-----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, Qiba10lcrhEDgdLs0GZlhqc0ljPwsoog1CYXw/V8aC0bNOsWyczG7k/3GWRYX9wg cDIuX8/2LOwL114CuBJCrg== 0001104659-07-062424.txt : 20070814 0001104659-07-062424.hdr.sgml : 20070814 20070814153559 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-062424 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ICO Global Communications (Holdings) LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001359555 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 980221142 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33008 FILM NUMBER: 071054733 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PLAZA AMERICA TOWER STREET 2: 11700 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, SUITE 1010 CITY: RESTON STATE: VA ZIP: 20190 BUSINESS PHONE: (703) 964-1400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PLAZA AMERICA TOWER STREET 2: 11700 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, SUITE 1010 CITY: RESTON STATE: VA ZIP: 20190 10-Q 1 a07-19176_210q.htm 10-Q

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007

or

o                                 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 000-52006


ICO GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS
(HOLDINGS) LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

98-0221142

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Plaza America Tower I, 11700 Plaza America Drive, Suite 1010, Reston, Virginia 20190

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(703) 964-1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  x  No  o.

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

Large accelerated filer  o

Accelerated filer  o

Non-accelerated filer  x

 

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

As of August 1, 2007, the registrant had 144,547,195 shares of Class A common stock and 53,660,000 shares of Class B common stock outstanding.

 




ICO GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
FORM 10-Q
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007
INDEX

 

 

Page

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited):

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

4

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

5

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

6

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8

 

Item 2.

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

 

19

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

27

 

Item 4T.

Controls and Procedures

 

28

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

30

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

30

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

30

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

30

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

31

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

31

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

31

 

Signatures

 

33

 

Certifications

 

 

 

 

2




PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                          Financial Statements

ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited
(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data, unaudited)

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

154,461

 

 

$

163,059

 

 

Restricted cash

 

825

 

 

825

 

 

Available-for-sale investments

 

44,613

 

 

76,680

 

 

Restricted investments

 

24,969

 

 

48,734

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,280

 

 

807

 

 

Total current assets

 

227,148

 

 

290,105

 

 

Property in service-net of accumulated depreciation of $278 and $186, respectively

 

664

 

 

373

 

 

Satellite system under construction

 

369,149

 

 

318,563

 

 

Debt issuance costs-net of accumulated amortization of $12,565 and $9,083, respectively

 

16,992

 

 

20,476

 

 

Other assets

 

14,000

 

 

14,000

 

 

Total

 

$

627,953

 

 

$

643,517

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY IN ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

252

 

 

$

623

 

 

Accrued satellite system construction payable

 

13,598

 

 

43

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

20,900

 

 

21,656

 

 

Accrued interest

 

31,273

 

 

29,161

 

 

Current portion of capital lease obligations

 

15,337

 

 

13,023

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

81,360

 

 

64,506

 

 

Capital lease obligations, less current portion

 

2,687

 

 

4,595

 

 

Income tax payable

 

9,521

 

 

 

 

Convertible long-term debt

 

650,000

 

 

650,000

 

 

Total liabilities

 

743,568

 

 

719,101

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ deficiency in assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock, $.01 par value, 900,000,000 shares authorized, 202,516,087 and 201,275,552 shares issued, and 144,547,195 and 143,306,660 shares outstanding

 

2,013

 

 

2,013

 

 

Class B convertible common stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 84,663,382 and 85,843,382 shares issued, and 53,660,000 and 54,840,000 shares outstanding

 

858

 

 

858

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

2,718,067

 

 

2,714,989

 

 

Treasury stock, 57,968,892 shares of Class A common stock and 31,003,382 shares of Class B convertible common stock

 

(877,489

)

 

(877,489

)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

6,302

 

 

6,273

 

 

Deficit accumulated during the development stage

 

(1,965,366

)

 

(1,922,228

)

 

Total stockholders’ deficiency in assets

 

(115,615

)

 

(75,584

)

 

Total

 

$

627,953

 

 

$

643,517

 

 

 

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

3




ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data, unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 9, 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(inception) to

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

(development

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

stage period)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(restated)

 

 

 

Operating expenses :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

$

9,792

 

$

9,476

 

$

19,557

 

$

18,485

 

 

$

595,165

 

 

Research and development

 

2,203

 

843

 

4,352

 

871

 

 

73,682

 

 

Contract settlements

 

 

 

 

 

 

(74,955

)

 

Impairment of property under construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,438,304

 

 

Loss on disposal of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,100

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

11,995

 

10,319

 

23,909

 

19,356

 

 

2,043,296

 

 

Operating loss

 

(11,995

)

(10,319

)

(23,909

)

(19,356

)

 

(2,043,296

)

 

Interest income

 

3,149

 

5,050

 

6,538

 

10,631

 

 

127,904

 

 

Interest expense

 

(8,234

)

(10,673

)

(16,215

)

(22,992

)

 

(164,222

)

 

Other income (expense)

 

9

 

362

 

(29

)

1,136

 

 

3,696

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(17,071

)

(15,580

)

(33,615

)

(30,581

)

 

(2,075,918

)

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

(169

)

4

 

(342

)

(36

)

 

120,284

 

 

Net loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle

 

(17,240

)

(15,576

)

(33,957

)

(30,617

)

 

(1,955,634

)

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,944

)

 

Net loss

 

$

(17,240

)

$

(15,576

)

$

(33,957

)

$

(30,617

)

 

$

(1,957,578

)

 

Basic and diluted loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.08

)

$

(0.17

)

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(10.14

)

 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

 

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.08

)

$

(0.17

)

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(10.15

)

 

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

 

198,085,419

 

197,488,531

 

198,070,961

 

197,485,031

 

 

192,930,795

 

 

 

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

4




ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited
(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands, unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 9, 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(inception) to

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

(development

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

stage period)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(restated)

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(17,240

)

$

(15,576

)

$

(33,957

)

$

(30,617

)

 

$

(1,957,578

)

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax

 

 

(9

)

18

 

27

 

 

 

 

Cumulative translation adjustments

 

248

 

(515

)

11

 

(1,071

)

 

6,302

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(16,992

)

$

(16,100

)

$

(33,928

)

$

(31,661

)

 

$

(1,951,276

)

 

 

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

5




ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands, except share data, unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 9, 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(inception) to

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

June 30, 2007

 

 

 

June 30,

 

(development

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

stage period)

 

 

 

 

 

(restated)

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(33,957

)

 

$

(30,617

)

 

 

$

(1,957,578

)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,828

 

 

3,464

 

 

 

29,363

 

 

Depreciation

 

94

 

 

69

 

 

 

3,557

 

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

3,482

 

 

3,253

 

 

 

12,565

 

 

Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

786

 

 

(999

)

 

 

(4,356

)

 

Loss on disposal of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,100

 

 

Impairment of property under construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,438,304

 

 

Gain on contract settlements

 

 

 

 

 

 

(74,955

)

 

Gain on Nextel share-pledge derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,168

)

 

Deferred tax credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

(121,928

)

 

Other than temporary loss on marketable securities available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

689

 

 

Amortization of capitalized SAN operator incentive

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,593

 

 

Cost of issuance of shares to distribution partners

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,440

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,573

 

 

Other changes in certain assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(1,466

)

 

521

 

 

 

48,008

 

 

Accrued interest income

 

(1,684

)

 

179

 

 

 

(4,798

)

 

Accounts payable

 

(371

)

 

(958

)

 

 

(696

)

 

Accrued interest payable

 

(11,286

)

 

(4,853

)

 

 

52,176

 

 

Other accrued expenses

 

(184

)

 

2,258

 

 

 

59,187

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(41,758

)

 

(27,683

)

 

 

(447,924

)

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from launch insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

225,000

 

 

Debtor in possession advance in relation to Old ICO

 

 

 

 

 

 

(275,000

)

 

Acquisition of net assets of Old ICO

 

 

 

 

 

 

(117,590

)

 

Cash received from Old ICO at acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

107,436

 

 

Restricted cash

 

 

 

825

 

 

 

(5,899

)

 

Purchases of satellite system under construction

 

(23,627

)

 

(121,099

)

 

 

(324,015

)

 

Purchases of property under construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

(497,890

)

 

Purchases of property in service

 

(385

)

 

(141

)

 

 

(2,417

)

 

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,373

)

 

Purchases of other assets

 

 

 

(14,000

)

 

 

(14,000

)

 

Purchases of available-for-sale investments

 

(287,570

)

 

(177,874

)

 

 

(4,018,461

)

 

Maturities and sales of available-for-sale investments

 

322,114

 

 

326,688

 

 

 

3,977,333

 

 

Purchases of restricted investments

 

(25

)

 

(626

)

 

 

(94,258

)

 

Maturities and sales of restricted investments

 

23,015

 

 

24,559

 

 

 

71,050

 

 

Proceeds from contract amendments

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,434

 

 

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,106

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

33,522

 

 

38,332

 

 

 

(914,544

)

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

597,918

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

650,000

 

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,558

)

 

Proceeds from sales of subsidiary stock and stock options

 

 

 

9,920

 

 

 

9,920

 

 

Advances from affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

324,395

 

 

Repayment of advances from affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

(324,395

)

 

Repayment of note payable to Eagle River

 

 

 

 

 

 

(37,500

)

 

Repayment of operator financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,727

)

 

Proceeds from pledge of Nextel shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

351,600

 

 

Proceeds from loan from Teledesic LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

Acquisition of ICO shares from minority interest stockholder

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30,868

)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

 

9,920

 

 

 

1,525,785

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash

 

(362

)

 

181

 

 

 

(8,856

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(8,598

)

 

20,750

 

 

 

154,461

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

 

163,059

 

 

175,510

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

 

$

154,461

 

 

$

196,260

 

 

 

$

154,461

 

 

 

(continued)

6




ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited

(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(in thousands, except share data, unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 9, 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(inception) to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

Six  months ended

 

2007

 

 

 

June 30,

 

(development

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

stage period)

 

 

 

 

 

(restated)

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

23

 

$

 

 

$

7,450

 

 

Interest paid

 

24,375

 

24,374

 

 

126,027

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

13,404

 

6,037

 

 

31,536

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of Class A common shares in respect of investment in Ellipso, Inc.

 

 

 

 

6,863

 

 

Issuance of Class B common shares in respect of investment in Ellipso, Inc.

 

 

 

 

74

 

 

Issuance of Class A common shares in respect of investment in Constellation Communications Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

904

 

 

Increase (decrease) in accrued satellite system construction payable

 

13,555

 

(17,061

)

 

13,598

 

 

Equipment acquired in capital lease agreements

 

 

 

 

42,096

 

 

Issuance of warrants for the repayment of debt

 

 

 

 

4,950

 

 

The following securities of ICO arose from the acquisition of Old ICO’s net assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,700,041 Class A common shares and options to acquire Class A common shares issued

 

 

 

 

679,873

 

 

31,003,382 Class B common shares issued

 

 

 

 

275,000

 

 

1,600,000 Class A common shares issued to distribution partners

 

 

 

 

16,720

 

 

200,000 Class A common shares committed to distribution partners

 

 

 

 

2,090

 

 

50,000,000 warrants issued to acquire Class A common shares

 

 

 

 

180,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(concluded)

 

 

 

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

7




ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited
(A Development Stage Enterprise)

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

1.                 Organization and Business

ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (“ICO”), along with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”), is a next-generation mobile satellite service (“MSS”) operator. Through its majority owned subsidiary, ICO North America, Inc. (“ICO North America”), ICO is authorized by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to offer ubiquitous MSS throughout the United States using a geosynchronous earth orbit (“GEO”) satellite. ICO is also permitted to operate a medium earth orbit (“MEO”) satellite system globally outside the United States.

ICO was incorporated in the State of Delaware in 2000 to purchase the assets and assume certain liabilities of ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (“Old ICO”), a Bermuda corporation, on its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Following the purchase of assets and assumption of certain liabilities of Old ICO, the Company established a new management team who oversaw further construction of the MEO satellites and ground systems and developed the technical plan for the MEO system. While the Company has several MEO satellites in different stages of completion, and it has successfully launched one MEO satellite, it has significantly curtailed further construction of its MEO satellite system due to disagreements with the manufacturer and launch manager of its MEO satellites as well as regulatory uncertainties surrounding its MEO satellite system.

ICO North America is currently developing an advanced hybrid mobile satellite service/ancillary terrestrial component system (the “MSS/ATC System”), using a GEO satellite, to provide wireless voice, data, video, and/or Internet service throughout the United States on mobile and portable devices. In 2007, ICO North America has also begun to design and develop its Mobile Interactive Media (“MIM”) services for use on its MSS/ATC System and plans to conduct an alpha trial of its MIM services in 2008.

2.                 Development Stage Enterprise

The Company is a development stage enterprise as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 7, Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises (“SFAS 7”), and will continue to be so until it commences commercial operations. The development stage is from February 9, 2000 (inception) through June 30, 2007.

As the Company is not currently generating revenue from operations, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain the funding necessary to complete the construction of the MSS/ATC System, fund its future working capital requirements, or achieve positive cash flow from operations. In addition, the Company operates in a heavily regulated industry, and its rights to offer its planned services are tied to meeting significant milestones or otherwise satisfying its regulators. If the Company fails to meet a milestone and is unable to obtain a waiver or extension, the Company could lose its MSS authorization, and a loss of its MSS authorization would be an event of default under the indenture governing the Company’s $650 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes due in August 2009 (the “7.5% Notes”) (see Note 5). In the event that the Company is not able to realize its assets in the ordinary course of business, and is forced to realize the assets by divestment, there is no assurance that the carrying value of the assets could be recovered.

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3.                 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Interim Financial Statements—The financial information included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements is unaudited and includes all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation. Certain information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted. The financial information as of December 31, 2006, is derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes, included in Item 8 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2007 (“Form 10-K”). The financial information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations and the financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Form 10-K. Operating results and cash flows for the interim period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 or any other interim period.

Restatement of Prior Period Information—During the financial closing process for the year ended December 31, 2006, management determined that a cumulative translation adjustment of $4.4 million, which related to certain subsidiaries substantially liquidated in 2004, had been recorded incorrectly as a component of other income (expense) during the first quarter of 2006. At December 31, 2006, upon the Company’s application of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, this amount was included as a component of the Company’s adjustment to its beginning deficit accumulated during the development stage as of January 1, 2006. The financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2006 have been restated to reflect the effect of this adjustment.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates are used when accounting for depreciation, taxes, contingencies, asset useful lives and valuation of stock compensation awards, among others. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates are evaluated on an ongoing basis.

Cash and Cash Equivalents—Cash and cash equivalents is defined as short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities from the date of purchase of 90 days or less. Cash and cash equivalents is comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Cash

 

$

13,731

 

 

$

23,148

 

 

Money market funds

 

14,331

 

 

20,192

 

 

Commercial paper

 

126,399

 

 

119,719

 

 

 

 

$

154,461

 

 

$

163,059

 

 

 

Restricted Cash—As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had restricted cash of $825,000 related to a bond which is held pursuant to conditions of the Company’s FCC authorization to operate in the MSS spectrum.

Available-for-Sale Investments—The Company’s investments are primarily held in commercial paper, corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency securities, and are classified as available-for-sale and are reported at fair value based upon quoted market prices. Investments generally mature or are sold within six months from the purchase date and are classified as current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined using the specific identification method and are included in interest income in the condensed consolidated

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statements of operations. The Company includes any unrealized gains or losses on investments, net of tax, in stockholders’ deficiency in assets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The Company does not hold any derivative financial instruments in its investment portfolio.

Restricted Investments—The Company’s restricted investments consist of U.S. Treasury securities held as collateral for future interest payments related to the 7.5% Notes. The maturity dates of these investments correspond with interest payment dates as specified in the 7.5% Notes. These investments are classified as held-to-maturity and are reported at amortized cost. As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, all of the Company’s restricted investments mature in 2007 and are classified as current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Gross unrealized losses on restricted investments at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were $15,000 and $178,000, respectively.

Satellite System Under Construction—Satellite system under construction represents payments made and accrued for third-party construction and engineering costs incurred in the design, manufacture, test and launch of the MSS/ATC System. Satellite system under construction will be classified as property in service when placed into service and will be depreciated using the straight-line method based on an anticipated useful life of 10 to 15 years. Only the costs of constructing successfully deployed satellites will be transferred to property in service. Losses resulting from any unsuccessful launches or satellite failures will be recognized as those events occur, and insurance proceeds, if any, related to such losses will be recorded when their realization becomes determinable.

Capitalized Interest—The Company capitalizes interest costs associated with the construction of the MSS/ATC System. Interest capitalized to satellite system under construction for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $6.6 million and $13.4 million and $3.8 million and $6 million, respectively.

Debt Issuance Costs—Costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the 7.5% Notes have been capitalized and are included in debt issuance costs in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These costs are being amortized using the effective interest method from issuance in August 2005 through maturity in August 2009. Amortization of debt issuance costs is included in interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Amortization of debt issuance costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $1.8 million and $3.5 million and $1.6 million and $3.3 million, respectively.

Other Assets—Other assets represents payments made to acquire first priority rights to use a desired orbital slot for the Company’s GEO satellite. The Company currently intends to utilize such slot when it deploys its first GEO satellite to be used in the MSS/ATC System. The Company expects to amortize such costs over the estimated useful life of its GEO satellite, currently anticipated to be 10 to 15 years.

Research and Development Costs—Research and development costs, consisting of third-party engineering, consulting and development costs associated with technology being considered for use in the MSS/ATC System, are expensed as incurred. The Company reviews each of its research and development projects to determine if technological feasibility has been achieved, at which point, future development costs associated with that project are capitalized.

Contract Settlements—The Company’s policy with respect to a contract in dispute is to continue to record operating expenses and liabilities according to its contractual obligation until such contract is terminated. Upon termination, and prior to settlement, the Company continues to accrue estimated late payment fees and interest expense, as applicable. Upon reaching settlement, whereby the other party’s claims are legally released, the Company will extinguish its recorded liability, resulting in the recognition of a gain or loss on contract settlement.

Foreign Currency Translation and Foreign Currency Transactions—The reporting currency for the Company’s operations is U.S. dollars. The Company translates the activities of its foreign subsidiaries with

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functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar during the period at the average exchange rate prevailing during the period. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are restated at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments resulting from these processes are recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The Company recognizes applicable cumulative translation adjustments as a component of operating income (loss) in the period in which a subsidiary is substantially liquidated. During the period, there were no gains or losses resulting from the liquidation of subsidiaries.

Gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are recognized as a component of other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations in the period in which they occur. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, gains on intercompany foreign currency transactions of $1 million and $788,000 and losses on intercompany foreign currency transactions of $2.2 million and gains on intercompany foreign currency transactions of $3.7 million, respectively, have been excluded from net loss and reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)—The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments, net of tax, and cumulative translation adjustments. Accumulated other comprehensive income as of June 30, 2007 consisted of cumulative translation adjustments of $6.3 million. Accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2006 consisted of cumulative translation adjustments of $6.3 million, less unrealized losses on available-for-sale investments of $18,000.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share—Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares that were outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing income or loss allocable to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding plus potential dilutive common stock. Potential dilutive common stock includes unvested restricted stock, stock options and warrants, the dilutive effect of which is calculated using the treasury stock method. Prior to satisfaction of all conditions of vesting, unvested restricted stock is considered contingently issuable consistent with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, and is excluded from weighted average common shares outstanding.

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

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(restated)(2)

 

Net loss

 

$

(17,240

)

$

(15,576

)

$

(33,957

)

$

(30,617

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

198,185,419

 

198,088,531

 

198,170,961

 

198,085,031

 

Less: unvested restricted stock

 

(100,000

)

(600,000

)

(100,000

)

(600,000

)

Shares used for computation of basic and diluted loss per share(1)

 

198,085,419

 

197,488,531

 

198,070,961

 

197,485,031

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

 

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.08

)

$

(0.17

)

$

(0.16

)


(1)          The effect of certain stock options and warrants was anti-dilutive, and they were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share. Anti-dilutive stock options and warrants totaled 13,756,933 and 60,033,075 as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

(2)          Financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2006 have been restated to reflect the effect of a $4.4 million cumulative translation adjustment incorrectly recorded as a component of other income (expense) during the first quarter of 2006. Net loss has been restated from $35 million to $30.6 million, and basic and diluted loss per share has been restated from a loss of $0.18 per share to a loss of $0.16 per share.

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New Accounting Pronouncements—In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“SFAS 109”). The interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized an increase of approximately $9.2 million in its liability for uncertain tax positions, which was accounted for as an adjustment to its deficit accumulated during the development stage as of January 1, 2007. The total amount of reserves for income taxes as of June 30, 2007 and January 1, 2007 was $9.5 million and $9.2 million, respectively. If the reversal of these reserves were recognized, the entire amount would impact the Company’s effective tax rate.

The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. The Company recorded $3.8 million of interest related to its adoption of FIN 48 and has recorded this amount as an adjustment to its January 1, 2007 beginning deficit accumulated during the development stage. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company recorded interest of $170,000 and $340,000, respectively, related to its reserves for income taxes and has included this amount in income tax expense on its condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is generally no longer subject to state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2000. In mid-2005 the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) commenced an audit of the Company’s 2003 U.S. federal income tax return. The Company’s 2003 return reflected a gain of more than $300 million recognized on the sale of securities on the maturity of a variable forward contract. The gain was offset by losses related to the abandonment of elements of the Company’s MEO satellite system. The IRS examination is focused on the deductibility of the losses claimed related to the MEO satellite system and the timing of the gain recognized with respect to the sale of securities under the variable forward contract. As of June 30, 2007 the IRS had proposed no adjustments with respect to the Company’s tax reporting for 2003 or earlier years; however, the IRS has not yet completed its examination. The Company believes its tax reporting for 2003 is proper and that it is more likely than not its current tax position will be sustained; however, if the IRS were to propose and sustain a position that either disallows part or all of its MEO asset abandonment deductions for 2003, or results in the taxation of the gain related to the variable forward contract in a year prior to 2003, the Company will incur a tax liability ranging from $12 million to $131 million (including interest but excluding penalty). The Company expects these issues will be resolved by the end of 2008 and does not expect there to be a material change in its tax position over the next twelve months.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). This statement clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands the disclosures on fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates and report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The

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Company does not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

4.                 Satellite Access Node (“SAN”) Agreements and Contract Settlements

As part of the ground infrastructure for its MEO satellite system, the Company established SAN sites in eleven countries throughout the world. Prior to 2000, the Company entered into noncancellable agreements with certain vendors (“SAN Operators”) that own and operate the Company’s SAN sites. All of the agreements provide for varying levels of support required to operate the SAN sites (“SAN Operating Agreements”). Additionally, certain of the agreements require the repayment of certain up-front infrastructure costs incurred on the Company’s behalf (“SAN Infrastructure Agreements”) that represent capital leases payable with initial interest rates ranging from 8.5% to 20.0%.

In 2003, the Company determined that it needed only some, not all, of the SAN sites to economically deploy the MEO satellite system. Additionally, the Company’s Board of Directors decided that the Company would no longer provide funding to its subsidiaries to pay SAN Operators, with the exception of its U.S. SAN Operator, unless the Company received additional funding or the contracts with such operators were restructured to obtain a substantial cost savings. In December 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors decided to significantly curtail further construction on its MEO satellite system, which further increased the likelihood that the SAN sites would not be utilized in a timely fashion in the contemplated MEO satellite system. As a result of the Company’s decisions, eight of the ten SAN Operators terminated their agreements with the Company from 2004 to 2006 and discontinued providing the requisite level of services. The Company accrues operating expenses until the related agreement is terminated and the SAN Operator has ceased providing services. Certain of the terminated agreements were settled in exchange for a nominal level of consideration, including cash and the transfer of certain SAN assets. Certain of the terminated agreements have not been settled and remain outstanding.

Subsequent to the date of termination, the Company has continued to accrue estimated late payment fees, if applicable, and the interest expense on the capital leases in effect pursuant to the SAN Infrastructure Agreements. Upon reaching settlement with the SAN Operator where the SAN Operator’s claims are legally released, the Company has written off the liability, resulting in the recognition of a gain on contract settlement.

The following represents a summary of transactional activity with the various SAN Operators (in thousands):

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

       2007       

 

       2006       

 

       2007       

 

       2006       

 

Total SAN liability, beginning of period

 

 

$

45,966

 

 

 

$

41,099

 

 

 

$

45,591

 

 

 

$

40,097

 

 

Expense recognized under SAN Operating Agreements

 

 

314

 

 

 

448

 

 

 

875

 

 

 

1,072

 

 

Interest expense related to SAN Infrastructure Agreements

 

 

836

 

 

 

703

 

 

 

1,627

 

 

 

1,376

 

 

Payments made to SAN Operators

 

 

(111

)

 

 

(162

)

 

 

(1,366

)

 

 

(264

)

 

Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates

 

 

496

 

 

 

223

 

 

 

774

 

 

 

30

 

 

Total SAN liability, end of period

 

 

$

47,501

 

 

 

$

42,311

 

 

 

$

47,501

 

 

 

$

42,311

 

 

 

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The total SAN liability is comprised of the following amounts which are included in the following line items of the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Accrued expenses

 

$

16,486

 

 

$

16,977

 

 

Accrued interest

 

12,991

 

 

10,996

 

 

Current portion of capital lease obligations

 

15,337

 

 

13,023

 

 

Capital lease obligations, less current portion

 

2,687

 

 

4,595

 

 

 

 

$

47,501

 

 

$

45,591

 

 

 

In January 2007, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, ICO Global Communications Holding BV, reached a resolution regarding a dispute concerning past payments for a SAN located in Usingen, Germany, and entered into a settlement agreement pursuant to which it agreed to pay the SAN Operator an agreed-upon amount over the next two years. The Company made its first payment under this settlement agreement in January 2007 and the remaining balance is included in accrued expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

5.                 Convertible Long Term Debt

In August 2005, ICO North America completed the sale of $650 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes to Qualified Institutional Buyers pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Rule 144A thereunder. The net proceeds from the sale of the 7.5% Notes are being used to develop the MSS/ATC System and to fund operating expenses.

The 7.5% Notes mature in August 2009 and bear interest at a rate of 7.5% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears in cash on February 15 and August 15. Subject to certain exceptions, for the period from August 16, 2007 through August 15, 2009, ICO North America has the option of paying accrued interest due with additional notes in lieu of cash at an increased interest rate of 8.5% per annum. ICO North America’s GEO satellite and its associated systems must be certified as operational by August 15, 2008 or the coupon increases by 150 basis points for every 30 days, until certification is achieved, up to a maximum of 13.5% per annum.

The 7.5% Notes are convertible, at the option of the holder, into ICO North America’s Class A common stock at a conversion price of $4.25 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to the indenture. Additionally, the 7.5% Notes will automatically convert into shares of ICO North America’s Class A common stock upon a qualifying private offering or sale, a qualifying public offering of ICO North America’s common stock or upon written consent of holders owning two-thirds of the 7.5% Notes. The 7.5% Notes contain an embedded beneficial conversion feature contingent upon the occurrence of certain future events, including the issuance of ICO North America Class A common stock or the issuance of options or warrants to purchase ICO North America Class A common stock. The fair value of the embedded conversion feature will be measured at the time such events occur. Holders of the 7.5% Notes also have the right of first offer on any equity securities of ICO North America subject to certain exemptions and conditions.

The 7.5% Notes contain covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on ICO North America’s future indebtedness and the payment of dividends. In addition, all of ICO North America’s stock is pledged and all of its existing and future assets are held as collateral for the 7.5% Notes. As of March 31, 2007, ICO North America is in compliance with all of the covenants.

The 7.5% Notes are carried at cost on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The aggregate fair value of the 7.5% Notes as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 is approximately $676 million and $721.5 million, respectively.

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6.                 Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Commitments—The Company has an agreement with Space Systems/Loral, Inc. (“Loral”) to design, develop, manufacture, test and deliver one GEO satellite and to develop, test and implement certain ground-based systems related to the operation of the satellite. The satellite is expected to be delivered by November 30, 2007. The Company also retains an option through December 31, 2008 to purchase one additional GEO satellite.

The Company has an agreement with Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, Inc. (“Lockheed”) for the provision of a launch service for its GEO satellite. In February 2007, the Company selected, in coordination with Lockheed, its launch slot as November 2007. In August 2007, the Company was informed by Lockheed that its launch slot would be postponed approximately six weeks: from November 1, 2007—November 30, 2007 to December 15, 2007—January 15, 2008. In addition, Lockheed expects that the range date for the launch will be January 7 or January 8, 2008. The Company has purchased launch risk protection insurance from Lockheed, providing for a payment to the Company in the event of a launch failure due to the launch vehicle. The Company also retains an option to require Lockheed to provide a replacement launch in the event that the Company determines that the initial launch resulted in a satellite failure within the first six months after launch.

The Company has an agreement with Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“HNS”) to provide gateway equipment and services for the Company’s MSS/ATC System, including the design, manufacture, test and delivery of the radio frequency subsystem, the gateway system controller, the gateway control network and the gateway system interconnections. The gateway is located at the HNS facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2007. The Company retains an option to purchase a diverse site radio frequency terminal along with an associated diverse site facility.

On May 1, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with HNS to develop user equipment and a GMR satellite gateway for use in the Company’s alpha trial of its MIM services. This agreement may be terminated for any reason by the Company for its convenience or upon default by HNS under certain circumstances. In the case of termination for convenience, the Company’s liabilities approximate the total amounts paid or payable by the Company at the time of termination. Under the termination for default, HNS is required to refund to the Company all payments made by the Company.

On June 22, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Lucent Technologies, Inc. (“Alcatel-Lucent”) to provide certain architecture and technical design services to develop and manufacture equipment, including repeaters, satellite headend and gateway core equipment. In addition, Alcatel-Lucent is responsible for the delivery, installation and testing of the Company’s MIM services, based on DVB-SH technology. This agreement may be terminated for any reason by the Company for its convenience or upon default by Alcatel-Lucent under certain circumstances. In the case of termination for convenience, the Company’s liabilities approximate the total amounts paid or payable by the Company at the time of termination. Under the termination for default, the Company shall remain liable for payment of previously accepted milestones and otherwise have no further payment obligations to Alcatel-Lucent under the agreement.

As of June 30, 2007, the Company had contractual obligations of approximately $119.4 million related to the contracts described above as well as other secondary agreements related to the development of its MSS/ATC System. Approximately $93.2 million of this amount is payable based on the achievement of certain construction, delivery and deployment milestones related to the development of the MSS/ATC System and the completion of certain agreed-upon services associated with the Company’s alpha trial of its MIM services. Additional payments of $23.3 million, including interest, related to in-orbit satellite performance incentives associated with the Company’s GEO satellite, are payable over 15 years from 2007 through 2022. The Company also has purchase commitments of approximately $2.9 million related to its MEO satellite system.

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Lease and Operating CommitmentsThe Company has entered into agreements with ten SAN Operators that own and operate substantially all of the Company’s MEO SAN sites. Such agreements require the repayment of certain up-front capital asset costs incurred by each SAN Operator in establishing the initial infrastructure for the SAN, as well as payments for ongoing operations and related expenses incurred at each SAN site. The Company continues to have lease and operating commitments under some of these agreements (see Note 4).

The Company leases office space and office equipment under noncancellable rental agreements accounted for as operating leases. Rent expense is included in general and administrative expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. Total rent expense under operating leases for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $160,000 and $317,000 and $71,000 and $223,000, respectively.

Internal Revenue Service Audit—For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company realized a gain of more than $300 million on the disposition of certain securities in 2003. This gain was offset by losses incurred in connection with the Company’s MEO satellite system. The Company is currently being audited for the tax year 2003 by the Internal Revenue Service. The audit involves both the recognition of the losses in connection with the impairment of the Company’s MEO assets and the timing of the gain on the disposition of the relevant securities, which were sold through a variable forward contract. While the Company believes it properly treated and reported all items of gain and loss, it is possible that the Company could have a tax liability ranging from approximately $12 million to $131 million, not including any penalties that may be imposed. As the Company believes its tax reporting for 2003 is proper, and that it is more likely than not its current tax position will be sustained, no amount has been recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Boeing Litigation—In response to the Company’s demand for arbitration, in August 2004 Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. (“BSSI”) filed an action in the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Los Angeles, seeking a judicial declaration that the Company had terminated its contractual agreements with BSSI, and thereby extinguished all of the Company’s rights and claims against BSSI arising out of or relating to the development, construction and launch of the Company’s MEO satellites. In response, the Company filed a cross-complaint seeking damages from BSSI for breach of the parties’ agreements and for other wrongful, tortuous conduct. Subsequently, the Company also filed a cross-complaint against The Boeing Company, BSSI’s corporate parent, alleging wrongful, tortuous conduct that also damaged the Company. BSSI filed a cross complaint against the Company seeking unspecified monetary relief. On August 24, 2006, the court denied BSSI’s motions for summary judgment and summary adjudication; on December 1, 2006, the court denied BSSI’s motion to dismiss the Company’s trade secret claim; and on May 9, 2007, the court denied BSSI’s motion to dismiss the Company’s duress and fraud claims. A trial date has been set for March 2008. The Company believes that its claims are meritorious and is vigorously pursuing a prompt resolution. Through June 30, 2007, the Company has expensed approximately $11.1 million in pursuing this litigation and expects it will continue to incur substantial costs through the ultimate resolution which is uncertain.

Ellipso, Inc.—In December 2006, Ellipso, Inc. (“Ellipso”) filed an action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia seeking damages in excess of $100 million from the Company and its subsidiary, ICO Global Limited, for breach of contract, breach of warranty and fraud. The Company recently filed an answer to Ellipso’s complaint as well as a number of counterclaims. The Company believes that Ellipso’s claims are without merit. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against Ellipso. Management currently believes that this lawsuit will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations; however, the outcome is uncertain.

Other—In the opinion of management, except for those matters described above and in Note 4, to the extent so described, litigation, contingent liabilities and claims against the Company in the normal course

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of business are not expected to involve any judgments or settlements that would be material to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

7.                 Share-Based Payment

The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”), using the modified prospective transition method, which requires measurement of all share-based payment awards made to employees, directors, contractors and consultants, based on the estimated fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation cost over the service period for awards expected to vest.

The Company records stock-based compensation on stock options and restricted stock awards issued to employees, directors, contractors and consultants. The fair value of restricted stock awards is determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of stock options is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model (“Black-Scholes”) based on the single option award approach. Fair value is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally the vesting period. The fair value of share-based payment awards as determined by Black-Scholes is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as other assumptions. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the date of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

Stock-based compensation is included in general and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, stock-based compensation recognized under SFAS 123(R) was $1.5 million and $2.8 million and $1.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

Stock OptionsThe Company’s stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007 is summarized as follows:

 

 

Number of options

 

Exercise price

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2007

 

 

9,484,823

 

 

 

$

5.04

 

 

Granted

 

 

1,680,000

 

 

 

$

4.58

 

 

Cancelled

 

 

(580,000

)

 

 

$

5.20

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2007

 

 

10,584,823

 

 

 

$

4.96

 

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2007

 

 

3,040,573

 

 

 

$

5.61

 

 

 

During the first quarter of 2007, the Company elected to cancel 555,000 stock options whose fair market value on the date of grant exceeded the exercise price of the respective option, and regrant stock options with identical terms of the cancelled stock options. This decision was made based upon the disadvantageous tax treatment that such option holders would otherwise be subject to under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code for option grants whose fair market value on the date of grant exceeded the exercise price of those options. Stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2007, as disclosed above, include the regranted stock options.

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The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $2.33 per share and the total fair value of these stock options was $3.9 million. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was estimated using Black-Scholes with the following assumptions:

Expected volatility

 

38

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

4.6

%

Expected dividend yield

 

0

%

Expected forfeiture rate

 

0

%

Expected term in years

 

7.3

 

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $1.4 million and $2.7 million and $1.1 million and $2.2 million, respectively, related to stock option issuances.

Restricted Stock AwardsIn November 2005, the Company granted 1,600,000 shares of restricted Class A common stock to Eagle River Satellite Holdings, LLC and certain employees and board members. Of these shares, 1,000,000 were granted to Eagle River Satellite Holdings, LLC and treated as a stock dividend. The remaining 600,000 shares, granted pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, had a grant date fair value of $2.4 million and are being charged to expense over the respective vesting period. Restricted stock awards of 1,500,000 shares vested on October 12, 2006. The remaining restricted stock awards of 100,000 shares vest in two equal installments, on July 14, 2007 and 2008. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized compensation expense of $49,000 and $98,000 and $614,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, related to its restricted stock awards.

8.                 Related Party Transactions

Eagle River—Eagle River Satellite Holdings, LLC and Eagle River, Inc. (collectively “Eagle River”), is the Company’s controlling shareholder with an economic interest of approximately 33% and a voting interest of approximately 68%.

The Company has an agreement with Eagle River, Inc. to provide advisory services to the Company. This agreement has an annual fee of $500,000 and is payable in quarterly installments in stock or cash, at the Company’s option. To date, the Company has elected to make all payments in Class A common stock and has issued 158,086 shares as consideration. As of June 30, 2007, the Company owed Eagle River, Inc. approximately $42,000 pursuant to the advisory services agreement, which is included in accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company also has a month-to-month agreement with Eagle River, Inc. to provide office space and administrative support to the Company. Total payments made to Eagle River, Inc. under this agreement for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 were $16,000 and $31,000 and $17,000 and $27,000, respectively.

Davis Wright Tremaine—A principal of Eagle River, who is also a board member of the Company, is the spouse of a partner at the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine which provides the Company with ongoing legal services. Total payments made to Davis Wright Tremaine for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 were $135,000 and $165,000 and $526,000 and $899,000 respectively.

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

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this quarterly report and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes contained in our Form 10-K.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

With the exception of historical facts, the statements contained in this management’s discussion and analysis are “forward-looking” statements. All of these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed under “Risks and Uncertainties” below, and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Overview

We are a next-generation MSS operator. We intend to capitalize on the rapid growth of the wireless sector by building a hybrid MSS/ATC System to offer ubiquitous satellite and terrestrial wireless service throughout the United States. We are authorized to offer MSS services in the United States using a GEO satellite. We are currently developing an advanced hybrid satellite terrestrial system and, in the future, have the opportunity to seek authorization from the FCC to integrate ATC into our MSS system in order to provide integrated satellite and terrestrial services. Our MSS/ATC System is being designed to provide wireless voice, data, video, and/or Internet service throughout the United States on mobile and portable devices. In 2007, we have also begun to design and develop our MIM services for use on our MSS/ATC System and plan to conduct an alpha trial of these services in 2008.

We are not currently generating revenue from operations. The net losses we have funded and capital expenditures we have made to date primarily relate to the development of our MSS/ATC System. We expect that our current resources will be sufficient to fund the development of this system for at least the next twelve months. We are focusing our efforts on meeting our planned satellite construction and launch schedule, much of which is mandated by the FCC, while maintaining system development expenses at our planned levels.

We are preparing to demonstrate the operational status of our MSS system in early 2008, with more robust trials and operations in mid to late 2008. In 2007, we have begun, and expect to continue, to: (i) sign agreements with vendors to more fully develop technology which would permit video and data multicasting and voice and data interactivity from the satellite, as well as related integrated services for the terrestrial segment; (ii) design and construct a terrestrial network, including the leasing of towers; (iii) install radio equipment and begin to construct a ground network to connect the terrestrial network; and (iv) hire personnel and devote resources in areas such as customer service and billing, marketing and customer fulfillment. We expect that the commencement of full scale commercial MSS/ATC service operations would require substantial additional capital.

We may offer our services to strategic service providers who could incorporate our capabilities to offer integrated satellite and terrestrial services to their customers. Accordingly, we are meeting with potential strategic partners as well as exploring alternative sources of capital. To provide ATC service, we must separately apply to the FCC for ATC authorization, which we expect to do later in 2007, and meet certain “gating criteria,” which include the provision of commercial MSS service, as a pre-condition to obtaining an ATC authorization.

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We are also permitted to operate a MEO satellite system globally in compliance with regulations promulgated by the United Kingdom and the International Telecommunication Union. However, some of these regulations are currently under reconsideration in Europe and there is considerable uncertainty as to how legacy systems, such as our MEO satellite system, would be treated in any new regulatory regime. While we have several MEO satellites in different stages of completion, and we have successfully launched one MEO satellite, we have significantly curtailed further construction of our MEO satellite system due to disagreements with the manufacturer and launch manager of our MEO satellites as well as these regulatory uncertainties. Despite the curtailment of construction of our MEO satellite system and the considerable uncertainty as to the cost and effectiveness of restarting the MEO satellite program with our current manufacturer, we continue to explore the potential development of a MEO business plan outside of North America and have recently signed contracts to help us further evaluate the usability of a MEO satellite system.

We are considered a development stage enterprise as defined in SFAS 7, Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises, and are not currently generating revenue from operations. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain the funding necessary to complete the construction of our MSS/ATC System, fund our future working capital requirements, or achieve positive cash flow from operations. These and other uncertainties that could materially affect our results of operations or liquidity in the future are discussed in greater detail below in ”Risks and Uncertainties.” In the event that we are not able to realize our assets in the ordinary course of business and are forced to realize the assets by divestment, there is no assurance that the carrying value of the assets could be recovered. Our losses to date have been primarily funded by proceeds from the issuance of various forms of capital and by proceeds from the sale of the 7.5% Notes. Management plans to sustain operations with existing funds and through additional third-party equity or debt financing when necessary.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies require difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. The judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of these policies include significant estimates and assumptions made by us using information available at the time the estimates are made. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Our critical accounting policies involve judgments associated with our accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets, contract settlements, share-based payment, income taxes and contingencies. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. The interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we recognized an increase of approximately $9.2 million in our liability for uncertain tax positions, which was accounted for as an adjustment to our deficit accumulated during the development stage as of January 1, 2007. The total amount of reserves for income taxes as of June 30, 2007 and January 1, 2007 was $9.5 million and $9.2 million, respectively. If the reversal of these reserves were recognized, the entire amount would impact our effective tax rate.

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Our policy is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. We recorded $3.8 million of interest related to our adoption of FIN 48 and have recorded this amount as an adjustment to our January 1, 2007 beginning deficit accumulated during the development stage. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded interest of $170,000 and $340,000, respectively, related to our reserves for income taxes and have included this amount in income tax expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

We and our subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. We are generally no longer subject to state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2000. In mid-2005 the IRS commenced an audit of our 2003 U.S. federal income tax return. Our 2003 return reflected a gain of more than $300 million recognized on the sale of securities on the maturity of a variable forward contract. The gain was offset by losses related to the abandonment of elements of our MEO satellite system. The IRS examination is focused on the deductibility of the losses claimed related to the MEO satellite system and the timing of the gain recognized with respect to the sale of securities under the variable forward contract. As of June 30, 2007 the IRS had proposed no adjustments with respect to our tax reporting for 2003 or earlier years; however, the IRS has not yet completed its examination. We believe our tax reporting for 2003 is proper and that it is more likely than not our current tax position will be sustained; however, if the IRS were to propose and sustain a position that either disallows part or all of our MEO asset abandonment deductions for 2003, or results in the taxation of the gain related to the variable forward contract in a year prior to 2003, we will incur a tax liability ranging from $12 million to $131 million (including interest but excluding penalty). We expect these issues will be resolved by the end of 2008 and do not expect there to be a material change in our tax position over the next twelve months.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements. This statement clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands the disclosures on fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We do not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified election dates and report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We do not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Results of Operations

The following table is provided to facilitate the discussion of our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (in thousands):

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

       2007       

 

       2006       

 

     2007     

 

      2006      

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

$

9,792

 

 

 

$

9,476

 

 

 

$

19,557

 

 

 

$

18,485

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

2,203

 

 

 

843

 

 

 

4,352

 

 

 

871

 

 

Interest income

 

 

(3,149

)

 

 

(5,050

)

 

 

(6,538

)

 

 

(10,631

)

 

Interest expense

 

 

8,234

 

 

 

10,673

 

 

 

16,215

 

 

 

22,992

 

 

Other (income) expense

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(362

)

 

 

29

 

 

 

(1,136

)

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

169

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

342

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

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General and Administrative Expenses.   General and administrative expenses are primarily comprised of personnel costs, stock-based compensation, satellite storage, third-party legal and professional fees and general office related costs. General and administrative expenses increased $316,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2006, and increased $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2006. These increases are primarily due to higher personnel costs related to the hiring of additional employees necessary to support the development of our MSS/ATC System.

We expect general and administrative expenses to continue to increase as we hire additional personnel necessary to support the development of our MSS/ATC System.

Research and Development Expenses.   Research and development expenses principally consist of third-party engineering, consulting and development costs associated with technology being considered for use in the MSS/ATC System. Research and development expenses increased $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2006, and increased $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2006. These increases are primarily due to additional design and development activities related to the ground network portion of our MSS/ATC System.

We expect future research and development costs to increase as the pace of the design and development of our ground network increases.

Interest Income.   Interest income is primarily attributable to interest earned on the investment of the proceeds of our 7.5% Notes. Interest income decreased $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2006, and decreased $4.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2006. These decreases are primarily due to a reduction in our cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale investments balances as we continue to develop our MSS/ATC System.

We expect interest income to continue to decrease in future periods as our cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale investments balances decrease as we develop our MSS/ATC System.

Interest Expense.   Interest expense is comprised of interest incurred, and amortization of debt issuance costs, on our 7.5% Notes, partially offset by capitalized interest costs associated with the construction of our MSS/ATC System. Interest expense decreased $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2006, and decreased $6.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2006. These decreases are primarily the result of an increase in capitalized interest costs associated with the construction of our MSS/ATC System.

In future periods, we expect interest incurred associated with our 7.5% Notes, including amortization of debt issuance costs, to remain comparable with amounts reported in 2007. We expect capitalized interest expense to increase in future periods as we continue to incur costs associated with the construction of our MSS/ATC System until such time that construction is complete.

Other (Income) Expense.   Other (income) expense is comprised primarily of gains and losses on foreign currency transactions and was nominal for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.

Income Tax Expense.   Income tax expense represents the tax on income of certain of our foreign entities on a stand-alone basis and interest associated with reserves for income taxes. Income tax expense was nominal for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 since we are still in the development stage and are incurring losses. The tax benefit for these losses will not be recognized until realization is more likely than not.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview.   Substantially all of our capital expenditures and liquidity requirements since December 2004 have been related to the development of our MSS/ATC System. As described in more detail below under “Contractual Obligations,” our primary expected cash needs for 2007 are for the construction and launch of our GEO satellite and related development costs for the MSS portion of the MSS/ATC System.

Cash Flows.   The following table is provided to facilitate the discussion of our liquidity and capital resources for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (in thousands):

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

      2007      

 

      2006      

 

Net cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

 

$

(41,758

)

 

 

$

(27,683

)

 

Investing activities

 

 

33,522

 

 

 

38,332

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

9,920

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(362

)

 

 

181

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(8,598

)

 

 

20,750

 

 

Cash and cash equivalentsbeginning of period

 

 

163,059

 

 

 

175,510

 

 

Cash and cash equivalentsend of period

 

 

$

154,461

 

 

 

$

196,260

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were $199.1 million at June 30, 2007 compared to $239.7 million at December 31, 2006. We believe that our cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities will be sufficient to fund our operational and capital requirements for at least the next twelve months.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, cash used in operating activities consisted primarily of our net loss of $34 million and a decrease in accrued interest expense of $11.3 million as a result of the payment of interest on the 7.5% Notes, partially offset by various non-cash items included in our net loss. Cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2006 consisted primarily of our net loss of $30.6 million, partially offset by various non-cash items included in our net loss.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the primary source of cash provided by investing activities was net sales and maturities of available-for-sale and restricted investment securities of $57.5 million, partially offset by capital expenditures of $23.6 million related to our MSS/ATC System. Cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2006 consisted primarily of $172.7 million of net purchases of available-for-sale securities and restricted investments, partially offset by $121.1 million of capital expenditures related to our MSS/ATC System and $14 million to acquire first priority rights to use a desired orbital slot for our GEO satellite.

For the six months ended June 30, 2006, cash provided by financing activities was attributable to the sale of ICO North America Class A common stock and options to purchase shares of ICO North America Class A common stock to certain holders of our 7.5% Notes.

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Risks and Uncertainties

Certain risks and uncertainties that could materially affect our future results of operations or liquidity are discussed under “Part II—Other Information, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and in our Form 10-K. In particular, these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following matters:

·       We operate in a heavily regulated industry, and our rights to offer our planned services are tied to meeting significant milestones or otherwise satisfying our regulators. In the United States, we have met ten FCC milestones and our right to use our assigned MSS spectrum to provide service is conditioned on our completion of two additional FCC milestones. Due to the postponement of our launch slot by Lockheed, we have requested an extension of our remaining two FCC milestones. There can be no assurance that we will achieve our remaining milestone dates, even if extended, and while we believe that the FCC has granted milestone extensions in the past under similar circumstances, there can be no assurance that the FCC will grant our extension request. If we fail to meet a milestone and we are unable to obtain a waiver or extension, we could lose our MSS authorization, and a loss of our MSS authorization would be an event of default under the indenture governing the 7.5% Notes. Substantially all of the $525 million to $600 million we anticipated needing to develop the MSS portion of our MSS/ATC System will be used to complete the tasks to permit us to meet the FCC milestones.

·       There are many risks inherent to building, launching and maintaining a satellite. We intend to obtain launch vehicle and satellite insurance and maintain in-orbit insurance coverage. These costs through 2007 are included in our estimated costs for completing the MSS portion of our MSS/ATC System. We expect the insurance policies to include customary satellite insurance exclusions and/or deductibles and material change limitations. We anticipate that, as is common in the industry, we will not insure against business interruption, lost revenues or delay of revenues in the event of a total or partial loss of the communications capacity or life of the satellite. Accordingly, we would not be fully insured for all of the potential losses that may be incurred in the event of a satellite launch failure or other satellite malfunction. In addition, our business plan contemplates operating one satellite, and a launch failure would result in significant delays in the deployment of the satellite due to the need to construct a replacement, which can take 27 months or longer, and to obtain a launch opportunity for the replacement satellite. If we were unable to obtain a waiver or extension from the FCC, we could lose our MSS authorization, and a loss of our MSS authorization would be an event of default under the indenture governing the 7.5% Notes. In addition, in the event that the GEO satellite and its associated systems are not certified as operational by August 15, 2008, the annual interest rate on the 7.5% Notes will increase by 1.5% initially and by an additional 1.5% every 30 days until certification is achieved, up to a maximum annual interest rate of 13.5%, and all interest payments on the 7.5% Notes will be required to be paid in cash.

·       We believe we have sufficient capital resources to complete and certify to the FCC that the MSS portion of our MSS/ATC System is operational. We may seek potential strategic partners to assist us in developing the ATC portion of our MSS/ATC System. If we chose to complete our MSS/ATC System without partners, we would need to raise substantial additional funding through equity and/or debt offerings. The category of business or consumer market we choose to serve, the type and extent of ATC infrastructure necessary to serve such market and the geographic scope of our service area will affect the amount of capital needed for the terrestrial ATC portion of our MSS/ATC System. We expect that the additional funding needed for the type and scope of ATC service we would pursue without strategic partners would range from approximately $300 million to $800 million. To provide ATC service, we must separately apply to the FCC for ATC authorization, which we expect to do later in 2007, and meet certain “gating criteria,” which include the provision of commercial MSS service, as a pre-condition to obtaining ATC authorization.

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·       For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we realized a gain of more the $300 million on the disposition of certain securities in 2003. This gain was offset by losses incurred in connection with the abandonment of certain assets related to our MEO satellite system in the same year. The IRS is currently auditing our 2003 tax year in which these transactions occurred. The audit involves both the recognition of the losses in connection with the impairment of our MEO assets and the timing of the gain on the disposition of the relevant securities, which were sold through a variable forward contract. To the extent the IRS disallows the deductions claimed, we could face a tax liability ranging from approximately $12 million to $131 million, not including any penalties that may be imposed.

·       We are engaged in litigation with The Boeing Company and BSSI arising out of agreements for the development and launch of our MEO satellites. BSSI’s allegations are unproven and it has not specified the amount of monetary relief it is seeking. We have asserted cross-claims that we believe are meritorious. From August 2004 through June 30, 2007, we have incurred approximately $11.1 million in pursuing this litigation and expect that we will continue to incur substantial costs through the duration of the litigation. Due to the uncertain nature of litigation and the many factors beyond our control, we could incur greater costs as the litigation proceeds.

·       There is considerable uncertainty as to how legacy MEO satellite systems, such as ours, would be treated in any new regulatory regime in Europe. European regulators are currently considering new rules for the S-band, and the U.K. Office of Communications (“Ofcom”) has requested that we continue to meet our due diligence requirements toward the deployment of commercial service on our MEO satellite system. Ofcom has requested that we take concrete steps in order to maintain Ofcom’s support for us in international forums, and we have provided information that we believe satisfies Ofcom’s requirements while preserving our rights as to their legality. If Ofcom does not support us in international forums, and if we are unable to preserve our claim to priority and legacy rights, we will be entitled to pursue international S-band operations on the same terms as all other operators. Depending on the development of a MEO business plan and the associated costs (including the costs to comply with the final milestone or any new milestones imposed) and the evolution of the regulatory regime for S-band systems globally, particulary in Europe, as well as the success of discussions with potential partners who could provide the funding for the development of the MEO satellite system, we may or may not proceed with the development of our physical and regulatory MEO assets.

·       In connection with the audit of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, our independent auditors identified a material weakness in our internal controls regarding review procedures with respect to income tax accounting. This inadequate review process, including a need for dedicated internal tax personnel, contributed to our inability to identify material misstatements in our 2005 and 2006 income tax note disclosures. As of June 30, 2007, we had not remediated the material weakness identified by our auditors. If we do not have sufficient adequately trained and experienced tax accounting personnel, we may be unable to prepare our financial statements on time and may not accurately reflect our performance or condition, which may adversely affect our business and compliance with SEC reporting obligations.

We are subject to additional risks and uncertainties discussed under “Part II—Other Information” in this Form 10-Q and in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K, that could adversely affect the planned development, operation or commercialization of our MSS/ATC System and our costs, competitive position, financial condition and ability to realize earnings.

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Contractual Obligations

Our primary contractual obligations include our 7.5% Notes and the obligations under our primary agreements for the design, manufacture and launch of our GEO satellite and procurement of equipment and technology for use in the alpha trial of our MIM services. In the table below, we set forth our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2007 (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ending December 31,

 

 

 

Total

 

Remainder 
of
2007

 

2008-2009

 

2010-2011

 

2012 and
Thereafter

 

Long-term debt obligations(1)

 

$

771.9

 

 

$

24.4

 

 

 

$

747.5

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

Capital lease obligations

 

26.4

 

 

20.5

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

SAN operating lease obligations

 

6.0

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating lease obligations

 

4.9

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

Purchase obligations(2)

 

119.4

 

 

61.5

 

 

 

20.9

 

 

 

4.9

 

 

 

32.1

 

 

Total

 

$

928.6

 

 

$

107.8

 

 

 

$

779.6

 

 

 

$

8.7

 

 

 

$

32.5

 

 


(1)          Assumes all interest payments on our 7.5% Notes are made in cash and at an interest rate of 7.5%. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and to certain exceptions, for the period from August 16, 2007 through August 15, 2009, we have the option of paying interest with additional notes in lieu of cash at an increased rate of 8.5% per annum. In the event that our GEO satellite and its associated systems are not certified as operational by August 15, 2008, the interest rate on the 7.5% Notes increases by 1.5% initially and by an additional 1.5% every 30 days until certification is achieved, up to a maximum annual interest rate of 13.5%, and all payments on the 7.5% Notes are required to be paid in cash.

(2)          As of June 30, 2007, we had contractual obligations of approximately $119.4 million related to the contracts described below as well as other secondary agreements related to the development of our MSS/ATC System. Approximately $93.2 million of this amount is payable based on the achievement of certain construction, delivery and deployment milestones related to the development of the MSS/ATC System and the completion of certain agreed-upon services associated with the alpha trial of our MIM services. Additional payments of $23.3 million, including interest, related to in-orbit satellite performance incentives associated with our GEO satellite, are payable over 15 years from 2007 through 2022. We also have purchase commitments of approximately $2.9 million related to our MEO satellite system.

We have an agreement with Loral to design, develop, manufacture, test and deliver one GEO satellite and to develop, test and implement certain ground-based systems related to the operation of the satellite. The satellite is expected to be delivered by November 30, 2007. We also retain an option through December 31, 2008 to purchase one additional GEO satellite.

We have an agreement with Lockheed for the provision of a launch service for our GEO satellite. In February 2007, we selected, in coordination with Lockheed, our launch slot as November 2007. In August 2007, we were informed by Lockheed that out launch slot would be postponed approximately six weeks: from November 1, 2007—November 30, 2007 to December 15, 2007—January 15, 2008. In addition, Lockheed expects that the range date for the launch will be January 7 or January 8, 2008. We have purchased launch risk protection insurance from Lockheed, providing for a payment to us in the event of a launch failure due to the launch vehicle. We also retain an option to require Lockheed to provide a replacement launch in the event that we determine that the initial launch resulted in a satellite failure within the first six months after launch.

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We have an agreement with HNS to provide gateway equipment and services for our MSS/ATC System, including the design, manufacture, test and delivery of the radio frequency subsystem, the gateway system controller, the gateway control network and the gateway system interconnections. The gateway is located at the HNS facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2007. We retain an option to purchase a diverse site radio frequency terminal along with an associated diverse site facility.

On May 1, 2007, we entered into an agreement with HNS to develop user equipment and a GMR satellite gateway for use in the alpha trial of our MIM services. We may terminate this agreement for any reason for our convenience or upon default by HNS under certain circumstances. In the case of termination for convenience, our liabilities approximate the total amounts paid or payable by us at the time of termination. Under the termination for default, HNS is required to refund to us all payments made by us.

On June 22, 2007, we entered into an agreement with Alcatel-Lucent to provide certain architecture and technical design services to develop and manufacture equipment, including repeaters, satellite headend and gateway core equipment. In addition, Alcatel-Lucent is responsible for the delivery, installation and testing of our MIM services, based on DVB-SH technology. We may terminate this agreement for any reason for our convenience or upon default by Alcatel-Lucent under certain circumstances. In the case of termination for convenience, our liabilities approximate the total amounts paid or payable by us at the time of termination. Under the termination for default, we shall remain liable for payment of previously accepted milestones and otherwise have no further payment obligations to Alcatel-Lucent under the agreement.

We plan to enter into additional contracts with vendors in 2007 related to our alpha trial of MIM services with total costs expected to be in the range of $2 million to $10 million.

Under the terms of the indenture governing the 7.5% Notes, we are required to obtain launch insurance and maintain in-orbit insurance coverage, each in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the GEO satellite. We expect the cost of this launch insurance to range from approximately $40 million to $60 million.

As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, we have recorded a liability related to reserves for income taxes of $9.5 million as of June 30, 2007. Settlement of this liability, including timing of future payment, if any, is currently uncertain.

Inflation

The impact of inflation on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations was not significant during any of the periods presented.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 3.                          Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We have assessed our vulnerability to certain market risks, including interest rate risk associated with our available-for-sale securities, long-term debt, accounts payable, capital lease obligations, and cash and cash equivalents and foreign currency risk associated with our capital lease obligations and cash held in foreign currencies.

Our investment portfolio consists of fixed income debt securities, including money market funds, commercial paper, government obligations and corporate bonds, with a fair value of approximately

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$224 million as of June 30, 2007 and $288.5 million as of December 31, 2006. The primary objective of our investments in fixed income securities is to preserve principal, while maximizing returns and minimizing risk, and our policies require that we make these investments in short-term, highly-rated securities. For available-for-sale securities, unrealized gains and losses are recorded in other comprehensive income. Losses will not be realized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations unless the individual securities are sold prior to recovery or determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired. We manage our interest rate risk by purchasing securities with maturities that correspond to our liquidity needs for operations, capital expenditures and debt service. Due to the short-term nature of these investments (less than 180 days) and our investment policies and procedures, we have determined that the risk associated with interest rate fluctuations related to these financial instruments is not material to us.

Our convertible long-term debt bears interest at a fixed rate of 7.5%, matures on August 15, 2009 and has a fair value of approximately $676 million as of June 30, 2007 and approximately $721.5 million as of December 31, 2006.

Our primary foreign currency exposure relates to cash balances in foreign currencies. Due to the small balances we hold, we have determined that the risk associated with foreign currency fluctuations is not material to us. We do not enter into any hedging or derivative transactions to manage our exposure to foreign currency risk.

Item 4T.                  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and senior vice president—finance, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2007. These disclosure controls and procedures ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial and accounting officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. As of June 30, 2007, based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our chief executive officer and senior vice president—finance concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because of the material weakness described below.

Material Weakness

In connection with the audit of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, our independent auditors identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting regarding review procedures with respect to income tax accounting. This inadequate review process, including a need for dedicated internal tax personnel, contributed to our inability to identify material misstatements in our 2005 and 2006 income tax note disclosures. As of June 30, 2007, we had not remediated the material weakness identified by our independent auditors.

In light of the material weakness described above, we have performed additional analysis and reviews to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements and related disclosures in this Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

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We continue to take steps to remediate the material weakness identified at December 31, 2006. However, we will not be able to demonstrate that this material weakness has been fully remediated or that our controls are operating effectively, until we complete our remediation efforts and both we and our independent registered public accounting firm conduct a year-end assessment of our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our remediation efforts include establishing new review processes and procedures, which take time to implement, and the hiring of qualified tax accounting personnel.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the second quarter of 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.                          Legal Proceedings

See Note 6 of our condensed consolidated financial statements, “Commitments and Contingencies” included in Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for a discussion of the material legal proceedings to which we are a party.

Item 1A.                  Risk Factors

The risk factor disclosure included under Part I, Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 has not materially changed other than as noted below:

In the Risk Factor in our Annual Report on Form 10-K captioned “Risks Related to the ICO North America 7.5% Notes—The 7.5% Notes are convertible into shares of ICO North America’s common stock, and, if converted, our ownership of ICO North America would be reduced to approximately 56%,” we noted that “under the terms of the 7.5% Notes, if we do not complete an Initial Public Offering for ICO North America by August 15, 2007, our ownership interest of ICO North America would be further reduced by approximately one percent if all of the 7.5% Notes were converted.”  At this time, we do not plan on completing an initial public offering for ICO North America.

Item 2.                          Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Management believes that the securities issuances described in the table below were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) as a transaction not involving any public offering. The number of investors was limited, the investors were either accredited or otherwise qualified and had access to material information about the registrant, and restrictions were placed on the resale of the securities sold.

Date

 

 

 

Title

 

Number
of shares

 

Consideration

 

Recipient

 

June 4, 2007

 

Class A common stock

 

 

30,487

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle River, Inc.

(1)


(1)          Issued as compensation for advisory services performed from March 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007.

Item 3.                          Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

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Item 4.                          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

An annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on June 15, 2007 for the following purposes: (1) the election of directors; (2) the approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan; and (3) the ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of the independent registered public accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. The table below shows the results of the stockholders’ voting:

Proposal 1:  Election of Directors.

 

 

Votes For

 

Withheld

 

Craig O. McCaw

 

645,453,981

 

8,539,802

 

J. Timothy Bryan

 

645,453,981

 

8,539,802

 

Donna P. Alderman

 

645,368,115

 

8,625,668

 

Samuel L. Ginn

 

649,488,787

 

4,504,996

 

Barry L. Rowan

 

649,429,759

 

4,564,024

 

R. Gerard Salemme

 

645,410,159

 

8,583,624

 

David Wasserman

 

649,488,787

 

4,504,996

 

Benjamin G. Wolff

 

645,355,502

 

8,638,281

 

 

In addition, in accordance with the Company’s bylaws and at the direction of the Board of Directors, H. Brian Thompson was added to the slate of directors and elected a director to serve for the ensuing year by the stockholders present by proxy, receiving 583,706,160 votes for and no votes withheld.

Proposal 2:  Approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

Votes For

 

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

616,224,868

 

 

17,230,914

 

 

 

792

 

 

 

Proposal 3:  Ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the   independent registered public account firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

 

Votes For

 

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

653,991,133

 

 

1,963

 

 

 

688

 

 

 

Item 5.                          Other Information

None.

Item 6.                          Exhibits

Ex. 10.20.1*+

 

ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited 2000 Stock Incentive Plan as amended and restated effective June 15, 2007.

Ex. 10.35.1*+

 

Amendment No. 1 to Consulting Services Agreement between ICO and R. Gerard Salemme.

Ex. 31.1*

 

Certification of the principal executive officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).

Ex. 31.2*

 

Certification of the principal financial and accounting officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).

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Ex. 32.1*

 

Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. § 1350).


*                    Filed Herewith.

+                Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

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

ICO GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS (HOLDINGS)
LIMITED

 

(Registrant)

Dated: August 14, 2007

By:

/s/ J. TIMOTHY BRYAN

 

 

J. Timothy Bryan

 

 

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

 

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EX-10.20.1 2 a07-19176_2ex10d20d1.htm EX-10.20.1

Exhibit 10.20.1

ICO GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

As Amended And Restated Effective June 15, 2007

SECTION 1.  PURPOSE

The ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited 2000 Stock Incentive Plan was initially adopted following stockholder approval on May 10, 2000 and was subsequently amended and restated on August 9, 2000 and November 17, 2005.  The Plan is hereby amended and restated to increase the number of shares available for issuance, to authorize additional types of awards, to add provisions to satisfy tax deduction requirements, to reflect the status of the Company as publicly traded and to make other changes.

The purpose of the Plan is to enhance the long-term stockholder value of ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), by offering opportunities to selected persons to participate in the Company’s growth and success, and to encourage them to remain in the service of the Company and its Related Corporations (as defined in Section 2) and to acquire and maintain stock ownership in the Company.

SECTION 2.  DEFINITIONS

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

“Acquired Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

“Acquisition Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

“Award” means an award or grant made pursuant to the Plan, including awards or grants of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Awards, or any combination of the foregoing.

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

“Cause” means dismissal for willful material misconduct or failure to discharge duties, conviction or confession of a crime punishable by law (except minor violations), the performance of an illegal act while purporting to act in the Company’s behalf, or engaging in activities directly in competition or antithetical to the best interests of the Company, such as dishonesty, fraud, unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, in each case as determined by the Plan Administrator, and its determination shall be conclusive and binding.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

“Common Stock” means common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company as described in each Award agreement.

“Corporate Transaction” means any of the following events:

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(a)           Consummation of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, including a COM Affiliate;

(b)           Consummation of any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all the Company’s outstanding securities or substantially all the Company’s assets other than a transfer of the Company’s assets to a majority-owned subsidiary corporation (as defined in Section 8.8) of the Company or a COM Affiliate; or

(c)           Any acquisition by a person, other than Craig O. McCaw or a COM Affiliate, within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) or of Section 13(d)(3) (as in effect on the date of adoption of the Plan) of the Exchange Act of a majority or more of the Company’s outstanding voting securities (whether directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record).  Ownership of voting securities shall take into account and shall include ownership as determined by applying Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) (as in effect on the date of adoption of the Plan) under the Exchange Act.

For purposes of this definition, a “COM Affiliate” shall mean any entity which Craig O. McCaw or Eagle River Investments LLC (“Eagle River”) controls directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries.  For purposes of this definition, an entity shall be deemed to be controlled by Craig O. McCaw or Eagle River if (and only for so long as) (x) Craig O. McCaw or Eagle River has the right to vote by ownership, proxy or otherwise securities constituting 5% or more of the voting power of such entity if such entity has equity securities registered and files reports under the Exchange Act, as amended, or otherwise owns securities constituting 50% or more of the voting power of such entity (if not reporting); (y)  Craig O. McCaw or Eagle River possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; or (z) with respect to a charitable trust, foundation or nonprofit corporation, Craig O. McCaw or Eagle River is the sole trustee or director or has the power to appoint a majority of the trustees or directors thereof.

“Disability, unless otherwise defined by the Plan Administrator, means a mental or physical impairment of the Participant that is expected to result in death or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months or more and that causes the Participant to be unable, in the opinion of the Plan Administrator, to perform his or her duties for the Company or a Related Corporation and to be engaged in any substantial gainful activity.

“Early Retirement” means termination of service prior to Retirement on terms and conditions approved by the Plan Administrator.

“Effective Date” means May 10, 2000, the date the Plan was originally approved by the stockholders of the Company.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Fair Market Value” shall be as established in good faith by the Plan Administrator or (a) if the Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market, the closing sales price for the Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market for a single trading day or (b) if the Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange, the

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closing sales price for the Common Stock as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such exchange for a single trading day.  If there is no such reported price for the Common Stock for the date in question, then such price on the last preceding date for which such price exists shall be determinative of Fair Market Value.

“Grant Date” means the date on which the Plan Administrator completes the corporate action relating to the grant of an Award and all conditions precedent to the grant have been satisfied, provided that conditions to the exercisability or vesting of Awards shall not defer the Grant Date.

“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option to purchase Common Stock granted under Section 7 with the intention that it qualify as an “incentive stock option” as that term is defined in Section 422 of the Code.

“Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option to purchase Common Stock granted under Section 7 other than an Incentive Stock Option.

“Option” means the right to purchase Common Stock granted under Section 7.

“Option Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.

“Participant” means (a) the person to whom an Award is granted; (b) for a Participant who has died, the personal representative of the Participant’s estate, the person(s) to whom the Participant’s rights under the Award have passed by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, or the beneficiary designated in accordance with Section 11; or (c) the person(s) to whom an Award has been transferred in accordance with Section 11.

“Plan” means the ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

“Plan Administrator” means the Board or any committee or committees designated by the Board to administer the Plan under Section 3.1.

“Qualifying Performance Criteria” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.

“Related Corporation” means any entity that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, or is controlled by, or under common control with the Company.

“Retirement” means retirement on or after an individual’s normal retirement date under the Company’s 401(k) plan or other similar successor plan applicable to salaried employees, unless otherwise defined by the Plan Administrator from time to time for purposes of the Plan.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award granted under Section 7.7 of the right to benefit from an appreciation in value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock over a specified period that may be settled in cash or stock (as determined by the Plan

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Administrator).  The value of the right shall be determined with respect to a specified number of shares of Common Stock equal to or otherwise based on the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock at the time of exercise over (ii) the grant price of the right.

“Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Common Stock or units denominated in Common Stock granted under Section 9, the rights of ownership of which may be subject to restrictions prescribed by the Plan Administrator.

“Successor Corporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.3.

“Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.

SECTION 3.  ADMINISTRATION

3.1                               Plan Administrator

The Plan shall be administered by the Board and/or a committee or committees (which term includes subcommittees) appointed by, and consisting of two or more members of, the Board (a “Plan Administrator”).  So long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, the Board shall consider in selecting the members of any committee acting as Plan Administrator the provisions regarding (a) “outside directors” as contemplated by Section 162(m) of the Code, (b) “nonemployee directors” as contemplated by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and (c) “independent directors” in compliance with applicable requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the shares of Common Stock may be listed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may delegate the responsibility for administering the Plan with respect to designated classes of eligible persons to different committees consisting of one or more members of the Board, subject to such limitations as the Board deems appropriate.  Committee members shall serve for such term as the Board may determine, subject to removal by the Board at any time.

3.2                               Administration and Interpretation by Plan Administrator

Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have exclusive authority, in its discretion, to determine all matters relating to Awards under the Plan, including the selection of individuals to be granted Awards, the type of Awards, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, the price, if any, of an Award, whether to reduce the exercise price of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by such Award shall have decreased since the Grant Date, whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances to offer an exchange or to redeem any previously granted Award for a payment in cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities or another Award, all terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations, if any, of an Award and the terms of any instrument that evidences the Award.  The Plan Administrator shall also have exclusive authority to interpret the Plan and the terms of any instrument evidencing the Award and may from time to time adopt and change rules and regulations of general application for the Plan’s administration.  The Plan Administrator’s interpretation of the Plan and its rules and regulations, and all actions taken and determinations made by the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Plan, shall be conclusive and binding on all

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parties involved or affected.  The Plan Administrator may delegate administrative duties to such of the Company’s officers as it so determines.

SECTION 4.  STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

4.1                               Authorized Number of Shares

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 12.1, a maximum of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock shall be available for issuance under the Plan.  The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be granted under this Plan during any calendar year to any one Participant shall not exceed 5,000,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.1 to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code for Awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation.

Shares issued under the Plan shall be drawn from authorized and unissued shares or shares now held or subsequently acquired by the Company as treasury shares.

4.2                               Reuse of Shares

Any shares of Common Stock that have been made subject to an Award that cease to be subject to the Award (other than by reason of exercise or settlement of the Award to the extent it is exercised for or settled in vested and nonforfeitable shares) shall again be available for issuance in connection with future grants of Awards under the Plan.  In the event shares issued under the Plan are reacquired by the Company pursuant to any forfeiture or provision, right of repurchase or right of first refusal, such shares shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan; provided, that the aggregate number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall in no event exceed 20,000,000, subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 12.1.

SECTION 5.  ELIGIBILITY

Awards may be granted under the Plan to those officers, directors and employees of the Company and its Related Corporations as the Plan Administrator from time to time selects.  Awards may also be granted to consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors who provide services to the Company and its Related Corporations; provided, however, that such Participants (i) are natural persons or an alter-ego entity; (ii) render bona fide services that are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s securities in a capital-raising transaction; and (iii) render bona fide services that do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.

SECTION 6.  AWARDS

6.1                               Form and Grant of Awards

The Plan Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to determine the type or types of Awards to be made under the Plan.  Such Awards may include, but are not

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limited to, Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Awards.  Awards may be granted singly or in combination.

6.2                               Settlement of Awards

The Company may settle Awards through the delivery of shares of Common Stock, the granting of replacement Awards, the payment of cash, or any combination thereof as the Plan Administrator shall determine.  Any Award settlement, including payment deferrals, may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Plan Administrator shall determine.  The Plan Administrator may permit or require the deferral of any Award payment, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish, which may include provisions for the payment or crediting of interest, or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits into deferred stock equivalents.  The maximum amount of any payment made under the Plan to settle all or a portion of an Award in cash payable to any one Participant in any calendar year shall not exceed $5,000,000.

6.3                               Acquired Company Awards

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator may grant Awards under the Plan in substitution for awards issued under other plans, or assume under the Plan awards issued under other plans, if the other plans are or were plans of other acquired entities (“Acquired Entities”) (or the parent or subsidiary of the Acquired Entity) and the new Award is substituted, or the old award is assumed, by reason of a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, reorganization or liquidation (the “Acquisition Transaction”).  If a written agreement pursuant to which the Acquisition Transaction is completed is approved by the Board and that agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the substitution for or assumption of outstanding awards of the Acquired Entity, those terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the Plan Administrator without any further action by the Plan Administrator, except as may be required for compliance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and the persons holding such awards shall be deemed to be Participants.

SECTION 7.  AWARDS OF OPTIONS
AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

7.1          Grant of Options

The Plan Administrator is authorized under the Plan, in its sole discretion, to issue Options as Incentive Stock Options or as Nonqualified Stock Options, which shall be appropriately designated.

7.2          Option Exercise Price

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be as determined by the Plan Administrator, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date with respect to Incentive Stock Options.  For Incentive Stock Options granted to a more than 10% stockholder, the Option exercise price shall be as specified in Section 8.2.

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7.3          Term of Options

The term of each Option (the “Option Term”) shall be as established by the Plan Administrator or, if not so established, shall be ten years from the Grant Date.  For Incentive Stock Options, the Option Term shall be as specified in Sections 8.2 and 8.4.

7.4          Exercise of Options

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option the time at which, or the installments in which, the Option shall vest and become exercisable, which provisions may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time.  If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall vest and become exercisable according to the following schedule, which may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time:

Period of Participant’s Continuous
Employment or Service With the Company
or Its Related Corporations From the
Option Grant Date

 

Portion of Total Option
That Is Vested and Exercisable

After 1 year

 

1/4th

 

 

 

Each additional one-month period of
continuous service completed thereafter

 

An additional 1/48th

 

 

 

After 4 years

 

100%

 

To the extent that an Option has vested and become exercisable, the Option may be exercised from time to time by delivery to the Company of a written stock option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, the restrictions imposed on the shares purchased under such exercise agreement, if any, and such representations and agreements as may be required by the Plan Administrator, accompanied by payment in full as described in Section 7.5.  The Plan Administrator may prescribe, in lieu of or in addition to written agreements, notices and forms, electronic or telephonic methods or procedures for Option exercises.  An Option may be exercised only for whole shares and may not be exercised for less than a reasonable number of shares at any one time, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

7.5                               Payment of Exercise Price

The exercise price for shares purchased under an Option shall be paid in full to the Company by delivery of consideration equal to the product of the Option exercise price and the number of shares purchased.  Such consideration must be paid in cash or by check or, unless the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion determines otherwise, either at the time the Option is granted or at any time before it is exercised, in any combination of:

(a)           cash or check;

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(b)           tendering (either actually or by attestation) shares of Common Stock already owned by the Participant for at least six months (or any shorter period necessary to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes) having a Fair Market Value on the day prior to the exercise date equal to the aggregate Option exercise price;

(c)           delivery of a properly executed exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions, to (i) a brokerage firm designated by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company the aggregate amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the exercise and (ii) the Company to deliver the certificates for such purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm, all in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board; or

(d)           such other consideration as the Plan Administrator may permit.

7.6          Post-Termination Exercises

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option whether the Option shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, if a Participant ceases to be employed by, or to provide services to, the Company or its Related Corporations, which provisions may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time.  If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall be exercisable according to the following terms and conditions, which may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time:

(a)           Any portion of an Option that is not vested and exercisable on the date of termination of the Participant’s employment or service relationship (the “Termination Date”) shall expire on such date.

(b)           Any portion of an Option that is vested and exercisable on the Termination Date shall expire upon the earliest to occur of

(i)            if the Participant’s Termination Date occurs for reasons other than Cause, death, Disability, Early Retirement or Retirement, the three-month anniversary of such Termination Date;

(ii)           if the Participant’s Termination Date occurs by reason of Retirement or Early Retirement, the one-year anniversary of such Termination Date;

(iii)          if the Participant’s Termination Date occurs by reason of Disability or death, the one-year anniversary of such Termination Date; and

(iv)          the last day of the Option Term.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant dies after the Termination Date while the Option is otherwise exercisable, the portion of the Option that is vested and exercisable on such Termination Date shall expire upon the earlier to occur of (y) the last day of the Option

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Term and (z) the first anniversary of the date of death, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise.

Also notwithstanding the foregoing, in case of termination of the Participant’s employment or service relationship for Cause, the Option shall automatically expire at the time the Company first notifies the Participant of such termination, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise.  If a Participant’s employment or service relationship with the Company is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Participant shall be terminated for Cause, all the Participant’s rights under any Option likewise shall be suspended during the period of investigation, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise.  If any facts that would constitute Cause for termination or removal of a Participant are discovered after the Participant’s relationship with the Company or its Related Corporation has ended, any Option then held by the Participant may be immediately terminated by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion.

A Participant’s transfer of employment or service relationship between or among the Company and its Related Corporations, or a change in status from an employee to a consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor or a change in status from a consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor to an employee, shall not be considered a termination of employment or service relationship for purposes of this Section 7.  The effect of a Company-approved leave of absence on the terms and conditions of an Option shall be determined by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion.

7.7          Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights

The Plan Administrator is authorized under the Plan, in its sole discretion, to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants.

7.8          Grant Price

The grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the Plan Administrator, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date.

7.9          Term of Stock Appreciation Rights

The term of each Stock Appreciation Right shall be as established by the Plan Administrator and shall not exceed ten years from the Grant Date.

7.10        Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences a Stock Appreciation Right the time or times at which the Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part.  The payment upon exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right may be in cash, shares of Common Stock or any combination thereof, or in any other manner approved by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.  The Plan Administrator’s determination as to the form of settlement shall be set forth in the instrument that evidences the Stock Appreciation Right.

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7.11        Post –Termination Stock Appreciation Right Exercises

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences a Stock Appreciation Right whether the Stock Appreciation Right shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, if a Participant ceased to be employed by, or to provide services to, the Company or its Related Corporations, which provisions may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time.  If not so established in the instrument evidencing the Stock Appreciation Right, the Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable according to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.6, which may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time.

SECTION 8.  INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATIONS

To the extent required by Section 422 of the Code, Incentive Stock Options shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:

8.1          Dollar Limitation

To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other stock option plans of the Company) exceeds $100,000, such portion in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.  In the event the Participant holds two or more such Options that become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, such limitation shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such Options are granted.

8.2          More Than 10% Stockholders

If an individual owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporations, then the exercise price per share of an Incentive Stock Option granted to such individual shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date and the Option Term shall not exceed five years.  The determination of more than 10% ownership shall be made in accordance with Section 422 of the Code.

8.3          Eligible Employees

Individuals who are not employees of the Company or one of its parent corporations or subsidiary corporations may not be granted Incentive Stock Options.

8.4          Term

Subject to Section 8.2, the Option Term shall not exceed ten years.

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8.5          Exercisability

An Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option shall cease to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent it is exercised (if permitted by the terms of the Option) (a) more than three months after the Termination Date for reasons other than death or Disability, (b) more than one year after the Termination Date by reason of Disability, or (c) after the Participant has been on leave of absence for more than 90 days, unless the Participant’s reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or contract.

8.6          Taxation of Incentive Stock Options

In order to obtain certain tax benefits afforded to Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code, the Participant must hold the shares issued upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option for two years after the Grant Date and one year from the date of exercise.  A Participant may be subject to the alternative minimum tax at the time of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option.  The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of shares acquired by the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option prior to the expiration of such holding periods.

8.7          Stockholder Approval

If the stockholders of the Company do not approve the Plan within 12 months after the Board of Director’s adoption of the Plan, any Incentive Stock Options will become Nonqualified Stock Options.

8.8                               Code Definitions

For purposes of this Section 8, “parent corporation,” “subsidiary corporation” and “Disability” shall have the meanings attributed to those terms for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.

SECTION 9.  STOCK AWARDS

9.1          Grant of Stock Awards

The Plan Administrator is authorized to make Awards of Common Stock or Awards denominated in units of Common Stock, including but not limited to Awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards or performance units and stock bonuses, on such terms and conditions and subject to such restrictions, if any (which may be based on continuous service with the Company or the achievement of performance goals), as the Plan Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, which terms, conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award.  The terms, conditions and restrictions that the Plan Administrator shall have the power to determine shall include, without limitation, the manner in which shares subject to Stock Awards are held during the periods they are subject to restrictions and the circumstances under which forfeiture of the Stock Award shall occur by reason of termination of the Participant’s employment or service relationship.

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9.2          Issuance of Shares

Upon the satisfaction of any terms, conditions and restrictions prescribed in respect to a Stock Award, or upon the Participant’s release from any terms, conditions and restrictions of a Stock Award, as determined by the Plan Administrator, the Company shall release, as soon as practicable, to the Participant or, in the case of the Participant’s death, to the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or as the appropriate court directs, the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock.

9.3          Waiver of Restrictions

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, waive the forfeiture period and any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any Stock Award under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

9.4          Performance Criteria; Section 162(m)

The Plan Administrator is authorized under the Plan, in its sole discretion, to issue Awards, in any form permitted under the Plan, under which the grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or transferability of any Award is subject to the attainment of such performance criteria and such additional terms or conditions as the Plan Administrator may designate.

The Plan Administrator shall also have the authority to grant Awards to Participants that are intended to satisfy the performance-based compensation requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, including the attainment of pre-established goals based upon Qualifying Performance Criteria, the martial terms of which have been disclosed to and approved by the stockholders of the Company.

“Qualifying Performance Criteria” shall mean one or more of the following performance criteria applied to the individual, the Company as a whole, a Related Corporation, a business unit, or any combination thereof, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to a previous year’s results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Plan Administrator in the Award agreement: (i) revenue, (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), (iii) operating expenses, (iv) operating profit or operating margins, (v) earnings per share, (vi) stock price, (vii) cash flow, (viii) financing, (ix) contract settlements, (x) satellite launches, (xi) strategic partnerships, (xii) market share, and (xiii) regulatory achievements, subject to adjustment by the Plan Administrator to remove the effect of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items and all items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence, related to the disposal of a segment or a business, or related to a change in accounting principle or otherwise.

For Awards intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code for qualifying performance-based compensation, the Plan Administrator shall designate the Qualifying Performance Criteria and establish the objective performance goals in writing not later than 90 days after the beginning of the applicable performance period, or any other period

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permitted under Section 162(m).  The Plan Administrator must certify in writing prior to payment of the compensation subject to the Award the extent to which the pre-established performance goals and any other material terms have been satisfied.

SECTION 10.  WITHHOLDING

The Company may require the Participant to pay to the Company the amount of any withholding taxes that the Company is required to withhold with respect to the grant, vesting or exercise of any Award.  Subject to the Plan and applicable law, the Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit the Participant to satisfy withholding obligations, in whole or in part, (a) by paying cash, (b) by electing to have the Company withhold shares of Common Stock (up to the employer’s minimum required tax withholding rate) or (c) by transferring to the Company shares of Common Stock (already owned by the Participant for the period necessary to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes), in such amounts as are equivalent to the Fair Market Value of the withholding obligation.  The Company shall have the right to withhold from any Award or any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to an Award or from any cash amounts otherwise due or to become due from the Company to the Participant an amount equal to such taxes (up to the employer’s minimum required tax withholding rate).  The Company may also deduct from any Award any other amounts due from the Participant to the Company or a Related Corporation.

SECTION 11.  TRANSFERABILITY

Awards granted under the Plan and any interest therein may not be assigned, pledged or transferred by the Participant and may not be made subject to attachment or similar proceedings otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and, during the Participant’s lifetime, such Awards may be exercised only by the Participant.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Code with respect to incentive stock options, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit such assignment, transfer and exercisability and may permit a Participant to designate a beneficiary who may exercise the Award or receive payment under the Award after the Participant’s death; provided, however, that any Award so assigned or transferred shall be subject to all the same terms and conditions contained in the instrument evidencing the Award.

SECTION 12.  ADJUSTMENTS

12.1        Adjustment of Shares

In the event that, at any time or from time to time, a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, distribution to stockholders other than a normal cash dividend, or other change in the Company’s corporate or capital structure results in (a) the outstanding shares, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or of any other corporation or (b) new, different or additional securities of the Company or of any other corporation being received by the holders of shares of Common Stock of the Company, then the Plan Administrator shall make proportional adjustments in (i) the maximum number and kind of securities subject to the Plan, issuable to any one Participant and

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issuable as Incentive Stock Options as set forth in Section 4 and (ii) the number and kind of securities that are subject to any outstanding Award and the per share price of such securities, without any change in the aggregate price to be paid therefor.  The determination by the Plan Administrator as to the terms of any of the foregoing adjustments shall be conclusive and binding.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a Corporate Transaction shall not be governed by this Section 12.1 but shall be governed by Sections 12.2 and 12.3, respectively.

12.2        Dissolution or Liquidation

To the extent not previously exercised or settled, and unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion, Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Awards denominated in units shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company.  To the extent a forfeiture provision or repurchase right applicable to an Award has not been waived by the Plan Administrator, the Award shall be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of the dissolution or liquidation.

12.3        Corporate Transaction

12.3.1     Options and Stock Appreciation Rights

(a)           In the event of a Corporate Transaction as defined in Section 2 in clause (a) or (b), except as otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Award, each outstanding Option and Stock Appreciation Right shall be assumed or continued or an equivalent option or right substituted by the surviving corporation, the successor corporation or its parent corporation, as applicable (the “Successor Corporation”).

(b)           In the event that the Successor Corporation refuses to assume, continue or substitute the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or in the event of a Corporate Transaction as defined in Section 2 in clause (c), the Participant shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right as to all of the shares of Common Stock subject thereto, including shares as to which the Option or Stock Appreciation Right would not otherwise be vested or exercisable.  In such case, the Plan Administrator shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be fully vested and exercisable for a specified time period after the date of such notice, and the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate upon the expiration of such period, in each case conditioned on the consummation of the Corporate Transaction.

(c)           For the purposes of this Section 12.3, the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be considered assumed, continued or substituted if, following the Corporate Transaction, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, immediately prior to the Corporate Transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Corporate Transaction by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Corporate Transaction is not solely common stock of

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the Successor Corporation, the Plan Administrator may, with the consent of the Successor Corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, for each share of Common Stock subject thereto, to be solely common stock of the Successor Corporation equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Corporate Transaction.  The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Plan Administrator and its determination shall be conclusive and binding.

(d)           All Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate and cease to remain outstanding immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, except to the extent assumed by the Successor Corporation.

12.3.2     Stock Awards

In the event of a Corporate Transaction, except as otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Award, the vesting of shares subject to Stock Awards shall accelerate, and the forfeiture provisions to which such shares are subject shall lapse, if and to the same extent that the vesting of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights accelerates in connection with the Corporate Transaction.  If unvested Options or Stock Appreciation Rights are to be assumed, continued or substituted by a Successor Corporation without acceleration upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction, the forfeiture provisions to which such Stock Awards are subject shall continue with respect to shares of the Successor Corporation that may be issued in exchange for such shares.

12.4        Further Adjustment of Awards

Subject to Sections 12.1 and 12.2, the Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time before a Corporate Transaction or other sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or change in control of the Company, as defined by the Plan Administrator, to take such further action as it determines to be necessary or advisable, and fair and equitable to the Participants, with respect to Awards.  Such authorized action may include (but shall not be limited to) establishing, amending or waiving the type, terms, conditions or duration of, or restrictions on, Awards so as to provide for earlier, later, extended or additional time for exercise, lifting restrictions and other modifications, and the Plan Administrator may take such actions with respect to all Participants, to certain categories of Participants or only to individual Participants.  The Plan Administrator may take such action before or after granting Awards to which the action relates and before or after any public announcement with respect to such sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or change in control that is the reason for such action.

12.5        Limitations

The grant of Awards shall in no way affect the Company’s right to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

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12.6        Fractional Shares

In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares covered by any Award, each such Award shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment.

SECTION 13.  MARKET STANDOFF

In connection with any underwritten public offering by the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including the Company’s initial public offering, a person shall not sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer for value or otherwise agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to any shares issued pursuant to an Award granted under the Plan without the prior written consent of the Company or its underwriters.  Such limitations shall be in effect for such period of time as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters and agreed to by the Company’s officers and directors with respect to their shares; provided, however, that in no event shall such period exceed 180 days.  The limitations of this paragraph shall in all events terminate two years after the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering.  Holders of shares issued pursuant to an Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to the market standoff provisions of this paragraph only if the officers and directors of the Company are also subject to similar arrangements.

In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the Company’s outstanding Common Stock effected as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities distributed with respect to the purchased shares shall be immediately subject to the provisions of this Section 13, to the same extent the purchased shares are at such time covered by such provisions.

In order to enforce the limitations of this Section 13, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the purchased shares until the end of the applicable standoff period.

SECTION 14.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

14.1        Amendment of Plan

The Plan may be amended only by the Board in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that to the extent required for compliance with Section 422 of the Code or any applicable law or regulation, stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment that would (a) increase the total number of shares available for issuance under the Plan, (b) modify the class of employees eligible to receive Options, or (c) otherwise require stockholder approval under any applicable law or regulation.  Any amendment made to the Plan that would constitute a “modification” to Incentive Stock Options outstanding on the date of such amendment shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be applicable to such outstanding Incentive Stock Options but shall have prospective effect only.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Section 12 shall not be subject to these restrictions.

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14.2        Termination of Plan

The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time.  Unless terminated earlier by the Board, the Plan shall terminate automatically on April 23, 2017.  After the Plan is terminated, no Awards may be granted.  Awards outstanding at the time the Plan is terminated shall remain outstanding in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and the instruments evidencing the terms of the Awards.

14.3        Consent of Participant

Except as otherwise may be required under Section 14.4, the amendment or termination of the Plan or the amendment of an outstanding Award shall not, without the Participant’s consent, impair or diminish any rights or obligations under any Award theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan.  Any change or adjustment to an outstanding Incentive Stock Option shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be made in a manner so as to constitute a “modification” that would cause such Incentive Stock Option to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Section 12 shall not be subject to these restrictions.

14.4        Section 409A

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the Plan and Awards made under the Plan are intended to avoid the imposition of an additional tax that may be imposed under Section 409A of the Code.  If any Plan provision or Award under the Plan would result in the additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, the Company and the Participant intend that the Plan provision or Award will be reformed to avoid imposition, to the extent possible, of the applicable tax and no action taken to comply with Section 409A of the Code shall be deemed to adversely affect the Participant’s rights to an Award.  The Participant further agrees that the Plan Administrator, in the exercise of its sole discretion and without the consent of the Participant, may amend or modify an Award in any manner and delay the payment of any amounts payable pursuant to an Award to the minimum extent necessary to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

SECTION 15.  GENERAL

15.1        Evidence of Awards

Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written instrument that shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Plan Administrator shall deem advisable and that are not inconsistent with the Plan.

15.2        No Individual Rights

Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related

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Corporation or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Corporation to terminate a Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

Neither a Participant nor any other person shall, by reason of participation in the Plan, acquire any right in or title to any assets, funds or property of the Company or any Related Corporation whatsoever including, without limitation, any specific funds, assets or other property which the Company or any Related Corporation, in its or their sole discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a liability under the Plan.  A Participant shall have only a contractual right to the Common Stock or amounts, if any, payable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of the Company or any Related Corporation, and nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a representation of guarantee that the assets of the Company or any Related Corporation shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any person.

Nothing in this Plan nor in any agreement evidencing an Award shall confer upon any eligible employee or Participant any promise or commitment by the Company or a Related Corporation regarding future positions, future work assignments, future compensation or any other term or condition or employment or affiliation.

The Company, in establishing and maintaining this Plan as a voluntary and unilateral undertaking, expressly disavows the creation of any rights in eligible employees, Participants or others claiming entitlement under the Plan or any obligations on the part of the Company, any Related Corporation or the Plan Administrator, except as expressly provided herein.  In particular, no third party beneficiary rights shall be created under the Plan.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company disavows any undertaking to maintain the tax-qualified status of Options designated as Incentive Stock Options or to assure the tax treatment of any particular award, including the deferral or transfer of any Award benefits, as may be permitted by the Plan Administrator.

15.3        Issuance of Shares

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless such issuance, delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act), and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

The Company shall be under no obligation to any Participant to register for offering or resale or to qualify for exemption under the Securities Act, or to register or qualify under state or foreign securities laws, any shares of Common Stock, security or interest in a security paid or issued under, or created by, the Plan, or to continue in effect any such registrations or qualifications if made.  The Company may issue certificates for shares with such legends and subject to such restrictions on transfer and stop-transfer instructions as counsel for the Company deems necessary or desirable for compliance by the Company with federal, state and foreign securities laws.

To the extent that the Plan or any instrument evidencing an Award provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the issuance may be

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effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.  As a condition to the exercise of an Option or any other receipt of Common Stock pursuant to an Award under the Plan, the Company may require (i) the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that such shares are being purchased or received only for the Participant’s own account and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares and (ii) such other action or agreement by the Participant as may from time to time be necessary to comply with the foreign, federal and state securities laws.  At the option of the Company, a stop-transfer order against any such shares may be placed on the official stock books and records of the Company, and a legend indicating that such shares may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred, unless an opinion of counsel is provided (concurred in by counsel for the Company) stating that such transfer is not in violation of any applicable law or regulation, may be stamped on stock certificates to ensure exemption from registration.  The Plan Administrator may also require the Participant to execute and deliver to the Company a purchase agreement or such other agreement as may be in use by the Company at such time that describes certain terms and conditions applicable to the shares.

15.4        No Rights as a Stockholder

No Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or Stock Award denominated in units shall entitle the Participant to any cash dividend, voting or other right of a stockholder unless and until the date of issuance under the Plan of the shares that are the subject of such Award.

15.5        Compliance With Laws and Regulations

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may bifurcate the Plan so as to restrict, limit or condition the use of any provision of the Plan to Participants who are officers or directors subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act without so restricting, limiting or conditioning the Plan with respect to other Participants.  Additionally, in interpreting and applying the provisions of the Plan, any Option granted as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the Plan shall, to the extent permitted by law, be construed as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

15.6        Participants in Foreign Countries

The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws of foreign countries in which the Company or its Related Corporations may operate to assure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants employed in such countries and to meet the objectives of the Plan.

15.7        No Trust or Fund

The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan.  Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock, or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred amounts payable to any Participant, and no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

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15.8        Severability

If any provision of the Plan or any Award is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Plan Administrator, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Plan Administrator’s determination, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

15.9        Choice of Law

The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

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EX-10.35.1 3 a07-19176_2ex10d35d1.htm EX-10.35.1

Exhibit 10.35.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Amendment No.1 (“Amendment”) to that certain Consulting Services Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2006, by and among ICO and the Consultant (“Agreement”) is made as of the 1st day of March, 2007 (“Effective Date”) by and among ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited, a Delaware corporation (“ICO”), and R. Gerard Salemme (“Consultant”), (ICO and the Consultant, each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”).  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.

In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1.               Amendment to Section III Compensation.  Section III, Paragraph 1 of Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“III.     COMPENSATION

1.           Service Fees.  ICO shall, during the Term of this Agreement, pay to Consultant as basic compensation for the Services (the “Service Fee(s)”) of $13,750 per month.”

2.               Continuing Effect. With the exception of this Amendment, the remaining provisions of the Agreement remain unchanged.

* * * *

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the Effective Date.

ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited

 

R. Gerard Salemme

 

 

 

/s/ J. Timothy Bryan

 

 

/s/ R. Gerard Salemme

 

By: J. Timothy Bryan

 

 

Its: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 



EX-31.1 4 a07-19176_2ex31d1.htm EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, J. Timothy Bryan, certify that:

1.                 I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited;

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)) 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)              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

c)               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: August 14, 2007

/s/ J. TIMOTHY BRYAN

 

J. Timothy Bryan

 

Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)

 



EX-31.2 5 a07-19176_2ex31d2.htm EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Dennis Schmitt, certify that:

1.                 I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited;

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)) 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)              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

c)               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: August 14, 2007

/s/ DENNIS SCHMITT

 

Dennis Schmitt

 

Senior Vice President—Finance
(principal financial and accounting officer)

 



EX-32.1 6 a07-19176_2ex32d1.htm EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), J. Timothy Bryan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (principal executive officer), and Dennis Schmitt, Senior Vice President - Finance (principal financial and accounting officer), each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of their knowledge:

(1)         The Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 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 result of operations of the Company.

/s/ J. TIMOTHY BRYAN

 

/s/ DENNIS SCHMITT

J. Timothy Bryan

 

Dennis Schmitt

Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)

 

Senior Vice President—Finance
(principal financial and accounting officer)

August 14, 2007

 

August 14, 2007

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), has been provided to ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited and will be retained by ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.



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