Commitments And Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Commitments And Contingencies

Commitments And Contingencies

11.  Commitments and contingencies:

Leases

      The Company and its subsidiaries lease office space under operating leases expiring at various dates through 2022 and lease equipment under both operating and capital leases.  The capital leases are primarily international automobile leases used by sales and installation personnel.  Rent expense under the operating leases was as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended June 30, (in thousands)	Rent Expense	Sublease Income	Net Rent Expense
2011	$ 30,039	$ (955)	$ 29,084
2010	$ 29,338	$ (937)	$ 28,401
2009	$ 30,772	$ (952)	$ 29,820

As of June 30, 2011, future minimum lease payments for those leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year are as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended June 30, (in thousands)	Operating Leases	Less Sublease Rentals	Net Operating Leases	Capital Leases
2012	$ 31,176	$    (972)	$ 30,204	$ 144
2013	25,067	(911)	24,156	87
2014	18,506	(923)	17,583	49
2015	13,747	(654)	13,093	2
2016	7,940	0	7,940	2
2017 and thereafter	1,644	0	1,644	1
	$ 98,080	$ (3,460)	$ 94,620	285
Less:  current portion				144
Long-term obligations under capital lease				$ 141

Legal proceedings

      On May 22, 2008, a jury returned verdicts totaling $7.5 million against the Company in the consolidated actions of Roth Cash Register v. MICROS Systems, Inc., et al. and Shenango Systems Solutions v. MICROS Systems, Inc., et al.  The cases initially were filed in 2000 in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  The complaints both related to the non-renewal of dealership agreements in the year 2000 between the Company and the respective plaintiffs.  The agreements were non-renewed as part of a restructuring of the dealer channel.  There is no other outstanding litigation relating to the restructuring of the dealer channel in the year 2000.  The plaintiffs alleged that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and employees entered into a plan to eliminate the plaintiffs as authorized dealers and improperly interfere with the plaintiffs' relationships with their respective existing and potential future clients and customers without compensation to the plaintiffs.  The plaintiffs claimed that, as a result, the Company was liable for, among other things, breach of contract and tortious interference with existing and prospective contractual relationships.  The Company and the plaintiffs appealed the verdicts on various grounds.  On December 30, 2010, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued an opinion reversing and remanding $4.5 million of the award and affirming $3.0 million of the award.  In January 2011, both the Company and the plaintiffs filed motions seeking reconsideration of certain aspects of the appellate court decision.  On April 1, 2011, the Superior Court denied all of the motions for reconsideration.  Subsequently, on April 13, 2011, the Company and one of the plaintiffs filed petitions with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking the ability to appeal certain issues in the litigation.  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has not yet ruled on either of the petitions.  During the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company reserved an additional $3.0 million for any potential liability relating to these matters, which is included in its selling, general and administrative expenses.  The Company has also recognized interest expense of approximately $0.5 million related to the judgment as the amount payable will be subject to interest accruing at the statutory rate of 6% per annum.

      The Company is and has been involved in legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business, and, subject to the outcome of the matter referenced above, the Company is of the opinion, based upon presently available information and the advice of counsel concerning pertinent legal matters, that any resulting liability should not have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.