of the coaxial cable infrastructure. Using the latest technologies, cable operators have begun to cost effectively deliver new service bundles. The new service offerings, including IPTV, video on demand (VOD), interactive programming, digital video recording and new VoIP calling capabilities, provide not only enhanced features and capability, but also allow the cable operators to deliver these services over a common network. The resulting cost efficiencies are difficult for incumbent telephone companies to match. Even with their legacy voice switches fully paid for, maintaining separate networks for their circuit-based voice and packet- based video and data networks is operationally non-competitive. And perhaps even more important than the

 

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economic efficiencies, by integrating these services over a common packet infrastructure, cable operators will realize levels of integration between applications and new features that will be difficult to achieve from a multi-platform solution.

 

This increased competition has placed significant pressure on service providers. With hundreds of billions of dollars of service revenues at risk, service providers have started to make investments to upgrade their networks and broaden their service offerings. In response to these competitive pressures, existing service providers have commenced a search for ways to modernize their legacy networks, to enable delivery of additional high bandwidth, high margin services, and to lower the cost of delivering these services.

 

The Zhone Solution

 

We believe that we are the first company dedicated solely to developing the full spectrum of next-generation solutions to cost effectively deliver next generation services while simultaneously preserving the investment in today’s networks. Most of our products are based upon our SLMS architecture. In addition, our optical transport products extend this architecture to the transport network for the efficient distribution of voice, data and video as well as other high-bandwidth services including VOD and high-definition television (HDTV). From its inception, this new SLMS architecture was specifically designed for the delivery of multiple classes of subscriber services (such as voice, data and video distribution), rather than being based on a particular protocol or media. In other words, our SLMS products are built to support the migration from circuit to packet technologies, and from copper to fiber technologies. This flexibility allows our products to adapt to future technologies while allowing service providers to focus on service delivery. With this SLMS architecture, service providers can leverage their existing networks to deliver a combination of voice, data and video services today, while they migrate, either simultaneously or at a future date, from legacy equipment to next generation equipment with minimal interruption. We believe that our SLMS solutions provide an evolutionary path for service providers from their existing infrastructures, as well as give newer service providers the capability to deploy cost-effective, multi-service networks.

 

Universal Bandwidth – SLMS provides among the most flexible and scalable access solutions, allowing cost-effective broadband deployment to every subscriber throughout the service providers footprint. Our SLMS access solutions are available in a range of configurations which support from as little as 8 to as many as 2,880 service ports per enclosure. This deployment flexibility allows service providers to minimize loop lengths and to select the precise port densities needed to meet any deployment requirement. SLMS preserves the investments made by service providers in their existing copper wire networks while providing the flexibility to cost-effectively migrate to fiber as warranted, with seamless in-service transitions and very high densities for optimal deployment options.

 

Packet Migration – SLMS is a flexible multi-service architecture that provides current services while simultaneously supporting migration to a pure packet network. This flexibility allows service providers to cost-effectively provide carrier class performance and functionality for current and future services without interrupting existing services or abandoning existing subscribers. SLMS also protects the value of the investments made by residential and commercial subscribers in equipment, inside wiring and applications, thereby minimizing transition impact and subscriber attrition.

 

Triple Play Services with Converged Voice, Data and Video – SLMS simplifies the access network by consolidating new and existing services onto a single line. This convergence of services and networks simplifies provisioning and operations, ensures quality of service and reliability, and reduces the time required to provision services. SLMS combines access, transport and customer premises equipment (CPE) and management functions in a standards-based system that provides scalability, interoperability and functionality for integrated voice, data and video services.

 

Optical Transport – Zhone’s optical transport products provide flexible low-cost, additional capacity over existing fiber with efficient multi-service transport. This technology provides for important revenue generating services including gigabit Ethernet business services, video distribution, video on demand and storage area network solutions.

 

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The Zhone Strategy

 

Our strategy is to combine internal development with acquisitions of established access equipment vendors to achieve the critical mass required of telecommunications equipment providers. Key elements of our strategy include:

 

    Deliver Full Customer Solutions. In addition to delivering hardware and software product solutions, we provide customers with pre-sales and post-sales support, education and professional services to enable our customers to more efficiently deploy and manage their networks. We provide customers with application notes, business planning information, web-based and phone-based troubleshooting assistance and installation guides. Our support programs provide a comprehensive portfolio of support tools and resources that enable our customers to effectively sell to, support and expand their subscriber base using our products and solutions.

 

    Expand Our Infrastructure to Meet Service Provider Needs. Network service providers require extensive support and tight integration with manufacturers to deliver reliable, innovative and cost-effective services. By combining advanced, computer-aided design, test, and manufacturing systems with experienced, customer-focused management and technical staff, we believe that we have established the critical mass required to fully support global service provider requirements. We continue to expand our infrastructure through ongoing development and acquisitions, continuously improving quality, reducing costs and accelerating delivery of advanced solutions.

 

    Continue the Advancement and Introduction of Our SLMS Products. Our SLMS architecture is the cornerstone of our product development strategy. The design criteria for SLMS products include carrier-class reliability, multi-protocol and service support and ease of provisioning. We intend to continue to introduce SLMS products that offer the configurations and feature sets that our customers require. In addition, we have introduced products that adhere to the standards, protocols and interfaces dictated by international standards bodies and service providers. To facilitate the rapid development of our SLMS architecture and products, we have established engineering teams responsible for each critical aspect of the architecture and products. We intend to continue to leverage our expertise in voice, data, and video technologies to enhance our SLMS architecture, supporting new services, protocols and technologies as they emerge. To further this objective, we intend to continue investing in research and development efforts to extend the SLMS architecture and introduce new SLMS products.

 

    Pursue Strategic Relationships and Acquisitions. We have grown through a combination of strategic hiring and the acquisition of companies with relevant technologies and skilled personnel. Our senior management has extensive experience in identifying, executing and integrating strategic acquisitions, both at Zhone and at previous companies. We intend to pursue additional strategic relationships and acquisitions with companies that have innovative technologies and products, highly skilled personnel, market presence, and customer relationships and distribution channels that complement our strategy. We also intend to enhance our product offerings and accelerate our time-to-market by using third-party technology licenses, distribution partnerships and manufacturing relationships.

 

Product Portfolio

 

Our products provide the framework around which we are designing and developing high speed communications software and equipment for the access network. All of the products listed below are currently available and shipping. Our products span three distinct categories:

 

SLMS Products

 

Our SLMS products address three areas of customer requirements. The Zhone Management System, or ZMS, product provides the software tools necessary to manage all of the component hardware as well as subscribers and services in the network. ZMS is capable of interfacing with and managing other vendor equipment already deployed in network service providers’ networks. Our Broadband Aggregation and Service products aggregate, concentrate and optimize communications traffic from copper and fiber networks. These

 

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products are deployed in central offices, remote offices, points of presence, curbsides, data and co-location centers and large enterprises. Our Customer Premise Equipment, or CPE, products offer a cost-effective solution for combining analog voice and data services to the subscriber’s premises over a single platform. These products deliver voice, data and video interface connectivity for broadcast and subscription television, internet routers and traditional telephony equipment.

 

Our SLMS products include:

 

Category


  

Product


  

Function


Network and Subscriber Management

   ZMS    Zhone Management System

Broadband Aggregation and Service

   MALC    Multi-Access Line Concentrator
     Raptor    Scalable ATM / IP DSLAM
     FiberSLAM    FTTP Optical Line Terminal
     BAN/Sechtor 100A    Voice and Data Gateway

Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)

   ZRG 600    ADSL2+ Residential Gateway
     ZRG 800    Fiber Residential Gateway

 

Optical Transport Products

 

New business models are emerging as coarse wavelength division multiplexer (CWDM) and dense wavelength division multiplexer (DWDM) transport enables economical support for non-linear, interactive, content-based services, including gigabit ethernet transport, video distribution, VOD, storage area networks (SAN), and edge aggregation. As a result, the access network is becoming much more responsive, combining multi-service flexibility, low cost, and bandwidth scalability—smarter, cheaper, and faster—to deliver competitive advantage. Our GigaMux CWDM/DWDM optical transport solutions enable the responsive network today, with over 3,000 nodes deployed by leading service providers around the globe.

 

Our optical transport products include:

 

Product


  

Function


GigaMux 6400

   Full Featured DWDM Product

GigaMux 3200/1600

   Modular CWDM / DWDM Product

GigaMux 50

   Low-Cost Point-to-Point CWDM Access

 

Legacy Products

 

Our legacy products support a variety of voice and data services, and are broadly deployed by service providers worldwide. Our legacy products include:

 

Product


  

Function


ISC 303

   Early Access Concentrator Replacement System

Access Node

   Access Concentrator

IMACS

   Multi-Access Multiplexer

RC Family

   M13 Multiplexers

FD-6

   Fiber Distribution System

VISTA

   SONET Transport

 

Global Service & Support

 

In addition to our product offerings, we provide a broad range of service offerings through our Global Service & Support organization. We supplement our standard and extended product warranties with programs that offer technical support, product repair, education services and enhanced support services. These services enable our customers to protect their network investments, manage their networks more efficiently and minimize

 

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downtime for mission-critical systems. Technical support services are designed to help ensure that our products operate efficiently, remain highly available, and benefit from recent software releases. Through our education services program, we offer in-depth training courses covering network design, installation, configuration, operation, trouble-shooting and maintenance. Our enhanced services offering is a comprehensive program that provides network engineering, configuration, integration, project management and other consultative support to maximize the results of our customers during the design, deployment and operational phases. As part of our commitment to ensure around-the-clock support, we maintain a technical assistance center and a staff of qualified network support engineers to provide customers with 24-hour service, seven days a week.

 

Technology

 

We believe that our future success is dependent upon continued investment in the development and acquisition of advanced technologies in a number of areas. SLMS is based on a number of core technologies that provide sustainable advantages, including the following:

 

    Services-Centric Architecture. SLMS has been designed from inception for the delivery of multiple classes of subscriber services (such as voice, data or video distribution), rather than being based on a particular protocol or media. Our SLMS products are built to interoperate in networks supporting packet, cell and circuit technologies. This independence between services and the underlying transportation is designed to position our products to be able to adapt to future transportation technologies within established architectures and to allow our customers to focus on service delivery.

 

    Common Code Base. Our SLMS products share a common base of software code, which is designed to accelerate development, improve software quality, enable rapid deployment, and minimize training and operations costs, in conjunction with network management software.

 

    Network Management and Operations. ZMS provides the following key technologies to enable rapid, cost-effective, and secure control of the network: standards-based interfaces for seamless integration with supporting systems; hierarchical service and subscriber profiles to allow rapid service definition and provisioning and to enable wholesaling of services; automated and intelligent CPE provisioning, to provide the best end-user experience and accelerate service turn-up; load-balancing for scalability; and full security features to ensure reliability and controlled access to systems and data.

 

    Test Methodologies. Our SLMS architecture provides for interoperability testing and certification with a variety of products that reside in networks in which we will deploy our products. We have built a testing facility to conduct extensive interoperability trials with equipment from other vendors and to ensure full performance under all network conditions. We have completed the Telcordia OSMINE services process for ZMS and for several of our other products. The successful completion of these processes is required by our largest customers to ensure interoperability with their existing software and systems.

 

    Acquired Technologies. We recognize the need to acquire complementary technologies to augment engineering resources when necessary to respond rapidly to service providers’ needs. Since our inception, we have completed eleven acquisitions pursuant to which we acquired products, technology and additional technical expertise. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for detailed information regarding acquisitions.

 

Customers

 

We sell our products and services to network service providers who offer voice, data and video services to businesses, governments, utilities and consumers. They include regional, national and international telecommunications carriers, as well as cable service providers. To date, our products are deployed by over 300 network service providers on six continents worldwide, including two of the top three cable operators in North America. Our five largest customers during 2004 were Motorola, Qwest, Verilink, Consolidated Communications and MM02 LTD. Motorola accounted for 15% of our revenue in 2004. In 2003, Motorola and Qwest accounted for 17% and 11% of our revenue, respectively.

 

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Research and Development

 

The industry in which we compete is subject to rapid technological developments, evolving industry standards, changes in customer requirements, and continuing developments in communications service offerings. Our continuing ability to adapt to these changes, and to develop new and enhanced products, is a significant factor in maintaining or improving our competitive position and our prospects for growth. Therefore, we continue to make significant investments in product development.

 

We conduct the majority of our research and product development activities at our Oakland, California campus. In Oakland, we have built an extensive communications laboratory with hundreds of access infrastructure products from multiple vendors that serves as an interoperability and test facility. This facility allows us to emulate a communications network with serving capacity equivalent to that supporting a city of 350,000 residents. We also have focused engineering staff and activities at additional development centers located in Alpharetta, Georgia; San Diego, California; and Westlake Village, California.

 

Our product development activities focus on products to support both existing and emerging technologies in the segments of the communications industry that we consider being viable revenue opportunities. We are actively engaged in continuing to refine our SLMS architecture, introducing new products under our SLMS architecture, and creating additional interfaces and protocols for both domestic and international markets.

 

We continue our commitment to invest in leading edge technology research and development. Our research and product development expenditures were $23.2 million, $22.5 million and $29.8 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. All of our expenditures for research and product development costs, as well as stock-based compensation expense relating to research and product development of $0.6 million, $0.7 million and $4.2 million, for 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively, have been expensed as incurred. In addition, we also charged to expense purchased in-process research and development relating to acquisitions of $8.6 million and $0.1 million in 2004 and 2002, respectively. We plan to continue to support the development of new products and features, while seeking to carefully manage associated costs through expense controls.

 

Intellectual Property

 

We seek to establish and maintain our proprietary rights in our technology and products through the use of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret laws. We also seek to maintain our trade secrets and confidential information by nondisclosure policies and through the use of appropriate confidentiality agreements. We have obtained a number of patents and trademarks in the United States and in other countries. There can be no assurance, however, that these patents are valid or can be enforced against competitive products in every jurisdiction. Although we believe the protection afforded by our patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets has value, the rapidly changing technology in the networking industry and uncertainties in the legal process make our future success dependent primarily on the innovative skills, technological expertise, and management abilities of our employees rather than on the protection afforded by patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws.

 

Many of our products are designed to include software or other intellectual property licensed from third parties. While it may be necessary in the future to seek or renew licenses relating to various aspects of our products, we believe, based upon past experience and standard industry practice, that such licenses generally could be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. Nonetheless, there can be no assurance that the necessary licenses would be available on acceptable terms, if at all. Our inability to obtain certain licenses or other rights or to obtain such licenses or rights on favorable terms, or the need to engage in litigation regarding these matters, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

 

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others will not assert intellectual property rights to technologies that are relevant to us, or that our rights will give us a competitive advantage. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States.

 

Sales and Marketing

 

We have a sales presence in various domestic and foreign locations, and we sell our products and services both directly and indirectly through channel partners with support from our sales force. Channel partners include distributors, resellers, system integrators and service providers. These partners sell directly to end customers and often provide system installation, technical support, professional services and support services in addition to the network equipment sale. Our sales efforts are generally organized according to customer and channel types:

 

    Strategic Account Sales. Our Strategic Account Sales organization focuses on large U.S. communications service providers. These include both cable operators and incumbent telephone companies. Our strategy is to target these service providers with our direct sales force and support them with dedicated engineering resources to meet their needs as they deploy SLMS and optical transport networks.

 

    North American Sales. Our North American Sales organization concentrates on established independent operating companies, or IOCs, as well as competitive carriers, developers and utilities. This organization is also responsible for managing our distribution and original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, partnerships.

 

    International Sales. Our International Sales organization targets foreign based service providers and is staffed with individuals with specific experience dealing with service providers in their designated international territories.

 

Our marketing team works closely with our sales, research and product development organizations and our customers by providing communications that keep the market current on our products and features. Marketing also identifies and sizes new target markets for our products, creates awareness of our company and products, generates contacts and leads within these targeted markets and performs outbound education and public relations.

 

Backlog

 

Our backlog consists of purchase orders for products and services that we expect to ship or perform within the next year. At December 31, 2004, our backlog was $8.0 million, as compared to $6.8 million at December 31, 2003. We consider backlog to be an indicator, but not the sole predictor, of future sales because our customers may cancel or defer orders without penalty.

 

Competition

 

We compete in the communications equipment market, providing products and services for the delivery of voice, data and video services. This market is characterized by rapid change, converging technologies and a migration to solutions that offer superior advantages. These market factors represent both an opportunity and a competitive threat to us. We compete with numerous vendors, including Alcatel, Calix, Ciena, Huawei, Lucent and Tellabs, among others. In addition, a number of companies have announced plans for products that address the same network needs that our products address, both domestically and abroad. Barriers to entry are relatively low, and new ventures to create products that do or could compete with our products are regularly formed. Many of our competitors have greater financial, technical, sales and marketing resources than we do.

 

The principal competitive factors in the markets in which we presently compete and may compete in the future include:

 

    Product performance;

 

    Interoperability with existing products;

 

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    Scalability and upgradeability;

 

    Conformance to standards;

 

    Breadth of services;

 

    Reliability;

 

    Ease of installation and use;

 

    Geographic footprints for products;

 

    Ability to provide customer financing;

 

    Price;

 

    Technical support and customer service; and

 

    Brand recognition.

 

While we believe that we compete successfully with respect to each of these factors, we expect to face intense competition in our market. In addition, the inherent nature of communications networking requires interoperability. As such, we must cooperate and at the same time compete with many companies.

 

Manufacturing

 

We primarily employ an outsourced manufacturing strategy that relies on contract manufacturers for manufacturing services. We utilize contract manufacturers to provide manufacturing services, including material procurement and handling, printed circuit board assembly and mechanical board assembly. We design, specify and monitor all of the tests that are required to meet our internal and external quality standards. We work closely with our contract manufacturers to manage costs and delivery times. We believe that outsourced manufacturing enables us to deliver products more quickly and allows us to focus on our core competencies, including research and product development, sales and customer service.

 

We complement our contract manufacturing relationships with in-house capabilities for final assembly and testing of our products. Our manufacturing engineers work closely with our design engineers to ensure manufacturability and feasibility of our products and to ensure that manufacturing and testing processes evolve as our technologies evolve. Additionally, our manufacturing engineers interface with our contract manufacturers to ensure that outsourced manufacturing processes and products will integrate easily and cost-effectively with our in-house manufacturing systems. We also configure, package, and ship products from our facilities after a series of inspections, reliability tests and quality control measures. Our manufacturing engineers design and build all of our testing stations, establish quality standards and protocols and develop comprehensive test procedures to assure the reliability and quality of our products. We are ISO-9001 certified which is based upon our model for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and service processes meeting rigorous quality standards.

 

Compliance with Regulatory and Industry Standards

 

Our products must comply with a significant number of voice and data regulations and standards which vary between the U.S. and international markets, and which vary between specific international markets. Standards for new services continue to evolve, and we may need to modify our products or develop new versions to meet these standards. Standards setting and compliance verification in the U.S. are determined by the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, Underwriters Laboratories, Quality Management Institute, Telcordia Technologies, Inc., and other communications companies. In international markets, our products must comply with standards issued by ETSI and implemented and enforced by the telecommunications regulatory authorities of each nation.

 

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Environmental Matters

 

Our operations and manufacturing processes are subject to federal, state, local, and foreign environmental protection laws and regulations. These laws and regulations relate to the use, handling, storage, discharge and disposal of certain hazardous materials and wastes, the pre-treatment and discharge of process waste waters and the control of process air pollutants. We believe that we are in compliance in all material respects with applicable environmental regulations.

 

Employees

 

As of December 31, 2004, we employed approximately 273 individuals worldwide. We consider the relationships with our employees to be positive. Competition for technical personnel in our industry is intense. We believe that our future success depends in part on our continued ability to hire, assimilate, and retain qualified personnel. To date, we believe that we have been successful in recruiting qualified employees, but there is no assurance that we will continue to be successful in the future.

 

Executive Officers

 

Set forth below is information concerning our current executive officers and their ages as of February 15, 2005.

 

Name


   Age

  

Position


Morteza Ejabat

   54    Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Jeanette Symons

   42    Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Engineering

Kirk Misaka

   46    Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance and Corporate Treasurer

 

Morteza Ejabat is a co-founder of Zhone and has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since our inception. Prior to co-founding Zhone, from June 1995 to June 1999, Mr. Ejabat was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ascend Communications, Inc., a provider of telecommunications equipment which was acquired by Lucent Technologies, Inc. in June 1999. Previously, Mr. Ejabat held various senior management positions with Ascend from September 1990 to June 1995, most recently as Executive Vice President and Vice President, Operations. Mr. Ejabat holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and an M.S. in Systems Engineering from California State University at Northridge and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.

 

Jeanette Symons is a co-founder of Zhone and has served as our Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Engineering since our inception. Prior to co-founding Zhone, Ms. Symons was Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President of Ascend Communications, Inc., which Ms. Symons co-founded, from January 1989 to June 1999. Before co-founding Ascend, Ms. Symons was a software engineer at Hayes Microcomputer, a modem manufacturer, where she developed and managed its ISDN program. Ms. Symons holds a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles.

 

Kirk Misaka has served as Zhone’s Vice President, Finance and Corporate Treasurer since November 2000 and as Chief Financial Officer since July 2003. Prior to joining Zhone, Mr. Misaka was with KPMG LLP from 1980 to 2000, becoming a partner in 1989. He is a Certified Public Accountant and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Misaka received his B.S. and an M.S. in Accounting from the University of Utah and an M.S. in Tax from Golden Gate University.

 

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

Our worldwide headquarters are located at our Oakland, California campus. In March 2001, we purchased the land and buildings in Oakland, California which we had previously leased under a synthetic lease agreement. As part of the financing for the purchase, we granted a deed of trust on the property to Fremont Bank and were required to transfer the land and buildings to a new entity, Zhone Technologies Campus, LLC, from which we currently lease the land and buildings. We are the sole member and manager of Zhone Technologies Campus, LLC. Our lease for this facility will expire in March 2011. The Oakland campus consists of three buildings with an aggregate of approximately 180,000 square feet, and is used for our executive offices, research and product development activities, and manufacturing and warehousing. In April 2004, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Oakland exercised its option to repurchase from us approximately 3.625 acres of undeveloped land located adjacent to our Oakland, California campus for the purchase price of approximately $1.5 million.

 

In addition to our Oakland campus, we also lease facilities for manufacturing, research and development purposes at locations including Alpharetta, Georgia, San Diego, California and Westlake Village, California. We also maintain smaller offices to provide sales and customer support at various domestic and international locations. We believe that our existing facilities are suitable and adequate for our present purposes.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

As a result of the merger with Tellium, Inc., we became a defendant in a securities class action lawsuit. On various dates between approximately December 10, 2002 and February 27, 2003, numerous class-action securities complaints were filed against Tellium in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. On May 19, 2003, a consolidated amended complaint representing all of the actions was filed. The complaint alleges, among other things, that Tellium and its then-current directors and executive officers, and its underwriters, violated the Securities Act of 1933 by making false and misleading statements or omissions in its registration statement prospectus relating to the securities offered in the initial public offering. The complaint further alleges that these parties violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by acting recklessly or intentionally in making the alleged misstatements and/or omissions in connection with the sale of Tellium stock. The complaint seeks damages in an unspecified amount, including compensatory damages, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the actions and equitable relief as may be permitted by law or equity. On March 31, 2004, the Court granted Tellium’s and the underwriters’ motions to dismiss the complaint and allowed the plaintiffs to file a further amended complaint. On May 14, 2004, the plaintiffs filed a second consolidated and amended complaint. On June 25, 2004, Zhone, as Tellium’s successor-in-interest, and the underwriters again moved to dismiss the complaint. The motions to dismiss have been fully briefed, and the parties are awaiting the Court’s decision on the motions.

 

As a result of the merger with Tellium, we became a defendant in stockholder derivative lawsuits. On January 8, 2003 and January 27, 2003, two derivative suits were filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey by plaintiffs who purport to be stockholders of Tellium. The complaints in these actions allege, among other things, that Tellium directors breached their fiduciary duties to the company by engaging in stock transactions with individuals associated with Qwest Communications International Inc., and by making materially misleading statements regarding Tellium’s relationship with Qwest. The actions seek damages in an unspecified amount, including imposition of a constructive trust in favor of Tellium for the amount of profits allegedly received through stock sales, disgorgement of proceeds in connection with the stock option exercises, damages allegedly sustained by Tellium in connection with alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, and costs and expenses incurred in connection with the actions. These cases have been stayed by the court pending the resolution of motions to dismiss in the above-referenced federal court securities actions. We intend to vigorously defend the claims made in these actions, which have been consolidated.

 

As a result of the merger with Tellium, we are involved in investigations related to Qwest Communications International Inc. The Denver, Colorado regional office of the SEC is conducting two investigations titled In the Matter of Qwest Communications International Inc. and In the Matter of Issuers Related to Qwest. The first of

 

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these investigations does not appear to involve any allegation of wrongful conduct on the part of Tellium. In connection with the second investigation, the SEC is examining various transactions and business relationships involving Qwest and eleven companies having a vendor relationship with Qwest, including Tellium. This investigation, insofar as it relates to Tellium, appears to focus on whether Tellium’s transactions and relationships with Qwest were appropriately disclosed in Tellium’s public filings and other public statements. In addition, the United States Attorney in Denver is conducting an investigation involving Qwest, including Qwest’s relationships with certain of its vendors, including Tellium. In connection with that investigation, the U.S. Attorney has sought documents and information from Tellium and has sought interviews and/or grand jury testimony from persons associated or formerly associated with Tellium, including certain of its officers. The U.S. Attorney has indicated that while aspects of its investigation are in an early stage, neither Tellium nor any of the company’s current or former officers or employees is a target of the investigation. We are cooperating fully with these investigations. We are not able, at this time, to say when the SEC and/or U.S. Attorney investigations will be completed and resolved, or what the ultimate outcome with respect to the combined company will be. These investigations could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and may have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

We are subject to other legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. If an unfavorable ruling were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the results of operations of the period in which the ruling occurs, or future periods.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

None.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Price Range of Common Stock

 

Our common stock has been traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “ZHNE” since November 14, 2003, following the consummation of the merger with Tellium, Inc. Prior to that date, Tellium’s common stock was traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol “TELM”. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low closing sale prices as reported on Nasdaq for Zhone and Tellium common stock, as adjusted for all stock splits. Immediately prior to the consummation of the merger with Zhone, Tellium effected a one-for-four reverse split of its outstanding shares of common stock.

 

 

2004:

             
     High

   Low

Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2004

   $ 3.12    $ 2.35

Third Quarter ended September 30, 2004

     3.65      2.56

Second Quarter ended June 30, 2004

     4.14      3.24

First Quarter ended March 31, 2004

     7.33      3.30

 

2003:

             
     High

   Low

Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2003

   $ 7.36    $ 4.21

Third Quarter ended September 30, 2003

     6.12      3.08

Second Quarter ended June 30, 2003

     4.84      2.16

First Quarter ended March 31, 2003

     2.56      2.12

 

As of February 15, 2005, there were approximately 1,649 stockholders of record.

 

Dividend Policy

 

We have never paid or declared any cash dividends on our common stock or other securities and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors, subject to any applicable restrictions under our debt and credit agreements, and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business condition and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

In June 2004, we issued warrants to the City of Oakland to purchase 16,450 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $6.49 per share. These warrants were issued in connection with the repricing of warrants previously issued to the City of Oakland. The issuance of these warrants was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance upon an exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The following selected financial data has been derived from our consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other financial data included elsewhere in this report. The historical results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any future period.

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

    2001

    2000

 
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Statement of Operations Data:

                                        

Net revenue

   $ 97,168     $ 83,138     $ 112,737     $ 110,724     $ 80,756  

Cost of revenue

     55,305       51,081       69,689       106,006       59,384  
    


 


 


 


 


Gross profit

     41,863       32,057       43,048       4,718       21,372  

Operating expenses:

                                        

Research and product development

     23,210       22,495       29,802       63,869       85,959  

Sales and marketing

     21,958       15,859       19,676       35,472       35,153  

General and administrative

     10,416       5,324       10,843       13,095       15,911  

Purchased in-process research and development

     8,631       —         59       11,983       439  

Restructuring charges

     —         —         4,531       5,115       —    

Litigation settlement

     —         1,600       —         —         —    

Stock-based compensation

     1,396       1,238       10,376       17,098       42,316  

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

     10,132       7,942       15,995       88,834       38,082  

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —         —         50,759       —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


Total operating expenses

     75,743       54,458       142,041       235,466       217,860  
    


 


 


 


 


Operating loss

     (33,880 )     (22,401 )     (98,993 )     (230,748 )     (196,488 )

Other income (expense), net

     (1,561 )     (2,552 )     (9,434 )     (12,627 )     (1,849 )
    


 


 


 


 


Loss before income taxes

     (35,441 )     (24,953 )     (108,427 )     (243,375 )     (198,337 )

Income tax (benefit) provision

     205       (7,778 )     140       145       (1,866 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net loss

     (35,646 )     (17,175 )     (108,567 )     (243,520 )     (196,471 )

Accretion on preferred stock

     —         (12,700 )     (22,238 )     (3,325 )     (2,775 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net loss applicable to holders of common stock

   $ (35,646 )   $ (29,875 )   $ (130,805 )   $ (246,845 )   $ (199,246 )
    


 


 


 


 


Basic and diluted net loss per share applicable to holders of common stock

   $ (0.42 )   $ (1.87 )   $ (25.87 )   $ (59.87 )   $ (56.27 )

Shares used in per-share calculation

     85,745       15,951       5,057       4,123       3,541  
     As of December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

    2001

    2000

 
     (in thousands)  

Balance Sheet Data:

                                        

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   $ 65,216     $ 98,256     $ 10,614     $ 24,137     $ 71,972  

Working capital (deficit)

     71,789       82,301       (7,957 )     (47,361 )     53,767  

Total assets

     325,227       274,877       163,963       274,051       331,984  

Total short-term and long-term debt

     41,313       33,391       38,703       100,819       47,500  

Redeemable convertible preferred stock

     —         —         165,890       421,601       383,976  

Stockholders’ equity (deficit).

   $ 229,784     $ 186,879     $ (98,642 )   $ (335,990 )   $ (167,634 )

 

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

We believe that we are the first company dedicated solely to developing the full spectrum of next-generation solutions to cost effectively deliver next generation services while simultaneously preserving the investment in today’s networks. Most of our products are based upon our SLMS architecture. In addition, our optical transport products extend this architecture to the transport network for the efficient distribution of voice, data and video as well as other high-bandwidth services including VOD and high-definition television (HDTV). From its inception, this new SLMS architecture was specifically designed for the delivery of multiple classes of subscriber services (such as voice, data and video distribution), rather than being based on a particular protocol or media. In other words, our SLMS products are built to support the migration from circuit to packet technologies, and from copper to fiber technologies. This flexibility allows our products to adapt to future technologies while allowing service providers to focus on service delivery. With this SLMS architecture, service providers can leverage their existing networks to deliver a combination of voice, data and video services today, while they migrate, either simultaneously or at a future date, from legacy equipment to next generation equipment with minimal interruption. We believe that our SLMS solutions provide an evolutionary path for service providers from their existing infrastructures, as well as give newer service providers the capability to deploy cost-effective, multi-service networks.

 

Our product offerings fall within three categories: the SLMS product family; optical transport products; and legacy products and services. Our customer base includes regional, national and international telecommunications carriers, as well as cable service providers. To date, our products are deployed by over 300 network service providers on six continents worldwide, including two of the top three cable operators in North America. We believe that we have assembled the employee base, technological breadth and market presence to provide a simple yet comprehensive set of next-generation solutions to the bandwidth bottleneck in the access network and the other problems encountered by network service providers when delivering communications services to subscribers.

 

Since inception, we have incurred significant operating losses and have an accumulated deficit of $631.4 million at December 31, 2004. The global communications market has deteriorated significantly over the last several years. Many of our customers and potential customers have reduced their capital spending and many others have ceased operations. As a result our revenues declined 26% from 2002 to 2003. In 2004, we have seen market conditions stabilize as demand for our products has increased. In addition, during 2004 we generated additional revenue from a new line of products we acquired from Sorrento Networks Corporation in July 2004.

 

Going forward, our key financial objectives include the following:

 

    Increasing revenue while continuing to carefully control costs;

 

    Continued investments in strategic research and product development activities that will provide the maximum potential return on investment;

 

    Minimizing consumption of our cash and short-term investments; and

 

    Analyzing and pursuing strategic acquisitions that will allow us to expand our customer, technology and revenue base.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

In November 2003, we consummated our merger with Tellium. Tellium was the surviving entity under corporate law and following the merger its name was changed to Zhone Technologies, Inc. However, due to various factors, including the relative voting rights, board control and senior management composition of the combined company, Zhone was treated as the “acquirer” for accounting purposes. As a result, the financial

 

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statements of the combined company after the merger reflect the financial results of Zhone on a historical basis after giving effect to the merger exchange ratio to historical share-related data. The results of operations for Tellium were included in the combined company’s results of operations from the effective date of the merger.

 

In July 2002, in conjunction with our Equity Restructuring (as described in Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements), our Board of Directors approved a reverse stock split of our common stock at a ratio of one-for-ten (the Reverse Split), causing each outstanding share of common stock to convert automatically into one-tenth of a share of common stock. As a result of the merger with Tellium, stockholders of Zhone prior to the merger received 0.47 of a share of Tellium common stock for each outstanding share of Zhone common stock, following the conversion of all outstanding shares of preferred stock into common stock.

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit) has been restated to give retroactive recognition to the Reverse Split and the effect of the Tellium merger for all periods presented by reclassifying the excess par value resulting from the reduced number of shares from common stock to paid-in capital. All references to preferred share, common share and per common share amounts for all periods presented have been retroactively restated to reflect the Reverse Split and the effect of the Tellium merger.

 

In October 2003, in response to an inquiry from the SEC, we restated our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures for the year ended December 31, 2002. All information, discussions and comparisons in this report reflect the restatement. The restatement reflected increased non-cash stock-based compensation expense resulting from a change in the estimated fair value of our common stock from $0.21 per share to $3.19 per share.

 

Acquisitions

 

As of December 31, 2004, we had completed eleven acquisitions of complementary companies, products or technologies to supplement our internal growth. To date, we have generated a significant amount of our revenue from sales of products obtained through acquisitions.

 

In July 2004, we completed the acquisition of Sorrento Networks Corporation in exchange for total consideration of $98.0 million, consisting of common stock valued at $57.7 million, options and warrants to purchase common stock valued at $12.3 million, assumed liabilities of $27.0 million, and acquisition costs of $1.0 million. We acquired Sorrento to obtain its line of optical transport products and enhance our competitive position with cable operators.

 

The purchase consideration was allocated to the fair values of the assets acquired as follows: net tangible assets—$23.4 million, amortizable intangible assets—$14.8 million, purchased in-process research and development—$2.4 million, goodwill—$57.2 million and deferred compensation—$0.2 million. The amount allocated to purchased in-process research and development was charged to expense during the third quarter of 2004, because technological feasibility had not been established and no future alternative uses for the technology existed. The estimated fair value of the purchased in-process research and development was determined using a discounted cash flow model, based on a discount rate which took into consideration the stage of completion and risks associated with developing the technology. Of the amount allocated to amortizable intangible assets, $9.2 million was allocated to core technology, which is being amortized over an estimated useful life of five years. The remaining $5.6 million was allocated to customer relationships, which is being amortized over an estimated useful life of four years.

 

In February 2004, we acquired certain assets of Gluon Networks, Inc. in exchange for total consideration of $6.5 million, consisting of common stock valued at $5.7 million, $0.7 million of cash and $0.1 million of acquisition related costs. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition rather than a business combination, since only assets were acquired, which consisted primarily of Gluon’s intellectual property. Gluon was a development stage company that had developed a product for customer trials but had not generated any revenue to date. We agreed to acquire Gluon’s intellectual property and hired approximately ten of the former Gluon employees. We intend to incorporate elements of the Gluon technology into our future product offerings.

 

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The purchase price for the Gluon transaction was allocated to purchased in-process research and development—$6.2 million, and acquired workforce—$0.3 million. The amount allocated to purchased in-process research and development was charged to expense during the first quarter of 2004, because technological feasibility had not been established and no future alternative uses for the technology existed. The estimated fair value of the purchased in-process research and development was determined using a discounted cash flow model, based on a discount rate which took into consideration the stage of completion and risks associated with developing the technology. Because the transaction did not constitute a business combination, no goodwill was recorded and a portion of the purchase price was allocated to the acquired workforce, which was being amortized over a two year period. An impairment charge of $0.2 million was subsequently recorded in the second quarter of 2004 relating to the Gluon acquired workforce, because the majority of the former Gluon employees were no longer employed by us.

 

We are likely to acquire additional businesses, products and technologies in the future. If we complete additional acquisitions in the future, we could consume cash, incur substantial additional debt and other liabilities, incur amortization expenses related to acquired intangible assets or incur large write-offs related to impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets. In addition, future acquisitions may have a significant impact on our short term results of operations, materially impacting revenues or expenses and making period to period comparisons of our results of operations less meaningful.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations is based upon 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, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The policies discussed below are considered by management to be critical because changes in such estimates can materially affect the amount of our reported net income or loss. For all of these policies, management cautions that actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We recognize revenue when the earnings process is complete. We recognize product revenue upon shipment of product under contractual terms which transfer title to customers upon shipment, under normal credit terms, or under sales-type leases, net of estimated sales returns and allowances at the time of shipment. Revenue is deferred if there are significant post-delivery obligations, if collection is not considered reasonably assured at the time of sale, or if the fees are not fixed or determinable. When significant post-delivery obligations exist, revenue is deferred until such obligations are fulfilled. Our arrangements generally do not have any significant post-delivery obligations. We offer products and services such as support, education and training, hardware upgrades and post warranty support. For multiple element revenue arrangements, we establish the fair value of these products and services based primarily on sales prices when the products and services are sold separately. If fair value cannot be established for undelivered elements, all of the revenue under the arrangement is deferred until those elements have been delivered. When collectibility is not reasonably assured, revenue is recognized when cash is collected. Revenue from education services and support services is recognized over the contract term or as the service is performed. We make certain sales to product distributors. These customers are given certain privileges to return a portion of inventory. We recognize revenue on sales to distributors that have contractual return rights when the products have been sold by the distributors, unless there is sufficient customer specific sales and sales returns history to support revenue recognition upon shipment. Revenue from sales of software products is recognized provided that a purchase order has been received, the software has been shipped, collection of the resulting receivable is probable, and the amount of the related fees is fixed or determinable. To date, revenue from software transactions and sales-type leases has not been significant. We accrue for warranty costs, sales returns, and other allowances at the time of shipment based on historical experience and expected future costs.

 

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Allowances for Sales Returns and Doubtful Accounts

 

We record an allowance for sales returns for estimated future product returns related to current period product revenue. The allowance for sales returns is recorded as a reduction of revenue and an allowance against our accounts receivable. We base our allowance for sales returns on periodic assessments of historical trends in product return rates and current approved returned products. If the actual future returns were to deviate from the historical data on which the reserve had been established, our future revenue could be adversely affected. We record an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make payments for amounts owed to us. The allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded as a charge to general and administrative expenses. We base our allowance on periodic assessments of our customers’ liquidity and financial condition through analysis of information obtained from credit rating agencies, financial statement reviews and historical collection trends. Additional allowances may be required in the future if the liquidity or financial condition of our customers deteriorates, resulting in impairment in their ability to make payments.

 

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets, including Goodwill and Other Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets

 

Our long-lived assets consist primarily of goodwill, other acquisition-related intangible assets and property and equipment. We review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Such events or circumstances include, but are not limited to, a significant decrease in the benefits realized from the acquired business, difficulty and delays in integrating the business or a significant change in the operations of the acquired business or use of an asset. Goodwill and other acquisition-related intangible assets not subject to amortization are tested annually for impairment using a two-step approach, and are tested for impairment more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset’s fair value. We estimate the fair value of our long-lived assets based on a combination of the market, income and replacement cost approaches. In the application of the impairment testing, we are required to make estimates of future operating trends and resulting cash flows and judgments on discount rates and other variables. Actual future results and other assumed variables could differ from these estimates. As of December 31, 2004, we had $157.2 million of goodwill, $17.8 million of other acquisition-related intangible assets and $23.0 million of property and equipment. Other acquisition-related intangible assets are comprised mainly of technology in place and customer relationships. Many of the entities acquired by us do not have significant tangible assets. As a result, a significant portion of the purchase price is typically allocated to intangible assets and goodwill. Our future operating performance will be impacted by the future amortization of intangible assets, potential charges related to purchased in-process research and development for future acquisitions, and potential impairment charges related to goodwill. Accordingly, the allocation of the purchase price of the acquired companies to intangible assets and goodwill has a significant impact on our future operating results. The allocation process requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions, including estimates of future cash flows expected to be generated by the acquired assets and the appropriate discount rate for these cash flows. Should different conditions prevail, we would have to perform an impairment review that might result in material write-downs of intangible assets and/or goodwill. Other factors we consider important which could trigger an impairment review, include, but are not limited to, significant changes in the manner of use of our acquired assets, significant changes in the strategy for our overall business or significant negative economic trends. If this evaluation indicates that the value of an intangible asset or long-lived asset may be impaired, an assessment of the recoverability of the net carrying value of the asset over its remaining useful life is made. If this assessment indicates that the cost of an intangible asset or long-lived asset is not recoverable, based on the estimated undiscounted future cash flows or other comparable market valuations of the entity or technology acquired over the remaining amortization or depreciation period, the net carrying value of the related intangible asset or long-lived asset will be reduced to fair value and the remaining amortization or depreciation period may be adjusted. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2002, we recorded approximately $50.8 million of impairment in property, plant and equipment and other assets. Due to uncertain market conditions and potential changes in our strategy and product portfolio, it is possible that forecasts used to support our intangible assets may change in the future, which could result in additional non-cash charges that would adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

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Restructuring Charges

 

During the year ended December 31, 2002, we recorded charges of $4.5 million in connection with a restructuring program. These restructuring charges were comprised primarily of: (1) severance and related charges; (2) facilities and lease cancellations and (3) write-offs of abandoned equipment. We accounted for each of these costs in accordance with relevant accounting literature as summarized in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 100, Restructuring and Impairment Charges, Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (Including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring) and EITF Issue No. 88-10, Costs Associated with Lease Modification or Termination. Any such costs incurred in the future will be recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities or SFAS No. 112, Employers Accounting for Post Employment Benefits, and any write-off of abandoned equipment will be accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

We list in the tables below the historical consolidated statement of operations as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated.

 

     Year Ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Net revenue

   100 %   100 %   100 %

Cost of revenue

   57 %   61 %   62 %
    

 

 

Gross profit

   43 %   39 %   38 %

Operating expenses:

                  

Research and product development

   24 %   27 %   26 %

Sales and marketing

   23 %   19 %   18 %

General and administrative

   11 %   6 %   10 %

Purchased in-process research and development

   9 %   0 %   0 %

Restructuring charges

   0 %   0 %   4 %

Litigation settlement

   0 %   2 %   0 %

Stock-based compensation

   1 %   2 %   9 %

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

   10 %   10 %   14 %

Impairment of long-lived assets

   0 %   0 %   45 %
    

 

 

Total operating expenses

   78 %   66 %   126 %

Operating loss

   -35 %   -27 %   -88 %

Other income (expense), net

   -2 %   -3 %   -8 %
    

 

 

Loss before income taxes

   -37 %   -30 %   -96 %

Income tax (benefit) provision

   N/M     -9 %   N/M  
    

 

 

Net loss

   -37 %   -21 %   -96 %
    

 

 

 

2004 COMPARED WITH 2003

 

Revenue

 

Information about our revenue for products and services for 2004 and 2003 is summarized below (in millions):

 

     2004

   2003

   Increase
(Decrease)


   %
change


 

Products

   $ 88.4    $ 75.3    $ 13.1    17 %

Services

     8.8      7.8      1.0    13 %
    

  

  

      
     $ 97.2    $ 83.1    $ 14.1    17 %
    

  

  

      

 

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Information about our revenue for North America and International markets for 2004 and 2003 is summarized below (in millions):

 

     2004

   2003

   Increase
(Decrease)


   %
change


 

North America

   $ 75.5    $ 75.5    $    NM  

International

     21.7      7.6      14.1    186 %
    

  

  

      
     $ 97.2    $ 83.1    $ 14.1    17 %
    

  

  

      

 

Information about our revenue by product line for 2004 and 2003 is summarized below (in millions):

 

     2004

   2003

   Increase
(Decrease)


    %
change


 

SLMS

   $ 29.4    $ 20.9    $ 8.5     41 %

Optical Transport

     8.9           8.9     100 %

Legacy and Service

     58.9      62.2      (3.3 )   (5 )%
    

  

  


     
     $ 97.2    $ 83.1    $ 14.1     17 %
    

  

  


     

 

Total revenue increased 17% or $14.1 million to $97.2 million for 2004 compared to $83.1 million for 2003. The increase in total revenue was due to incremental revenue relating to the acquisition of our new optical transport product line from Sorrento in July 2004, as well as increased demand for our SLMS products compared to the prior year. In 2004, product revenue increased 17% or $13.1 million and service revenue increased by 13% or $1.0 million compared to 2003. Service revenue represents revenue from maintenance and other services associated with product shipments. The increase in both product and service revenue was due to the stabilization of the overall economic environment as well as incremental revenue associated with our new optical transport product family. International revenue increased 186% or $14.1 million to $21.7 million in 2004 and represented 22% of total revenue compared with 9% in 2003. The significant increase in international revenue represents the increasing opportunity for our next generation products in both existing and new network deployments among international carriers, as well as incremental revenue from our new optical transport product family.

 

By product family, revenue for our SLMS product family increased $8.5 million or 41% in 2004 compared to 2003 as demand has increased, particularly in international territories. Revenue for our legacy products and services decreased $3.3 million or 5% in 2004 as we continue to focus our marketing efforts on our next generation SLMS products. Revenue for our optical transport products was $8.9 million in 2004. No revenue was generated from our optical transport product line in 2003 as this product family was acquired in July 2004.

 

While we anticipate focusing our sales and marketing efforts on our SLMS and optical transport product families in 2005, revenue from our legacy products and services is expected to continue to represent a significant percentage of total revenue in the near term, given current trends in service provider capital spending, which tend to focus more on supporting legacy type products, rather than investing in newer, more technologically advanced products. We expect that over time, the product mix will continue to shift toward next generation products in SLMS and optical transport. While we have experienced significant growth in international markets, we do not anticipate international revenues to continue to grow at the same rates experienced in 2004.

 

In 2004, Motorola accounted for approximately 15% of total revenue. In 2003, Motorola and Qwest accounted for 17% and 11% of total revenue, respectively. No other customer accounted for 10% or more of total revenue in either period. We anticipate that our results of operations in any given period will continue to depend to a large extent on sales to a small number of large accounts. As a result, our revenue for any quarter may be subject to significant volatility based upon changes in orders from one or a small number of key customers.

 

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Cost of Revenue

 

Total cost of revenue increased $4.2 million, or 8% to $55.3 million for 2004 compared to $51.1 million for 2003, driven primarily by the overall increase in revenue. Total cost of revenue was 57% of revenue for 2004, compared to 61% of revenue for 2003. Cost of revenue included excess inventory charges of $2.4 million in 2004 and $6.0 million in 2003, representing 2% and 7% of revenue, respectively. The excess inventory charges recorded in 2003 were primarily due to the impact of our reduced sales forecast in 2003.

 

We expect that, in the future, our cost of revenue will also vary as a percentage of net revenue depending on the mix and average selling prices of products sold. In addition, competitive and economic pressures could cause us to reduce our prices, adjust the carrying values of our inventory, or record inventory charges relating to discontinued products and excess or obsolete inventory.

 

Research and Product Development Expenses

 

Research and product development expenses increased 3% or $0.7 million to $23.2 million for 2004 compared to $22.5 million for 2003. The increase was primarily due to increased personnel related costs to support development efforts on acquired technologies. This increase was partially offset by savings in facility related costs associated with the closure of one of our Canadian offices as we continued our efforts to consolidate our research and development locations. We intend to continue to invest in research and product development to attain our strategic product development objectives, while seeking to manage the associated costs through expense controls.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses increased 38% or $6.1 million to $22.0 million for 2004 compared to $15.9 million for 2003. The increase was primarily attributable to higher commissions and other personnel related costs to support revenue growth, particularly in the international territories, as well as increased spending on trade shows and other marketing promotions. In addition, we recorded a benefit of $2.4 million in 2003, related to the termination of a customer financing agreement with a financial institution.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses increased 96% or $5.1 million to $10.4 million for 2004 compared to $5.3 million for 2003. Significant increases were attributable to increased costs associated with being an SEC registrant, increased personnel related costs, subsequently incurred legal expenses related to acquisitions, and charges related to lease terminations for multiple excess facilities. The allowance for doubtful accounts expense also increased in 2004 because, in 2003, we realized a benefit in the allowance for doubtful accounts as we were able to collect amounts owing from certain customers whose accounts had been written off in prior years.

 

Purchased in process research and development

 

In 2004, we recorded an in process research and development charge of $8.6 million relating to the acquisitions of Sorrento and Gluon because technological feasibility for certain research and development efforts by these companies had not been established and no future alternative uses for these research and development efforts existed.

 

Litigation Settlement

 

In 2003, we recorded a charge of $1.6 million relating to the settlement of a litigation matter involving HeliOss Communications, Inc. There were no litigation settlement charges in 2004.

 

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Stock-Based Compensation Expenses

 

Stock-based compensation expense increased $0.4 million to $1.6 million for 2004 compared to $1.2 million for 2003. For the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, $0.2 million and ($0.1) million of stock-based compensation expense was classified as cost of revenue, respectively, and $1.4 million and $1.2 million was classified as operating expenses, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense primarily resulted from the difference between the fair value of our common stock and the exercise price for stock options granted to employees on the date of grant. We amortize the resulting deferred compensation over the vesting periods of the applicable options using an accelerated method, which can result in a net credit to stock-based compensation expense during a particular period, if the amount reversed due to the forfeiture of unvested shares exceeds the amortization of deferred compensation.

 

For each period, we recorded stock-based compensation expense representing the amortization of deferred compensation, offset by a benefit due to the reversal of previously recorded stock compensation expense on forfeited shares. Components of stock-based compensation expense were comprised as follows (in millions):

 

     2004

    2003

 

Amortization of deferred stock compensation expense

   $ 1.7     $ 6.5  

Benefit due to reversal of previously recorded stock compensation expense on forfeited shares

     (0.1 )     (5.5 )

Compensation expense relating to non-employees

     —         0.2  
    


 


     $ 1.6     $ 1.2  
    


 


 

Amortization and Impairment of Intangibles

 

Amortization and impairment of intangibles increased $2.2 million to $10.1 million for 2004 compared to $7.9 million for 2003. The increase was primarily attributable to incremental amortization expense of $1.9 million relating to the acquisitions of Sorrento in July 2004 and eLuminant in February 2003. In addition, we recorded a charge of $0.2 million during 2004 relating to an impairment of acquired workforce from the Gluon acquisition in February 2004.

 

Other Income (Expense), Net

 

Other income (expense), net was $(1.6) million for 2004 compared to $(2.6) million for 2003. The components for each period were comprised as follows (in millions):

 

     2004

    2003

 

Interest expense

   $ (4.0 )   $ (3.9 )

Interest income

     1.3       0.4  

Other income

     1.1       0.9  
    


 


     $ (1.6 )   $ (2.6 )
    


 


 

Interest expense for 2004 increased by $0.1 million compared to 2003 due primarily to increased borrowings assumed from Sorrento in July 2004 offset by a decrease in the average balance outstanding on other borrowings. Interest income increased due to higher average balances of cash and short term investments. Other income increased by $0.2 million due to exchange gains on foreign currency transactions.

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Provision

 

During the year ended December 31, 2004, we recorded a net tax provision of $0.2 million related to foreign and state taxes. No deferred tax benefit was recorded due to our operating losses and net operating loss

 

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carryforwards. Due to the significant uncertainty regarding the realization of our net deferred tax assets, a full valuation allowance was recorded.

 

In 2003, we recognized a net tax benefit of $7.8 million, which included a tax benefit of $8.0 million relating to the final resolution of tax refund claims for net operating loss carrybacks of post-acquisition losses incurred by Premisys, offset by foreign and state taxes of $0.2 million. We had originally received the tax refunds related to Premisys in previous years, but did not recognize any income tax benefit at that time due to the substantial uncertainty regarding whether the benefit could be sustained upon examination by tax authorities.

 

2003 COMPARED WITH 2002

 

Revenue

 

Information about our revenue for products and services for 2003 and 2002 is summarized below (in millions):

 

     2003

   2002

   Increase
(Decrease)


    %
change


 

Products

   $ 75.3    $ 105.3    $ (30.0 )   (29 )%

Services

     7.8      7.4      0.4     5 %
    

  

  


     
     $ 83.1    $ 112.7    $ (29.6 )   (26 )%
    

  

  


     

 

Information about our revenue for North America and International markets for 2003 and 2002 is summarized below (in millions):

 

     2003

   2002

   Increase
(Decrease)


    %
change


 

North America

   $ 75.5    $ 93.2    $ (17.7 )   (19 )%

International

     7.6      19.5      (11.9 )   (61 )%
    

  

  


     
     $ 83.1    $ 112.7    $ (29.6 )   (26 )%
    

  

  


     

 

Information about our revenue by product line for 2003 and 2002 is summarized below (in millions):

 

     2003

   2002

   Increase
(Decrease)


    %
change


 

SLMS

   $ 20.9    $ 32.8    $ (11.9 )   (36 )%

Legacy and Service

     62.2      79.9      (17.7 )   (22 )%
    

  

  


     
     $ 83.1    $ 112.7    $ (29.6 )   (26 )%
    

  

  


     

 

Total revenue decreased 26% or $29.6 million to $83.1 million for 2003 compared to $112.7 million for 2002. The decrease in total revenue was due to the continued capital constraints and economic slowdown affecting the communications industry and the technology industry in general. On a quarterly basis, our revenue declined significantly in the first quarter of 2003 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2002, but then increased sequentially over the remainder of the year.

 

In 2003, product revenue declined by 29% or $30.0 million while service revenue increased by 5% or $0.4 million compared to 2002. The decrease in product revenue was due to the overall economic environment impacting service provider capital spending. The modest increase in service revenue was due to revenue from maintenance and other services associated with product shipments that occurred in previous periods. International revenue declined 61% or $11.9 million to $7.6 million in 2003 and represented 9% of total revenue compared with 17% in 2002. The decline in international revenue was due to the global economic environment and declining sales to non-U.S. based competitive local exchange carriers, or CLECs.

 

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By product family, revenue for our SLMS product family declined by $11.9 million or 36% in 2003 as compared to 2002. Revenue for our legacy and service products declined by $17.7 million or 22% in 2003. The percentage decline in SLMS product line revenue exceeded the overall percentage decline in revenue. Due to the economic environment affecting service providers during 2003, our customers and potential customers limited capital expenditures to sustain their current revenue generating activities while significantly reducing capital expenditures for newer technologies. As a result, during 2003, network service providers continued to invest in our legacy equipment and applications while spending more conservatively on newer technologies in the SLMS product line.

 

In 2003, Motorola and Qwest accounted for approximately 17% and 11% of total revenue, respectively. In 2002, Motorola accounted for approximately 12% of total revenue. No other customer accounted for 10% or more of total revenue in either period.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

Total cost of revenue decreased $18.6 million to $51.1 million for 2003 compared to $69.7 million for 2002, driven primarily by the overall decrease in revenue. Total cost of revenue was 61% of revenue for 2003, compared to 62% of revenue for 2002. Cost of revenue included excess inventory charges of $6.0 million in 2003 and $2.4 million in 2002, representing 7% and 2% of revenue, respectively. The higher excess inventory charges recorded in 2003 were primarily due to the impact of our reduced sales forecasts.

 

Excluding the effect of excess inventory charges, total cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue would have been 54% in 2003 compared to 60% in 2002. This improvement was primarily attributable to a shift in product mix towards a higher percentage of revenue from certain high margin legacy products.

 

Research and Product Development Expenses

 

Research and product development expenses decreased 25% or $7.3 million to $22.5 million for 2003 compared to $29.8 million for 2002. The decrease was primarily due to lower depreciation expense and facilities related costs, and a decrease in personnel-related expenses resulting from our restructuring activities in 2002, which resulted in a consolidation of product offerings and more focused development programs. Depreciation expense and facilities related costs decreased by approximately $4.1 million due to the effect of an impairment charge for certain facilities and equipment in 2002 and a consolidation of research and product development office locations. Personnel related expenses decreased by approximately $2.0 million for 2003 due primarily to headcount reductions resulting from the consolidation of product offerings.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses decreased 19% or $3.8 million to $15.9 million for 2003 compared to $19.7 million for 2002. The decrease was primarily due to a credit to sales and marketing expense of $2.4 million recorded in 2003, as a result of the termination of a customer financing agreement with a financial institution. The amount represented the recovery of a reserve for projected credit losses which had originally been recorded as sales and marketing expense in 2001.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses decreased 51% or $5.5 million to $5.3 million for 2003 compared to $10.8 million for 2002. The decrease was primarily due to lower provisions for doubtful accounts of approximately $7.1 million which occurred because there were no additional specifically reserved customer accounts in 2003. This decrease was partially offset by higher legal and accounting expenses of approximately $1.5 million, which was primarily attributable to increased costs associated with being an SEC registrant.

 

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Restructuring Charges

 

We did not record any restructuring charges in 2003, as compared to $4.5 million of charges recorded during 2002 relating to severance and related charges, facilities and lease cancellations and equipment write-offs.

 

Litigation Settlement

 

In 2003, we recorded a charge of $1.6 million relating to the settlement of a litigation matter involving HeliOss Communications, Inc. No litigation settlement charges were recorded in 2002.

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expenses

 

Stock-based compensation expense decreased $9.6 million to $1.2 million for 2003 compared to $10.8 million for 2002. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower amortization of deferred compensation due to the use of an accelerated amortization method. For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, $(0.1) million and $0.4 million of stock-based compensation expense was classified as cost of revenue, respectively, and $1.2 million and $10.4 million was classified as operating expenses, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense primarily resulted from the difference between the fair value of our common stock and the exercise price for stock options granted to employees on the date of grant. We amortize the resulting deferred compensation expense over the vesting periods of the applicable options using an accelerated method, which can result in a net credit to stock-based compensation expense during a particular period, if the amount reversed due to the forfeiture of unvested shares exceeds the amortization of deferred compensation.

 

For each period, we recorded stock-based compensation expense representing the amortization of deferred compensation expense, offset by a benefit due to the reversal of previously recorded stock compensation expense on forfeited shares. For the year ended December 31, 2002, we also recorded compensation expense of $2.5 million due to the cancellation of notes receivable due from officers relating to the repurchase by us of common stock subject to repurchase rights and issuance of promissory notes to the founders relating to their purchase of our common stock. For the year ended December 31, 2002, we also recorded compensation expense of $1.8 million due to the exchange of certain shares of our common stock subject to repurchase rights for Series B preferred stock. Components of stock-based compensation expense were comprised as follows (in millions):

 

     2003

    2002

 

Amortization of deferred stock compensation expense

   $ 6.5     $ 21.5  

Benefit due to reversal of previously recorded stock compensation expense on forfeited shares

     (5.5 )     (14.4 )

Compensation expense (benefit) relating to non-employees

     0.2       (0.6 )

Compensation expense relating to cancellation of prior notes receivable and issuance of notes receivable

     —         2.5  

Compensation expense relating to exchange of stock options

     —         1.8  
    


 


     $ 1.2     $ 10.8  
    


 


 

Amortization and Impairment of Intangibles

 

Amortization and impairment of intangibles decreased $8.1 million to $7.9 million for 2003 compared to $16.0 million for 2002. The decrease was primarily attributable to the intangibles from acquisitions made in previous years becoming fully amortized, offset by the incremental amortization expense of $1.3 million relating to the acquisition of eLuminant in February 2003. In addition, we recorded an impairment charge of $0.7 million during 2002 relating to the discontinuation of the development of certain technology obtained from the acquisition of OptaPhone Networks, Inc.

 

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

We did not record any impairment charges in 2003, as compared to $50.8 million of charges recorded during 2002 relating primarily to a write down in the carrying value of our headquarters facility and related assets. The impairment charge in 2002 was recorded following an impairment review that resulted from factors including a significant reduction in forecasted revenues and excess equipment and building capacity caused by restructuring activities completed earlier in 2002.

 

Other Income (Expense), Net

 

Other income (expense), net was $(2.6) million for 2003 compared to $(9.4) million for 2002. The components for each period were comprised as follows (in millions):

 

     2003

    2002

 

Interest expense

   $ (3.9 )   $ (9.5 )

Interest income

     0.4       0.4  

Other income (expense)

     0.9       (0.3 )
    


 


     $ (2.6 )   $ (9.4 )
    


 


 

Interest expense for 2003 decreased by $5.6 million compared to 2002 due primarily to a reduction in average borrowings outstanding during the year. Other income (expense) increased by $1.2 million due to various non-operating cash receipts, none of which were individually material.

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Provision

 

During the year ended December 31, 2003, we recorded a net tax benefit of $7.8 million, which consisted of a current tax benefit of $8.0 million, offset by foreign and state taxes of $0.2 million. No deferred tax benefit was recorded due to our operating losses and net operating loss carryforwards. Due to the significant uncertainty regarding the realization of our net deferred tax assets, a full valuation allowance was recorded.

 

We recognized a tax benefit of $8.0 million in 2003 relating to the final resolution of tax refund claims for net operating loss carrybacks of post-acquisition losses incurred by Premisys. We had originally received the tax refunds related to Premisys in previous years, but did not recognize any income tax benefit at that time due to the substantial uncertainty regarding whether the benefit could be sustained upon examination by tax authorities.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Historically, we have financed our operations through private sales of capital stock and borrowings under various credit arrangements. Following the completion of our merger with Tellium in November 2003, in which our common stock became publicly traded, we have financed and expect to continue to finance our operations through a combination of our existing cash, cash equivalents and investments, available credit facilities, and sales of equity and debt instruments, based on our operating requirements and market conditions.

 

At December 31, 2004, cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $65.2 million. This amount includes cash and cash equivalents of $46.6 million, as compared with $32.5 million at December 31, 2003. The increase in cash and cash equivalents of $14.1 million was attributable to cash provided by investing activities of $58.1 million and cash provided by financing activities of $3.3 million, offset by cash used in operating activities of $47.3 million.

 

Net cash provided by investing activities consisted primarily of net proceeds of $47.0 million from the sales and maturities of short term investments, net cash acquired through the Sorrento and Gluon acquisitions of $5.6 million, and proceeds from the sale of certain excess facilities. Net cash provided by financing activities

 

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consisted primarily of net borrowings under our line of credit of $9.7 million, offset by the repayment of debt associated with the facilities sold and other debt. Net cash used in operating activities consisted of the net loss of $35.6 million, adjusted for non-cash charges totaling $21.8 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities totaling $33.4 million. The most significant components of the changes in operating assets and liabilities were a decrease in accrued expenses of $16.0 million and an increase in inventories of $7.3 million.

 

As a result of the financial demands of major network deployments and the difficulty in accessing capital markets, network service providers continue to request financing assistance from their suppliers. From time to time we may provide or commit to extend credit or credit support to our customers. This financing may include extending credit to customers or guaranteeing the indebtedness of customers to third parties. Depending upon market conditions, we may seek to factor these arrangements to financial institutions and investors to reduce the amount of our financial commitments for such arrangements. Our ability to provide customer financing is limited and depends upon a number of factors, including our capital structure, the level of our available credit and our ability to factor commitments to third parties. Any extension of financing to our customers will limit the capital that we have available for other uses. Currently, we do not have any significant customer financing commitments.

 

Our primary source of liquidity comes from our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, which totaled $65.2 million at December 31, 2004, and our $25 million line of credit agreement, under which $14.5 million was outstanding at December 31, 2004 and an additional $9.1 million was committed as security for obligations under our secured real estate loan facility and other letters of credit. Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at the financial institution’s prime rate or LIBOR plus 2.9%, at the election of the borrower. Our short-term investments are classified as available-for-sale and consist of securities that are readily convertible to cash, including certificates of deposits, commercial paper and government securities, with original maturities at the date of acquisition ranging from 90 days to one year. At current revenue levels, we anticipate that some portion of our existing cash and cash equivalents and investments will continue to be consumed by operations.

 

In March 2005, we entered into an amendment to our existing revolving credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank providing for a one year extension of the term of the existing facility and an increase in the size of the facility from $25 million to $35 million (the “Amended Facility”). Under the Amended Facility we have the option of either borrowing funds at agreed upon rates of interest or selling specific accounts receivable to Silicon Valley Bank, on a limited recourse basis, at agreed upon discounts to the face amount of those accounts receivable, so long as the aggregate amount of outstanding borrowings and financed accounts receivable does not exceed $35 million. The amounts borrowed will bear interest, payable monthly, at a floating rate that, at our option, is either (1) Silicon Valley Bank’s prime rate, or (2) the sum of the LIBOR rate plus 2.9%; provided that in either case, the minimum interest rate is 4.0%.

 

In March 2004, we filed a Form S-3 Registration Statement which allows us to sell, from time to time, up to $100 million of our common stock or other securities. Although we may use this multi-purpose shelf registration to raise additional capital, there can be no certainty as to when or if we may offer any securities under the shelf registration or what the terms of any such offering would be.

 

Our accounts receivable, while not considered a primary source of liquidity, represents a concentration of credit risk because a significant portion of the accounts receivable balance at any point in time typically consists of a relatively small number of customer account balances. At December 31, 2004, one customer represented 10% of our total accounts receivable balance. Our fixed commitments for cash expenditures consist primarily of payments under operating leases, inventory purchase commitments, and payments of principal and interest for debt obligations. We do not currently have any material commitments for capital expenditures, or any other material commitments aside from operating leases for our facilities, inventory purchase commitments and debt. We currently intend to fund our operations for the foreseeable future using our existing cash, cash equivalents and investments and liquidity available under our line of credit agreement.

 

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Based on our current plans and business conditions, we believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and investments and available credit facilities will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated cash requirements for at least the next twelve months. However, we may require additional funds if our revenues or expenses fail to meet our current projections or to support other purposes and may need to raise additional funds through debt or equity financing or from other sources. There can be no assurances that additional funding will be available at all, or that if available, such financing will be obtainable on terms favorable to us.

 

Contractual Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

At December 31, 2004, our future contractual commitments by fiscal year were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Total

   2005

   2006

   2007

  

2008

and beyond


Operating leases

   $ 1,928    $ 1,111    $ 471    $ 346    $ —  

Line of Credit

     14,500      14,500      —        —        —  

Debt

     41,313      1,378      31,068      8,867      —  

Inventory purchase commitments

     4,544      4,544      —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

Total future contractual commitments

   $ 62,285    $ 21,533    $ 31,539    $ 9,213      —  
    

  

  

  

  

 

The operating lease amounts shown above represent off-balance sheet arrangements to the extent that a liability is not already recorded on our balance sheet. For operating lease commitments, a liability is generally not recorded on our balance sheet unless the facility represents an excess facility for which an estimate of the facility exit costs has been recorded on our balance sheet. Payments made under operating leases will be treated as rent expense for the facilities currently being utilized. The debt and line of credit obligations have been recorded on our balance sheet. The debt obligation amounts shown above represent the scheduled principal repayments, including $31.1 million due in April 2006 in connection with our secured real estate loan, but not the associated interest payments which may vary based on changes in market interest rates. At December 31, 2004, the interest rate on our outstanding debt obligations ranged from 7.5% to 8%. Inventory purchase commitments represent the amount of excess inventory purchase commitments that have been recorded on our balance sheet at December 31, 2004.

 

We also had commitments under outstanding letters of credit totaling $0.4 million at December 31, 2004. We have recorded restricted cash of $0.3 million on our balance sheet related to amounts outstanding under these letters of credit.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) enacted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123—revised 2004 (SFAS 123R), “Share-Based Payment” which replaces Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 (APB 25), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS 123R requires the measurement of all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, using a fair value-based method and the recording of such expense in our consolidated statements of income. The accounting provisions of SFAS 123R are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2005.

 

We are required to adopt SFAS 123R in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS 123 no longer will be an alternative to financial statement recognition. See Note 1 in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the pro forma net loss and net loss per share amounts, for fiscal 2002 through fiscal 2004, as if we had used a fair value-based method similar to the methods required under SFAS 123R to measure compensation expense for employee stock incentive awards. We are evaluating the requirements under SFAS 123R and, although we have not yet determined whether the adoption of

 

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SFAS 123R will result in amounts that are similar to the current pro forma disclosures under SFAS 123, we do expect that the adoption will have a significant adverse impact on our consolidated statements of operations and net loss per share.

 

See Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of other recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on results of operations and financial condition.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

Set forth below and elsewhere in this report and in other documents we file with the SEC are risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report.

 

Our future operating results are difficult to predict and our stock price may continue to be volatile.

 

As a result of a variety of factors discussed in this report, our revenues for a particular quarter are difficult to predict. Our revenue and operating results may vary significantly from quarter to quarter due to a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. The primary factors that may affect our results of operations include the following:

 

    commercial acceptance of our SLMS products;

 

    fluctuations in demand for network access products;

 

    the timing and size of orders from customers;

 

    the ability of our customers to finance their purchase of our products as well as their own operations;

 

    new product introductions, enhancements or announcements by our competitors;

 

    our ability to develop, introduce and ship new products and product enhancements that meet customer requirements in a timely manner;

 

    changes in our pricing policies or the pricing policies of our competitors;

 

    the ability of our company and our contract manufacturers to attain and maintain production volumes and quality levels for our products;

 

    our ability to obtain sufficient supplies of sole or limited source components;

 

    increases in the prices of the components we purchase, or quality problems associated with these components;

 

    unanticipated changes in regulatory requirements which may require us to redesign portions of our products;

 

    changes in accounting rules, such as recording expenses for employee stock option grants;

 

    integrating and operating any acquired businesses;

 

    our ability to achieve targeted cost reductions;

 

    how well we execute on our strategy and operating plans; and

 

    general economic conditions as well as those specific to the communications, internet and related industries.

 

Any of the foregoing factors, or any other factors discussed elsewhere herein, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition that could adversely affect our stock price.

 

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We have incurred significant losses to date and expect that we will continue to incur losses in the foreseeable future. If we fail to generate sufficient revenue to achieve or sustain profitability, our stock price could decline.

 

We have incurred significant losses to date and expect that we will continue to incur losses in the foreseeable future. Our net losses for 2004 and 2003 were $35.6 million and $17.2 million, respectively, and we had an accumulated deficit of $631.4 million at December 31, 2004. We have not generated positive cash flow from operations since inception, and expect this to continue for the foreseeable future. We have significant fixed expenses and expect that we will continue to incur substantial manufacturing, research and product development, sales and marketing, customer support, administrative and other expenses in connection with the ongoing development of our business. In addition, we may be required to spend more on research and product development than originally budgeted to respond to industry trends. We may also incur significant new costs related to acquisitions and the integration of new technologies, including our ongoing integration of Sorrento, and other acquisitions that may occur in the future. Further, given the increased costs associated with compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we have incurred and are likely to continue to incur increased expenses related to regulatory and legal compliance. We may not be able to adequately control costs and expenses or achieve or maintain adequate operating margins. As a result, our ability to achieve and sustain profitability will depend on our ability to generate and sustain substantially higher revenue while maintaining reasonable cost and expense levels. If we fail to generate sufficient revenue to achieve or sustain profitability, we will continue to incur substantial operating losses and our stock price could decline.

 

We have significant debt obligations, which could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

As of December 31, 2004, we had approximately $39.9 million in long-term debt. Our debt obligations could materially and adversely affect us in a number of ways, including:

 

    limiting our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or general corporate purposes;

 

    limiting our flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our business or market conditions;

 

    requiring us to use a significant portion of any future cash flow from operations to repay or service the debt, thereby reducing the amount of cash available for other purposes;

 

    making us more highly leveraged than some of our competitors, which may place us at a competitive disadvantage; and

 

    making us more vulnerable to the impact of adverse economic and industry conditions and increases in interest rates.

 

We cannot assure you that we will generate sufficient cash flow or be able to borrow funds in amounts sufficient to enable us to service our debt or to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or to borrow sufficient funds to service our debt, due to borrowing base restrictions or otherwise, we may be required to sell assets, reduce capital expenditures, refinance all or a portion of existing debt or obtain additional financing. We cannot assure you that we will be able to engage in any of these actions on reasonable terms, if at all.

 

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If we are unable to obtain additional capital to fund our existing and future operations, we may be required to reduce the scope of our planned product development and marketing and sales efforts, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The development and marketing of new products and the expansion of our direct sales operations and associated support personnel requires a significant commitment of resources. We may continue to incur significant operating losses or expend significant amounts of capital if:

 

    the market for our products develops more slowly than anticipated;

 

    we fail to establish market share or generate revenue at anticipated levels;

 

    our capital expenditure forecasts change or prove inaccurate; or

 

    we fail to respond to unforeseen challenges or take advantage of unanticipated opportunities.

 

As a result, we may need to raise substantial additional capital. Additional capital, if required, may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If additional capital is raised through the issuance of debt securities, the terms of such debt could impose financial or other restrictions on our operations. If we are unable to obtain additional capital or are required to obtain additional capital on terms that are not favorable to us, we may be required to reduce the scope of our planned product development and sales and marketing efforts, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

If demand for our SLMS products does not develop, then our results of operations and financial condition will be adversely affected.

 

Although we expect that our Single Line Multi-Service (SLMS) product line will account for a substantial portion of our revenue in the future, to date we have generated a significant portion of our revenue from sales of products from the legacy and service product lines that we acquired from other companies. Our future revenue depends significantly on our ability to successfully develop, enhance and market our SLMS products to the network service provider market. Most network service providers have made substantial investments in their current infrastructure, and they may elect to remain with their current architectures or to adopt new architectures, such as SLMS, in limited stages or over extended periods of time. A decision by a customer to purchase our SLMS products will involve a significant capital investment. We must convince our service provider customers that they will achieve substantial benefits by deploying our products for future upgrades or expansions. We do not know whether a viable market for our SLMS products will develop or be sustainable. If this market does not develop or develops more slowly than we expect, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be seriously harmed.

 

Because our products are complex and are deployed in complex environments, our products may have defects that we discover only after full deployment, which could seriously harm our business.

 

We produce highly complex products that incorporate leading-edge technology, including both hardware and software. Software typically contains defects or programming flaws that can unexpectedly interfere with expected operations. In addition, our products are complex and are designed to be deployed in large quantities across complex networks. Because of the nature of these products, they can only be fully tested when completely deployed in large networks with high amounts of traffic, and there is no assurance that our pre-shipment testing programs will be adequate to detect all defects. As a result, our customers may discover errors or defects in our hardware or software, or our products may not operate as expected, after they have been fully deployed. If we are unable to cure a product defect, we could experience damage to our reputation, reduced customer satisfaction, loss of existing customers and failure to attract new customers, failure to achieve market acceptance, reduced sales opportunities, loss of revenue and market share, increased service and warranty costs, diversion of development resources, legal actions by our customers, and increased insurance costs. Defects, integration issues or other performance problems in our products could also result in financial or other damages to our customers.

 

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Our customers could seek damages for related losses from us, which could seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. A product liability claim brought against us, even if unsuccessful, would likely be time consuming and costly. The occurrence of any of these problems would seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We depend upon the development of new products and enhancements to existing products, and if we fail to predict and respond to emerging technological trends and customers’ changing needs, our operating results and market share may suffer.

 

The markets for our products are characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards, changes in end-user requirements, frequent new product introductions and changes in communications offerings from network service provider customers. Our future success depends on our ability to anticipate or adapt to such changes and to offer, on a timely and cost-effective basis, products that meet changing customer demands and industry standards. We may not have sufficient resources to successfully and accurately anticipate customers’ changing needs, technological trends, manage long development cycles or develop, introduce and market new products and enhancements. The process of developing new technology is complex and uncertain, and if we fail to develop new products or enhancements to existing products on a timely and cost-effective basis, or if our new products or enhancements fail to achieve market acceptance, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.

 

A shortage of adequate component supply or manufacturing capacity could increase our costs or cause a delay in our ability to fulfill orders, and our failure to estimate customer demand properly may result in excess or obsolete component inventories that could adversely affect our gross margins.

 

Our manufacturing operations depend on our ability to anticipate our needs for components and products, and on the ability of our suppliers to deliver sufficient quantities of quality components and products at reasonable prices in time to meet critical manufacturing and distribution schedules. The long lead times that are required to manufacture, assemble and deliver certain components and products present challenges in planning production and managing inventory levels. If we are not able to effectively manage these challenges, we could incur substantial operating losses. Also, other supplier problems, including component shortages, excess supply and risks related to fixed-price contracts, could require us to pay more for our inventory of parts than competitive prices for such parts available in the open market.

 

Occasionally we may experience a supply shortage, or a delay in receiving, certain component parts as a result of strong demand for the component parts and/or capacity constraints or other problems experienced by suppliers. If shortages or delays persist, the price of these components may increase, we may be exposed to quality issues or the components may not be available at all. We may not be able to obtain enough components at reasonable prices and acceptable quality to build new products in a timely manner in the quantities or configurations needed. Accordingly, our revenue and gross margin could be adversely affected since we may lose time-sensitive sales or be unable to pass on price increases to our customers. In order to secure components for the production of new products, we may enter into non-cancelable purchase commitments with vendors. If we fail to anticipate customer demand properly, an oversupply of parts could result in excess or obsolete components that could adversely affect our gross margin. If we have excess inventory, we may have to reduce our prices and write down inventory, which in turn could result in lower gross margins.

 

Furthermore, as a result of binding price or purchase commitments with suppliers, we may be obligated to purchase components at prices that are higher than those available in the current market and be limited in our ability to respond to changing market conditions. In the event that we become committed to purchase components in excess of the current market price when the components are actually utilized, we may be at a disadvantage to competitors who have access to components, and our gross margin could decrease.

 

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We rely on contract manufacturers for a significant portion of our manufacturing requirements.

 

We rely on contract manufacturers to perform a significant portion of the manufacturing operations for our products. While we are not solely dependent on one contract manufacturer, we continue to use Solectron Corporation to manufacture certain product lines under the terms of an agreement which expired in March 2004, on a purchase order basis with no minimum purchase commitments. These contract manufacturers build product for other companies, including our competitors. In addition, we do not have contracts in place with some of these providers, including Solectron. We may not be able to effectively manage our relationships with our contract manufacturers, and we cannot be certain that they will be able to fill our orders in a timely manner. We face a number of risks associated with this dependence on contract manufacturers including reduced control over delivery schedules, the potential lack of adequate capacity during periods of excess demand, poor manufacturing yields and high costs, quality assurance, increases in prices, and the potential misappropriation of our intellectual property. We have experienced in the past, and may experience in the future, problems with our contract manufacturers, such as inferior quality, insufficient quantities and late delivery of products.

 

We depend on sole or limited source suppliers for several key components. If we are unable to obtain these components on a timely basis, we will be unable to meet our customers’ product delivery requirements, which would harm our business.

 

We currently purchase several key components from single or a limited number of suppliers. If any of our sole or limited source suppliers experience capacity constraints, work stoppages or any other reduction or disruption in output, they may be unable to meet our delivery schedules. Our suppliers may enter into exclusive arrangements with our competitors, be acquired by our competitors, stop selling their products or components to us at commercially reasonable prices, refuse to sell their products or components to us at any price or be unable to obtain or have difficulty obtaining components for their products from their suppliers. If we do not receive critical components from our sole or limited source suppliers in a timely manner, we will be unable to meet our customers’ product delivery requirements. Any failure to meet a customer’s delivery requirements could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition and could materially damage customer relationships.

 

Our target customer base is concentrated, and the loss of one or more of our customers could harm our business.

 

The target customers for our products are network service providers that operate voice, data and video communications networks. There are a limited number of potential customers in our target market. During the year ended December 31, 2004, one customer accounted for 15% of our revenue. During the year ended December 31, 2003, two customers accounted for approximately 17% and 11% of our revenue, respectively. Also, a significant portion of our future revenue will depend on sales of our products to a limited number of customers. Any failure of one or more customers to purchase products from us for any reason, including any downturn in their businesses, would seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We are exposed to the credit risk of some of our customers and to credit exposures in weakened markets, which could result in material losses.

 

Industry and economic conditions have weakened the financial position of some of our customers. To sell to some of these customers, we may be required to assume incremental risks of uncollectible accounts. While we monitor these situations carefully and attempt to take appropriate measures to protect ourselves, it is possible that we may have to write down or write off uncollectible accounts. Such write-downs or write-offs, if large, could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

 

The market we serve is highly competitive and we may not be able to compete successfully.

 

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aware of many companies in related markets that address particular aspects of the features and functions that our products provide. Currently, our primary competitors include Alcatel, Calix, Ciena, Huawei, Lucent and Tellabs, among others. We also may face competition from other large communications equipment companies or other companies that may enter our market in the future. In addition, a number of companies have announced plans for products that address the same network needs that our products address, both domestically and abroad. Many of our competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger customer bases and greater financial, technical, sales and marketing resources than we do and may be able to undertake more extensive marketing efforts, adopt more aggressive pricing policies and provide more customer financing than we can. Moreover, our competitors may foresee the course of market developments more accurately than we do and could develop new technologies that render our products less valuable or obsolete.

 

In our markets, principal competitive factors include:

 

    product performance;

 

    interoperability with existing products;

 

    scalability and upgradeability;

 

    conformance to standards;

 

    breadth of services;

 

    reliability;

 

    ease of installation and use;

 

    geographic footprints for products;

 

    ability to provide customer financing;

 

    price;

 

    technical support and customer service; and

 

    brand recognition.

 

If we are unable to compete successfully against our current and future competitors, we may have difficulty obtaining or retaining customers, and we could experience price reductions, order cancellations, increased expenses and reduced gross margins, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Industry consolidation may lead to increased competition and may harm our operating results.

 

There has been a trend toward industry consolidation in the communications equipment market for several years. We expect this trend to continue as companies attempt to strengthen or hold their market positions in an evolving industry and as companies are acquired or are unable to continue operations. We believe that industry consolidation may result in stronger competitors that are better able to compete as sole-source vendors for customers. This could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, rapid consolidation could result in a decrease in the number of customers we serve. Loss of a major customer could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our success largely depends on our ability to retain and recruit key personnel, and any failure to do so would harm our ability to meet key objectives.

 

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experience and relationships that we rely on to build our business, including Morteza Ejabat, our co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jeanette Symons, our co-founder and Chief Technical Officer, and Kirk Misaka, our Chief Financial Officer. The loss of the services of any of our key employees, including Mr. Ejabat, Ms. Symons and Mr. Misaka, could delay the development and production of our products and negatively impact our ability to maintain customer relationships, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We have been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by recent unfavorable developments in the communications industry, geopolitical uncertainties and unfavorable economic and market conditions.

 

Adverse economic conditions worldwide have contributed to slowdowns in the communications industry and may continue to impact our business. Our customers and potential customers continue to experience a severe economic slowdown that has led to significant decreases in their revenues. For most of the last five years, the markets for our equipment have been influenced by the entry into the communications services business of a substantial number of new companies. In the United States, this was due largely to changes in the regulatory environment, in particular those brought about by the Telecommunications Act of 1996. These new companies raised significant amounts of capital, much of which they invested in new equipment, causing acceleration in the growth of the markets for communications equipment. More recently, there has been a reversal of this trend, including the failure of a large number of the new entrants and a sharp contraction of the availability of capital to the industry. This industry trend has been compounded by the weakness in the United States economy as well as the economies in virtually all of the countries in which we market our products. As a result of these factors, our revenue declined by 26% from 2002 to 2003, and we expect that these economic conditions will likely continue to impact our business. In addition, the continuing turmoil in the geopolitical environment in many parts of the world, including terrorist activities and military actions, particularly the aftermath of the war in Iraq, may continue to adversely effect global economic conditions. If the economic and market conditions in the United States and the rest of the world do not improve, or if they deteriorate further, we may continue to experience material adverse impacts on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

 

Capital constraints in the communications industry could restrict the ability of our customers to buy our products.

 

Due to the economic slowdown affecting the communications industry and the technology industry in general, our customers and potential customers have significantly reduced the rate of their capital expenditures, and as result, our revenue declined by 26% from 2002 to 2003. During the year ended December 31, 2004, excluding the impact of incremental revenue associated with the acquisition of Sorrento, revenue increased modestly compared to the same period in 2003. Any reduction of capital equipment acquisition budgets or the inability of our current and prospective customers to obtain capital could cause them to reduce or discontinue purchase of our products, and as a result we could experience reduced revenues and our operating results could be adversely impacted. In addition, many of the current and prospective customers for our products are emerging companies with limited operating histories. These companies require substantial capital for the development, construction and expansion of their businesses. Neither equity nor debt financing may be available to these companies on favorable terms, if at all. To the extent that these companies are unable to obtain the financing they need, our ability to make future sales to these customers and realize revenue from any such sales could be harmed. In addition, to the extent we choose to provide financing to these prospective customers, we will be subject to additional financial losses in the event that the customers are unable to pay us for the products and services they purchase from us.

 

Compliance with changing regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure may result in additional expenses.

 

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the complexity of managing our business. In many cases, these new or modified laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations due to their lack of specificity, and as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This situation leads to continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs to comply with ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We are committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance and public disclosure. As a result, our efforts to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating and cost control activities to compliance activities. In particular, our efforts to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related regulations regarding the required assessment of our internal control over financial reporting and our external auditors’ audit of that assessment has required the commitment of significant financial and managerial resources. We expect these efforts to require the continued commitment of significant resources. Further, our board members, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer could face an increased risk of personal liability in connection with the performance of their responsibilities pursuant to the new or modified laws, regulations and standards. As a result, we may have difficulty attracting and retaining qualified board members and executive officers, which could harm our business. Furthermore, our reputation could be harmed if our efforts to comply with new or changed laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities in such laws, regulations and standards.

 

Changes in financial accounting standards related to stock option expenses are expected to have a significant effect on our reported results.

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a revised standard that requires that we record compensation expense in the statement of operations for employee stock options using the fair value method. The adoption of the new standard is expected to have a significant effect on our reported earnings, although it will not affect our cash flows, and could adversely impact our ability to provide accurate guidance on our future reported financial results due to the variability of the factors used to establish the value of stock options. As a result, the adoption of the new standard in the third quarter of 2005 could negatively affect our stock price and our stock price volatility.

 

Due to the international nature of our business, political or economic changes or other factors in a specific country or region could harm our future revenue, costs and expenses and financial condition.

 

We currently have international operations consisting of sales, technical support and marketing teams in various locations around the world. We expect to continue expanding our international operations in the future. The successful management and expansion of our international operations requires significant human effort and the commitment of substantial financial resources. Further, our international operations may be subject to certain risks and challenges that could harm our operating results, including:

 

    trade protection measures and other regulatory requirements which may affect our ability to import or export our products into or from various countries;

 

    political considerations that affect service provider and government spending patterns;

 

    differing technology standards or customer requirements;

 

    developing and customizing our products for foreign countries;

 

    fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

 

    longer accounts receivable collection cycles and financial instability of customers;

 

    difficulties and excessive costs for staffing and managing foreign operations;

 

    potentially adverse tax consequences; and

 

    changes in a country’s or region’s political and economic conditions.

 

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Any of these factors could harm our existing international operations and business or impair our ability to continue expanding into international markets.

 

Adverse resolution of litigation may harm our operating results or financial condition.

 

We are a party to various lawsuits and claims in the normal course of our business. Litigation can be expensive, lengthy, and disruptive to normal business operations. Moreover, the results of complex legal proceedings are difficult to predict. An unfavorable resolution of a particular lawsuit could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. For additional information regarding litigation in which we are involved, see Item 3, “Legal Proceedings,” contained in Part I of this report.

 

Our intellectual property rights may prove difficult to enforce.

 

We generally rely on a combination of copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secret laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect our intellectual property rights. We also enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, consultants and corporate partners and control access to and distribution of our proprietary information. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise obtain and use our products or technology. Monitoring unauthorized use of our technology is difficult, and we do not know whether the steps we have taken will prevent unauthorized use of our technology, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as extensively as in the United States. While we are not dependent on any individual patents, if we are unable to protect our proprietary rights, we may find ourselves at a competitive disadvantage to others who need not incur the substantial expense, time and effort required to create the innovative products.

 

We may be subject to intellectual property infringement claims that are costly and time consuming to defend and could limit our ability to use some technologies in the future.

 

Third parties have in the past and may in the future assert claims or initiate litigation related to patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights to technologies and related standards that are relevant to us. The asserted claims or initiated litigation can include claims against us or our manufacturers, suppliers, or customers, alleging infringement of their proprietary rights with respect to our existing or future products or components of those products. We have received correspondence from Lucent and other companies claiming that many of our products are using technology covered by or related to the intellectual property rights of these companies and inviting us to discuss licensing arrangements for the use of the technology. Regardless of the merit of these claims, intellectual property litigation can be time consuming, and result in costly litigation and diversion of technical and management personnel. Any such litigation could force us to stop selling, incorporating or using our products that include the challenged intellectual property, or redesign those products that use the technology. In addition, if a party accuses us of infringing upon its proprietary rights, we may have to enter into royalty or licensing agreements, which may not be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unsuccessful in any such litigation, we could be subject to significant liability for damages and loss of our proprietary rights. Any of these results could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We rely on the availability of third party licenses.

 

Many of our products are designed to include software or other intellectual property licensed from third parties. It may be necessary in the future to seek or renew licenses relating to various elements of the technology used to develop these products. We cannot assure you that our existing and future third-party licenses will be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. Our inability to maintain or obtain any third-party license required to sell or develop our products and product enhancements could require us to obtain substitute technology of lower quality or performance standards or at greater cost.

 

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Acquisitions are an important part of our strategy, and any strategic acquisitions or investments we make could disrupt our operations and harm our operating results.

 

As of December 31, 2004, we had acquired eleven companies or product lines since we were founded in 1999, and we may acquire additional businesses, products or technologies in the future. On an ongoing basis, we may evaluate acquisitions of, or investments in, complementary companies, products or technologies to supplement our internal growth. Also, in the future, we may encounter difficulties identifying and acquiring suitable acquisition candidates on reasonable terms.

 

If we do complete future acquisitions, we could:

 

    issue stock that would dilute our current stockholders’ percentage ownership;

 

    consume cash;

 

    incur substantial debt;

 

    assume liabilities;

 

    increase our ongoing operating expenses and level of fixed costs;

 

    record goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets that will be subject to impairment testing and potential periodic impairment charges;

 

    incur amortization expenses related to certain intangible assets;

 

    incur large and immediate write-offs; and

 

    become subject to litigation.

 

Any acquisitions or investments that we make in the future will involve numerous risks, including:

 

    difficulties in integrating the operations, technologies, products and personnel of the acquired companies;

 

    unanticipated costs;

 

    diversion of management’s time and attention away from managing the normal daily operations of the business;

 

    adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers;

 

    difficulties in entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience;

 

    insufficient revenues to offset increased expenses associated with acquisitions and where competitors in such markets have stronger market positions; and

 

    potential loss of key employees, particularly those individuals employed by acquired companies.

 

Mergers and acquisitions of high-technology companies are inherently risky, and we cannot be certain that our previous or future acquisitions will be successful and will not materially adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition. We do not know whether we will be able to successfully integrate the businesses, products, technologies or personnel that we might acquire in the future or that any strategic investments we make will meet our financial or other investment objectives. Any failure to do so could seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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The long and variable sales cycles for our products may cause revenue and operating results to vary significantly from quarter to quarter.

 

The target customers for our products have substantial and complex networks that they traditionally expand in large increments on a periodic basis. Accordingly, our marketing efforts are focused primarily on prospective customers that may purchase our products as part of a large-scale network deployment. Our target customers typically require a lengthy evaluation, testing and product qualification process. Throughout this process, we are often required to spend considerable time and incur significant expense educating and providing information to prospective customers about the uses and features of our products. Even after a company makes the final decision to purchase our products, it may deploy our products over extended periods of time. The timing of deployment of our products varies widely, and depends on a number of factors, including our customers’ skill sets, geographic density of potential subscribers, the degree of configuration and integration required to deploy our products, and our customers’ ability to finance their purchase of our products as well as their operations. As a result of any of these factors, our revenue and operating results may vary significantly from quarter to quarter.

 

The communications industry is subject to government regulations, which could harm our business.

 

The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, has jurisdiction over the entire communications industry in the United States and, as a result, our existing and future products and our customers’ products are subject to FCC rules and regulations. Changes to current FCC rules and regulations and future FCC rules and regulations could negatively affect our business. The uncertainty associated with future FCC decisions may cause network service providers to delay decisions regarding their capital expenditures for equipment for broadband services. In addition, international regulatory bodies establish standards that may govern our products in foreign markets. Changes to or future domestic and international regulatory requirements could result in postponements or cancellations of customer orders for our products and services, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, we cannot be certain that we will be successful in obtaining or maintaining regulatory approvals that may, in the future, be required to operate our business.

 

Your ability to influence key transactions, including changes of control, may be limited by significant insider ownership, provisions of our charter documents and provisions of Delaware law.

 

At December 31, 2004, our executive officers, directors and entities affiliated with them beneficially owned, in the aggregate, approximately 37% of our outstanding common stock. These stockholders, if acting together, will be able to influence substantially all matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors and the approval of mergers or other business combination transactions. Circumstances may arise in which the interests of these stockholders could conflict with the interests of our other stockholders. These stockholders could delay or prevent a change in control of our company even if such a transaction would be beneficial to our other stockholders. In addition, provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws, and Delaware law could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be beneficial to certain stockholders.

 

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ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

 

We consider all cash and highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of less than three months to be cash equivalents.

 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments consisted of the following as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands):

 

     December 31,
2004


   December 31,
2003


Cash

   $ 24,434    $ 32,547

Money market funds

     5,294      —  

Commercial paper

     16,876      —  
    

  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 46,604    $ 32,547
    

  

Short-term investments

   $ 18,612    $ 65,709
    

  

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments consist principally of demand deposit and money market accounts, commercial paper, and debt securities of domestic municipalities with credit ratings of AA or better. Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments are principally held with various domestic financial institutions with high-credit standing. As of December 31, 2004, accounts receivable balances from one customer represented 10% of our accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, we had accounts receivable balances from customers in international territories of approximately $8.5 million and $6.1 million, respectively.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our investment portfolio and long-term debt. We do not use derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio. We do not hold financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We manage our interest rate risk by maintaining an investment portfolio primarily consisting of debt instruments of high credit quality and relatively short average maturities. Our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments are not subject to material interest rate risk due to their short maturities. Under our investment policy, short-term investments have a maximum maturity of one year from the date of acquisition, and the average maturity of the portfolio cannot exceed six months. Due to the relatively short maturity of the portfolio, a 10% increase in market interest rates at December 31, 2004 would decrease the fair value of the portfolio by less than $0.1 million.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

We transact business in various foreign countries. Substantially all of our assets are located in the United States. We have sales operations throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Accordingly, our operating results are exposed to changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and those currencies. During 2004 and 2003, we did not hedge any of our local currency cash flows. While our financial results to date have not been materially affected by any changes in currency exchange rates, any revaluation of the U.S. dollar against these currencies may affect our future operating results.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   44

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 and 2003

   45

Consolidated Statements of Operations for Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

   46

Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

   47

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

   49

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   50

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Zhone Technologies, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Zhone Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements 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 financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 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 financial position of Zhone Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 14, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of, and the effective operation of, internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Mountain View, California

March 14, 2005

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2004 and 2003

(In thousands, except par value)

 

     2004

    2003

 

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 46,604     $ 32,547  

Short-term investments

     18,612       65,709  

Accounts receivable, net of allowances for sales returns and doubtful accounts of $4,990 in 2004 and $3,505 in 2003

     19,243       11,001  

Inventories

     37,352       24,281  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,949       3,905  
    


 


Total current assets

     125,760       137,443  

Property and equipment, net

     22,967       22,585  

Goodwill

     157,232       100,337  

Other acquisition-related intangible assets, net

     17,847       12,877  

Restricted cash

     758       622  

Other assets

     663       1,013  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 325,227     $ 274,877  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                 

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 14,155     $ 17,796  

Line of credit

     14,500       4,800  

Current portion of long-term debt

     1,378       1,351  

Accrued and other liabilities

     23,938       31,195  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     53,971       55,142  

Long-term debt, less current portion

     39,935       32,040  

Other long-term liabilities

     1,537       816  
    


 


Total liabilities

     95,443       87,998  
    


 


Stockholders’ equity:

                

Common stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized 900,000 shares; issued and outstanding 94,139 and 76,629 shares as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively

     94       77  

Additional paid-in capital

     862,261       787,567  

Notes receivable from stockholders

     (550 )     (550 )

Deferred compensation

     (538 )     (4,444 )

Other comprehensive (loss)

     (80 )     (14 )

Accumulated deficit

     (631,403 )     (595,757 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     229,784       186,879  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 325,227     $ 274,877  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

Years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Net revenue

   $ 97,168     $ 83,138     $ 112,737  

Cost of revenue

     55,095       51,166       69,231  

Stock-based compensation

     210       (85 )     458  
    


 


 


Gross profit

     41,863       32,057       43,048  
    


 


 


Operating expenses:

                        

Research and product development (excluding non-cash stock based compensation expense of $581, $652 and $4,236, respectively)

     23,210       22,495       29,802  

Sales and marketing (excluding non-cash stock based compensation expense of $459, $(241), and $996, respectively)

     21,958       15,859       19,676  

General and administrative (excluding non-cash stock based compensation expense of $356, $827, and $5,144, respectively)

     10,416       5,324       10,843  

Purchased in-process research and development

     8,631       —         59  

Restructuring charges

     —         —         4,531  

Litigation settlement

     —         1,600       —    

Stock-based compensation

     1,396       1,238       10,376  

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

     10,132       7,942       15,995  

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —         —         50,759  
    


 


 


Total operating expenses

     75,743       54,458       142,041  
    


 


 


Operating loss

     (33,880 )     (22,401 )     (98,993 )

Other expense, net

     (1,561 )     (2,552 )     (9,434 )
    


 


 


Loss before income taxes

     (35,441 )     (24,953 )     (108,427 )

Income tax provision (benefit)

     205       (7,778 )     140  
    


 


 


Net loss

     (35,646 )     (17,175 )     (108,567 )

Accretion on preferred stock

     —         (12,700 )     (22,238 )
    


 


 


Net loss applicable to holders of common stock

   $ (35,646 )   $ (29,875 )   $ (130,805 )
    


 


 


Basic and diluted net loss per share applicable to holders of common stock

   $ (0.42 )   $ (1.87 )   $ (25.87 )

Weighted average shares outstanding used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share applicable to holders of common stock

     85,745       15,951       5,057  

 

All per share and weighted average share amounts have been restated retroactively to reflect the one-for-ten reverse split of common stock and the effect of the Tellium merger in 2003 (See Note 1(b)).

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

Years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

(In thousands)

 

   

Series A

redeemable

convertible

preferred stock


   

Series AA

redeemable

convertible

preferred stock


   

Series B

redeemable

convertible

preferred stock


    Common stock

    Additional
paid-in
capital


    Notes
receivable
from
stockholders


    Deferred
stock
compensation


    Other
comprehensive
loss


    Accumulated
deficit


    Total
stockholders’
equity
(deficit)


 
    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

             

Balances as of December 31, 2001

  58,750     421,601     —       —       —       —       4,610     5     163,850     (1,903 )   (27,862 )   (64 )   (470,016 )   (335,990 )

Issuance of preferred stock for acquisition

  —       —       —       —       4,576     15,457     —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —    

Exercise of stock options for cash and notes

  —       —       —       —       —       —       2,814     2     778     (550 )   —       —       —       230  

Repurchase of unvested common stock

  —       —       —       —       —       —       (146 )   (0 )   (5,485 )   1,903     —       —       —       (3,582 )

Issuance of convertible preferred stock

  —       —       —       —       814     3,508                 —       —       —       —       —          

Capital draw from convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs of $1,300

        63,700     —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —    

Accretion on preferred stock

        1,812     —       19,746     —       679     —       —       (22,238 )   —       —       —       —       (22,238 )

Conversion of Series A to Series AA

  (58,750 )   (487,113 )   29,375     126,500     —       —       —       —       360,613     —       —       —       —       360,613  

Deferred compensation related to stock option grants

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       13,070     —       (13,070 )   —       —       —    

Amortization of deferred compensation related to stock option grants

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       21,585     —       —       21,585  

Reversal of unamortized deferred compensation

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       (8,007 )   —       8,007     —       —       —    

Reversal of stock-based compensation

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       (14,417 )   —       —       —       —       (14,417 )

Non-cash stock based compensation expense

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       3,510     —       —       —       —       3,510  

Issuance of warrants for services

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       216     —       —       —       —       216  

Comprehensive loss:

                                                                                   

Net loss

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       (108,566 )   (108,566 )

Foreign currency translation adjustment

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       (1 )   —       (1 )

Unrealized loss on available for sale securities

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       (2 )   —       (2 )
                                                                                 

Total comprehensive loss

                                                                                (108,569 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances as of December 31, 2002

  —       —       29,375     146,246     5,390     19,644     7,278     7     491,890     (550 )   (11,340 )   (67 )   (578,582 )   (98,642 )

Issuance of preferred stock for acquisition

  —       —       —       —       4,230     10,125     —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —    

Exercise of stock options for cash

  —       —       —       —       —       —       797     1     1,293     —       —       —       —       1,294  

Repurchase of unvested common stock

  —       —       —       —       —       —       (5 )   (0 )   (5 )         —       —       —       (5 )

Accretion on preferred stock

  —       —       —       11,738     —       962     —       —       (12,700 )   —       —       —       —       (12,700 )

Deferred compensation related to stock options grants

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       898     —       (898 )   —       —       —    

Amortization of deferred compensation related to stock option grants

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       6,533     —       —       6,533  

Reversal of unamortized deferred compensation

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       (4,446 )   —       4,446     —       —       —    

Reversal of stock-based compensation

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       (5,527 )   —       —       —       —       (5,527 )

Non-cash stock based compensation expense

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       142     —       —       —       —       142  

Reclassification of Series AA and Series B preferred stock to equity and conversion to common stock

  —       —       (29,375 )   (157,984 )   (9,620 )   (30,731 )   38,995     39     188,676     —       —       —       —       188,715  

Issuance of warrants for services

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       44     —       —       —       —       44  

Issuance of common stock and stock options for acquisition

  —       —       —       —       —       —       29,564     30     127,302           (3,185 )   —       —       124,147  

Comprehensive loss:

                                                                                   

Net loss

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       (17,175 )   (17,175 )

Foreign currency translation adjustment

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       6     —       6  

Unrealized gain on available for sale securities

  —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       47     —       47  
                                                                                 

Total comprehensive loss

                                                                                (17,122 )
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Series A

redeemable

convertible

preferred stock


 

Series AA

redeemable

convertible

preferred stock


 

Series B

redeemable

convertible

preferred stock


  Common stock

  Additional
paid-in
capital


    Notes
receivable
from
stockholders


    Deferred
stock
compensation


    Other
comprehensive
loss


    Accumulated
deficit


    Total
stockholders’
equity
(deficit)


 
    Shares

  Amount

  Shares

  Amount

  Shares

  Amount

  Shares

  Amount

           

Balances as of December 31, 2003

  —       —     —       —     —       —     76,629     77     787,567       (550 )     (4,444 )     (14 )     (595,757 )     186,879  

Exercise of stock options for cash

  —       —     —       —     —       —     640     1     1,034       —         —         —         —         1,035  

Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan

  —       —     —       —     —       —     120     0     346       —         —         —         —         346  

Amortization of deferred compensation related to stock option grants

  —       —     —       —     —       —     —       —       —         —         1,734       —         —         1,734  

Reversal of unamortized deferred compensation

  —       —     —       —     —       —     —       —       (2,352 )     —         2,352       —         —         —    

Reversal of stock-based compensation

  —       —     —       —     —       —     —       —       (135 )     —         —         —         —         (135 )

Non-cash stock based compensation expense and other

  —       —     —       —     —       —     103     —       119       —         —         —         —         119  

Issuance of warrants for services

  —       —     —       —     —       —     —       —       21       —         —         —         —         21  

Issuance of common stock and stock options for acquisition

  —       —     —       —     —       —     16,647     16     75,661       —         (180 )     —         —         75,497  

Comprehensive loss:

                                                                                       

Net loss

  —       —     —       —     —       —     —       —       —         —         —         —         (35,646 )     (35,646 )

Foreign currency translation adjustment

  —       —     —       —     —       —     —       —       —         —         —         24       —         24  

Unrealized loss on available for sale securities

  —       —     —       —     —       —     —       —       —         —         —         (90 )     —         (90 )
                                                                                   


Total comprehensive loss

                                                                                    (35,712 )
   
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 


 


 


 


 


 


Balances as of December 31, 2004

  —     $ —     —     $ —     —     $ —     94,139   $ 94   $ 862,261     $ (550 )   $ (538 )   $ (80 )   $ (631,403 )   $ 229,784  
   
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002

(In thousands)

 

     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                        

Net loss

   $ (35,646 )   $ (17,175 )   $ (108,567 )

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

                        

Depreciation and amortization

     11,288       9,341       23,469  

Stock-based compensation

     1,606       1,153       10,834  

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —         —         50,759  

Impairment of intangible assets

     239       —         691  

Non-cash portion of restructuring charges

     —         —         3,262  

Purchased in-process research and development

     8,631       —         59  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:

                        

Accounts receivable

     (5,050 )     7,622       4,111  

Inventories

     (7,302 )     (3,032 )     17,661  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     434       81       1,354  

Other assets

     434       631       948  

Accounts payable

     (5,914 )     4,813       324  

Accrued liabilities and other

     (16,044 )     (48,572 )     (24,433 )
    


 


 


Net cash used in operating activities

     (47,324 )     (45,138 )     (19,528 )
    


 


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                        

Net cash acquired in acquisitions

     5,617       140,649       21,926  

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     6,875       —         94  

Purchase of property and equipment

     (1,816 )     (444 )     (2,493 )

Purchase of short-term and other investments

     (208,520 )     (75,983 )     (11 )

Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments

     255,527       10,321       1,991  

Change in restricted cash

     363       5,691       —    
    


 


 


Net cash provided by investing activities

     58,046       80,234       21,507  
    


 


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                        

Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facilities

     9,700       186       (12,859 )

Net proceeds from issuance of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock

     —         —         63,700  

Net proceeds from issuance of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock

     —         —         3,508  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants, net of repurchases

     1,492       1,289       (3,975 )

Repayment of debt

     (7,881 )     (14,644 )     (64,576 )

Net borrowings under loans from officers/employees

     —         —         683  
    


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     3,311       (13,169 )     (13,519 )
    


 


 


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     24       6       —    
    


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     14,057       21,933       (11,540 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     32,547       10,614       22,154  
    


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 46,604     $ 32,547     $ 10,614  
    


 


 


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

                        

Cash paid during period for:

                        

Taxes

   $ 487     $ 351     $ 41  

Interest

     3,095       3,757       7,842  

Noncash investing and financing activities:

                        

Common stock and options issued for acquisition

     75,677       127,332       —    

Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock issued for acquisition

     —         10,125       15,457  

Conversion of Series AA and Series B preferred stock to common stock

     —         188,715       —    

Conversion of Series A to Series AA redeemable convertible preferred stock

     —         —         360,613  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(1) Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a) Description of Business

 

Zhone Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Zhone” or the “Company”) designs, develops and markets communications network equipment for telephone companies and cable operators worldwide. The Company’s products allow network service providers to deliver video and interactive entertainment services in addition to their existing voice and data service offerings. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware in June 1999. The Company began operations in September 1999 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.

 

The Company has completed eleven acquisitions through December 31, 2004, which were comprised as follows: Sorrento Networks Corporation (July 2004), Gluon Networks, Inc. (February 2004), Tellium, Inc. (November 2003), NEC eLuminant Technologies, Inc. (February 2003), Vpacket Technologies, Inc. (July 2002), Nortel Networks AccessNode and Universal Edge 9000 (August 2001), Xybridge Technologies (February 2001), Roundview, Inc. and OptaPhone Systems, Inc. (February 2000), Premisys Communications, Inc. (December 1999) and CAG Technologies, Inc. (November 1999). See Note 2 for detailed information regarding acquisitions.

 

(b) Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

In July 2002, in conjunction with the Company’s equity restructuring (Note 6), the Company’s Board of Directors approved a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of one-for-ten (the “Reverse Split”), causing each outstanding share of common stock to convert automatically into one-tenth of a share of common stock. In November 2003, the Company consummated its merger with Tellium, Inc. As a result of the merger, the stockholders of Zhone received 0.47 of a share of Tellium common stock for each outstanding share of Zhone common stock, following the conversion of all outstanding shares of Zhone preferred stock into Zhone common stock. Immediately following the exchange, the combined company was renamed Zhone Technologies, Inc.

 

For accounting purposes, the merger with Tellium was treated as a reverse merger, in which Zhone was treated as the acquirer based on factors including the relative voting rights, board control, and senior management composition. The financial statements of the combined company after the merger reflect the financial results of Zhone on a historical basis after giving effect to the merger exchange ratio to historical share-related data. The results of operations for Tellium were included in Zhone’s results of operations from the effective date of the merger.

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit) has been restated to give retroactive recognition to the Reverse Split and the effect of the Tellium merger for all periods presented by reclassifying the excess par value resulting from the reduced number of shares from common stock to paid-in capital. All references to preferred share, common share and per common share amounts for all periods presented have been retroactively restated to reflect the Reverse Split and the effect of the Tellium merger.

 

(c) Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

 

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(d) Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue when the earnings process is complete. The Company recognizes product revenue upon shipment of product under contractual terms which transfer title to customers upon shipment, under normal credit terms, or under sales-type leases, net of estimated sales returns and allowances at the time of shipment. Revenue is deferred if there are significant post-delivery obligations, if collection is not considered reasonably assured at the time of sale, or if the fees are not fixed or determinable. When significant post-delivery obligations exist, revenue is deferred until such obligations are fulfilled. The Company’s arrangements generally do not have any significant post-delivery obligations. The Company offers products and services such as support, education and training, hardware upgrades and post warranty support. For multiple element revenue arrangements, the Company establishes the fair value of these products and services based primarily on sales prices when the products and services are sold separately. If fair value cannot be established for undelivered elements, all of the revenue under the arrangement is deferred until those elements have been delivered. When collectibility is not reasonably assured, revenue is recognized when cash is collected. Revenue from education services and support services is recognized over the contract term or as the service is performed. The Company makes certain sales to product distributors. These customers are given certain privileges to return a portion of inventory. The Company recognizes revenue on sales to distributors that have contractual return rights when the products have been sold by the distributors, unless there is sufficient customer specific sales and sales returns history to support revenue recognition upon shipment. Revenue from sales of software products is recognized provided that a purchase order has been received, the software has been shipped, collection of the resulting receivable is probable, and the amount of the related fees is fixed or determinable. To date, revenue from software transactions has not been significant. The Company accrues for warranty costs, sales returns, and other allowances at the time of shipment based on historical experience and expected future costs.

 

(e) Allowances for Sales Returns and Doubtful Accounts

 

The Company records an allowance for sales returns for estimated future product returns related to current period product revenue. The allowance is recorded as a reduction of revenues in the Company’s financial statements. The Company bases its allowance on periodic assessments of historical trends in product return rates and current approved returned products. If the actual future returns were to deviate from the historical data on which the reserve had been established, the Company’s revenue could be adversely affected.

 

The Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make payments. The allowance is recorded as a General and Administrative expense in the Company’s financial statements. The Company bases its allowance on periodic assessments of its customers’ liquidity and financial condition through analysis of information obtained from credit rating agencies, financial statement review, and historical collection trends. Additional allowances may be required if the liquidity or financial condition of its customers were to deteriorate.

 

Activity under the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts was comprised as follows:

 

     Year ended December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 3,505     $ 7,969     $ 10,460  

Charged to costs and expenses

     2,345       1,355       8,966  

Deductions

     (2,233 )     (5,819 )     (11,457 )

Allowance from acquired companies

     1,373       —         —    
    


 


 


Balance at end of period

   $ 4,990     $ 3,505     $ 7,969  
    


 


 


 

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(f) Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost being determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. In assessing the net realizable value of inventories, the Company is required to make judgments as to future demand requirements and compare these with the current or committed inventory levels. Once inventory has been written down to its estimated net realizable value, its carrying value cannot be increased due to subsequent changes in demand forecasts. To the extent that a severe decline in forecasted demand occurs, or the Company experiences a higher incidence of inventory obsolescence due to rapidly changing technology and customer requirements, the Company may incur significant charges for excess inventory.

 

(g) Restructuring Charges

 

During 2002, the Company recorded charges of $4.5 million in connection with its restructuring program in accordance with relevant guidance as summarized in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 100. The related reserves reflected many estimates, including those pertaining to severance and related charges, facilities and lease cancellations and equipment write-offs. The Company assessed the reserve requirements to complete each individual plan under its restructuring programs at the end of each reporting period and recorded any adjustments as appropriate. Future restructuring charges, if any, will be recorded under the provisions of SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” or SFAS No. 112, “Employers Accounting for Post Employment Benefits.” As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, there were no liabilities associated with the Company’s restructuring programs.

 

(h) Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short Term Investments

 

The Company considers all cash and highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of less than three months to be cash equivalents.

 

Short-term investments include securities with original maturities greater than three months and less than one year. Short-term investments consisting principally of debt securities of domestic municipalities and corporations have been classified as available-for-sale. Under this classification, the investments are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from results of operations and reported, net of tax, as a component of other comprehensive loss in stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other than temporary are included in results of operations. Gains and losses from the sale of securities are based on the specific-identification method.

 

In accordance with EITF 03-1, the following summarizes the fair value and gross unrealized losses related to available for sale securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2004 (in thousands).

 

     Less Than 12 Months

 
     Fair Value

   Unrealized Loss

 

Corporate Bonds

   $ 19,638    $ (21 )

 

(i) 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 accrued liabilities approximate their fair values as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 due to the relatively short maturities of these instruments. The carrying value of the Company’s debt obligations at December 31, 2004 and 2003 approximate fair value due to their relatively short maturities, and the Company’s liquidity situation which would make default under these obligations unlikely.

 

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(j) Concentration of Risk

 

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents consist principally of demand deposit and money market accounts, commercial paper, and debt securities of domestic municipalities with credit ratings of AA or better. Cash and cash equivalents are principally held with various domestic financial institutions with high-credit standing. The Company’s customers include competitive and incumbent local exchange carriers, competitive access providers, internet service providers, wireless carriers, and resellers serving these markets. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. Allowances are maintained for potential doubtful accounts. For the year ended December 31, 2004, sales to Motorola represented 15% of net revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2003, sales to Motorola and Qwest represented 17% and 11% of net revenue, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2002, sales to Motorola represented 12% of net revenue. At December 31, 2004, the Company had accounts receivable balances from one customer representing 10% of accounts receivable. At December 31, 2003, the Company had accounts receivable balances from two customers representing 31% and 11% of accounts receivable, respectively. As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company had receivables from customers in international territories of approximately $8.5 million and $6.1 million, respectively.

 

The Company’s products are concentrated in the communications equipment market, which is highly competitive and subject to rapid change. Significant technological changes in the industry could adversely affect operating results. The Company’s inventories include components that may be specialized in nature, and subject to rapid technological obsolescence. The Company actively manages inventory levels, and the Company considers technological obsolescence and potential changes in product demand based on macroeconomic conditions when estimating required allowances to reduce recorded inventory amounts to market value. Such estimates could change in the future.

 

The Company’s growth and ability to meet customer demands are also dependent on its ability to obtain timely deliveries of components from suppliers and contract manufacturers. The Company depends on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers for several key components. If the Company were unable to obtain these components on a timely basis, the Company would be unable to meet its customers’ product delivery requirements which could adversely impact operating results.

 

While the Company is not solely dependent on one contract manufacturer, it continues to use Solectron Corporation to manufacture certain product lines under the terms of an agreement which expired in March 2004, on a purchase order basis with no minimum purchase commitments. The Company expects to continue to rely on contract manufacturers to fulfill a significant portion of its product manufacturing requirements.

 

(k) Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Useful life for buildings is 30 years. Useful lives for lab and manufacturing equipment range from 10 to 30 years. Useful lives of all other property and equipment range from 3 to 5 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of 2 years or the remaining lease term. During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company revised its useful lives for certain equipment as discussed in Note 4.

 

(l) Goodwill

 

Costs in excess of the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a purchase business combination are recorded as goodwill. SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” requires that companies no longer amortize goodwill, but instead test for impairment at least annually using a two-step approach. The Company adopted SFAS No. 142 in the first quarter of fiscal

 

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2002 and no longer amortizes goodwill. The Company evaluates goodwill, at a minimum, on an annual basis and whenever events and changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Impairment of goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level by comparing the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill, to the fair value of the reporting unit. The Company has determined that it operates in a single segment with one operating unit. In 2002, the fair value of the reporting unit was estimated using a combination of the income, or discounted cash flows, approach and the market approach, which utilized comparable companies’ data. Effective November 2003, the Company performs the annual goodwill impairment test using the market approach, reflecting the fact that the Company’s stock was publicly traded following the consummation of the Tellium merger. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is considered impaired and a second step is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any.

 

(m) Purchased Intangibles and Other Long-Lived Assets

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company recorded an impairment loss on long-lived assets of $50.8 million. Any assets to be disposed of would be separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and would no longer be depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposed group classified as held for sale would be presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of the balance sheet.

 

Goodwill and other acquisition-related intangible assets not subject to amortization are tested annually for impairment, and are tested for impairment more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset’s fair value. During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company recorded a charge of $0.2 million related to impairment of the acquired workforce from Gluon.

 

(n) Research and Product Development Expenditures

 

Costs related to research, design, and development of products are charged to research and product development expense as incurred. Costs for the development of new software and substantial enhancements to existing software are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established, at which time any additional development costs would be capitalized. The Company’s current process for developing software is essentially completed concurrently with the establishment of technological feasibility; accordingly, no costs have been capitalized to date.

 

(o) Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company has elected to account for employee stock options using the intrinsic-value method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”) and related interpretations. Under this method, compensation expense is recorded on the date of grant only if the current fair value exceeds the exercise price. SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, established accounting and disclosure requirements using a fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation plans. As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic value-based method of accounting described above, and has adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123, as amended.

 

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In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) enacted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123—revised 2004 (“SFAS 123R”), “Share-Based Payment” which replaces Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (“SFAS 123”), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS 123R requires the measurement of all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, using a fair value-based method and the recording of such expense in our consolidated statements of income. The accounting provisions of SFAS 123R are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2005.

 

The Company is required to adopt SFAS 123R in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS 123 no longer will be an alternative to financial statement recognition. Although the Company has not yet determined whether the adoption of SFAS 123R will result in amounts that are similar to the current pro forma disclosures under SFAS 123 below, it is evaluating the requirements under SFAS 123R and expects the adoption to have a significant adverse impact on its consolidated statements of income and net income per share.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, the fair value of the Company’s stock-based awards to employees was estimated using the following weighted average assumptions: expected life of option of 4.0, 4.6 and 4.0 years, respectively; risk-free interest rate of 3.1%, 3.5%, and 4.0%, respectively; expected volatility of 87%, 78%, and 0%, respectively; and expected dividend yield of zero. Prior to entering into the merger agreement with Tellium, in July 2003, the Company used the minimum value option pricing model for privately-held companies which does not consider the impact of stock price volatility.

 

The following table illustrates the effect on net loss and net loss per share if the fair value-based method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period (in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Year ended December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Net loss applicable to holders of common stock, as reported

   $ (35,646 )   $ (29,875 )   $ (130,805 )
    


 


 


Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in reported net loss

     1,606       1,153       10,834  

Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards

     (7,417 )     (3,081 )     (9,789 )
    


 


 


Pro forma net loss

   $ (41,457 )   $ (31,803 )   $ (129,760 )
    


 


 


Loss per share applicable to holders of common stock:

                        

As reported – basic and diluted

   $ (0.42 )   $ (1.87 )   $ (25.87 )
    


 


 


Pro forma – basic and diluted

   $ (0.48 )   $ (1.99 )   $ (25.66 )
    


 


 


 

(p) Income Taxes

 

The Company uses the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and the income tax bases of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2004 and 2003 due to the significant uncertainty regarding whether the deferred tax assets will be realized.

 

(q) Net Loss per Common Share

 

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calculation of diluted net loss per share gives effect to common stock equivalents; however, potential common equivalent shares are excluded if their effect is antidilutive. Potential common equivalent shares are composed of common stock subject to repurchase rights and incremental shares of common equivalent shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants and upon conversion of convertible preferred stock and convertible debt.

 

(r) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) is recorded directly to stockholders’ equity (deficit) and includes unrealized gains and losses which have been excluded from the consolidated statements of operations. These unrealized gains and losses consist of foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities.

 

(s) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2004, the FASB enacted SFAS 123R, “Share-Based Payment” which replaces SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” and supersedes APB 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS 123R requires the measurement of all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, using a fair value-based method and the recording of such expense in our consolidated statements of income. The accounting provisions of SFAS 123R are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2005.

 

The Company is required to adopt SFAS 123R in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS 123 no longer will be an alternative to financial statement recognition. Although the Company has not yet determined whether the adoption of SFAS 123R will result in amounts that are similar to the current pro forma disclosures under SFAS 123, it is evaluating the requirements under SFAS 123R and expects the adoption to have a significant adverse impact on its consolidated statements of income and net income per share.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 109-2 (“FAS 109-2”), “Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creations Act of 2004.” FAS 109-2 provides guidance under FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” with respect to recording the potential impact of the repatriation provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Jobs Act”) on enterprises’ income tax expense and deferred tax liability. The Jobs Act was enacted on October 22, 2004. FAS 109-2 states that an enterprise is allowed time beyond the financial reporting period of enactment to evaluate the effect of the Jobs Act on its plan for reinvestment or repatriation of foreign earnings for purposes of applying FASB Statement No. 109. The Company has not yet completed evaluating the impact of the repatriation provisions, however it does not anticipate the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs-An Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4” (SFAS 151). SFAS 151 amends the guidance in ARB No. 43, Chapter 4, “Inventory Pricing”, to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). Among other things, the new rule requires that items such as idle facility expense, excessive spoilage, freight, and handling costs be recognized as current period charges regardless of whether they meet the criteria of “so abnormal” as stated in ARB No. 43. Additionally, SFAS 151 requires that the allocation of fixed production overheads to the cost of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. SFAS 151 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of SFAS 151 will have on its consolidated financial statements but does not expect SFAS 151 to have a material impact.

 

In March 2004, the FASB issued EITF Issue No. 03-1 (“EITF 03-1”), “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments” which provided new guidance for assessing impairment losses on investments. Additionally, EITF 03-1 includes new disclosure requirements

 

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for investments that are deemed to be temporarily impaired. In September 2004, the FASB delayed the accounting provisions of EITF 03-1; however the disclosure requirements remain effective for annual periods ending after June 15, 2004. The Company will evaluate the impact of EITF 03-1 once final guidance is issued, however it does not anticipate the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” In December 2003, the FASB issued a revision to FIN 46 (“FIN 46R”). FIN 46R requires that if an entity has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities and results of activities of the variable interest entity should be included in the consolidated financial statements of the entity. The provisions of FIN 46R were effective immediately for all new arrangements entered into after December 31, 2003. The Company does not have any financial interests in variable interest entities created prior to December 31, 2003, for which the provisions of FIN 46R would become effective on January 1, 2004. Accordingly, the provisions of FIN 46R became effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2004. The adoption of FIN 46R did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

(t) Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts in prior years’ financial statements and related notes have been reclassified to conform to the 2004 presentation.

 

(2) Acquisitions

 

During the three years ended December 31, 2004, the Company made a number of purchase acquisitions. The consolidated financial statements include the operating results of each business from the date of acquisition. The Company records the estimated acquisition related liabilities at the date of acquisition. For material acquisitions, the Company obtains third-party valuation reports to assist in the valuation of the acquired intangible assets. For each acquisition, amounts were allocated to purchased in-process research and development and intangible assets as described below.

 

Purchased In-Process Research and Development

 

The Company recorded charges for purchased in-process research and development of $8.6 million and $0.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2002, respectively. The amounts allocated to purchased in-process research and development were determined through established valuation techniques used in the high-technology communications industry and were expensed upon acquisition, because technological feasibility had not been established and no future alternative uses existed. The values assigned to purchased in-process research and development were determined by identifying the ongoing research projects for which technological feasibility had not been achieved and assessing the state of completion of the research and development effort. The most significant and uncertain assumptions that affected the valuations were market events and risks outside of the Company’s control such as trends in technology, government regulations, market size and growth, and future product introduction by competitors.

 

The state of completion was determined by estimating the costs and time incurred to date relative to those costs and time to be incurred to develop the purchased in-process research and development into commercially viable products, estimating the resulting net cash flows only from the percentage of research and development efforts complete at the date of acquisition, and discounting the net cash flows back to their present value. The risk adjusted discount rate included a factor that took into account the uncertainty surrounding the successful development of the purchased in-process technology projects. Historical margins and expense levels were estimated to improve over time, assuming that the technology was successfully developed and the Company’s ability to generate economies of scale and operating leverage as revenue continued to grow.

 

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Purchased Technology

 

The Company recorded purchased technology related to acquisitions of $9.2 million, and $2.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003, respectively. To determine the values of purchased technology, the expected future cash flows of the existing developed technologies were discounted taking into account the characteristics and applications of the product, the size of existing markets, growth rates of existing and future markets, as well as an evaluation of past and anticipated product lifecycles.

 

(a) Sorrento Networks Corporation

 

In July 2004, the Company completed the acquisition of Sorrento Networks Corporation in exchange for total consideration of $98.0 million, consisting of common stock valued at $57.7 million, options and warrants to purchase common stock valued at $12.3 million, assumed liabilities of $27.0 million, and acquisition costs of $1.0 million. The Company acquired Sorrento to obtain its line of optical transport products and enhance its competitive position with cable operators. One of the Company’s directors is a partner of a venture capital firm which is a significant stockholder of Zhone, and which also held warrants to purchase Sorrento common stock that were assumed by Zhone.

 

The purchase consideration was allocated to the fair values of the assets acquired as follows: net tangible assets—$23.4 million, amortizable intangible assets—$14.8 million, purchased in-process research and development—$2.4 million, goodwill—$57.2 million and deferred compensation—$0.2 million. The amount allocated to purchased in-process research and development was charged to expense during the third quarter of 2004, because technological feasibility had not been established and no future alternative uses for the technology existed. The estimated fair value of the purchased in-process research and development was determined using a discounted cash flow model, based on a discount rate which took into consideration the stage of completion and risks associated with developing the technology. Of the amount allocated to amortizable intangible assets, $9.2 million was allocated to core technology, which is being amortized over an estimated useful life of five years. The remaining $5.6 million was allocated to customer relationships, which is being amortized over an estimated useful life of four years.

 

Assumed liabilities related to the Sorrento acquisition totaled $27.0 million, the most significant component of which was long-term debt and debentures totaling $15.8 million. Following the consummation of the acquisition, the Company sold certain excess facilities acquired from Sorrento. The net proceeds were used to repay the associated long term debt of $4.1 million and convertible debentures of $2.5 million. The assumed liabilities also included employee severance and exit costs totaling $1.6 million, which were recorded based on Emerging Issues Task Force 95-3, “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination”. A rollforward of the EITF 95-3 related activity was comprised as follows (in thousands):

 

     Severance

    Exit
Costs


    Total

 

Liability recorded at acquisition date

   $ 1,255     $ 320     $ 1,575  

Cash payments

     (1,236 )     (314 )     (1,550 )
    


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2004

   $ 19     $ 6     $ 25  
    


 


 


 

The remaining costs accrued under EITF 95-3 are expected to be paid by the first half of 2005.

 

(b) Gluon Networks, Inc.

 

In February 2004, the Company acquired certain assets of Gluon Networks, Inc. in exchange for total consideration of $6.5 million, consisting of common stock valued at $5.7 million, $0.7 million of cash and $0.1 million of acquisition related costs. One of the Company’s directors is a partner of a venture capital firm which is a significant stockholder of Zhone, and which was also a significant stockholder of Gluon. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition rather than a business combination, since only

 

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assets were acquired, which consisted primarily of Gluon’s intellectual property. Gluon was a development stage company that had developed a product for customer trials but had not generated any revenue to date. The Company agreed to acquire Gluon’s intellectual property and hired approximately ten of the former Gluon employees. The Company intends to incorporate elements of the Gluon technology into its future product offerings.

 

The purchase price for the Gluon transaction was allocated to purchased in-process research and development—$6.2 million, and acquired workforce—$0.3 million. The amount allocated to purchased in-process research and development was charged to expense during the first quarter of 2004, because technological feasibility had not been established and no future alternative uses for the technology existed. The estimated fair value of the purchased in-process research and development was determined using a discounted cash flow model, based on a discount rate which took into consideration the stage of completion and risks associated with developing the technology. Because the transaction did not constitute a business combination, no goodwill was recorded and a portion of the purchase price was allocated to the acquired workforce, which was being amortized over a two year period. An impairment charge of $0.2 million was subsequently recorded in the second quarter of 2004 relating to the Gluon acquired workforce, because the majority of the former Gluon employees were no longer employed by the Company.

 

(c) Tellium, Inc.

 

In November 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of Tellium, Inc. in exchange for total consideration of approximately $173.3 million, consisting of common stock valued at $119.4 million, options and warrants to purchase common stock valued at $7.9 million, assumed liabilities of $42.8 million, and acquisition costs of $3.2 million. The transaction was treated as a reverse merger for accounting purposes, in which the Company was treated as the acquirer based on factors including the relative voting rights, board control, and senior management composition.

 

The purchase consideration was allocated to the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired as follows (in thousands):

 

Tangible assets acquired

   $ 144,441

Goodwill

     25,703

Deferred compensation

     3,185
    

     $ 173,329
    

 

The Company entered into the agreement with Tellium primarily to improve its liquidity through the assumption of cash and to gain access to the capital markets through the assumption of Tellium’s reporting entity as an SEC registrant. The tangible assets acquired in this transaction consisted principally of cash.

 

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Accrued liabilities related to this acquisition totaled $42.8 million, the most significant components of which included management and employee severance related accruals of $22.8 million, an assumed line of credit of $8.0 million, and facilities related exit costs of $2.4 million. Subsequent to the date of the acquisition, the Company repaid the line of credit and made payments of $16.0 million to settle the tax liabilities associated with the forgiveness of the pre-existing loans made to the senior management of Tellium, as had been contemplated in the merger negotiations between the Company and Tellium. Following the consummation of the acquisition, the Company discontinued the development efforts related to the technology acquired from Tellium. As a result, the Company terminated substantially all of the former Tellium employees and announced its intention to exit the Tellium headquarters facility. During 2004, the Company recorded an adjustment to decrease goodwill by $0.3 million relating to the resolution of certain liabilities associated with office closures and other costs, offset by additional severance incurred as a result of the resolution of a contingent liability. A roll forward of the EITF 95-3 related activity was comprised as follows (in thousands):

 

     Severance

    Facility Exit
Costs


    Total

 

Liability recorded at acquisition date

   $ 22,816     $ 2,372     $ 25,188  

Cash payments

     (19,574 )     —         (19,574 )
    


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2003

     3,242       2,372       5,614  

Cash payments

     (3,462 )     (1,639 )     (5,101 )

Adjustments

     400       (83 )     317  
    


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2004

   $ 180     $ 650     $ 830  
    


 


 


 

The remaining costs accrued under EITF 95-3 are expected to be paid by the first half of 2005.

 

(d) NEC eLuminant Technologies

 

In February 2003, the Company acquired NEC eLuminant Technologies, Inc. (“eLuminant”), a subsidiary of NEC USA, Inc., in exchange for total consideration of approximately $13.6 million consisting of $10.1 million in stock, $3.2 million in assumed liabilities and $0.3 million in acquisition costs. The Company issued approximately 4.2 million shares of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock. The value of the preferred stock issued was determined based on the results of a third party appraisal. The purchase consideration was allocated to the fair values of the assets acquired as follows (in thousands):

 

Receivables and inventory

   $ 4,652

Intangible assets

     4,840

Goodwill

     4,083
    

     $ 13,575
    

 

Of the amount allocated to amortizable intangibles assets, $2.2 million was allocated to developed technology, $1.7 million to customer list, and $1.0 million to patents and trademarks, which are being amortized over an estimated useful life of three years.

 

eLuminant developed a family of multiplexers and digital loop carrier products. The primary reasons for the acquisition of eLuminant were to gain access to its product portfolio, strengthen the Company’s customer base and increase the Company’s workforce with experienced personnel. As of December 31, 2004, there were no accrued liabilities related to this acquisition.

 

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(e) Vpacket Communications, Inc.

 

In July 2002, the Company acquired Vpacket Communications, Inc., in exchange for total consideration of $19.2 million consisting of $15.5 million in stock and $3.7 million in assumed liabilities. The Company issued approximately 4.6 million shares of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock. The purchase consideration was allocated based on fair values as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash acquired

   $ 21,926  

Other net liabilities assumed

     (2,752 )
    


     $ 19,174  
    


 

Vpacket developed and marketed a voice/data router and a network management system that allowed service providers to deliver converged voice and data services while leveraging their existing data network infrastructure. The Vpacket product is complementary to the Zhone portfolio of products. The IP-based router is a strategic fit with the Company’s product line. Vpacket had encountered significant difficulty in marketing the voice/data router and had sold limited quantities. In accordance with EITF 98-3, Determining Whether a Nonmonetary Transaction Involves Receipt of Productive Assets of a Business, the transaction was accounted for as an asset purchase rather than a business combination as the Company will not support the acquired or developed technology in the future. Since the technology is expected to be discontinued and generate minimal cash flows, no value was ascribed. Prior to the acquisition, two of the Company’s directors were members of the board of directors of Vpacket. Two of the Company’s directors were also affiliated with groups which were stockholders of Vpacket. See Note 10.

 

Accrued liabilities related to this acquisition totaled $3.7 million. These included compensation-related liabilities of $0.6 million, facility costs of $2.6 million and direct transaction costs of $0.5 million. As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, accrued liabilities related to this acquisition were less than $0.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, primarily related to facility costs.

 

(f) Pro forma Combined Results of Operations

 

The following table reflects the unaudited pro forma combined results of operations of the Company on the basis that the acquisition of Sorrento took place at the beginning of each year presented and the acquisition of Tellium and eLuminant took place at the beginning of 2003 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     2004

    2003

 

Net revenue

   $ 107,715     $ 137,031  

Net loss

     (62,598 )     (118,365 )

Net loss per share—basic and diluted

     (0.67 )     (1.30 )

Number of shares used in computation—basic and diluted

     93,566       91,265  

 

The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred, had the acquisitions been consummated as of the beginning of each year presented, nor are they necessarily indicative of future operating results. The 2003 information above includes the historical revenue and expenses relating to Tellium; however, the Company does not expect to generate any revenue from sales of the former Tellium products and expects the ongoing operating expenses relating to Tellium to be relatively insignificant.

 

(3) Long-lived Assets, Goodwill and Other Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets

 

As of January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill no longer be amortized, but should be tested for impairment at least annually. The Company completed its transitional and first annual goodwill impairment test as of January 2002 and November 2002, respectively. As the Company has determined that it operates in a single segment with one operating unit,

 

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the fair value of its reporting unit was performed at the Company level using a combination of the income, or discounted cash flows, approach and the market approach, which utilizes comparable companies’ data. At November 2004 and 2003, the Company performed the annual goodwill impairment test using the market approach, reflecting the fact that the Company’s stock was publicly traded following the consummation of the Tellium merger. No impairment charges have been recorded since the adoption of SFAS No. 142.

 

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company had goodwill with a carrying value of $157.2 million and $100.3 million, respectively.

 

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill since the adoption of SFAS No. 142 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year ended December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

 

Beginning balance

   $ 100,337     $ 70,828  

Goodwill acquired

     57,193       29,786  

Adjustments

     (298 )     (277 )
    


 


Ending balance

   $ 157,232     $ 100,337  
    


 


 

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, the Company reviews long-lived assets, including intangible assets other than goodwill, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable based on expected undiscounted cash flows attributable to that asset. The amount of any impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the impaired asset.

 

During the second quarter of 2004, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $0.2 million relating to the Gluon acquired workforce, because the majority of the former Gluon employees were no longer employed by the Company.

 

During the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2002, the Company identified impairment indicators, which included a significant reduction in forecasted revenues and excess equipment and building capacity caused by the restructuring during the year. The commercial real estate market in the San Francisco Bay Area also had been negatively impacted by the downturn in the economy. Accordingly, the Company performed, with the assistance of independent valuation experts, an impairment review of its other intangible assets and long-lived assets. The results of the impairment review resulted in an impairment charge of $50.8 million, which consisted of the following components: land, buildings and construction in process—$40.5 million, other property and equipment—$9.8 million, and other assets—$0.5 million. The impairment charge resulted in the elimination of historical accumulated depreciation and amortization for the long-lived assets that were written down. The remaining balances are being depreciated and amortized over their remaining useful lives as determined by the Company subsequent to the write-down.

 

The Company estimated the fair value of its long-lived assets based on a combination of the market, income and replacement cost approaches. In the application of the impairment testing, the Company was required to make estimates of future operating trends and resulting cash flows and judgments on discount rates and other variables.

 

In the second quarter of 2002, the Company discontinued its wireless product line which included the analog wireless design previously acquired from OptaPhone Networks. As a result, the Company recorded a noncash impairment charge of $0.7 million because the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of these assets was less than the carrying value of the purchased intangibles related to OptaPhone Networks.

 

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Details of the Company’s acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2004

     Gross
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


    Net

   Weighted
Average
Useful Life


Developed technology

   $ 35,596    $ (33,103 )   $ 2,493    3.7

Core technology

     21,342      (13,028 )     8,314    5.0

Others

     16,570      (9,530 )     7,040    3.9
    

  


 

    

Total

   $ 73,508    $ (55,661 )   $ 17,847     
    

  


 

    
     December 31, 2003

     Gross
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


    Net

   Weighted
Average
Useful Life


Developed technology

   $ 35,596    $ (29,907 )   $ 5,689    3.7

Core technology

     12,104      (9,683 )     2,421    5.0

Others

     11,008      (6,241 )     4,767    3.6
    

  


 

    

Total

   $ 58,708    $ (45,831 )   $ 12,877     
    

  


 

    

 

Amortization expense of other acquisition-related intangible assets was $10.1 million, $7.9 million and $15.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

Projected amortization expense for the fiscal years ending December 31, is as follows (in thousands):

 

2005

   $ 7,635

2006

     3,507

2007

     3,238

2008

     2,543

2009

     924
    

Total

   $ 17,847
    

 

(4) Balance Sheet Detail

 

Balance sheet detail as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 is as follows (in thousands):

 

     2004

   2003

Inventories:

             

Raw materials

   $ 28,918    $ 19,681

Work in process

     6,269      3,088

Finished goods

     2,165      1,512
    

  

     $ 37,352    $ 24,281
    

  

Property and equipment:

             

Land

   $ 6,321    $ 6,321

Buildings

     13,920      13,920

Machinery and equipment

     3,817      3,303

Computers and acquired software

     2,683      1,174

Furniture and fixtures

     428      402

Leasehold improvements

     343      299
    

  

       27,512      25,419

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     4,545      2,834
    

  

     $ 22,967    $ 22,585
    

  

 

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Depreciation and amortization expense associated with property and equipment amounted to $1.4 million, $1.4 million and $8.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company revised the estimated useful lives of laboratory and manufacturing equipment from lives that ranged from 3 to 10 years to lives that range from 10 to 30 years. These fixed assets continue to be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The effect of this change resulted in a decrease to the net loss for the year ended December 31, 2002 of approximately $0.6 million, or a decrease of $0.11 per share applicable to holders of common stock. Beginning in the year ended December 31, 2003, the effect of this change decreases depreciation expense by approximately $0.2 million annually.

 

     2004

   2003

Accrued and other liabilities:

             

Accrued contract manufacturing costs

   $ 6,353    $ 8,723

Accrued warranty

     5,839      5,856

Accrued compensation

     2,104      1,900

Accrued acquisition costs

     1,198      5,578

Deferred revenue

     2,999      1,430

Other

     5,445      7,708
    

  

     $ 23,938    $ 31,195
    

  

 

The Company accrues for warranty costs based on historical trends for the expected material and labor costs to provide warranty services. Warranty periods are generally one year from the date of shipment. The following table summarizes the activity related to the product warranty liability during the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands):

 

Balance at December 31, 2002

   $ 6,040  

Charged to operations

     349  

Warranty reserve from acquired companies

     2,037  

Reductions

     (2,570 )
    


Balance at December 31, 2003

   $ 5,856  

Charged to operations

     355  

Warranty reserve from acquired companies

     1,600  

Reductions

     (1,972 )
    


Balance at December 31, 2004

   $ 5,839  
    


 

(5) Debt

 

Debt consisted of the following as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands):

 

     2004

   2003

Secured real estate loan due April 2006

   $ 32,061    $ 32,897

Convertible debentures assumed in Sorrento acquisition due August 2007

     9,252      —  

Notes payable assumed in Tellium acquisition

     —        494
    

  

       41,313      33,391

Less current portion of long-term debt

     1,378      1,351
    

  

     $ 39,935    $ 32,040
    

  

 

Aggregate debt maturities as of December 31, 2004 were $1.4 million in fiscal 2005, $31.1 million in fiscal 2006, and $8.8 million in fiscal 2007. In addition, the Company had $14.5 million and $4.8 million outstanding under its line of credit agreement at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 

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In April 2001, the Company borrowed $35.0 million under a secured real estate loan facility with a financial institution. The maturity date of the loan is April 1, 2006. Borrowings under the loan accrue interest at 8.3% for the first six months and are adjusted biannually based on the six-month LIBOR rate, with the floor being 8% and the ceiling 14.3%. The interest rate was 8% as of December 31, 2004. The agreement required the Company to keep $6.0 million of restricted cash as security for all obligations of the Company under the loan agreement. In October 2003, the Company converted $6.0 million of restricted cash held as security for obligations under this loan agreement to a letter of credit under its line of credit agreement with another financial institution (see discussion below). As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, the debt is collateralized by land and buildings with a net book value of $19.3 million and $20.0 million, respectively. Such amounts reflect the adjusted carrying value after the impairment charge recorded during the year ended December 31, 2002 (Note 3).

 

In July 2004, the Company assumed convertible debentures of $11.7 million relating to the acquisition of Sorrento, with an interest rate of 7.5%. The outstanding principal amount of the convertible debentures was $9.3 million as of December 31, 2004 and matures in August 2007. The debentures are callable by the Company at any time, and can be converted into common stock at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $6.02 per share.

 

In February 2004, the Company entered into a one year line of credit agreement under the terms of which the lender committed a maximum of $25.0 million on a secured, revolving basis. Under this line of credit agreement, $14.5 million was outstanding at December 31, 2004, and an additional $9.1 million was committed as security for obligations under the Company’s secured real estate loan facility and other letters of credit. Borrowings under the line of credit agreement bear interest at the financial institution’s prime rate or LIBOR plus 2.9%, at the Company’s election. The interest rate was 5.25% at December 31, 2004.

 

In March 2005, the Company entered into an amendment to its existing revolving credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank providing for a one year extension of the term of the existing facility and an increase in the size of the facility from $25 million to $35 million (the “Amended Facility”). Under the Amended Facility the Company has the option of either borrowing funds at agreed upon rates of interest or selling specific accounts receivable to Silicon Valley Bank, on a limited recourse basis, at agreed upon discounts to the face amount of those accounts receivable, so long as the aggregate amount of outstanding borrowings and financed accounts receivable does not exceed $35 million. The amounts borrowed will bear interest, payable monthly, at a floating rate that, at the Company’s option, is either (1) Silicon Valley Bank’s prime rate, or (2) the sum of the LIBOR rate plus 2.9%; provided that in either case, the minimum interest rate is 4.0%. The Amended Facility contains certain financial covenants and customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants.

 

In December 2002, the Company entered into a line of credit agreement under the terms of which the lender committed a maximum of $25.0 million on a secured, revolving basis. Amounts advanced under the credit facility were subject to underlying eligible accounts receivable. The agreement expired in February 2004. Under the terms of the original agreement, borrowings accrued interest at prime plus 2%. At December 31, 2003, the interest rate was 6.5%. A fee of 0.5% was assessed on any undrawn amounts. As of December 31, 2003, borrowings under the line of credit agreement were $4.8 million. In addition, $6.0 million of the remaining credit line was committed as security for the Company’s obligations under its secured real estate loan facility and $0.1 million was committed as security for other letters of credit issued by the Company.

 

In November 2003, the Company assumed a line of credit of $8.0 million and certain notes payable totaling $1.3 million through its acquisition of Tellium. The Company repaid the line of credit and notes payable totaling $0.8 million prior to December 31, 2003. The outstanding notes payable of $0.5 million at December 31, 2003 had an interest rate of 4.8% and were paid in installments through February 2004.

 

In October 2003, the Company terminated its master purchase agreement with CIT Vendor Leasing Fund, or CIT. The master purchase agreement provided for the establishment of reserves to offset potential credit losses suffered by CIT. In January 2001, the Company borrowed $12.5 million under a secured loan facility from CIT. The Company received $10.0 million in proceeds from the borrowing and the remaining $2.5 million was

 

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contributed to the loss reserve and was recorded as sales and marketing expense in 2001. Under the termination of the master purchase agreement with CIT in 2003, the Company was able to recover the $2.5 million loss reserve which was used to pay off the remaining $2.4 million loan balance with CIT. As a result of the termination of the master purchase agreement in 2003, the Company recorded a credit to sales and marketing expense equal to the amount of the loss reserve recovery.

 

In February 2003, the Company entered into a secured note and warrant purchase agreement with certain purchasers that provided that the Company may borrow up to $30.0 million from such purchasers, of which $25.0 million was committed to, pursuant to the issuance of promissory notes. Each promissory note will bear interest at five percent per year and will mature on the date which is the earlier of one year from the date of issuance, the closing of an equity financing with an aggregate gross offering price of at least $10.0 million, or upon an event of liquidation or default. No amounts were borrowed under the secured note and warrant purchase agreement and the facility was terminated following the closing of the merger with Tellium in November 2003.

 

(6) Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

(a) Overview and Equity Restructuring

 

As of December 31, 2004, the Company’s equity capitalization consisted of 94.1 million shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2003, following the consummation of the merger with Tellium, the Company’s equity capitalization consisted of 76.6 million shares of common stock outstanding, with no shares of preferred stock outstanding. Upon the consummation of the merger with Tellium, all of the outstanding shares of Zhone Series AA and Series B convertible preferred stock were converted into common stock, and the stockholders of Zhone received 0.47 of a share of Tellium common stock for each outstanding share of Zhone common stock. Immediately following the exchange, the combined company was renamed Zhone Technologies, Inc.

 

In July 2002, the Company consummated an equity restructuring (the “equity restructuring”) in which all of the outstanding Zhone Series A preferred stock with a liquidation preference of $500.0 million was converted to Series AA preferred stock with a liquidation preference of $250.0 million. In addition, all of the Zhone common stock was subject to a 10 for 1 reverse split (the “Reverse Split”). All references to preferred share, common share and per common share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the Reverse Split and the effect of the Tellium merger.

 

(b) Common Stock

 

At December 31, 2004, the Company had 900 million shares of common stock authorized for issuance, of which 94.1 million shares were issued and outstanding.

 

At inception, the Company issued to its founders 4.7 million shares of its common stock at $0.002 per share. In October 1999, the Company’s board of directors approved amendments to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 141.0 million and approved a 7.5-for-1 stock split of all issued and outstanding common stock. Certain of the Series A redeemable convertible preferred stockholders had purchase rights for the 35.3 million shares resulting from the stock split, at the original purchase price paid per share upon the voluntary termination of employment with the Company by any of the founders, which rights would have lapsed over a 4-year period through June 30, 2003. These rights were terminated as part of the Company’s equity restructuring.

 

In connection with this restructuring, all of the Company’s common stock was subject to a 10 for 1 reverse split. All of the common stock held by the founders was exchanged for an aggregate 3.5 million shares of common stock, of which 3.4 million were subject to a Company right of repurchase, at $0.002 per share, which lapsed monthly from July 1, 1999 to July 1, 2003.

 

In conjunction with the Reverse Split, the Company sold 2.6 million shares of common stock to certain founders under a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement. Such shares were subject to a Company right of repurchase at $0.21 per share, which lapsed monthly from July 1, 1999 to July 1, 2003. The Company issued

 

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full recourse promissory notes (founders’ promissory notes), with the principal balance and accrued and unpaid interest income due and payable in July 2006. Interest accrues under the notes at the rate of 5.50% per annum, compounded annually. Due to the Company’s experience with previous full recourse promissory notes, the founders’ promissory notes were treated as nonrecourse promissory notes and recorded as compensation expense during fiscal 2002.

 

As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, none of the shares issued to certain founders were subject to repurchase by the Company.

 

(c) Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

 

During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company had Series AA and Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding and was recording accretion relating to this preferred stock as described below. All outstanding shares of preferred stock were converted to common stock prior to the consummation of the Tellium merger in November 2003.

 

Prior to April 17, 2003 the Company was accreting the redeemable convertible preferred stock to its stated redemption price. In 2003 and 2002, the Company accrued, by charging paid in capital, $12.7 million and $22.2 million respectively, on all outstanding Series AA and Series B redeemable stock. Upon elimination of the redemption feature for Series AA and Series B preferred shares, the Company stopped recording accretion on the convertible preferred stock.

 

In conjunction with the Company’s original capitalization, in November 1999, the Company had issued 58.8 million shares of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock to an investor group in exchange for a maximum available capital commitment of $500.0 million (the “Capital Commitment”). The purchase price per share was variable and was based on total actual capital contributions received by the Company at any point in time, divided by the 58.8 million shares of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock. If the full Capital Commitment of $500.0 million was received, the maximum purchase price per share would be $8.51.

 

As of December 31, 2002, the Company had received cash capital contributions of $500.0 million, and the collateralized note commitment, which equates to a purchase price per share of $8.51. Draws on the available Capital Commitment required approval by the Company’s board of directors. The difference between the consolidated balance sheet carrying value and the redemption value of preferred stock represents issue costs. The carrying value was being accreted to the redemption value by charges against additional paid-in capital over the period to redemption using the effective-interest method.

 

In conjunction with the Reverse Split in July 2002, the Company issued 29.4 million shares of Series AA redeemable convertible preferred stock with a redemption amount of $250.0 million and cancelled 58.8 million shares of Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock with a redemption amount of $500.0 million. The Company recorded the Series AA at its estimated fair value of $126.5 million as of that date. Accordingly, the Company reclassified the difference of $360.6 million between the carrying value of the Series A of $487.1 million and the fair value of the Series AA as additional paid-in capital. The carrying value of the Series AA was being accreted ratably to the redemption amount of $250.0 million over the period to redemption. At, or any time after, November 1, 2004, 2005 and 2006, the redemption was scheduled to occur in three annual installments equal to not less than 33.3%, 66.7%, and 100%, respectively. For purposes of the calculation, the Company assumed an equal amount of redemption at the end of each annual installment period.

 

In July 2002, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of up to 8.0 million shares of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock at a purchase price of $4.31. In July 2002, the Company issued 4.6 million shares of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock in connection with the Vpacket acquisition. In August 2002, the Company issued 0.8 million shares of Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock in exchange for 31,170 shares of exercised and unvested common stock options with an exercise price of $25.53 or higher.

 

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Subject to certain antidilutive provisions, the Series AA and Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock were convertible at the option of the holder into the same number of shares of common stock. The Series AA and Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock would be automatically converted into common stock in the event of an affirmative election of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock, voting as separate classes, or a public offering, with gross proceeds of at least $50.0 million and a per share offering price of at least $8.51 per share. The Series AA and Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock voted with the common stock on an as-if-converted basis on all matters submitted for approval by the Company’s stockholders. Dividends, if any, would have been paid in an amount per share of Series AA and Series B preferred stock (on an as-if-converted basis) equal to dividends paid on the common stock, if and when declared by the board of directors. In addition, the Series AA and Series B preferred stock carried liquidation preferences upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, generally equal to the sum of the original purchase price, all declared or unpaid dividends thereon, and in the case of Series AA only, the amount such holder would have received in such liquidation on an as-converted basis.

 

(d) Warrants

 

At December 31, 2004, the Company had a total of 3,030,424 warrants to purchase common stock outstanding at a weighted average exercise price of $9.20 per share. During the three years ended December 31, 2004, warrants were issued or assumed by the Company as described below.

 

In July 2004, through the acquisition of Sorrento, the Company assumed fully vested warrants to purchase 2,677,595 shares of the Company common stock at a weighted average of $4.42 per share. These warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the resulting fair value of $7.1 million was included in the purchase price for the acquisition.

 

In June 2004, the Company issued warrants to the City of Oakland to purchase 16,450 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $6.49 per share. These warrants were issued in connection with the repricing of warrants previously issued to the City of Oakland. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model and a charge of $21,000 was recorded in general and administrative expenses.

 

In November 2003, through the acquisition of Tellium, the Company assumed fully vested warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $56.00 per share, and fully vested warrants to purchase 78,390 shares of the Company’s common stock at $12.12 per share. These warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the resulting fair value of $0.3 million was included in the purchase price for the acquisition.

 

During 2003, the Company issued other fully vested warrants to purchase 10,340 shares at exercise prices ranging from $4.31 to $191.49 per share. These warrants expire at dates ranging from May 2008 through October 2008. The fair value of the warrants totaling $43,000 was calculated using the Black-Scholes model and charged to operating expenses for services received.

 

In December 2002, in connection with its $25.0 million line of credit agreement, the Company issued an immediately exercisable warrant to purchase up to 65,149 shares of the Company’s Series B preferred stock, at an exercise price of $4.31 per share. The warrant expires in December 2009. The fair value of the warrant of approximately $0.2 million was calculated using the Black-Scholes model and was charged to interest expense in 2002.

 

(e) Stock Option Plans

 

The Company currently has several stock option plans, under which a total of 4.0 million shares of common stock are available for grant. The plans provide for the grant of incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock awards and other stock-based awards to officers, employees, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company. Options may be granted at an exercise price less than,

 

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equal to or greater than the fair market value on the date of grant, except that any options granted to a 10% shareholder must have an exercise price equal to at least 110% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Board of Directors determines the term of each option, the option exercise price, and the vesting terms. Stock options generally expire ten years from the date of grant and vest over four years.

 

Through the acquisition of Tellium in November 2003, the Company assumed several stock option plans, including the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, the Amended and Restated Special 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, and the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, under which a total of 3.1 million shares were available for grant at December 31, 2004. The Board of Directors in November 2003 amended the Plans to change the name from Tellium to Zhone. In 2004, stock options were primarily issued under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. On January 1 of each year, if the number of shares available for grant under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan is less than 5% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding as of that date, the shares available for grant under the plan are automatically increased by the amount necessary to make the total number of shares available for grant equal to 5% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding, or by a lesser amount as determined by the Board of Directors.

 

Prior to the Tellium merger, stock options were primarily issued under the Company’s 1999 Stock Option Plan, which was not assumed by the surviving entity and effectively terminated. Options granted under the 1999 Stock Option Plan remain in effect as originally granted. Options granted under this plan were immediately exercisable, subject to a repurchase option at the original exercise price paid per share which lapses over the original vesting schedule of options. As of December 31, 2004, 130,654 shares were subject to repurchase at a weighted average price of $2.16 per share. As of December 31, 2003, 205,948 shares were subject to repurchase at a weighted average price of $1.94 per share.

 

Through the acquisition of Sorrento in July 2004, the Company assumed several stock option plans, including the Osicom Technologies, Inc. 1988 Stock Plan, Amended and Restated Osicom Technologies, Inc. 1997 Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, Sorrento Networks Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, and the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, under which a total of 0.9 million shares were available for grant as of December 31, 2004, however the Company no longer intends to issue stock option grants under these Plans.

 

The Company assumed the 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) from Tellium, and the Board of Directors in November 2003 amended the Plan to change the name from Tellium to Zhone. As of December 31, 2004, 1.3 million shares were available for future issuance. On January 1 of each year, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP is automatically increased by 2.5% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding as of the end of the previous year, provided that the aggregate number of shares issued over the term of the ESPP does not exceed 1.5 million shares. The ESPP reserve was automatically increased by 500,000 shares on January 1, 2003. Eligible employees may purchase common stock at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning of each offering period or the end of each purchase period. Participation is limited to 10% of an employee’s eligible compensation not to exceed amounts allowed by the Internal Revenue Code. Employees of the Company became eligible to participate in the plan on January 1, 2004. In 2004, the Company issued 0.1 million shares under the ESPP.

 

In February 2003, the Company commenced a voluntary offer to eligible employees to exchange certain outstanding stock options to purchase shares of common stock from the Company’s 1999 Stock Option Plan, including all stock options issued during the six-month period ended February 4, 2003, for the Company’s promise to grant new stock options. In August 2003, the Company granted 210,448 options to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $2.98 per share. The options granted are immediately exercisable and vest over a 4-year period.

 

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A summary of the activity under all of the Company’s stock option plans for the three years ended December 31, 2004 is as follows:

 

     Options

    Weighted
average
exercise
price


Outstanding as of December 31, 2001

   678,455     $ 38.51

Granted

   1,781,005       0.32

Canceled

   (446,780 )     29.77

Exercised

   (209,488 )     3.96
    

     

Outstanding as of December 31, 2002

   1,803,192       7.89

Granted

   1,647,534       4.00

Assumed from Tellium

   2,973,640       4.17

Canceled

   (760,141 )     16.45

Exercised

   (796,611 )     1.62
    

     

Outstanding as of December 31, 2003

   4,867,614       4.03

Granted

   4,903,349       3.30

Assumed from Sorrento

   1,830,424       35.66

Canceled

   (1,698,321 )     33.56

Exercised

   (640,103 )     1.62
    

     

Outstanding as of December 31, 2004

   9,262,963     $ 4.55
    

     

 

Additional information regarding options outstanding as of December 31, 2004 is as follows:

 

Exercise price


  

Shares

outstanding


  

Weighted average

remaining
contractual

life (years)


  

Weighted average

Exercise price


  

Shares

exercisable


  

Weighted average

Exercise price


$ 0.21 – $0.68

   815,373    7.3    $ 0.23    815,373    $ 0.23

$ 1.36 – $2.28

   1,106,361    3.8    $ 2.18    1,065,298    $ 2.19

$ 2.35 – $3.08

   818,746    8.1    $ 2.72    501,966    $ 2.69

$ 3.09 – $3.19

   2,687,587    9.6    $ 3.09    173,294    $ 3.10

$ 3.20 – $ 3.65

   2,068,826    8.8    $ 3.30    1,233,421    $ 3.22

$ 3.66 – $ 5.48

   1,320,761    8.6    $ 5.03    1,039,996    $ 5.28

$ 8.40 – $1,094.45

   445,309    4.5    $ 34.86    437,295    $ 35.00
    
              
      

$ 0.21 – $1,094.45

   9,262,963    8.0    $ 4.55    5,266,643    $ 5.54
    
              
      

 

The weighted average fair value at grant date of options granted for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 was $3.30, $3.53 and $3.06 per share, respectively, and the weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 was 8.0, 6.9 and 9.1 years, respectively.

 

(f) Stock-Based Compensation

 

In connection with its stock option grants, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $1.6 million, $1.2 million and $10.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. For employee stock options, such amounts are based on the difference at the grant date between the exercise price of each stock option granted and the fair value of the underlying common stock. The resulting deferred stock compensation is amortized over the vesting periods of the applicable options, generally over four years. For each period presented, the amortization of deferred stock compensation expense is offset by a benefit due to the reversal of previously recorded stock compensation expense on forfeited shares.

 

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Stock-based compensation expense for the three years ended December 31, 2004 was comprised as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Amortization of deferred compensation

   $ 1,734     $ 6,533     $ 21,585  

Benefit due to reversal of previously recorded stock compensation expense on forfeited shares

     (135 )     (5,526 )     (14,417 )

Compensation expense (benefit) relating to non-employees

     7       142       (643 )

Compensation expense relating to cancellation of prior notes receivable and issuance of notes receivable

     —         —         2,536  

Compensation expense relating to exchange of stock options

     —         4       1,773  
    


 


 


     $ 1,606     $ 1,153     $ 10,834  
    


 


 


 

During the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company issued options to consultants to purchase 13,760, 28,200 and 46,675 shares of common stock, respectively. The options are immediately exercisable and expire 10 years from the date of grant. Certain options granted in 2003 and 2002 are subject to a vesting period of generally 4 years. The Company values these options using the Black-Scholes model. The options subject to vesting are revalued at each balance sheet date to reflect their current fair value. The Company may record a benefit due to a fluctuation in fair value of the Company’s common stock. The following assumptions were used in determining the fair value of the consultant options for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002: contractual life of 10 years; risk-free interest rate of 3.5%, 4.3%, and 4.0%, respectively; volatility of 84%; and expected dividend yield of 0%.

 

(7) Other Income (Expense), Net

 

Other income (expense), net for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 consisted of (in thousands):

 

     Year ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Interest expense

   $ (3,991 )   $ (3,944 )   $ (9,478 )

Interest income

     1,311       400       350  

Other income (expense)

     1,119       992       (306 )
    


 


 


     $ (1,561 )   $ (2,552 )   $ (9,434 )
    


 


 


 

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(8) Net Loss Per Share

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Year ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Numerator:

                        

Net loss

   $ (35,646 )   $ (17,175 )   $ (108,567 )

Accretion on preferred stock

     —         (12,700 )     (22,238 )
    


 


 


Net loss applicable to holders of common stock

   $ (35,646 )   $ (29,875 )   $ (130,805 )
    


 


 


Denominator:

                        

Weighted average common stock outstanding

     85,909       16,358       5,803  

Adjustment for common stock issued subject to repurchase

     (164 )     (407 )     (746 )
    


 


 


Denominator for basic and diluted calculation

     85,745       15,951       5,057  
    


 


 


Basic and diluted net loss per share applicable to holders of common stock

   $ (0.42 )   $ (1.87 )   $ (25.87 )
    


 


 


 

The following table sets forth potential common stock that is not included in the diluted net loss per share calculation above because their effect would be antidilutive for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

     2004

   Weighted Average
Exercise price


Weighted average common stock issued subject to repurchase

   164    $ 2.16

Warrants

   3,030      9.20

Convertible debentures

   1,537      6.02

Outstanding stock options granted

   9,263      4.55
    
      
     13,994       
     2003

   Weighted Average
Exercise price


Weighted average common stock issued subject to repurchase

   407    $ 1.94

Warrants

   406      39.98

Outstanding stock options granted

   4,868      4.03
    
      
     5,681       
     2002

   Weighted Average
Exercise price


Convertible Preferred stock

   34,766    $ 7.74

Weighted average common stock issued subject to repurchase

   746      0.34

Warrants

   78      28.30

Outstanding stock options granted

   1,803      7.89
    
      
     37,393       

 

As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, there were approximately 130,654 and 205,948 shares, respectively, of issued common stock subject to repurchase.

 

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(9) Income Taxes

 

The following is a summary of the components of income tax expense (benefit) applicable to net loss before income taxes (in thousands):

 

     Year ended December 31

     2004

   2003

    2002

Current:

                     

Federal

   $ —      $ (8,029 )   $ —  

State

     131      45       41

Foreign

     74      206       99
    

  


 

       205      (7,778 )     140
    

  


 

Deferred:

                     

Federal

     —        —         —  

State

     —        —         —  

Foreign

     —        —         —  
       —        —         —  
    

  


 

     $ 205    $ (7,778 )     140
    

  


 

 

A reconciliation of the expected tax expense (benefit) to the actual tax expense (benefit) is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 
     Amount

    Percent of
pretax loss


    Amount

    Percent of
pretax loss


    Amount

    Percent of
Pretax loss


 

Expected tax benefit at statutory (35%) rate

   $ (12,404 )   (35.0 )%   $ (8,733 )   (35.0 )%   $ (34,844 )   (35.0 )%

State taxes, net of federal effect

     86     0.2       29     0.1       27     —    

Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:

                                          

Acquired in-process research and development

     856     2.4       —       —         —       —    

Stock-based compensation

     331     0.9       404     1.6       686     0.7  

Goodwill amortization and impairment

     —       —         —       —         —       —    

Change in tax contingency reserve

     —       —         (8,029 )   (32.2 )     —       —    

Valuation allowance

     8,707     24.6       5,472     21.9       31,813     31.9  

Foreign losses

     2,179     6.2       2,885     11.6       2,281     2.3  

Other

     450     1.3       194     0.8       177     0.2  
    


 

 


       


     
     $ 205     0.6     $ (7,778 )   (31.2 )   $ 140     0.1  
    


       


       


     

 

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Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 are as follows (in thousands):

 

     2004

    2003

 

Deferred assets:

                

Product, revenue-related, and other reserves

   $ 21,253     $ 15,695  

Net operating loss, capital loss, and tax credit carryforwards

     350,478       101,902  

Fixed assets and intangible assets

     63,413       45,727  

Purchased intangibles

     20,666       (3,441 )

Other

     1,829       3,226  
    


 


Gross deferred tax assets

     457,639       163,109  

Less valuation allowance

     (457,639 )     (163,109 )
    


 


Total deferred tax assets

   $ —       $ —    
    


 


 

The Company has established a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to a level that the Company believes is more likely than not to be realized through future taxable income. Approximately $0.4 million of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is attributable to employee stock option deductions, the benefit from which will be allocated to paid-in capital rather than current income when subsequently recognized. Also, approximately $293.0 million of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets relates to various acquisitions, the benefit from which will be allocated to goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets related to the acquisition rather than current tax expense when subsequently recognized.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company recognized a current tax expense of $0.2 million which consisted of current state and foreign taxes.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the net change in the valuation allowance were increases of $294.5 million and $16.9 million, respectively. The Company recorded a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2004 and 2003 since it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will not be realized due to the lack of previously paid taxes and anticipated taxable income.

 

As of December 31, 2004, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for federal and California income tax purposes of approximately $885 million and $306 million, respectively, which are available to offset future taxable income, if any, in years through 2024 and 2014, respectively. Utilization of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to substantial annual limitations due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Such an annual limitation could result in the expiration of the net operating loss carryforwards before utilization.

 

As of December 31, 2004, the Company had capital loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $3.8 million which are available to offset future capital gain income, if any. These capital loss carryforwards expire in various years from 2004 through 2007.

 

As of December 31, 2004, the Company also had research credit carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $16.5 million and $7.4 million, respectively, which are available to reduce future income taxes, if any, in years through 2024 and over an indefinite period, respectively. The Company also had enterprise zone credit carry-forwards for state income tax purposes of approximately $0.2 million which are available to reduce future state income taxes, if any, in years through 2010.

 

(10) Related-Party Transactions

 

In July 2004, the Company completed the acquisition of Sorrento in exchange for total consideration of $98.0 million, consisting of common stock valued at $57.7 million, options and warrants to purchase common stock valued at $12.3 million, assumed liabilities of $27.0 million, and acquisition costs of $1.0 million. The Company

 

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acquired Sorrento to obtain its line of optical transport products and enhance its competitive position with cable operators. One of the Company’s directors is a partner of a venture capital firm which is a significant stockholder of Zhone, and which also held warrants to purchase Sorrento common stock that were assumed by Zhone.

 

In February 2004, the Company acquired the assets of Gluon in exchange for total consideration of $6.5 million, consisting of common stock valued at $5.7 million, $0.7 million of cash and $0.1 million of acquisition related costs. One of our directors is a partner of a venture capital firm which is a significant stockholder of Zhone, and which was also a significant stockholder of Gluon.

 

On July 29, 2003, the Company borrowed $2.0 million from Morteza Ejabat, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zhone, and Jeanette Symons, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Engineering of Zhone. On August 7, 2003, the Company borrowed an additional $2.0 million from Ms. Symons. Each of these loans had an interest rate of 12% per year and matured upon the closing of the Company’s merger with Tellium. The principal balance and accrued interest for each loan were repaid in November 2003. Mr. Ejabat and Ms. Symons received interest income relating to the loans of $35,836 and $106,521, respectively.

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company’s executive officers and non-employee directors are reimbursed for travel related expenses when incurred for business purposes. The Company reimburses its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Morteza Ejabat, for the direct operating expenses incurred in the use of his private aircraft when used for business purposes. The amount reimbursed for these expenses was $523,800, $473,000 and $472,000 during the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

In July 2002, the Company cancelled $1.9 million in notes receivable from certain employees of the Company due to repurchase of the related options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

In July 2002, the Company loaned $0.6 million to its founders under promissory notes for the purchase of common stock. The notes accrue interest at a rate of 5.50% compounded annually and expire on July 11, 2006, on which date all unpaid interest and principal is due on demand.

 

In July 2002, the Company acquired Vpacket in exchange for total consideration of $19.2 million. Prior to the acquisition, two of the Company’s directors were also members of the board of directors of Vpacket. One of these directors was formerly affiliated with NIF Ventures, which was a stockholder in Vpacket. Another of the Company’s directors is affiliated with New Enterprise Associates VIII, Limited Partnership and/or its affiliates, which was a significant stockholder of Vpacket.

 

In December 1999, the Company borrowed $13.4 million from the founders. The Company repaid $10.0 million with accrued interest in December 1999 and $3.4 million with accrued interest in January 2000. In connection with the Premisys acquisition in December 1999, the Company borrowed $125.0 million from a related party financial institution of which $75.0 million was repaid with accrued interest in December 1999. The remaining $50.0 million was repaid in full with accrued interest in 2002.

 

(11) Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company has entered into operating leases for certain office space and equipment, some of which contain renewal options. The Company has options to purchase the leased assets at the end of the lease terms.

 

Future minimum lease payments under all non-cancelable operating leases with terms in excess of one year are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Operating leases

Year ending December 31:

      

2005

   $ 1,111

2006

     471

2007

     346
    

Total minimum lease payments

   $ 1,928
    

 

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The total minimum lease payments shown above include projected payments and obligations for leases that the Company is no longer utilizing, some of which relate to excess facilities obtained through acquisitions. At December 31, 2004, $0.7 million was accrued relating to excess facilities. Rent expense under operating leases totaled $3.4 million, $3.5 million and $4.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. Sublease rental income totaled $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

In connection with the acquisition of Sorrento in July 2004, the Company recorded assumed liabilities for possible contingencies related to the resolution of an employee defined benefit pension plan dispute. In 2000, Sorrento sold one of its subsidiaries to Entrada Networks, Inc. In connection with this transaction, Entrada assumed all responsibility for a defined benefit plan for the employees of the Sorrento subsidiary that was sold to Entrada. Although Entrada is the sponsor of the benefit plan, it disclaims responsibility for the minimum funding contributions to the benefit plan and insists that the Company is responsible for any liability related thereto. The Company has reserved an estimated amount which the Company believes is sufficient to cover potential claims regarding the resolution of the benefit plan dispute. The Company also acquired restricted cash of $0.5 million related to the settlement of these claims.

 

The Company has agreements with various contract manufacturers which include inventory repurchase commitments for excess material based on the Company’s sales forecasts. The Company has recorded a liability for estimated charges of $4.5 million related to these arrangements as of December 31, 2004 and 2003.

 

The Company has issued letters of credit to ensure its performance or payment to third parties in accordance with specified terms and conditions, which amounted to $0.4 million as of December 31, 2004. The Company has recorded restricted cash of $0.3 million related to the amounts outstanding under these letters of credit.

 

(12) Litigation

 

As a result of the merger with Tellium, the Company became a defendant in a securities class action lawsuit. On various dates between approximately December 10, 2002 and February 27, 2003, numerous class-action securities complaints were filed against Tellium in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. On May 19, 2003, a consolidated amended complaint representing all of the actions was filed. The complaint alleges, among other things, that Tellium and its then-current directors and executive officers, and its underwriters, violated the Securities Act of 1933 by making false and misleading statements or omissions in its registration statement prospectus relating to the securities offered in the initial public offering. The complaint further alleges that these parties violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by acting recklessly or intentionally in making the alleged misstatements and/or omissions in connection with the sale of Tellium stock. The complaint seeks damages in an unspecified amount, including compensatory damages, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the actions and equitable relief as may be permitted by law or equity. On March 31, 2004, the Court granted Tellium’s and the underwriters’ motions to dismiss the complaint and allowed the plaintiffs to file a further amended complaint. On May 14, 2004, the plaintiffs filed a second consolidated and amended complaint. On June 25, 2004, the company, as Tellium’s successor-in-interest, and the underwriters again moved to dismiss the complaint. The motions to dismiss have been fully briefed, and the parties are awaiting the Court’s decision on the motions.

 

As a result of the merger with Tellium, the Company became a defendant in stockholder derivative lawsuits. On January 8, 2003 and January 27, 2003, two derivative suits were filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey by plaintiffs who purport to be stockholders of Tellium. The complaints in these actions allege, among other things, that Tellium directors breached their fiduciary duties to the company by engaging in stock transactions with individuals associated with Qwest Communications International Inc., and by making materially misleading statements regarding Tellium’s relationship with Qwest. The actions seek damages in an unspecified amount, including imposition of a constructive trust in favor of Tellium for the amount of profits allegedly received through stock sales, disgorgement of proceeds in connection with the stock option exercises, damages allegedly

 

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sustained by Tellium in connection with alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, and costs and expenses incurred in connection with the actions. These cases have been stayed by the court pending the resolution of motions to dismiss in the above-referenced federal court securities actions. The Company intends to vigorously defend the claims made in these actions, which have been consolidated.

 

As a result of the merger with Tellium, the Company is involved in investigations related to Qwest Communications International Inc. The Denver, Colorado regional office of the SEC is conducting two investigations titled In the Matter of Qwest Communications International Inc. and In the Matter of Issuers Related to Qwest. The first of these investigations does not appear to involve any allegation of wrongful conduct on the part of Tellium. In connection with the second investigation, the SEC is examining various transactions and business relationships involving Qwest and eleven companies having a vendor relationship with Qwest, including Tellium. This investigation, insofar as it relates to Tellium, appears to focus on whether Tellium’s transactions and relationships with Qwest were appropriately disclosed in Tellium’s public filings and other public statements. In addition, the United States Attorney in Denver is conducting an investigation involving Qwest, including Qwest’s relationships with certain of its vendors, including Tellium. In connection with that investigation, the U.S. Attorney has sought documents and information from Tellium and has sought interviews and/or grand jury testimony from persons associated or formerly associated with Tellium, including certain of its officers. The U.S. Attorney has indicated that while aspects of its investigation are in an early stage, neither Tellium nor any of the company’s current or former officers or employees is a target of the investigation. The Company is cooperating fully with these investigations. The Company is not able, at this time, to say when the SEC and/or U.S. Attorney investigations will be completed and resolved, or what the ultimate outcome with respect to the combined company will be. These investigations could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and may have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

The Company is subject to other legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. If an unfavorable ruling were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the results of operations of the period in which the ruling occurs, or future periods.

 

(13) Employee Benefit Plan

 

The Company maintains a 401(k) plan for its employees whereby eligible employees may contribute up to a specified percentage of their earnings, on a pretax basis, subject to the maximum amount permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. Under the 401(k) plan, the Company may make discretionary contributions. The Company made no discretionary contributions to the plan during the three years ended December 31, 2004.

 

Through the acquisition of Tellium in November 2003, the Company assumed the Tellium, Inc. 401(k) plan. In December 2003, the plan was amended thereby freezing all future contributions and eliminating any Company contribution. The plan was terminated on June 30, 2004 and the plan’s assets were distributed to all participants in October 2004.

 

Through the acquisition of Sorrento in July 2004, the Company assumed the Sorrento Networks Corporation Retirement Savings 401(k) plan and the LuxN, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan. Both plans were terminated on June 30, 2004 prior to the acquisition. The Sorrento Networks Corporation Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan’s assets are currently being distributed to participants. The LuxN, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan’s assets await distribution.

 

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(14) Segment Information

 

The Company designs, develops and markets communications hardware and software products for network service providers. The Company derives substantially all of its revenues from the sales of the Zhone product family. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by geographic region for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. The Company has determined that it has operated within one discrete reportable business segment since inception. The following summarizes required disclosures about geographic concentrations and revenue by product family.

 

     Year ended December 31

     2004

   2003

   2002

Revenue by Geography:

                    

United States

   $ 64,698    $ 65,190    $ 77,295

Canada

     10,767      10,304      15,888
    

  

  

Total North America

     75,465      75,494      93,183

International

     21,703      7,644      19,554
    

  

  

     $ 97,168    $ 83,138    $ 112,737
    

  

  

     Year ended December 31

     2004

   2003

   2002

Revenue by Product Family:

                    

SLMS

   $ 29,351    $ 20,927    $ 32,789

Transport

     8,900      —        —  

Legacy and Service

     58,917      62,211      79,948
    

  

  

     $ 97,168    $ 83,138    $ 112,737
    

  

  

 

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(15) Quarterly Information (unaudited)

 

     Year ended December 31, 2004

 
     Q104

    Q204

    Q304

    Q404

 
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Revenue

   $ 21,033     $ 21,027     $ 27,006     $ 28,102  

Gross profit

     9,053       9,130       11,370       12,310  

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

     2,078       2,330       2,862       2,862  

Operating loss (b)

     (12,855 )     (7,348 )     (10,235 )     (3,442 )

Other income (expense), net

     (434 )     10       (798 )     (339 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss

   $ (13,385 )   $ (7,411 )   $ (11,007 )   $ (3,843 )
    


 


 


 


Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.12 )   $ (0.04 )

Weighted-average shares outstanding used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share

     77,266       77,962       93,767       93,978  
    


 


 


 


 

     Year ended December 31, 2003

 
     Q103

    Q203

    Q303

    Q403

 
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Revenue

   $ 17,075     $ 20,534     $ 22,240     $ 23,289  

Gross profit (a)

     7,772       9,227       9,991       5,067  

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

     1,784       2,052       2,053       2,053  

Operating loss

     (2,228 )     (3,849 )     (5,679 )     (10,645 )

Other income (expense), net

     (533 )     (552 )     (879 )     (588 )

Net loss

     (2,802 )     (4,457 )     (3,494 )     (6,422 )

Accretion on preferred stock

     (10,618 )     (2,082 )     —         —    
    


 


 


 


Net loss applicable to holders of common stock

   $ (13,420 )   $ (6,539 )   $ (3,494 )   $ (6,422 )
    


 


 


 


Basic and diluted net loss per share applicable to holders of common stock

   $ (2.07 )   $ (0.95 )   $ (0.49 )   $ (0.15 )

Weighted-average shares outstanding used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share applicable to holders of common stock

     6,490       6,914       7,149       43,251  
    


 


 


 



(a) – Gross profit for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2003 included a charge for excess inventory of $4.7 million, which comprised the majority of the total excess inventory charge for the year of $6.0 million.
(b) – Operating loss for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004 included an in process research and development charge of $8.6 million in connection with the acquisitions of Sorrento and Gluon.

 

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. The controls evaluation was done under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, subject to the limitations noted in this Part II, Item 9A, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC, and that material information relating to Zhone and its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, particularly during the period when our periodic reports are being prepared.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, the end of our fiscal year. In making this assessment, management used the criteria established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in the report entitled “Internal Control-Integrated Framework.” Based on our assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2004, our internal control over financial reporting was effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, audited management’s assessment and independently assessed the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. KPMG has issued an attestation report concurring with management’s assessment, which is included at the end of this Part II, Item 9A.

 

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

 

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Zhone Technologies, Inc.:

 

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting that Zhone Technologies, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Zhone Technologies, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit 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 effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

A company’s 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 for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are 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.

 

In our opinion, management’s assessment that Zhone Technologies, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Also, in our opinion, Zhone Technologies, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Zhone Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, and our report dated March 14, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Mountain View, California.

March 14, 2005

 

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ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION

 

On March 15, 2005, we entered into an amendment to our existing revolving credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank providing for a one year extension of the term of the existing facility and an increase in the size of the facility from $25 million to $35 million (the “Amended Facility”). Under the Amended Facility we have the option of either borrowing funds at agreed upon rates of interest or selling specific accounts receivable to Silicon Valley Bank, on a limited recourse basis, at agreed upon discounts to the face amount of those accounts receivable, so long as the aggregate amount of outstanding borrowings and financed accounts receivable does not exceed $35 million. The amounts borrowed will bear interest, payable monthly, at a floating rate that, at our option, is either (1) Silicon Valley Bank’s prime rate, or (2) the sum of the LIBOR rate plus 2.9%; provided that in either case, the minimum interest rate is 4.0%. After deductions for certain administrative costs payable to Silicon Valley Bank, the purchase price for accounts receivable financed under the Amended Facility will be the face amounts discounted based on the expected number of days to collection at a discount rate equal to 1.0% above Silicon Valley Bank’s prime rate. Our obligations under the Amended Facility remain secured by a security interest in substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property. The Amended Facility contains certain financial covenants, and customary affirmative covenants and negative covenants. If we do not comply with the various covenants and other requirements under the Amended Facility, Silicon Valley Bank is entitled to, among other things, require the immediate repayment of all outstanding amounts and sell our assets to satisfy the obligations under the Amended Facility. The foregoing description of the Amended Facility does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment to Loan Documents, dated as of March 15, 2005, and the Non-Recourse Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated March 15, 2005, both of which are filed as exhibits to this Form 10-K.

 

On February 16, 2005, we filed a current report on Form 8-K disclosing amendments to the Zhone Technologies, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, which had been approved by our Board of Directors and is subject to stockholder approval at our upcoming annual meeting. We are providing this supplemental disclosure to correct certain typographical errors in the Zhone Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K. The correct number shares of common stock initially reserved for issuance upon the adoption of the plan is 3,500,000 (plus certain other shares described in the plan), which amount reflects a proportionate reduction in the number of shares reserved for issuance to give effect to the one-for-four reverse stock split of our common stock in November 2003. This summary does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Zhone Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, which is filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

 

The information required by this item relating to our directors and nominees, and compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is included under the captions “Corporate Governance Principles and Board Matters,” “Ownership of Securities—Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and “Proposal 1: Election of Directors” in our definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information required by this item relating to our executive officers is included under the caption “Executive Officers” in Part I of this Form 10-K and is incorporated by reference into this section.

 

We have adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics applicable to all of our employees, directors and officers (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller). The Code of Conduct and Ethics is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The full text of our Code of Conduct and Ethics is published on our website at www.zhone.com. We intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of our Code of Conduct and Ethics, or waivers of such provisions granted to executive officers and directors, on our website within four business days following the date of such amendment or waiver.

 

ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The information required by this item is included under the captions “Corporate Governance Principles and Board Matters—Director Compensation,” “Executive Compensation” and “Stock Performance Graph” in our definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The information required by this item relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management, and securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is included under the captions “Ownership of Securities—Beneficial Ownership Table” and “Executive Compensation—Equity Compensation Plan Information” in our definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

The information required by this item is included under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in our definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

The information required by this item is included under the captions “Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors—Principal Accountant Fees and Services” and “Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors—Pre-Approval Policy of the Audit Committee” in our definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

  1. Financial Statements

 

The Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page 43 is incorporated herein by reference as the list of financial statements required as part of this report.

 

  2. Exhibits

 

The Exhibit Index on page 86 is incorporated herein by reference as the list of exhibits required as part of this report.

 

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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.

 

   

ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Date: March 14, 2005

  By:  

/s/    MORTEZA EJABAT        


       

Morteza Ejabat

Chief Executive Officer

 

Know all persons by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Morteza Ejabat and Kirk Misaka, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all 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/ MORTEZA EJABAT


Morteza Ejabat

  

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  March 14, 2005

/s/ KIRK MISAKA


Kirk Misaka

  

Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  March 14, 2005

/s/ ADAM CLAMMER


Adam Clammer

  

Director

  March 14, 2005

/s/ MICHAEL M. CONNORS


Michael M. Connors

  

Director

  March 14, 2005

/s/ JAMES COULTER


James Coulter

  

Director

  March 14, 2005

/s/ ROBERT K. DAHL


Robert K. Dahl

  

Director

  March 14, 2005

/s/ JAMES H. GREENE, JR.


James H. Greene, Jr.

  

Director

  March 14, 2005

/s/ C. RICHARD KRAMLICH


C. Richard Kramlich

  

Director

  March 14, 2005

/s/ BARTON Y. SHIGEMURA


Barton Y. Shigemura

  

Director

  March 14, 2005

/s/ JAMES D. TIMMINS


James D. Timmins

  

Director

  March 14, 2005

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number


  

Description


2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 27, 2003 between Zhone Technologies, Inc., Zebra Acquisition Corp. and ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of registrant’s Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2003)
3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated February 16, 2005
3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws
4.1    Form of Second Restated Rights Agreement dated November 13, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on May 14, 2004)
4.2    Form of Sorrento Networks Corporation 7.5% Senior Convertible Debenture Due August 2, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit E of Appendix A to Sorrento Networks Corporation’s definitive proxy statement filed on April 16, 2003)
10.1    ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.2    Zhone Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
10.3    Zhone Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated Special 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2002)
10.4    Zhone Technologies, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of registrant’s Form S-8 filed on August 28, 2002)
10.5    Zhone Technologies, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of registrant’s Form S-8 filed on May 21, 2002)
10.6    Form of Indemnity Agreement between Zhone Technologies, Inc. and its directors and officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on May 14, 2004)
10.7    Employment Agreement dated October 20, 1999 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Morteza Ejabat (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.8    Employment Agreement dated October 20, 1999 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Jeanette Symons (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.9    Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 1, 2002 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Morteza Ejabat (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on July 25, 2003)
10.10    Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 1, 2002 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Jeanette Symons (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.11    Promissory Note and Pledge Agreement dated July 11, 2002 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Morteza Ejabat (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.12    Promissory Note and Pledge Agreement dated July 11, 2002 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Jeanette Symons (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)

 

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Exhibit

Number


  

Description


10.13    Loan and Security Agreement dated March 30, 2001 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Fremont Investment and Loan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.14    Pledge and Assignment of Cash Collateral Account dated March 30, 2001 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Fremont Investment and Loan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.15    Secured Promissory Note dated March 30, 2001 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Fremont Investment and Loan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.16    Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated February 24, 2004 between Zhone Technologies, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on May 14, 2004)
10.17    Amendment to Loan Documents dated March 15, 2005 between Zhone Technologies, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank
10.18    Non-Recourse Receivables Purchase Agreement dated March 15, 2005 between Zhone Technologies, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank
10.19    Purchase and Sale Agreement with Repurchase Options dated January 20, 2000 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Oakland (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.20    Strategic Alliance Agreement dated March 13, 2000 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Solectron Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.21    Form of Asset Purchase Agreement between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Solectron Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
10.22    Supply Agreement dated March 13, 2000 between ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc. and Solectron Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.’s Form 10 filed on April 30, 2003)
21.1    List of Subsidiaries
23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1    Power of Attorney (see signature page)
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EX-3.1 2 dex31.htm RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2005 Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated February 16, 2005

Exhibit 3.1

 

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

 

1. The name of this corporation is Zhone Technologies, Inc. The original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 21, 1997 under the name MWD, Inc.

 

2. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by this corporation’s Board of Directors in accordance with Section 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), and restates and integrates and does not further amend the provisions of this corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation as heretofore amended or supplemented, and there is no discrepancy between those provisions and the provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

 

3. The text of the Certificate of Incorporation as heretofore amended or supplemented is hereby restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“ARTICLE I

NAME

 

The name of the corporation is Zhone Technologies, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

 

ARTICLE II

REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE III

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.


ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL STOCK

 

The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Nine Hundred Twenty-Five Million (925,000,000) shares, of which:

 

Nine Hundred Million (900,000,000) shares, par value $.001 per share, shall be shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”); and

 

Twenty-Five Million (25,000,000) shares, par value $.001 per share, shall be shares of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”).

 

(A) Common Stock. Except as (1) otherwise required by law or (2) expressly provided in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended from time to time), each share of Common Stock shall have the same powers, rights and privileges and shall rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters.

 

(1) Dividends. Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, and to the other provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended from time to time), holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive equally, on a per share basis, such dividends and other distributions in cash, securities or other property of the Corporation as may be declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefore.

 

(2) Voting Rights. At every annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote for each share of Common Stock standing in such holder’s name on the stock transfer records of the Corporation.

 

(3) Liquidation Rights. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the Corporation’s debts and amounts payable upon shares of Preferred Stock entitled to a preference, if any, over holders of Common Stock upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, the remaining net assets of the Corporation shall be distributed among holders of shares of Common Stock equally on a per share basis. A merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or other entity, or a sale or conveyance of all or any part of the assets of the Corporation (which shall not in fact result in the liquidation of the Corporation and the distribution of assets to its stockholders) shall not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this Paragraph (A)(3).

 

(B) Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to provide by resolution or resolutions for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, to establish the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the voting powers (if any), designations, powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, of the shares of each such series, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. Irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL, the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, without the separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock as a class.

 

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ARTICLE V

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

(A) Management. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may exercise all such authority and powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

 

(B) Number of Directors. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by, or in the manner provided in, the Bylaws; provided, however, that the number of directors shall not be less than three (3) nor more than eleven (11).

 

(C) Classes and Terms of Directors. The directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, and no class shall include less than one director. The initial term of office for members of the first class shall expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2002; the initial term of office for members of the second class shall expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2003; and the initial term of office for members of the third class shall expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2004. At each annual meeting of stockholders following such initial classification and election, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election, and shall continue to hold office until their respective successors are elected and qualified. In the event of any increase in the number of directors fixed by the Board of Directors, the additional directors shall be classified so that all classes of directors have as nearly equal numbers of directors as may be possible. In the event of any decrease in the number of directors, all classes of directors shall be decreased equally as nearly as may be possible.

 

(D) Newly-Created Directorships and Vacancies. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class of Common Stock or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or any other cause may be filled by the Board of Directors, provided that a quorum is then in office and present, or by a majority of the directors then in office, if less than a quorum is then in office, or by the sole remaining director. Directors elected to fill a newly created directorship or other vacancies shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and until such director’s successor has been elected and has qualified.

 

(E) Removal of Directors. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any director may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause, at a meeting called for that purpose, and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all shares of Common Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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(F) Rights of Holders of Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article V, whenever the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately or together by series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorship shall be governed by the rights of such Preferred Stock as set forth in the certificate of designations governing such series.

 

(G) Written Ballot Not Required. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall otherwise provide.

 

(H) Bylaws. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. Any bylaws made by the directors under the powers conferred hereby may be amended or repealed by the directors or by the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the bylaws of the Corporation shall not be amended or repealed by the stockholders, and no provision inconsistent therewith shall be adopted by the stockholders, without the affirmative vote of the holders of 66 2/3% of the voting power of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

ARTICLE VI

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is hereafter amended to permit further elimination or limitation of the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article VI by the stockholders of the Corporation or otherwise shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

 

ARTICLE VII

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved (including, without limitation, as a witness) in any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “Indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity

 

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while so serving, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the full extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), or by other applicable law as then in effect, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees and related disbursements, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time (“ERISA”), penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, partner, member or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Each person who is or was serving as a director or officer of a subsidiary of the Corporation shall be deemed to be serving, or have served, at the request of the Corporation.

 

(A) Procedure. Any indemnification (but not advancement of expenses) under this Article VII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment). Such determination shall be made with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination (a) by a majority vote of the directors who were not parties to such proceeding (the “Disinterested Directors”), even though less than a quorum, (b) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, (c) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, or if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (d) by the stockholders.

 

(B) Advances for Expenses. Expenses (including attorneys’ fees, costs and charges) incurred by a director or officer of the Corporation in defending a proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VII. The majority of the Disinterested Directors may, in the manner set forth above, and upon approval of such director or officer of the Corporation, authorize the Corporation’s counsel to represent such person, in any proceeding, whether or not the Corporation is a party to such proceeding.

 

(C) Procedure for Indemnification. Any indemnification or advance of expenses (including attorney’s fees, costs and charges) under this Article VII shall be made promptly, and in any event within 60 days upon the written request of the director or officer (and, in the case of advance of expenses, receipt of a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified therefor pursuant to the terms of this Article VII). The right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article VII shall be enforceable by the director or officer in any court of

 

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competent jurisdiction, if the Corporation denies such request, in whole or in part, or if no disposition thereof is made within 60 days. Such person’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his/her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of expenses (including attorney’s fees, costs and charges) under this Article VII where the required undertaking, if any, has been received by the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, its independent legal counsel and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he/she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), nor the fact that there has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, its independent legal counsel and its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(D) Other Rights; Continuation of Right to Indemnification. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article VII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law (common or statutory), bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his/her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office or while employed by or acting as agent for the Corporation, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administers of such person. All rights to indemnification under this Article VII shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director or officer of the Corporation who serves or served in such capacity at any time while this Article VII is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this Article VII or any repeal or modification of relevant provisions of the DGCL or any other applicable laws shall not in any way diminish any rights to indemnification of such director or officer or the obligations of the Corporation arising hereunder with respect to any proceeding arising out of, or relating to, any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such modification or repeal. For the purposes of this Article VII, references to “the Corporation” include all constituent corporations absorbed in a consolidation or merger as well as the resulting or surviving corporation, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such a constituent corporation or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VII, with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation, as he would if he/she had served the resulting or surviving corporation in the same capacity.

 

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(E) Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him or on his behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article VII; provided, however, that such insurance is available on acceptable terms, which determination shall be made by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors.

 

(F) Savings Clause. If this Article VII or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each person entitled to indemnification under the first paragraph of this Article VII as to all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees and related disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such person and for which indemnification is available to such person pursuant to this Article VII to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article VII that shall not have been invalidated and to the full extent permitted by applicable law.

 

ARTICLE VIII

STOCKHOLDER ACTION

 

Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders.

 

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENT

 

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage or separate class vote may be specified by law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Corporation or otherwise, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the capital stock required by law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Corporation or otherwise, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the voting power of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt any provision inconsistent with, to amend or repeal any provision of, or to adopt a bylaw inconsistent with, Articles V, VI, VII, VIII or IX of this Certificate of Incorporation.”

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation which restates and integrates the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, and which has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 245 of the DGCL, has been executed by the undersigned on this 16th day of February, 2005.

 

ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Morteza Ejabat


Name:   Morteza Ejabat
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
EX-3.2 3 dex32.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS Amended and Restated Bylaws

Exhibit 3.2

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS OF

ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

ARTICLE I

 

Offices

 

SECTION 1. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address shall be Corporation Trust Center. The registered office and/or registered agent of the Corporation may be changed from time to time by action of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 2. Other Offices. The Corporation may have an office or offices other than said registered office at such place or places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Meetings of Stockholders

 

SECTION 1. Place of Meetings. All meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at any such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of meeting or in a duly executed waiver thereof.

 

SECTION 2. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year and stated in a notice of meeting or in a duly executed waiver thereof. The date, time and place of such meeting shall be determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation; provided that the Chief Executive Officer does not act, the Board of Directors shall determine the date, time, and place of such meeting. At such annual meeting, the stockholders shall elect, by a plurality vote, a Board of Directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.

 

SECTION 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders may be called for any purpose by the Board of Directors, Chairman or Chief Executive Officer and may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated in a notice of meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.

 

SECTION 4. Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise expressly required by statute, written notice of each annual and special meeting of stockholders stating the date, place and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote thereat not less


than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice. Notice shall be given personally or by mail and, if by mail, shall be sent in a postage prepaid envelope, addressed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Notice by mail shall be deemed given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid. Notice of any meeting shall not be required to be given to any person who attends such meeting, except when such person attends the meeting in person or by proxy for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or who, either before or after the meeting, shall submit a signed written waiver of notice, in person or by proxy. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, an annual or special meeting of stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

 

SECTION 5. List of Stockholders. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

 

SECTION 6. Quorum; Adjournments. The holders of a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of stockholders, except as otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented by proxy at any meeting of stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented by proxy. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented by proxy, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or, if after adjournment a new record date is set, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

SECTION 7. Organization. At each meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board, if one shall have been elected, or, in his absence or if one shall not have been elected, the Chief Executive Officer shall act as chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence or inability to act, the person whom the chairman of the meeting shall appoint secretary of the meeting shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof.


SECTION 8. Order of Business. The order of business at all meetings of the stockholders shall be as determined by the chairman of the meeting.

 

SECTION 9. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, each stockholder of the Corporation shall be entitled at each meeting of stockholders to one (1) vote for each share of capital stock of the Corporation standing in his name on the record of stockholders of the Corporation:

 

(a) on the date fixed pursuant to the provisions of Section 7 of Article V of these Bylaws as the record date for the determination of the stockholders who shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting; or

 

(b) if no such record date shall have been so fixed, then at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice thereof shall be given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the date next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

 

Each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him by a proxy which is in writing or transmitted as permitted by law, including, without limitation, electronically, via telegram, internet, interactive voice response system, or other means of electronic transmission executed or authorized by such stockholder or his attorney-in-fact, but no proxy shall be voted after (3) three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Any such proxy shall be delivered to the secretary of the meeting at or prior to the time designated in the order of business for so delivering such proxies. Any proxy transmitted electronically shall set forth information from which it can be determined by the secretary of the meeting that such electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, present and voting, in person or represented by proxy, shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of statute or of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these Bylaws, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Unless required by statute, or determined by the chairman of the meeting to be advisable, the vote on any question need not be by ballot. On a vote by ballot, each ballot shall be signed by the stockholder voting, or by his proxy, if there be such proxy, and shall state the number of shares voted and the number of votes to which each share is entitled.

 

SECTION 10. Inspectors. The Board of Directors may, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at such meeting or any adjournment thereof. If any of the inspectors so appointed shall fail to appear or act, the chairman of the meeting shall, or if inspectors shall not have been appointed, the chairman of the meeting may, appoint one or more inspectors. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspectors shall determine the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in


connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the results, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On request of the chairman of the meeting, the inspectors shall make a report in writing of any challenge, request or matter determined by them and shall execute a certificate of any fact found by them. No director or candidate for the office of director shall act as an inspector of an election of directors. Inspectors need not be stockholders.

 

SECTION 11. Advance Notice Provisions for Election of Directors. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors as provided under Section 3 of this Article II, (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (b) by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 11 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 11.

 

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.

 

To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (a) in the case of an annual meeting, not less than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event the annual meeting is scheduled to be held on a date more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the later of the close of business ninety (90) days prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made and (b) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever first occurs.

 

To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the person and (iv) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice (i) the name and record address of such stockholder, (ii) the class


or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder, (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder, (iv) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice and (v) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected.

 

No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11. If the chairman of the meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination shall be disregarded.

 

SECTION 12. Advance Notice Provisions for Business to be Transacted at Annual Meeting. No business may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders, other than business that is either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (b) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (c) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 12 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 12.

 

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.

 

To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event the annual meeting is scheduled to be held on a date more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the later of the close of business ninety (90) days prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made.

 

To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting


such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and record address of such stockholder, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder, (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material interest of such stockholder in such business and (v) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meting to bring such business before the meeting.

 

No business shall be conducted at the annual meeting of stockholders except business brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12; provided, however, that, once business has been properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 12 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business. If the chairman of an annual meeting determines that business was not properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be transacted.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Board of Directors

 

SECTION 1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may exercise all such authority and powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or the Certificate of Incorporation directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

 

SECTION 2. Number and Election. The number of directors which shall constitute the Board of Directors shall initially be seven (7) but may be increased or decreased from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that (i) the number of directors shall not be fewer than three (3) or greater than eleven (11), and (ii) no decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. Except as otherwise provided by the Bylaws, the directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders.

 

SECTION 3. Place of Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place or places, within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as shall be specified in the notice of any such meeting.

 

SECTION 4. Annual Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business, as soon as practicable after each annual meeting of stockholders, on the same day and at the same place where such annual meeting shall be held. In the event such annual meeting is not so held, the annual meeting of the Board of Directors may be held at such other time or place (within or without the State of Delaware) as shall be specified in a notice thereof given as hereinafter provided in Section 7 of this Article III.


SECTION 5. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall he held at such time and place as the Board of Directors may fix. If any day fixed for a regular meeting shall be a legal holiday at the place where the meeting is to be held, then the meeting which would otherwise be held on that day shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding business day.

 

SECTION 6. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, if one shall have been elected, or by two or more directors of the Corporation or by the Chief Executive Officer.

 

SECTION 7. Notice of Meetings. Notice of regular meetings of the Board of Directors need not be given except as otherwise required by law or these Bylaws. Notice of each special meeting of the Board of Directors, and of each regular and annual meeting of the Board of Directors for which notice shall be required, shall be given by the Secretary as hereinafter provided in this Section 7, in which notice shall be stated the time and place of the meeting. Except as otherwise required by these Bylaws, such notice need not state the purposes of such meeting. Notice of any special meeting, and of any regular or annual meeting for which notice is required, shall be given to each director at least (a) twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting if by telephone or by being personally delivered or sent by telex, telecopy, or similar means or (b) five (5) days before the meeting if delivered by mail to the director’s residence or usual place of business. Such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage prepaid, or when transmitted if sent by telex, telecopy, or similar means. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. Any director may waive notice of any meeting by a writing signed by the director entitled to the notice and filed with the minutes or corporate records.

 

SECTION 8. Waiver of Notice and Presumption of Assent. Any member of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof who is present at a meeting shall be conclusively presumed to have waived notice of such meeting except when such member attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Such member shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to any action taken unless his or her dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless his or her written dissent to such action shall be filed with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall be forwarded by registered mail to the Secretary of the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to any member who voted in favor of such action.

 

SECTION 9. Quorum and Manner of Acting. A majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, and, except as otherwise expressly required by statute or the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a quorum at any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn such meeting to another time and place. Notice of the time and place of any such adjourned


meeting shall be given to all of the directors unless such time and place were announced at the meeting at which the adjournment was taken, in which case such notice shall only be given to the directors who were not present thereat. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called. The directors shall act only as a Board and the individual directors shall have no power as such.

 

SECTION 10. Organization. At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, if one shall have been elected, or, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board or if one shall not have been elected, the Chief Executive Officer (or, in his absence, another director chosen by a majority of the directors present) shall act as chairman of the meeting and preside thereat. The Secretary or, in his absence, any person appointed by the chairman, shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof.

 

SECTION 11. Resignations; Newly Created Directorships; Vacancies; and Removals. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission of his resignation to the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become effective shall not be specified therein, immediately upon its receipt. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or any other cause shall be filled as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Any director may be removed as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

SECTION 12. Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity.

 

SECTION 13. Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, including an executive committee, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Except to the extent restricted by statute or the Certificate of Incorporation, each such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution creating it, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which require it. Each such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and have such name as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 14. Committee Rules. Each committee of the Board of Directors may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors designating such committee. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, the presence of at least a majority of the


members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. In the event that a member and that member’s alternate, if alternates are designated by the Board of Directors as provided in Section 13 of this Article III, of such committee is or are absent or disqualified, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.

 

SECTION 15. Action by Written Consent. Unless restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

SECTION 16. Telephonic and Other Meetings. Unless restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any one or more members of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Officers

 

SECTION 1. Number and Qualifications. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall include the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Technology Officer and the Secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, such other officers as are desired, including a Chairman of the Board, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Treasurers, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and such other officers as may be necessary or desirable for the business of the Corporation. In the event there are two or more Vice Presidents, then one or more may be designated as Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, or other similar or dissimilar title. As the time of the election of officers, the directors may by resolution determine the order of their rank. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, and no officer except the Chairman of the Board, if any, need be a director. In its discretion, the Board of Directors may choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable, except that the offices of Chief Executive Officer and Secretary shall be filled as expeditiously as possible.

 

SECTION 2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting held after each annual meeting of stockholders or as soon thereafter as conveniently may be. The Chairman of the Board, if any, and Chief Executive Officer shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of stockholders or as soon


thereafter as is convenient. Vacancies may be filled or new offices created and filled at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified, or until his death, or until he shall have resigned or have been removed, as hereinafter provided in these Bylaws.

 

SECTION 3. Resignations. Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice of his resignation to the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become effective shall not be specified therein, immediately upon receipt. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

SECTION 4. Removal. Any officer of the Corporation may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time, by the Board of Directors at any meeting thereof.

 

SECTION 5. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors then in office.

 

SECTION 6. Compensation. The compensation of the officers of the Corporation for their services as such officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. An officer of the Corporation shall not be prevented from receiving compensation by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 7. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the Board of Directors or prescribed by these Bylaws. If there is no Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Board shall in addition be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 8 of this Article IV.

 

SECTION 8. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have the powers and perform the duties incident to that position. He shall, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, or if a Chairman of the Board shall not have been elected, preside at each meeting of the Board of Directors or the stockholders. He shall be an ex-officio member of all committees. Subject to the powers of the Board of Directors, he shall be in the general and active charge of the entire business and affairs of the Corporation, including authority over its officers, agents and employees, and shall have such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect, and execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 9. President. The President shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation. He shall perform all duties incident to the office of President, and be responsible for


the general direction of the operations of the business, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, and shall have such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or as may be provided in these Bylaws. At the written request of the Chief Executive Officer, or in his absence or in the event of his inability to act, the President shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer, and, when so acting, shall have the powers of and be subject to the restrictions placed upon the Chief Executive Officer in respect of the performance of such duties.

 

SECTION 10. Vice President. Each Vice President shall perform all such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. At the written request of the President, or in the absence or disability of the President, the Vice Presidents, in order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Directors, or if not ranked, the Vice President designated by the Board of Directors, shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions placed upon the President in respect of the performance of such duties.

 

SECTION 11. Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall

 

(a) have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all the funds and securities of the Corporation;

 

(b) keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation;

 

(c) deposit all moneys and other valuables to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors or pursuant to its direction;

 

(d) receive, and give receipts for, moneys due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever;

 

(e) disburse the funds of the Corporation and supervise the investments of its funds, taking proper vouchers therefore;

 

(f) render to the Board of Directors, whenever the Board of Directors may require, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation; and

 

(g) in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Chief Financial Officer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors.

 

The Chief Financial Officer may also be the Treasurer if so determined by the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 12. Chief Technology Officer. The Chief Technology Officer, if one shall have been elected, shall perform the duties, undertake the responsibilities and exercise the authority customarily performed, undertaken and exercised by persons situated in a similar executive capacity, including, but not limited to, technology development, product performance and reliability, and all aspects for maintaining the technological excellence of the Corporation’s products and services.


SECTION 13. Secretary. The Secretary shall

 

(a) keep or cause to be kept in one or more books provided for the purpose, the minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors, the committees of the Board of Directors and the stockholders;

 

(b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-laws and as required by law;

 

(c) be custodian of the records and the seal of the Corporation and affix and attest the seal to all certificates for shares of the Corporation (unless the seal of the Corporation on such certificates shall be a facsimile, as hereinafter provided) and affix and attest the seal to all other documents to be executed on behalf of the Corporation under its seal;

 

(d) see that the books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records required by law to be kept and filed are properly kept and filed; and

 

(e) in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 14. The Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or, if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his inability to act or his failure to act (in violation of a duty to act or in contravention of direction to act by the Board of Directors), perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 15. The Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of his inability to act or his failure to act (in violation of a duty to act or in contravention of direction to act by the Board of Directors), perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 16. Other Officers, Assistant Officers and Agents. Officers, assistant officers and agents, if any, other than those whose duties are provided for in these Bylaws, shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the Board of Directors.


SECTION 17. Officers’ Bonds or Other Security. If required by the Board of Directors, any officer of the Corporation shall give a bond or other security for the faithful performance of his duties, in such amount and with such surety as the Board of Directors may require.

 

SECTION 18. Absence or Disability of Officers. In the case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation and of any person hereby authorized to act in such officer’s place during such officer’s absence or disability, the Board of Directors may by resolution delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any other officer or to any director, or to any other person whom it may select.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Stock Certificates and Their Transfer

 

SECTION 1. Stock Certificates. The Board of Directors may issue stock certificates, or may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares of stock. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock represented by a certificate and, upon request, every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman of the Board or, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice-President and by the Chief Financial Officer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by him or her in the Corporation. A certificate representing shares issued by the Corporation shall, if the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class or series of stock, set forth upon the face or back of the certificate, or shall state that the Corporation will furnish to any stockholder upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. The Corporation shall furnish to any holder of uncertificated shares, upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Any request by a holder for a certificate shall be in writing and directed to the Secretary of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 2. Facsimile Signatures. Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be a facsimile, engraved or printed. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

SECTION 3. Lost Certificates. The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate


or certificates, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

 

SECTION 4. Transfers of Stock. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its records; provided, however, that the Corporation shall be entitled to recognize and enforce any lawful restriction on transfer. Whenever any transfer of stock shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of transfer if, when the certificates are presented to the Corporation for transfer, both the transferor and the transferee request the Corporation to do so.

 

SECTION 5. Transfer Agents and Registrars. The Board of Directors may appoint, or authorize any officer or officers to appoint, one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars.

 

SECTION 6. Regulations. The Board of Directors may make such additional rules and regulations, not inconsistent with these Bylaws, as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 7. Fixing the Record Date. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

SECTION 8. Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its records as the owner of shares of stock to receive dividends and to vote as such owner, shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its records as the owner of shares of stock, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares of stock on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.


ARTICLE VI

 

General Provisions

 

SECTION 1. Dividends. Subject to the provisions of statutes and the Certificate of Incorporation, dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the Corporation may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of stock of the Corporation, unless otherwise provided by statute or the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

SECTION 2. Reserves. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, in its absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors may think conducive to the interests of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserves in the manner in which it was created.

 

SECTION 3. Seal. The seal of the Corporation shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors, which form may be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 4. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 of each fiscal year and may thereafter be changed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 5. Checks, Notes, Drafts, Etc. All checks, notes, drafts or other orders for the payment of money of the Corporation shall be signed, endorsed or accepted in the name of the Corporation by such officer, officers, person or persons as from time to time may be designated by the Board of Directors or by an officer or officers authorized by the Board of Directors to make such designation.

 

SECTION 6. Execution of Contracts, Deeds, Etc. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation to enter into or execute and deliver any and all deeds, bonds, mortgages, contracts and other obligations or instruments, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

SECTION 7. Loans. The Corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the Corporation or of its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the Corporation or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the Corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest, and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the board of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the Corporation. Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the Corporation at common law or under any statute.


SECTION 8. Voting of Stock in Other Corporations. Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer, from time to time, may (or may appoint one or more attorneys or agents to) cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a shareholder or otherwise in any other corporation, any of whose shares or securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the shares or other securities of such other corporation. In the event one or more attorneys or agents are appointed, the Chairman of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent. The Chairman of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer may, or may instruct the attorneys or agents appointed to, execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its seal or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as may be necessary or proper in the circumstances.

 

SECTION 9. Inspection of Books and Records. Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the Corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records, and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean any purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent shall be the person who seeks the right of inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing which authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the Corporation at its registered office in the State of Delaware or at its principal place of business.

 

SECTION 10. Inconsistency Provisions. In the event that any provision of these Bylaws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable law, the provision of these Bylaws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Amendments

 

These Bylaws may be amended or repealed or new Bylaws adopted only in accordance with Article V of the Certificate of Incorporation.

EX-10.2 4 dex102.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED 2001 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.2

 

ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

2001 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Effective May 12, 2005


ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED

2001 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1. Purpose.

 

The purpose of the Zhone Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), formerly known as the Tellium, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan) is to strengthen Zhone Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), by providing an incentive to its employees, officers, directors and consultants and thereby encouraging them to devote their abilities and industry to the success of the Company’s business enterprise. It is intended that this purpose be achieved by extending to employees (including future employees who have received a formal written offer of employment), officers, directors, and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries an added long-term incentive for high levels of performance and unusual efforts through the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights, Performance Units and Performance Shares, Share Awards, Phantom Stock and Restricted Stock (as each term is herein defined). After the Effective Date of this Plan, no further awards shall be made under the Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Incentive Plan of Tellium, Inc. (as amended and currently in effect, the “Former Plan”). Each award outstanding under the Former Plan as of the Effective Date of this Plan shall remain outstanding and continue to be subject to the terms of the Former Plan and the award agreement under which such award was granted. Each Share that is available for the granting of new awards under the Former Plan as of the Effective Date of this Plan and each Share that is the subject of an award under the Former Plan but is not issued prior to the time that such award expires or otherwise terminates (collectively, the “Former Plan Shares”) shall, after the Effective Date of this Plan, not be available for the granting of awards under the Former Plan, but shall instead be available for the granting of Options or Awards under this Plan.

 

2. Definitions.

 

For purposes of the Plan:

 

2.1 “Adjusted Fair Market Value” means, in the event of a Change in Control, the greater of (a) the highest price per Share paid to holders of the Shares in any transaction (or series of related transactions) constituting or resulting in a Change in Control other than pursuant to Section 2.10(b) or (b) the highest Fair Market Value of a Share during the ninety (90) day period ending on the date of the Change in Control.

 

2.2 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or under common control with, such Person. Any Relative (for this purpose, “Relative” means a spouse, child, stepchild, parent, parent of spouse, sibling or grandchild) of an individual shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of such individual for purposes hereof. Neither the Company nor any Person controlled by the Company shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any holder of Company stock.

 

2.3 “Agreement” means the written agreement between the Company and an Optionee or Grantee evidencing the grant of an Option or Award and setting forth the terms and conditions thereof.

 

2.4 “Award” means a grant of Restricted Stock, Phantom Stock, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Performance Award, a Dividend Equivalent Right, a Share Award, or any or all of them.

 

2.5 “Beneficial Ownership” means ownership within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

2.6 “Beneficiary” means an individual, trust or estate who or which, by a written designation of the Optionee or Grantee filed with the Company or by operation of law succeeds to the rights and obligations of the Optionee or Grantee under the Plan and an Agreement upon the Optionee’s or Grantee’s death.

 

2.7 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

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2.8 “Cause” means:

 

(a) with respect to directors, the commission of an act of fraud or intentional misrepresentation or an act of embezzlement, misappropriation or conversion of assets or opportunities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and

 

(b) in the case of an Optionee or Grantee whose employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is, as the date of the applicable Agreement, subject to the terms of an employment agreement between such Optionee or Grantee and the Company or a Subsidiary, which employment agreement includes a definition of “Cause,” the term “Cause” as used in this Plan or any Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in such employment agreement during the period that such employment agreement remains in effect; or

 

(c) in all other cases, the term “Cause” as used in this Plan or any Agreement shall mean (i) willfully failing to perform reasonably assigned duties within thirty (30) days after having received written notice from the Company to do so, (ii) dishonesty or willful misconduct in the performance of duties, (iii) involvement in a transaction in connection with the performance of duties to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which transaction is adverse to the interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which is engaged in for personal profit or (iv) willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) in connection with the performance of duties.

 

2.9 “Change in Capitalization” means any increase or reduction in the number of Shares, or any change (including, without limitation, in the case of a spin-off, dividend or other distribution in respect of Shares, a change in value) in the Shares or exchange of Shares for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or another corporation, by reason of a reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization, spin-off, split-up, issuance of warrants or rights or debentures, stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, cash dividend, property dividend, combination or exchange of shares, repurchase of shares, change in corporate structure or a substantially similar transaction.

 

2.10 A “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(a) An acquisition (other than directly from the Company) of any Voting Securities of the Company by any Person, immediately after which such Person has Beneficial Ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding Shares or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, provided, however, in determining whether a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to this Section 2.10(a), Shares or Voting Securities which are acquired in a “Non-Control Acquisition” (as hereinafter defined) shall not constitute an acquisition which would cause a Change in Control. A “Non-Control Acquisition” shall mean an acquisition by (i) an employee benefit plan (or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained by (A) the Company or (B) any corporation or other Person of which a majority of its voting power or its voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company (for purposes of this definition, a “Related Entity”), (ii) the Company or any Related Entity, or (iii) any Person in connection with a “Non-Control Transaction” (as hereinafter defined);

 

(b) The individuals who, as of the date hereof, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board, or following a Merger (as defined in paragraph (c)(i) below) which results in a Parent corporation, the board of directors of the ultimate Parent Corporation (as defined in paragraph (c)(i)(A) below); provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s common stockholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; provided further, however, that no individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result of either an actual or threatened “Election Contest” (as described in Rule 14a-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board (a “Proxy Contest”) including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest; or

 

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(c) The consummation of:

 

(i) A merger, consolidation or reorganization with or into the Company or in which securities of the Company are issued (a “Merger”), unless such Merger is a “Non-Control Transaction.” A “Non-Control Transaction” shall mean a Merger where:

 

(A) the stockholders of the Company, immediately before such Merger own directly or indirectly immediately following such Merger at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of (x) the corporation resulting from such Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) if fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Corporation is not Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly by another Person (a “Parent Corporation”), or (y) if there are one or more Parent Corporations, the ultimate Parent Corporation; and

 

(B) the individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing for such Merger constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of (x) the Surviving Corporation, if there is no Parent Corporation, or (y) if there are one or more Parent Corporations, the ultimate Parent Corporation; and

 

(C) no Person other than (1) the Company, (2) any Related Entity, (3) any employee benefit plan (or any trust forming a part thereof) that, immediately prior to such Merger was maintained by the Company or any Related Entity, or (4) any Person who, together with its Affiliates, immediately prior to such Merger, had Beneficial Ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding Voting Securities or Shares, owns, together with its Affiliates, Beneficial Ownership of (i) fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities or common stock of (x) the Surviving Corporation if there is no Parent Corporation, or (y) if there are one or more Parent Corporations, the ultimate Parent Corporation.

 

(ii) A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

 

(iii) The sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person (other than a transfer to a Related Entity or under conditions that would constitute a Non-Control Transaction with the disposition of the assets being regarded as a Merger for this purpose or the distribution to the Company’s stockholders of the stock of a Related Entity or any other assets).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any Person (the “Subject Person”) acquired Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the then outstanding Shares or Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Shares or Voting Securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of Shares or Voting Securities then outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Persons, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Shares or Voting Securities by the Company, and (1) before such share acquisition by the Company the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any new or additional Shares or Voting Securities in contemplation of such share acquisition by the Company or (2) after such share acquisition by the Company the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any new or additional Shares or Voting Securities which in either case increases the percentage of the then outstanding Shares or Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall occur.

 

2.11 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.12 “Committee” means a committee, as described in Section 3.1, appointed by the Board from time to time to administer the Plan and to perform the functions set forth herein.

 

2.13 “Company” means Zhone Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

2.14 “Director” means a director of the Company.

 

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2.15 “Disability” means:

 

(a) in the case of an Optionee or Grantee whose employment with the Company or a Subsidiary is, as of the date of the applicable Agreement, subject to the terms of an employment agreement between such Optionee or Grantee and the Company or a Subsidiary, which employment agreement includes a definition of “Disability,” the term “Disability” as used in this Plan or any Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in such employment agreement during the period that such employment agreement remains in effect; or

 

(b) in all other cases, the term “Disability” as used in this Plan or any Agreement shall mean a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the Optionee’s or Grantee’s ability to perform substantially his or her duties for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days.

 

2.16 “Disability Date” means the date which is one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days after the date on which an Optionee or Grantee is first absent from active employment with the Company or ceases to perform his or her duties as a director, by reason of a Disability.

 

2.17 “Dividend Equivalent Right” means a right to receive all or some portion of the cash dividends that are or would be payable with respect to Shares.

 

2.18 “Division” means any of the operating units or divisions of the Company designated as a Division by the Committee.

 

2.19 “Eligible Individual” means any of the following individuals who is designated by the Committee as eligible to receive Options or Awards subject to the conditions set forth herein: (a) any director, officer or employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, (b) any individual to whom the Company or a Subsidiary has extended a formal, written offer of employment, or (c) any consultant or advisor of the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

2.20 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

2.21 “Fair Market Value” on any date means the closing sales prices of the Shares on such date on the principal national securities exchange on which such Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or, if such Shares are not so listed or admitted to trading, the average of the per Share closing bid price and per Share closing asked price on such date as quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or such other market in which such prices are regularly quoted, or, if there have been no published bid or asked quotations with respect to Shares on such date, the Fair Market Value shall be the value established by the Board in good faith and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, in accordance with Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.22 “Former Plan” means the Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Incentive Plan of Tellium, Inc.

 

2.23 [Reserved]

 

2.24 “Grantee” means a person to whom an Award has been granted under the Plan.

 

2.25 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option satisfying the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.26 “Initial Public Offering” means the consummation of the first public offering of Shares pursuant to a registration statement (other than a Form S-8 or successor forms) filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2.27 “Nonemployee Director” means a director of the Company who is a “nonemployee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

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2.28 “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.29 “Normal Retirement Date” means the date on which an Optionee or Grantee terminates active employment with the Company or ceases to perform his or her duties as a director on or after attainment of age 65, but does not include termination by the Company for Cause.

 

2.30 “Option” means a Nonqualified Stock Option, an Incentive Stock Option, or any or all of them.

 

2.31 “Optionee” means a person to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan.

 

2.32 “Outside Director” means a director of the Company who is an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2.33 “Parent” means any corporation which is a parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code) with respect to the Company.

 

2.34 “Performance Awards” means Performance Units, Performance Shares or either or both of them.

 

2.35 “Performance-Based Compensation” means any Option or Award that is intended to constitute “performance based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

2.36 “Performance Cycle” means the time period specified by the Committee at the time Performance Awards are granted during which the performance of the Company, a Subsidiary or a Division will be measured.

 

2.37 “Performance Objectives” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.

 

2.38 “Performance Shares” means Shares issued or transferred to an Eligible Individual under Section 11.

 

2.39 “Performance Units” means Performance Units granted to an Eligible Individual under Section 11.

 

2.40 “Person” means ‘person’ as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity or any group of Persons.

 

2.41 “Phantom Stock” means a right granted to an Eligible Individual under Section 12 representing a number of hypothetical Shares.

 

2.42 “Plan” means the Zhone Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated from time to time.

 

2.43 “Pooling Transaction” means an acquisition of the Company in a transaction which is intended to be treated as a “pooling of interests” under generally accepted accounting principles.

 

2.44 “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued or transferred to an Eligible Individual pursuant to Section 10.

 

2.45 “Share Award” means a grant of Shares pursuant to Section 12.

 

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2.46 “Shares” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company and any other securities into which such shares are changed or for which such shares are exchanged.

 

2.47 “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right to receive all or some portion of the increase in the value of the Shares as provided in Section 8 hereof.

 

2.48 “Subsidiary” means (i) except as provided in subsection (ii) below, any corporation which is or becomes a subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code) with respect to the Company, and (ii) with respect to provisions relating to the eligibility to receive Options or Awards other than Incentive Stock Options and to continued employment for purposes of Options and Awards (unless the Committee determines otherwise), any entity, whether or not incorporated, in which the Company directly or indirectly owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding equity or other ownership interests.

 

2.49 “Successor Corporation” means a corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, which issues or assumes an Option or Award in a transaction described in Section 424(a) of the Code without regard to Sections 424(a)(1) and (2) thereof.

 

2.50 “Tax Benefit” means an actual decrease in the Company’s liability for taxes in any period.

 

2.51 “Ten-Percent Stockholder” means an Eligible Individual, who, at the time an Incentive Stock Option is to be granted to him or her, owns (within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, or of a Parent or a Subsidiary.

 

2.52 “Termination of Employment” means the later of (i) severance of the employer-employee relationship with the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary or (ii) the resignation, removal or termination of an officer or Director of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.

 

2.53 “Transition Period” means the period beginning with an Initial Public Offering and ending as of the earlier of (i) the date of the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Company at which Directors are to be elected that occurs after the close of the third (3rd) calendar year following the calendar year in which the Initial Public Offering occurs or (ii) the expiration of the “reliance period” under Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27(f)(2).

 

2.54 “Voting Securities” means all outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of the Board of Directors.

 

3. Administration.

 

3.1 The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall hold meetings at such times as may be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings. If the Committee consists of more than one (1) member, a quorum shall consist of not fewer than two (2) members of the Committee and a majority of a quorum may authorize any action. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and signed by all of the members of the Committee shall be as fully effective as if made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee shall consist of at least one (1) Director and may consist of the entire Board; provided, however, that from and after the date of an Initial Public Offering, (A) if the Committee consists of less than the entire Board, then with respect to any Option or Award to an Eligible Individual who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall consist of at least two (2) Directors each of whom shall be a Nonemployee Director and (B) to the extent necessary for any Option or Award intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation to so qualify, the Committee shall consist of at least two (2) Directors each of whom shall be an Outside Director. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if one or more members of the Committee is not a Nonemployee Director and, if necessary for any Option or Award intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation to so qualify, an Outside Director, but recuses himself or herself or abstains from

 

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voting with respect to a particular action taken by the Committee, then the Committee, with respect to that action, shall be deemed to consist only of the members of the Committee who have not recused themselves or abstained from voting. Subject to applicable law, the Committee may delegate its authority under the Plan to any other person or persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Option or Award granted to an Eligible Individual who is a Nonemployee Director, the Committee should consist of the entire Board.

 

3.2 No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, failure to act, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this Plan or any transaction hereunder. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify each member of the Committee for all costs and expenses and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any liability incurred in connection with defending against, responding to, negotiating for the settlement of or otherwise dealing with any claim, cause of action or dispute of any kind arising in connection with any actions in administering this Plan or in authorizing or denying authorization to any transaction hereunder.

 

3.3 Subject to the express terms and conditions set forth herein, the Committee shall have the power from time to time to:

 

(a) determine those Eligible Individuals to whom Options shall be granted under the Plan and the number of such Options to be granted and to prescribe the terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of each such Option, including the purchase price per Share, the vesting schedule and the duration of each Option, and make any amendment or modification to any Option Agreement consistent with the terms of the Plan;

 

(b) select those Eligible Individuals to whom Awards shall be granted under the Plan and to determine the number of Shares in respect of which each Award is granted, the terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of each such Award, including the restrictions or Performance Objectives relating to Awards and the maximum value of any Award, and make any amendment or modification to any Award Agreement consistent with the terms of the Plan;

 

(c) construe and interpret the Plan and the Options and Awards granted hereunder and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, correcting any defect or supplying any omission, or reconciling any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Agreement, in the manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or advisable, including so that the Plan and the operation of the Plan complies with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, the Code to the extent applicable and other applicable law, and otherwise to make the Plan fully effective. All decisions and determinations by the Committee in the exercise of this power shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Company, its Subsidiaries, the Optionees and Grantees, and all other persons having any interest therein;

 

(d) determine the duration and purposes for leaves of absence which may be granted to an Optionee or Grantee on an individual basis without constituting a Termination of Employment or service for purposes of the Plan;

 

(e) exercise its sole discretion with respect to the powers and rights granted to it as set forth in the Plan; and

 

(f) exercise, generally, such powers and to perform such acts as are deemed necessary or advisable to promote the best interests of the Company with respect to the Plan.

 

4. Stock Subject to the Plan; Grant Limitations.

 

4.1 The maximum number of Shares that may be made the subject of Options and Awards granted under this Plan shall not exceed 3,500,000, plus the Shares that are subject to outstanding options or awards granted under the Former Plan which Shares are not issued prior to the expiration or termination of such options or awards (including Shares subject to options or awards that expire or terminate after the expiration of the term of the Former Plan), plus, if on January 1 of any year in which this Plan is in effect the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Options or Awards may be granted under the Plan (not including Shares that are subject to

 

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outstanding Options or Awards granted under the Plan) is less than five percent (5%) of the total number of outstanding Shares on such date, an annual increase (determined as of January 1 of each year) in an amount such that the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Options or Awards may be granted under the Plan (not including Shares that are subject to outstanding Options or Awards granted under the Plan) is equal to the lesser of (a) five percent (5%) of the total number of outstanding Shares on such date or (b) such other number of Shares as determined by the Board; provided, however, that in the aggregate, not more than one-quarter of the number of allotted Shares may be made the subject of Restricted Stock Awards under Section 10 of the Plan (other than shares of Restricted Stock made in settlement of Performance Units pursuant to Section 11.2(b)). The Company shall reserve for the purposes of the Plan, out of its authorized but unissued Shares or out of Shares held in the Company’s treasury, or partly out of each, such number of Shares as shall be determined by the Board.

 

4.2 Upon the granting of an Option or an Award, the number of Shares available under Section 4.1 for the granting of further Options and Awards shall be reduced as follows:

 

(a) In connection with the granting of an Option or an Award (other than the granting of a Performance Unit denominated in dollars), the number of Shares shall be reduced by the number of Shares in respect of which the Option or Award is granted or denominated; provided, however, that if any Option is exercised by tendering Shares, either actually or by attestation, to the Company as full or partial payment of the purchase price, the maximum number of Shares available under Section 4.1 shall be increased by the number of Shares so tendered.

 

(b) In connection with the granting of a Performance Unit denominated in dollars, the number of Shares shall be reduced by an amount equal to the quotient of (i) the dollar amount in which the Performance Unit is denominated, divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Performance Unit is granted.

 

4.3 Whenever any outstanding Option or Award or portion thereof under this Plan or the Former Plan expires, is canceled, is settled in cash (including the settlement of tax withholding obligations using Shares), or is otherwise terminated for any reason without having been exercised or payment having been made in respect of the entire Option or Award, the Shares allocable to the expired, canceled, settled or otherwise terminated portion of the Option or Award may again be the subject of Options or Awards granted hereunder.

 

4.4 In no event may more than 6,125,000 Shares be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan.

 

5. Option Grants for Eligible Individuals.

 

5.1 Authority of Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority to select those Eligible Individuals who will receive Options, the terms and conditions of which shall be set forth in an Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, unless the Committee determines otherwise in its sole discretion, in consideration of granting an Option, the Optionee shall agree, in the Agreement, to remain in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary for a period of at least one (1) year (or such shorter period as may be fixed in the Agreement or by action of the Committee following grant of the Option) after the Option is granted. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Eligible Individuals who are employees of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

5.2 Purchase Price. The purchase price (which may be greater than, less than or equal to the Fair Market Value on the date of grant) or the manner in which the purchase price is to be determined for Shares under each Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement pursuant to which each Option is granted; provided, however, that the purchase price per Share under each Option intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date the Option is granted and provided, further, however, that the purchase price per Share under each Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted (110% in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten-Percent Stockholder).

 

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5.3 Maximum Duration. Options granted hereunder shall be for such term as the Committee shall determine; provided, however, that an Option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is granted (five (5) years in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten-Percent Stockholder); and provided, further, however, that the Committee may provide that an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) may, upon the death of the Optionee prior to the expiration of the Option, be exercised for up to one (1) year following the date of the Optionee’s death even if such period extends beyond ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted. The Committee may, subsequent to the granting of any Option, extend the term thereof, but in no event shall the term as so extended exceed the maximum term provided for in the preceding sentence.

 

5.4 Vesting and Exercisability. Subject to Sections 5.5 and 7.5, each Option shall become vested and exercisable in such installments (which need not be equal) and at such times as may be designated by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement. To the extent not exercised, installments shall accumulate and be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time after becoming exercisable, but not later than the date the Option expires. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any Option or portion thereof at any time.

 

5.5 Termination. Subject to Sections 5.3, 7.5 and 13 and unless otherwise provided by the Committee, in its sole discretion, at the time of grant (and set forth in the applicable Agreement) or at a later date, the following provisions shall apply to Options upon a Termination of Employment:

 

(a) Except in the case of termination for Cause, Disability, retirement on or after the Optionee’s Normal Retirement Date, or death as provided in Sections 5.5(b), (c) and (d) below, upon an Optionee’s Termination of Employment with the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary for any reason, any unexercised Option (or portion thereof) held by such Optionee shall expire three (3) months after the Optionee has a Termination of Employment and such Option (or portion thereof) may only be exercised by the Optionee or his or her Beneficiary to the extent that the Option (or a portion thereof) was exercisable on the date of Termination of Employment.

 

(b) If the Optionee’s Termination of Employment arises as a result of a termination for Cause, then, unless the Committee determines otherwise at the time of the Termination of Employment, any unexercised Options (whether or not vested and exercisable) held by such Optionee shall terminate and expire concurrently with the Optionee’s Termination of Employment and no rights thereunder may be exercised.

 

(c) If an Optionee suffers a Disability or retires on or after the Optionee’s Normal Retirement Date, any unexercised Option (or portion thereof) held by such disabled or retired Optionee shall expire one (1) year after the Disability Date or date of Termination of Employment by reason of retirement, as the case may be, and such Option (or portion thereof) may only be exercised by the Optionee or his or her guardian or legal representative to the extent that the Option (or a portion thereof) was exercisable on the Disability Date or the date of Termination of Employment by reason of retirement, as the case may be.

 

(d) If an Optionee dies while still employed by the Company, each Option (or portion thereof) held by such Optionee shall immediately become vested and exercisable with respect to those Shares that otherwise would have vested during the one-year period following the Optionee’s death and will be deemed to have become vested and exercisable on the day preceding the date of the Optionee’s death. The Options (or portions thereof) which the Optionee was entitled to exercise on the date of the Optionee’s death (which shall include those Options (or portions thereof) that become vested and exercisable pursuant to the preceding sentence by reason of the Optionee’s death) may be exercised at any time after the Optionee’s death by the Optionee’s Beneficiary; provided, however, that no Option (or portion thereof) may be exercised after the earlier of: (i) one (1) year after the Optionee’s death or (ii) the expiration date specified for the particular Option in the Agreement. If an Optionee dies after his or her Termination of Employment, then the Option (or portions thereof) which the Optionee was entitled to exercise on the date of the Optionee’s death may be exercised by his or her Beneficiary within the remaining portion of the period specified in Sections 5.5(a) or 5.5(c), as the case may be.

 

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(e) The Option (or portion thereof), to the extent not yet vested and exercisable as of the date of the Optionee’s Termination of Employment, shall terminate immediately upon such date.

 

5.6 Deferred Delivery of Option Shares. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit Optionees to elect to defer the issuance of Shares upon the exercise of one or more Nonqualified Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan. The terms and conditions of such deferral shall be determined at the time of the grant of the Option or thereafter and shall be set forth in the Agreement evidencing the Option.

 

5.7 Modification. No modification of an Option shall adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under the Option without the Optionee’s consent.

 

5.8 Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of the grant) of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan and “incentive stock options” (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) granted under all other plans of the Company or its Subsidiaries (in either case determined without regard to this Section 5.8) are exercisable by an Optionee for the first time during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, such Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. In applying the limitation in the preceding sentence in the case of multiple Option grants, Options which were intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options according to the order in which they were granted such that the most recently granted Options are first treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

6. [Reserved. All options granted under this Article prior to the effective date of this amendment and restatement of the Plan, shall be governed by the terms of the Plan as in effect prior to its amendment and restatement.]

 

7. Terms and Conditions Applicable to All Options.

 

7.1 Additional Terms. The provisions of this Section 7 shall apply to all Options, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in the applicable Agreement.

 

7.2 Non-Transferability. No Option granted hereunder shall be transferable by the Optionee to whom it is granted otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, in the case of an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option, in the Committee’s sole discretion, pursuant to a domestic relations order (within the meaning of Rule 16a-12 promulgated under the Exchange Act) (a “Domestic Relations Transfer”), and, except with respect to an Option transferred pursuant to a Domestic Relations Transfer, an Option shall be exercisable during the lifetime of such Optionee only by the Optionee or his or her guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may set forth in the Agreement evidencing an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) at the time of grant or thereafter, that the Option may be transferred to members of the Optionee’s immediate family, to trusts solely for the benefit of such immediate family members and to partnerships in which such family members and/or trusts are the only partners. Following transfer, for purposes of this Plan, a transferee of an Option shall be deemed to be the Optionee; provided that the Option shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent and for such periods that the Option would have been exercisable if held by the original Optionee. For this purpose, immediate family means the Optionee’s spouse, parents, children, stepchildren and grandchildren and the spouses of such parents, children, stepchildren and grandchildren. The terms of an Option shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Optionee.

 

7.3 Method of Exercise.

 

(a) The exercise of an Option shall be made only by a written notice delivered in person or by mail to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal executive office, specifying the number of Shares to be purchased and, to the extent applicable, accompanied by payment therefor and otherwise in accordance with such procedures which may be approved by the Committee from time to time, and in accordance with the Agreement pursuant to which the Option was granted; provided, however, that Options may not be

 

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exercised by an Optionee for twelve months following a hardship distribution to the Optionee, to the extent such exercise is prohibited under Treasury Regulation § 1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iv)(B)(4). The purchase price for any Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be paid, in any of the following forms: (a) cash or (b) the transfer, either actually or by attestation, to the Company of Shares that have been held by the Optionee for at least six (6) months (or such lesser period as may be permitted by the Committee) prior to the exercise of the Option and that have a Fair Market Value equal in amount to the purchase price, such transfer to be upon such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee or (c) a combination of cash and the transfer of Shares, provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine in the case of Options that the purchase price shall be paid only in cash. In addition, Options may be exercised through a registered broker-dealer pursuant to such cashless exercise procedures which are, from time to time, deemed acceptable by the Committee. Any Shares transferred to the Company as payment of the purchase price under an Option shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the day preceding the date of exercise of such Option. If requested by the Committee, the Optionee shall deliver the Agreement evidencing the Option to the Secretary of the Company who shall endorse thereon a notation of such exercise and return such Agreement to the Optionee. No fractional Shares (or cash in lieu thereof) shall be issued upon exercise of an Option and the number of Shares that may be purchased upon exercise shall be rounded to the nearest number of whole Shares.

 

(b) If the Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised exceeds the purchase price of such Option, an Optionee may, instead of exercising an Option as provided in Section 7.3(a), request that the Committee authorize payment to the Optionee of the difference between the Fair Market Value of part or all of the Shares which are the subject of the Option and the purchase price of the Option, such difference to be determined as of the date the Committee receives the request from the Optionee. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant or deny such a request from an Optionee with respect to part or all of the Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable and, to the extent granted, shall direct the Company to make the payment to the Optionee either in cash or in Shares or in any combination thereof; provided, however, that the payment in Shares shall be based upon the Fair Market Value of Shares as of the date the Committee received the request from the Optionee. An Option shall be deemed to have been exercised and shall be canceled to the extent that the Committee grants a request pursuant to this Section 7.3(b).

 

7.4 Rights of Optionees. No Optionee shall be deemed for any purpose to be the owner of any Shares subject to any Option unless and until (a) the Option shall have been exercised pursuant to the terms thereof, (b) the Company shall have issued and delivered Shares to the Optionee, and (c) the Optionee’s name shall have been entered as a stockholder of record on the books of the Company. Thereupon, the Optionee shall have full voting, dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such Shares, subject to such terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Agreement.

 

7.5 Effect of Change in Control.

 

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5, in the event of a Change in Control, the Plan and the Options shall continue; provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, may provide, either by the terms of the applicable Agreement or by action taken prior to the occurrence of any such Change in Control, for any or all of the following alternatives (separately or in any combination):

 

(i) for the payment in cash upon the surrender to the Company for cancellation of any Option or portion of an Option to the extent vested and not yet exercised in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) (i) in the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option, the greater of (A) the Fair Market Value, on the date preceding the date of surrender, of the Shares subject to the Option or portion thereof surrendered or (B) the Adjusted Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the Option or portion thereof surrendered or (ii) in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Fair Market Value, on the date preceding the date of surrender, of the Shares subject to the Option or portion thereof surrendered, over (b) the aggregate purchase price for such Shares under the Option or portion thereof surrendered.

 

(ii) for the replacement of the Options with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its sole discretion;

 

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(iii) for the accelerated vesting of all or a portion of the Options;

 

(iv) for the assumption of the Options by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or the substitution by such corporation for such Options of new options covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; or

 

(v) for adjustments in the terms and conditions of outstanding Options and/or the number and type of Shares or other securities or property subject to such outstanding Options.

 

Any action pursuant to this Section 7.5(a) shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Change in Control and shall be effective only immediately before the consummation of the Change in Control.

 

(b) Subject to Section 7.5(d) and to the extent set forth in the applicable Agreement or provided by the Committee, in its sole discretion, subsequent to the granting of an Option, if, as a result of a Change in Control transaction, an Option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option fails to so qualify solely because of the failure to meet the holding requirements of Code Section 422(a)(1) (a “Disqualifying Disposition”), the Company shall make a cash payment to the Optionee equal to the amount which will, after taking into account all taxes imposed on the Disqualifying Disposition and the receipt of such payment, leave the Optionee in the same after-tax position the Optionee would have been in had the Code Section 422(a)(1) holding requirements been met at the time of the Disqualifying Disposition (which after-tax position will reflect the total taxes, if any, that would have been incurred by the Optionee had the Disqualifying Disposition been subject to federal income tax at capital gains rates) provided, however, that no payment described in this Section shall exceed the Tax Benefit to the Company resulting from deductions relating to ordinary income recognized by the Optionee as a result of the Disqualifying Disposition. The payment described in this Section shall be made by the Company within thirty (30) days of the filing by the Company of the federal tax return which includes the tax items associated with the income recognized by the Optionee as a result of the Disqualifying Disposition (or, if the Tax Benefit described in the preceding sentence is not realized until a later year, within thirty (30) days of the filing by the Company of the federal tax return with respect to which such Tax Benefit is realized).

 

(c) Subject to Section 7.5(d) and to the extent set forth in the applicable Agreement or provided by the Committee, in its sole discretion, subsequent to the granting of an Option, and provided that an Optionee is not entitled to payment under Section 7.5(b) hereof, if, as a result of a Change in Control transaction, an Option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option fails to so qualify solely because the vesting of the Option is accelerated pursuant to Section 7.5(a) and such acceleration causes the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Options are exercisable for the first time by an Optionee during the calendar year in which such vesting occurs to exceed $100,000, within the meaning of Code Section 422(d) (a “Disqualified Option”), then, upon exercise of such Disqualified Option, the Company shall make a cash payment to the Optionee equal to the amount which will, after taking into account all taxes imposed on the exercise of such Disqualified Option and the receipt of such payment, leave the Optionee in the same after-tax position the Optionee would have been in had the Disqualified Option continued to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option on the date of exercise and the Optionee sold the Shares received upon exercise of the Option at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, provided, however, that no payment described in this Section shall exceed the Tax Benefit to the Company resulting from deductions relating to ordinary income recognized by the Optionee as a result of exercising the Disqualified Option and the receipt of such payment. The payment described in this Section shall be made by the Company within thirty (30) days of the filing by the Company of the federal tax return which includes the tax items associated with the income recognized by the Optionee as a result of exercising the Disqualified Option (or, if the Tax Benefit described in the preceding sentence is not realized until a later year, within thirty (30) days of the filing by the Company of the federal tax return with respect to which such Tax Benefit is realized).

 

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(d) If more than one Optionee is entitled to a cash payment pursuant to Section 7.5(b) or Section 7.5(c) in any single tax year and the Tax Benefit realized by the Company in such year with respect to all such Optionees is less than the aggregate amount of the payments due to such Optionees hereunder, then (i) each such Optionee shall receive a portion of such cash payment equal to an amount determined by multiplying the amount of the Tax Benefit realized by the Company in such year by a fraction the numerator of which is equal to the amount of payment due to such Optionee and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate amount due to all such Optionees entitled to a payment hereunder, and (ii) subject to further application of this Section 7.5(d), shall be entitled to receive the remaining portion within thirty (30) days of the filing by the Company of the federal tax return with respect to which such Tax Benefit is realized.

 

8. Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

The Committee may in its sole discretion, either alone or in connection with the grant of an Option, grant Stock Appreciation Rights in accordance with the Plan, the terms and conditions of which shall be set forth in an Agreement. If granted in connection with an Option, a Stock Appreciation Right shall cover the same Shares covered by the Option (or such lesser number of Shares as the Committee may determine) and shall, except as provided in this Section 8, be subject to the same terms and conditions as the related Option.

 

8.1 Time of Grant. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted (a) at any time if unrelated to an Option, or (b) if related to an Option, either at the time of grant, or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) at any time thereafter during the term of the Option.

 

8.2 Stock Appreciation Right Related to an Option.

 

(a) Exercise. Subject to Section 8.9, a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Option shall be exercisable at such time or times and only to the extent that the related Options are exercisable (including, without limitation, exercisability upon Termination of Employment or a Change in Control), and will not be transferable except to the extent the related Option may be transferable. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option shall expire no later than the expiration of the related Incentive Stock Option and shall be exercisable only if the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise exceeds the purchase price of the Option specified in the related Incentive Stock Option Agreement.

 

(b) Treatment of Related Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Upon Exercise. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Option, the Option shall be canceled to the extent of the number of Shares as to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, and upon the exercise of an Option granted in connection with a Stock Appreciation Right, the Stock Appreciation Right shall be canceled to the extent of the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised or surrendered.

 

8.3 Stock Appreciation Right Unrelated to an Option.

 

(a) Terms. Subject to Section 8.9, stock Appreciation Rights unrelated to Options shall contain such terms and conditions as to exercisability, vesting and duration as the Committee shall determine, but in no event shall they have a term of greater than ten (10) years; provided, however, that the Committee may provide that Stock Appreciation Rights may, upon the death of the Grantee, be exercised for up to one (1) year following the date of the Grantee’s death even if such period extends beyond ten (10) years from the date the Stock Appreciation Right was granted.

 

(b) Termination. Subject to Section 13 and except as provided in Section 8.9, and unless otherwise provided by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in the applicable Agreement, upon a Grantee’s Termination of Employment, a Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable by the Grantee to the same extent that an Option would be exercisable by an Optionee upon the Optionee’s Termination of Employment under the provisions of Section 5.5; provided, however, no Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised after the expiration date specified for the particular Stock Appreciation Right in the applicable Agreement.

 

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8.4 Amount Payable. Subject to Section 8.7, upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive an amount determined by multiplying (x) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date preceding the date of exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right over (A) in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Option, the per Share purchase price under the related Option, or (B) in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right unrelated to an Option, the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Stock Appreciation Right was granted, by (y) the number of Shares as to which such Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may limit in any manner the amount payable with respect to any Stock Appreciation Right by including such a limit in the Agreement evidencing the Stock Appreciation Right at the time it is granted.

 

8.5 Non-Transferability. No Stock Appreciation Right shall be transferable by the Grantee to whom it was granted otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, in the Committee’s sole discretion, (except in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option), pursuant to domestic relations order (within the meaning of Rule 16a-12 promulgated under the Exchange Act (a “Domestic Relations Transfer”) and, except with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right transferred pursuant to a Domestic Relations Transfer, such Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable during the lifetime of such Grantee only by the Grantee or his or her guardian or legal representative. The terms of such Stock Appreciation Right shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Grantee.

 

8.6 Method of Exercise. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercised by a Grantee only by a written notice delivered in person or by mail to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal executive office, specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised. If requested by the Committee, the Grantee shall deliver the Agreement evidencing the Stock Appreciation Right being exercised and the Agreement evidencing any related Option to the Secretary of the Company who shall endorse thereon a notation of such exercise and return such Agreement to the Grantee.

 

8.7 Form of Payment. Payment of the amount determined under Section 8.4 may be made in the sole discretion of the Committee solely in whole Shares in a number determined at their Fair Market Value on the date preceding the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, or solely in cash, or in a combination of cash and Shares. If the Committee decides to make full payment in Shares and the amount payable results in a fractional Share, no fractional Shares (or cash in lieu thereof) shall be issued upon the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right and the number of Shares that will be delivered shall be rounded to the nearest number of whole Shares.

 

8.8 Modification. No modification of an Award shall adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under the Agreement without the Grantee’s consent.

 

8.9 Effect of Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 8 to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control, the Plan and the Stock Appreciation Rights shall continue; provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, may provide, either by the terms of the applicable Agreement or by action taken prior to the occurrence of any such Change in Control, for any or all of the following alternatives (separately or in any combination):

 

(i) with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right unrelated to an Option, for the payment in cash upon the surrender to the Company for cancellation of any such Stock Appreciation Right or portion of a Stock Appreciation Right to the extent vested and not yet exercised in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the greater of (i) the Fair Market Value, on the date preceding the date of surrender, of the Shares subject to the Stock Appreciation Right or portion thereof surrendered or (ii) the Adjusted Fair Market Value, on the date preceding the date of surrender, of the Shares over (B) the aggregate Fair Market Value, on the date the Stock Appreciation Right was granted, of the Shares subject to the Stock Appreciation Right or portion thereof surrendered.

 

(ii) for the replacement of the Stock Appreciation Rights with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its sole discretion;

 

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(iii) for the accelerated vesting of all or a portion of the Stock Appreciation Rights;

 

(iv) for the assumption of the Stock Appreciation Rights by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or the substitution by such corporation for such Stock Appreciation Rights of new stock appreciation rights covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; or

 

(v) for adjustments in the terms and conditions of outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights and/or the number and type of Shares or other securities or property subject to such outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

Any action pursuant to this Section 8.9 shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Change in Control and shall be effective only immediately before the consummation of the Change in Control.

 

9. Dividend Equivalent Rights.

 

The Committee may in its sole discretion grant Dividend Equivalent Rights to Eligible Individuals in tandem with an Option or Award or as a separate Award. The terms and conditions (including, without limitation, terms and conditions relating to a Change in Control) applicable to each Dividend Equivalent Right shall be specified in the Agreement under which the Dividend Equivalent Right is granted. In the sole discretion of the Committee, amounts payable in respect of Dividend Equivalent Rights may be payable currently or deferred until the lapsing of restrictions on such Dividend Equivalent Rights or until the vesting, exercise, payment, settlement or other lapse of restrictions on the Option or Award to which the Dividend Equivalent Rights relate. In the event that the amount payable in respect of Dividend Equivalent Rights are to be deferred, the Committee shall determine whether such amounts are to be held in cash or reinvested in Shares or deemed (notionally) to be reinvested in Shares. If amounts payable in respect of Dividend Equivalent Rights are to be held in cash, there may be credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine. In the sole discretion of the Committee, Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or Shares or a combination thereof, in a single installment or multiple installments. To the extent necessary for any Dividend Equivalent Right intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation to so qualify, the terms and conditions of the Dividend Equivalent Right shall be such that payment of the Dividend Equivalent Right is contingent upon attainment of specified Performance Objectives within the Performance Cycle, as provided for in Section 11, and such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be treated as a Performance Award for purposes of Sections 11 and 16.

 

10. Restricted Stock.

 

10.1 Grant. The Committee may in its sole discretion grant Awards to Eligible Individuals of Restricted Stock, which shall be evidenced by an Agreement between the Company and the Grantee. Each Agreement shall contain such restrictions, terms and conditions as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine and (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) such Agreements may require that an appropriate legend be placed on Share certificates. Awards of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the terms and provisions set forth below in this Section 10.

 

10.2 Rights of Grantee. Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to an Award hereunder shall be issued in the name of the Grantee as soon as reasonably practicable after the Award is granted provided that the Grantee has executed an Agreement evidencing the Award, the appropriate blank stock powers and, in the sole discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other documents which the Committee may require as a condition to the issuance of such Shares. If a Grantee shall fail to execute the Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award, the appropriate blank stock powers, an escrow agreement or any other documents which the Committee may require within the time period prescribed by the Committee at the time the Award is granted, the Award shall be null and void. At the sole discretion of the Committee, Shares issued in connection with a Restricted

 

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Stock Award shall be deposited together with the stock powers with an escrow agent (which may be the Company) designated by the Committee. Unless the Committee determines otherwise and as set forth in the Agreement, upon delivery of the Shares to the escrow agent, the Grantee shall have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares.

 

10.3 Non-transferability. Until all restrictions upon the Shares of Restricted Stock awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in the manner set forth in Section 10.4, such Shares shall not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise hypothecated, nor shall they be delivered to the Grantee.

 

10.4 Lapse of Restrictions.

 

(a) Generally. Subject to Section 10.4(b), restrictions upon Shares of Restricted Stock awarded hereunder shall lapse at such time or times and on such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine; provided, however, that except in the case of Shares of Restricted Stock issued in full or partial settlement of another Award or other earned compensation, such restrictions shall not fully lapse prior to the third anniversary of the date on which such Shares of Restricted Stock were granted. The Agreement evidencing the Award shall set forth any such restrictions.

 

(b) Effect of Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 10 to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control, the Plan and the Awards of Restricted Stock shall continue; provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, may provide, either by the terms of the applicable Agreement or by action taken prior to the occurrence of any such Change in Control, for any or all of the following alternatives (separately or in any combination): (i) for the assumption of the shares of Restricted Stock by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or the substitution by such corporation for such shares of Restricted Stock of new shares of restricted stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares, (ii) for the lapse of all restrictions upon all or a portion of the shares of Restricted Stock, or (iii) for adjustments in the terms and conditions of outstanding Awards of Restricted Stock. Any action pursuant to this Section 10.5(b) shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Change in Control and shall be effective only immediately before the consummation of the Change in Control.

 

10.5 Terms of Restricted Stock.

 

(a) Forfeiture of Restricted Stock. Subject to Sections 10.4(b), 10.5(b) and 13, all Restricted Stock shall be forfeited and returned to the Company and all rights of the Grantee with respect to such Restricted Stock shall terminate unless the Grantee continues in the service of the Company as an employee or director until the expiration of the forfeiture period for such Restricted Stock and satisfies any and all other conditions set forth in the Agreement. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the forfeiture period (which may, but need not, lapse in installments) and any other terms and conditions applicable with respect to any Restricted Stock Award.

 

(b) Waiver of Forfeiture Period. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 10 to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive the forfeiture period and any other conditions set forth in any Agreement under appropriate circumstances (including, without limitation, the death, Disability or retirement of the Grantee or a material change in circumstances arising after the date of grant) and subject to such terms and conditions (including, without limitation, forfeiture of a proportionate number of the Restricted Stock) as the Committee shall deem appropriate, provided that the Grantee shall at that time have completed at least one (1) year of employment or service after the date of grant.

 

10.6 Modification or Substitution. Subject to the terms of the Plan, including, without limitation, Section 16, the Committee may modify outstanding Awards of Restricted Stock or accept the surrender of outstanding shares of Restricted Stock (to the extent the restrictions on such Shares have not yet lapsed) and grant new Awards in substitution for them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification of an Award shall adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under the Agreement without the Grantee’s consent.

 

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10.7 Treatment of Dividends. At the time an Award of Shares of Restricted Stock is granted, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine that the payment to the Grantee of dividends, or a specified portion thereof, declared or paid on such Shares by the Company shall be (a) deferred until the lapsing of the restrictions imposed upon such Shares and (b) held by the Company for the account of the Grantee until such time. In the event that dividends are to be deferred, the Committee shall determine whether such dividends are to be reinvested in Shares (which shall be held as additional Shares of Restricted Stock) or held in cash. If deferred dividends are to be held in cash, there may be credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine. Payment of deferred dividends in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock (whether held in cash or as additional Shares of Restricted Stock), together with interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be made upon the lapsing of restrictions imposed on the Shares in respect of which the deferred dividends were paid, and any dividends deferred (together with any interest accrued thereon) in respect of any Shares of Restricted Stock shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of such Shares.

 

10.8 Delivery of Shares. Upon the lapse of the restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate to be delivered to the Grantee with respect to such Shares, free of all restrictions hereunder.

 

11. Performance Awards.

 

11.1 Performance Objectives

 

(a) Establishment. Performance Objectives for Performance Awards may be expressed in terms of (i) earnings per Share, (ii) Share price, (iii) pre-tax profits, (iv) after-tax profits, (v) operating profits, (vi) sales or expenses, (vii) net earnings, (viii) return on equity or assets, (ix) revenues, (x) EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), (xi) market share, or market penetration, (xii) any combination of the foregoing, (xiii) confidential business objectives or (xiv)prior to the end of the Transition Period, such other criteria as the Committee may determine. Performance Objectives may be in respect of the performance of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any of its Divisions or any combination thereof. Performance Objectives may be absolute or relative (to prior performance of the Company or to the performance of one or more other entities or external indices) and may be expressed in terms of a progression within a specified range. The Performance Objectives with respect to a Performance Cycle shall be established in writing by the Committee by the earlier of (x) the date on which a quarter of the Performance Cycle has elapsed or (y) the date which is ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Performance Cycle, and in any event while the performance relating to the Performance Objectives remains substantially uncertain.

 

(b) Effect of Certain Events. At the time of the granting of a Performance Award, or at any time thereafter, in either case to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder without adversely affecting the treatment of the Performance Award as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may provide for the manner in which performance will be measured against the Performance Objectives (or may adjust the Performance Objectives) to reflect the impact of specified corporate transactions, accounting or tax law changes and other extraordinary or nonrecurring events.

 

(c) Determination of Performance. Prior to the vesting, payment, settlement or lapsing of any restrictions with respect to any Performance Award that is intended to constitute Performance-Based Compensation made to a Grantee who is subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall certify in writing that the applicable Performance Objectives have been satisfied to the extent necessary for such Award to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation.

 

11.2 Performance Units. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant Awards of Performance Units to Eligible Individuals, the terms and conditions of which shall be set forth in an Agreement

 

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between the Company and the Grantee. Performance Units may be denominated in Shares or a specified dollar amount and, contingent upon the attainment of specified Performance Objectives within the Performance Cycle, represent the right to receive payment as provided in Section 11.2(b) of (i) in the case of Share-denominated Performance Units, the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Performance Unit was granted, the date the Performance Unit became vested or any other date specified by the Committee, (ii) in the case of dollar-denominated Performance Units, the specified dollar amount or (iii) a percentage (which may be more than 100%) of the amount described in clause (i) or (ii) depending on the level of Performance Objective attainment; provided, however, that, the Committee may at the time a Performance Unit is granted specify a maximum amount payable in respect of a vested Performance Unit. Each Agreement shall specify the number of Performance Units to which it relates, the Performance Objectives which must be satisfied in order for the Performance Units to vest and the Performance Cycle within which such Performance Objectives must be satisfied.

 

(a) Vesting and Forfeiture. Subject to Sections 11.1(c) and 11.4, Performance Units shall become vested in such installments (which need not be equal) and at such time or times and on such terms, conditions and satisfaction of Performance Objectives as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine at the time an Award is granted.

 

(b) Payment of Awards. Subject to Sections 11.1(c) and 11.4, payment to Grantees in respect of vested Performance Units shall be made as soon as practicable after the last day of the Performance Cycle to which such Award relates unless the Agreement evidencing the Award provides for the deferral of payment, in which event the terms and conditions of the deferral shall be set forth in the Agreement. Subject to Section 11.4, such payments may be made entirely in Shares valued at their Fair Market Value as of the day preceding the date of payment or such other date specified by the Committee, entirely in cash, or in such combination of Shares and cash as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine at any time prior to such payment; provided, however, that if the Committee in its sole discretion determines to make such payment entirely or partially in Shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee must determine the extent to which such payment will be in Shares of Restricted Stock and the terms of such Restricted Stock at the time the Award is granted.

 

(c) Non-transferability. Until the vesting of Performance Units, such Performance Units shall not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise hypothecated.

 

11.3 Performance Shares. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant Awards of Performance Shares to Eligible Individuals, the terms and conditions of which shall be set forth in an Agreement between the Company and the Grantee. Each Agreement may require that an appropriate legend be placed on Share certificates. Awards of Performance Shares shall be subject to the following terms and provisions:

 

(a) Rights of Grantee. The Committee shall provide at the time an Award of Performance Shares is made the time or times at which the actual Shares represented by such Award shall be issued in the name of the Grantee; provided, however, that no Performance Shares shall be issued until the Grantee has executed an Agreement evidencing the Award, the appropriate blank stock powers and, in the sole discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other documents which the Committee may require as a condition to the issuance of such Performance Shares. If a Grantee shall fail to execute the Agreement evidencing an Award of Performance Shares, the appropriate blank stock powers, an escrow agreement and any other documents which the Committee may require within the time period prescribed by the Committee at the time the Award is granted, the Award shall be null and void. At the sole discretion of the Committee, Shares issued in connection with an Award of Performance Shares shall be deposited together with the stock powers with an escrow agent (which may be the Company) designated by the Committee. Except as restricted by the terms of the Agreement, upon delivery of the Shares to the escrow agent, the Grantee shall have, in the sole discretion of the Committee, all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares.

 

(b) Non-transferability. Until any restrictions upon the Performance Shares awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in the manner set forth in Sections 11.3(c) or 11.4, such Performance Shares shall not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise hypothecated, nor shall they be delivered to the Grantee. The Committee also may impose such other restrictions and conditions on the Performance Shares, if any, as it deems appropriate.

 

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(c) Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 11.1(c) and 11.4, restrictions upon Performance Shares awarded hereunder shall lapse and such Performance Shares shall become vested at such time or times and on such terms, conditions and satisfaction of Performance Objectives as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine at the time an Award is granted.

 

(d) Treatment of Dividends. At the time the Award of Performance Shares is granted, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine that the payment to the Grantee of dividends, or a specified portion thereof, declared or paid on Shares represented by such Award which have been issued by the Company to the Grantee shall be (i) deferred until the lapsing of the restrictions imposed upon such Performance Shares and (ii) held by the Company for the account of the Grantee until such time. In the event that dividends are to be deferred, the Committee shall determine whether such dividends are to be reinvested in Shares (which shall be held as additional Performance Shares) or held in cash. If deferred dividends are to be held in cash, there may be credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine. Payment of deferred dividends in respect of Performance Shares (whether held in cash or in additional Performance Shares), together with interest accrued thereon, if any, shall be made upon the lapsing of restrictions imposed on the Performance Shares in respect of which the deferred dividends were paid, and any dividends deferred (together with any interest accrued thereon) in respect of any Performance Shares shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of such Performance Shares.

 

(e) Delivery of Shares. Upon the lapse of the restrictions on Performance Shares awarded hereunder, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate to be delivered to the Grantee with respect to such Shares, free of all restrictions hereunder.

 

11.4 Effect of Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 11 to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control, the Plan and the Performance Awards shall continue; provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, may provide, either by the terms of the applicable Agreement or by action taken prior to the occurrence of any such Change in Control, for any or all of the following alternatives (separately or in any combination): (i) for the assumption of the Performance Awards by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or the substitution by such corporation for such Performance Awards of new performance awards of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the applicable performance objectives and, if necessary, the number and kind of shares, (ii) for the vesting of all or a portion of the Performance Awards as if all Performance Objectives had been satisfied at the level specified by the Committee in its sole discretion and, in the case of Performance Units which become vested as a result of a Change in Control, for a payment which may be made entirely in cash, entirely in Shares valued at their Fair Market Value as of the day preceding the payment, or in such combination of cash and Shares as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion at any time prior to such payment; provided that such payment shall be made within ten (10) business days after such Change in Control, or (iii) for adjustments in the terms and conditions of outstanding Performance Awards. Any action pursuant to this Section 11.4 shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Change in Control and shall be effective only immediately before the consummation of the Change in Control.

 

11.5 Termination. Subject to Sections 11.4 and 13, and unless otherwise provided by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in the applicable Agreement, the following provisions shall apply to Performance Awards upon a Termination of Employment:

 

(a) Termination of Employment Prior to End of Performance Cycle. Except as provided in Sections 11.5(b) and (d), in the case of a Grantee’s Termination of Employment, prior to the end of a Performance Cycle, the Grantee will not be entitled to any Performance Awards, and any Performance Shares shall be forfeited.

 

(b) Disability, Retirement or Death Prior to End of Performance Cycle. Unless

 

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otherwise provided by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in the Agreement, if a Grantee’s Disability Date or Termination of Employment by reason of retirement on or after the Grantee’s Normal Retirement Date or death occurs following participation in at least one-half (1/2) of the Performance Cycle, but prior to the end of a Performance Cycle, the Grantee or such Grantee’s Beneficiary, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata share of his or her Performance Award as determined under Subsection (c).

 

(c) Pro-Rata Payment.

 

(i) Performance Units. With respect to Performance Units, the amount of any payment made to a Grantee (or Beneficiary) under circumstances described in Section 11.5(b) shall be the amount determined by multiplying the amount of the Performance Units payable in Shares or dollars which would have been earned, determined at the end of the Performance Cycle, had such employment not been terminated, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of whole months such Grantee was employed during the Performance Cycle, and the denominator of which is the total number of months of the Performance Cycle. Any such payment shall be made as soon as practicable after the end of the respective Performance Cycle, and shall relate to attainment of Performance Objectives over the entire Performance Cycle.

 

(ii) Performance Shares. With respect to Performance Shares, the amount of Performance Shares held by a Grantee (or Beneficiary) with respect to which restrictions shall lapse under circumstances described in Section 11.5(b) shall be the amount determined by multiplying the amount of the Performance Shares with respect to which restrictions would have lapsed, determined at the end of the Performance Cycle, had such employment not been terminated, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of whole months such Grantee was employed during the Performance Cycle, and the denominator of which is the total number of months of the Performance Cycle. The Committee shall determine the amount of Performance Shares with respect to which restrictions shall lapse under this Section 11.5(c)(ii) as soon as practicable after the end of the respective Performance Cycle, and such determination shall relate to attainment of Performance Objectives over the entire Performance Cycle. At that time, all Performance Shares relating to that Performance Cycle with respect to which restrictions shall not lapse shall be forfeited.

 

(d) Other Events. Except to the extent a Performance Award is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine to pay all or any portion of a Performance Award to a Grantee who has a Termination of Employment prior to the end of a Performance Cycle under certain circumstances (including, without limitation, a material change in circumstances arising after the date of grant) and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate, provided that the Grantee shall have completed at his or her date of Termination of Employment at least one (1) year of employment after the date of grant.

 

(e) Termination of Employment After End of Performance Cycle. Subject to Sections 11.4 and 11.5(f), in the case of a Grantee’s Termination of Employment after the end of a Performance Cycle in which the applicable Performance Objectives have been satisfied, the Grantee shall not be entitled to any Performance Awards that have not yet vested as of the date of the Grantee’s Termination of Employment.

 

(f) Waiver of Forfeiture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11(e), in the case of a Grantee’s Termination of Employment after the end of a Performance Cycle in which the applicable Performance Objectives have been satisfied, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive the forfeiture of Performance Awards and any other conditions set forth in any Agreement under appropriate circumstances (including, without limitation, the death, Disability, or retirement of the Grantee or a material change in circumstances arising after the date of grant) and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

 

11.6 Modification or Substitution. Subject to the terms of the Plan, including, without limitation, Section 16, the Committee may modify outstanding Performance Awards or accept the surrender of outstanding Performance Awards and grant new Performance Awards in substitution for them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification of a Performance Award shall adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under the Agreement without the Grantee’s consent.

 

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12. Other Share Based Awards.

 

12.1 Share Awards. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant a Share Award to any Eligible Individual on such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. Share Awards may be made as additional compensation for services rendered by the Eligible Individual or may be in lieu of cash or other compensation to which the Eligible Individual is entitled from the Company.

 

12.2 Phantom Stock Awards.

 

(a) Grant. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant shares of Phantom Stock to any Eligible Individual. Such Phantom Stock shall be subject to the terms and conditions established by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Agreement.

 

(b) Payment of Awards. Upon the vesting of a Phantom Stock Award, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive a cash payment in respect of each share of Phantom Stock which shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date the Phantom Stock Award was granted, or such other date as determined by the Committee at the time the Phantom Stock Award was granted. The Committee may, at the time a Phantom Stock Award is granted, provide a limitation on the amount payable in respect of each share of Phantom Stock. In lieu of a cash payment, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may settle Phantom Stock Awards with Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of vesting equal to the cash payment to which the Grantee has become entitled.

 

13. Employment Agreement Governs Termination of Employment.

 

An employment agreement, if applicable, between an Optionee or Grantee and the Company shall govern with respect to the terms and conditions applicable to such Option or Award upon a termination or change in the status of the employment of the Optionee or Grantee, to the extent that such employment agreement provides for terms and conditions that differ from the terms and conditions provided for in the applicable Agreement or the Plan; provided, however, that to the extent necessary for an Option or Award intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation to so qualify, the terms of the applicable Agreement or the Plan shall govern the Option or Award; and, provided further, that the Committee shall have reviewed and, in its sole discretion, approved the employment agreement.

 

14. Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization.

 

(a) In the event of a Change in Capitalization, the Committee shall conclusively determine the appropriate adjustments, if any, to (i) the maximum number and class of Shares or other stock or securities with respect to which Options or Awards may be granted under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number and class of Shares or other stock or securities that may be issued upon exercise of Incentive Stock Options; (iii) the number and class of Shares or other stock or securities which are subject to outstanding Options or Awards granted under the Plan and the purchase price therefor, if applicable, (iv) the Performance Objectives.

 

(b) Any such adjustment in the Shares or other stock or securities (i) subject to outstanding Incentive Stock Options (including any adjustments in the purchase price) shall be made in such manner as not to constitute a modification as defined by Section 424(h)(3) of the Code and only to the extent otherwise permitted by Sections 422 and 424 of the Code or (ii) subject to outstanding Options or Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be made in such a manner as not to adversely affect the treatment of the Options or Awards as Performance-Based Compensation.

 

(c) If, by reason of a Change in Capitalization, a Grantee of an Award shall be entitled to, or an Optionee shall be entitled to exercise an Option with respect to, new, additional or different shares of stock or

 

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securities of the Company or any other corporation, such new, additional or different shares shall thereupon be subject to all of the conditions, restrictions and performance criteria which were applicable to the Shares subject to the Award or Option, as the case may be, prior to such Change in Capitalization.

 

15. Effect of Certain Transactions.

 

Subject to Sections 7.5, 8.9, 10.4(b) and 11.4 or as otherwise provided in an Agreement, in the event of (a) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (b) a merger or consolidation of the Company (a “Transaction”), the Plan and the Options and Awards issued hereunder shall continue in effect in accordance with their respective terms, except that following a Transaction either (i) each outstanding Option or Award shall be treated as provided for in the agreement entered into in connection with the Transaction or (ii) if not so provided in such agreement, each Optionee and Grantee shall be entitled to receive in respect of each Share subject to any outstanding Options or Awards, as the case may be, upon exercise of any Option or payment or transfer in respect of any Award, the same number and kind of stock, securities, cash, property or other consideration that each holder of a Share was entitled to receive in the Transaction in respect of a Share; provided, however, that such stock, securities, cash, property, or other consideration shall remain subject to all of the conditions, restrictions and performance criteria which were applicable to the Options and Awards prior to such Transaction. The treatment of any Option or Award as provided in this Section 15 shall be conclusively presumed to be appropriate for purposes of Section 11.

 

16. Interpretation.

 

Following the required registration of any equity security of the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:

 

(a) The Plan is intended to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and the Committee shall interpret and administer the provisions of the Plan or any Agreement in a manner consistent therewith. Any provisions inconsistent with such Rule shall be inoperative and shall not affect the validity of the Plan.

 

(b) Unless otherwise expressly stated in the relevant Agreement, each Option, Stock Appreciation Right and Performance Award granted under the Plan is intended to be Performance-Based Compensation. The Committee shall not be entitled to exercise any discretion otherwise authorized hereunder with respect to such Options or Awards if the ability to exercise such discretion or the exercise of such discretion itself would cause the compensation attributable to such Options or Awards to fail to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the provisions of the Plan may at any time be bifurcated by the Board or the Committee in any manner so that certain provisions of the Plan or any Performance Award intended (or required in order) to satisfy the applicable requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code are only applicable to persons whose compensation is subject to Section 162(m).

 

17. Pooling Transactions.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or any Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control which is also intended to constitute a Pooling Transaction, the Committee shall take such actions, if any, as are specifically recommended by an independent accounting firm retained by the Company to the extent reasonably necessary in order to assure that the Pooling Transaction will qualify as such, including, without limitation, (a) deferring the vesting, exercise, payment, settlement or lapsing of restrictions with respect to any Option or Award, (b) providing that the payment or settlement in respect of any Option or Award be made in the form of cash, Shares or securities of a successor or acquirer of the Company, or a combination of the foregoing, and (c) providing for the extension of the term of any Option or Award to the extent necessary to accommodate the foregoing, but not beyond the maximum term permitted for any Option or Award.

 

18. Effective Date, Termination and Amendment of the Plan.

 

18.1 Effective Date. The original effective date of this Plan was March 12, 2001. The effective date of this amended and restated Plan shall be May 12, 2005, subject only to the approval of the stock holders of the Company.

 

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18.2 Plan Amendment or Termination. The Plan shall terminate on the day preceding the tenth anniversary of the date of its adoption by the Board and no Option or Award may be granted thereafter. The Board may sooner terminate the Plan and the Board may at any time and from time to time amend, modify or suspend the Plan; provided, however, that:

 

(a) no such amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall impair or adversely alter any Options or Awards theretofore granted under the Plan, except with the consent of the Optionee or Grantee, nor shall any amendment, modification, suspension or termination deprive any Optionee or Grantee of any Shares which he or she may have acquired through or as a result of the Plan; and

 

(b) to the extent necessary under any applicable law, regulation or exchange requirement, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with applicable law, regulation or exchange requirement.

 

19. Non-Exclusivity of the Plan.

 

The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as amending, modifying or rescinding any previously approved incentive arrangement or as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

 

20. Limitation of Liability.

 

As illustrative of the limitations of liability of the Company, but not intended to be exhaustive thereof, nothing in the Plan shall be construed to:

 

(a) give any person any right to be granted an Option or Award other than at the sole discretion of the Committee;

 

(b) give any person any rights whatsoever with respect to Shares except as specifically provided in the Plan;

 

(c) interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any person at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without good cause; or

 

(d) be evidence of any agreement or understanding, expressed or implied, that the Company will employ any person at any particular rate of compensation or for any particular period of time.

 

21. Regulations and Other Approvals; Governing Law.

 

21.1 Except as to matters of federal law, the Plan and the rights of all persons claiming hereunder shall be construed and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

21.2 The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Shares with respect to Options and Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

 

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21.3 The Board may make such changes as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with the rules and regulations of any government authority, or to obtain for Eligible Individuals granted Incentive Stock Options the tax benefits under the applicable provisions of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

21.4 Each Option and Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Option or Award or the issuance of Shares, no Options or Awards shall be granted or payment made or Shares issued, in whole or in part, unless listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions as acceptable to the Committee.

 

21.5 Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or any Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and is not otherwise exempt from such registration, such Shares shall be restricted against transfer to the extent required by the Securities Act and Rule 144 or other regulations thereunder. The Company may place on any certificate representing any such Shares any legend deemed desirable by the Company’s counsel to comply with federal or state securities laws and the Committee may require any individual receiving Shares pursuant to an Option or Award granted under the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such Shares, to represent and warrant to the Company in writing that the Shares acquired by such individual are acquired without a view to any distribution thereof and will not be sold or transferred other than pursuant to an effective registration thereof under said Act or pursuant to an exemption applicable under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

22. Miscellaneous.

 

22.1 Multiple Agreements. The terms of each Option or Award may differ from other Options or Awards granted under the Plan at the same time, or at some other time. The Committee may also grant more than one Option or Award to a given Eligible Individual during the term of the Plan, either in addition to, or in substitution for, one or more Options or Awards previously granted to that Eligible Individual.

 

22.2 Captions. The use of captions in this Plan or any Agreement is for the convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Plan or such Agreement.

 

22.3 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of the Plan or an Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of the Plan or an Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prohibited by or invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, then (a) such provision shall be deemed to be amended to accomplish the objectives of the provision as originally written to the fullest extent permitted by law and (b) all other provisions of the Plan or an Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

22.4 Withholding of Taxes.

 

(a) At such times as an Optionee or Grantee recognizes taxable income in connection with the receipt of Shares or cash hereunder (a “Taxable Event”), the Optionee or Grantee shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the federal, state and local income taxes and other amounts as may be required by law to be withheld by the Company in connection with the Taxable Event (the “Withholding Taxes”) prior to the issuance, or release from escrow, of such Shares or the payment of such cash. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment of cash to an Optionee or Grantee an amount equal to the Withholding Taxes in satisfaction of the obligation to pay Withholding Taxes. In satisfaction of the obligation to pay Withholding Taxes to the Company, the Optionee or Grantee may make a written election (the “Tax Election”), which may be accepted or rejected in the sole discretion of the Committee, to have withheld a portion of the Shares then issuable to him or her having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Withholding Taxes.

 

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(b) If an Optionee makes a disposition, within the meaning of Section 424(c) of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, of any Share or Shares issued to such Optionee pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within the two-year period commencing on the day after the date of the grant or within the one-year period commencing on the day after the date of transfer of such Share or Shares to the Optionee pursuant to such exercise, the Optionee shall, within ten (10) days of such disposition, notify the Company thereof, by delivery of written notice to the Company at its principal executive office.

 

22.5 Post-Transition Period. Any Option or Award granted under the Plan after the expiration of the Transition Period which is intended to be Performance-Based Compensation shall be subject to the approval of the material terms of the Plan by a majority of the stockholders of the Company in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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EX-10.17 5 dex1017.htm AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS Amendment to Loan Documents

Exhibit 10.17

 

Silicon Valley Bank

 

Amendment to Loan Documents

 

Borrowers:

  

ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.

     (formerly known as Zhone Technologies, Inc.)
    

Zhone Technologies, Inc.

    

(formerly known as Tellium, Inc.)

Address:

  

7001 Oakport St.

    

Oakland, California 94621

Date:

  

March 15, 2005

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS is entered into between Silicon Valley Bank (“Silicon”) and the borrowers named above (jointly and severally, “Borrower”).

 

The Parties agree to amend the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between them, dated February 24, 2004 (as otherwise amended, the “Loan Agreement”), as follows, effective as of the date hereof. (Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment, shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.)

 

1. Credit Limit Section 1 of the Schedule is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“1. Credit Limit: (Section 1.1):

 

“Loans (the ‘Loans’) in amount not to exceed the following:

 

$35,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding,

 

   

minus

  the amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit), and
   

minus

  the FX Reserve, and
   

minus

  all amounts for Cash Management Services utilized under the Cash Management Services Sublimit, and

 

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minus

  the aggregate amount of outstanding ‘Purchased Receivables’ under, and as defined in, the Non-Recourse Receivables Purchase Agreement dated March 15, 2005 between Silicon and Borrower (the ‘Purchase Agreement’).

 

Overall Sublimit: Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the total combined amount outstanding under the Letter of Credit Sublimit, the Cash Management Sublimit, the FX Sublimit and the Receivables Purchase Sublimit may not exceed a combined total of $25,000,000 (the ‘Overall Sublimit’).

 

Letter of Credit Sublimit (Section 1.6): ‘Letter of Credit Sublimit’ means an amount, subject to the Overall Sublimit, equal to $35,000,000 minus the FX Reserve, and minus all amounts for Cash Management Services utilized under the Cash Management Services Sublimit, and minus the aggregate amount of outstanding ‘Purchased Receivables’ under, and as defined in the Purchase Agreement, and minus all outstanding Loans.

 

Cash Management Sublimit: ‘Cash Management Sublimit’ means an amount, subject to the Overall Sublimit, equal to $35,000,000 minus the amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit), and minus the FX Reserve, and minus the aggregate amount of outstanding ‘Purchased Receivables’ under, and as defined in, the Purchase Agreement, and minus all outstanding Loans.

 

Cash Management Services:

 

“Borrower may use up to the Cash Management Sublimit above, for Silicon’s Cash Management Services (as defined below), including, merchant services, business credit card, ACH and other services identified in the cash management services agreement related to such service (the ‘Cash Management Services’). Silicon may charge to Borrower’s Loan account, any amounts that may become due or owing to Silicon in connection with the Cash Management Services. Borrower agrees to execute and deliver to Silicon all standard form applications and agreements of Silicon in connection with the Cash Management Services, and, without limiting any of the terms of such applications and agreements, Borrower will pay all standard fees and charges of Silicon in connection with the Cash Management Services. The Cash Management Services shall terminate on the Maturity Date.

 

FX Sublimit: ‘FX Sublimit’ means an amount, subject to the Overall Sublimit, equal to $35,000,000 minus the amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit), and minus all amounts for Cash Management Services utilized under the Cash Management Services Sublimit, and minus the aggregate amount of outstanding ‘Purchased Receivables’ under, and as defined in, the Purchase Agreement, and minus all outstanding Loans.

 

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FX Reserve:

 

“Borrower may enter into foreign exchange forward contracts with Silicon, on its standard forms, under which Borrower commits to purchase from or sell to Silicon a set amount of foreign currency more than one business day after the contract date (the ‘FX Forward Contracts’); provided that (1) at the time the FX Forward Contract is entered into Borrower has Loans available to it under this Agreement in an amount at least equal to 10% of the amount of the FX Forward Contract; and (2) the total FX Forward Contracts at any one time outstanding may not exceed 10 times the amount of the FX Sublimit set forth above. The ‘FX Reserve’ shall be a reserve (which shall be in addition to all other reserves) in an amount equal to 10% of the total FX Forward Contracts from time to time outstanding. Silicon may, in its discretion, terminate the FX Forward Contracts at any time that an Event of Default occurs and is continuing. Borrower shall execute all standard form applications and agreements of Silicon in connection with the FX Forward Contracts, and without limiting any of the terms of such applications and agreements, Borrower shall pay all standard fees and charges of Silicon in connection with the FX Forward Contracts.

 

Receivables Purchase Sublimit: ‘Receivables Purchase Sublimit’ means an amount, subject to the Overall Sublimit, equal to $35,000,000 minus the amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit), and minus all amounts for Cash Management Services utilized under the Cash Management Services Sublimit, and minus the FX Reserve, and minus all outstanding Loans. Borrower shall not permit the aggregate amount of outstanding ‘Purchased Receivables’ under, and as defined in, the Purchase Agreement to exceed the Receivables Purchase Sublimit. Without limiting the generality of the definition of ‘Obligations’ as set forth in this Loan Agreement, the term ‘Obligations’ includes without limitation all debts, liabilities, obligations, guaranties, covenants, duties and indebtedness at any time owing by Borrower to Silicon under the Purchase Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the definition of ‘Event of Default as set forth in this Loan Agreement, any ‘Event of Default’ under or as defined in the Purchase Agreement shall constitute an ‘Event of Default’ under this Loan Agreement.”

 

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2. Extension of Maturity Date. Section 4 of the Schedule is amended to read as follows:

 

“Maturity Date (Section 6.1): February 22, 2006.”

 

3. Financial Covenants.

 

(a) Delete Adjusted Quick Ratio. The subsection of Section 5 of the Schedule, titled “Adjusted Quick Ratio” is hereby deleted from Section 5 of the Schedule, effective March 31, 2005, so that the last date as of which Borrower shall have to meet the requirements as to Adjusted Quick Ratio is as of the end of February, 2005.

 

(b) Minimum Cash, Cash Equivalents and Accounts. A new subsection is hereby added to Section 5 of the Schedule as follows:

 

Minimum Unrestricted Cash, Cash Equivalents and Accounts: As of the end of each month, commencing with the end of March, 2005 and continuing as of the end of each month thereafter, Borrower shall maintain a total of unrestricted cash, as shown on Borrower’s balance sheet, plus Cash Equivalents, plus Accounts which are not outstanding more than 90 days from their invoice date, in a total amount not less than an amount equal to the greater of (i) $60,000,000, or (ii) twice the total of (A) all outstanding Loans plus (B) all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus (C) all ‘Purchased Receivables’ under, and as defined in, the Purchase Agreement.”

 

4. Fee. In consideration for Silicon entering into this Amendment, Borrower shall concurrently pay Silicon a fee in the amount of $210,000, which shall be non-refundable and in addition to all interest and other fees payable to Silicon under the Loan Documents. Silicon is authorized to charge said fee to Borrower’s loan account, or from any of Borrower’s deposit accounts with Silicon.

 

5. Representations True. Borrower represents and warrants to Silicon that all representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct.

 

6. General Provisions. This Amendment, the Loan Agreement, any prior written amendments to the Loan Agreement signed by Silicon and Borrower, and the other written documents and agreements between Silicon and Borrower set forth in full all of the representations and agreements of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior discussions, representations, agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject hereof. Except as herein expressly amended, all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, and all other documents and agreements between Silicon and Borrower shall continue in full force and effect and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

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Borrower:   Silicon:
    ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.   SILICON VALLEY BANK
    By  

/s/ Kirk Misaka


  By  

/s/ Pete Scott


    President or Vice President   Title   Senior Vice President
Borrower:        
    ZTI MERGER SUBSIDIARY III, INC.        
    By  

/s/ Kirk Misaka


       
    President or Vice President        

 

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CONSENT

 

Each of the undersigned acknowledges that its consent to the foregoing Agreement is not required, but the undersigned nevertheless does hereby consent to the foregoing Agreement and to the documents and agreements referred to therein and to all future modifications and amendments thereto, and any termination thereof, and to any and all other present and future documents and agreements between or among the foregoing parties. Nothing herein shall in any way limit any of the terms or provisions of the Continuing Guaranty of the undersigned, all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed.

 

Guarantor Signature:

Premisys Communications, Inc.

By

 

/s/ Kirk Misaka


Title

 

Chief Financial Officer

Guarantor Signature:

Vpacket Communications, Inc.

By

 

/s/ Kirk Misaka


Title

 

Chief Financial Officer

Guarantor Signature:

Xybridge Technologies, Inc.

By

 

/s/ Kirk Misaka


Title

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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Guarantor Signature:

Zhone Technologies International, Inc.

By

 

/s/ Kirk Misaka


Title

 

Chief Financial Officer

Guarantor Signature:

eLuminant Technologies, Inc.

By

 

/s/ Kirk Misaka


Title

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EX-10.18 6 dex1018.htm NON-RECOURSE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT Non-Recourse Receivables Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 10.18

 

NON-RECOURSE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This NON-RECOURSE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 15, 2005, is between SILICON VALLEY BANK (“Buyer”) having a place of business at 3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054 and ZTI MERGER SUBSIDIARY III, INC. (formerly known as Zhone Technologies, Inc.) and ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly known as Tellium, Inc.) (jointly and severally “Seller”), each a Delaware corporation, with its chief executive office at 7001 Oakport St., Oakland, California 94621.

 

  1 DEFINITIONS.

 

When used herein, the following terms have the following meanings.

 

1.1. Account Debtor” has the meaning set forth in the California Uniform Commercial Code and shall include any person liable on any Purchased Receivable, including without limitation, any guarantor of the Purchased Receivable and any issuer of a letter of credit or banker’s acceptance.

 

1.2. Adjustments” means all discounts, allowances, returns, disputes, counterclaims, offsets, defenses, rights of recoupment, rights of return, warranty claims, or short payments, asserted by or on behalf of any Account Debtor with respect to any Purchased Receivable.

 

1.3. Administrative Fee” means for any Purchase the percentage of the Total Purchased Receivables Amount set forth in the Schedule for such Purchase.

 

1.4. Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks in California are required or authorized by law to close.

 

1.5. Discount Rate” means for any Purchase the “Discount Rate” set forth in the Schedule for such Purchase.

 

1.6. Due Date” means for any Purchase the “Due Date” set forth in the Schedule for such Purchase.

 

1.7. Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 10 hereof.

 

1.8. Insolvency Event” means, with respect to any Account Debtor, (a) the commencement of a case, action or proceeding with respect to such Account Debtor before any court or other governmental authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, (b) such Account Debtor is generally not paying its debts when due, or (c) the making or commencement of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other similar arrangement in respect of the creditors generally or any substantial portion of the creditors of such Account Debtor.

 

1.9. “Invoice Amount” means for any Purchase, the “Invoice Amount” set forth in the Schedule for such Purchase.

 

1.10. Late Payment Settlement Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

1.11. Late Payment Settlement Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

 

1.12. “Loan Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between them, dated February 24, 2004 between Seller and Buyer (as the same has previously and may hereafter be amended from time to time).

 

1.13. Open Amount” means the portion of any Purchased Receivable which has been pre-paid to the Seller.


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1.14. Payment in Full” means for any Purchase that Buyer has received payments on account of the Purchased Receivables under such Purchase equal to the Total Purchased Receivables Amount for such Purchase.

 

1.15. Prime Rate” means per annum rate of interest from time to time announced and made effective by Buyer as its Prime Rate (which rate may or may not be the lowest rate available from Buyer at any given time).

 

1.16. Purchase” means the purchase by Buyer from Seller of one or more Purchased Receivables on a Purchase Date as listed in the Schedule applicable to such Purchase.

 

1.17. Purchase Date” means for any Purchase the date set forth as the “Purchase Date” in the Schedule for such Purchase.

 

1.18. Purchase Price” means for any Purchase the “Purchase Price” set forth on the Schedule for such Purchase.

 

1.19. Purchased Receivables” means for any Purchase all those Receivables arising out of the invoices and other agreements identified on the Schedule for such Purchase.

 

1.20. Purchased Receivable Amount” means for any Purchased Receivable, the “Invoice Amount” set forth with respect to such Purchased Receivable on the applicable Schedule minus the Open Amount.

 

1.21. Receivables” means accounts, receivables, chattel paper, instruments, contract rights, documents, general intangibles, letters of credit, drafts, bankers acceptances, and other rights to payment, and all proceeds thereof.

 

1.22. Related Property” has the meaning as set forth in Section 9 hereof.

 

1.23. Repurchase Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 hereof.

 

1.24. Schedule” means for each Purchase a schedule executed by the parties in the form of Exhibit A hereto identifying the Purchased Receivables subject to such Purchase and setting forth financial and other details relating to such Purchase, all as contemplated by Exhibit A.

 

1.25. Settlement Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

 

1.26. Total Purchased Receivables Amount” means for any Purchase the total of the Purchased Receivable Amounts for all Purchased Receivables subject to such Purchase as set forth on the applicable Schedule.

 

2     PURCHASE AND SALE OF RECEIVABLES.

 

2.1 Sale and Purchase. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, with respect to each Purchase, effective on each applicable Purchase Date, Seller agrees to sell to Buyer and Buyer agrees to buy from Seller all right, title, and interest (but none of the obligations with respect to) of the Seller to the payment of all sums owing or to be owing from the Account Debtors under each Purchased Receivable to the extent of the Purchased Receivable Amount for such Purchased Receivable.

 

Each purchase and sale hereunder shall be in the sole discretion of Buyer and Seller. In any event, Buyer will not (i) purchase any Receivables in excess of an aggregate outstanding amount exceeding the “Receivables Purchase Sublimit” (as defined in the Loan Agreement), or (ii) purchase any Receivables under this Agreement after February 22, 2006. The purchase of each Purchased Receivable may be evidenced by an assignment or bill of sale in a form acceptable to Buyer, but the purchase shall be fully effective notwithstanding any failure to sign any such assignment or bill of sale.

 

2.2 Payment of Purchase Price. On the Purchase Date, the Purchase Price, less the Administrative Fee and legal fees (if any), shall be paid by Buyer to Seller.

 

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  2.3 [intentionally omitted]

 

2.4 Nature of Transaction. It is the intent of the parties hereto that each purchase and sale of Receivables hereunder is and shall be a true sale of such Receivables for all purposes and not a loan arrangement. Each such sale shall be, subject to the terms hereof, absolute and irrevocable, providing Buyer with the full risks and benefits of ownership of the Purchased Receivables (such that the Purchased Receivables would not be property of the Seller’s estate in the event of the Seller’s bankruptcy). The parties agree that appropriate UCC financing statements have been or shall promptly be filed to reflect that Seller is the seller and Buyer is the purchaser of Receivables hereunder.

 

3    COLLECTIONS, CHARGES AND REMITTANCES.

 

3.1 Application of Payments. All payments in respect of any Purchased Receivable, whether received from an Account Debtor or any other source and whether received by Seller or Buyer, shall be the property of Buyer and Seller shall have no ownership interest therein.

 

3.2 Collection by Seller. In order to facilitate the collection of the Purchased Receivables in the ordinary course of business, Seller agrees to act as Buyer’s agent for collection of the Purchased Receivables. Accordingly, Buyer hereby appoints the Seller its attorney-in-fact to ask for, demand, take, collect, sue for and receive all payments made in respect of the Purchased Receivables and to enforce all rights and remedies thereunder and designates Seller as Buyer’s assignee for collection; provided that such appointment of Seller as such attorney-in-fact or assignee for collection may be revoked by Buyer at any time. Seller, as such attorney-in-fact, shall use due diligence and commercially reasonable lawful efforts in accordance with its usual policies and practices to collect all amounts owed by the Account Debtors on each Purchased Receivable when the same become due. In the enforcement or the collection of Purchased Receivables, Seller shall commence any legal proceedings only in its own name as an assignee for collection or on behalf of Buyer or, with Buyer’s prior written consent, in Buyer’s name. Seller shall have no obligation to commence any such legal proceedings unless Buyer has agreed to share the legal fees and other expenses to be incurred in such proceedings on a basis which is acceptable to Seller. In no event shall Seller take any action which would make Buyer a party to any litigation or arbitration proceeding without Buyer’s prior written consent. Until Buyer has received Payment in Full as to any Purchase, Seller shall (i) hold in trust for Buyer and turn over to Buyer forthwith upon receipt all payments made to Seller by Account Debtors with respect to the Purchased Receivables subject to such Purchase and (ii) turn over to Buyer forthwith on receipt all instruments, chattel paper and other proceeds of the Purchased Receivables; provided that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Seller shall remit amounts received by Seller and due to Buyer on a weekly basis on Friday of each week (each a “Settlement Date”), commencing on the last business day of the second week after the Purchase Date. On each Settlement Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a report, in form and substance acceptable to Buyer, of the account activity (including dates and amounts of payments) and changes in account status for each Purchased Receivable.

 

3.3 No Obligation to Take Action. Buyer shall have no obligation to perform any of Seller’s obligations under any Purchased Receivables or to take any action or commence any proceedings to realize upon any Purchased Receivables (including without limitation any defaulted Purchased Receivables), or to enforce any of its rights or remedies with respect thereto.

 

4    NON-RECOURSE; REPURCHASE OBLIGATIONS.

 

4.1 Non-Recourse. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, Buyer’s acquisition of Purchased Receivables from Seller hereunder shall be without recourse against Seller.

 

4.2 Seller’s Agreement to Repurchase. Seller agrees to pay to Buyer on demand, the full face amount, or any unpaid portion, of any Purchased Receivable: (A) with respect to such Purchase Receivable there has been any breach of warranty or representation set forth in Section 6.1 hereof (except for breaches of warranty or representations which are permitted to be, and have been, cured pursuant to Section 7 hereof) or any breach of any covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to such Purchased Receivable; or (B) with respect to such Purchased Receivable the Account Debtor asserts any discount, allowance, return, dispute, counterclaim, offset, defense, right of recoupment, right of return, warranty claim, or short payment (except for such matters as are

 

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permitted to be, and have been, cured pursuant to Section 7 hereof); together with, in the case of (A) or (B), all reasonable attorneys’ and professional fees and expenses and all court costs incurred by Buyer in collecting such Purchased Receivable and/or enforcing its rights under, or collecting amounts owed by Seller in connection with this Agreement (collectively, the “Repurchase Amount”). Upon such payment, the respective Purchased Receivables shall be deemed property of and owned solely by the Seller (and shall not be deemed to be a Purchased Receivable hereunder).

 

4.3 Seller’s Payment of the Amounts Due Buyer. All amounts due from Seller to Buyer shall be paid by Seller to Buyer in immediately available funds by fedwire to Buyer’s address for notices.

 

5     POWER OF ATTORNEY.

 

Seller does hereby irrevocably appoint Buyer and its successors and assigns as Seller’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, and hereby authorizes Buyer: (a) to sell, assign, transfer, pledge, compromise, or discharge the whole or any part of the Purchased Receivables; (b) to demand, collect, receive, sue, and give releases to any Account Debtor for the monies due or which may become due upon or with respect to the Purchased Receivables and to compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim, case or proceeding relating to the Purchased Receivables, including the filing of a claim or the voting of such claims in any bankruptcy case, all in Buyer’s name or Seller’s name, as Buyer may choose; (c) to prepare, file and sign Seller’s name on any notice, claim, assignment, demand, draft, or notice of or satisfaction of lien or mechanics’ lien or similar document with respect to Purchased Receivables; (d) to notify all Account Debtors with respect to the Purchased Receivables to pay Buyer directly; (e) to receive, open, and dispose of all mail addressed to Seller for the purpose of collecting the Purchased Receivables; (f) to endorse Seller’s name on any checks or other forms of payment on the Purchased Receivables; (g) to execute on behalf of Seller any and all instruments, documents, financing statements and the like to perfect Buyer’s interests in the Purchased Receivables; and (h) to do all acts and things necessary or expedient, in furtherance of any such purposes.

 

6     REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.

 

6.1 Receivables’ Warranties, Representations and Covenants. To induce Buyer to purchase the Purchased Receivables and to render its services to Seller, and with full knowledge that the truth and accuracy of the following are being relied upon by the Buyer in determining whether to accept receivables as Purchased Receivables, Seller represents, warrants, covenants and agrees, with respect to each Purchased Receivable, that, as of the date of the applicable Purchase pertaining to such Purchased Receivable:

 

(a) Seller is the absolute owner of each of the Purchased Receivables and has full legal right to sell, transfer and assign such receivables;

 

(b) The correct amount of each Purchased Receivable is as set forth on the applicable Schedule and is not in dispute;

 

(c) The payment of each Purchased Receivable is not contingent upon the fulfillment of any obligation or contract, and any and all obligations required of the Seller have been fulfilled as of the applicable Purchase Date;

 

(d) Such Purchased Receivable is based on an actual sale and delivery of goods and/or services actually rendered, is due no later than the applicable Due Date and is owing to Seller, is not past due or in default, has not been previously sold, assigned, transferred, or pledged, and is free of any and all liens, security interests and encumbrances other than liens, security interests or encumbrances in favor of Buyer or any other division or affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank;

 

(e) There are no defenses, offsets, or counterclaims against such Purchased Receivable, and no agreement has been made under which the Account Debtor may claim any deduction or discount, except as otherwise stated on the applicable Schedule;

 

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(f) Seller and, to Seller’s knowledge, each Account Debtor set forth on the applicable Schedule with respect to such Purchased Receivable, is not insolvent as that term is defined in the United States Bankruptcy Code and the California Uniform Commercial Code, and no such Account Debtor, to the knowledge of Seller, has filed or had filed against it a voluntary or involuntary petition for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code; and

 

(g) No Account Debtor set forth on the applicable Schedule with respect to such Purchased Receivable has objected to the payment for, or the quality or the quantity of the subject matter of, the Purchased Receivable, each such Account Debtor is liable for the amount set forth on such Schedule.

 

6.2 Additional Warranties, Representations and Covenants. In addition to the foregoing warranties, representations and covenants, to induce Buyer to buy the Purchased Receivables, Seller hereby represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that:

 

(a) Seller will not assign, transfer, sell, or grant, or permit any lien or security interest in any interest the Seller may have in any Purchased Receivables to or in favor of any other party, without Buyer’s prior written consent.

 

(b) The place where the records concerning all Purchased Receivables are kept is set forth at the beginning of this Agreement, and Seller will give Buyer at least 10 days prior written notice if such place where the records concerning all Purchased Receivables are kept is changed. Seller shall execute any documents necessary to perfect Buyer’s interest in the Purchased Receivables.

 

(c) If Payment in Full of any Purchased Receivable has not occurred by the applicable Due Date, then Seller shall within 10 days of such date provide a written report to Buyer setting forth the reasons for such delay in payment.

 

7    ADJUSTMENTS.

 

In the event any Adjustment or dispute is asserted by any Account Debtor, Seller shall promptly advise Buyer and Seller shall, subject to the Buyer’s approval, resolve such disputes and advise Buyer of any Adjustments and promptly remit to Buyer the difference between the Invoice Amount on the Purchase Date and the Invoice Amount after such Adjustment. Unless Buyer has otherwise elected to exercise its rights under Section 4.2 hereof, Buyer shall remain the absolute owner of any Purchased Receivable which is subject to Adjustment, and, until the amount of such adjustment (as set forth above) is paid by Seller to Buyer, any rejected, returned, or recovered personal property, with the right to take possession thereof at any time, and if such possession is not taken by Buyer, Seller agrees to resell it for Buyer’s account at Seller’s expense with the proceeds made payable to Buyer. While Seller retains possession of said returned goods and such goods are the property of Buyer, Seller shall segregate said goods and mark them “property of Silicon Valley Bank.”

 

8    INDEMNIFICATION.

 

(a) Seller hereby agrees that in the event any Account Debtor is released from all or any part of its payment obligations with respect to any Purchased Receivable by reason of: (1) any act or omission of Seller not permitted by this Agreement or consented to in writing by Buyer; or (2) the operation of any of the provisions of the documentation pertaining to such Purchased Receivables, which result in the termination of the Account Debtor’s obligation to pay all of any part of the Purchased Receivables, then, upon the happening of any such event, Seller shall thereafter pay to Buyer on the date when the Account Debtor would otherwise have paid the Purchased Receivable to Buyer an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the amount of the Purchased Receivable not payable by the Account Debtor as a result of such event and (b) the unpaid portion of the Purchased Receivable Amount for such Purchased Receivable.

 

(b) Seller hereby agrees to pay, and to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer from and against, any taxes which may at any time be asserted in respect of this transaction or the subject matter thereof (including, without limitation, any sales, occupational, excise, gross receipts, general corporation, personal property, privilege

 

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or license taxes, but not including taxes imposed upon the Buyer with respect to its income arising out of this transaction) and costs, expenses and reasonable counsel fees in defending against the same, whether arising by reason of the acts to be performed by Seller hereunder or imposed against Buyer, Seller, the property involved or otherwise; provided that with respect to any of the foregoing for which Seller shall be liable, Seller shall receive reasonably prompt notice from Buyer of this assertion of any such taxes on Buyer of which Buyer has notice.

 

9    ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

 

To secure the prompt payment and performance to Buyer of all of the Purchased Receivables and the obligations of Seller hereunder, Seller hereby grants to Buyer a continuing lien upon and security interest in all of Seller’s now existing or hereafter arising rights and interest in the following, whether now owned or existing or hereafter created, acquired, or arising, and wherever located (the “Related Property”): (A) Seller’s rights to any returned or rejected goods in respect of the Purchased Receivables, with respect to which Buyer has all the rights of any unpaid seller, including the rights of replevin, claim and delivery, reclamation, and stoppage in transit; (B) All books and records pertaining to the Purchased Receivables or the foregoing goods; and (C) All proceeds of the foregoing, whether due to voluntary or involuntary disposition, including insurance proceeds. Seller is not authorized to sell, assign, transfer or otherwise convey any interest in any Related Property without Buyer’s prior written consent. Seller agrees to sign UCC financing statements, in a form acceptable to Buyer, and any other instruments and documents requested by Buyer to evidence, perfect, or protect the interests of Buyer in the Purchased Receivables and the Related Property. Seller agrees to deliver to Buyer the originals of all instruments, chattel paper and documents evidencing or related to Purchased Receivables and Related Property. Nothing in this Agreement limits the security interest granted in the Loan Agreement and nothing in this Agreement limits any of the other terms or provisions of the Loan Agreement, all of which continue in full force and effect.

 

10    DEFAULT.

 

The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:

 

(a) Any involuntary lien, garnishment, attachment or the like is issued against or attaches to the Purchased Receivables or any Related Property, which is not cured within 10 days after the Seller has notice of the same or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have had notice of the same; or

 

(b) Any “Event of Default” under, or as defined in, the Loan Agreement occurs and is continuing.

 

11    REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Buyer has and may exercise all the rights and remedies under this Agreement and under applicable law, including the rights and remedies of a secured party under the California Uniform Commercial Code, all the power of attorney rights described in Section 5 with respect to all Purchased Receivables and Related Property, and the right to collect, dispose of, sell, lease, use, and realize upon all Purchased Receivables and all Related Property.

 

12    ACCRUAL OF INTEREST.

 

If any amount owed by Seller to Buyer hereunder is not paid when due, such amount shall bear interest from such date until paid at a per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 4.0%.

 

13    FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES.

 

The Seller will pay to Buyer immediately upon demand all reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of attorneys and professionals and their costs and expenses) that Buyer incurs with any of the following: (a) preparing, negotiating, administering, and enforcing this Agreement or any other agreement executed by Buyer and Seller in connection herewith, including any amendments, waivers or consents in connection with any of the foregoing, (b) enforcing Buyer’s rights under, or collecting amounts owed by Seller to Buyer in connection

 

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with this Agreement, including, without limitation, to enforce (i) Seller’s agreement to repurchase as set forth in Section 4.2, (ii) Seller’s payment of any amounts owing by Seller pursuant to Section 7 hereof, or (iii) Seller’s payment of any amounts owing by Seller pursuant to Section 8 hereof, (c) enforcing any other rights against Seller or any guarantor, (d) protecting or enforcing its title to the Purchased Receivables or its security interest in the Related Property, and (e) the representation of Buyer in connection with any bankruptcy case or insolvency proceeding involving Seller or any guarantor. Seller shall indemnify and hold Buyer harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, damages, costs, expenses, and liabilities of any nature whatsoever arising in connection with any of the foregoing, except to the extent arising as a result of Buyer’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

14    SEVERABILITY, WAIVER, AND CHOICE OF LAW.

 

In the event that any provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid by reason of law, this Agreement will be construed as not containing such provision and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. If Buyer waives a default it may enforce a later default. Any consent or waiver under, or amendment of, this Agreement must be in writing. Nothing contained herein, or any action taken or not taken by Buyer at any time, shall be construed at any time to be indicative of any obligation or willingness on the part of Buyer to amend this Agreement or to grant to Seller any waivers or consents. This Agreement has been transmitted by Seller to Buyer at Buyer’s office in the State of California and has been executed and accepted by Buyer in the State of California. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California. As a material part of the consideration to Buyer to enter into this Agreement, Seller (i) agrees that all actions and proceedings relating directly or indirectly to this Agreement shall, at Buyer’s option, be litigated in courts located within California, and that the exclusive venue therefor shall be Santa Clara County; (ii) consents to the jurisdiction and venue of any such court and consents to service of process in any such action or proceeding by personal delivery or any other method permitted by law; and (iii) waives any and all rights Seller may have to object to the jurisdiction of any such court, or to transfer or change the venue of any such action or proceeding

 

15    NOTICES.

 

All notices shall be given to Buyer and Seller at the addresses or faxes set forth on the first page of this Agreement and shall be deemed to have been delivered and received: (a) if mailed, three calendar days after deposited in the United States mail, first class, postage pre-paid, (b) one calendar day after deposit with an overnight mail or messenger service; or (c) on the same date of confirmed transmission if sent by hand delivery, telecopy, telefax or telex.

 

16    JURY TRIAL.

 

SELLER AND BUYER EACH HEREBY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER, OR ANY CONDUCT, ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF BUYER OR SELLER OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR ANY OTHER PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH BUYER OR SELLER, IN ALL OF THE FOREGOING CASES, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE.

 

17    TITLES AND SECTION HEADINGS.

 

The titles and section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be used in interpreting this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and Buyer have executed this Agreement under seal as of the date first written above.

 

Seller:

  Buyer:

 

    ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

SILICON VALLEY BANK

    By

 

/s/ Kirk Misaka


 

By

 

/s/ Pete Scott


   

President or Vice President

 

Title

 

Senior Vice President

Seller:

       

 

    ZTI MERGER SUBSIDIARY III, INC.

       

    By

 

/s/ Kirk Misaka


       
   

President or Vice President

       

 

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EXHIBIT A

SCHEDULE

 

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SCHEDULE DATED                     

TO

NON-RECOURSE RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF <insert date of agreement>

 

Seller:

  

ZTI MERGER SUBSIDIARY III, INC. and

ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Buyer:

   SILICON VALLEY BANK

Purchase Date:

  

 


Due Date:

                    days from Purchase Date

Total Purchased Receivables:

   $                 (List of Receivables total)

Discount Rate:

   Prime Rate plus 1% per annum computed on the basis of a year of 360 days.

Purchase Price:

   $                     (is                  % of the Total Purchased Receivables which is the straight discount of the Total Purchased Receivables discounted from the Due Date to the Purchase Date at the Discount Rate).

Administrative Fee:

   0.58% multiplied by the Total Purchased Receivables.

 

Seller warrants and represents that (a) its warranties and representations in the Agreement are true and correct as of the date of this Schedule and (b) no Event of Default has occurred under the Agreement.

 

Seller:

 

Buyer:

    ZHONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

SILICON VALLEY BANK

    By

 

 


 

By

 

 


   

President or Vice President

 

Title

 

 


Seller:

       

    ZTI MERGER SUBSIDIARY III, INC.

       

    By

 

 


       
   

President or Vice President

       

 

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EX-21.1 7 dex211.htm LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES List of Subsidiaries

EXHIBIT 21.1

 

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

 

Subsidiary


  

State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization


Astarte Fiber Networks, Inc.

   Colorado

eLuminant Technologies, Inc.

   Delaware

Osicom Technologies Europe Limited

   United Kingdom

PDP Acquisition Corp.

   California

Premisys Communications, Inc.

   Delaware

Premisys Communications Ltd.

   United Kingdom

Relialogic Technology Corporation

   California

R-Net International, Inc.

   Nevada

Sciteq Communications, Inc.

   Nevada

Simpulan Mutiara Sdn. Bhd.

   Malaysia

Sorrento Networks Corporation

   Delaware

Sorrento Networks Europe SA

   Belgium

Sorrento Networks GmbH

   Germany

Sorrento Networks, SA

   France

Sorrento Valley Real Estate Holdings, LLC

   California

Tellium Global Sales & Services, LLC

   Delaware

Tellium International, LLC

   Delaware

Tellium (UK) Limited

   United Kingdom

Vpacket Communications, Inc.

   California

Xybridge Technologies, Inc.

   Texas

Zhone International Ltd.

   Cayman Islands

Zhone Technologies Australia PTY LTD

   Australia

Zhone Technologies BV

   Netherlands

Zhone Technologies Campus, LLC

   California

Zhone Technologies De Argentina SRL

   Argentina

Zhone Technologies do Brasil LTDA

   Brazil

Zhone Technologies Finance, Inc.

   Delaware

Zhone Technologies GMBH

   Germany

Zhone Technologies, Inc.

   Canada

Zhone Technologies International, Inc.

   Delaware

Zhone Technologies KK

   Japan

Zhone Technologies Limited

   Hong Kong

Zhone Technologies Ltd.

   United Kingdom

Zhone Technologies Pte. Ltd.

   Singapore

Zhone Technologies S. de R.L. de C.V.

   Mexico

Zhone Technologies SRL

   Italy

ZTI Merger Subsidiary III, Inc.

   Delaware

 

 

EX-23.1 8 dex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors

Zhone Technologies, Inc.:

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-115306 and 333-113320) and in the registration statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-117142, 333-110713, 333-98855, 333-88732, 333-83422, 333-73352 and 333-61956) of Zhone Technologies, Inc. of our reports dated March 14, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Zhone Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, which reports appear in the December 31, 2004, annual report on Form 10-K of Zhone Technologies, Inc.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Mountain View, California.

March 14, 2005

EX-31.1 9 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) Certification of CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

 

I, Morteza Ejabat, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Zhone Technologies, 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(s) 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 Rules 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; and

 

  (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(s) 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: March 14, 2005

/s/ MORTEZA EJABAT


Morteza Ejabat

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EX-31.2 10 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) Certification of CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

 

I, Kirk Misaka, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Zhone Technologies, 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(s) 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 Rules 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; and

 

  (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(s) 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: March 14, 2005

/s/ KIRK MISAKA


Kirk Misaka

Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32.1

 

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION

 

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, Morteza Ejabat, Chief Executive Officer of Zhone Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), and Kirk Misaka, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certify that, to their knowledge:

 

1. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: March 14, 2005

 

/s/ MORTEZA EJABAT


 

/s/ KIRK MISAKA


Morteza Ejabat

Chief Executive Officer

 

Kirk Misaka

Chief Financial Officer

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