Form 10-Q

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004

¨	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: 0-9023

COMDIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		94 – 2443673
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification Number)

106 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, Florida 34232

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (941) 554-5000

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 ¨

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of May 3, 2004 was 9,076,049 shares, all of one class (Common Stock), par value $0.01 per share.

COMDIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1:	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (unaudited)	3

	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2004 (unaudited) and December 31, 2003	4

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (unaudited)	5

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	6

ITEM 2:	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	13

ITEM 3:	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks	23

ITEM 4:	Controls and Procedures	23

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1:	Legal Proceedings	25

ITEM 2:	Changes in Securities	25

ITEM 4:	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	25

ITEM 6:	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K	26

COMDIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Consolidated Statements of Operations - (Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended
In thousands, except per share amounts	March 31, 2004			March 31, 2003
Net sales	$	9,009		$	12,316
Cost of goods sold		5,901			7,920

Gross profit		3,108			4,396
Operating expenses
Selling, general & administrative		4,239			3,992
Engineering, research & development		743			945
Stock-based compensation expense		2			—
Restructuring		532			—

Total operating expenses		5,516			4,937

Operating loss		(2,408	)		(541	)
Other expense (income)
Interest expense, net (including $672 and $366 of amortization of debt discount in 2004 and 2003, respectively, and $160 and $159 of amortization of deferred financing costs in 2004 and 2003, respectively)		1,187			820
Gain on lease renegotiation		(458	)		—
Miscellaneous income, net		—			(32	)

Loss before income taxes		(3,137	)		(1,329	)
Income tax expense		—			—

Net loss	$	(3,137	)	$	(1,329	)

Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic		($0.35	)		($0.16	)
Diluted		($0.35	)		($0.16	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		8,972			8,515
Diluted		8,972			8,515

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

COMDIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets


In thousands, except per share amounts	March 31, 2004			December 31, 2003
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,139		$	2,931
Restricted cash		1,000			1,000
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts: 2004 – $269; 2003 – $266)		3,856			3,765
Inventories		4,149			4,970
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		323			348

Total current assets		18,467			13,014

Property and equipment – net		2,467			2,783
Goodwill – net		3,375			3,375
Capitalized software development costs – net		4,813			4,621
Deferred financing costs		1,704			1,125
Other assets		2,687			2,758

Total assets	$	33,513		$	27,676

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	3,851		$	4,944
Accrued payroll and related expenses		1,419			826
Accrued promotional allowances		1,934			1,511
Other accrued liabilities		1,334			1,289
Current maturities of long-term debt		530			389

Total current liabilities		9,068			8,959

Long-term debt		7,806			7,939
Long-term debt to related parties		5,666			5,770
Pension obligations		8,441			8,441
Other long-term liabilities		1,854			1,966

Total liabilities		32,835			33,075
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock, $0.01 par value (Authorized 60,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2004 – 9,003; 2003 – 8,968)		676			676
Paid-in capital		143,049			133,835
Accumulated deficit		(134,606	)		(131,469	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss - pension obligations		(8,441	)		(8,441	)

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		678			(5,399	)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	33,513		$	27,676

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

COMDIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - (Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended
In thousands	March 31, 2004			March 31, 2003
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		($3,137	)		($1,329	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to operating cash flows
Depreciation and amortization		1,024			1,111
Amortization of deferred financing costs		160			159
Accretion of discount on debt		672			366
Gain on lease renegotiation		(458	)		—
Stock compensation expense		2			—
Restructuring		532			—
Inventory provision		13			449
Changes in working capital components:
Accounts receivable		(91	)		3,093
Inventory		808			(661	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(693	)		1,476
Accounts payable		(1,278	)		(2,613	)
Other liabilities		623			(576	)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(1,823	)		1,475

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(80	)		(18	)
Capitalized software additions		(770	)		(306	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(850	)		(324	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of bridge notes and warrants		6,575			—
Proceeds from issuance of bridge notes and warrants to related parties		2,425			—
Principal payments on notes payable		—			(69	)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations		(119	)		(119	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		8,881			(188	)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		6,208			963

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		2,931			3,166

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	9,139		$	4,129

Supplemental information - Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	179		$	172
Interest to related parties		116			128

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

COMDIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2004 - (Unaudited)

NOTE A. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Comdial Corporation (“the Company” or “Comdial”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2004, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2004.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2003, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Reclassifications

The Company has reclassified certain amounts on the December 31, 2003 balance sheet to conform to the March 31, 2004 presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on operating or net income.

The reclassifications related to certain debt discount on the 2002 Private Placement Notes and the 2002 Private Placement Winfield Notes, which were reclassified from deferred financing costs to debt discount, an offset to debt as recorded.

Accounting For Stock-Based Compensation

Comdial accounts for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. In the first quarter of 2004, the Company recorded stock compensation expense of approximately $215,000 in connection with modifications of stock option agreements for two former officers, of which $213,000 is reported as restructuring expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations (see Note H). Except for the expense related to the modifications, no stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under these plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123 (“SFAS 123”), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, as amended by FASB Statement No. 148 (“SFAS 148”), Transition and Disclosure, an Amendment of SFAS 123, to stock-based employee compensation, expensed on a straight-line basis:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
In thousands except per share amounts	2004			2003
Net loss:
As reported	$	(3,137	)	$	(1,329	)
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in net loss, net of related tax effects		215			—
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects		(299	)		(81	)
Pro forma	$	(3,221	)	$	(1,410	)
Basic (loss) earnings per share:
As reported	$	(0.35	)	$	(0.16	)
Pro forma	$	(0.36	)	$	(0.17	)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share:
As reported	$	(0.35	)	$	(0.16	)
Pro forma	$	(0.36	)	$	(0.17	)

Recognition of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Prior to September 2000, Comdial provided a defined pension benefit to its employees. In September 2000, the Company froze this plan. The following table sets forth the net periodic benefit cost recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2004 and March 31, 2003:


In thousands	March 31, 2004			March 31, 2003
Interest cost	$	414		$	441
Expected return on plan assets		(476	)		(419	)
Recognized actuarial loss		126			118

Net periodic pension cost	$	64		$	140

NOTE B. INVENTORIES

Inventories, net of allowances, consist of the following:


In thousands	March 31, 2004		December 31, 2003
Finished goods	$	3,812	$	4,651
Materials and supplies		337		319

Total	$	4,149	$	4,970

Comdial records provisions for product obsolescence and excess stock, which reduce gross margin. Allowances for inventory obsolescence and excess stock amounted to $1.7 million and $2.3 million as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. Changes in reserves will be dependent on management’s estimates of the recoverability of costs from inventory.

As of March 31, 2004, the Company purchases substantially all of its finished goods from four outsource manufacturers.

NOTE C. DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following:


In thousands	March 31, 2004		December 31, 2003
Capital Leases ⁽¹⁾	$	530	$	1,299
Bridge Notes, net of discount of $8,693 and $0, respectively ⁽²⁾		307		—
Private Placement Notes, net of discount of $2,015 and $2,358, respectively ⁽³⁾		11,302		10,959
Private Placement Winfield Notes, net of discount of $137 and $160, respectively⁽⁴⁾		1,863		1,840

Total Debt, net of discount of $10,845 and $2,518, respectively		14,002		14,098
Less current maturities on debt		530		389

Total long-term debt, net of discount of $10,845 and $2,518, respectively	$	13,472	$	13,709

⁽¹⁾

The Company has a Master Lease Agreement with Relational Funding Corporation and its assignees (collectively “RFC”). This agreement covers certain leases related to an abandoned software implementation and hardware for internal use. On March 21, 2002, the Company and RFC reached agreement to reduce the total payments due under the operating and capital leases from a combined balance of approximately $5.5 million to a payout schedule over 72 months totaling approximately $2.3 million. For the first 30 months, the monthly payment was $39,621, which then reduced to $25,282. As a result of this lease restructuring, leases which were previously classified as operating became capital leases for accounting purposes.

On March 30, 2004, the Company and RFC reached agreement to further reduce the total payments due under the capital leases from a combined balance of approximately $1.2 million to a payout schedule over 12 months totaling approximately $0.5 million. For the first 11 months, the monthly payment is $40,000, with a final payment of $90,000, which includes $50,000 representing the purchase price of the equipment. Based on the new agreement, the Company recognized a gain of $0.5 million during the first quarter of 2004. In April 2004, the Company purchased a certificate of deposit to secure an irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit in the amount of $530,000 as required by RFC. This amount will be recorded as restricted cash in the Company’s balance sheet. On a quarterly basis, as payments are made to RFC under the agreement, the Letter of Credit and the certificate of deposit can be reduced by the amount of the payments made during the respective quarter.

⁽²⁾

On March 12, 2004, the Company closed a bridge financing transaction involving the private placement of 90 units at a price of $0.1 million per unit resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of $9.0 million (the “2004 Bridge Financing”) and net proceeds of $8.2 million. Each unit includes a warrant to purchase 20,000 shares of the Company’s voting common stock at an exercise price of $3.38 per share at any time until February 17, 2007 (the “2004 Bridge Warrants”) and a $0.1 million subordinated convertible note which requires interest- only payments quarterly at the annual rate of 8% (the “2004 Bridge Notes”). Commonwealth Associates, L.P. (“Commonwealth”) served as placement agent for the 2004 Bridge Financing in exchange for the payment of certain of its expenses and a cash fee equal to 7.5% of the gross proceeds of the transaction, or $0.7 million.

The 2004 Bridge Notes are subordinate to the senior subordinated secured convertible notes that were issued by the Company pursuant to the private placement the Company consummated in 2002 for gross proceeds of $13.3 million (the “Placement Notes”) described in (3) below and the private placement the Company consummated with Winfield Capital Corp. in 2002 of $2.0 million (the “Winfield Notes”) described in (4) below and to any senior credit facility or other secured obligations the Company enters into with a bank, insurance company, finance company or other institutional lender, including the credit facility the Company obtained in April 2004.

The 2004 Bridge Notes are convertible as follows: (a) The 2004 Bridge Notes will automatically convert into the same class of securities that the Company issues pursuant to any financing occurring on or before May 14, 2004 which raises at least $4 million in gross proceeds or results in the conversion of at least 50% of the Placement Notes pursuant to an amendment to those notes, as described below (hereafter, a “Subsequent Financing”); (b) If no Subsequent Financing occurs on or before May 14, 2004, the holders of the 2004 Bridge Notes will have the right to convert the 2004 Bridge Notes into common stock at the conversion price of $2.50 per share at any time prior to the maturity of the notes, in whole or in part; and (c) The Company may convert the 2004 Bridge Notes into common stock at $2.50 per share if (i) the average closing price of the common stock equals or exceeds $5.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading days, (ii) the average daily trading volume during such 20 days is at least 50,000 shares, (iii) the common stock is then trading on a national stock exchange such as the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, (iv) the shares into which the Bridge Notes would be converted are registered with the SEC or are exempt from registration pursuant to SEC Rule 144(k), and (v) the shares are not subject to any contractual restrictions on trading, such as a lock-up agreement with an underwriter. The 2004 Bridge Notes mature on the earlier of September 27, 2006 or the occurrence of certain events.

The 2004 Bridge Warrants are exercisable by the holder at any time until February 17, 2007 at an exercise price of $3.38 per share, either by paying such amount in cash to the Company or on a cashless exchange basis. The Company can redeem the 2004 Bridge Warrants by paying the holder $0.01 per share upon five business days notice, if: (a) the closing price of the Common Stock is at least $6.76 for 20 consecutive trading days; (b) the Common Stock is trading on the Nasdaq Small Cap, Nasdaq National Market or another national securities exchange; (c) the average daily trading volume during such 20 day period equals or exceeds 50,000 shares; and (d) the shares issuable upon exercise of the 2004 Bridge Warrants are covered under an effective registration statement or are otherwise exempt from registration.

Because the 2004 Bridge Notes were issued with detachable warrants, the proceeds were allocated to the debt securities and the warrants based on their relative fair values. The 2004 Bridge Warrants, which were valued using the Black Scholes method, were recorded as additional paid-in capital. Because the original closing of the 2004 Bridge Notes are convertible at a price less than the market price on the closing date, they contain a beneficial conversion feature. Based on the stock price on the closing date, the beneficial conversion feature was calculated using the intrinsic method and equaled an amount in excess of the proceeds allocated to the 2004 Bridge Notes. Therefore, the entire remaining proceeds from the 2004 Bridge Notes were recorded as additional paid-in capital, reducing the net debt balance as recorded to zero at its issuance. Based on the allocation of proceeds to the warrants and the beneficial conversion feature, the resulting debt discount of $9.0 million is being accreted over the term of the debt, using the effective yield method, and this accretion is included in interest expense. As of March 31, 2004, $0.3 million of the Bridge Notes have been accreted.

As of March 31, 2004, Comvest, Shea Ventures, LLC and Neil P. Lichtman, our CEO, all of which are related parties, hold a total of $2.4 million face value of the 2004 Bridge Notes and 2004 Bridge Warrants to purchase 0.5 million shares of common stock.

⁽³⁾

On September 27, 2002 and October 29, 2002, the Company consummated two closings of approximately $12.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for a total of $13.3 million under a private placement (the “Private Placement”). This includes the conversion of the remaining Bridge Notes of approximately $3.5 million. The Private Placement consisted of 7% subordinated secured convertible promissory notes (the “Placement Notes”) and warrants to purchase an aggregate of approximately 4.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share (the “Placement Warrants”) at any time through September 27, 2004. Because the Placement Notes were issued with detachable warrants, the proceeds were allocated to the debt securities and the warrants based on their relative fair values. The Placement Warrants, which were valued at $4.0 million using the Black Scholes method, have been recorded as discount on the Placement Notes and are being accreted over the term of the debt, using the effective yield method, and this accretion is included in interest expense. As of March 31, 2004, $2.0 million of the Private Placement Notes has been accreted.

In connection with the 2004 Bridge Financing, the Company entered into an amendment to the Placement Notes that extends the maturity of the notes by one year to September 27, 2006. In addition, the Placement Notes may in the future be convertible under certain circumstances at the option of the Company if the common stock of the Company trades at or above $10.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. The initial conversion price of the Placement Notes is $4.95 per share. The conversion price of the Placement Notes is subject to downward adjustment in the event of certain defaults. The amendment also grants certain registration rights to the holders of the Placement Notes. The principal amount of the Placement Notes is payable on the maturity date. Interest-only at 7% is payable quarterly in arrears. The Placement Notes are secured by a second lien (subordinated to the first lien of Winfield Capital Corp. described in (4) below) on substantially all of the Company’s assets. While the notes are outstanding, the Company is restricted from declaring or paying any dividends or distributions on its outstanding common stock.

As of March 31, 2004, Comvest and Shea Ventures, LLC, which are related parties, hold a total of $6.6 million face value of the Placement Notes and Placement Warrants to purchase 0.4 million shares of common stock.

⁽⁴⁾

On September 27, 2002, the Company consummated a private placement with Winfield Capital Corp. of $2.0 million (the “Winfield Transaction”). The Winfield Transaction consisted of 12% subordinated secured convertible promissory notes (the “Winfield Notes”) and warrants to purchase 0.4 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share (the “Winfield Warrants”) at any time through September 27, 2004. Because the Winfield Notes were issued with detachable warrants, the proceeds were allocated to the debt securities and the warrants based on their relative fair values. The Winfield Warrants, which were valued at $0.3 million using the Black Scholes method, has been recorded as discount on the Winfield Notes and are being accreted over the term of the debt, using the effective yield method, and this accretion is included in interest expense. As of March 31, 2004, $0.1 million of the Winfield Notes have been accreted.

The Winfield Notes may in the future be convertible under certain circumstances at the option of the Company if the common stock of the Company trades at or above $15.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. The initial conversion price of the Winfield Notes is $4.95 per share. The conversion price of the Placement Notes is subject to downward adjustment in the event of certain defaults. The Winfield Notes mature on the earlier of September 27, 2005 or the occurrence of certain events. The maturity date may be extended for up to one year at the Company’s option. If the Company exercises its right to extend the maturity date, the interest rate will be adjusted to 17% from the original maturity date until repayment. The principal amount of the Winfield Notes is payable on the maturity date. Interest at 12% is payable quarterly in arrears. The Winfield Notes are senior in right of payment and security to the Placement Notes and the 2004 Bridge Notes. While the Winfield Notes are outstanding, the Company is restricted from declaring or paying any dividends or distributions on its outstanding common stock.

On April 29, 2004, the Company obtained a $2.5 million asset-backed credit facility from a financial institution, which allows for borrowing against certain of the Company’s accounts receivable. Loans against the line bear interest at a rate equal to the prime rate of the financial institution plus three (3) percentage points per annum and are secured by all of the Company’s assets. Additional terms include a $1,000 per month Collateral Monitoring Fee and an Unused Line Fee in an amount equal to 0.375% per annum of the average daily unused and undisbursed portion. A termination fee applies if the Company terminates the credit facility within twelve (12) months. All present and future debt of the Company is subordinate to the outstanding obligations related to this facility.

Interest expense, net was comprised of the following during the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003:


In thousands	2004			2003
Contractual interest	$	361		$	295
Amortization of debt discount		672			366
Amortization of deferred financing costs		160			159
Interest income		(6	)		—

Total interest expense, net	$	1,187		$	820

NOTE D. PRODUCT WARRANTY LIABILITY

In most cases, we provide a two-year warranty to our customers, including repair or replacement of defective equipment. Our outsource manufacturing partners are responsible for the first year of the warranty repair work. We use a third party contractor to perform much of this warranty. We provide for the estimated cost of product warranties at the time the revenue is recognized. We calculate our warranty liability based on historical product return rates and estimated average repair costs. While we engage in various product quality programs and processes, our warranty obligation may be affected by product failure rates, the ability of our outsource manufacturers to satisfy warranty claims and the cost of warranty repairs charged by the third party contractor. The outcome of these items could differ from our estimates and revisions to the warranty estimates could be required. The table below summarizes the changes in the Company’s product warranty liability for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003:


In thousands	2004			2003
Warranty liability at beginning of year	$	577		$	800
Repair costs paid during current year		(59	)		(165	)
Reductions for changes in accruals for warranties issued in prior year		(236	)		(331	)
Additions for warranties issued during current year		195			189

Warranty liability at March 31	$	477		$	493

During the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company recorded a decrease in its warranty liability, which increased gross margin by $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The reduction to the warranty liability was due to several factors, including a reduction in product repair return rates and a reduction in the sales volume. In addition, during the first quarter of 2003, the price charged by the third party contractor that performs much of the warranty repair work was reduced.

NOTE E. LOSS PER SHARE

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common and potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period.

Unexercised options to purchase 2,134,212 and 1,178,268 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 2,676,620 and 1,115,451 shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, were not included in the computations of diluted loss per share because assumed exercise would be anti-dilutive.

The following table discloses the quarterly information for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003:


	Three Months Ended
In thousands, except per share data	March 31, 2004		March 31, 2003
Basic:
Net loss	($3,137	)	($1,329	)

Weighted average number of shares used in calculation of basic earnings per share	8,972		8,515

Loss per share	($0.35	)	($0.16	)
Diluted:
Net loss	($3,137	)	($1,329	)

Weighted average number of shares used in calculation of basic earnings per share	8,972		8,515
Effect of dilutive stock options	—		—

Weighted average number of shares used in calculation of diluted earnings per share	8,972		8,515

Loss per share	($0.35	)	($0.16	)

During the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, 9,555 and 0 stock options were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $0.98 and $0, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, 28,890 and 0 warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $0.15 and $0, respectively.

NOTE F. SEGMENT INFORMATION

During the first three months of 2004 and 2003, substantially all of the Company’s sales, net income, and identifiable net assets were attributable to the telecommunications industry with over 98% of sales occurring in the United States.

The Company organizes its product segments to correspond with the industry background of primary business and product offerings which fall into three categories: (1) voice switching systems for small to mid-size businesses, (2) voice messaging systems, and (3) computer telephony integration (“CTI”) applications and other. Each of these categories is considered a business segment, and with respect to their financial performance, the costs associated with these segments can only be quantified and identified to the gross profit level for each segment. These three product segments comprise substantially all of Comdial’s sales to the telecommunications market.

The information in the following tables is derived directly from the segment’s internal financial reporting used for management purposes. Unallocated costs include operating expenses, interest expense, other miscellaneous expenses, gains on restructurings and income tax expense. Comdial does not maintain information that would allow assets, liabilities, or unallocated costs to be broken down into the various product segments as most of these items are shared in nature.

The following tables show segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003:


(In thousands)	2004		2003
Business Segment Net Sales
Switching	$	7,388	$	9,948
Messaging		1,333		2,092
CTI & Other		288		276

Net sales	$	9,009	$	12,316


(In thousands)	2004			2003
Business Segment Gross Profit
Switching	$	2,298		$	3,419
Messaging		527			802
CTI & Other		283			175

Gross profit		3,108			4,396
Operating expenses		5,516			4,937
Interest expense, net		1,187			820
Gain on lease renegotiation		(458	)		—
Gain on sale of assets		—			(3	)
Miscellaneous income, net		—			(29	)

Loss before income taxes	($	3,137	)	($	1,329	)

NOTE G. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Comdial currently and from time to time is involved in litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company believes that certain of these may have a significant impact on the Company and these claims are described below. Comdial can give no assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding would not have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

During late 2002, the Company began discussions with a third party concerning a potential claim of patent infringement that such party has indicated it may bring against the Company. Although the Company expects to settle such claim prior to litigation, there can be no assurance that such settlement will be reached, or, even if settlement is reached, that the terms of such settlement will not have a material adverse affect on the Company. If settlement is not reached, and if litigation is filed against the Company, defense of such case will likely result in material expenditures and could have a material adverse affect on the Company. Further, there can be no assurance that the Company would prevail in such litigation, and a finding against the Company could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse affect on the Company. The Company has accrued its estimate of the probable settlement amount with respect to this matter, which is not material to the financial statements.

In suits filed against the Company and Allegheny Voice & Data, Inc. (“Allegheny”) in Kanawha County, West Virginia since November 2002, several former tenants of a commercial building, through their insurance carriers, allege that a telecommunications system sold by Comdial and installed by Allegheny caused a fire resulting in damage to the building. The total damages sought against Comdial and Allegheny by all claimants is approximately $1.1 million. After substantial investigation into this matter, the Company believes its equipment was not the cause of the fire, and has denied all of the substantive claims made against it in this matter. Motions are pending to consolidate these cases. No amounts have been accrued in the Company’s financial statements for any losses.

In November 2002, the Company filed a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association against Boundless Manufacturing Services, Inc. (“Boundless”). Among other things, the Company contends that Boundless breached its contractual obligations to the Company by failing to meet the Company’s orders for the delivery of products manufactured by Boundless. The Company’s demand seeks damages in excess of $6.0 million. On February 6, 2003, Boundless responded to the Company’s demand by denying substantially all of the Company’s claims and asserting counterclaims totaling approximately $8.2 million, including approximately $0.8 million in past due invoiced amounts. The Company believes that Boundless’ claims are substantially without merit and that it has adequate substantive and procedural defenses against such claims. On March 13, 2003, Boundless announced that it has filed for protection pursuant to Ch. 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, causing a stay in the arbitration matter. It is not known at this time whether this filing will have any long-term impact on the arbitration, or whether the arbitration will eventually proceed. No amounts have been accrued in the Company’s financial statements for any losses.

On March 5, 2001, William Grover, formerly a senior vice president of Comdial, filed suit in state court in Charlottesville, Virginia alleging breach of an employment contract and defamation, and seeking compensatory, punitive and exemplary damages in the total amount of $1.9 million, plus interest. Among other things, Mr. Grover claimed that the for-cause termination of his employment was unjustified and that he is therefore entitled to all benefits accrued to him pursuant to the Company’s executive retirement plan. In pre-trial proceedings, the court dismissed all claims except for the tortious interference claim. On March 18, 2004, following a jury trial on that claim, the court granted Comdial’s motion to dismiss and the case was ended without jury deliberations. It is unknown at this time whether Mr. Grover will appeal. Comdial believes it has adequate substantive and procedural defenses against all claims made against Comdial in this matter and no amounts have been accrued in the Company’s financial statements for any losses.

NOTE H. RESTRUCTURING

In connection with the Company’s continued focus on improving cash flow from operations, the Company initiated a restructuring plan (the “Plan”) during the first quarter of 2004. Pursuant to the Plan, approximately 20 employees were notified as of March 15, 2004 that their positions would be eliminated. These employees will receive severance based on length of service with the Company and/or employment agreements, as applicable. Until March 2004, Nickolas A. Branica served as the Company’s CEO. In March 2004, Mr. Branica’s employment relationship with the Company terminated. Pursuant to Mr. Branica’s employment agreement as amended, he will receive as severance an amount equal to twelve months of his annual base salary at the rate in effect on the date his employment ended. Mr. Branica will receive medical, life and other insurance benefits for a period of up to twelve months following his employment separation. During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the Company made cash severance payments of $0.1 million. As of March 31, 2004, the Company has remaining obligations of $0.3 million related to severance and related benefits. These amounts are included in restructuring expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

In addition to his severance as outlined above, all of Mr. Branica’s stock options were immediately vested at the time of his termination. In connection with the modification of Mr. Branica’s stock option agreement, the Company recorded stock compensation expense of approximately $0.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. This amount is also included in restructuring expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004.

COMDIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion is intended to assist the reader in understanding and evaluating the financial condition and results of operations of Comdial Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Comdial”). This review should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes continued herein. This analysis attempts to identify trends and material changes that occurred during the periods presented.

Comdial is a Delaware corporation based in Sarasota, Florida. Comdial’s common stock is quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “CMDZ.OB”.

Comdial(R) designs and markets sophisticated voice communications solutions for small to mid-sized offices. Comdial’s products consist of business telephone systems, unified and voice messaging, call processing, and computer telephony integration solutions. Comdial has shipped approximately 400,000 business phone systems and 4 million telephones.

As part of our restructuring program, we have outsourced substantially all of our manufacturing requirements. Outsourced manufacturing is carried out in three principal locations: Asia, Mexico and the United States. During June 2003, Comdial purchased the technology and assets of Soundpipe Inc. (“Soundpipe”). Soundpipe was primarily engaged in the design and development of communication solutions utilizing voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) technology and the acquisition enhanced Comdial’s development efforts in this area.

Overview

During the past four years, Comdial’s net sales levels have decreased from the previous year’s activity. Primary causes for the decrease include, but are not limited to:

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Negative trends in the telecommunications equipment marketplace;

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Pricing pressures in a very competitive market;

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Significant reduction in sales prices of products due to technological evolution;

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Contraction of market focus from the United States and several international countries, including South America and Canada, to a primary focus on the United States;

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Negative effects of the Company’s restructuring program, including the outsourcing of substantially all of its manufacturing requirements; and,

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Discontinuance or sale of several unprofitable product lines and programs, including Avalon and Array.

The decline in revenue from enterprise voice communications systems is attributable in part to the significant investments in these systems made by enterprises in the late 1990s in anticipation of Year 2000. We believe enterprises have been reluctant to make additional investments in voice communications systems until their existing investments have been fully amortized over their 7-10 year useful life. In addition, we believe many customers are hesitant to invest in traditional voice communications systems as they are anticipating the widespread adoption of next-generation communications systems, such as IP telephony systems.

Since the third quarter 2002 financial restructuring, the Company has focused a significant amount of management’s efforts at stabilizing the business, increasing market share, re-establishing its relationships with its wholesale distributors and dealer partners, focusing its product development efforts on IP-PBX related products, and improving gross margins and cash flow from operations.

The Key/hybrid voice switching market that Comdial has primarily operated in historically has declined in system line shipments since 2000. As reported by Phillips Infotech (InfoTrack for Enterprise Communications, Third Quarter 2003 Report), the IP-PBX market that much of Comdial’s primary product development efforts are focused on, however, is expected to increase in system line shipments 35%, 23%, 25%, and 22% for the years 2004 through 2007, respectively. In the future, it will be important for Comdial to increase its market share in the IP-PBX market.

In the first quarter of 2004, the Company hired a new president and CEO, Neil P. Lichtman, to lead the Company in its efforts to increase revenue from both current and new channels as well as business development and to bring additional products and services to our channel.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which requires the use of estimates and assumptions. Management believes the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue using the guidance from SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements”, Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, “Revenue Recognition, Corrected Copy”, and the AICPA Statement of Position No. 97-2, as amended, on “Software Revenue Recognition.” We allow our distributors to return unsold product when they meet Company-established criteria as outlined in the Company’s trade terms. Under these guidelines, we estimate the amount of product returns based upon actual historical return rates and any additional unique information and reduce our revenue by these estimated future returns. Returned products, which are recorded as inventories, are valued based upon expected realizability. If the historical data we use to calculate these estimates does not properly reflect future returns, these estimates could be revised.

Rebates and Incentives

We record estimated reductions to revenue for customer programs and incentive offerings including special pricing agreements, promotions, distributor price protection, and other volume-based incentives. If market conditions were to decline, we may take actions to increase rebates and incentive offerings possibly resulting in incremental reduction of revenue at the time the incentive is offered.

Warranty

In most cases, we provide a two-year warranty to our customers, including repair or replacement of defective equipment. Our outsource manufacturing partners are responsible for the first year of the warranty repair work. We are using a third party contractor to perform much of this warranty. We provide for the estimated cost of product warranties at the time the revenue is recognized. We calculate our warranty liability based on historical product return rates and estimated average repair costs. While we engage in various product quality programs and processes, our warranty obligation may be affected by product failure rates, the ability of our outsource manufacturers to satisfy warranty claims and the cost of warranty repairs charged by the third party contractor. The outcome of these items could differ from our estimates and revisions to the warranty estimates could be required.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We provide allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses from the inability of our customers to satisfy their accounts as originally contemplated at the time of sale. We calculate these allowances based on the detailed review of certain individual customer accounts, historical rates and our estimation of the overall economic conditions affecting our customer base. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Inventory

We measure our inventories at lower of cost or market. For those items that we manufacture, cost of sales is determined using standards that we believe approximates first-in, first-out (FIFO) method including material, labor and overhead. We also provide allowances for excess and obsolete inventory equal to the difference between the cost of our inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about product life cycles, product demand and market conditions. If actual product life cycles, product demand, or market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory allowances or write-downs may be required.

Deferred Income Taxes

We estimate our actual current tax exposures together with our temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for accounting and tax purposes. These temporary differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. We then must assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent that we believe that recovery is not likely, based on the guidance in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, we establish a valuation allowance. As of March 31,2004 and December 31, 2003, all net deferred tax assets were reduced by a valuation allowance. In later years, after the Company ceases to have cumulative tax losses for three years, management will need to assess the continuing need for a full or partial valuation allowance. Significant judgment is required in this calculation and changes in this assessment could result in income tax benefits, in later periods, or the continued provision of valuation allowances until the realizability is more likely than not.

Long-lived Assets, including Goodwill and Other Intangibles

In October 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS No. 144”). SFAS No. 144 establishes a single accounting model, based on the framework established in SFAS No. 121, for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, and resolves implementation issues related to SFAS No. 121. We adopted SFAS No. 144 effective January 1, 2002. For long-lived assets that are held for use, the Company compares the forecasted undiscounted net cash flows to the carrying amount. If the long-lived asset is determined to be unable to recover the carrying amount, then it is written down to fair value. A considerable amount of judgment is required in calculating this impairment charge, principally in determining financial forecasts. Unanticipated changes in market conditions could have a material impact on the Company’s projected cash flows. Differences in actual cash flows as compared to the projected cash flows could require us to record an impairment.

In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“SFAS No. 142”). SFAS No. 142 includes requirements to test goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment rather than amortize them. Goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets must be tested for impairment on at least an annual basis, and any impairment charge resulting from the initial application of SFAS No. 142 is classified as a cumulative change in accounting principle. Each October 1, impairment of goodwill is tested using a two step method. The first step is to compare the fair value of the reporting unit to its book value, including goodwill. Fair value is determined based on discounted cash flows, appraised values or management’s estimates, depending upon the nature of the assets. If the fair value of the unit is less than its book value, the Company then determines the implied fair value of goodwill by deducting the fair value of the reporting unit’s net assets from the fair value of the reporting unit. If the book value of goodwill is greater than its implied fair value, the Company writes down goodwill to its implied fair value. The Company’s goodwill relates to the messaging business segment. The Company performed its annual impairment review in October 2003 and determined that no goodwill impairment charge needed to be recorded; however, there can be no assurances that subsequent reviews will not result in material impairment charges. A considerable amount of judgment is required in calculating this impairment analysis, principally in determining discount rates, financial forecasts, and allocation methodology. Unanticipated changes in market conditions could have a material impact on the Company’s projected cash flows. Differences in actual cash flows as compared to the projected discounted cash flows could require us to record an impairment loss.

Retirement and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Prior to September 2000, we provided a defined pension benefit to our employees. In September 2000, we froze this plan. We accrue benefit obligations based on an independent actuarial valuation. This valuation has a number of variables, not only to estimate our benefit obligation, but also to provide us with minimum funding requirements for the retirement plan. The actuarial estimates include the expected rate of return on the retirement plan assets, the rate of compensation increases to eligible employees and the interest rate used to discount estimated future payments to retirement participants. Differences in actual experience as compared to these estimates or future changes in these estimates could require us to make changes to these benefit accruals or recognize under funding in our pension plan.

On December 31, 2003, the projected benefit obligations exceeded the market value of the plan assets (adjusted for accruals) by $8.4 million. The Company’s actuarial estimates have not been updated since December 31, 2003. If the Company’s investment return and other actuarial assumptions remain unchanged, no contributions are projected to be required through 2004.

Commitments and Contingencies

Management’s current assessment of the claims that have been asserted against the Company is based on our review of the claim, our defenses and consultation with certain of our external legal counsel. Changes in this assessment could result as more information is obtained or as management decides that a settlement is more advantageous to the Company than a protracted legal process. These changes in our estimates of the outcome could require us to make changes in our conclusions or our accruals for these contingencies.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements included or incorporated by reference into our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, press releases, and shareholder communications and other information provided periodically in writing or orally by our officers, directors or agents, including this Form 10-Q, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on certain expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our beliefs and our assumptions. These risks could cause our actual results for 2004 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed, implied or forecasted in any forward-looking statement made by, or on behalf of, us. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in “Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995” set forth on page 18.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the percentage of revenues represented by certain items reflected in our statements of operations:


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2004		March 31, 2003
PERCENTAGES OF NET SALES:
Net sales	100	%	100	%
Cost of goods sold	66	%	64	%

Gross profit	34	%	36	%
Operating expenses
Selling, general & administrative	47	%	32	%
Engineering, research & Development	8	%	8	%
Restructuring	6	%	0	%

Total operating expenses	61	%	40	%
Operating loss	(27	)%	(4	)%
Other expense	(8	)%	(7	)%

Net loss	(35	)%	(11	)%

First Quarter 2004 vs. 2003

Comdial’s net sales for the first quarter of 2004 were $9.0 million compared to $12.3 million for the first quarter of 2003, primarily due to market contraction and turnover in the sales force.

Gross profit for the first quarter of 2004 was $3.1 million compared to $4.4 million for the first quarter of 2003. Gross profit, as a percentage of sales, was 34% for the first quarter of 2004 compared to 36% for the same period of 2003. This decrease is primarily due to a change in product mix, as the Company sold more lower margin products in the first quarter of 2004 compared with the same period of 2003.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased for the first quarter of 2004 by 6% to $4.2 million, compared with $4.0 million in the first quarter of 2003. SG&A expenses, as a percentage of sales, increased to 47% for the first quarter of 2004 compared with 32% for the same period of 2003, primarily due to lower net sales in the first quarter of 2004 compared with the same period of 2003.

Engineering, research and development expenses for the first quarter of 2004 decreased by 21% to $0.7 million, compared with $0.9 million for the first quarter of 2003. This decrease is primarily due to an increase in capitalization of software development costs relating to development projects to be released during the second and third quarters of 2004. Engineering expenses, as a percentage of sales, remained the same at 8% for the first quarter of 2004 and for the first quarter of 2003.

Interest expense increased for the first quarter of 2004 by 45% to $1.2 million, compared with $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2003. This was primarily due to the $0.3 million of accretion on the discount on the bridge notes that closed during the first quarter of 2004 (see Note C to the financial statements).

In the first quarter of 2004, the Company and Relational Funding Corporation and its assignees reached agreement to reduce the total payments due under the capital leases which resulted in a gain of $0.5 million (see Note C to the financial statements).

The Company did not generate taxable income during the first quarter of 2004 or 2003 and, therefore, did not record any income tax expense for those periods. The Company has provided a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax asset, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards, because of uncertainty regarding its realizability.

The net loss for the first quarter of 2004 was $3.1 million compared with a net loss of $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2003, primarily as a result of lower than anticipated sales due to market contraction and turnover in the sales force.

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

Historically, the Company’s liquidity and capital resources have been highly dependent on cash funding from external sources of interest-bearing capital. Until the Company’s operations generate sufficient positive cash flow from operations to cover capital expenditures and debt service, the Company will be required either to convert interest-bearing debt securities to equity securities or to raise additional cash through additional debt or equity-based capital transactions. Improvements in cash flow from operations will be based, to a large extent, on moving the Company further into the IP-PBX market, on improving gross margins for the IP-PBX products and on minimizing the overhead costs associated with its operations. The expansion of the Company’s IP-PBX net sales activity will be based on the recently introduced CONVERSip^TMproduct lines.

The following table sets forth Comdial’s cash and cash equivalents, current maturities on debt, and working capital at the dates indicated:


	March 31, 2004		December 31, 2003
	(In Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,139	$	2,931
Current maturities of debt		530		389
Working capital		9,399		4,055

The Company’s net sales and working capital can be impacted by the extent of product inventories carried by the Company’s wholesale distribution partners at a given point in time. Fluctuations of these inventory levels can have a dramatic impact on the Company’s cash position.

In March 2004, the Company closed a bridge financing transaction resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of $9.0 million (net proceeds of $8.2 million) and in April 2004, the Company obtained a $2.5 million asset-backed credit facility. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. Management believes that its cash flow from operations, combined with cash and working capital on hand, will be sufficient to allow the Company to meet its operating expenses, debt service and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next year.

As of March 31, 2004, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were higher than December 31, 2003 by $6.2 million primarily due to the cash received from the bridge financing. Working capital increased by $5.5 million primarily due to the bridge financing, offset by vendor payments.

The Company has a Master Lease Agreement with Relational Funding Corporation and its assignees (collectively “RFC”). This agreement covers certain leases related to an abandoned software implementation and hardware for internal use. On March 30, 2004, the Company and RFC reached agreement to reduce the total payments due under the capital leases from a combined balance of approximately $1.2 million to a payout schedule over 12 months totaling approximately $0.5 million. In April 2004, the Company purchased a certificate of deposit to secure an irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit in the amount of $0.53 million as required by RFC. This amount will be recorded as restricted cash in the Company’s balance sheet. On a quarterly basis, as payments are made to RFC under the agreement, the Letter of Credit and the certificate of deposit can be reduced by the amount of the payments made during the respective quarter.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

During the first quarter of 2004, the Company had significant changes to its contractual obligations, as described in Note C to the financial statements. The following table sets forth the contractual obligations of the Company as of March 31, 2004:


In thousands	Payments due by period
Contractual obligations	Total		2004		2005 - 2006		2007 - 2008		2009 & thereafter
Long-Term Debt Obligations ⁽¹⁾	$	28,807	$	1,419	$	27,388	$	—	$	—
Capital Lease Obligations ⁽²⁾		530		360		170		—		—
Operating Lease Obligations ⁽³⁾		5,836		680		1,918		2,062		1,176
Inventory Purchase Obligations ⁽⁴⁾		8,472		7,615		600		257		—
Other Long-Term Liabilities ⁽⁵⁾		631		34		497		100		—

Total	$	44,276	$	10,108	$	30,573	$	2,419	$	1,176

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The 2004 Bridge Notes are subordinate to the senior subordinated secured convertible notes that were issued by the Company pursuant to the private placement the Company consummated in 2002 for gross proceeds of $13.3 million (the “Placement Notes”) and the private placement the Company consummated with Winfield Capital Corp. in 2002 of $2.0 million (the “Winfield Transaction”) and to any senior credit facility or other secured obligations the Company enters into with a bank, insurance company, finance company or other institutional lender, including the credit facility the Company obtained in April 2004.

In connection with the 2004 Bridge Financing, the Company entered into an amendment to the Placement Notes that extends the maturity of the notes by one year to September 27, 2006. In addition, the Placement Notes may in the future be convertible under certain circumstances at the option of the Company if the common stock of the Company trades at or above $10.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. The initial conversion price of the Placement Notes is $4.95 per share. The conversion price of the Placement Notes is subject to downward adjustment in the event of certain defaults. The amendment also grants certain registration rights to the holders of the Placement Notes. The amendment to extend the maturity date and provide additional conversion rights does not apply to the 2002 Winfield Transaction. The principal amount of the Placement Notes is payable on the maturity date. Interest-only at 7% is payable quarterly in arrears. The Placement Notes are secured by a second lien (subordinated to the first lien of Winfield Capital Corp. described below) on substantially all of the Company’s assets. While the Placement Notes are outstanding, the Company is restricted from declaring or paying any dividends or distributions on its outstanding common stock.

Also on September 27, 2002, the Company consummated a private placement with Winfield Capital Corp. of $2.0 million (the “Winfield Transaction”). The Winfield Transaction consisted of 12% subordinated secured convertible promissory notes (the “Winfield Notes”) and warrants to purchase 0.4 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share (the “Winfield Warrants”) at any time through September 27, 2004. The Winfield Notes are due on September 27, 2005 and provide for quarterly interest-only payments with the entire principal due upon maturity. Because the Winfield Notes were issued with detachable warrants, the proceeds were allocated to the debt securities and the warrants based on their relative fair values. The Winfield Warrants, which were valued at $0.3 million using the Black Scholes method, were recorded as discount on the Winfield Notes and are being accreted over the term of the debt, using the effective yield method, and this accretion is included in interest expense. As of March 31, 2004, $0.1 million of the Winfield Notes has been accreted.

The Winfield Notes may in the future be convertible under certain circumstances at the option of the Company if the common stock of the Company trades at or above $15.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. The initial conversion price of the Winfield Notes is $4.95 per share. The conversion price of the Winfield Notes is subject to downward adjustment in the event of certain defaults. The Winfield Notes mature on the earlier of September 27, 2005 or the occurrence of certain events. The maturity date may be extended for up to one year at the Company’s option. If the Company exercises its right to extend the maturity date, the interest rate will be adjusted to 17% from the original maturity date until repayment. The principal amount of the Winfield Notes is payable on the maturity date. Interest at 12% is payable quarterly in arrears. The Winfield Notes are senior in right of payment and security to the Placement Notes and the 2004 Bridge Notes. While the Winfield Notes are outstanding, the Company is restricted from declaring or paying any dividends or distributions on its outstanding common stock.

The contractual payment obligations for both principal and interest are included in the above schedule.

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⁽³⁾	Comdial has various operating lease obligations relating to office and warehouse space. The lease for the Company’s corporate headquarters includes escalation clauses. The escalating payment requirements are included in the above schedule.

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In February 2002, the Company entered into an agreement with a supplier to return and repurchase over time certain electronic products which the company had previously received under non-cancelable/non-returnable purchase orders. The Company had executed a promissory note in the amount of $2.1 million in favor of the supplier when the products were initially purchased. Concurrent with the execution of the purchase agreement, the note was cancelled and the Company recognized a $2.1 million gain. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company is required to purchase a total of $2.1 million in products by January 15, 2007 in minimum increments of $0.03 million per month. As of March 31, 2004, the Company had repurchased $0.9 million of the specified products from the supplier.

The Company outsources substantially all of its manufacturing requirements. As of March 31, 2004, the Company had outstanding purchase obligations of approximately $6.9 million with its outsourcing contractors that could not be canceled without significant penalties. In addition, the Company’s outsourcing contractors acquire fabricated parts from various suppliers. As of March 31, 2004, the Company had non-cancelable, non-returnable commitments to purchase up to $0.5 million of these fabricated parts from its outsourcing contractors.

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On October 5, 2000, William G. Mustain resigned as president and chief executive officer of Comdial. On the same date, Comdial agreed to pay Mr. Mustain his normal salary for the remainder of 2000 plus severance in the amount of $0.1 million per year for three years beginning on January 1, 2001. Mr. Mustain was also entitled to be paid approximately $1.7 million in three installments over a 15-month period plus certain fringe benefits under Comdial’s Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan (the “Plan”). In 2001, Comdial made the initial payment of $0.6 million under the Plan. However, on June 30, 2001, Comdial notified Mr. Mustain that it would not make payment of the second $0.6 million installment due under the Plan because of its financial condition, as permitted under the terms of the agreement with Mr. Mustain. On December 27, 2001, Comdial reached agreement with Mr. Mustain on modified terms with respect to the remaining amounts due to him. In lieu of those remaining amounts due of $1.1 million, Comdial agreed to pay Mr. Mustain a total of approximately $0.3 million, payable in five annual installments commencing in 2004. As of March 31, 2004, $0.25 million is payable to Mr. Mustain.

During 2002, the Company reached separate agreements (the “Agreements”) with the three former executives of the Company who still had vested benefits under the Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan. The Agreements provide for aggregate monthly payments of $3,750 beginning in May 2002 and continuing for 36 months for a total of $0.1 million, with the remaining aggregate balance of $0.4 million to be paid in a lump sum in June 2005, for a total aggregate payout of $0.5 million.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On March 12, 2004, the Company closed a bridge financing transaction involving the private placement of 90 units at a price of $0.1 million per unit resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of $9.0 million (the “2004 Bridge Financing”). Each unit includes a warrant to purchase 20,000 shares of the Company’s voting common stock at an exercise price of $3.38 per share until February 17, 2007 (the “2004 Bridge Warrants”) and a $0.1 million subordinated convertible note which includes interest payable quarterly at the annual rate of 8%. Commonwealth Associates, L.P. served as placement agent for the 2004 Bridge Financing in exchange for the payment of certain of its expenses and a cash fee equal to 7.5% of the gross proceeds of the transaction.

Of the gross proceeds from the 2004 Bridge Financing, $2.4 million were received from Comvest, Shea Ventures, LLC and Neil P. Lichtman, our CEO, all of which are related parties. In addition, the Company issued 2004 Bridge Warrants to purchase 0.5 million shares of common stock to those same related parties. All 2004 Bridge Warrants were outstanding as of March 31, 2004.

OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION

During the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, primarily all of Comdial’s sales, net income, and identifiable net assets were attributable to the telecommunications industry.

Safe Harbor Statement Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Some of the statements included or incorporated by reference into our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, press releases, and shareholder communications and other information provided periodically in writing or orally by our officers, directors or agents, including this prospectus, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward- looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on certain expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our beliefs and our assumptions. Words such as “may”, “will”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks” and “estimates” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Some of the risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

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any inability to stem continued operating losses and to generate positive cash flow;

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any adverse impact of competitors’ products;

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delays in development of highly complex products;

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lower than anticipated product demand and lack of market acceptance;

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adverse market fluctuations caused by general economic conditions;

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any negative impact resulting from the outsourcing of manufacturing and the continued risks associated with outsourcing;

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any inability to renegotiate on favorable terms or otherwise meet our obligations to suppliers and other creditors;

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unfavorable outcomes in any pending or threatened litigation;

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any inability to form or maintain key strategic alliances;

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our inability to raise capital when needed;

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any reductions in our liquidity and working capital;

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any negative impact resulting from downsizing of our workforce;

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unanticipated liabilities or expenses;

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availability and pricing of parts and components;

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any loss of key employees, including executives and key product development engineers

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other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

These risks could cause our actual results for 2004 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed, implied or forecasted in any forward-looking statement made by, or on behalf of, us. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this prospectus to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Outsourcing Risks

As part of our restructuring program, we have outsourced substantially all of our manufacturing requirements. Outsourced manufacturing is carried out in three principal locations: Asia, Mexico and the United States. Outsourcing, particularly with international manufacturers, carries certain risks, which include, but may not be limited to:

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the outsourcing contractors’ ability to manufacture products that meet our technical specification and that have minimal defects;

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the outsourcing contractors’ ability to honor their product warranties;

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the financial solvency, labor concerns and general business condition of our outsourcing contractors;

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unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;

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inadequate protection of intellectual property in foreign countries; and

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political and economic conditions in overseas locations;

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risks of fire, flood or acts of God affecting manufacturing facilities; and

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our ability to meet our financial obligations to our outsourcing contractors.

In addition, our outsourcing contractors acquire component parts from various suppliers. Similar risks are involved in such procurement efforts. Due to our dependency on outsourced manufacturing and the inherent difficulty in replacing outsourced manufacturing capacity in an efficient or expeditious manner, the occurrence of any condition preventing or hindering the manufacture or delivery of manufactured goods by any one or more of our outsourcing contractors would have a material adverse affect on our business in the short term and may have a material adverse affect in the long term. In 2002, we experienced significant problems associated with a principal outsource manufacturer. Faulty component parts used by the manufacturer in the production of a principal product caused a significant shortfall in product inventory, and led to our inability to meet product orders, negatively impacting sales and revenues. In addition, the Company was adversely affected by the port strike in early 2003 that resulted in the temporary closure of certain ports on the West Coast of the United States. While these problems have been addressed, we cannot give assurances that they will not continue to have an impact on sales and revenues, or that similar or other significant problems will not occur in the future.

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

Comdial believes that it does not have any material exposure to market risk associated with interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk, equity price risk, or other market risks.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Quarterly Evaluation of the Company’s Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls. As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its “disclosure controls and procedures” (“Disclosure Controls”), and its “internal controls and procedures for financial reporting” (“Internal Controls”). This evaluation (the “Controls Evaluation”) was done under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer (“CEO”) and chief financial officer (“CFO”). Rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that in this section of the Quarterly Report we present the conclusions of the CEO and the CFO about the effectiveness of our Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls based on and as of the date of the Controls Evaluation.

Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls. As provided in Rule 13a-14 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Disclosure Controls are defined as meaning controls and procedures that are designed with the objective of insuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, designed and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure Controls include, within the definition under the Exchange Act, and without limitation, controls and procedures to insure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. Internal Controls are procedures which are designed with the objective of providing reasonable assurance that (1) our transactions are properly authorized; (2) our assets are safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use; and (3) our transactions are properly recorded and reported, all to permit the preparation of our financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Scope of the Controls Evaluation. The evaluation made by our CEO and CFO of our Disclosure Controls and our Internal Controls included a review of the controls’ objectives and design, the controls’ implementation by the Company and the effect of the controls on the information generated for use in this Quarterly Report. In the course of the Controls Evaluation, we sought to identify data errors, control problems or acts of fraud and to confirm that appropriate corrective action, including process improvements, were being undertaken. This type of evaluation will be done on a quarterly basis so that the conclusions concerning controls effectiveness can be reported in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K. The overall goals of these various evaluation activities are to monitor our Disclosure Controls and our Internal Controls and to make modifications as necessary; our intent in this regard is that the Disclosure Controls and the Internal Controls will be maintained as dynamic systems that change (including with improvements and corrections) as conditions warrant.

Among other matters, we sought in our evaluation to determine whether there were any “significant deficiencies” or “material weaknesses” in the Company’s Internal Controls, or whether the Company had identified any acts of fraud involving personnel who have a significant role in the Company’s Internal Controls. In the professional auditing literature, “significant deficiencies” are referred to as “reportable conditions”; these are control issues that could have a significant adverse effect on the ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data in the financial statements. A “material weakness” is defined in the auditing literature as a particularly serious reportable condition where the internal control does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements caused by error or fraud may occur in amounts that would be material in relation to the financial statements and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. We also sought to deal with other controls matters in the Controls Evaluation, and in each case if a problem was identified, we considered what revision, improvement and/or correction to make in accord with our on-going procedures.

In accord with SEC requirements, our CEO and CFO each have confirmed that, during the most recent fiscal quarter and since the date of the Controls Evaluation to the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no significant changes in Internal Controls or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s Internal Controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Conclusions. Based upon the Controls Evaluation, our CEO and CFO have each concluded that, our Disclosure Controls are effective to ensure that material information relating to Comdial and its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to management, including the CEO and CFO, particularly during the period when our periodic reports are being prepared, and that our Internal Controls are effective to provide reasonable assurance that our financial statements are fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

See Note G of the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part I, Item 1 above.

ITEM 2.

Changes in Securities

On February 17, 2004, the Company consummated the 2004 Bridge Financing, which was completed on March 12, 2004. The 2004 Bridge Financing involved the private placement of 90 units at a price of $0.1 million per unit resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of $9.0 million and net proceeds of $8.2 million. Each unit includes a warrant to purchase 20,000 shares of the Company’s voting common stock at an exercise price of $3.38 per share at any time until February 17, 2007 (the “2004 Bridge Warrants”) and a $0.1 million subordinated convertible note which requires interest-only payments quarterly at the annual rate of 8% (the “2004 Bridge Notes”).

The 2004 Bridge Notes are subordinate to the senior subordinated secured convertible notes that were issued by the Company pursuant to the private placement the Company consummated in 2002 for gross proceeds of $13.3 million (the “Placement Notes”) and the private placement the Company consummated with Winfield Capital Corp. in 2002 of $2.0 million (the “Winfield Notes”) and to any senior credit facility or other secured obligations the Company enters into with a bank, insurance company, finance company or other institutional lender, including the credit facility the Company obtained in April 2004.

ITEM 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Information is incorporated by reference from Comdial’s Schedule 14C Definitive Information Statement dated March 23, 2004.

ITEM 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a)

Exhibits included herein:

(31)

Section 302 Certifications:

31.1

Certification of Neil P. Lichtman, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of Kenneth M. Clinebell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(32)

Section 906 Certifications:

32.1

Certification of Neil P. Lichtman, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certification of Kenneth M. Clinebell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K:

On January 9, 2004, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K announcing the appointment of Neil Lichtman as president of the Company.

On March 11, 2004, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K announcing the appointment of Neil Lichtman as chief executive officer of the Company.

On March 18, 2004, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K announcing the launch of a new portfolio of integrated Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications, platforms, software and endpoints under its new CONVERSip^TMbrand.

On March 18, 2004, the Company filed a report on Form 8-K announcing the closing of a bridge financing transaction in the amount of $9.0 million.

Items not listed if not applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



		Comdial Corporation (Registrant)

By:		/s/ NEIL P. LICHTMAN

		Neil P. Lichtman President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

By:		/s/ KENNETH M. CLINEBELL

		Kenneth M. Clinebell Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: May 14, 2004

EX-31.1 2 dex311.htm 302 CERTIFICATION OF CEO 302 Certification of CEO

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comdial Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Neil P. Lichtman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Comdial Corporation;

(2) Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly report;

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

(4) The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and we 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 Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; and

(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’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 quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

(c) disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting;

(5) The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

(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 Company’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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting.



Dated: May 14, 2004	By:	/s/ NEIL P. LICHTMAN

		Neil P. Lichtman President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 3 dex312.htm 302 CERTIFICATION OF CFO 302 Certification of CFO

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comdial Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Kenneth M. Clinebell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Comdial Corporation;

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.



Dated: May 14, 2004	By:	/s/ KENNETH M. CLINEBELL

		Kenneth M. Clinebell Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1 4 dex321.htm 906 CERTIFICATION OF CEO 906 Certification of CEO

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 Comdial Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Neil P. Lichtman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Dated: May 14, 2004	By:	/s/ NEIL P. LICHTMAN

		Neil P. Lichtman President and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2 5 dex322.htm 906 CERTIFICATION OF CFO 906 Certification of CFO

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Comdial Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kenneth M. Clinebell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Dated: May 14, 2004	By:	/s/ KENNETH M. CLINEBELL

		Kenneth M. Clinebell Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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